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Ronald C. Chauvel 
San Mateo, California
phone (650) 425-7152
(866) 716-4055 (Toll-Free)
fax (650) 573-9689
email Email Me

Primary practice areas include commercial, transactional and litigation for commercial enterprises, with an emphasis on small to medium sized entities in the real estate, construction, medical and transportation industries. Born in Palo Alto in 1952 and attended University of California at Berkeley for undergraduate (degree 1974) education and Hastings College of the Law (degree 1978) for legal education. Passed the California Bar in 1978. Practiced for an excellent San Francisco financial district law firm from 1978 through 1988. Started own law firm in 1988 and have practiced in San Mateo and San Jose, California through present date. Engages in estate planning, probate and conservatorships for business and personal clients. Considerable practice in forming, merging and acquiring commercial entities, including Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships and Trusts. Has performed regulatory, contract preparation, cargo loss and damage, safety representation, litigation (both civil and criminal) for numerous entities in the transportation sector. Admitted to all courts in the state of California. Lives with wife and children in Los Altos, California.

Areas of Practice:
Administrative Law
Business & Commercial Law
Business Organizations
Contracts
Estate Planning
Probate & Estate Administration
Real Estate Law
Transportation Law
Trusts
U.S. Customs Law
Wills
Bar Admissions:
California, 1978
U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1978
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1981
Education:
University of California, Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, California, 1978
J.D.


University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, 1974
B.A.
Honors: Summa Cum Laude
Honors: Great Distinction in Economics
Major:  Economics
Major:  Political Science


Past Employment Positions:
San Francisco Financial District Law Firm, 1978 - 1988


The Law Firm of Greene, Chauvel, Descalso & Minoletti represent clients throughout the San Francisco Peninsula, Silicon Valley and the Bay Area including the cities of San Francisco, San Mateo, Foster City, Burlingame, Hillsborough, Millbrae, San Carlos, Pacifica, Belmont, Half Moon Bay, San Bruno, Brisbane, Woodside, Portola Valley, Menlo Park, Atherton, Oakland, San Jose, Berkeley, Fremont, Hayward, Walnut Creek, Pleasant Hill, Union City, Newark, Concord, Richmond, San Leandro, Martinez, San Lorenzo, Fairfield, Napa, Santa Rosa, San Rafael, Redwood City, Santa Cruz, Modesto, Palo Alto, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Los Altos, Campbell, Saratoga, Cupertino, Milpitas, Pleasanton, Livermore, Dublin, Antioch, Brentwood, Vallejo, Vacaville, Novato, Petaluma, Tracy, and Stockton. Alameda County, Solano County, Contra Costa County, Napa County, Marin County, Sonoma County, San Mateo County, San Francisco County, Santa Clara County, Stanislaus County and San Joaquin County

Main Office:
155 Bovet Road
Suite 780
San Mateo, CA 94402
Telephone: (650)-573-9500
Facsimile: (650)-573-9689
Email: Contact Us

San Jose Office:
1625 The Alameda
Suite 700
San Jose, CA 95126
Telephone: (408)-271-3870
Facsimile: (650)-573-9689
Email: Contact Us

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