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How to Choose a Business Entity

Your choice of business entity determines asset liability and protection, ease of day-to-day functioning, and taxation. Thus, it’s imperative that you choose the right entity for your business. Setting up a new business is a major step in your life and you should always consult with a qualified business law attorney before you do so. […]
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Why Is It So Hard To Find A Good Lawyer To Handle Your Case?

Five things you need to do: 1) Find a law firm which handles the issues you are dealing with. 2) Look at credentials. 3) Meet with the firm in person. 4) Ask to see evidence of similar cases and the results. 5) Be comfortable with the interview or go somewhere else.
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Chris Garrett – New Associate Attorney

We are pleased to announce we have hired Christopher Garrett as an Associate Attorney with our firm. A graduate of Columbia Law School New York, Chris did his undergraduate work at Willamette University, Oregon. Chris brings a wealth of litigation experience to the firm.
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31st Annual Contra Costa County High School Mock Trial

Amazed and gratified to see all the legal community volunteers who assisted in the 31st Annual Contra Costa County High School Mock Trial. Many of our local Judges and Commissioners, our District Attorney, many Deputy DA’s and Deputy Public Defenders, and enumerable private practice lawyers, provided assistance. I was thoroughly impressed with the performance of […]
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Career Day at St. Joseph Notre Dame High School

Matt Guichard spent last Friday, March 9th, at his High School, St. Joseph Notre Dame in Alameda. The occasion was the annual Career Day for class juniors. He gave a talk on his International legal experience in Salzburg, Austria and Odense, Denmark. He then spoke of his time as a deputy DA in Contra Costa […]
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Federal Government Reduces Waiting Time For Immigrants And Families To Be Reunited

A long-awaited change in immigration law for U.S. citizens married to undocumented immigrants is on its way. On January 6, 2012, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on the Federal Register its plan to reduce the time that U.S. citizens are separated from their spouses and children while those family members go through […]
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Bar Soap - March 2012

Goodness! After years of begging for jury verdicts for my column, I have finally found out how to get people’s attention: Report that someone has moved and taken a new job. I think the strategy will be to say: “John Doe has just joined a new firm and has been nominated for ABODA, so if […]
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Bar Soap - January 2012

It has been a while, so where to start? How about a solution for the Occupy Movement? Lots of vacant office space in the East Bay due to law firm break-ups. Simply move the folks in and voilá! In fact, 1331 N. California Boulevard in Walnut Creek is particularly in need of some occupation. The […]
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Bar Soap - August 2011

Feeling a bit confused and confounded with this new column? So, let’s see: It’s a bit gossip, some facts about people on the move, some jury verdicts, some court verdicts, some interesting settlements and perhaps some not so interesting comments from me. Do I have that right? And when I have enough jury verdict reports, […]
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