Family Law

• Child Support
  Debts resulting from an intentional, i.e., a criminal act, cannot be discharged. Debts resulting from fraud, including when a loan is taken out (or credit card payment made) with no intention of repaying, cannot be discharged. Student loans and child support obligations cannot be discharged. In general, taxes are not dischargeable, although some taxes which have been due for more than three (3) years can be discharged.

Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  After graduating from Tulane in 1990, Downing worked for Carey & Carey in Palo Alto and then Lillick & Charles in San Francisco, handling real estate, white collar criminal matters, and products liability defense, before opening his own firm in 1998.
• Fraud
• Misdemeanors
  Criminal Case (Nevada Superior Court – Truckee). Firm represented a Defendant who was pulled over with over 10 pounds of marijuana in his vehicle. Charges were reduced to a misdemeanor and Defendant served no jail time.

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  In addition to having handled bankruptcy matters for over ten years, JG Downing has extensive trial experience, having tried over 50 court and jury trials in Federal and State Courts. These cases have included personal injury matters, business and real estate disputes, family law issues, and a relatively large number of bankruptcy fraud matters.
• Premises Liability
  J.G. Downing has over 20 years of experience handling real estate litigation matters, including disputes involving brokers, lenders, landlords and tenants, homeowner’s associations, boundary disputes, and personal injuries due to unsafe conditions on real property (premises liability). Real Estate Matters.
• Real Estate Transactions
  In re De Luca (San Jose Bankruptcy) Downing represented two creditors who had been defrauded in a real estate transaction. Downing entered into a $380,000 settlement with the Chapter 7 Trustee.

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  In addition to having handled bankruptcy matters for over ten years, JG Downing has extensive trial experience, having tried over 50 court and jury trials in Federal and State Courts. These cases have included personal injury matters, business and real estate disputes, family law issues, and a relatively large number of bankruptcy fraud matters. Recent Cases & Caselaw.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  J.G. Downing has over 20 years of experience handling real estate litigation matters, including disputes involving brokers, lenders, landlords and tenants, homeowner’s associations, boundary disputes, and personal injuries due to unsafe conditions on real property (premises liability).

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
• Foreclosure
  Both foreclosure and filing a bankruptcy damage your credit rating significantly. If you have been foreclosed on, then it may make sense to seek bankruptcy relief from credit card debt, as well as from home equity loans and other second mortgages (for which you may remain liable for after foreclosure).