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Victoria Hirsch
Oakland, CA Attorney
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Juvenile
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Los Angeles native and attorney Victoria (Tori) Hirsch is eager to fight for you in the legal arena, and she thoroughly enjoys fighting for the rights of every single person she represents. At the Nieves Law Firm, Tori primarily represents clients facing criminal charges, those who find themselves caught up in the juvenile justice system, and those who need assistance with post-conviction relief matters. Her focus on juvenile work stems from her previous experience working as an English Language Arts teacher at KIPP Bayview Academy where she taught what she considers “some of the world’s smartest, funniest, and kindest seventh...
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Sandra Ribera Speed
San Francisco, CA Lawyer with 20 years of experience
(415) 576-1600
157 West Portal Avenue, Suite 2
San Francisco, CA 94127
Free ConsultationEmployment, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
Loyola Law School
Throughout her career, Sandra Ribera Speed, ESQ has played a pivotal role in numerous high profile and multimillion dollar cases and settlements. She was a young member of the legal team that represented The Notorius B.I.G. which filed a $360 million wrongful death claim against the LAPD. Ms. Speed has also represented Michael Jackson’s mother, Katherine Jackson, in a number of issues, including a wrongful death action.
Recently, Ms. Ribera Speed has focused on victims of sexual abuse. She obtained a seven figure settlement against Kink.com in favor of three performers in the porn industry who...
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Ernest Baello
San Francisco, CA, CA Attorney with 15 years of experience
(415) 872-1080
50 California Street
Suite 1500
San Francisco, CA, CA 94111
Divorce and Family
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
For over 14 years, Mr. Baello has litigated high stakes family law actions in three of the largest metropolitan areas in the United States - the Bay Area, Los Angeles, and New York City. Through this diversity of experience, he has the expertise and adaptability to obtain favorable results through trial or settlement in varied situations and tribunals.
Ernest is a Certified Family Law Specialist (“CFLS”) per the California Board of Legal Specialization. He is also a graduate of the renowned National Family Law Trial Institute. Mr. Baello provides comprehensive and strategic representation in complicated and high conflict cases.
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Ashley Rene Amerio
Roseville, CA Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Ashley Amerio is the president of Amerio Law Firm, which she founded in 2007. Prior to establishing Amerio Law Firm, Mrs. Amerio worked as a prosecutor for the Amador County District Attorney’s office, where she held a nearly perfect record of convictions as a zealous trial attorney. Mrs. Amerio attended San Jose State, before relocating to Sacramento to attend McGeorge School of Law, while interning for one of the largest law firms in the Sacramento area. Today, Mrs. Amerio and her thriving Injury Law Firm focus on utilizing their experience to provide aggressive and compassionate representation for their personal injury...
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Stephen T. Hodge
Elk Grove, CA Attorney with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Estate Planning and Probate
BYU Law School
I am an experienced Estate Planning, Trust, Will, Probate, Business Formation, and Civil Litigation attorney. I zealously represent clients throughout Sacramento.
Having practiced law for over 25 years, I bring a wealth of knowledge and skill to advocate for my clients' rights and interests. I am dedicated to providing personal attention and outstanding service, while pursuing the best possible outcomes.
A native of Sacramento, I returned to Elk Grove in 2001 and thereafter fulfilled my dream of opening my own practice. Outside of work, I can be found enjoying time with my wife and three children.
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Timothy B Del Castillo
Roseville, CA Attorney with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment
Pepperdine University School of Law
I practice employment law and represent employees and employers in federal and state courts, administrative hearings, arbitrations, mediations, and in direct negotiations. I also provide strategic and preventative advice and counseling to employers and executives.
I started my legal career as a law clerk to Williams H. Pryor Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, after which I practiced employment law for several years with two of the largest and highly-regarded international law firms: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP in Los Angeles and Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP in Sacramento. I have...
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Stephan M. Brown
Roseville, CA Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
Chapman University Fowler School of Law
Stephan helps individuals and businesses resolve tax controversies and minimize tax liability. He is a tax attorney with the NewPoint Law Group. The mission of NewPoint Law Group is to provide the highest level of client service in the areas of taxation, estate planning, business law, and real property law. Our team of tax attorneys and professionals is motivated by the relentless pursuit of helping our clients achieve their goals.
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Keydon Levy
Oakland, CA Lawyer
Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and White Collar Crime
University of California - Berkeley
Keydon Levy is a highly skilled criminal defense attorney with over a decade of courtroom experience. He joined Lamano Law Office in 2021, bringing with him a distinguished background that includes nine years as a Deputy District Attorney for the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office. During his tenure as a prosecutor, he managed a high-volume caseload of felony, misdemeanor, and juvenile cases, guiding them from intake to resolution. Witnessing the inequities within the justice system and the profound impact criminal accusations have on people of color, Mr. Levy transitioned to criminal defense to advocate for those facing systemic injustice.
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Dena M. Bez
Roseville, CA Attorney with 17 years of experience
Divorce and Family
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Dena Bez is a leading divorce attorney in Sacramento. As the founding partner of Bez Law Firm, P.C., she brings extensive knowledge, insight, and experience to each case she takes on. She started her legal career at the University of California – Santa Cruz, where she earned her B.A. in Philosophy. Attorney Bez moved on to McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific for her Juris Doctor. She is an active member of the legal community and is a part of organizations such as the American Bar Association, Women Lawyers of Sacramento, and more. Learn how she can help...
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Heather S. Mayer
Gold River, CA Lawyer
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Family and Probate
Santa Clara University School of Law
Education Ms. Mayer graduated from the University of California, Davis with degrees in Political Science and Communications. She earned her Juris Doctorate from Santa Clara University School of Law with a Certificate in Public Interest and Social Justice. Awards and Honors During law school, Heather Mayer was recognized with the Award for Best Oral Advocate and the Pro Bono Award. Ms. Mayer is the recipient of the prestigious Witkin Award for Academic Excellence in Wills & Trusts, Advanced Legal Writing, Interviewing & Counseling, and for the Advanced Practice Clinic of the Northern California Innocence Project....
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Gordon Craig Young
Danville, CA Attorney with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation, Probate, Securities and Stockbroker Fraud
U of San Francisco School of Law
Gordon Young is a 25-year litigator, specializing in financial, trust and securities litigation. Gordon tries and arbitrates cases for trustees, beneficiaries, financial professionals, investment advisors, stock brokers, Wall Street banks, and broker-dealers. These cases include civil, probate and regulatory claims based on breach of fiduciary duty, breach of trust, fraud, suitability, mismanagement of mutual funds and managed accounts, the prudent investor rule, as well as employee promissory notes, up-front loans, raiding, trade secret, unfair competition and related employment claims. Gordon has successfully assisted numerous investment professionals with FINRA related expungement actions. Gordon has been recognized eleven times...
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Mr. Loren Barr
Danville, CA Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Estate Planning
Santa Clara University School of Law
Loren Barr specializes in estate and trust litigation, estate planning, and trust and estate administration. He has represented hundreds of clients in estate, trust, and elder abuse cases, and has extensive experience drafting and administering wills and trusts. He has been certified by the California State Bar of Legal Specialization as a Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law since 2004 and has served as a witness in elder abuse and trust cases. Loren has been recognized as a Northern California “Super Lawyer” every year since 2008. Loren grew up in Lafayette, California and graduated...
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Jean Claude Bernard Mallein
Danville, CA Attorney with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning
Golden Gate University School of Law and Golden Gate University School of Law
Jean Claude (JJ) B. Mallein Jr. is an experienced business, tax and trusts and estates attorney. Dedicated to wealth preservation, he has focused his education and practice on helping California residents secure their estates and prepare for the future. As a partner at boutique tax and estate planning firm in the Silicon Valley, Mr. Mallein gained valuable experience in wealth management, estate planning, tax planning, business succession planning, trust and estate administrations, tax controversy, real estate transactions and like-kind exchange cases. He is fully prepared to tackle complex business and estate planning cases. Mr. Mallein is a Dual Certified...
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M. Colby Freeman
Danville, CA Attorney with 15 years of experience
Divorce and Family
Golden Gate University School of Law and University of San Francisco School of Law
Colby combines aggressive advocacy and compassion to assist clients through difficult times. Dedicated to helping clients navigate through complex legal matters with integrity, Colby has a tough yet sensitive approach to divorce and family law. Common sense and tenacity are hallmarks of his advocacy. Colby is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, where he earned a B.A. in Rhetoric, with a minor in Celtic Studies, and a J.D. from the University of San Francisco (USF) School of Law, where he was the Student Commencement Speaker at his law school graduation, the Co-Chair of the USF Public...
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Rachel P Holmes
Danville, CA Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Divorce and Family
Griffith University
Rachel is an Attorney at Doyle Quane. She practices exclusively family law and specializes in high asset cases. Being admitted as an attorney in both Australia and California, Rachel can assist with both Australian and California family law matters.
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Mitchell Barraza
Oakland, CA Attorney
Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and White Collar Crime
University of California - San Francisco
Mitchell Barraza serves as a contract attorney with Lamano Law Office, bringing with him valuable experience from his time as a Volunteer Attorney at the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office. There, he represented clients facing misdemeanor charges such as DUI, vandalism, firearm offenses, battery, and drug-related cases. Recognized by the National Trial Lawyers, Mr. Barraza has been honored as one of California’s Top 40 under 40 Criminal Defense Lawyers. A significant portion of his clients have been people of color, many of whom are Spanish-speaking, and he is dedicated to helping them overcome challenging periods in their lives. Driven by...
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John Anthony Fetto
Walnut Creek, CA Lawyer with 38 years of experience
Animal, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Attorney John Fetto was born in New York, and received his Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in Philosophy from the University of California, Los Angeles. He then went on to earn his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of California, Hastings, where he specialized in trial advocacy. Mr. Fetto is a member of the Consumer Attorneys of California, the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, and the Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association. It did not take Attorney Fetto long to realize that his passion was personal injury law, and he has been representing clients for 26 years. During this time,...
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Richard Bennett Salles
Walnut Creek, CA Attorney with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Patents and Trademarks
Univ of Oregon School of Law and U.S. ARMY TJAGCLS
Richard is a USPTO Registered Patent Attorney who loves helping creative people realize their dreams. Rich received his BA from Princeton University, then completed his Physics coursework at San Francisco State University. Rich received his J.D. with Honors & Certified in Intellectual Property from the University of Oregon School of Law. Rich has practiced in patent prosecution, patent litigation and military law, having served as an Army JAG Corps Captain stateside and overseas.
Many lawyers call themselves "i.p. lawyers," but few are truly Registered with the USPTO, licensed to secure you your patent or ® Trademark.
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Spencer C. Young
Oakland, CA Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Employment, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Golden Gate University School of Law
Spencer practices employment, civil rights and personal injury law. He is dedicated to representing employees in employment disputes and individuals and their families in personal injury cases.
Since 2005, Spencer has litigated discrimination, wrongful termination, wage and hour, retaliation, and other employment disputes, such as contract breach and commission cases. He also litigates vehicle accidents, premises liability, wrongful death, and civil rights claims. His legal experience dates back to 1996. He has appeared in Northern District Federal Courts, California State Superior Courts, the California Fair Employment and Housing Commission, the California Department of Labor Standards Enforcement, the Merit...
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James Earl Latimer
Oakland, CA Attorney with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Seattle University School of Law
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Allyson C. Murphy
San Francisco, CA Attorney with 17 years of experience
Construction and Landlord Tenant
Golden Gate University
Allyson Murphy is a senior associate at Tobener Ravenscroft. Ms. Murphy completed her undergraduate education at the University of California, Santa Cruz, majoring in political science. Ms. Murphy went on to earn her law degree from Golden Gate University in 2005, graduating in the top of her class. Ms. Murphy has more than twelve years of litigation experience, including seven years advocating on behalf of plaintiffs. She has significant experience litigating cases involving complex construction issues, breach of contract, fraud, employment, and personal injury.
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John M. Harrigan
Oakland, CA Attorney with 48 years of experience
Civil Rights, Social Security Disability and Workers' Comp
Golden Gate University School of Law
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Michael G. Gerson
Oakland, CA Lawyer with 51 years of experience
Social Security Disability and Workers' Comp
University of San Francisco School of Law
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Bert Arnold
Oakland, CA Attorney with 39 years of experience
Workers' Comp
San Francisco Law School
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Ravi Patel
Oakland, CA Attorney
Free ConsultationEstate Planning and Probate
Duke University School of Law
My name is Ravi Patel and I am trust litigation attorney based in Oakland, California. I have experience filing Heggstad Petitions throughout the state.
After I graduated from Duke University School of Law, I joined a general practice law firm in my hometown, Bakersfield, California. I worked on various transactional and litigation matters and gained a broad breadth of experience in legal areas including water law, public agency law, property taxes, local taxes, real estate law, and land use law. In 2019, my partner and I relocated to Oakland, California, where I worked for the Oakland City Attorney’s office. As...
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Greg Hartman
Oakland, CA Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy, Business and Real Estate
Santa Clara University School of Law
Gregory S. Hartman is an attorney, CPA, and Certified Insolvency & Restructuring Advisor (credential pending). Mr. Hartman's practice involves representing both debtors and creditors in bankruptcy proceedings. He has expertise in chapter 11 businesses reorganization. Prior to starting Hartman Bankruptcy Law, Mr. Hartman represented secured creditors and trustees in bankruptcy cases. Mr. Hartman also worked for the United States Trustee's Office where he worked in an oversight role of chapter 11 cases and trustee administration. Mr. Hartman is a long-time resident of the Bay Area, living in the East Bay with his wife...
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Melanie Tavare
Oakland, CA Attorney
Free ConsultationBankruptcy, Estate Planning and Foreclosure Defense
University of San Francisco School of Law
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Francisco J. Rodriguez
Oakland, CA Attorney with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Domestic Violence
New College of California SOL and California State University, Chico
"I am dedicated to my clients and work hard to achieve the results needed in every case." I represent clients across various counties including San Francisco, Marin, San Mateo, Contra Costa, Alameda, Santa Clara, Napa, San Joaquin, and all other Northern California Counties. No case is too big, and no case is too small. Each case holds particular significance to the client and deserves 110% effort. This is what I do!
We handle everything from traffic stop signs, to DMV suspensions, to DUI cases, to serious felonies.
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Laura Herron Weber
Oakland, CA Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Employment
UC Hastings COL
I represent employees in their disputes with their employers, and victims of personal injury. I take the time to get to know the unique story of each client, and understand how termination, injury, or other unlawful conduct has affected their life. I represent women who have been terminated because of pregnancy or because they have taken time off to care for their children. I represent older workers who have been terminated after many years of loyal service. I also help clients who have been injured in motor vehicle accidents or other incidents of negligence.
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Jonathan H. Siegel
Oakland, CA Lawyer with 48 years of experience
Employment
Golden Gate University School of Law
Jonathan Siegel, the founding partner of Siegel LeWitter Malkani has spent over thirty years representing employees. His experience runs the full range of cases from individual jury trials to class actions to arbitration and administrative hearings. Jonathan has enjoyed outstanding success in all forums, while building an enviable reputation as a formidable advocate, but one whose word can be trusted.
Jonathan has successfully tried individual cases to juries, judges and arbitrators. He has received substantial six and seven figure jury awards in discrimination cases related to age (Tetzchner v. Unitank - Contra Costa), pregnancy (Byer v. Haider - San Francisco) and...
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Latika M. Malkani
Oakland, CA Attorney with 29 years of experience
Appeals and Employment
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Latika Malkani joined Siegel LeWitter Malkani in 1996, and since then has fought to preserve and enforce the rights of women and men working in a variety of professions. Latika's advocacy has included tireless representation of employees seeking justice and improved conditions in the workplace. Latika has a proven record of successful results, and has helped hundreds of employees establish better working conditions, negotiate severance and post-separation packages, as well as obtain fair and just compensation through enforcement of state and federal laws. Latika believes that no employee should be made to suffer inequality or humiliation in order to earn...
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Scott Edward Cole
Oakland, CA Attorney with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Consumer and Employment
University of San Francisco School of Law
Scott Cole is the founder and principal attorney at Cole & Van Note, one of California's best-known and most highly-respected employment and consumer rights class action law firms. He is a graduate of the University of San Francisco School of Law (1992), and San Francisco State University (B.A., Speech Communications; 1989). He is a member of the California State Bar and the State Bar’s Labor and Employment Law Section, is admitted to practice before all California federal courts (including the 6th and 9th Circuit Court of Appeals), has prosecuted cases in numerous states including New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Florida,...
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Robert Salinas
Oakland, CA Attorney with 29 years of experience
Business, Civil Rights, Employment and Landlord Tenant
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
I am an accomplished California attorney. I represent employees and tenants in a broad range of Employment, Landlord-Tenant and Civil Rights matters.
Dedicated to exceptional advocacy, I am diligent in fighting for the rights of my clients. I am genuine, experienced, and committed to justice.
I am also active in the community, currently volunteering at both Centro Legal and the Western Service Workers Association where I provide pro bono assistance to low-wage workers.
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Nabiel Ahmed
Oakland, CA Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and Traffic Tickets
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Nabiel C. Ahmed is an attorney who has devoted his career to representing Oakland’s criminally accused. He is the founder of The Law Office of Nabiel C. Ahmed, a practice solely devoted to handling criminal cases. Before establishing his private practice, Attorney Ahmed aided numerous Californians as a deputy public defender. He holds an Excellent 8.7 rating on Avvo. For more information, contact his firm today and receive a case evaluation at no cost.
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Michael John Young
Walnut Creek, CA Attorney with 47 years of experience
Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
Western State Univ
Michael J. Young is an Estate, Probate and Asset Protection Attorney in Walnut Creek, CA. Mr. Young helps his clients plan for not only "What Happens if You Die", but for "What Happens If You Don't Die And Become Ill and Need Care." He helps his clients in the design of their estate plans, to protect their assets for their senior care and to also provide a legacy for their loved ones.
Mr. Young, who has been in practice for over forty years, gives workshops every month in Walnut Creek on basic estate planning and advanced estate planning. The basic...
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Nancy Hersh
San Francisco, CA Attorney with 54 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
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Steven Kazan
Oakland, CA Attorney with 58 years of experience
Asbestos
Harvard Law School
Steven Kazan has played a significant role in asbestos litigation for over five decades. He filed his first case on behalf of an asbestos victim in 1974 and since then has represented thousands of injured workers and their family members in court cases. He has dedicated the majority of his practice to representing workers suffering from mesothelioma in third-party asbestos lawsuits (against manufacturers, contractors, distributors, and premises owners). Steven was nominated by U.S. Trustees and appointed by the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts to serve as a member or as counsel to victim members on almost all asbestos bankruptcy reorganizations; and in...
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Yena Kim
San Francisco, CA Attorney
Divorce and Family
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
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Peter G. Macaluso
Sacramento, CA Attorney with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy and Foreclosure Defense
Lincoln Law School
Peter G. Macaluso began practicing bankruptcy law over 19 years ago. In that time, Pete has seen thousands of bankruptcy cases to completion and helped many individuals, families, and small businesses in the greater Sacramento area gain financial freedom.
Pete's primary focus is on Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases and has a great deal of experience in bankruptcy litigation. If you are facing credit card or medical debts, wage garnishment, home foreclosure, or other debt issues, Peter G. Macaluso has the experience to develop a plan to get your life back on track.
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Andrew Schach
Sacramento, CA Attorney with 8 years of experience
Free ConsultationImmigration
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Focused on immigration law throughout Northern California.