Helping families and small businesses.

Representative Matters

Property Characterization and Division

Successful defense of claims made against client’s separate property stock at trial.
Prevailed at trial against claim regarding allocation of significant debts in case involving community business.

Child Custody, Visitation, and Support

Successful defense of alienated parent in family law case against false claims of physical and sexual abuse.
Obtained retroactive modification of child support, resulting in significant increase in the amount of arrears due client, based on inconsistent prior court orders.
Defense of client in claim for collection of child support arrears, based on the fraud of the other parent.
Co-counsel in case on behalf of client, successfully defeating mother’s request to move the parties’ minor child and change custody.
Successful litigation of case resulting in the imputation of more than $100,000.00 in annual income to other parent who was willfully unemployed, and an award of substantial support arrears in client’s favor.
Obtained substantial increase in client’s visitation time with child, in case involving a request for a move-away order.

Pre-Marital and Post-Marital Agreements

Successfully invalidated premarital agreement executed by a client while under duress.

Domestic Violence

Successful litigation of numerous cases involving domestic violence, both in obtaining restraining orders on behalf of clients, and defending clients accused of abuse.

Pretrial settlement of defamation and interference claims against local promotional business.
Early resolution of trade secret and unfair competition claims against small local brokerage company.
Dismissal of Union Trusts' action against local small business for breach of collective bargaining agreement.
Successful motion for summary judgment, and subsequent walk-away settlement of the plaintiff’s wrongful termination claims, in defense of Silicon Valley S&P 500 company.
Resolution of breach of contract dispute between publicly traded international manufacturer of maintenance equipment and local municipality.
Successful arbitration of complex, multi-million dollar business dispute, including an award for payment the attorney’s fees incurred by the client.
Represented shareholder of family owned company in high conflict suit alleging that other family members paid themselves excessive compensation and breached their fiduciary duty to her and the company. The case resolved in our client's favor one month prior to trial with a substantial settlement obtained after multiple mediation sessions.

Multi-million dollar settlement of personal injury case against multiple defendants, including the employer of defendant drunk driver in San Mateo County.
Successful mediation of wrongful death cases stemming from Alaska Airlines crash.
Pretrial settlement of personal injury and death case against intoxicated driver who caused head-on collision in Sonoma County, orphaning a small child residing in a foreign country.
Settlement of negligence and premises liability claim against local retailer short of filing suit, where customer tripped over improperly placed garment rack.
Negotiation of largest settlement ever paid by the City of Palo Alto for premises liability.
Pretrial settlement of individual’s work related claim for catastrophic injuries suffered as a result of a gunshot to the head, against employer’s claim of independent contractor status.
Winning appeal and successful resolution on behalf of individual against Delta Airlines for maintenance of secret list of employees suspected to have HIV.

Jury verdict exceeding $500,000.00 against broker in San Mateo County, for negligence in real estate transaction which cost the client his business.
Favorable during-trial settlement of claims by homeowner against contractor who performed substandard work behind schedule.
Favorable negotiated settlement of landlord/tenant dispute regarding habitability prior to filing of complaint.
Favorable settlement of multiple claims against individual client, including a claim for possession of local residence based on an oral promise.
Eviction of tenants in various cases throughout Northern California.