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| | Address | | 1800 East Tahquitz Canyon Way | | Palm Springs, California 92262 | | (Riverside Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 760-322-2275 | | Fax: 760-322-2107 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.sbelawyers.com | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Slovak Baron & Empey LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Slovak Baron & Empey LLP is a full service law firm specializing in Civil Litigation, Trust and Estate Litigation, Employment Litigation, Construction Defects, Agricultural Law, Business Transactions, Real Estate and Finance, Corporations, Partnerships, LLC's, and Mergers and Acquisitions. | | Firm Size: 12 | Representative Clients:
Abbott & Cobb, Inc.; Hawaiian Gardens Casino, Inc.; The Club at Morningside; Chelsea GCA Realty, Inc.; Harold Matzner/HNM Investments, Inc.; The Planatation Golf Club; City of Indian Wells; Kampgrounds of America; Toll Brothers; Desert Commercial Bank; K. Hovnanian Homes; Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts; Equity Directions, Inc.; Metro Pacific Bank; Unirez, Inc.; Foxx Homes; Roger Snellenberger & Associates; United States Filter Corporation; Gibralt, Inc.; Palm Desert National Bank; Starbucks Corporation; Waste Management, Inc. | | Thomas S. Slovak (Partner) born El Centro, California, December 30, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, California and U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Central Districts of California. Education: California State Polytechnic University (B.A., with honors, 1971); University of Southern California (J.D., 1974). Author: "There is More to Arbitration Than Just Arbitrating," California Lawyer, May, 2000; "Superior Deposition Strategies in California Civil Trial Practice," NBI 2002. Member: Desert Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1981-1985; President, 1986-1987; Chairman: Civil Courts/Litigation Section 1983-1985; Fee Arbitration Panel, 1983—), Riverside County Bar Association (Member, Superior Court Settlement Panel, 1981—) and American Bar Association; State Bar of California; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Class Actions; Real Estate; Business Litigation; Business Torts; Fiduciary Litigation; Employment Law; Construction Defects; Products Liability; Estate Litigation; Trust Litigation; Labor Law; Agricultural Law. | | David L. Baron (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, June 15, 1955; admitted to bar, 1982, California and U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Central Districts of California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1977); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1982). Judge Pro Tempore, Riverside County Municipal Court, 1986-1991. Chairman, Palm Springs Economic Development Committee, 1988-1991. Member, Riverside County Superior Court Arbitration Panel, 1988—. Member: Desert (Member: Board of Directors, 1997—; Fee Arbitration Panel, 1989) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Business Law; Construction Defects; Litigation; Business Torts; Commercial; Real Estate; Public Law; Land Use; Zoning Law; Government Affairs. Email: David L. Baron | | Marc E. Empey (Partner) born Palm Springs, California, April 10, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., cum laude, 1979); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1984). Member: Desert Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Law; Real Estate. Email: Marc E. Empey | | Jason D. Dabareiner (Partner) born Burlington, Wisconsin, January 29, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, California and Wisconsin. Education: Ripon College; University of Minnesota (B.A., 1987); University of Wisconsin (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Wisconsin Land Title Association Scholarship. Member: The State Bar of California; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Land Use; Finance; Business Law. Email: Jason D. Dabareiner | | Peter M. Bochnewich (Partner) born Yonkers, New York, September 19, 1959; admitted to bar, 1992, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 1996, U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: Central Connecticut State University (B.S., 1981); California Western School of Law (J.D., 1992). Recipient, Academic Achievement Awards in Public Real Estate Development and Health Law. Member, Sophister Team. Member: Building Industry Association; Desert Estate Planning Council; Sacred Heart Church. Candidate, Actor's Equity Association. Member: Desert Bar Association (Trustee, 2001—); Riverside County Bar Association; State Bar of California; Desert Actors Network. Practice Areas: Trust Litigation; Estate Litigation; Elder Abuse Litigation; Civil Litigation; Business; Contract Dispute Litigation; Employment Law; Sexual Harassment Litigation; Products Liability. Email: Peter M. Bochnewich | | Shaun M. Murphy (Partner) born Buffalo, New York, December 28, 1961; admitted to bar, 1992, Michigan; 1998, California. Education: San Francisco State University (B.A., cum laude, 1989); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 1992). Author: "Criminal Procedure," The Wayne Law Review, Winter 1996. Instructor, Legal Research and Writing, UC Hastings College, 2003. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Trademarks; Copyrights. Email: Shaun M. Murphy | | ASSOCIATES | | Charles Gallagher (Associate) born Franklin, Indiana, December 26, 1958; admitted to bar, 1993, California; U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: Manhattan School of Music (B.A., 1984); Pepperdine University (J.D., 1993). Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award in Constitutional Law in Federal and State. Member: State Bar of California; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Business Litigation; Real Estate. Email: Charles Gallagher | | Brent S. Clemmer (Associate) born Fontana, California, October 7, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., 1992); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1995). Judicial Extern to the Hon. Kathleen T. Lax, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California, 1994. Former Associate, Haight Brown & Bonesteel. Member: Los Angeles County and Orange County Bar Associations; State Bar of California; American Inns of Court; Robert Banyard Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Real Estate; Employment Law; Legal Malpractice; Professional Malpractice. Email: Brent S. Clemmer | | Maureen F. Guinan (Associate) born Omaha, Nebraska, May 7, 1965; admitted to bar, 1994, Washington; 2001, Kansas; 2003, California. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., 1988); Seattle University (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Recipient: Amjur Award for Advanced Real Estate Transactions and Legal Writing. Former Associate, Johnson, Gaukroger, Drewelow & Woolett, P.S. Member: Washington State Bar Association (Trustee, Administrative Law Section, 1996-1999); State Bar of California; Building Industry Association, Desert Chapter. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Municipal Law; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Commercial Loans. Email: Maureen F. Guinan | | Ini Ghidirmic (Associate) born Timisoara, Romania, December 29, 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, California; 2007, Washington. Education: Pepperdine University, Malibu, California (B.A., 2000); Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles, California (J.D., 2004). Member: State Bar of California; Washington State Bar Association. Languages: German, Romanian. Practice Areas: Business Law; Taxation; Trusts and Estates. Email: Ini Ghidirmic | | Guenther A. Richter (Associate) born Mission Hills, California, May 25, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, California. Education: University of California, Riverside (B.A., 2001); Southwestern Law School (J.D., 2004). Member: State Bar of California. Reported Cases: Lehman, et al. v. Superior Court, 145 Cal.App. 4th 109. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Guenther A. Richter | | OF COUNSEL | | Myron Meyers (Of Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois, October 23, 1928; admitted to bar, 1955, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.S., with honors, 1951; J.D., 1954). Beta Gamma Sigma. Author: "Foreign Investment in U.S. Real Estate," 1 Vol., Dow-Jones-Irwin, 1981; "Chapter on Foreign Investment in Real Estate With Guide For the Foreign Investor," Dow-Jones-Irwin, 1984. Instructor, UCLA Real Estate Acquisition and Finance, 1965-1995. Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Los Angeles County and Desert Bar Associations; State Bar of California. [US Army 1948-1950]. Practice Areas: Real Estate Acquisition and Finance; Joint Ventures; Foreign Investment in the United States; Arbitration. Email: Myron Meyers | Other Office Addresses:
Costa Mesa, California Office: 650 Town Center Drive, Suite 1400, 92626. Telephone: 714-435-9592. Fax: 714-850-9011.
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