Posey Lawyers

George is AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5 Rated personal injury litigator by Martindale Hubbell. He is the recipient of the Kern County Bar Association’s 1996 Bench & Bar Award. He obtained his B.A. degree from California State University, Sacramento, and his J.D. from the University of California, Davis, School of Law. He is still keenly interested in education, having served as Dean of California Pacific School of Law, was Chairman of California State University, Bakersfield, Foundation’s Board of Directors, and is the founder and organizer of the Bakersfield Business Conference.

George has mediated and arbitrated large complex cases and simple...

I practice DUI defense throughout California. I am part of the team that handled and successfully argued the published opinions Najera v. DMV http://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/documents/F069387.PDF (5th Dist. Court of Appeal) and Freitas v. DMV http://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/documents/F071533.PDF (5th Dist. Court of Appeal).

We want to help you in the best & fastest way possible. Our goal is to tailor your legal representation to meet your individual needs. We have a hands-on, personal approach and will contact you after every court appearance or movement on your case. We will make availability for meetings/consultations regarding your legal matter and will go the extra mile to guide you through this difficult time.

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Serving Tulare and Kings Counties for Divorce, Criminal Defense, Drug Arrests & DUI Defense, Domestic Violence, Child Custody, Child Support, Restraining Orders, Guardianships, Adoptions, Emergency Protective Orders, Protecting Business and Property Interests since 1998.

I have extensive experience in divorce and criminal defense related issues. Staff available to take your call after hours and on weekends. (559) 739-1111. Se habla espanol.

Matt currently works as an Associate Attorney with Gillett Law Offices. Matt's primary practice focuses on family law matters, which includes child custody, child support, guardianships, adoptions, juvenile dependency, domestic violence restraining orders and marital dissolutions.

At Gillett Law we strive to create custom legal representation, excellent customer service, and flexible fee arrangements.

Private law practice in business, property and estate law. Also a real estate broker with experience in commercial, residential, industrial and investment properties and development. I am uniquely able to bring practical experience to legal expertise. Among my services, I help clients start new businesses from incorporating to opening their doors and beyond. In-home service to established clients is a convenience few others offer but helps elderly clients feel more comfortable when creating their revocable living trust.

My areas of practice include estate planning, trust administration, probate, business law, and real estate law. Being raised in the Central Valley I learned the value of hard work and honest dealings. After graduating from Mt. Whitney High School in 1989, I attended the University of Southern California where I was a member of the Men's Water Polo team and a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, serving as its President during my Junior and Senior years. In 1993, I graduated from USC with a Bachelor's of Science Degree from the Marshall School of Business with...

Wm. Todd Berry received his undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering from Texas Tech University. He received his Juris Doctor from California Pacific School of Law. Todd began his legal career working for several Bakersfield law firms representing clients in personal injury and wrongful death cases. Since that time, he has devoted himself to representing injured workers before the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board. Todd is a member of the State Bar of California, the Kern County Bar Association, the Fresno County Bar Association and the California Applicants' Attorneys Association.

Since graduating from Whittier Law School in 2008, Francis Lutie Thompson has practiced family, criminal and probate law in all the branch courts of Kern County and throughout the State of California. He has been in private practice since being licensed by the California State Bar and has broad experience in family law trials, criminal trials, and probate hearings.

Joel Andreesen is a senior partner of Rodriguez & Associates. He was born and raised on a farm near the small town of Anamosa, Iowa. His dad was a farmer and his mom a nurse. There were no lawyers in the Andreesen family. Joel and his brothers had daily farm chores. After graduating from Anamosa High School, Joel attended college at the University of Iowa. When he started college, his plan was to become a broadcast journalist. To gain some journalism experience and also earn a few dollars for spending money in college, Joel wrote freelance newspaper articles while he...

As an attorney at Rodriguez & Associates, Joseph understands that personal injuries have a devasting impact on clients’ lives and the lives of their families. That’s why he works tirelessly to ensure that insurance companies see his clients as people, not just claim numbers. He has successfully recovered millions of dollars for clients in a wide range of cases, including multi-party car crashes, pedestrian vs. auto cases, motorcycle crashes, wrongful deaths, slip and falls, products liability, and civil rights violations. Joseph works with a hands-on approach to securing positive results for each person. Born and raised in Bakersfield, Joseph graduated from...

While I was not born in California, I have spent the majority of my life here in the Central Valley. Both my father and mother and their respective families are from Tulare County, and I was raised in Woodlake. After graduating from Woodlake High School, I went to College of Sequoias where I played football and was on the track team. Thereafter, I enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. After being Honorably Discharged, I returned to College of Sequoias before transferring to Fresno State University where I studied physiology and anatomy. After graduating from Fresno State University, I applied...

A native of Bakersfield (West High School – 1992, CSU Bakersfield – 1996), Mr. Lueck returned home to practice law after graduating from Southern Illinois University School of Law in 1999. He began his legal career as an Associate with the local law firm of Clifford & Brown, but quickly transitioned into his criminal defense practice by taking a job with the Kern County Public Defender’s Office in 2001. In more than ten years as a Deputy Public Defender, Mr. Lueck tried more than twenty cases to verdict and conducted in excess of two thousand preliminary hearings. His constant presence...

Bret is in the business of getting the best effort from everyone at the negotiating table. His litigation experience on both sides of the courtroom combined with his straight-shooting mediation style will put your path to settlement front-and-center. Before starting his full-time mediation practice, Bret Geckeler completed a formal practicum of mediation skills training, mediated dozens of cases in Los Angeles Superior Court, and undertook a mediation-clerkship with master mediator, Howard Broadman (Ret.) where he helped successfully mediate dozens of matters across the San Joaquin Valley. Bret’s mediation experience includes personal injury, wrongful termination, PAGA, medical malpractice, landlord-tenant, contract...

Attorney Kyle J. Humphrey has been practicing criminal defense for over 20 years, and has seven years of experience as a prosecutor. This unique background gives him an invaluable perspective of both sides of the criminal justice system, enabling him to help clients obtain favorable outcomes. Attorney Humphrey handles all aspects of criminal defense in both state and federal courts, which includes representation at police stations, preliminary hearings, grand jury proceedings, bond hearings, felonies, misdemeanors, and appeals. Mr. Humphrey is on the Federal Conflict Defender panel, and is a past president of the Kern County Criminal Defense Section of the...

Unlike most of the immigration attorneys in the U.S., Ms. Edyta Christina Grzybowska Grant is an immigrant herself. She is half Polish, half Bulgarian, and is a legal resident of three countries, including the U.S. From the day she was born, literally, she had to deal with immigration issues. As such, she has a much better understanding of the apprehensions and concerns shared by all foreigners and those without status, because she has experienced most of the immigration processes herself: student visas, tourist visas, work visas, marriage to a U.S. citizen, adjustment of status, etc. Being a...

AV rated by peers for the highest standard of legal ability and ethics. Certified specialist in Bankruptcy law by the California Star Bar Board of Legal Specialization. Representing debtors, creditors and trustees in Bankruptcy since 1990. I work hard for my clients.

Chantal Trujillo, senior partner at Rodriguez & Associates, is a dedicated member of the firm’s trial team, recognized for her unwavering determination to pursue justice for every client she represents. Constantly striving to excel on behalf of the firm and her clients, Chantal possesses the natural ability to connect with others, understanding that in her line of work, trust and empathy are just as essential traits as tenacity and drive. With over a decade of experience in personal injury law, Chantal Trujillo represents individuals and families in some of Bakersfield’s most challenging and complex trial cases ranging from wrongful death to...

Bakersfield Criminal Defense Lawyer

I am criminal defense attorney Jay S. Finnecy and I want to help you. I have been practicing criminal law exclusively for 28 years. I passed the three-day California Bar Exam on my first attempt. Immediately after sitting for that exam at the end of July, 1995, I began my legal career as a Graduate Law Clerk in the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office—assigned to the Gang Prosecution Unit. I then served as a Deputy District Attorney from 1996-2002. Finnecy Law Firm was established in 2002. As a private-retained criminal defense attorney I have successfully...

Retired. Inactive status with State Bar of California effective 07/01/2021.