Carl Gustafson | Hayward Bankruptcy & Debt Lawyer

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."

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Partner	Lincoln Law	Hayward, CA	Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
University of California, Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law	J.D.	Law School	2007
University of California | Los Angeles	Bachelors		2003

State / Court	Date
California	2007

• 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

• 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

• 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.

• 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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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(2007) Licensed as Attorney in California. Verified with California Bar Association.	December 30, 2019

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