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 ADAM M. CARLSON

https://www.cmslaw.com/attorneys/adam-m-carlson/

Attorney Adam M. Carlson is managing partner at Casper, Meadows, Schwartz & Cook. While he is skilled in various areas of law, he focuses the majority of his practice on serious injury cases, wrongful death and civil rights. While he has extensive experience handling all types of cases involving serious injury or wrongful death, he also specializes in premises and products liability matters. He believes that tailoring each case to each client’s needs is key to providing aggressive and compassionate legal representation.

In 2021-22, Carlson organized one of the most comprehensive trial strategy education series for attorneys in the Contra Costa County Bar Association. The series spanned over eight months and covered all aspects of litigation.

Before joining the firm, Carlson served as an intake assistant for our team, where he was responsible for fielding calls from potential clients. It was at this time that Carlson decided he wanted to do more. He found that he was passionate about helping individuals who suffered injuries and illness due to another person’s negligence, recklessness, or carelessness. After this realization, he enrolled in law school, where he pursued his passion for helping others facing serious and difficult legal matters.

Prior to committing his life to legal work, Carlson attended Middlebury College where he completed his undergraduate coursework. Upon the completion of his undergraduate studies, he enrolled at the University of San Francisco School of Law where he achieved his Juris Doctorate. Following law school Carlson spent several years as a dedicated attorney for the Alameda County Public Defender’s Office before joining our team. Currently, he holds memberships in various associations, including the State Bar of California, the US District Court Northern District of California, the US District Court Eastern District of California, the Earl Warren American Inn of Court, the Contra Costa County Bar Association, the Alameda-Contra Costa County Trial Lawyers Association, and the Consumer Attorneys of California.

• University of San Francisco School of Law, San Francisco, California
   J.D. - 2008
• Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont
   B.A. - 2004
• Super Lawyers Northern California - Rising Stars 2015-2020
• Contra Costa County Bar Association, Member 2013-Present, Litigation Section Board Member 2020
• State Bar of California
• Consumer Attorneys of California
• Earl Warren Inn of Court, Member 2015-Present, Board Member 2019-20
• American Inns of Court Outstanding Program Recipient at the Celebration of Excellence Dinner at the United States Supreme Court 2018-19

 Louis Goodman
 www.louisgoodman.com
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In collaboration with the Alameda County Bar Association, Love Thy Lawyer presents an interview with:

Judge Mark McCannon of the Alameda County Superior Court

Judge McCannon handles felony preliminary hearings and jury trials as his primary assignment.  He previously served as an Alameda County Deputy DA.

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.

 Louis Goodman
 www.louisgoodman.com
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510.582.9090
 
 

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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Carl Ficks
https://carlficks.com/

Carl R. Ficks, Jr. helps busy professionals, and their teams, thrive with fitness. He’s  a marathoner, endurance cyclist and former 30+ year trial lawyer who brings hard-won wisdom, real world experience and actionable strategies to his work. The founder of No Surrender, LLC, Carl teaches that fitness and wellbeing are the cornerstones of success.  He’s a frequent guest on leadership, business and legal podcasts, and a sought-after trainer for companies and professional associations. His “Friday Ficks” newspaper column provides strategies, tools and inspiration to stay resourceful and resilient, regardless of the circumstances. When not cycling thousands of miles or chasing the next audacious fitness goal, Carl enjoys traveling far and wide with his wife and two daughters.

 Louis Goodman
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Jesse Adams

https://adamsdefense.com/

Law Offices of Jesse M. Adams, Oakland, CA, Attorney, September 2013 - 

Opened own law office to specialize in criminal defense. Member of the Alameda County Criminal Court Appointed Attorneys Program (CAAP). Represent indigent clients in all aspects of felony trial work, from discovery, pre-trial motions, investigation, and trial. Handle misdemeanor appeals of indigent clients. Represent private clients in both misdemeanor and felony proceedings. 

 Louis Goodman
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Marshall Hammons
https://www.esilverlaw.com/about/marshall-hammons/

 Marshall Hammons has a proven track record of success in both misdemeanor and felony cases, including serious and punishable-by-life cases. He prides himself in working on some of the most difficult cases and litigation projects with a tailored approach to each case. In addition to the numerous clients for whom he has achieved favorable results, Marshall has successfully argued a motion to dismiss on a life case which resulted in a dismissal of the charges and life enhancements. Effectively saving the client from life in prison, the case ended up settling for only 6 years.

Marshall has argued successful motions to suppress evidence that resulted in dismissals. He regularly argues for bail release from jail over vehement objection by the prosecution. Marshall also has had domestic violence cases, DUIs, and theft cases dismissed by arguing for court diversion over DA objection, and saving the unnecessary criminalization of good people who made a mistake. As the firm’s lead “post-conviction” attorney, he also has been able to get countless probations ended early, reduced felonies to misdemeanors, expunged records, sealed arrests, even vacated pleas due to immigration issues, and has removed clients from the sex offender registry.

He graduated cum laude from U.C. Hastings College of the Law, and holds a B.A. English and a B.S. in Political Science from Santa Clara University. Before joining Silver Law Firm, Marshall was an integral part of Curtis Briggs’ and J. Tony Serra’s pro bono representation of California’s longest serving Death Row inmate. As an unparalleled example of police, prosecutor, and other misconduct, Marshall learned first- hand how the system is stacked against the accused, and how important it is to have a team that will fight your case.

In his final year of law school, Marshall interned at the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office where he aided in the representation of numerous felony and misdemeanor cases and trials.  Marshall will stop at nothing to get the best result possible.

 Louis Goodman
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Steve Fretzin
https://fretzin.com/about/

Acting as a kind of “business development therapist,” Steve Fretzin coaches and trains lawyers the most modern-day business development skills, providing precise tips, fresh ideas and actionable tasks that drive tangible results.

The host of the BE THAT LAWYER podcast, Steve has been featured in the Chicago Tribune, Crain’s and Entrepreneur.com and has appeared on NBC News and WGN Radio. He has written three books on legal business development, is a regular contributor to the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin and has published articles in Attorney at Law magazine, the National Law Review, the American Bar Association and the Illinois State Bar Association.

Steve's Books:
https://www.amazon.com/Legal-Business-Development-Rocket-Science-ebook/dp/B09PZHBY6T/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1K79N3XYGSEAC&keywords=steve+fretzin&qid=1650481389&s=books&sprefix=steve+fret%2Cstripbooks%2C128&sr=1-3

 Louis Goodman
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In collaboration with the Alameda County Bar Association, Love Thy Lawyer presents an interview with: Hon. Pelayo Llamas

Pelayo Llamas comes from a historic Filipino family with a long line of public servants from Spanish colonial time to the US Commonwealth and post-World War II.

In our time, Pelayo A. Llamas is an Alameda County Superior Court commissioner. He was appointed on March 4, 2019.

Previously he was with the Oakland City Attorney’s office from 1999 to 2010. He tried solo practice for a while but went back to the City Attorney’s office in 2012 as a Senior Deputy City Attorney.

Before that, he was an associate at Larson & Burnham from 1992 to 1998, then at Berding & Weil from 1998 to 1999. He earned a BA in History in 1986 from UC Berkeley and got his JD from the Santa Clara University School of Law in 1992.

He is a member of the Alameda County Bar Association, the Advisory Board of the Filipino Bar Association of Northern California and the Earl Warren American Inn of Court.

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.

 Louis Goodman
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510.582.9090
 
 

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

 Musical theme by Joel Katz, Seaside Recording, Maui
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https://www.torreslawoffices.com/

 Roseann Torres, Esq. is the founder and CEO of Torres Law Group Inc since 2004 & serves as elected official to the OUSD School Board as Trustee since January 2013.

Roseann has practiced law since January 2000 where she began her legal career in government in San Joaquin County, first as a Deputy County Counsel then as a prosecutor. She moved to Oakland in March 2004 and started Torres Law Group Inc. with a focus on serving diverse communities, especially as a bilingual attorney fluent in Spanish.  The firm focuses on personal injury accident cases.

Being equally committed to the community in which she lives, Roseann makes time to give back. After becoming an attorney, she began volunteering at local alternative high schools with students competing in mock trials. She focused on schools where students were typically denied access to extracurricular programs and students faced obstacles due to poverty, serving a majority Black and Latino students. The goal was to be a role model and relatable to these students who had been kicked out of traditional schools, since she attributes much of her success in life to the effect of mentors after facing difficulty in high school due to bullying. 

 Louis Goodman
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https://gonzalezjoneslaw.com/

 Zoi Jones is a Personal Injury Attorney, Partner of her family-owned firm, and Mama of three. Zoi empowers injured and overwhelmed people to navigate their medical treatment, obtain an optimal settlement, and peacefully move on with their lives after an accident with a hands-on, people-first approach. Zoi has discovered one undeniable truth: success in and out of the courtroom is grounded in unparalleled passion and compassion for her clients. To Zoi, there is no higher value than the close working relationship between attorney and client. To accomplish this, the solid foundation of a family-owned law firm comes first. That’s why she prioritizes the importance of communication and building that solid foundation within her family business to maintain a close working relationship which has lasted 40 years. By creating and maintaining a solid foundation, she is able to better serve her clients.

 Louis Goodman
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Yesenia Sanchez
https://www.sanchez4sheriff.com/

I was born in Hayward and have spent my entire life in California. My family has played a big role in shaping my core values - integrity, respect, accountability, transparency, and openness.

I’ve always ingrained those values into my work in the Sheriff’s Office. I am a proud Latina with Mexican roots -- my father, Mario, immigrated to California from Mexico as a child and my mother, Sylvia, moved to California from Texas at an early age. Family has always been important to me and I have two older brothers with whom I have always been close. My husband Todd and I have been married for 14 years and we have made our home in Livermore. I am the proud stepmother of three daughters. 

 Our family ended up losing our home while I was in high school, and I chose to focus on working to help my family as I completed my high school education and had to forgo college -- it was not an option for me. By the time I was 18, I was working three jobs to help my family get by. A year later in 1997, I applied to and was hired on into the entry-level role of Sheriff’s Technician within the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office, a good paying job with benefits that was secure. This is how I started my career in public service and law enforcement.

• Sheriff’s Technician (1997-2001). Assigned to North County Jail (now the Glenn E. Dyer Detention Facility), in Oakland where I tracked and logged the day to day activities of the jail. 
• Deputy Sheriff (2001-2009). Served as a sworn peace officer, at the jail, on patrol and as an investigator. 
• Sergeant (2009-2013). First line supervisor at the jail, on patrol and investigations. 
• Lieutenant (2013-2015). Served at the Glenn E. Dyer Detention Facility (GEDDF).
• Captain (2015-2020). Served at GEDDF and later within Support Services, managing the Planning and Research, Technology Systems, CALEA, Multimedia and Central Identification Units.
• Division Commander (2020-present). My current role in which I oversee and manage the Santa Rita Jail facility in Dublin.  

 Louis Goodman
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Musical theme by Joel Katz, Seaside Recording, Maui
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