Experience

COLEMAN, CHAVEZ, & ASSOCIATES LLP

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Attorney

  • Dec 2021 - Present



Finnegan, Marks, Theofel & Desmond

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Attorney

  • Oct 2018 - Nov 2021

  • Represent insurance companies, third-party administrators, and various employers including self-insured employers, corporations, and county entities in all aspects of Workers’ Compensation litigation • File Declarations of Readiness to facilitate claim resolution in a timely and cost effective manner • Maintain thorough and frequent contact with clients and opposing counsel • Negotiate with lien claimants and attend lien settlement conferences • Appear at the WCAB on all aspects of litigation • Develop plans of action and maintain files on routine diary • Conduct depositions of applicants and doctors • Review medical records, PQME and AME reports, and evaluate and rate claims accordingly



Marc Branco & Partners, P.C.

• San Francisco Bay Area

• Associate Attorney - Director of the Unlawful Detainer Department

  • Jul 2016 - Oct 2018

  • Represented clients in all aspects of unlawful detainer litigation • Supervised associate regarding discovery motions, trial preparation, and trial • Drafted complaints, pleadings, pretrial motions including motion in limine, for pending litigation • Performed trial preparation, pretrial discovery, and oral arguments in San Francisco Superior Court and Alameda County Hayward Hall of Justice • Negotiated case settlements and complex buyout agreements • Represented clients in administrative hearings • Represented clients at mediations and mandatory settlement conferences regarding real estate disputes with an emphasis on landlord-tenant issues, such as: owner move-in evictions, nonpayment of rent, nuisance, breach of covenant and negotiating buyouts



Steven Adair MacDonald & Partners, P.C.

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Attorney

  • Jul 2015 - Jun 2016

  • Managed a revolving caseload of 30 active unlawful detainer cases • Personally handled and litigated landlord-tenant matters • Propounded, drafted, and responded to discovery requests, including working with clients to craft answers to interrogatories, request for admissions, and document production • Negotiated settlement and buyout agreements directly with opposing parties • Represented owners and new-owners to ensure compliance with Ellis Act, Owner Move-In, and Rent Increase Notice requirements



Law Offices of Marc Branco

• San Francisco Bay Area

• Of Counsel

  • Nov 2014 - Jul 2015

  • Drafted and prepared pleadings, answers, motions to strike, and demurrers regarding landlord-tenant litigation • Responded to propounded discovery • Conducted extensive legal research regarding Chapter 37 of the San Francisco Administrative Code, the Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Ordinance in order to adequately advice and counsel landlord and tenant clients • Drafted and prepared pleadings, answers, motions to strike, and demurrers regarding landlord-tenant litigation • Responded to propounded discovery • Conducted extensive legal research regarding Chapter 37 of the San Francisco Administrative Code, the Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Ordinance in order to adequately advice and counsel landlord and tenant clients



San Francisco Sheriff's Department

• San Francisco Bay Area

• Legal Clerk

  • May 2013 - Jun 2014

  • Assisted in-house legal counsel in analyzing and developing department policy regarding such topics as: civil immigration detainees, medicinal marijuana use, service animals, nudity ordinance, and transgender housing policies • Attended Board of Supervisors hearings regarding civil immigration detainment procedures and transportation • Assisted in-house legal counsel with workplace and personnel issues such as: ADA claims, contract bargaining, grievance issues, and employee privacy issues • Reviewed and drafted correspondence regarding the California Public Records Act and San Francisco’s Sunshine Ordinance



BART

• United States
• Rail Transportation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Law Clerk

  • Sep 2012 - Dec 2012

  • Conducted in-depth legal research and drafted memorandums of law on issues involving California Public Records Act, Public Contracting Law, Water Law and Land Use, and California Lobbying Standards • Attended Public Utilities Commission hearing and restraining order hearing • Conducted in-depth legal research and drafted memorandums of law on issues involving California Public Records Act, Public Contracting Law, Water Law and Land Use, and California Lobbying Standards • Attended Public Utilities Commission hearing and restraining order hearing