Family Law

• Divorce
• Child Support
  In Chapter 13 you will have to pay some of your debts over a three- to five- year period. You will have to show the judge that you have enough income to pay your priority debts, such as income taxes or child support, as well as your secured debts such as your mortgage or car payments. If you have non-exempt assets you want to keep, you will have to show that over the three- to five-year life of the plan, you can pay an amount at least equal to the amount of nonexempt assets to your unsecured creditors, such as credit card issuers. That means if, for example, you have an expensive car you want to keep and there is $10,000.00 of nonexempt equity in that car, you will have to pay at least $10,000.00 to unsecured creditors.
• Adoption
• Guardianship
  Our team focuses on estate planning, probate law, trust administration and trust and probate litigation and German law matters. We also handle guardianship and conservatorship cases.

Criminal Law

• Sex Crimes
  Publish the Order to Show Cause form with an approved Newspaper Publishing company once a week for 4 weeks prior to the court hearing. (exclusions apply: name change to conform to gender identity, name change as a result from stalking, sexual assault or domestic violence)
• Theft
• Assault
• Identity Theft
  To successfully change names in California, there are several steps to take, and procedures may slightly vary from county to county. Our team at Rinne Legal would be happy to help with this general guideline to achieve a new name...

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  All our attorneys have large law firm experience including the leading renewable energy law firm in Germany and large corporate law firms in San Francisco and Silicon Valley, California.
• Business Disputes
  Mr. Rinne has been an associate attorney with Gartenberg Gelfand Wasson & Selden LLP practicing in the areas of US business law and litigation.
• Business Transactions
  The clients at Rinne Legal are as diverse as our attorneys. We received legal education and training in the United States and in Germany. We are fluent in both languages. Our strong ties to companies and cooperating law firms in Europe are an advantage for companies and individuals engaged in cross-border business transactions.
• Limited Liability Companies
  If a business is organized as a corporation, a shareholder’s personal assets is usually protected from business creditors. However, sloppy record keeping puts personal assets at stake for business debts when assets belonging to the business intertwine with personal finances. For example, making deliveries or sales calls with a personal car, paying personal bills from business bank accounts, or making business decisions not documented in minutes. Courts may disregard a corporate entity and pierce the corporate veil by holding individuals liable for corporate obligations where: (1) the shareholders are treating the corporation as their alter egos, ignoring corporate formalities, or (2) the corporation is inadequately capitalized. Undercapitalization is determined by looking at whether the corporation has adequate funds to cover potential liabilities.
• Intellectual Property
  7. Firm Intellectual Property. All of the Intellectual Property, including, without limitation, all content, text, graphics, video and sounds on the Firm Website, and all computer code associated therewith, are the valuable proprietary property of the Firm, its licensors and contributors, and are subject to copyright, trademark and other intellectual property protection. You acknowledge and agree that the Firm has expended substantial time and effort to create the Firm Website, and the Content and Services provided through the Firm Website, and that the Firm exclusively owns or has been licensed by third parties to use and sublicense all rights, title and interest therein and all associated information, data, databases, images and other material.

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  We advise solar, wind and geothermal providers and installers on market entry strategies, state and federal government regulations, subsidy programs, general business law including incorporation, commercial contracts and real estate matters. For more information visit our renewable energy blog.
• Land Use and Zoning

Immigration Law

• Investor Visas
  We are familiar with the legal intricacies of cross-border business such as international tax treatises, subsidiary rules and investor visa processes. Some of the legal projects such as complicated international tax calculations and analyses for corporations are being performed in cooperation with our Frankfurt (Germany) partner law firm Winheller & Associates.

Health Law

• Social Security Disability
  We know that this can be very hard on you. This is were the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefit run by the Social Security Administration (SSA) could help you. This program will provide you with monthly cash support, if you, have paid enough FICA taxes as required to qualify.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  You would like to learn more? Please find free estate planning advice below and give us call to schedule your estate planning consultation with our Rinne Legal Estate Planning team. We look forward to meeting you.
• Wills
  If there is a last will, the probate court also has to ensure the proper execution of the will; if there’s none, the court has to go through “intestacy proceedings”, which are governed by state law.
• Trusts
  Probate Court is necessary if the decedent did not have a living trust to designate beneficiaries or assets. The probate court will first have to determine an inventory of assets the decedent has left to determine to the proper distribution of the decedent’s estate.
• Power of Attorney
  Estate Planning involves a Revocable Living Trust, Will, Power of Attorney, and Health Care Directive. These documents are the key to ensuring that after our clients pass and are no longer with us, their wishes will continue to be carried out and their loved ones are well taken care of. Estate Planning prevents our clients’ loved ones having to spend long hours at court and hard earned money for a lawyer in a Probate case. We help our clients plan for Guardianship and Conservatorship.
• Probate
  Rinne Legal’s estate planning, trust and probate experts always provide you with the latest news in estate planning and probate law. We offer estate planning consultations in our offices in Pleasant Hill, Newark, and Fairfield. As estate planning attorneys in Solano and Contra Costa county we keep up-to-date on probate and estate planning issues. Please visit our individual news pages and our blogs for specific subject matter.

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
  Below please find a list of the most commonly asked questions regarding Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy. Our experienced bankruptcy attorney team assembled this free bankruptcy information for your convenience. If you have specific questions regarding your financial situation and how filing for Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy works, contact us today to schedule your free bankruptcy consultations in one of our convenient Rinne Legal office locations in Walnut Creek, and Pleasanton. Bankruptcy attorney Michael Rinne and his associates will assist you with your concerns and questions regarding Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy.
• Foreclosure
  El abogado Michael Rinne es el autor del libro “Prevención de Ejecución Hipotecaria y Bancarrota; una Guía Fácil de Leer” “ Bankruptcy and Foreclosure Prevention an Easy to read Guide”. Realizo esta página web de una recopilación de más de cien páginas de información detallada sobre bancarrota. Si usted dedica un momento a mirar su contenido podrá entender mejor sus derechos legales y todas sus opciones. Llámenos para una consulta sin costo al 925-322-1521.
• Tax Law
• Debt Collection
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