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Mark R. Mittelman

Practice areas: Litigation, Construction Defect, Construction Accidents, Automobile Accidents and Injuries, Animal/Dog Bite Law, Wrongful Death, Slip and Fall, Products Liability, Liquor Liability, Contractor Bond Litigation, Landlord Habitability Defense, Sexual Harassment/Sexual Abuse Law, Torts, Negligence, Insurance Defense, Small Business Law, Contracts, Real Estate Litigation, Automobile Dealer Sales Litigation, and Exotic Vehicle Litigation.

Admitted:

1980, California, U.S. District Court, Northern, Central and Eastern Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Law School:

University of San Francisco School of Law, J.D. with Honors, 1980

Undergraduate at University of Maryland, B.S. Business Administration, Cum Laude, 1976

Member of:

State Bar of California; Contra Costa County Bar Association; Contra Costa County Bar Association Lawyers Referral Service; Board of Directors/Legal Director of K-9 Paw Print Rescue Non-Profit Corporation

Bio:

Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award. Arbitrator: Contra Costa County Superior Court; Alameda County Superior Court, 1989—. Settlement Commissioner, Alameda County Superior Court, 1990—. Contra Costa County Superior Court SMARTER Program Mediator, 1997—.

Birthplace:

Baltimore, Maryland

Cases:

Hassoon v. Shamieh, 89 Cal. App. 4th 1191 (2001); Gayer v. Polk Gulch, Inc., 231 Cal App. 3d 515 (1991); Mata v. Mata, 105 Cal. App. 4th 1121 (2003); Pickern v. Best Western Timber Cove Lodge Marina, 194 F.Supp. 2d 1128 (E.D.Cal. 2002); First Advantage Services Corp v. Private Eyes, Inc., 370 F. Supp. 2d 1025 (N.D. Cal. 2005).

L. Leianne Choy

Practice Areas: Civil Litigation, Business Law, Torts, Negligence, Construction Defect, Insurance Defense and Liquor Liability

Admitted: 

1988, Louisiana; 1989, California; U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Law School:

Louisiana State University, J.D., 1988

Undergraduate info: Centenary College, B.S. Accounting, 1984

Member of:

State Bar of California; Contra Costa County Bar Association; Asian American Bar Associations

Bio:

Certified Public Accountant, Texas, 1988.

Birthplace:

Shreveport, Louisiana

Paul A. Kanter

Practice areas: Civil Litigation, Personal Injury, Construction Defect, Contractor Bond Litigation, Insurance Coverage, Premises Liability, Insurance Defense, Liquor Liability

Admitted:

1980, California, U.S. District Court, Northern, Central and Eastern Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Law School:

University of San Francisco School of Law, J.D. with Honors, 1980

Undergraduate at University of Maryland, B.S. Business Administration, Cum Laude, 1976

Member of:

State Bar of California, District of Columbia Bar, Oregon State Bar, Robert G. McGrath Inn of Court, 

Bio:

Order of the Coif. Member, Wake Forest University Law Review. Author: Note, 31 Wake Forest University Law Review 1141 (1996).

Military Service:

U.S. Army Reserve, 1989-1994.

Birthplace:

Fayette, Alabama

Cases:

First Advantage Services Corp v. Private Eyes, Inc., 370 F. Supp. 2d 1025 (N.D. Cal. 2005).

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