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James L. Dawson
James Dawson has extensive experience trying complex employment, business, and real property cases. He has tried over 150 cases to verdict and has appeared before the California Court of Appeal, the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and t…
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Marc A. Eisenhart
Marc Eisenhart is a California State Bar Certified Appellate Specialist. Marc brings a wealth of trial and appellate experience to the areas of real estate, business, employment and landlord-tenant litigation. Marc is a tenacious advocate who excel…
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William L. Gates
Bill Gates began his approximately forty-five year career as a business, real estate, and political attorney by, in his words, “working as a groupie in a political campaign.”
This ultimately led to a position as Chief of Staff and Counsel to Cali…
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Steven McLellan
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Litigation attorney Steven McLellan has the knowledge and experience to help you get a favorable result when you need to file a lawsuit or have one filed against you. He brings a tenacity when representing his clients and their interests…
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Claire Melehani
Claire is a skilled trial attorney, vigorously representing clients in contested litigation cases across Silicon Valley. For the last two years, Claire was named a Super Lawyer’s Rising Star, an award conferred upon the top 2.5% of rising attorneys…
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William D. Mahan
For nearly forty years, Bill Mahan has provided his clients with invaluable and exemplary legal services in the areas of corporate and business law, estate planning, probate and taxation, and trust administration. In addition to his J.D. degree, Bill…
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Sharlene Strabley
Sharlene began working for Jim Dawson as a filing clerk in 2002. She has worked her way up to Paralegal supporting James Dawson, Marc Eisenhart, and Joshua Borger in all practice areas including trial preparation, discovery, case management, electron…
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Cindy Rubi
Cindy Rubi has performed paralegal duties for attorney Steven M. Fink in his employment and civil litigation practice since 1997. She also oversees his accounts receivables and accounts payables.
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Sally Wagner
Sally Wagner has served as a paralegal to attorney Steven M. Fink in his civil and employment practice since 1999. She supports the legal team with processing and handling legal documentation and is also involved with case management, discovery and t…
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Mariela Villarreal
Mariela Villarreal has served as a legal secretary to attorney John Crowley in his practice since 2006. She has worked in all practice areas including case management, discovery and trial preparation, scheduling and client relations. She is also…
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Maria Riggio
Maria Riggio has worked for GED since 1997. She is the office manager, whose responsibilities include billing, accounts payable, staffing, and event planning.
Education
B.A., Psychology, Stony Brook University
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