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TOP-RANKED BUSINESS LAWYER AMANDA BUTLER SCHLEY INSPIRES, SUPPORTS AND ENCOURAGES HER ENTREPRENEUR CLIENTS TO MAKE FEARLESS CHOICES—KNOWING THAT GREAT (BUT, EDUCATED) RISKS BRING GREAT REWARDS.

When business owner clients face an unavoidable legal problem like a huge tax assessment or a dispute with a partner, Amanda resolves the legal crisis… and then helps them position their companies for future success by taking a proactive legal approach.

Ranked as a Top Rated Business and Commercial Attorney, Amanda has more than a decade of experience representing boutique hotels, restaurateurs, family-owned businesses, breweries, artists, CEOs and entrepreneurs. In her almost 15 years of practice, she has become skilled at spotting legal issues and pitfalls at each stage of the business life cycle, from inception to rapid growth to successful exit. She nurtures and mentors her clients to succeed beyond their wildest dreams, resolving hundreds of complex legal issues along the way. 

In 2016, Amanda Butler Schley made a bit of a career move. She not only left her job at a large law firm to found her own boutique, Business Law Group, focusing on representing entrepreneurs, she also sold her home and most of her belongings and moved onto a sailboat.

The question on her mind was this: Can lawyers truly work from anywhere?

She discovered the answer over the next year while sailing her way down the Gulf of Mexico with her two dogs, Ava and Kadan, and her boyfriend, Rob. “He was really the captain and I was the first mate,” says Butler Schley. 

Their vessel, Stay Foolish, was a 44-foot Island Packet 420 sailboat, also called a monohull sailboat. It had two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and it was designed for long-term “blue water cruising,” as opposed to shorter excursions like coastal sailing. They officially set sail from New Orleans in December 2017. 

“The plan was to go all along the Gulf Coast,” she says. “We didn’t have any place we had to be at a specific time. We were just going to let the adventure take us where it would.” 

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 Matthew Neill Davis is an attorney and entrepreneur that led his solely owned firm, Davis Business Law, through over 1000% percent growth over six years, making it one of very rare law firms ever to make the Inc 5000 list.  The firm currently has seven offices from Dallas to Kansas City. Martindale Hubble recognized Davis with its prestigious AV rating as one of the Preeminent Attorneys in America for demonstrating the highest levels of skill and integrity. 

 With over twenty-five years of experience helping businesses leaders with their legal and entrepreneurial matters, Davis now teaches them how to deal with their vulnerabilities so they can capitalize on their opportunities through his firm’s proprietary Strong Protected Business System TM.  He has presented his programs to prestigious business groups, such as, the Inc 5000 Master’s Class and the Young Presidents’ Organization Global Forum. He is also regularly appears on podcasts and in the media.

 Inc Magazine published his first book “The Art of Preventing Stupid,” in 2019 and the follow up, “The Strong Protected Business” is slated for publication in 2023. He also shares his extensive knowledge as host through his podcasts “The Strong Protected Business” and “The Art of Preventing Stupid.  

 Davis is a graduate of Cornell College, the University of Oklahoma and Cornell University Davis has extensive litigation and business representation experience. He has served as lead or co-counsel in litigation cases with recoveries in excess of $50 million dollars. He also served as general counsel for Galvanic Energy, a lithium production company that recently sold for $150 million dollars. He is a member of the Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas and Colorado bar associations.

Matthew and his wife, Allison, have five children – three biological, one adopted from Russia and the youngest adopted from Ethiopia. When not working at one of the firm’s offices, they live in their hometown, Enid, Oklahoma, because as Davis says, “I love my three-minute commute.” He is also an accomplished guitarist currently leading the heavy metal band, Geriatric Steel, performing original hard rock songs for middle age and beyond with titles like “Get Off My Lawn” and “Teenaged Daughter.”!

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Throughout his career, Daniel J. Callahan has always been known as one of the top trial attorneys in California.  His notable jury verdicts included a $934,000,000 jury verdict obtained after a three-month jury trial in a complex business dispute entitled Beckman Coulter vs. Flextronics. This unanimous verdict was the largest in California in 2003 and remains the largest in Orange County history.

Mr. Callahan grew up in Chicago, Illinois where he went on to receive his BA, magna cum laude, from Western Illinois University in 1976, and graduated with honors from the UC Davis School of Law in 1979, while serving as Editor of the Law Review. He began his career in Hawaii before relocating to Southern California and starting his own firm by opening the doors on St. Patrick’s Day, 1984. Mr. Callahan also provides corporate consulting to law firms and lawyers regarding litigation and strategy through Callahan Consulting Group, LLC.

Among his many accomplishments over the last 42 years of practice:

• Won the Largest Jury Verdict in Orange County History – $934 Million.
• Obtained the Highest Personal Injury Settlement in the history of the United States – $50 Million.
• Obtained the highest Insurance Bad Faith Judgment in Orange County History – $58 Million.
• Obtained the Largest Employment Judgment in Orange County History – $38 Million.
• Named One of the Top 10 Attorneys in the United States by National Law Journal.
• Voted California Business Trial Lawyer of the Year by California Lawyer Magazine.
• Named One of Top 10 Lawyers in Southern California by Super Lawyers.
• Winner of the Prestigious OCTLA Trial Lawyer of the Year Award – 2000, 2004 and 2012.
• Received Commendation Resolution from California Legislature Assembly, 2013.
• Received Commendation Resolution from California Senate, 2014.
• Best Lawyers in America, 2005 to 2021.
• Super Lawyers, Named One of The Top 100 Lawyers in Southern California – 2011 to 2021.

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Toll Free: (888) 570-0000

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Kenneth McCallion
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Kenneth F. McCallion has more than 40 years of experience in a wide range of legal practice areas. As a federal prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice, he prosecuted organized crime, white collar crime and labor racketeering cases. While in private practice, he has successfully litigated many complex civil litigation cases involving civil RICO, environmental justice, and the deprivation of civil and human rights. He is a graduate of Yale University and Fordham Law School. He is also an adjunct professor at Cardozo Law School and teaches in the political science department at Fairfield University.

Mr. McCallion represents the Ovaherero and Nama indigenous peoples of Namibia in their genocide case against the Federal Republic of Germany currently pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. He previously represented Native Alaskan corporations regarding their claims arising from the Exxon Valdez oil spill disaster, and he also represented the victims of the Bhopal, India gas disaster. In addition, he represented thousands of World War II victims of forced and slave labor in their successful settlement claims against the German government and German industries, as well as the Holocaust Claims against the French Banks.

Mr. McCallion was also lead counsel in the class action litigation brought on behalf of utility ratepayers against the Long Island Lighting Company (LILCO) relating to the Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant. He also represented the families of victims of the 9/11 World Trade Center terrorist attack, as well as Yulia Tymoshenko, the former Prime Minister of Ukraine, in a federal civil RICO case involving wrongful imprisonment and other human rights violations against Viktor Yanukovich, the former President of Ukraine, and Paul Manafort, the former Trump Campaign Chairman. Information gathered by Mr. McCallion and his team regarding Paul Manafort’s money laundering and other racketeering activities helped trigger the federal investigation of Mr. Manafort by the U.S. Attorneys’ Office for the Southern District of New York and, later, the Special Counsel’s Office.

Mr. McCallion is a regular contributor to USA Today, the New York Daily News and the Daily Beast, and has served as an expert and commentator on CNN, MSNBC and other news programs.

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Richard Zitran

535 PACIFIC AVENUE, SUITE 100 SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94133
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CURRICULUM VITAE - LEGAL ETHICS Member, State Bar of California, 1974 - present 

A.B., Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, l968 (with Honors in Government)
J.D., New York University School of Law, 1974
Attendee, University of San Francisco School of Law, 1973-1974; Executive Director, Moot Court 

Lecturer in Law, University of California, Hastings College of the Law, teaching Professional Responsibility (Legal Ethics in the Practice of Law), 2010 – present; Emeritus Lecturer, 2019 – present 

Director/Founder, Center for Applied Legal Ethics, University of San Francisco School of Law, 2000 - 2004; Faculty Coordinator, Legal Ethics Seminar courses, 1991 - 2000 

Adjunct Professor of Law, University of California, Hastings College of the Law, 1994 – 2010 

Adjunct Professor of Law, University of San Francisco, Professional Responsibility, Professional Responsibility Seminar, and Seminar in Legal Ethics and the Practice of Law, 1977 - 2006; and Trial Practice, 1986 - 1987, 1991 - 1994 and 1997 - 2000 

Visiting Lecturer, Fordham University Law School, first year orientation program – “Truth, Justice, Ethics, and Morality” 2001 – 2005, as well as other law schools 

SELECTED LEGAL AFFILIATIONS, COMMITTEES 

Certified Specialist, Legal Malpractice, State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, 2010 – present Chair, State Bar of California Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct, 1994-1995; Special 

Consultant, American Bar Association, Program of Assistance and Review, 1989 – 2006 

Member, American Bar Association Standing Committee on Lawyer Information and Referral Service, 1991 - 1995; Principal Drafter, ABA Model Rule and Legislation governing lawyer referral services 

Pro Bono Consultant to Bay Area legal services and criminal defense groups, including the California Appellate Project; the First District Appellate Project; the Bar Association of San Francisco Justice & Diversity Center – Pro Bono Project and Homeless Advocacy Project; the Legal Aid Society Employment Law Center; Bay Area Legal Aid; East Bay Community Law Center; and several Northern California county public defender offices 

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Doug Brown

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I guide lawyers, entrepreneurs and C-Level executives who are determined to make more money in less time so they can live the life they want and deserve.I am a lawyer turned entrepreneur, business builder and fixer. Over the last 25 years I’ve helped create and turn-around multiple 7 and 8 figure businesses, from law practice to not-for-profits and international companies. My one-of-a-kind journey through the school of hard knocks taught me how to find and break the blockers and build a strong foundation for more profit, security, and a sustainable future. Then I shared them for more than 6 years as an MBA professor and program chair at the Malcolm Baldridge School of Business.Today I do the work I was meant to do – coaching, building and managing learning programs for Summit Success.

www.summit-success/lovethylawyer
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Hon. Dorothy Proudfoot

CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
 RESIDENTIAL RENT STABILIZATION AND ARBITRATION BOARD
 Administrative Law Judge February 2018 - present Preside over arbitration hearings of landlord and tenant petitions filed regarding the San Francisco Residential Rent Control Ordinance; issue written decisions with findings of fact and conclusions of law; mediate cases involving decreased housing services petitions and other landlord-tenant disputes through a voluntary ADR process. 

MARIN COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE San Rafael, CA Deputy District Attorney August 2001 - December 2017 Prosecuted felony and misdemeanor cases, competency trials and MDO proceedings; represented the District Attorney's Office at Lifer Parole Hearings; handled collaborative courts (Adult Drug Court and Mental Health Court); trained peace officers and Deputy District Attorneys in substantive and procedural areas of criminal law; developed Brady compliance procedures; authored and scored applications for Deputy District Attorney positions and interviewed candidates; advised peace officers on search warrant issues. 

Selected Assignments 

Felony Trial Team Coordinator June 2007 - January 2009; March 2015 - January 2016 Managed a Vertical Felony Department; supervised trial attorneys; streamlined case processing; served as a liaison to the assigned judge. 

UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, NORTHERN DISTRICT, CA San Francisco, CA Special Assistant United States Attorney June 2008 – June 2009 Concurrently cross-designated in the Northern District of California to prosecute federal crimes, including Project Safe Neighborhood and Project Safe Childhood cases; screened cases for federal indictment; prosecuted child pornography, drug trafficking, and serial bank robbery cases. 

In collaboration with the Alameda County Bar Association, Love Thy Lawyer presents an interview with:

 
Alameda County Bar Association

The Alameda County Bar Association (ACBA) is a professional membership association for lawyers and other members of the legal profession. The ACBA provides access to ongoing legal education; and promotes diversity and civil rights in the Alameda County legal community. Our mission is to promote excellence in the legal profession and to facilitate equal access to justice.

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Special thanks to ACBA staff and members: Cailin Dahlin, Saeed Randle, Hadassah Hayashi, Vincent Tong and Anne Beles. (https://www.acbanet.org/)

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Civil Litigation Attorneys Fulvio Cajina & Adam Carlson discuss Section 1983 of the U.S. Code and the concept of Qualified Immunity in law suits against public officials.  We take a brief look at the history and law pertaining to both, and how the interplay of the two bear on civil rights, police misconduct litigation, and Constitutional principles.

Fulvio Cajina
https://www.cajinalaw.com/home


Adam Carlson
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Tony Serra
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Wikipedia
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Graduate Stanford University, Philosophy 
Graduate Boalt Hall, UC Berkeley,  Law Review

Has practiced criminal defense for over forty years, specializing in jury trials. 

A little known fact is that Tony Serra started his career as a trial attorney as a Deputy District Attorney in Alameda County.

Tony Serra has spent his life defending society’s outcasts. He began his practice in the 1960’s, an era he calls the golden age of law. Perceiving himself in the role of a warrior, Mr. Serra has continued to battle for more freedom for more people through law. His role in the Chol Soo Lee case was depicted in the film True Believer. Tony Serra has always known how to express the poetry of the law, while fighting in the ditches and dark alleys of legal practice. He has gained national prominence for his closing argument techniques.

Over the past 30 years Mr. Serra has spoken to hundreds of professional organizations on various legal issues in multiple forums in 14 different states.

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Cherie Wallace
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415-290-2560 Cell Phone

https://bayareacrimlaw.com/team/cherie-r-wallace/

 Cherie R. Wallace is a skilled Bay Area-based criminal defense attorney with over 15 years of experience. Ms. Wallace graduated with honors from San Francisco State University in 2002. She has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in both criminal justice and organizational communications. After earning her law degree from the University of San Francisco, School of Law in 2007, Ms. Wallace began her career working for a small immigration firm and the Marin County Public Defender’s office, before finding a home at Bay Area Criminal Lawyers, PC (BACL) in March, 2008.

From 2008 through 2017, Ms. Wallace worked as an associate and then senior associate at BACL, where she handled a wide range of criminal matters, including murder and attempted murder, three strikes cases, large drug conspiracies, complex fraud schemes and other white-collar cases, drug, narcotic, and weapons offenses, sex offenses, among other violent and serious felonies.
Since 2017, Ms. Wallace has been a member of Alameda County’s Criminal Court Appointed Attorneys Program (CAAP), taking on representation of indigent clients in cases where the public defender has a conflict of interest.

From 2017 to the present day, Ms. Wallace has run her own criminal defense practice comprised of her individual private clients, her work with CAAP, as well as her continued work with BACL as a senior of counsel attorney on some of the firm’s most complex and serious trial-bound matters.

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