Mr. Carl Richard Gustafson
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Carl Gustafson | Pleasant Hill Bankruptcy & Debt Lawyer
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1525 Contra Costa Blvd
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
Office Hours
Monday - Friday9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Other Locations
Lincoln Law
About Carl
Carl R. Gustafson is a Certified Bankruptcy Law Specialist with the California Board of Legal Specialization!
In 2003, Carl graduated from UCLA Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelors in History. In 2005, he was a legal intern for Global Justice in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he drafted sections of human rights situation reports and submitted them to the United Nations and other international bodies. He also researched issues of international jurisdiction and the enforcement of international treaties. Carl went on to graduate with honors from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law in 2007, where he was also an associate editor for the Ecological Law Quarterly.
It was Carl's yearning to right wrongs and preventing injustice that made law his calling. When Carl lived in Brazil he enjoyed the sights and playing pickup sports on the beach, but he was also witness to a cold reality: one of corruption and injustice. Carl has a passion for consumer rights. "It made me angry to see people get ripped off," said Carl. "I feel like we are hitting the big guys. We are punching back and making them pay for all the bets they thought they wouldn't get caught in." The confidence and ease of Carl is born of experience that is well beyond his years.
He started working with bankruptcy in 2003 when he graduated from UCLA. Carl opened the Lincoln Law California offices and focuses his practice exclusively on bankruptcy law in the East Bay area. In August 2011, Carl was a presenter panelist on Practising Law Institute's seminar and webcast "Chapter 13 Bankruptcy: Its Value and How It Benefits Low-Income Debtors."
In 2003, Carl graduated from UCLA Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelors in History. In 2005, he was a legal intern for Global Justice in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he drafted sections of human rights situation reports and submitted them to the United Nations and other international bodies. He also researched issues of international jurisdiction and the enforcement of international treaties. Carl went on to graduate with honors from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law in 2007, where he was also an associate editor for the Ecological Law Quarterly.
It was Carl's yearning to right wrongs and preventing injustice that made law his calling. When Carl lived in Brazil he enjoyed the sights and playing pickup sports on the beach, but he was also witness to a cold reality: one of corruption and injustice. Carl has a passion for consumer rights. "It made me angry to see people get ripped off," said Carl. "I feel like we are hitting the big guys. We are punching back and making them pay for all the bets they thought they wouldn't get caught in." The confidence and ease of Carl is born of experience that is well beyond his years.
He started working with bankruptcy in 2003 when he graduated from UCLA. Carl opened the Lincoln Law California offices and focuses his practice exclusively on bankruptcy law in the East Bay area. In August 2011, Carl was a presenter panelist on Practising Law Institute's seminar and webcast "Chapter 13 Bankruptcy: Its Value and How It Benefits Low-Income Debtors."
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Experience
Partner
Lincoln Law
Present
Pleasant Hill, CA
Admission
California
2007
Education
University of California | Los Angeles
Bachelors
2003
Recognitions & Achievements
Associations
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Contra Costa County Bar Association Member2016 - Present
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National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys Member2011 - Present
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American Consumer Bankruptcy College Member2008 - Present
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State Bar of California Member2007 - Present
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Alameda County Bar Association, Bankruptcy Section Vice-Chair2012 - 2014
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UC Berkeley Ecological Law Quarterly Associate Editor2006 - 2007
Honors / Awards
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Rising Star SuperLawyers2017
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Rising Star SuperLawyers2014
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Legal Specialization Board Certified Bankruptcy State Bar of California2013
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Top 100 Bankruptcy Firms Debt Education and Certification Foundation2012
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Honors UC Berkeley School of Law2007
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Magna Cum Laude UCLA2003
Notable Work
Cases
Lucas v. Us Department of Education et al
Settled for $2400, 2% of the outstanding balance.
Fidelity National Title Insurance Company v. Gonzalez et al
Judgment for Debtor and $41,745 Settlement to pay Debtor's Attorney Fees.
Heritage Pacific Financial v. Montano
$70,000 Judgment for the Debtor-Defendant.
Herrera et al v. EMC Mortgage Corporation et al
$20,000 Settlement to Debtors.
Publications
Contra Costa Lawyer The Personal Injury Case and the Automatic Stay
2017
East Bay Express The New Face of Bankruptcy
2011
Las Vegas Review Journal Considering bankruptcy? The truth behind some common myths
2011
King's Press Consulting Editor Handling & Avoiding Liens in Consumer Bankruptcy
2011
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Lincoln Law Highlights
Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy & Debt
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