Business Fraud & Partnership Disputes

Our legal team will be prepared to assist you with a variety of matters, including:

• Resolution of Contract or Partnership Disputes
• Disputes involving fraud
• Intellectual property and trade disputes
• Breach of Fiduciary Duty
• Breach of Contract
• Promissory Fraud
  
• Consumer Fraud

Your First Step Toward Justice

The first step toward justice is to contact our office. We offer a no charge review to evaluate your case and decide how we can best be of assistance.

A Team Approach To Business Law Representation

At Gilliam, Ivary, Chiosso, Cavali, & Brewer, we generally assign a team to handle any concerns which may arise. Your team will be comprised of a veteran trial lawyer, an associate, a paralegal and a secretary. Your entire team will be involved in the management and handling of your case. This ensures someone knowledgeable about your needs will be available to respond to your inquiries.

What Is Harassment In The Workplace?

Harassment in the workplace can take many forms:

• Sexual
• Racial slurs
• Negative actions based on discriminatory factors

All of these are unlawful. As an employee, you are legally entitled to a workplace free of discriminatory harassment. If your employer’s actions have lead to a hostile workplace, you have a right to pursue action.

Your First Step Toward Justice

The first step toward justice is to contact our office. We offer a no charge review to evaluate your case and decide how we can best be of assistance.

Stand Up For Your Rights

Harassment in the workplace can lead to a great deal of stress in both your professional and personal lives. As a victim of harassment in the workplace, you must face your adversary on a daily basis. Each time you enter the building, you are subjecting yourself to yet one more opportunity for discriminatory behavior to occur.

You do not have to stand for such treatment in your working environment. Whether harassment comes directly from your employer or a coworker, your employer is ultimately responsible for their actions to stop maltreatment from taking place. The law protects you from retaliation and wrongful termination when you choose to take legal action.

How Am I Supported During My Case?

We devote a team which usually consists of a veteran trial attorney, an associate, a paralegal and a secretary to each employment law case. When you have questions or concerns about your discrimination claim, you will always be able to speak with someone familiar with your case. For more information please contact us.

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Understanding The True Impact On Your Life

A serious injury, such as a brain injury can gravely impact not only a victim, but those around him or her. Life can be turned upside down in an instant, leaving everyone in a wake of chaos.

In our decades of practice, we have worked with thousands of individuals and families trying to navigate tumultuous times. Although each person’s story is unique, many of the same after-effects are present. We are prepared to help you put your life back on track following:

• Motor vehicle accidents: car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, pedestrian accidents, bicycle accidents, accidents on dangerous roadways
• Medical malpractice: failure to diagnose, prescription errors, birth injuries
• Premises liability: slip and falls, negligent security, construction accidents
• Spinal Cord Injuries: paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia
• Injuries resulting from assault and battery
• Insurance disputes involving bad faith claims
• Police Misconduct

Understanding Your Options

At Gwilliam, Ivary, Chiosso, Cavalli & Brewer, in Oakland, California, we are dedicated to representing people seriously injured by the negligence of others. We also work with families who have lost a loved one in the case of wrongful death. For more than 30 years, our mission has been clear — we work to obtain the best possible financial settlement for each of our clients, helping them move forward after a traumatic event.

No Charge Case Review

To arrange for a no charge case review and to discuss how we may be of assistance, contact us at 866-675-1929. We represent clients throughout the Bay Area and Northern California.

When you have been seriously injured or otherwise victimized by the wrongful conduct of others, it takes courage to face the physical, psychological and emotional devastation left behind. That courage takes many forms. In some cases, it is about the grieving process or enduring long hours of physical therapy and rehabilitation. In others, it can mean choosing to challenge discrimination in the workplace or taking a consumer dispute to trial.

True courage is also about placing your trust and the trust of your family in the hands of a lawyer you do not know. Our attorneys will respond in kind, showing you the kind of courage and compassion that goes beyond mere “legal representation.”

The Holistic Approach

The clients that we agree to represent, or the family members in those cases where a wrongful death is involved, almost always have more pressing needs than just our legal representation. They often need one or a combination of the following services:

• Assistance of physicians
• Mental health care professionals
• Other professional experts

Building Relationships

Our approach is to get to know our clients, understand how they and family members have been affected by these personal tragedies, and to approach them and their case in a holistic sense; as fellow human beings who need our help in ways that go beyond any immediate legal concerns

History

The firm was founded in Oakland by attorneys J. Gary Gwilliam and Eric Ivary in 1978. Jim Chiosso joined the firm in 1979 and was followed soon thereafter by Steve Cavalli. In 1986, Steve Brewer joined the firm. In 1991, the firm’s name was changed to include each of its partners. Since that time, we have gone on to establish a superior track record for winning cases, and for results that have had an impact ranging far beyond the compensation achieved for our clients.

Today, we are proud to announce the addition of our first new partner in over 20 years Randall Strauss. Randall Strauss has extensive experience in the areas of employment law, personal injury, civil litigation and civil appeals, including serving as co-lead counsel in a recent employment trial resulting in a million dollar verdict.

Our Practice

Representing clients throughout Oakland, the Bay Area, Northern California and beyond, our practice has evolved to the point where we accept only the more serious and complex litigation cases involving personal injury and wrongful death, medical malpractice, insurance disputes/bad faith, product liability, as well as employment, business fraud and consumer law cases.

As an established firm, we have the experience, knowledge, and resources to permit us to litigate against the well-funded corporate and insurance company law firms.

Our Reputation and Success

We have achieved an excellent reputation in the legal community based on our track record. Our success is predicated on:

• Track Record: we have more than 30 years of obtaining outstanding results for our clients.
• Litigation Skills: our attorneys are respected for their litigation skills.
• Trial Experience: our years of trial experience are an important factor in your decision.
• Negotiations: we are well versed in the art of settlement negotiations.

Gwilliam Ivary Chiosso Cavalli & Brewer

Experience

Randall Strauss has extensive experience in the areas of employment law, personal injury, civil litigation and civil appeals, including serving as co-lead counsel in a recent employment trial resulting in a million dollar verdict.

Background

A graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, and Boalt Hall School of Law, he was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1993 as well as the US. District Courts and the Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit in succeeding years.

Gwilliam Ivary Chiosso Cavalli & Brewer welcomes Randall Strauss as the firm continues, after 30 years, to specialize in personal injury and consumer law including civil litigation, employment law, professional malpractice law, product liability, bad faith insurance, and business fraud.