Legal Services & Lawyers

Joseph D. Dang is an attorney based in San Diego, California. His firm's focus is to provide small businesses with legal services ranging from incorporation to complex planning matters. He also helps business owners and individuals develop and implement effective and tax efficient estate plans.

R.C. Lim works as a lawyer in the areas of estate planning, asset protection planning, and bankruptcy in Pasadena, California.

R.C. is also an avid student of the financial markets. He is currently a CFA level 2 candidate and occasionally contributes to the Motley Fool, an online investment news site, where he makes his semi-pro picks known to the world.

R.C. Lim graduated from the USC Gould School of Law in 2004 in the top 15% of his class. While in law school, R.C. paid his tuition as a graduate assistant in the Philosophy Department and externed for Judge Robert H. Henry, Chief Judge for the Tenth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. Prior to entering law, R.C. worked as a math teacher at Mission and Lowell High Schools in the San Francisco Unified School District.

The lucky beneficiary of entirely too much education, R.C. also counts himself a graduate of New York University, where he studied history and math at the Courant Institute, and of Columbia University, where he studied science.

When not working, R.C. can be found wasting his time on the soccer field, sniffing out the perfect tomato at the Hollywood Farmer’s Market, or spending time with his lovely wife, Sarah Raff.

Jason S. Buckingham is a California licensed attorney who helps people with their estate planning issues, business issues, and real estate issues, including investments, acquisitions, leasing, and loan workouts. To help people survive the growing economic crisis, Mr. Buckingham has added bankruptcy to his practice.

Mr. Buckingham has worked in some aspect of real estate transactions since 1993, starting with foreclosure issues, and several years focused on commercial real estate transactions. More recently, Mr. Buckingham has assisted homeowners with troubled home loans through loan workout and bankruptcy representation.

Mr. Buckingham is a frequent speaker for business owners, investors and professionals on many issues related to commercial real estate, including risk management, commercial leasing, and Tenant in Common investments. Jason is also the Real Estate Legal Issues forum moderator for the Exeter Discussion Board, a website devoted to real estate investment issues.

Mr. Buckingham graduated from John F. Kennedy University School of Law, Cum Laude, December 2004, and was admitted to practice law in the State of California in May 2005, and to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California in February 2009. Mr. Buckingham is also a licensed real estate broker.

Mr. Buckingham is a member of the California State Bar, American Bar Association, and Contra Costa County Bar Association.

Mitchell A. Port, Esq. is an attorney in Los Angeles specializing in four areas of law: Tax Controversies, California Probate, Estate Planning, and Business Transactions.

He began his career as a lawyer with the IRS national office in Washington D.C, where he worked on tax collection and litigation matters. He later worked at two noted local law firms where he further developed his tax controversy skills and represented clients in estate planning, probate, and business transactions. Mitch is a former Internal Revenue Service revenue/collection officer.

After gaining the skills, knowledge and experience, Mitch founded the Law Office of Mitchell A. Port. As a sole practitioner, Mitch provides each client with the specialized skills, experience, personal focus and hands-on attention they need at cost-effective rates.

In addition to administering a decedent's estate as well as identifying and distributing assets to beneficiaries, Mitch also offers services for other issues that may require the attention of a probate court, including the following:

Lost wills

Will contests

The removal of executors and trustees

Petitions for probate

Trust administration

Probate litigation

Other legal matters that must go through the California
probate court, including conservatorships
(a court proceeding for incapacitated and incompetent adults)
and guardianships (a court proceeding for minors)

Post-Mortem tax planning

Our firm has also successfully represented clients in probate cases involving real estate, stocks, bonds and investments of all kinds, such as general and limited partnerships; limited liability companies; sole proprietorships; corporations; and active businesses.

In the event that your probate case involves a tax controversy matter, such as unpaid income taxes owed by the deceased or estate taxes, Mitch is an experienced specialist in tax controversy who will offer you simple yet effective solutions.

Probate is rarely straightforward. Working with your law firm should be. Probate litigation can be a stressful experience, involving high risk exposure and unpredictable results. You need a lawyer who will simplify the process and not complicate it further. At the Law Office of Mitchell A. Port, the firm is committed to helping our clients find the most direct route to a successful outcome.

When you are faced with probate, choose a law firm that will help you chart the right course. Choose the Law Office of Mitchell A. Port. Attorney Mitchell A. Port will represent you in any probate court in California.

Mitch also represents individuals and businesses with cases pending before the IRS, the U.S. Tax Court and Superior Courts throughout California. He handles estate planning matters as well as trust administration services. As a business transaction attorney, Mitch provides legal advice and representation on business formation, business organization, business transactions and business tax matters.

Mitch Port translates all legal and tax jargon into plain English for his clients when dealing with tax controversy cases in the U.S. Tax Court and problems with the Internal Revenue Service, while strategizing during a California probate case and when discussing estate tax planning so that every client he works with is informed, up-to-date, aware of case developments, and able to make educated and informed decisions.

A California attorney since 1982, Mitch is licensed to practice before the 9th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals, the U.S. Tax Court and state courts throughout California. He earned an L.L.M in tax law from the University of San Diego School of Law and a J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law. Mitch graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles with a B.A. in Political Science.

Mitch is a pro bono speaker for many professional accounting associations, service and non-profit organizations, as well as a writer whose articles have been published in several trade publications. He serves or has served on the board of directors of several non-profit organizations. Married with two daughters, Mitch is an avid and skilled cyclist who has ridden throughout the eastern seaboard and on long rides from California to Mexico. He has also backpacked in half a dozen national parks, the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and Canada. He is currently learning to play the piano so he can share this interest with his girls.

My practice is divided between general litigation matters and my technology practice.

I spend most of my day in court, so please don't hesitate to leave me a message.

Spiller Law is a business, estate planning and entertainment law firm located in San Francisco, California.

Business:

We serve small to medium-sized businesses in the areas of contracts, business planning, mergers and acquisitions, partnership agreements, corporate formation and dispute resolution. We have advised businesses in involved in aviation, finance, health care, insurance, manufacturing, real estate, music, film, and television.

Estate Planning:

We work with individuals and couples to create simple to sophisticated estate plans, depending on their needs.

Entertainment Law:

We advise film/TV, new media, and music clients as to business planning, business formation, contract negotiation, and licensing

Daniel A. Reisman is a litigator and trial attorney based in Los Angeles, California. He founded the Law Office of Daniel A. Reisman in January 2009. His focus is to provide both individuals and small businesses involved in litigation with effective, cost-efficient representation.

Actually, I'm a Jersey girl, even though I've lived half my life in California. I have also lived in my three favorite places -- New York City, Los Angeles and Kauai, which makes me different from your average Jersey girl. I now hang my hat in Santa Cruz, CA, a small community of enterprising and creative professionals who enjoy the culture and the beauty of the Central Coast.

Professionally, my 22 years of experience in real estate and business law is a unique blend of traditional firm practice (litigation and transactional), business and real estate entrepreneurship and commercial lease management. My strength and passion is legal research and drafting, including pleadings and motions, pre-trial and trial documents, business formation documents, purchase and sale agreements, contracts, real estate agreements, residential and commercial leases, landlord-tenant forms and other related documents.

I am relentless in my research, creative in my thinking, talented in the art of written persuasion and a perfectionist in my composition. I bring to the practice not just a solid foundation in legal analysis and writing, but also a practical perspective in drafting transactional documents that facilitates ways to get around objections to language and ease of understanding, all leading to positive outcomes.

Also known as Bo Links, I have practiced in San Francisco since 1974. My firm is Slote & Links. I represent public and private school administrators and educational institutions. I also specialize in construction and employment-related litigation. An extensive list of cases I have handled is avaialble on our website - www.slotelaw.com.

I am also a published golf writer (two books - Follow the Wind; Riverbank Tweed & Roadmap Jenkins: Tales from the Caddie Yard) and I serve as San Francisco's volunteer golf historian. I am a serious student of golf course architecture and am the only two-time winner of the Lido Design Prize awarded by the Alister MacKenzie Society.

Sean's law practice is focused primarily on technology ventures, such as software, wireless telecommunications, and Internet-related companies, as well as firms in the visual effects, concept art and emerging media space. Sean's fifteen years of diverse legal experience make him well-suited to act as a "virtual general counsel" to his venture clients, guiding such enterprises through the complex legal and regulatory environment of the United States and abroad--and in all stages of growth, from founding to IPO.

Having closed countless complex technology transactions with numerous Fortune 100 companies worldwide, Sean has become the consummate deal lawyer, bringing to the table an ability to negotiate business-critical deals with efficiency and skill. During extensive international assignments in Tokyo and Munich, Sean earned invaluable experience in overseas entity formation, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances and international licensing. Because of his experience in managing US and European operations for a global software company, Sean is uniquely qualified to understand the practical challenges of running a business.

Sean began his legal career with a large law firm in Denver, Colorado, where he represented numerous high technology enterprises in mergers and acquisitions, business planning, technology licensing, and intellectual property management, counseling and enforcement. Sean additionally enjoyed an extensive state and federal litigation and arbitration practice.

Eventually, Sean moved in-house with Sun Microsystems, Inc., where he ultimately became Assistant General Counsel. In this role, Sean was responsible for software and technology licensing and alliances for Japan and the Asia-Pacific region, as an expatriate in Tokyo.

In 2001, Sean joined the wireless and consumer software venture Aplix Corporation, also based in Tokyo, as General Counsel and Vice President of Legal and Business Affairs. Sean facilitated the company's international growth and eventual IPO on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2003. In addition to his General Counsel role, Sean managed, as President and Chief Operating Officer, the company's United States and European subsidiaries in San Francisco and Munich, from 2004 to 2006.

Sean is based in the firm's San Rafael, California office, in the San Francisco Bay Area.

I limit my practice to real estate and business matters. I focus on keeping taking care of things before a problem arises so that you are less likely to end up litigating in a court room.

A primary area of focus is setting up new businesses. If you are seeking advice on whether to set up a corporation, LLC, limited partnership or something else, I can help you weigh the advantages of each to see which may be right for you. Preparation of buy/sell agreements, contracts, employment agreements and asset and stock sales, are crucial to your business transactions. If you'd like an attorney who will get back to you quickly with the information you need, you will feel comfortable working with me.

For real estate matters, my background in residential appraisals, condominium redevelopments and property management serve both legal and practical aspects of your handling your real estate deal.

For the small business owner who has recurring legal needs, but does not want or need a full-time attorney, consider our Virtual General Counsel Program as an affordable option that will fit into your budget.

I am happy to answer any questions you may have - please feel free to contact me at (408) 369-0800 ext. 202 or by email to efranz@prattattorneys.com.

The Law Offices of Brian Pedigo is passionate about helping people who are victims of others' wrongdoing. Whether the wrongdoer is an individual or a large corporate entity, The Law Offices of Brian Pedigo is willing to fight on behalf of the average Joe.

We accept a wide range of civil cases. Call us at (877) BRIAN-1-2 for a free case consultation.