Sacramento Attorneys

We recognize Sacramento attorneys in the fields of divorce law, commercial law, bankruptcy, estate planning, and real estate law. Recipients of our 2011 awards include:

Bankruptcy Law: Douglas H. Kraft

Mr. Kraft is the managing partner of Kraft Opich LLP in Citrus Heights. He was
an executive vice president of a regional bank before entering the practice of bankruptcy and commercial law in 1991. Today, Mr. Kraft represents many of Greater Sacramento's leading financial institutions in matters of bankruptcy, creditors' rights, commercial law and real estate.

Mr Kraft's education includes: B.B.A. degree in 1974, and M.B.A. degree in
1979, at Loyola University in Los Angeles, California; J.D. degree, with Great Distinction, in 1991 at McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific.

Business Litigation: Richard H. Hart

Mr. Hart has practiced continuously for 34 years and to date has never lost a
trial verdict. Martindale-Hubbell consistently rates Richard Hart among the highest by peers. Richard is a local California attorney with a national reputation, as high profile cases have put his firm on the list as one of the most prestigious legal teams representative of complex litigation issues. Since 1995, he has
owned The Law Offices of Richard H. Hart, a litigation firm based in Sacramento that expanded to Graeagle, Calif. in 2005. He has tried cases for several major insurance companies and the joint pwers authority ACWA-JPIA.

Mr. Hart received his bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Oregon in 1970. He earned his law degree from California Western School of Law in 1973.

Commercial Law: Andrew M. Steinheimer

Mr. Steinheimer is a partner in Ellis Law Group LLP. Mr. Steinheimer has a broad civil litigation practice and represents individuals, professionals and businesses
in all aspects of litigation. Mr. Steinheimer has successfully represented clients in jury and bench trials and has extensive appellate experience in both state and federal court of appeals. Mr. Steinheimer’s practice includes commercial litigation, professional negligence defense, business litigation and product and premises liability. Mr. Steinheimer also has developed an expertise in defending claims brought under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) and the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), and has defended hundreds of such cases in state and federal court.

Mr. Steinheimer obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from the University of California, San Diego in 1994. He obtained his Juris Doctor degree from University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1998.

John M. O'Donnell, Bankruptcy, Collections & Business Law & Litigation

John M. O’Donnell has worked with Sacramento small businesses and financial institutions since 1989 to provide the legal services essential to business operations, such as bankruptcy litigation, business litigation, collections, and insurance litigation. He also is an experienced transactional attorney. Mr. O'Donnell received his bachelor's degree from California State University, Chico in 1986, and his law degree from the University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, in 1989.

Probate Law: Michelle Goff

Michelle A. Goff is a partner in the firm Goff, Conway-Spatola Law Group and certified by the State of California as a specialist in estate planning, trust and probate law. Her firm counsels clients in all aspects of estate planning as well as represents beneficiaries in probate disputes. Areas of expertise include wills and probate, trusts, health care directives, conservertorships and taxation. She also litigates disputes in probate court.

Divorce Law: Margaret B. Walton

Margaret B. Walton has been a divorce lawyer since 1983 practicing as a member of a Sacramento litigation firm and as a sole practitioner. She has specialized in divorce law exclusively in Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado, Yolo and San Joaquin counties since 1988. Margaret is a Certified Family Law Specialist, a title conferred by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, signifying she represents the highest standards in the practice of divorce law. Moreover, she has received extensive post graduate education in mediation and conflict resolution.

Since 1991, Margaret has served as a Judge Pro Tem for family law settlement conferences in Sacramento County. In this capacity, she has presided over scores of hearings that have resulted in divorcing couples and their legal counsel reaching settlement agreements without need of a trial. Margaret received her law degree from the University of California, Davis.

Real Estate Law: Eric S. Haiman

Mr. Haiman of Atwood & Associates specializes in civil trials, appeals and real estate law. His practice includes representation of financial institutions, title companies, property owners, developers and parties to real estate transactions. Mr. Haiman is an expert in complex title and secured transactions law, land use law and litigation, the rights and obligations of property owners and developers, and construction contracts and litigation.

Mr. Haiman received his B.A. from the University of California, Santa Cruz in
1987 and his law degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1991.

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