Solana Beach Lawyers

Julia Schneider received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Kansas, with a double major in Spanish and Latin American Studies. After graduation, Ms. Schneider moved to Barranquilla, Columbia where she taught fifth grade science and language arts at a bilingual school. After teaching in Columbia, Ms. Schneider entered California Western School of Law as a Trustee’s Scholar. Ms. Schneider joined Wilkinson & Finkbeiner, LLP in January, 2014 as a certified legal intern through California Western School of Law’s clinical internship program. She later became a law clerk, and now is an associate attorney in the firm. She...

Mr. Pitcaithley has been an active member of the California State Bar for 39 years. He is licensed to practice before all State and Federal Courts, all Courts of Appeal and the Supreme Court. During the mid-1980's, for period of four years, Mr. Pitcaithley worked as legal counsel to a major insurance brokerage and claims adjusting firm where he served as insurance defense counsel for several nationwide insurance companies. From this experience, as well as his prior experience in handling vehicle accident and premises liability cases, in 1989 the emphasis in Mr. Pitcaithley's law practice shifted to plaintiff's personal injury...

Brian Goh, originally from Long Island, New York, earned his degree in Computer Programming and Information Systems from the State University of New York at Farmingdale. He relocated to San Diego to pursue his legal education at Thomas Jefferson Law School, where he graduated with Pro Bono Honors. During his time at law school, Brian was involved in various student organizations including the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association, the South Asian Law Students Association, and the International Law Society. He dedicated his time to volunteering with the San Diego Legal Aid Society, offering pro bono legal services to the...

A full-time neutral, attorney Kirk D. Yake serves as a private mediator and arbitrator with ADR Services, Inc., American Arbitration Association, and through his law office. He regularly arbitrates construction disputes as a contract arbitrator for the California State Contractor's License Board, lemon law (auto) disputes for the Better Business Bureau, and attorney-client fee disputes for the fee arbitration panel of the San Diego County Bar Association. Mr. Yake is based out of San Diego, but also mediates out of the Orange County California office of ADR Services, and other locations when requested. Mr. Yake also utilizes...