- Guardianship
- Wrongful DeathThe firm provides clients with transactional and litigation representation in areas including business formation and disputes, business and civil litigation, mergers and acquisitions, agriculture, real estate and land use, water and environmental, estate planning and probate, personal injury and wrongful death, tax and wealth planning, employment, oil and gas, intellectual property, professional malpractice and appellate advocacy. With its broad based practice, Clifford & Brown is ready to meet all of its clients’ legal needs.
- Mergers and AcquisitionsAs part of the comprehensive business services Clifford & Brown provides, the firm has handled some of the largest and most complex mergers and acquisitions in the Central Valley.
- Business FormationThe firm provides its clients with services including business formation, trust formation and administration, liability assessment, business entity dissolution, mergers and acquisitions, litigation and numerous other issues which affect creation, management and preservation of wealth. Clifford and Brown also recognizes the importance of business succession planning, and provides its clients with invaluable guidance and document preparation services for transfers to family, stockholders, partners or key employees.
- Business DisputesWith attorneys specializing in business transactions working closely with business litigation attorneys, business disputes often can be avoided with strategic business planning. Our business transaction attorneys capitalize on the experience and knowledge of the firm’s litigation attorneys in order to avoid litigation. Regardless of the nature of the dispute, the firm offers its clients an unparalleled level of trial experience and advocacy.
- Business TransactionsCalifornia farms produce over $36 billion in annual revenues. This Agricultural and Farming environment necessitates the assistance of attorneys with specialized knowledge and expertise. Clifford & Brown possesses a unique combination of experience and practical knowledge in agricultural business transactions and litigation matters. The firm provides the advice essential to keep its clients at the forefront of this evolving industry.
- Limited Liability CompaniesThe firm provides a wide variety of specialized services to corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, closely held corporations, government entities, common interest development associations and franchises. Clifford & Brown provides comprehensive business services to its clients, including...
- Construction Contracts
- Trade Secrets
- Intellectual Property
- Unfair Competition
- Wrongful Termination
- Employment LitigationIn situations where employment disputes cannot be resolved informally, Clifford & Brown is prepared to litigate in both state and federal court to protect our clients’ interests. We also have extensive and successful experience before a wide variety of administrative agencies such as the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, California Labor Commissioner’s office, and the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
- Sexual Harassment
- Real Estate Litigation
- Construction Litigation
- Eminent Domain
- Easement
- Land Use and ZoningClifford & Brown’s attorneys have represented clients since 1966 in business and litigation matters related to real estate and land use. This extensive experience and knowledge enables the firm to effectively and efficiently represent contractors, construction managers, design professionals, developers, investors, landlords, lenders, owners, real estate brokers, suppliers and tenants.
- Landlord-Tenant Disputes
- Personal InjuryClifford & Brown provides aggressive representation to its personal injury and wrongful death clients. Since 1966, the firm’s attorneys have represented clients in a wide variety of personal injury and wrongful death matters, earning positions of distinction as trial advocates. Three of the firm’s attorneys are members of the prestigious and select American Board of Trial Advocacy (ABOTA), of which, one is a fellow of the elite American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL).
- Medical MalpracticeClifford & Brown provides skilled and knowledgeable representation to its professional clients who find themselves facing claims and/or litigation arising out of alleged professional negligence or misconduct. Our Professional Liability attorneys specialize in matters including medical malpractice, dental malpractice, legal malpractice, architectural negligence, real estate malpractice, corporate officer liability, conflicts of interest and engineering negligence.
- Auto Accidents
- Estate PlanningIn the late seventies, Clifford & Brown’s business practice began to develop, and it has grown and expanded to represent about one half of the firm’s total practice. Clifford & Brown is now a broad spectrum commercial law firm, offering transactional counsel, complex tax advice, real estate, estate planning and a wide range of related services. Because of their reputation for legal knowledge and ethical service, attorneys at Clifford & Brown are regularly requested to appear as lecturers and instructors for many legal and professional associations.
- Wills
- Power of Attorney
- Probate
- Foreclosure
- Tax Law