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Civil Court Judicial Forum: Advanced Discovery and Trial Practice

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One of Lang, Richert & Patch’s senior trial attorneys, William T. McLaughlin II, will be a moderator at program entitled “Civil Court Judicial Forum: Advanced Discovery and Trial Practice.” The forum panel will consist of a number of sitting judges from the Fresno County Superior Court. Mr. McLaughlin has served as the moderator for this forum for the past three years. The forum will cover a broad range of topics including recent developments in state evidentiary law, expert evidence, getting your evidence admitted at trial, and using technology in the courtroom.

Mr. McLaughlin is a Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate and has successfully tried over 50 jury trials. He has received the highest peer review rating (AV) and, for the past 6 years, he has been voted a Northern California ‘Super Lawyer’ (representing the top 5% of lawyers in Northern California). He is Charter Fellow Member of The Litigation Counsel of America and was Past-President/ Board Member of the San Joaquin Chapter of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers (ABTL).

Ana de Alba receives OneJustice’s Pro-Bono Award

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On July 13 more than 350 attorneys, judges, law students, business, and community leaders were on hand when California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye presented Ana de Alba with an award for her tireless work to promote pro-bono in the Central Valley. Ms. de Alba was one of two attorneys state-wide to be recognized at this event.

Ms. de Alba’s acceptance comments brought tears to the eyes of many as she talked about her experiences as the daughter of immigrant farm workers in the Central Valley to explain why she is so passionate about pro-bono. The award was from OneJustice (formerly Public Interest Clearinghouse) and was presented at the organization’s annual Opening Doors to Justice reception in San Francisco. OneJustice provides support to legal services organizations and law students engaged in pro-bono. Its mission is to increase access to legal help for underserved Californians by building infrastructure and partnerships in the legal community.

Ms. de Alba has been an associate at Lang, Richert & Patch since 2007 and works primarily in the area of employment law.

Rene Lastreto II to Speak on Statutory Ag Liens at CCBA Institute

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Lang, Richert & Patch shareholder, Rene Lastreto II will be a faculty member on a program analyzing California Statutory Agricultural Liens and Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act issues at the 25th annual Central California Bankruptcy Institute on September 22 and 23, 2011 at the Radisson Hotel in Fresno, California. The panel discussion will focus on identifying, perfecting and enforcing certain statutory lien and PACA trust rights which have now become one of the primary considerations when evaluating various insolvency issues facing creditors and debtors in the agricultural sector in California.

Mr. Lastreto is certified by the American Board of Certification in Creditor’s Rights Law and has nearly 30 years experience in representing all constituencies in agricultural insolvency and bankruptcy proceedings. He has authored two recent articles which are part of the program materials. One is on the California Dairy Cattle Supply Lien and the other on California Producer’s Liens. For access to those articles click here. He is a frequent speaker at various educational events.

Lang, Richert & Patch Works With Fresno Community Food Bank

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Lang, Richert & Patch employees and family members volunteered their time at the Fresno Community Food Bank on November 20, 2010 to assist the Community Food Bank in reaching its goal of making 40,000 Holiday Meal Boxes for those in need this holiday season.

The employees and their family members joined other Fresno County Bar Association members in supporting the Fresno County Young Lawyer’s Second Annual Fresno Community Food Bank Volunteer Day. The event was a huge success with many volunteers donating their time to help pack boxes of food for those in need. The meal boxes will feed about 40,000 Fresno, Madera and Kings County families throughout the holiday season.

Lang, Richert & Patch continues to demonstrate its commitment to supporting the Fresno community and the Central Valley through volunteer opportunities and sponsorships.

Lang, Richert and Patch helping at the Food Bank for the holidays

Lang, Richert & Patch Awarded The Wiley W. Manuel Award For Pro Bono Legal Services

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In 1989, the California State Bar established the Wiley W. Manuel Award for Pro Bono Legal Services. The award was established to honor the memory of Honorable Wiley W. Manuel, a distinguished Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court from 1977 until his death in 1981. The award is presented to attorneys who provide a minimum of 50 hours in pro bono services in one year. Ana de Alba was bestowed this honor at the Central California Legal Services’ 2010 Champions of Justice Fall Reception on Thursday, October 28, 2010, for providing a minimum of 50 hours in voluntary legal services to the poor.

Lang, Richert & Patch Attorneys Volunteer at the Central Valley Veterans Stand Down 2010

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Managing Partner and Construction Attorney, Mark L. Creede, Employment Law Specialist, Charles T. Taylor, and Commercial and Business Transactions Attorney, Victoria J. Salisch provided voluntary legal services to our local veterans at this year’s Central Valley Veterans Stand Down which took place September 22nd through 24th. The purpose of Operation Stand Down is to assist disadvantaged veterans who are having difficult times. The goal is to assist veterans who are homeless turn their lives around and to thank them for all of the service they have provided to this country. Being the son of a World War II Battle of the Bulge survivor, Purple Heart recipient, and prisoner of war, Mark Creede has a special interest in helping veterans. “Charles, Victoria, and I felt privileged to be able to assist veterans in need, and we and other members of our firm look forward to participating in future Veterans Stand Downs,” Mr. Creede noted. Lang, Richert & Patch is grateful for those who served and was honored to be part of such an important event. Thanks in part to their help, over 80 veterans received advice and counsel regarding various legal issues including housing (eviction defense), general civil litigation, family law, estate planning, public benefits, tax , health, and employment law.

Lang, Richert & Patch Signs On To Central Valley Pro Bono Challenge

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On October 6, 2010, California Supreme Court Chief Justice, Ronald George, launched the Central Valley Pro Bono Challenge. The Challenge is a collaboration between Central California Legal Services (“CCLS”), Public Interest Clearinghouse (“PIC”), and Pro Bono Net. Ana de Alba, Pro Bono Coordinator at Lang, Richert & Patch, worked closely with CCLS and PIC in an effort to implement the Challenge which encourages participating attorneys and firms to provide anywhere from 10 to 50 pro bono service hours to CCLS on an annual basis. As part of the Challenge, attorneys are provided a broad range of pro bono opportunities, training, and supervision and free liability and professional malpractice insurance for pro bono services rendered through CCLS.

As the provision of pro bono services is important to Lang, Richert & Patch, it was the first firm in Fresno to sign on to the Challenge and has agreed to provide in the aggregate over 200 pro bono hours in 2011. Lang, Richert and Patch’s commitment to pro bono was recently recognized at the October Fresno County Bar Association luncheon by Chris Schneider, Director of CCLS, and California Supreme Court Chief Justice, Ronald George.

Pictured back row from left to right are Mark L. Creede, Jay M. Kelly, Scott J. Ivy, Val Saldana, Ana de Alba; front row from left to right are California Supreme Court Justice Marvin Baxter, Frank H. Lang, California Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald George, and Erica Gonzalez. Photo by Howard Watkins.

Fresno Attorneys receive 2010 Super Lawyer and Rising Star Honors

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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.

Peer Education provided by René Lastreto II

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Lang, Richert & Patch shareholder and creditor’s rights attorney Rene Lastreto II has been and will be a faculty member in four separate lawyer education conferences this spring, summer and fall. On May 17, Mr. Lastreto was a faculty member for the National Business Institute’s “Negotiating Real Estate Loans and Workout Options” session at the Piccadilly Hotel in Fresno.

Mr. Lastreto was also a faculty member along with two other practitioners and two prominent Bankruptcy Judges at the California Bankruptcy Forum in Monterey from May 21 through May 23. Mr. Lastreto spoke on evidence issues confronting bankruptcy practitioners in Adversary Proceedings and Contested Matters for the panel discussion entitled “What Do You Mean I Can’t Get That in Evidence!”

On June 25, 2010 Mr. Lastreto will be a faculty member for the Central California Bankruptcy Association Fundamentals of Bankruptcy Law Seminar. Mr. Lastreto will be presenting the attendees with analysis of the Bankruptcy Discharge and Dischargeability of Debts.

On September 24, 2010 at the Radisson Hotel in Fresno Mr. Lastreto along with the Chief Judge of the Central District of California (effective January 1, 2011), Peter Carroll, will be presenting a panel discussion on Exemption Issues in Bankruptcy at the Central California Bankruptcy Association Annual Conference.

Lang, Richert & Patch has a long history of its attorneys participating in peer education further establishing its respected reputation for expertise in the legal community.

Ana de Alba Joins Newly Formed State Bar Committee

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:02:32 +0000

Ana de Alba has joined the newly formed State Bar of California Pro Bono Coordinating Committee (“PBCC”). PBCC is a joint project of the California Commission on Access to Justice and the State Bar Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services. PBCC’s mission is to encourage, facilitate, and coordinate pro bono efforts throughout the state by: developing and maintaining communications between PBCC and other pro bono related entities; providing a forum for identifying gaps in, and barriers to, pro bono participation; creating informational, advisory, and/or working groups on pro bono issues and projects as necessary; and coordinating and advising on the State Bar’s pro bono efforts.