Mr. Adams is a member of the State Bar of California, American Board of Trial Advocates, Sacramento County Bar Association, El Dorado County Bar Association, Northern California Association of Defense Counsel, and the Northern California Fraud Investigators Association. He is admitted to practice in all California courts, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. He regularly serves as a Pro Tem Judge in Sacramento, Placer and El Dorado Counties, and as an arbitrator/mediator in Sacramento and El Dorado Counties. In previous years, he has been an instructor in Tort Law for the Paralegal Program at the University of California, Davis (extension) and has served on the Board of Directors for both the Rancho Cordova Chamber of Commerce and the C.S.U.S. Stinger Foundation.

With more than 20 years of legal experience, Attorney Robert A. Carichoff is known as an accomplished personal injury attorney in Sacramento. He is passionate about obtaining justice on behalf of those who have been victimized by another’s negligence or recklessness. As a result of his extensive knowledge and legal experience, he has obtained millions of dollars for his clients. Mr. Carichoff takes pride in being able to positively impact the lives of his clients. In every case, he works diligently to ensure his clients have access to the medical resources they need to make the most complete recovery possible, even in cases where clients do not have health insurance. When he handles a case, Mr. Carichoff takes his time to understand the nature of the accident as well as the client’s entire story. Because juries do not always make decisions based on facts, Attorney Carichoff utilizes the facts in combination with the client’s story in order to prove how that client’s accident and injury have affected their day-to-day lives. Attorney Carichoff attends numerous lectures and conferences every year in which he learns from and collaborates with the absolute best injury attorneys in California and across the entire country. He does this as part of his commitment to stay at the cutting edge of trial strategy and practice so that the triumphs in your case are as great as they possibly can be. Attorney Carichoff has served as an attorney fee arbitrator for both the State Bar of California and the Sacramento Bar Association. He also worked as a settlement conference attorney for the Sacramento County Superior Court, helping lawyers and their clients settle fee disputes. The State Bar Certified Lawyer Referral Service has recognized Attorney Carichoff as a “Top-Rated” Lawyer.

Lauren Pruett is a Partner and shareholder of Gale, Angelo, Johnson & Patrick P.C.. Lauren oversees our Family Law Department. She focuses exclusively on family law issues including: divorce, custody, spousal support, child support, domestic violence, guardianships, adoptions, grandparent visitation. Lauren dedicated her focus to family law from the start of her legal studies, taking courses dedicated to the field such as family law, community property, family law trial skills and juvenile law. Additionally, she clerked for the Honorable Thadd Blizzard for one year at the William R. Ridgeway Family Relations Courthouse and worked as a certified law student for a local family law firm while pursuing her legal studies. Lauren graduated cum laude from California State University Sacramento, receiving her bachelor’s degree in Psychology. Lauren went on to receive her Juris Doctorate from the University of Pacific McGeorge School of Law obtaining honors in her clerkship positions and her practical and persuasive legal writing courses. Notable facts: Lauren is a dog mom, spin fanatic, wine lover and avid certified scuba diver. In her spare time she enjoys traveling adventures with her husband.

Natalya L. Kalinovskiy began her legal career after receiving her juris doctor from McGeorge School of Law at the University of the Pacific with concentrations in trial advocacy and criminal litigation. While in law school Ms. Kalinovskiy interned for Sacramento County, the Federal Government and private law firms. For over three years, Ms. Kalinovskiy worked for a well-known private law firm in downtown Sacramento practicing criminal law, civil litigation and family law. Since joining Gale, Angelo, Johnson & Patrick P.C. Ms. Kalinovskiy practices exclusively family law including divorce, domestic violence restraining orders, child custody, child support, spousal support, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements. Ms. Kalinovskiy grew up in Southern California and attended UC Riverside for undergrad. Ms. Kalinovskiy is fluent in Russian, loves spending time with family and enjoys traveling.

Scott Johnson proudly serves Roseville, CA and Sacramento, CA in Bankruptcy and Consumer Litigation.

Joseph Angelo proudly serves the Bay Area including San Francisco, Contra Costa and Alameda Counties in Bankruptcy.

Hi! I'm Elliot W. Gale, I am a managing partner at Gale, Angelo, Johnson & Patrick, P.C. I graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Florida in 2004 and love all things "Gators" related. Later, I earned my Juris Doctorate from Santa Clara University in 2008 which started my career in law. Prior to opening my own firm, I was a Senior Associate at a consumer bankruptcy law firm for 9+ years and oversaw more than one thousand Chapter 7, chapter 13 filings and argued before both the 9th Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel and the 9th Circuit Court of appeals. In my spare time, I love to go to car shows and spend time with my wife and children.

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Timothy obtained a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, and a J.D. from Golden Gate University, San Francisco. Timothy is licensed to practice in California and has been an active member of the California State Bar since 1987. He is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, and the United States District Court for the Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts. Timothy has a BV rating with Martindate-Hubbell. During Timothy’s extensive twenty-eight years of practice, he has litigated and tried cases in both state and federal courts. During the course of his practice, Timothy has tried an excess of thirty bench trials, almost all of them resulted in favorable decisions. Timothy’s practice consists exclusively of litigation since his admission to the bar. At present, it includes complex litigation, probate and trust litigation and planning, fiduciary abuse, business and commercial disputes, professional negligence, toxic tort, real estate, and commercial landlord-tenant disputes.