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General Civil Litigation, Trials, Arbitrations, Injunctions, and Appeals in all California Courts and Federal Courts and administrative agencies: Business Law, Contracts, and Commercial Litigation ; Real Estate Law and Litigation ; Personal Injury and Insurance Law ; Divorce, Custody and Family Law. FIRM PROFILE: Founded in 1985 by Boalt Hall School of Law graduate Michael Dietrick, the firm provides business and commercial law services to individuals and businesses statewide, including trials and appeals in Federal Court, California State Courts, and administrative agencies. The firm also handles personal injury and family law matters, often on behalf of individuals who have business and commercial interests. Michael Dietrick, admitted 1980 to California State bar and to practice before all California State courts and administrative agencies ; admitted 1980 to practice before the U.S. District Court ( Northern District of California ), Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ; admitted 1985 to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. District Court ( Eastern District of California ) ; admitted 1990 to U.S. District Court ( Central District of California ). Education: Occidental College ( B.A., cum laude, honors at graduation, 1971 ) ; University of California, Irvine ( M.A. 1974, honors included Teaching Assistantship ) ; University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law ( J.D., 1978, honors included Teaching Assistantship in Jurisprudence 1978 and Steinhart Fund Award 1976 and 1977 for legal-economic research on subject of foreign direct investment in Mexico ). Languages: Spanish. Special Agencies: New Motor Vehicle Board, Department of Motor Vehicles ( Dealer Licensing ), Labor Commission, Medical Board, Office of Administrative Hearings. Reported Cases: Heritage Ford v. Baroff ( 9th Cir. 1997 ) 103 F.3d 439 ; Morrison v. Viacom, Inc ( 1st DCA 1998 ) 66 Cal.App.4th 534, 78 Cal.Rptr. 2d 133. Transactions: Automotive Dealership and Commercial Real Property Buy-Sell Agreements ; Commercial Leases. Practice Areas: Business Law, Contracts, and Commercial Litigation ; Real Estate Law and Litigation ; Personal Injury and Insurance Law ; Divorce and Family Law.