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Steven S.

Steven Stark

546 reviews
For over 30 years, Steven Stark has offered counsel to non-profit organizations and private companies. He has a passion for helping small businesses in particular since he himself started several businesses of his own in New York and Florida. He understands the importance of small businesses having a reliable attorney to advise them about legal matters from their inception.
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Sue D.

Sue Dunbar

267 reviews
Go with Sue Dunbar if you want a big law firm experience with a small law firm cost. Sue's experience working at Robins Kaplan LLP and serving as special counsel to Senator Joseph Dunn has landed her big-name clients like BestBuy, Time Warner Cable, and Yahoo!. Currently, Ms. Dunbar specializes in knowledge about confidentiality and privacy laws regarding sensitive trade secrets.
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Richard G.

Richard Gora

200 reviews
Looking for an attorney with experience? Richard Gora is the exact attorney you want. Having defended over 100 cases both in state and federal courts and working with clients from around the globe, Richard has an array of different experiences. His services are wide-ranging and include business litigation, securities litigations, employment litigation, and business counsel. Prior to founding Gora LLC, he worked for Finn, Dixon & Herling LLP for eight years.
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Charlton M.

Charlton Messer

69 reviews
Currently an Attorney with his own Law Firm, Charlton Messer provides in-house and General Counsel services for startups, as well as medium-sized businesses. His experience also includes Estate Planning for Business Owners. He can form entities for all types of clients - from LLCs to S-corps to partnerships. In 2014, Charlton graduated from the University of St. Thomas School of Law with his J.D. He has also obtained his B.S.B.A. in Economics from the Oklahoma State University.
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Erin H.

Erin Hudson

31 reviews
Erin graduated magna cum law from Baylor Law School, clerked for a federal judge, cut her teeth at an AmLaw 200 firm, and spent over a decade representing businesses in com... read more
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Nina Y.

Nina Yablok

27 reviews
Hi and welcome. I've been a business attorney for 46 years, 39 of them in Silicon Valley. I've represented companies in all industries, but my main target now is helping te... read more
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Andrew K.

Andrew Kussmaul

12 reviews
Andrew graduated from Suffolk University Law School with a desire to practice corporate law. Coming from an entrepreneurial family, Andrew started his own business in 2015 ... read more
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Matthew B.

Matthew Burr

9 reviews
32 years experience in patents, trademarks and copyright Licensed to practice before the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) since 1994 Texas Bar member in... read more
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Joslyn S.

Joslyn Smith

9 reviews
Joslyn received her undergraduate degree at University of North Texas in Political Science, her J.D. from Touro Law School (NY), her MBA with a concentration in Finance fro... read more
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Kiren G.

Kiren Gill

5 reviews
Senior counsel for multiple financial institutions overseeing new product development, marketing and regulatory compliance as well as negotiation of multi year commercial c... read more
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