Berliner Cohen, LLP would like to recognize Beau Correia for becoming certified by the State Bar of California as an Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law Specialist. A Certified Specialist is more than just an attorney who specializes in a particular area of law. A California attorney who is… Read More
Berliner Cohen, LLP would like to introduce new attorney, Iris C. Chiu to our Labor & Employment Group, Iris's employment practice includes litigating and resolving matters in wage and hour, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wrongful termination claims. She has advised… Read More
Berliner Cohen, LLP would like to congratulate Christine H. Long, Partner, as she celebrates 20 years with the firm this April. Christine Long expertly maintains a diverse litigation practice in employment, hospitality, business litigation and real estate. She is the is the Chair of the… Read More
On Febury 24, 2021, Berliner Cohen attorney Andrew Dignan hosted a complimentary webinar, in partnership with Cypress Title Corporation, exploring what happens to property upon death. Webinar Details: February 24, 2021, 10:00AM - 11:00AM View the webinar here. About Andrew… Read More
Berliner Cohen Partner Joshua Borger published two articles with the Daily Journal regarding California employers, private organizations and their optiosn regarding employee and memeber speech. Read more here: Can employers fire employees for social or political speech? Daily Journal.… Read More
Our Berliner Cohen team would like to welcome Makayla Whitney to the Firm's Modesto Office in Business Litigation and Labor & Employment Law. Ms. Whitney represents individuals and business in civil litigation and employment matters. Prior to joining Berliner Cohen, Ms. Whitney worked… Read More
Berliner Cohen, LLP is happy to welcome back Christian D. Wick as a new attorney in our Business Litigation Department. Christian served as a Law Clerk with the Firm while studying law at Santa Clara University. Welcome, Christian. Read More
Berliner Cohen, LLP is pleased to announce that Michael “Mike” J. Cheng has been elected Partner in Business Litigation. Mike is a trial attorney who represents businesses and individuals in a variety of commercial disputes as well as real estate related litigation, including… Read More
California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) new emergency regulation applies to most workers in California and requires employers to develop and implement a comprehensive written COVID-19 Prevention Program that addresses: A system for communicating COVID-19 information;… Read More
Update as of November 23, 2020: By a narrow margin (52% to 48%), it appears that California voters have rejected Proposition 15, the “split roll” initiative that would have eliminated the limitation on real property tax increases under Proposition 13 for many commercial and… Read More
Berliner Cohen, LLP has been regionally ranked as a The U.S. News - Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" rankings for 2021. This rigorous ranking process has acknowledged the firm in six outstanding areas: Tier 1 in Litigation: Land Use & Zoning Tier 1 in… Read More
This coming Valentine’s Day, your local California county assessor will be giddy in anticipation of what is to come because two days later -- Proposition 19(1) will go into effect. As a result, property tax envelopes will soon need to be returned with much larger checks from their… Read More
On October 26, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service announced the exclusion amounts for 2021. Notably, the basic estate tax exclusion for 2021 increased to $11,700,000, while the annual exclusion for gifts in 2021 remains at $15,000. A copy of Rev. Proc. 2020-45 can be found here. This is for… Read More
We are sorry to announce that our retired partner, Hugh Isola, passed away peacefully at home on November 3rd, 2020. Our partner, Ralph Swanson, wrote a fitting tribute to Hugh that we would like to share with you... A TRIBUTE TO HUGH ISOLA "When I first met Hugh Isola, I was a brand new… Read More
Review this chart detailing California's Paid Sick Leave categories for local businesses to ensure you are up-to-date and compliant. Download the PDF here. For questions, please contact Christine H. Long, Partner and Department Chair, Berliner Cohen LLP (408) 286-5800… Read More