- DivorceThe uncontested divorce is a two-step process: 1.Participate in mediation; 2. Finalize in court. Under no-fault divorce observed in California the court only requires the spouse who files the petition to state the divorce is based on irreconcilable differences. Thus, only relevant issues are resolved. Grounds that blame the other spouse for the breakdown of the marriage are no longer at issue.
- Child SupportGenerally, there are about 20 to 25 issues that require resolution. Because the courts are not directly involved the parties have the right to decide how they want to divide the marital estate assuming the distribution is fair, equitable and consistent with California community property law. If there are minor or dependent children both the physical and legal custody of the child should be determined based upon the best interests of the child. California statutes, however, govern the amount of child support each parent is required by law to pay.
- Child Custody and VisitationWhen spouses seeking dissolution of their marriage refuse to agree or compromise on material property issues, child custody or support, or even matters of lesser weight and importance they are faced with a battle in the Family Law Court. Unlike mediation where the process is self-determinative, the judge makes decisions for people who cannot make decisions for themselves. The court process is guided by law. Whereas the mediation process is guided by the mediator helping the parties make sound, fair decisions. Contested court hearings can cost each spouse many tens of thousands of dollars in attorneys’ fees, involve extensive discovery through interrogatories and requests for production of documents and be drawn out over many months and sometimes years. Those seeking dissolution of marriage who can make decisions for themselves, therefore, would be wise to decide to use the mediation process a with a certified mediator.
- Legal SeparationAdvantages of Mediation Divorce or legal separation can be one of the most difficult and traumatic life experiences. This is particularly true when divorce is an adversarial, court driven process. […] Continue reading…
- Criminal DefenseIf you are looking for the best law firm in Westlake, it is important to define what you mean by "best." For example, are you looking for the "best" law firm as in experience levels or cost of legal services? What kind of legal matters do you require assistance with? The best criminal defense law firm might not be the "best" at corporate law. Ironing out these details can help you find a law firm that will be best for you.
- Restraining Order
- Corporate LawSchneiders & Associates, L.L.P. provides comprehensive legal services for community associations. Our expertise in real estate, corporate law, litigation, employment law and the Davis-Stirling Act combine to provide the most effective and efficient representation of our HOA clients. We use our wealth of experience in this field to advise our clients on the challenges of association management. We have vast experience amending, restating and interpreting association governing documents, including CC&Rs, bylaws, election rules, rules and regulations and architectural rules. We assist clients with the enforcement of violations of association governing documents and we provide collection strategies. We give our clients the tools and the answers so that they can provide the best possible leadership to the associations that trust them. We have counseled a wide array of community associations, including...
- Mergers and AcquisitionsOverseeing Mergers and Acquisitions – A lot of paperwork and legal jargon is involved when your company is buying or merging with another firm. Your business attorney will go through all the important details of such transactions to make sure that your needs are not neglected.
- Business DisputesSchneiders & Associates, LLP, established by father and son business partners Roy and Ted Schneider, is a business law firm comprised of a diverse team of highly experienced and well respected attorneys, bringing more than 100 years of combined legal experience. We invite you to learn more about our team’s experience and qualifications by reading the attorneys’ profiles and contacting us for a consultation. Click Here for Printer-Friendly Brochure
- Business TransactionsSchneiders & Associates, LLP is a premier law firm successfully counseling individual and business clients in matters relating to business transactions, business litigation, employment law, estate planning, real estate law, homeowners associations, non-profit law, intellectual property, land use and entitlements.
- Limited Liability CompaniesNicole assists small start-ups and large corporate entities, handling their formation (partnerships, limited liability companies, S corporations), Intellectual Property (including trademark) registrations, and their transactional and litigation needs. Her real estate practice has ranged from representing individuals, non-profit homeowners' associations, and banks, servicers, and lenders providing a broad range of legal and business-related analysis and advice, negotiating and preparing contracts, enforcing and defending Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions, and pursuing and defending litigation on her clients’ behalf.
- Construction Contracts
- Trade SecretsThe employment law attorneys at Schneiders & Associates, L.L.P., serving Oxnard, Westlake, & Ventura County, are accomplished legal advisors and civil litigators with expertise in all aspects of employment law. With our background and experience advising, training and counseling large and small employers, we have developed knowledge and skills that are useful in advising employers and defending them in employment litigation. We are effective in cases dealing with wage and hour compliance, leave policy compliance, state and federal discrimination claims, sexual harassment claims, confidentiality and trade secret protection and employment contract enforcement. Our strategy protects clients from substantive pitfalls within a cost-conscious model. We offer a wide range of specialized employment law practice areas, including...
- Intellectual Property
- Wrongful TerminationPrior to joining the Ventura County Counsel’s Office, Mr. Smith worked for 5 years for the United States Department of Labor in Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles, including as a trial attorney enforcing federal labor law statutes on behalf of the Department of Labor. He also worked for three years as an associate attorney for a Century City law firm representing major corporate clients in wrongful termination cases and other employment-related matters. He is admitted to practice before all California courts and the United States District Courts for the Central, Southern, Northern and Eastern Districts of California.
- Employment DiscriminationKathi’s accomplishments at the trial level include: judgments in favor of breach of contract, easement dispute, multiple settlements on eve of trial relating to employment discrimination, wage and hour, landlord – tenant breach of contract of commercial lease, contract disputes, business dissolution, and partition. Kathi has also won an affirmed arbitration judgment at the appellate level. Kathi’s client was awarded $1,006,000 in a residential landslide non-disclosure dispute, including a punitive damage award from JAMS arbitrator.
- Employment ContractTed assists his clients, with respect to all aspects of personnel matters, including employee discipline, wrongful termination, retaliation, discrimination, hostile work environment, sexual harassment, leaves of absence, Americans with Disabilities Act, Fair Employment and Housing Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, and the California Labor Code. Ted also drafts and reviews employee handbooks and employment policies for his clients. Ted provides California’s mandatory two-hour training for supervisory employees in the identification, investigation and prevention of sexual harassment in the workplace. Ted manages independent investigations, coordinates with applicable government agencies and resolves employee claims before they escalate into lawsuits. Ted has drafted and negotiated employment agreements for executives of multi-national corporations and municipalities.
- Employment LitigationHe has authored several articles on employment issues and frequently lectures to business owners regarding various employment topics such as employees vs. independent contractors, sexual harassment in the workplace, overtime, meal and rest breaks, and hiring, disciplining and terminating employees and employment law updates.
- Severance Agreement
- Sexual HarassmentSexual Harassment in the Workplace for the SCORE of Ventura County and for many private and publicly held companies
- Real Estate LitigationCommercial Real Estate - We can assist you with a wide range of real estate matters from the purchase of raw land and the negotiation of a development agreement with a municipality, to the sale or lease of a developed property and everything in between.
- Premises LiabilityWhile Nicole’s focus has been on business and real estate litigation, her practice areas have also included the representation of municipalities, corporate entities in premises liability litigation, and corporate workplace violence restraining orders.
- Construction LitigationTed provides representation to developers, business owners, landlords, tenants, buyers and sellers in connection with residential and commercial real estate transactions, including negotiating, drafting and reviewing contracts, easements, licenses, coordinating and procuring financing, obtaining and reviewing title reports, and closing the transaction. Ted also assists and advises clients in connection with code enforcement matters, development projects, construction contracts, development agreements, and applying for and processing entitlements from local government agencies, including attending hearings and preparing applications.
- Real Estate TransactionsSchneiders & Associates, L.L.P. provides representation to developers, business owners, landlords, tenants, buyers and sellers in connection with commercial and residential real estate transactions and litigation related issues. Our Ventura County real estate attorneys will guide you through all stages of real estate transactions, including negotiating, drafting and reviewing contracts, easements, coordinating and procuring financing, obtaining title reports, and closing your transaction to the myriad of litigation disputes that may arise from any of the forgoing transactions.
- Eminent Domain
- Easement
- Land Use and ZoningTheodore J. Schneider practices in the areas of business and corporate transactions, employment law counseling, municipal and public law, real estate and land use, and homeowner associations. Ted began his legal career in 2002 when he joined the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, L.L.P. before relocating to Ventura County to join his father in practice.
- Personal InjuryGreg’s skills as an appellate lawyer – incisive analysis, strategic planning, persuasive legal writing and articulate oral advocacy, all supported by meticulous research – can be applied to any area of the law, and Greg’s experience includes cases regarding employment, personal injury, child custody, marital property division, trusts, estates, breach of contract, business torts, real property, government tort liability, attorney fees, fraud, and SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation) litigation. Greg’s geographic reach is also broad. The ease of electronic filing makes it convenient for Greg to handle appeals and writs anywhere in California, and from federal courts throughout the Ninth Circuit (Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands).
- Estate PlanningA thorough and complete estate plan must take into account a significant amount of information about your assets, your family, your property, and your wishes during and after your life. Complete the Estate Planning Questionnaire prior to your appointment with an estate planning attorney in Oxnard & Westlake at Schneiders & Associates, L.L.P.: Download Questionnaire for Couples Download Questionnaire for Single Persons Download Questionnaire in Spanish A well-considered estate plan can...
- Wills
- TrustsMr. Smith graduated from the College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA) in 1977 with a B.A. in Economics. He graduated from the University of San Diego School of Law 1982, cum laude, where he received American Jurisprudence Awards (top grade in the class) for Corporations and Trusts & Estates.
- Power of AttorneyRoy strategizes with individuals, couples, families and businesses to protect their families, wealth and legacy by providing comprehensive estate planning tools that best fit his client’s wishes and unique circumstances with basic to advanced planning techniques such as trusts, wills, powers of attorney, family partnerships and life insurance trusts.
- Probate
- ForeclosureDue to the job and mortgage crisis of the last few years, I became one of the thousands of Americans who experienced the loss of a job and looming foreclosure of my home. Mr. Winfield patiently navigated me through this crisis, filing Chapters 7 & 13, which allowed me enough time to get back on my feet and obtain a modification on my mortgage. I can never thank Mr. Winfield enough for saving my home.
- Tax LawJohn Balian’s areas of practice includes tax planning for sales of businesses and real estate, income and estate/gift tax audit representation, IRS Appeals, Tax Court representation, tax planning for judgments and settlements, estate and wealth transfer planning, and inheritance dispute consultation and mediation.
- Debt CollectionThe probate administration process is complicated. Debt collection practices are complicated and often intimidating. Be sure to know your rights so that you are not taken advantage of. Debt collectors with no other options will try some pretty outrageous things to try and collect money due. Always be aware of your legal obligations to pay or not pay a debt, especially if it was a debt incurred by someone else.