Anderlini, Finkelstein, Emerick & Smoot,
A Professional Corporation

400 South El Camino Real, Suite 700
San Mateo, California 94402View Map


 
Practice Areas:
General and Trial Practice. Taxation, Real Property, Probate, Estate Planning, Corporate, Products Liability, Personal Injury, Landlord/Tenant Litigation.
 
Year Established: 1952
 
Firm Profile:
The Firm offers a general practice with expertise in the following areas: general business, corporate and partnership transactions and counsel; real estate transactions, zoning, land use and condemnation, and landlord-tenant litigation; personal injury and professional liability; business, commercial and real estate litigation; arbitration and mediation; wills and estate planning; probate and trust administration; auto dealership representation; insurance and environmental litigation; employment law; civil appeals.
 
Firm Size: 9
 
Representative Clients:
Furnished Upon Request.
 
Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Saturday: By Appointment Only
 
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Daniel J. Monaco (1922-2007).
 
P. Terry Anderlini (Member) born Florence, Arizona, November 17, 1943; admitted to bar, 1970, California. Education: Tulane University of Louisiana (B.A., 1965); San Francisco Law School (J.D., 1969). President, Italian American Bar Association, 1993-1994. Instructor, Trial Advocacy: Stanford Law School, 1997-2004 USF, 1998, 1999 and 2004. President, Barrister's Club, San Mateo County, 1975. President, Board of Directors, San Francisco Law School, 2003-2004. Member: San Mateo County (President, 1982; Vice-President, 1981; Treasurer, 1980; Secretary, 1979; Director, 1977) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California (President, 1987-1988; Vice President, 1987-1988; Member, Board of Governors, 1985; Chairperson, Commission on Professional Liability Insurance, 1987; State Commission on Judicial Performance, 1986-1990; Commission On Future Of The Legal Profession, 1993); San Mateo Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1977); California Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1978); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Civil Litigation; Professional Negligence; Products Liability; Automobile Dealership Representation; General Business Law.
 
David G. Finkelstein (Member) born Bronx, New York, September 16, 1944; admitted to bar, 1968, New York; 1971, California. Education: The City College of New York (B.A., 1965); New York University (J.D., 1968). Co-author: "California Eviction Defense Manual," 1971, published by the National Housing and Economic Development Law Project. Staff Attorney, National Housing and Economic Development Law Project, 1970-1971. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: San Mateo County (Member, Real Estate Section) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Member, Real Property Law Section); San Mateo County Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Corporate Law.
 
Merrill G. Emerick (Member) born Shelbyville, Indiana, October 14, 1944; admitted to bar, 1972, Oregon and U.S. District Court, District Court of Oregon; 1973, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1985, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1966; J.D., cum laude, 1972). Member: San Mateo County Bar Association; Oregon State Bar; State Bar of California (Member, Litigation Section); Consumer Attorneys of California; San Mateo County Trial Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Peart v. Ferro 119 Cal. App. 4th 60 (2004); Gravquick A/S v. Trimble Navigation Ltd., 323 F.3d 1219 (2002); Gray v. Stewart, 97 Cal.App.4th 1394 (2002); Torres v. Xomox Corp., 49 Cal.App.4th 1 (1996); Hutchinson v. Grant, 796 F.2d 288 (1986); Cascade Broadcasting Corp. v. Groener, 51 Or.App.533 (1981); Hamilton v. Auto Driveaway, 278 Or. 529 (1977); Elliott v. Employment Div., 30 Or.App. 659 (1977); In re Marrige of Larson, 26 Or.App. 523 (1976); Baker v. State Bd. Of Higher Education, 20 Or.App. 277 (1975); Lambert v. Northwest Ins. Co., 268 Or. 317 (1974). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.
 
Paul J. Smoot (Member) born San Francisco, California, November 21, 1960; admitted to bar, 1992, California, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of San Francisco (B.S., Biology, 1983); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1992). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Corporations. Author: "The Internet-Jurisdictional Limits." Chairman, Committee of Technology Assessment, 2000-2001. Adjunct Lecture series to Cuba, 2000; Adjunct Lecture series to Poland, 2001. Member: San Mateo County (Chairman, Community Affairs, 2002-2003; Executive Board Member, 1995-1998; Chairman, Legal Aid Program, 1995-1998; Liaison, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 1995-2003) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Real Estate Practice; Business Law; Employment Law; Law Works); San Mateo County Barristers (President, 1996 and Executive Board Member, 1993-1996); World Jurist Association; World Peace Through Law; World Jurist Association; San Mateo County Trial Lawyers Association (Treasurer, 2005; Executive Board Member, 2001—); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Reported Cases: Gravquick A/S v. Trimble Navigation Ltd. (2002) 323 F.3d 1219; Gray v. Stewart (2002) 97 Cal.App.4th 1394; Torres v. Xomox Corp. (1996) 49 Cal.App.4th 1; Hutchinson v. Grant (1986) 796 F.2d 288; Cascade Broadcasting Corp. v. Groener (1981) 51 Or.App.533; Hamilton v. Auto Driveaway (1977) 278 Or.529; Elliott v. Employment Div. (1977) 30 Or.App.659; In re Marriage of Larson (1976) 26 Or.App. 523; Baker v. State Bd. Of Higher Education (1975) 20 Or.App. 277; Lambert v. Northwest Ins. Co. (1974) 268 Or. 317 Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Law; Business Law; Real Estate Law; Estate Planning.
 
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Alexandria N. Nguyen (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, California. Education: University of California, Davis (B.A., English and Psychology, 1999); McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Business Formation; Business Transactions; Estate Planning; Contracts.
 
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Robert M. Desky (Of Counsel) born San Francisco, California, November 9, 1927; admitted to bar, 1952, California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1958, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of California at Berkeley (A.B., 1948; LL.B., 1951). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Board of Editors, University of California Law Review, 1949-1951. Deputy City Attorney, City and County of San Francisco, 1964-1970. Assistant General Counsel, Boise Cascade Corporation, 1970-1976. Elected Member, Republican County Central Committee, 1968-1988. Member, Board of Directors and General Counsel, San Mateo County History Museum. Member, San Mateo County Grand Jury, 2002-2003. Member: San Mateo County Bar Association (Chairman, Community Affairs Committee, 1995 and 2002); State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Construction Litigation; Commercial Transactions; Planning and Zoning; Commercial Litigation; Administrative Law; Condominium Association Law; Homeowners Association Law.
 
Bruce M. Lubarsky (Of Counsel) born San Francisco, California, March 4, 1937; admitted to bar, 1963, California; 1971, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Patent Appeals and U.S. Tax Court; 1972, District of Columbia. Education: University of California at Berkeley (A.B., 1959); University of Hastings College of the Law (LL.B., 1962). Phi Alpha Delta (President). Moot Court Board. Instructor, Business Law, San Francisco State University, 1969-1971. Judge Pro Tem, San Francisco Municipal Court, 1982-2002. Judge Pro Tem, San Mateo Municipal and Superior Court, 1972-2002. Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association, 1981-2002. Member: Bar Association of San Francisco; State Bar of California; American Bar Association; Lawyers Club of San Francisco. [1st Lt. JAGC, U.S. Army, 1962-1968]. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Transactions; Real Estate Transactions.
 
Patrick McGovern (Of Counsel) born 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, California. Education: University of California, San Diego (B.A., Economics and Philosophy, 1981); University of California School of Law (J.D., 1984). Fellow: San Diego County Bar Association (Director, 1987-1989; President, 1989). Member: San Diego County Bar Association (1984-1999); State Bar of California (1984—). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Trademarks; Real Estate; Internet Law; Construction Law; Business Organization; Corporate Law.
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