Colette F. Stone. 1987
Honors Graduate, McGeorge School of Law; twenty-four years of practice
specializing in representing developers, general contractors,
subcontractors and material suppliers in construction defect
litigation, as well as personal injury claims; extensive trial,
arbitration and special master experience; has served as a judge pro
tem and arbitrator; served as liaison counsel in complex coordinated
litigation; recognized by The Order of the Barristers for excellence in
oral advocacy; admitted to practice in California; member of the Bar and officer of the Supreme Court of the United States; selected in 2011 for the Inaugural Edition of the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers; highest AV-rated by
Martindale Hubbell.
Jennifer E. McEneaney. 1995
Magna Cum Laude Graduate, University of San Francisco School of Law; sixteen years of practice specializing in representing general
contractors, subcontractors and material suppliers in construction
defect litigation; admitted to practice in California.
Ronald F. Berestka, Jr. 1991
Honors Graduate, Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts;
twenty years of practice specializing in defense of claims including
personal injury, employment discrimination, professional liability,
product liability and construction defect; extensive trial and
appellate experience; admitted to practice in California, Colorado and
Massachusetts; highest AV-rated in Martindale Hubbell.
Juliet MacMillin Lompa.
1988 Cum Laude Graduate, Western State University College of Law; twenty-three years of practice specializing in product liability,
commercial litigation, premises liability and construction defect;
admitted to practice in California, Maryland and the District of
Columbia; highest AV-rated in Martindale Hubbell.
Merrilee C. Hague Miller. 1991 graduate, Santa Clara University School of Law; 1988 graduate, University of California Berkeley; over nineteen years of practice specializing primarily in personal injury, construction defect, and commercial litigation; admitted to practice in California.
Marissa N. Acree. 2006 graduate, Syracuse University College of Law; member, Moot Court Honor Society; B.S. from Indiana University; five years of practice
specializing in construction defect litigation; admitted to practice in California.
Lydia V. Ko. 2010 graduate, with distinction, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, with Advocacy Certification; 2007 graduate, University of California, Los Angeles; admitted to practice in California; member of the American Bar Association, Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area, and the California Young Lawyers Association.
Christina C. Brinley. 1989
Cum Laude Graduate, University of San Francisco School of Law; awarded
Order of the Coif; twenty-two years of practice specializing in personal
injury and product liability; extensive jury trial experience; admitted
to practice in California.
Barbara Burkhardt. Paralegal and California Certified Legal Secretary; Office Manager; twenty-five years' experience in insurance defense litigation support and law office management; past president of Mt. Diablo Legal Secretaries Association, 1996-1998.
