California Lawyers - Oakland

Firm: Caraves Law

300 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza , Oakland , California 94612

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Martin Caraves completed his law degree from the John F. Kennedy College of Law. Prior to becoming an attorney, he has had extensive background in the real estate and construction industries, where he worked as a construction project manager and oversaw activities from development, contracts, to execution of projects. Mr. Caraves started his legal career as a public defender in Oakland, where he provided aggressive defense for the low-income population. He is a dedicated advocate who is knowledgeable in the law and skilled in the courtroom. Mr. Caraves regularly volunteers his time to mentor inner city youth in Oakland, California.

505 17th St , Oakland , California 94612

Practice Areas: Constitutional , Discrimination, Personal Injury, Police Misconduct, Products Liability, Wrongful Death, Wrongful Death

Firm: Scott Cole & Associates

1970 Broadway, 9th Floor , Oakland , California 94612

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Ms. Desoer serves as an Associate Attorney withScott Cole & Associates, APC.  She received her undergraduatedegree in Business Administration from the University of California atBerkeley’s Haas School of Business in 1981 and graduated with honorsfrom the Berkeley Law School (Boalt Hall) in 1985.  While in lawschool, Ms. Desoer served on the editorial board of the InternationalTax and Business Lawyers journal.  Ms. Desoer is admitted to the NinthCircuit Court of Appeals, and the Northern, Central, Eastern andSouthern United States District Courts of California. In addition to expertise in the areas of employment law and classactions, Ms. Desoer has extensive experience in general andentertainment litigation.  She is a member of the California StateBar’s Litigation and Employment and Labor Law sections.

Firm: Huff Legal

1423 Broadway, #1025 , Oakland , California 94612

Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Litigation

Michel graduated Cum Laude from the University of Minnesota Law School. After graduating, Michel served as a United States Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable James M. Rosenbaum (Chief Judge, Ret.) in the Federal District Court. Before becoming a lawyer, Michel was a patrol supervisor and police officer in Houston, Harris County, Texas. During this time, he gained valuable experience with handling domestic violence, high-conflict, and multicultural issues.. Michel is passionate about providing exceptional service.. When Michel is not working, he enjoys spending time with his family, including a French Bulldog, Aston, and Boa Constrictor, Hum (pronounced “hoom”). He also loves music, travel, and weight training.. Michel’s most recent affiliations:. The Alameda County Bar Association, Barristers – Executive CommitteeThe Alameda County Bar Association, ADR – Executive Committee

Firm: Christy & Keith Family Law Group, P.C.

6201 Antioch St Ste 300 , Oakland , California 94611

Practice Areas: Family , Family, Family, Family, Child Custody, Divorce & Separation, Domestic Violence, Mediation

Firm: Bay Area Bicycle Law

409 13th Street , Oakland , California 94612

Practice Areas: Personal Injury

Firm: Fitzgerald, Abbott & Beardsley LLP

1221 Broadway, 21st Floor , Oakland , California 94612

Practice Areas: Business

I am a partner and co-chair of the firm's Business & Corporate Transactions Group. I act as General Counsel to many local and regional companies providing business advice regarding entity formation; contract and lease review; interpretation, preparation and negotiation of business contracts; mergers and acquisitions; asset and stock purchases; employee benefit and stock option plans; duties of corporate officers and directors and enforceability of covenants not to compete; trade secret and non-solicitation agreements, as well as business succession and tax planning.. I have also counseled and negotiated favorable resolutions for numerous closely held companies and shareholders involved in internal shareholder disputes.. In the area of corporate finance, I am experienced with private placements and exempt offerings, as well as venture capital and angel investor financing.. I also assist clients in all aspects of real property matters, including negotiation and drafting of industrial, office and shopping center leases and real property purchase and sale transactions. I was recently honored in this area at a "2013 Top Lawyer in Real Estate" by Martindale-Hubbell™.

Firm: Michael Padway & Associates - Oakland

3140 Chapman Street , Oakland , California 94601

Practice Areas: Motorcycle Accident

Michael Padway & Associates are recognized as the go-to Bay Area motorcycle accident attornies.  With over 40 years of practice, we’re not just lawyers representing motorcyclists. We’re riders, advocates, bloggers, activists and junkies for motorcycle culture, technical motorcycle facts and motorcycle safety. We’ve also lectured on behalf of the American Bar Association, and established the Motorcycle Legal Foundation; an organization that helps motorcyclists with legal issues by providing informational articles and resources.

Firm: Law and Mediation Office of Michael Lubofsky

850 West Grand Avenue , Oakland , California 94607

Practice Areas: Mediation

LEGAL SERVICES FOR NON-ATTORNEYS. My law practice provides you with solutions extending beyond legal problems.  The holistic approach that I employ places a primary focus on your unique life situation.  We will examine the learned conditioning and behavioral roots that may have contributed to your current legal issues.  This exploration will lead to greater self-understanding, heightened consciousness and a sense of inner peace that will last long after we have resolved your legal-related problems.  Very often this holistic approach will produce creative solutions to your current issues that a traditional approach to law practice would have overlooked.. PROFESSIONAL AND LIFE COACHING FOR ATTORNEYS. Having been involved in legal practice for more than twenty years as an attorney, litigation manager, marketing professional, and placement director, I bring to our work together unique insight into the nature of law practice and the existential minefields that attorneys face.. While I do believe that law practice is an authentic “calling” for a certain percentage of people who become lawyers, I also believe that many attorneys chose their profession largely as a result of pervasive societal conditioning. If this has been the case, the individual eventually finds him or herself in undesirable life circumstances. My work with you will facilitate clarity in your life choices that has seemed elusive for so long.. If law practice is, in fact, a calling for you, I can serve as a professional coach to help your practice succeed. I can also provide you with professional business and marketing solutions to help you thrive.

Firm: Law Offices of Michael E. Finein

1946 Embarcadero , Oakland , California 94606

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation

The Law Offices of Michael E. Finein, A Family Law Firm, handles all aspects of divorce and family law cases, including property division, complex and high asset cases, contentious child custody/visitation and moveaway cases, as well as child and spousal support matters.. As an experienced family law attorney my goal is to effectively represent my client's interests and protect their rights under the law.. Family law cases and divorces can be high conflict and high stress.  My preference is to try to minimize both the conflict and stress through negotiations if possible.. I have over 25 years experience negotiating settlements both as an attorney and in business.. I am also an experienced litigator.  When needed I will aggressively protect my client's rights in court.

Firm: Law Offices of Martin Putnam

1300 Clay Street , Oakland , California 94612

Practice Areas: Lemon Law

Firm: Law Offices of Michael Espinosa

436 14th Street #1110 , Oakland , California 94612

Practice Areas: Personal Injury

Michael Espinosa’s practice focuses on providing impactful legal representation unique to a diverse range of clients, including individuals and business entities, focusing on business relations and civil litigation, including, catastrophic personal injury, business litigation and advising, negotiations, commercial contract, and employment with an emphasis on workplace discrimination.. As a trial attorney, Mr. Espinosa has litigated cases helping his clients achieve justice and fair compensation in California, including a recent seven figure elder abuse case resolution in 2020. As counsel for various small businesses, Mr. Espinosa has successfully evaluated risk, defended, and achieved dismissals with prejudice in a recent six figure breach of commercial contract suit in his client’s favor.. Additionally, Mr. Espinosa has participated in phases of criminal and civil litigation including trial preparation, expert deposition, mandatory settlement conferences, memorandum, mediation, and negotiation and settlement.. As a result of his passion and commitment to clients, Mr. Espinosa was selected as Lawyer of Distinction in 2020.. Given Mr. Espinosa’s diverse background as a first generation Mexican-American, his ability to speak Spanish has enabled an understanding of the business and personal needs of diverse communities, which in turn has excelled Mr. Espinosa’s ability to advise and evaluate risk according to client-specific requirements. Having also led teams, hired, and on-boarded new employees, Mr. Espinosa’s sense for talent in legal and other professional fields is one-of-a-kind.. Business-minded and results-oriented, Mr. Espinosa’s litigation and advising background allow delivery of insight as a trusted strategic advisor who drives outcomes at scale with a value-added legal perspective.. Additionally, with a deeper understanding of minority and underrepresented communities, Mr. Espinosa is committed to promoting and achieving diversity and inclusion in the legal and other professional fields through innovation and a unique perspective of being a first-generation college and law school graduate.

Firm: East Bay Probate & Trust Administration

1999 Harrison St Fl 18 , Oakland , California 94612

Practice Areas: Probate

I live and work in the city I love, Oakland, California.  I had been doing litigation for 30 years before I went into estate planning and probate.  I enjoy literature and  was Chairman of the Board of the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival for many years.  I voulenteer deliverying meals and food to the less fortunate in Oakland. I'm also concerned about climate change and am involved in Citizens Climate Lobby.  I also try to do my part as a concerned citizen by canvassing door to door during our elections. I enjoy working as a probate attorney, I enjoy working with my cleints and am happy to handle any probate anywhere in California.

Firm: Michael A. Gardner, Attorney at Law

One Kaiser Plaza   1465  94612 , Oakland , California 94612

Practice Areas: Child Custody & Visitation,Child Support,Divorce

Firm: Liberty Law Office

1970 Broadway , Oakland , California 94612

Practice Areas: Personal Injury

MICHA STAR LIBERTY is a civil rights attorney specializing in litigating serious injury, civil rights, sexual abuse, and employment matters in both individual and class actions. She is a certified mediator with over 40 hours of training who performs mediation for the Contra Costa Superior Court. Micha Star Liberty is the founding partner of the Liberty law, a diverse legal practice representing plaintiffs in cases involving unlawful buisness and emplayment practices, personal injury and mass torts, defective products, civil rights, antitrust violations and consumer protection. Ms Liberty's clients include individuals, classes and/or groups of individuals and small buisnesses across the nation. Micha Star Libertry is dedicated to improving the circumstance of those harmed by the greed and thoughtless acts of the powerful.

Firm: Siegel Yee & Brunner

475 14th St Ste 500 , Oakland , California 94612

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Firm: Law Offices of Matthew J. Webb

Tribune Tower, 17th Floor , Oakland , California 94612

Practice Areas: Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy, Business , Real Estate , Real Estate

Firm: Haley Law Offices

1633 San Pablo Avenue , Oakland , California 94612

Practice Areas: Personal Injury

An Oakland native, Matthew D. Haley joined his father J. Frederick “Doc” Haley’s law practice in 1982, where together they built a thriving and respected practice representing clients in cases involving personal injury, wrongful death, and medical negligence claims.. Matthew Haley is a graduate of UCLA and received his law degree in 1982 from the University of San Francisco School of Law. While in law school, he worked for the San Francisco insurance defense firm of Lynch and Loofbourrow, and clerked in the Law and Motion Department of the San Francisco Superior Court for the Honorable Ira A. Brown, Jr.. Matt has developed a reputation as a skilled litigator and is AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®, the highest rating available. He is also certified as a civil trial advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the Consumer Attorneys of California, the Alameda County Bar Association and the Alameda-Contra Costa County Trial Lawyers Association. Matthew is also proud to be an Associate Member of the American Board of Trial Advocates.. He is admitted to practice in all of the state and federal courts in California.

Firm: The Brinegar Law Firm

1901 Harrison Street, Floor 14 , Oakland , California 94612

Practice Areas: Health Care

I am an experienced litigator, negotiator and legal advisor who has successfully helped thousands of individuals and businesses with matters ranging from complex civil rights cases to commercial and employment disputes. I place special emphasis on clearly communicating with clients regarding every step of their matters, and providing innovative and cost-efficient ways to achieve their goals.

Firm: List Jacobson-Kwok Thorndal, LLP

520 3rd Street, Suite 205 , Oakland , California 94602

Practice Areas: Family

Michelle Jacobson-Kwok graduated from San Francisco State University with Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Studies with a concentration in Psychology, and was on the Dean's List. She received Law Degree from the University of San Francisco School of Law. While in law school, Ms. Jacobson-Kwok served as a law clerk for the United States Attorney's office Environmental Unit, where she handled land use, Indian gaming and environmental law cases for the federal government. She also volunteered as a law clerk at "East Palo Alto Community Legal Services" where she assisted tenants in housing disputes. Ms. Jacobson-Kwok was also an investor advocate in USF's nationally recognized "Investor Justice Clinic", where she prepared cases for NASD arbitrations after investors had lost substantial amounts of money in the stock market due to the advice of unscrupulous broker/dealers.. In her current practice Ms. Jacobson-Kwok works primarily on family law and domestic violence/civil harassment cases. She particularly enjoys the satisfaction of seeing a case to its conclusion as quickly and cost-effectively as possible. She has handled hundreds of cases including child custody and visitation, child and spousal support, division of assets, domestic violence, civil harassment and mediations.