Nathan Verbiscar-Brown is an attorney at Steven Adair MacDonald & Partners, P.C. He is an experienced litigator, having represented clients in federal and state courts throughout California, as well as in New York, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Idaho. His practice areas include complex commercial litigation, construction litigation, franchise law, trademark enforcement, employment law, trespass, catastrophic personal injury, class action, and more. Over the first ten years of his practice, he obtained settlements and judgments in excess of $14,000,000. Nathan now applies his zeal for justice to real estate litigation, with an emphasis on landlord-tenant disputes. He firmly believes in the principles of civility, both within the courtroom and without, and he strives for timely and efficient resolution of his clients’ matters. Above all, Nathan is guided by his compassion and optimism. Nathan earned his J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles, where he also earned a B.A. with Honors, graduating cum laude. He is admitted to practice in the Northern, Eastern, Central, and Southern District Courts of California, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. An avid outdoorsman, he enjoys swimming, skiing, and camping with his children. He is an Eagle Scout and a native son of Sonoma County, California.

Mr. Schmidt proudly represents his clients in all estate matters in the San Francisco and surrounding areas.

Having practiced law as a trial attorney for over 13 years, John Roach has committed himself to helping victims of negligence achieve justice. As a solo practitioner in Northern California, John is dedicated to protecting his clients’ civil rights by constantly working on his trial skills and litigation strategies. John frequently goes to court to fight large corporations and insurance companies. His practice focuses on spine injuries and brain injuries. Mr. Roach is fluent in Spanish. He has many clients who only speak Spanish. Mr. Roach takes great pride in his ability to offer high-quality legal services to the Spanish-speaking community.

Horner & Singer, LLP is a business and commercial real estate law firm that focuses on all transactional and litigation aspects of the development, ownership, operation, management, leasing, finance and purchase and sale of commercial real estate as well as corporate and business formation and disputes. The Horner & Singer litigation team, led by Mr. Horner, focuses on the areas of purchase and sale litigation, lease and other contract litigation, unlawful detainer and lease remedy litigation, construction disputes and general business and commercial litigation on behalf of owners, tenants, brokers, investors, contractors and business owners. Mr. Horner has a specific expertise in the area of lease litigation and unlawful detainers as well as broker liability and represents some of the largest public and private commercial landlord and broker/management companies in all aspects of their litigation. The Horner & Singer transaction team, led by Mr. Singer, focuses on the purchase and sale, leasing and finance of all types of commercial real estate. Mr. Singer has a specific expertise in commercial leasing, is the author of some of California's leading treatises, and his practice consists in substantial part of large scale retail lease transactions. Mr. Singer has been the lead attorney on many ground-up retail lease projects throughout California, and represents several fortune 500 national landlords and tenants. As a true commercial real estate "boutique", Horner & Singer offers the highest level of client service, experience and work-product that is on par with the national law firms, and a competitive rate structure. With an average of 16 years of commercial real estate experience, the attorney working on your matter will be a fierce advocate tempered with the right amount of common sense and sharp business intuition to make them your ideal adept problem-solver.

With over 15 years of experience in employment litigation, Brian Sudano is a distinguished legal professional who is dedicated to protecting the rights of employees against some of the country’s largest corporations. Mr. Sudano has successfully handled a wide range of employment-related cases, including wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation and wage disputes. His extensive knowledge of employment laws and regulations allows him to provide strategic guidance and effective representation to clients. Brian Sudano understands the complexities and sensitivities surrounding employment litigation, and approaches each case committed to achieving the best possible outcome. If you are an employee seeking justice for workplace mistreatment, contact us today to schedule a free consultation to discuss your rights under the law.

Jon Marlowe is committed to providing his clients with passionate legal representation. He approaches every client with a focus on integrity, advocacy, and understanding. Mr. Marlowe’s practice if concentrated in workers compensation, personal injury, and social security disability law. He represents injured workers, persons injured by the negligence of others, and disabled persons no longer able to work. Jon Marlowe is admitted to practice law in the State of California (CA State Bar #271714). Mr. Marlowe is also admitted to practice law before the United Stated District Court, Northern District of California, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Jon Marlowe earned his J.D. Degree from Concord Law School. He received his Bachelor of Science in biological science from California State University, Chico and holds a Masters degree in Business Administration. Jon Marlowe is active in his local community. He serves as an adult leader for his son’s Cub Scout pack and participates in local youth athletics as a coach and volunteer.

Accomplished attorney Arlene D. Kock has focused her professional experience on family and civil litigation, leading her practice since 1984 to become one of the highest rated offices in San Ramon. For over the past 30 years, Arlene Kock has handled cases ranging from divorce and domestic partnership terminations, including same-sex marriage dissolutions, to child custody and child and spousal support. She has appeared on behalf of clients throughout the state of California, as well as all ten Bay Area counties. Arlene Kock's general practice is also equipped to assist clients with personal injury, juvenile laws, and criminal law matters. Arlene Kock attended the University of San Francisco Law School. She earned her Juris Doctorate in 1978 and was admitted to the California State Bar and the Federal District Court later that same year. Arlene Kock served as an Attorney with the Law Offices of Alfred A. Affinito until 1980, when she became Managing Attorney for the Law Offices of Yanello & Flippen. Kock directed the main office and the five branches throughout the Bay Area for the general practice firm for two years. In 1983, Arlene Kock established her own practice, becoming CEO of the Law Offices of Arlene D. Kock. She has since served as the sole attorney for the firm. Kock's success has granted her a Certificate of Recognition from the Municipal Court of the San Leandro and Hayward Judicial District for her service as Judge Pro Tem. Arlene Kock is also listed in the second edition of Marquis Who's Who in American Law, as well as the 14th edition of the Who's Who of American Women. Since 1984, Arlene Kock has been a member of the Alameda County Bar Association, where she also serves on the Board of Directors and the Chair Lawyer Referral Services Committee. She regularly appears in courts in the 10 Bay area counties and has represented clients on legal matters located in jurisdictions as far north as Cresent City and as far south as San Diego. Her general practice also handles plaintiff personal injury, general civil litigation, juvenile law and felony and misdemeanor criminal law. She is a member of the Alameda County Bar Association and serves on a number of the association's volunteer committees. Ms. Kock is also listed in Who's Who of American Law and Who's Who of Outstanding Women. In the course of her career, Arlene has appeared in jurisdictions throughout California. She is an experienced litigator and has jury and nonjury trial experience. Her offices are located in San Ramon California.

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."

Mr. West formed West & Associates in February 2004. Mr. West is the managing patent attorney at West & Associates. Mr. West is responsible for coordinating prosecution, transactional and litigation matters. In addition to counseling clients in matters related to the litigation and licensing of intellectual property rights, Mr. West’s practice also includes counseling clients in obtaining, protecting and enforcing rights associated with patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade secrets and copyrights before the Federal Courts, in State Courts and before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences. Mr. West has extensive experience in obtaining, protecting and enforcing rights associated with patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade secrets and copyrights. The technical fields of Mr. West’s practice include flash memories, programmable logic devices, architecture and fabrication of semiconductor devices, disk and tape drive mechanics and electronics, holographic optical elements, optical networking, optical data storage and transmission, voice and data telecommunications and other technologies related to mechanical, electrical, civil and/or structural engineering.