Warhurst Law Office solves legal challenges in property, business and family matters, including
Bill Warhurst is a multi-disciplinary lawyer who uses his 40 years’ experience in key business practice areas to craft ideal solutions to legal challenges, both simple and complex. Bill encourages clients to focus on practical resolutions, but he can aggressively pursue all legal remedies when needed.
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Multi-Disciplinary Law. Few lawyers devote their legal careers to solving legal challenges for businesses and families. Instead, most lawyers focus on a particular area of law early in their careers. They become a “divorce lawyer” or a “civil litigator” or a “corporate attorney.” In my experience, though, clients do not truly want a divorce, or a lawsuit, or a corporation per se. I believe clients want thoughtful, feasible solutions to their problems with the best results taking into account all expenses, including their lawyer’s fees. Clients with marital disputes want prudent action to resolve or minimize all disputes with their partner. People who suffer a loss want redress, and people who are sued want to pay no more than is truly proper on the facts as well as on the law. Folks starting a business do not need a corporation so much as they need to protect their personal assets from the risk their nascent business will fail.
Today, I tell folks simply that I solve legal challenges for businesses and families. Because I have been a multi-disciplinary lawyer for 40 years, I have obtained both a breadth and depth of experience in law. Today most of my practice falls into the areas of real estate litigation, family law, employment law, business entity formation and advice, and contract drafting.
"AV" rating. In 1989, Bill received Martindale Hubbell's “AV” rating for legal skill and ethics, and has maintained his rating for 30 years. Bill is licensed to practice in California, Nevada, and every federal court in California, as well as the United States Court of Claims.
Brief History. In 1990, Bill joined Musick, Peeler & Garrett, a Los-Angeles based, multi-office firm as a partner in the litigation department. For several years, Bill represented a major plumbing manufacturer in lawsuits involving more than 10,000 California residents. Bill moved to the San Francisco office of Musick, Peeler & Garrett in 1992, and later formed a boutique firm of Link & Warhurst in 1996, focused on business and employment matters. From 2000 to 2015, Bill practiced with Hannig Law Firm, continuing his multi-disciplinary “specialty.”
The doors of attorneys used to say “Attorney and Counselor at Law.” The double moniker emphasizes that lawyers focus on providing guidance toward solutions that make sense and addressing the needs of those who seek our help. Put another way, you want a counselor first to avoid needing an attorney. A coach is a counselor – an expert, a trusted advisor directing from the sidelines -- but unlike a coach, an attorney is in the game, on the field, calling plays as an agent for the client's best interests.
For me, acting as “counselor” is the most rewarding part of what I do, because I use my skills & experience to help the client make the decisions that are best for that client.
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