Best Litigation Lawyers San Jose, CA

Berliner Cohen, LLP, provides representation to individuals and businesses in the litigation of probate, real estate, and insurance-related cases. Serving San Jose, the firm advises clients on the possible consequences of these disputes and guides them in the processes involved in the litigation. Its attorneys have extensive experience in federal and state trials, administrative hearings, and arbitration. They have represented clients from different industries, such as banking, health care, manufacturing, and real estate. One of the partners in the firm, Susan E. Bishop, currently handles mostly employment law disputes.

McManis Faulkner is a law firm of civil litigation lawyers in San Jose that handles both litigation and conflict resolution. Some of the firm's representative clients are Apple Computer, IBM, Symantec, eBay, Greyhound Lines, and Disney Company. The practice also serves the County of Santa Cruz, Santa Clara County Superior Court, Santa Clara County Bar Association, American Youth Soccer Organization, California Spine Institute Medical Center, and Stanford University. The practice belongs in the 2016 US News & World Report's Best Law Firms list.

Tobener Ravenscroft represents residents of San Jose in litigation. The firm handles cases involving landlord harassment, wrongful eviction, and demands for repair. Settlements ranging from $425,000 to $1,050,000 have been obtained in eviction suits for over 20,000 clients. Joseph Tobener has been practicing for more than 20 years. He focuses on tenant rights, and he has spoken about it for the Alameda Bar Association. In addition, he is an adjunct professor at the San Francisco State University.

Aziz Yellin is a landlord-tenant litigation firm serving clients in San Jose and the surrounding areas. It handles multi-tenant claims for wrongful eviction, retaliation, uninhabitability, and familial size discrimination. Abid Aziz, one of the attorneys at the firm, leads housing workshops at Santa Clara Law’s Katherine Alexander Law Foundation and is a volunteer at the Law Foundation of Silicon Valley. Aziz Yellin has secured jury verdicts in excess of $20 million for its clients and also has an office in San Francisco.

Costanzo Law Firm, A.P.C., represents clients in court proceedings throughout the San Jose metro and its neighboring communities. The firm offers litigation services to clients dealing with employee rights violations, such as discrimination and harassment. It also litigates disputes between businesses and their competitors and contractors. Founding partner Lori Costanzo has been practicing civil litigation for over 33 years while also having experience in alternative dispute resolution such as arbitration and mediation. She is admitted to practice in both state and federal courts in California.

Computerlaw Group is a practice in Palo Alto that handles intellectual property protection and computer industry litigation. The firm is formerly known as Russo & Hale, and it takes the service mark, “Lawyers for the Internet Economy.” One of the firm's accomplishments involves plaintiff representation in Shoenduve Corp. v. Lucent Technologies.

Structure Law Group, LLP, serves clients throughout San Jose and its surrounding areas. It deals with business litigation matters, representing individuals, startups, and multinational companies. It deals with a wide range of cases, including breach of fiduciary duty claims, contract and partnership disputes, misappropriation of trade secrets, unfair business practices, and intellectual property conflicts. Austin T. Jackson, one of its attorneys, is a member of the litigation section of the State Bar of California. The firm also has an office in Los Angeles.

Payne IP Law is an intellectual property litigation practice in San Jose that represents clients in federal courts and before administrative bodies. The founding litigation attorney in San Jose is a former chair of the State Bar of California's Intellectual Property Section Executive Committee and Litigation Interest Group, and the American Intellectual Property Law Association's Patent Litigation Committee and Trademark Remedies Reform Study Group, and he is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell. The firm handles disputes concerning trade secrets, copyright, unauthorized dealership, and related matters.

Nopar & Associates is a practice in San Jose and Palo Alto that holds a Martindale-Hubbell “AV Preeminent” rating. The firm's team of civil litigation lawyers in San Jose has more than 30 years of providing business litigation and transactional services to clients, such as stakeholders of start-ups and parties to a franchise agreement, and it handles court action or alternative dispute resolution. The practice also deals with trade secrets, unfair competition, and commercial disputes.

Based in San Jose, Nick Heimlich Law aggressively represents individuals and business owners in both federal and state courts. The firm handles civil litigation for cases that involve corporate theft, trademarks, real estate disputes, breach of contract, franchise law, and business and partnership disputes. It also offers legal advice in business law matters, including corporate governance, leases, and business sales and asset purchase agreements. Founder Nick Heimlich recovered over $45 million in settlement for a breach of contract case on behalf of his client.

Lemon Law Pro is a San Jose-based firm that exclusively represents individuals with claims against vehicle manufacturers under the California Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act. Its founder Kimberli Zazzi has served as lead attorney for over 1,500 cases, consulting with professional witnesses regarding the status of a client's vehicle, appearing with owners during vehicle inspections, and advocating for clients during court depositions. She also utilizes her experience as an attorney for an insurance defense firm to negotiate with or litigate against corporations.

Law Offices of Bob Camors represents San Jose businesses and individuals in various litigation matters. The firm focuses on corporate, business, and intellectual property cases. It helps find resolutions for commercial, construction, and contractor disputes, as well as landlord-tenant and lease conflicts. In addition, the firm's attorney tries fraud, trust and probate, employment, and intellectual property lawsuits. Camors Jr. received the Ten Year Service Award from The Pro Bono Project of Santa Clara County.

SAC Attorneys is a law firm in San Jose that handles civil litigation, business and corporate law, intellectual property, and immigration matters. A client, who filed a copyright infringement case against an influential co-author and a large publishing company in New York, says, “Not only was I satisfied with the ultimate outcome, which resulted in the full credit of my own rights, but I am equally grateful because [the firm] took my case and defended it appropriately and ethically.”

Penrose Chun & Gorman is a law firm in Santa Cruz that engages in civil litigation. A client writes, “I have been represented by [one of the founding attorneys] since 1998, during which time he has successfully settled various complex family estate probate issues for me.” One of the firm's accomplishments is obtaining a $2.5 million judgment against a family matriarch, who has masterminded the disappearance of a relative and the theft of his estate.

Dominion Law Group is a practice in San Jose that concentrates in divorce and family law. The firm handles matters like legal separation, domestic partnership, child custody, child and spousal support, property settlement, and domestic violence. The firm also deals with post-divorce actions, such as judgment enforcement, and it promotes collaborative law that helps resolve marital dissolution issues and other conflicts amicably. The principal attorney holds a family law specialist certification from the State Bar of California Board of Specialization.

John F. Bradley, Jr., Attorney at Law, helps clients in San Jose with civil law disputes. Since 1993, Bradley has been assisting clients in varying stages of the litigation process, including discovery, settlement, alternative dispute resolution, trial proper, and enforcement of judgments. Cases covered range from debt collection to labor commissioner awards. His recent successes include defeating an appeal seeking to vacate renewal of a sister-state judgment from Hawaii and resolving a substantial judgment against a company with many competing creditors.