The resolution
"Let's talk about how to resolve this."
When a dispute puts money, your peace of mind, or your reputation on the line, every move matters. I help clients avoid costly lawsuits and resolve conflicts decisively.
The stakes are high enough that how you respond in the opening stages will shape how it ends.
Unpaid contracts, loans and invoices, withheld deposits, denied claims, partners who took more than their share.
Harassment, threats, a landlord who won't make repairs, a neighbor dispute that has taken over your home life.
False statements, impersonation, misuse of your brand or your work, and online content that won't come down on its own.
The approach
Litigation is slow, expensive and public. Most disputes don't need it. What they need is a clear account of the facts, a firm statement of what you're owed, and someone on your side the other party has to take seriously.
My practice is built entirely around that stage. I don't file lawsuits. If your matter is headed for court, I'll tell you plainly.
I review your documents and your account of what happened, test them against each other, and tell you where you stand and what's realistic.
A demand or cease and desist letter on law firm letterhead that lays out the facts, the legal basis, and exactly what has to happen next.
When the other side responds, I can handle the back-and-forth for you, by email or by phone, so you don't have to.
Payment, a retraction, a takedown, an end to the conduct, or a written settlement that closes the matter for good.
Practice areas
Demand letters, cease and desist letters, and the negotiations that make a difference.
A deal went sideways: money unpaid, work unfinished, promises broken. Payment, performance, return of deposits, or a clean exit.
Start here →A claim delayed, lowballed or denied without a good reason. Payment of the claim and acknowledgment of coverage.
Start here →Withheld security deposits, ignored repairs, harassment, and rent disputes, for tenants and landlords alike.
Start here →Severance negotiations, separation agreement review, unpaid commissions and bonuses, stock option and equity disputes, and promises in an offer letter that weren't kept.
Start here →You did the work, delivered the goods, or made the loan, and you haven't been paid. Payment in full or a written plan.
Start here →Someone damaged your property or caused you harm, and the responsible party or their insurer won't pay what it should.
Start here →False statements are costing you business or standing. Retraction, removal, correction, and an end to further statements.
Start here →A formal, unmistakable demand that the contact stop, with the legal consequences of continuing spelled out.
Start here →California law penalizes employers who pay wages late, or not at all, including a final paycheck. Recovery of the wages owed plus the penalties the Labor Code allows.
Start here →Partners and shareholders locked out, kept from the books, or watching a co-owner put themselves first.
Start here →You were misled by a seller or a business. Refunds, rescission, and an end to deceptive practices.
Start here →Someone is using your name, logo, content or creative work. Takedowns, an end to the use, and licensing fees owed.
Start here →Encroachment, nuisance, noise, damaged trees, and CC&Rs enforced unevenly or not at all.
Start here →Impersonation, doxxing, unauthorized use of your photos or content, and privacy requests a company has ignored.
Start here →Experience
After earning my J.D. at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, I began my legal career in 2009 at Fenwick & West, one of Silicon Valley's premier law firms. In the years that followed, I served as in-house counsel at leading technology and energy companies, including Enphase Energy, Gigamon, Autodesk and Cloudflare, among others. I've also spent 12 years as outside general counsel to individuals and to businesses large and small.
I bring that experience and expertise to every dispute. In my career, I've seen enough bad contracts to know exactly what people end up fighting over, and I understand where they break down. I've also worked inside the legal departments that routinely receive demand letters, where the decision to pay, push back, or set a letter aside actually gets made. I know what earns a serious response.
My work spans disputes of all kinds, including commercial contracts, leases, intellectual property, employment matters and venture capital, along with outside general counsel work for companies at every stage.
Results
Client details are withheld. Every matter turns on its own facts, and prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
A multi-car accident claim stalled for months amid conflicting adjusters, multiple claimants and policy-limit concerns.
A detailed demand letter, followed by direct negotiation with the adjusters.
A result that exceeded the client's expectations.
An entrepreneur facing a complex breach of an intellectual property contract.
A polished, persuasive demand letter, on a clear and fixed scope.
The client was compensated in full.
A borrower who stopped paying on a promissory note.
Steady, escalating pressure on the borrower: demand letters in English and the borrower's native Russian, backed by UCC-1 filings to protect the lender's position.
The note was repaid in full.
Reviews
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Clear scope and clear pricing before any work begins.
Give me a short description of the situation. I'll review it and get back to you.