Fresno Attorneys receive 2010 Super Lawyer and Rising Star Honors
August 18, 2010
Lang, Richert & Patch is proud to recognize its 2010 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. Every year, the San Francisco publication, Law and Politics puts together a listing of outstanding lawyers in more than seventy practice areas. These attorneys are recognized for their uncompromising work and professional achievement. Only upon being nominated by their peers and evaluated by an independent source in a multi-phase process, do attorneys qualify for Super Lawyer honors. Top up-and-coming attorneys in the state who are 40 years old or younger, or who have been practicing for 10 years or less, and who are peer nominated and reviewed may qualify for Rising Star honors. Only 5 percent of lawyers in each state make the published list of Super Lawyers while no more than 2.5 percent are named as Rising Stars.
It is no surprise that in 2010, Lang, Richert & Patch was once again named “The Firm of Distinction.” With five attorneys earning the title of Super Lawyer and four more earning the title of Rising Star, nearly all of this firm’s practice areas are staffed by attorneys who have been rated by their peers as some of the best in the state.
Lang, Richert & Patch congratulates the following Super Lawyers: personal injury and wrongful death specialist Robert L. Patch II; construction and complex litigation attorney Val W. Saldana; bankruptcy and insolvency advocate Rene Lastreto II; employment and labor law attorney Charles T. Taylor; and construction law specialist Mark L. Creede.
Among Lang, Richert & Patch’s up-and-coming attorneys are Rising Stars: Matthew W. Quall, construction litigation attorney; Craig B. Fry, corporate and business transactions and bankruptcy specialist; Scott J. Ivy, business litigation, attorney; and Ana de Alba, business litigation attorney.
These 9 Super Lawyer and Rising Star honorees come from diverse practice areas and represent nearly half of all attorneys practicing with Lang, Richert, & Patch. Lang, Richert & Patch is proud to have among the largest contingent of Super Lawyer and Rising Star honorees in the Central Valley.
“Women Helping Women” Luncheon A Great Success!
May 20, 2009
By Ana de Alba
Board member, Fresno County Women Lawyers
A call to action heard loud and clear in the legal community was answered last month during the Fresno County Women Lawyers’ “Women Helping Women” luncheon. The luncheon featured speakers Jenny Bates, Director of The Hacienda Drug/Alcohol Rehabilitation Center for Women and Deborah Torres, Director of Samaritan Women. The speakers shared stories of how their organizations help women who have been incarcerated get back on their feet. Those attending the luncheon were asked to donate career clothing, toiletries, postage stamps, and bus tokens to help these wonderful organizations improve the lives of the women they serve. Generating donations for both organizations, FCWL members took up the call to action and made the luncheon an amazing success.
A Trend Toward Harmonizing Reasonable Accommodation and Interactive Process Claims Under the FEHA and ADA?
February 2, 2009
Nadaf-Rahrov v. Neiman Marcus Group, Inc., et al.: A Trend Toward Harmonizing Reasonable Accommodation and Interactive Process Claims Under the FEHA and ADA?
The Court of Appeal for the First Appellate District in Nadaf-Rahrov v. Neiman Marcus Group, Inc., et al. (Sept. 10, 2008, Cal. Ct. App. 1st) __ Cal.App.4th __ [2008 DJDAR14314] held the federal definition of “reasonable accommodation” applies to disability-based discrimination claims under California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act, Government Code section 12940 et seq. (the “FEHA”), perpetuating a split among California Courts of Appeal regarding the scope of protections available under the FEHA to qualified disabled workers. The following holdings are of particular significance.
Are You In Compliance With The New California Foreclosure Laws?
October 14, 2008
In an effort to “help even more Californians keep the American Dream of homeownership alive,” Governor Schwarzenegger signed SB 1137 into law on July 8, 2008. Taking full effect on September 6, 2008, the new laws have implications for lenders and borrowers alike.
The Benefits and Perils of Hiring from Competitors
August 8, 2007
By Scott J. Ivy
Lang, Richert and Patch
Regardless of the industry, almost every business has been faced with an increasingly common dilemma. Your star salesperson or employee, to whom you have devoted significant amounts of time and money training and developing, suddenly announces he or she is leaving to join a direct competitor. Will your customers follow? Will the employee divulge your confidential information in an attempt to lure his or her former customers to his new firm? The hiring company faces similar issues. Will the employee’s former customers follow him or her to your business, a key issue given that you have likely agreed to pay a sizable salary or bonus with the expectation that is exactly what will occur. Will the former employer sue, thereby preventing those very customers from transferring their business and/or at the very least tie your company up in expensive litigation for the next several years? Unfortunately, as many companies learn too late, whether or not the former employer can successfully prevent the new employer from “stealing” these customers is often set in stone by the time litigation is commenced.