Santa Barbara County Lawyers

I am a California native originally from the San Joaquin Valley. I graduated from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1970 where I studied Political Science. In 1975, after 3 years of world travel I formed an import clothing business. It included a Santa Barbara retail store and for 25 years operated as a national wholesale outlet. I took part in the management of the business and the design and distribution of the products. My duties included national and international travel, meeting with customers and vendors, as well as dealing with international banking and import/export requirements. The company...

Attorney Mark Kenneth Flores is a founding partner of Crane Flores, LLP, a personal injury law firm with offices in Ventura, Santa Barbara, and Oxnard. Mr. Flores has exclusively practiced in the area of personal injury litigation for over 20 years. He worked at some of the largest and most successful personal injury law firms in Los Angeles, prior to starting his practice in the Central coast. With more than 20 years in practice, Mr. Flores is capable of handling any type of personal injury or wrongful death claim, from auto accidents to asbestos-induced mesothelioma.

John Rounds is a founding partner in our firm. He has focused on the following practice areas: Bankruptcy and Consumer Advocacy Law: John has helped thousands of personal and business Bankruptcy Clients. Mr. Rounds has a 20+ year reputation for helping working people and small companies through the most difficult times to get a financial "fresh start". Options include the complete discharge, structured payments or other negotiated settlement of the most problematic claims. Business Law: John's years as a transactional attorney and personal history in buying and selling businesses, results in a prospective...

Amy is a member of the Water & Public Lands Group. She has specialized experience in Colorado River Issues and Endangered Species Act compliance. She represents public water agencies, special districts, private landowners and water utilities in both litigation and transactional matters. Amy works on a broad range of water and land use issues, including California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) compliance, water rights permitting, administrative proceedings, complex groundwater adjudications, and water supply planning under SB 610/2210.

William Redell is one of the most recognized and respected criminal defense attorneys on the Central Coast of California. For over 20 years, William has been successfully defending individuals charged with crimes. William Redell attended UCLA for his undergraduate studies, prior to attending law school at the Santa Barbara College of Law. Since becoming an attorney in 1996, William has worked as both a public defender, gaining years of valuable trial and negotiating experience, and also in private practice. William Redell has handled thousands of criminal cases on the Central Coast of California from the most basic to the most...

After more than 25 years litigating on the central coast, I became passionately focused on mediation and began making the transition to full-time mediator. After completing intensive training at the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at the Pepperdine University School of Law (ranked the number one dispute resolution program by the 2016 U.S. News and World Report for the 11th consecutive year, ahead of Harvard University, University of Missouri-Columbia, and Ohio State), I began settling cases at a high rate privately and through the Court(s). You may be wondering what is different about me. I am told...

Former Deputy District Attorney in both Merced and Santa Barbara County. With close to 10 years of experience as a dedicated DA, I have now branched my experience into my own practice assisting people in defending their constitutional rights, and providing legal services in all other areas of the law.

Practicing since December 1980 (40 years). Founding member of California DUI Lawyers Association (CDLA) and Specialist Member of CDLA. founding member of DUI Defense Lawyers Association (DUIDLA). The only California lawyer to secure a unanimous decision (7 in favor, 0 opposed) in a DUI case in the California Supreme Court (People v. McNeal, (2009) 46 Cal.4th 1183, changing the law on breath testing.
I have successfully jury tried over 1,100 DUI trials, including Felonies and Misdemeanors. My success rate is better than 93%. Nobody can perform better for you than I can perform.
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Christian focuses his practice on estate planning and administration matters, a practice area he became interested in and gained relevant experience in while working in the securities industry. Christian worked over sixteen years in the financial services industry advising clients, as a licensed agent, for JP Morgan Chase in both Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties. As a result of that experience, he holds a deep understanding of wealth management and how it relates to sound estate planning. While working full time, Christian attended college, and ultimately earned his law degree from Oak Brook College of Law and Government Policy....

My career started as a trial lawyer for the IRS Office of Chief Counsel and I have spent more than 25 years in private practice resolving problems with the IRS and state tax agencies.

I graduated from Law School in 1974 and was admitted to practice before the California Supreme Court and the Federal District Court the same year. In 1980 I was admitted to practice before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. I have handled hundreds of Workers Compensation cases and Social Security Disability cases. At present I am limiting my practice to Social Security Disability appeals.

Kristin Larson offers 22 years legal counseling experience developed in one of the world’s toughest and most prestigious corporate law firms (Skadden Arps Slate Meager and Flom) where she honed her skills in a broad array of strategic, sophisticated business and financials transactions as an Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) specialist for all major financial transactions (M&A, refinancing, reorganizations, IPO, SEC filings etc). Her focus and expertise includes • Evaluation and management of EHS liabilities; tracking/planning regulatory reforms • Complex remediation strategies and oversight including for Superfund cleanup actions, internal and 3rd party EHS audit programs • Development and...