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Michael Frederick Cardoza
San Francisco, CA Consumer Law Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer
Georgetown University Law Center
I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, joined the Marine Corps and then went to law school. After my active duty time as a trial attorney, I became a senior executive in the debt buying and collections industry on the East Coast. I spent 7 years buying and collecting debts and even running a law firm that collected consumer debt exclusively. I know all the tricks.
I founded The Cardoza Law Corporation to bring the truth to consumers and help you get what you deserve from illegal debt collectors, credit reporting agencies, robo-callers, and businesses that just plain rip...
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Scott Edward Cole
Oakland, CA Consumer Law Attorney with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer, Civil Rights 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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Elliot Gale
Sacramento, CA Consumer Law Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer, Bankruptcy and Foreclosure Defense
Santa Clara University School of Law
Hi! I'm Elliot W. Gale, I am a managing partner at Gale, Angelo, Johnson & Patrick PC. I graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Florida in 2004 and love all things "Gators" related. Later, I earned my Juris Doctorate from Santa Clara University in 2008 which started my career in law. Prior to opening my own firm, I was a Senior Associate at a consumer bankruptcy law firm for 9+ years and oversaw more than one thousand Chapter 7, chapter 13 filings and argued before both the 9th Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel and the 9th Circuit Court of...
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Sean M. Patrick
Roseville, CA Consumer Law Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer, Divorce, Family and Personal Injury
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law and University of California, Davis, School of Law
Sean M. Patrick is an attorney who represents clients in a broad range of legal matters including personal injury, family law matters, business litigation, employment and general litigation matters in counties through out California including Sacramento, Placer, Yolo, El Dorado, and Yuba. Sean has a passion for helping people. Before becoming an attorney, he worked in the medical field providing care to sick and injured patients. Now, as an attorney he continues to help others by providing the highest quality legal representation for his client's various situations. In addition to his work as an attorney, Sean...
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Frederick William Schwinn
San Jose, CA Consumer Law Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer, Bankruptcy and Business
Washburn University School of Law
Fred W. Schwinn is a licensed attorney admitted to practice in the States of California and Kansas. Fred is the shareholder and owner of the Consumer Law Center, Inc. His practice is dedicated exclusively to representing consumer debtors in bankruptcy, stopping predatory and abusive consumer lending practices, and protecting consumers from illegal debt collection activity.
In 1997, Fred graduated from Washburn University School of Law in Topeka, Kansas where he organized and volunteered at the law school's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance site. While other law students were training in the law school's legal clinic, Fred began his legal career in...
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Sergio G. Chaidez
San Diego, CA Consumer Law Attorney with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer, Appeals and Collections
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Sergio G. Chaidez is an attorney who focuses on helping consumers and small business owners protect themselves and their families from predatory collection practices and fraud. He helps individuals empower themselves and defend themselves against harassment and unfair, abusive debt collection practices. He understands that anyone can fall on hard times and need help. Sergio G. Chaidez has defended hundreds of lawsuits and has helped consumers save millions. You have rights. Stand and Fight. Call or email today for your free consultation. info@sgcconsumerlaw.com 619-241-8530
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Griselda Torres
Fresno, CA Consumer Law Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer, Bankruptcy, Collections and Personal Injury
San Joaquin College of Law and California State University - Fresno
Ms. Torres graduated summa cum laude from California State University, Fresno with a degree in Criminology and earned a Juris Doctorate degree from San Joaquin College of Law, where she received numerous accolades. Ms. Torres is admitted to the California State Bar and the United States District Court, Eastern District Bar. She is a board member of the Fresno County Women Lawyers and a member of the Fresno County Bar Association, La Raza Lawyers Association, Consumer Attorneys of California and the Central California Bankruptcy Association. Ms. Torres is fluent in Spanish.
Ms. Torres represents her clients aggressively,...
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Tammy Lee Hussin
Encinitas, CA Consumer Law Attorney with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer, Collections and Elder
Southwestern Law School
Tammy has dedicated her legal career to consumer protection. Tammy specializes in going after creditors and debt collection agencies for unlawful abusive debt collection tactics and unlawful telemarketing practices under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Tammy uses her expertise under these powerful federal laws to fight for the rights of consumers who often times have nowhere left to turn, and then goes on to achieve maximum settlement awards against their abusers. Tammy has helped over a thousand consumers put an end to harassment from abusive debt collectors and annoying telemarketers, and her clients...
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Michael Ian Rott
San Diego, CA Consumer Law Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer, Asbestos, Insurance Claims and Products Liability
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
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Nicholas A. Arcamone
San Diego, CA Consumer Law Attorney with 11 years of experience
Consumer, Administrative and Construction
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Nicholas Arcamone is currently an Associate at the Bruckner Law Firm- a federal contract litigation firm in San Diego, CA. At the completion of a four-year tour with the Army as a Military Intelligence Officer, CPT Arcamone returned to San Diego to attend Thomas Jefferson School of Law. Nick volunteered with the SDVLP's Domestic Violence Clinic, where he helped indigent domestic and elder abuse victims in obtaining quality legal services. He earned the Wiley M. Manuel Certificate for Pro-Bono Services in 2011. Nick began his...
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William James Doyle II
San Diego, CA Consumer Law Attorney with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer, Personal Injury and Products Liability
California Western School of Law
William Doyle is the founder and President of Doyle APC and is licensed to practice law in California and Washington. Since 1998 Mr. Doyle has focused his practice on representing individuals in class action and mass injury litigation involving defective products, securities fraud, consumer fraud, internet privacy, prescription drugs, and defective medical devices.
Mr. Doyle has served as lead counsel in national class actions and MDL litigations against such companies as Apple, LG, Honda, Sony, Amazon, the New York Stock Exchange, and other Fortune 500 companies.
Mr. Doyle represented CalPERS as lead counsel in the NYSE securities litigation. In the TransUnion consumer...
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Stuart Mellman
San Diego, CA Consumer Law Attorney
Free ConsultationConsumer, Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Mr. Mellman provides clients with a full range of legal services including estate planning, estate litigation, family law, divorce, child custody, child support, spousal support, civil litigation, business transactions, business law, intellectual property, real property, and asset protection. Mr. Mellman received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Central Florida and obtained his Juris Doctorate from Thomas Jefferson School of Law, where he graduated in the top four percent of his class with honors of Magna Cum Laude. While in law school, Mr. Mellman served as the Managing-Editor of the Thomas Jefferson Law Review...
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Phillip Walter Gillet Jr
Bakersfield, CA Consumer Law Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer, Bankruptcy, Real Estate and Tax
California Western School of Law
Phillip W. Gillet, Jr. was born and raised in Kern County. He graduated from Delano High School. He completed his undergraduate education at California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB), where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Accounting. After graduating from CSUB, Mr. Gillet went to California Western School of Law in San Diego and earned a Juris Doctor degree. While working on his law degree, he also completed a Master of Science in Accountancy, Taxation at San Diego State University, whose programs are ranked among the best...
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Rebecca Blain
San Diego, CA Consumer Law Attorney with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer, Business, Construction and Products Liability
University of San Diego School of Law
Rebecca Blain Morrison is a civil litigator representing exclusively plaintiffs. Ms. Morrison represents consumers, property owners, and business owners in obtaining justice through fair compensation. Ms. Morrison represents clients for: - Real Property Damage - Real Estate Fraud - Business Torts - Investment Fraud - Bad Faith Insurance - Personal Injury - Products Liability
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Matthew Michael Loker
Arroyo Grande, CA Consumer Law Attorney with 13 years of experience
(805) 994-0177
1303 East Grand Avenue, Suite 101
Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
Free ConsultationConsumer
California Western School of Law and University of Toledo
Matt has wanted to be an attorney ever since he can remember. This desire led Matt to the University of Toledo where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Law and Social Thought with a concentration in Spanish.
After meeting his wife, Kim – a California native – while studying abroad in Alicante, Spain, Matt decided to follow love and moved to San Diego to attend California Western School of Law. Matt served as President of the Entertainment & Sports Law Society and Vice President of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Society and earned various awards such as the Academic Achievement Award...
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Melanie Tardell
Discovery Bay, CA Consumer Law Lawyer with 7 years of experience
Consumer, Business, Civil Rights and Employment
Monterey College of Law
Melanie is a distinguished advocate for those who have been wronged or exploited, earning the moniker "the people's attorney." Her unwavering dedication to justice fuels her tireless representation of individuals from all walks of life—consumers, employees, business owners, private members, and homeowners. If you have suffered harm due to the dishonest or unlawful actions of others, Melanie stands ready to champion your cause to restore what you've lost.
While on a different life and career path, fate stepped in and the legal profession found Melanie. After overcoming her own legal challenges, largely due to an attorney's advocacy, she felt called to...
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Joseph Andrew Creitz
San Francisco, CA Consumer Law Attorney with 32 years of experience
Consumer, Employment and Insurance Claims
Golden Gate University School of Law and University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Since 1995, Joe has specialized in ERISA counseling and litigation. He has represented hundreds of ERISA benefit plan participants and beneficiaries, in individual benefits suits, breach of fiduciary duty litigation, and ERISA class action litigation. From 2003 to 2005 he represented the United States Secretary of Labor in ERISA litigation and investigations.
In 2012, Joe won the California Lawyer Attorneys of the Year ("CLAY") award. In 2019, Super Lawyers magazine ranked Joe among the Top 100 Northern California Super Lawyers, after including Joe as an employee benefits Super Lawyer for 6 years running. In 2019, Best Lawyers magazine also...
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Dena M. Roche
San Francisco, CA Consumer Law Attorney
Consumer, Business and Employment
University of San Francisco School of Law
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Michael Scott Noble
Sacramento, CA Consumer Law Attorney with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer and Bankruptcy
Gonzaga Univ School of Law
Michael Noble is a Sacramento bankruptcy attorney with over 20 years experience in the local legal system. The Law Office of Michael Nobel prides itself on a client centered approach.
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Yusef Al-Jarani
Sacramento, CA Consumer Law Attorney with 4 years of experience
2108 N St #7888
Sacramento, CA 95816
Free ConsultationConsumer and Civil Rights
Yale Law School
With rigorous training under federal judges and at a prestigious international law firm, Yusef brings a wealth of expertise to his role as a seasoned civil rights and consumer protection attorney. His commitment to justice and his extensive legal acumen make him a formidable advocate for his clients.
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C. Brooks Cutter
Sacramento, CA Consumer Law Attorney
Free ConsultationConsumer, Antitrust, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
Stanford University
Brooks is a partner who represents plaintiffs in a broad range of personal injury, medical negligence, insurance bad faith, and pharmaceutical and medical device litigation, as well as consumer class actions. He has achieved many significant settlements and verdicts on behalf of injured plaintiffs. An AV-rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell, Brooks has been selected as a Northern California Super Lawyer for 11 years in a row. A few notable case results include: - $7.6 Million jury verdict on behalf of a client who suffered a spinal cord injury when her doctors failed to diagnose a tumor on her spine....
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Stephen L. Moses
Moraga, CA Consumer Law Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Consumer, Arbitration & Mediation and Business
Syracuse University College of Law
Stephen offers experienced business and legal counseling to individuals and corporations throughout the Bay Area, including: (1) Business litigation and dispute resolution services involving misappropriation of trade secrets, non-compete/solicitation agreements, mechanics lien and payment bond claims, commercial leases, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, fraudulent misrepresentation and unfair, unlawful or fraudulent business practices (Bus. & Prof. C. sec. 17200); (2) Construction contracting; (3) Intellectual Property licensing and distribution; and (4) E-commerce, website terms of use, privacy policies and data protection and security.
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Kristine Keala Meredith
Redwood City, CA Consumer Law Attorney with 33 years of experience
Consumer, Asbestos, Business and Personal Injury
Brigham Young Univ J Reuben Clark LS UT and Howard University School of Law
Kristine Meredith obtained her B.S. with honors from the University of California at Davis and was awarded a scholarship to attend Brigham Young University’s J. Reuben Clark Law School. While in law school, she was awarded the Distinguished Student Service Award and spent a semester at Howard University Law School in Washington, D.C., as a member of the faculty/student diversity exchange.
Before devoting her practice to representing plaintiffs, Kristine represented medical device manufacturers, doctors, and hospitals, serving as part of the national defense counsel teams for medical device manufacturers in multi-district federal litigation cases. She, therefore, has a thorough...
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Mark Chavez
Mill Valley, CA Consumer Law Lawyer with 46 years of experience
Consumer
Stanford Law School
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Jane Ellen Bednar
Monterey, CA Consumer Law Attorney with 37 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Elder
Monterey COL
Clear and consistent communication with clients is a top priority. So is delivering consistently outstanding results promptly and reasonably. You will always speak directly with me when you call my law office. Over 28 years of law practice, I have helped hundreds of clients dealing with physical injury, elder financial abuse, difficult intrafamily conflicts over aging parents, any many other civil law issues. I live in beautiful Carmel Valley, California and have an office in Carmel, California. I offer free or reduced-price consultations for many types of cases.
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Daniel McLeod Carlson
San Diego, CA Consumer Law Attorney with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Securities
California Western School of Law
The Carlson Law Firm, APC was formed in 2001 by Mr. Carlson with the intent to specialize in securities law claims. Prior to that Mr. Carlson was a law clerk to a Federal Bankruptcy Judge and then worked at the San Diego Law Firm of Ault, Deuprey, Jones and Gorman specializing in business litigation. He then bacame a Partner at Brewer & Carlson, LLP practicing primarily in securities law claims. The Carlson firm primarily represents plaintiffs in claims against their financial advisors, brokers and brokerages.
The team at the Carlson Law Firm emphasizes direct personal attention with...
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Shaun Kendig Boss
San Diego, CA Consumer Law Attorney with 49 years of experience
Consumer, Antitrust, Bankruptcy and Collections
University of San Diego
Our operation is focused on providing cost effective solutions and expert customer service to all our clients. In addition to real estate, the firm represents clients in business litigation, construction defect problems, estate planning, arbitrations and mediations. We want our clients to fully understand the legal process and what will be involved in finding a constructive result to their legal issue. I am very active in the legal and real estate community. I continue to educate myself on the most up to date information within my field. I maintain active memberships with both local and national groups in the industry....
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Richard Lawrence Duquette
Oceanside, CA Consumer Law Attorney with 42 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer, Criminal Defense, Military and Nursing Home
Western State Univ
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Desiree T. Washington
Torrance, CA Consumer Law Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Consumer, Bankruptcy, Products Liability and Real Estate
University of Iowa College of Law
Desiree T. Washington, owner of Washington Law Firm, is a seasoned attorney with a focus on complex business litigation, business transactions, employment law, entertainment law, real estate transactions and real estate litigation. She earned her B.A. in Medieval and Early Modern History from the University of Chicago, followed by her J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law, with a focus on jurisprudence and civil rights law. Desiree brings an extensive legal background to her practice.
Before founding Washington Law Firm, Desiree served as a prosecutor for the State Bar of California and worked as a litigator representing high-profile clients,...
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Gary J. Goodstein
Woodland Hills, CA Consumer Law Lawyer with 31 years of experience
(818) 225-0056
21860 Burbank Boulevard
Suite 360
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Consumer, Appeals, Business and Employment
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Mr. Goodstein has more than 26 years experience representing corporations, individuals and municipalities in real estate, business, tort, employment and insurance litigation matters. He regularly appears in state and federal courts throughout California, and is licensed to practice before the United States Supreme Court. Published opinions include Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. Ensley, 174 F.3d 977 (9th Cir. 1999); Stuart v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, 217 F.3d 1145 (9th Cir. 2000); Hub City Solid Waste Management, Inc. v. City of Compton, 186 Cal. App. 4th 1114 (2010).
Mr. Goodstein is "AV" rated by Martindale-Hubbell,* a peer-review...
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Maurice Mandel II
Newport Beach, CA Consumer Law Lawyer with 44 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer, Arbitration & Mediation and Employment
Western State University College of Law
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My practice has focused on EMPLOYMENT LAW cases in Federal and California Courts for 40+ years. I am a trial attorney, and have handled employment and housing cases involving race, age, gender, and physical disability harassment and discrimination and cases involving sexual harassment and discrimination.
I also handle WAGE AND HOUR matters involving the wrongful theft of wages, including class actions. I have represented both the employee and employer although I predominately represent the employee....
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David Joshua Staub
Los Angeles, CA Consumer Law Attorney with 31 years of experience
Consumer, Business, Collections and Employment
Tulane Univ Law School
D. Joshua Staub's practice emphasizes general civil litigation with experience resolving disputes for plaintiffs and defendants through arbitration, trial, and mediation involving the following areas of law: automobile accidents, breach of contract, commercial collections, consumer claims (including class actions) fraud, harassment, judgment enforcement, and nonpayment of wages (wage & hour).
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Robert David Wilson III
San Diego, CA Consumer Law Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer, Business, Employment and Personal Injury
Albany Law School/Union Univ
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Ronald Wilcox
San Jose, CA Consumer Law Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer, Bankruptcy and Collections
Indiana University
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William Richard Restis
San Diego, CA Consumer Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer
Univ of San Diego School of Law
For over a decade, I have been litigating complex, multi-district, and multi-party lawsuits. I recovered over two hundred million dollars in value for clients and literally changed the law to help protect them.
Because I am routinely involved in “bet the company” litigation, I face (teams of) the best attorneys in America. This forces me to compete at the highest levels and hone my craft. My competence in the most complex litigation makes victory in ordinary disputes easier. Your opponents play checkers while we play chess.
After considerable professional success, in 2016 I decided to take a sabbatical from the practice...
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Francis John Gist III
Fresno, CA Consumer Law Attorney with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer, Bankruptcy and Estate Planning
San Joaquin COL
After teaching High School, I had a desire to help people in a different way. I attended law school in Fresno, California, at San Joaquin College of Law, beginning 1989. I married Toni the same year! I completed law school in 1992. I began practicing Estate Planning and Probate law.
I discovered that I was far more inclined to practice Bankruptcy Law. My wife and I have a mutual love for people, so we felt that the direction we were pointed in was to use my gifts in guiding folks through Bankruptcy. I have found Bankruptcy to be very rewarding!...
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Sam Cheadle
San Francisco, CA Consumer Law Lawyer
Consumer
The George Washington University Law School
I am Of Counsel at Kemnitzer, Barron & Krieg, LLP, where my practice is centered on addressing solar panel fraud schemes and various automotive issues, including lemon law and dealership fraud.
With over 13 years of legal practice in California, my career has been consistently motivated by a commitment to helping people. Initially, I engaged in construction and surety litigation, but soon shifted my focus to represent refugees seeking asylum in the United States, a role I held for more than a year. In 2012, I joined Chavez & Gertler LLP, where I dedicated myself until 2018 to representing California...
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James T. Erickson
Santa Clara, CA Consumer Law Attorney
Consumer, Bankruptcy and Business
Santa Clara University School of Law
Jim Erickson received his Juris Doctor from Santa Clara University School of Law in 2004 (having transferred from Wisconsin Law School in Madison). Jim graduated in the top 10% of his law school class and was on the Dean's List from 2002-2004, while also serving as a research assistant for two professors. He was the Book Review Editor and Ethics Editor for the Santa Clara Law Review, where he published two articles. After graduating he received an unsolicited Fellows Scholarship, and was awarded membership in the prestigious Order of the Coif.
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Kevin Michael Faulk
Sunnyvale, CA Consumer Law Attorney with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer
Oak Brook COL & Gov't Policy
Since 2006, Kevin has been helping consumers against businesses large and small. He has handled cases involving vehicles worth a quarter of a million dollars and computer products which cost a couple of hundred dollars. He has helped people fight corporations like Ford and Dell, and has has also helped with scams by corner car lots and storefront operations. His focus is on helping individuals recover from mistreatment. Kevin’s own practice, the Law Offices of Kevin Faulk, opened in 2013. The focus of the firm is on being a listening ear to any problems and offering help in situations that...
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Dylan Hughes
Oakland, CA Consumer Law Attorney with 25 years of experience
Consumer, Employment, Personal Injury and Products Liability
UC Hastings COL
Dylan Hughes is a partner at Gibbs Law Group and of counsel to Girard Gibbs LLP specializing in the prosecution of class actions. He represents plaintiffs in cases involving defective products, telecommunications, credit cards, product liability, credit repair, employment misclassification and wage and hour disputes under state and federal laws. Mr. Hughes has extensive experience prosecuting complex automobile-defect cases and helped achieve recoveries on behalf of class members in the In Re General Motors Dex-Cool Cases (settlement of $50 to $800 cash reimbursements per class member vehicle repair) and In Re General Motors Cases, JCCP No. 4396, a certified...