Pleasant Hill Lawyers

After graduating from the university of San Francisco, school of law, Jesse Garcia accepted a Reginald Heber Smith fellowship and practiced poverty law for one year with San Joaquin county legal services. Jesse Garcia join the Alameda County Public defenders office in 1975 and continued in that office until 1981. Thereafter, he opened his own practice in Hayward, California focusing on criminal defense law. He practiced in Hayward until 2019 when he moved his offices to Pleasanton California where he continues to practice criminal law in both state and federal courts throughout California and in federal courts throughout the...

Robert D. Finkle received his Juris Doctor from Thomas Jefferson School of Law and was admitted to practice in the State of California in 2009. He is also admitted to practice in the Northern and Eastern Districts of the Federal District Courts of California. Prior to law school Robert followed family tradition and worked in the home building industry for subcontractors, as an installer and later as a cost estimator, and large national builders and, as such, has extensive and intimate knowledge of home building practices. During law school Robert was involved in multiple student groups, including the Phi...

Collin Moore believes that his job is to analyze each client’s individual situation, develop a strategy to solve the client’s needs and then fight for his client to obtain the best possible result. His goal in all cases is either dismissal or a win at trial.
Mr. Moore attended law school at the prestigious University of San Francisco School of Law (USF). While at USF, he prepared himself to become an excellent advocate for his clients. Collin not only excelled academically, but he also focused on developing the negotiation and advocacy skills he knew he would need to successfully represent his...

Legal Experience Assistant United States Attorney, Northern District of California, 1994-2005. Civil Chief, 2001-2003 Deputy Civil Chief, 1998-2001 AUSA, 1994-1998, 2003-2005 Attorney of record in cases resulting in over twenty published decisions; Litigated hundreds of cases in federal district court; Litigated over 80...

Dylan graduated from Cornell University (1986) and magna cum laude from UC Hastings College of the Law (1990). He clerked for Judge Melvin Brunetti in the Ninth Circuit and then spent a year teaching legal methods at Stanford Law School. From 1991-2001 Dylan practiced appellate law with Dennis Riordan until going out on his own in 2001. Thereafter he worked with lawyers around California on complex trials and appeals in both the civil and criminal arenas. Dylan joined Edward Kerley’s practice in 2014 and has since focused on the rights of California policyholders. He obtained two key victories on behalf...

Chris Gribble is a trial attorney with over a decade of experience gained litigating at California's premier real estate firms and Bay Area litigation boutiques. Chris has encountered just about every type of real estate dispute imaginable. His experience spans breach of lease, easement and boundary disputes, fraud in the sale of real estate, broker negligence, commercial and residential unlawful detainers and evictions, partition actions, quiet title actions, eminent domain, premises liability, construction defect, architectural negligence, and ADA actions. Chris is a Berkeley Law graduate who has taken cases through verdict in jury trials, bench trials, private judicial reference, and...

Kenneth Berland is a seasoned engineering leader with over 15 years of experience building and managing high-impact software and infrastructure teams. Currently serving as VP of Infrastructure at Modelcode.ai, he leads innovation in automating the modernization of legacy codebases using large language models (LLMs) and workflow orchestration. As the first production software engineer at the company, he architected core frameworks for application deployment, monitoring, and scaling, laying the foundation for future growth. Prior to that, Kenneth spent nearly seven years at Amazon Music, where he was Senior Manager of Software Development (L7) and led the Playback team responsible for delivering flawless...

Hallie has actively practiced law since 2006.

Hallie’s practice focuses on family law matters, where she is dedicated to navigating her clients through the legal challenges of separation to a fresh start. Hallie’s extensive litigation, negotiation and settlement experience lends itself well to all types of family law matters. Recognizing that no two matters are alike, Hallie provides her clients with well-tailored representation, which perfectly suits their particular circumstances.

Hallie has previously worked on disputes arising from residential and commercial real property transactions and complex construction defect matters.

She has also managed two California litigation operations for multi-state law firms, handling...

Katherine has 11 years experience practicing immigration law and vacating convictions for immigrants with criminal convictions. She is also a member of the public attorney panel for the Sixth District Court of Appeal, handling appeals for criminal defendants who cannot afford to hire attorneys for themselves. Katherine is a zeolous advocate for each and every one of her clients.

Licensed California private investigator for 20 years, practicing in the San Francisco Bay Area out of Oakland, Alameda County. Tamara Thompson Investigations meets clients' information needs, providing civil trial preparation, witness interviews and research on individuals, businesses, products and circumstances affecting clients' cases. My specialty is developing deep background on individuals and companies related to assets, interests, activity, political and social associations, employment, litigation and business history, reputation and ownership through Internet, database and telephone research. In addition to due diligence analysis, I conduct genealogical investigations for real estate actions and probate and heir matters. I provide in-house trainings to law firms, financial service...

38 years experience handling divorces of all types, both simple and complex.

Jennifer L. King was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. Curious about human development, she earned a B.A. in Psychology with departmental honors from the University of California, Berkeley. This passion drove her to commit to advocacy at the University of Illinois, where she earned her J.D. cum laude. As a law student, Ms. King took a deep interest in domestic violence. She gained experience at the University of Illinois’s Domestic Violence Clinic and the Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Clinic and found that her investment in psychology enable her to bring a unique perspective, skill set, and...

When it comes to selecting an attorney for your legal matter, you want someone that you can trust. You want an attorney who listens to you and who becomes your teammate. You need a partner who will help you achieve your goals. You need someone that communicates well, that thinks on their feet, and that follows through. John R. Larson has been helping clients for more than 12 years through legal battles. Helping clients through periods of difficult times and turning lost clients around the corner to open new doors and new prospects for their future. Also knowing how to...

John Winer is a premier sexual harassment and personal injury attorney working out of Oakland California.

AV-rated Martindale Hubbell; 39 years as transactional attorney, specializing in business and real estate law, including entity selection & formation, corporate governance, contract drafting and review, succession planning, buy-sell agreements, and risk evaluation and management; admitted to practice in all California state courts, Northern and Central California District Courts, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Selected as Best Lawyer by Oakland Magazine in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.

John T. Bell is a 1998 graduate of University of California-Hastings College of the Law. Mr. Bell practices in the following areas of law: criminal defense, personal injury, insurance disputes, civil rights, and special bus certificates. Mr. Bell served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Carl Vinson prior to becoming an attorney.

Originally from San Francisco, Ms. Wooley graduated with honors in the major from the University of California, at Santa Cruz, in 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Legal Studies. Ms. Wooley received her Juris Doctorate from University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 2007. While attending Hastings, Ms. Wooley served as a judicial extern in the Unified Family Court with Commissioner Marjorie A. Slabach. In her last year at Hastings, Ms. Wooley once again volunteered at the San Francisco Superior Court to assist Commissioner Sue Kaplan in reviewing and issuing temporary...

The Law Office of Christopher J. Feasel offers professional criminal defense for a wide range of criminal charges. The firm is committed to defending the rights of the accused. Mr. Feasel handles felony and misdemeanor matters as well as traffic offenses in all counties in the San Francisco Bay Area. A graduate of the University of California, Davis, and Santa Clara University School of Law, Christopher J. Feasel began his career with the San Mateo County District Attorney's office. While there, he prosecuted every manner of case, including DUI/DWI, drug offences, identity theft, domestic violence, and attempted murder. An experienced...