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Partner Matthew P. Guichard is a nationally recognized trial attorney, and founder of Guichard, Teng & Portello, a full service law firm serving Northern California since 1996, with offices in Walnut Creek, Davis, San Francisco and Willows California.

Mr. Guichard specializes in general civil and commercial litigation, general trial work, and business transactions, and is an expert in alternative dispute resolution. As a member of the Contra Costa County and Alameda Bar Associations, he is often chosen as a mediator by attorneys who seek his assistance in mediation and arbitration. He is also a member of the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association. He is a State Bar Fee Arbitrator.  He is a former President of the Robert G. McGrath American Inn of Court.

Mr. Guichard is admitted to practice in the State of California, the U.S. Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and all U.S. District Courts in California.

Mr. Guichard earned his J.D. from the McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, Sacramento, CA. After earning his JD, Mr. Guichard earned a certificate in Advanced International Legal Studies at Salzburg University, Salzburg, Austria. He joined the Danish law firm of Lars Christensen, Kyed & Partners in Odense, Denmark, and focused his practice on International License Agreements.

Upon returning from Denmark, Mr. Guichard served as a Deputy District Attorney in Contra Costa County, California. During his seven-year career at the District Attorney’s Office, Mr. Guichard managed the homicide and sexual assault teams, and handled thousands of felony cases.

In 1990, Mr. Guichard joined the San Francisco office of Ropers, Majeski, Kohn, Bentley, Wagner and Kane, where he focused his practice in civil law; and in 1993, he opened and managed the firm’s Sacramento office.

In 1996, Mr. Guichard formed his own law firm, which is today, Guichard, Teng & Portello.
In addition to his practice, Mr. Guichard is a regular lecturer for the State Bar and University of California CEB Program, and authors the popular “Civil Jury Verdicts” and “Bar Soap” columns in the monthly Contra Costa Lawyer magazine.
Position Organization Location Duration
Managing PartnerRopers, Majeski, Kohn & Bentley1994-1997
School Degree Major Graduation
McGeorge School of Law, University of the PacificJ.D. Law School1982  
Salzburg University, Salzburg, AustriaCertificateAdvanced International Legal Studiesn/a
California St Univ Chico; Chico CABachelor
State / Court Date
California1983
  • American Trial Lawyers
    International Bar Association
    Contra Costa County Bar Association
    Alameda County Bar Association
    San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association
    St. Thomas Moore Society
    Robert G. McGrath American Inn of Court
    Contra Costa County, Former State Bar Delegate
    American Cancer Society Daffodil Days, Former Chairman
    Child Assault Prevention of Contra Costa County, Former Board Member
    Youth Homes, Inc., Former Board Member
  • Contra Costa Lawyer Magazine | Civil Jury Verdicts        

    Blog posts include:
    Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce
    Bar Soap – June 2016
    May’s edition of Contra Costa Lawyer: Guest Editor, Erika Portillo, on Immigration
    Bar Soap – April 2016
    Here’s a link to FAQs re DUIs.
    Bar Soap – February 2016
    Matt & Will are on the front page of the Sacramento Valley Mirror’s 11.15.15 edition
    Civil Jury Verdicts – December 2015
    DUI? We can help!
    Bar Soap – August 2015

    For more blogs: http://gtplawyers.com/blog/
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Matthew Plant Guichard
101 Ygnacio Valley Road
Suite 112
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
37.9041686,-122.0687848

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101 Ygnacio Valley Road
Suite 112
Walnut Creek, CA 94596


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  • With offices in Walnut Creek, Willows and Davis, California, Guichard, Teng & Portello serves the San Francisco Bay Area counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma; the Sacramento Metropolitan Area counties of El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Fresno, Nevada and Yolo; and international interests in Canada, Mexico, the People’s Republic of China, and Taiwan.

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