Bernheim, Gutierrez & McCready
meets the varied legal needs of individuals and businesses.
We have extensive trial experience as well as experience in business, corporate, partnership, real property, patent, copyright, trademark, probate, wills and trusts, personal injury, workers' compensation, social security, criminal, bankruptcy and family law.
Attorneys assist in the formation of partnerships and corporations
as well as in maintaining corporate minute books,
issuance of shares, and drafting of buy/sell agreements, including deeds.
The firm advises on employee policy manuals and handles
employee complaints and investigations. Our firm drafts and reviews business leases.
The attorneys deal with problems associated with real property and draft deeds, road maintenance agreements and easements.
The firm assists individuals and business owners with formulating an appropriate estate
plan including wills and trusts. The firm also handles any associated litigation
including the probating of wills and handling contests of wills and trusts. Services
also include drafting durable power of attorneys, initiation of conservatorships and
transferring assets.
In the area of workers' compensation, our representation of
individuals is extensive, extending from small injuries to death.
For business clients, we provide defenses for issues not covered by insurance which include Labor Code Section 132 claims and Serious and Willful Misconduct claims.
Intellectual property is another specialty. Mr. Bernheim has been a practicing patent attorney since 1974. The firm pursues, on behalf of clients, patents, trademarks and copyrights. In addition the firm has handled enforcement of rights conferred by patents, trademarks and copyrights.