Carl Gustafson | Pleasant Hill Bankruptcy & Debt Lawyer

Mr. Carl Richard Gustafson

Mr. Carl Richard Gustafson

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Main Office

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."

Offering free consultation. Call today to learn more about my fee structure.

Experience

Partner

Lincoln Law

Present

Pleasant Hill, CA

Admission

Verified California

2007

Education

University of California | Los Angeles

Bachelors

2003

Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • Contra Costa County Bar Association Member
    2016 - Present
  • National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys Member
    2011 - Present
  • American Consumer Bankruptcy College Member
    2008 - Present
  • State Bar of California Member
    2007 - Present
  • Alameda County Bar Association, Bankruptcy Section Vice-Chair
    2012 - 2014
  • UC Berkeley Ecological Law Quarterly Associate Editor
    2006 - 2007
Honors / Awards
  • Rising Star SuperLawyers
    2017
  • Rising Star SuperLawyers
    2014
  • Legal Specialization Board Certified Bankruptcy State Bar of California
    2013
  • Top 100 Bankruptcy Firms Debt Education and Certification Foundation
    2012
  • Honors UC Berkeley School of Law
    2007
  • Magna Cum Laude UCLA
    2003

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

Lincoln Law Highlights

Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy & Debt

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