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Welcome to the Law Offices of Chauvel & Glatt, LLP!
We are based in San Mateo, California, and serve the Peninsula and surrounding communities, including San Francisco to San Jose, as well as clients throughout Los Angeles, San Diego and San Bernardino Counties and the State of California. We’ve been providing legal services for more than 3 decades and specialize in the fields of Business Law, Real Estate Law, Employment Law, Estate Planning/Probate, Transportation Law, and Intellectual Property Law. We bring a wide range of knowledge and experience, with members of our team speaking English, Spanish and Tagalog.
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Our Team
Our attorneys enjoy working collaboratively and strive to keep matters as simple as possible. We share a desire to give you unparalleled customer service by being proactive and responsive to all your needs.
April Glatt
April Glatt
Natalia Cañas
Natalia Cañas
Derek Myers
Derek Myers
Joe Newman
Joe Newman
Flavio Fonseca
Flavio Fonseca
Ken Weinfield
Ken Weinfield
Our Expertise
- We handle business formation and commercial transactions, as well as commercial litigation.
- We provide legal advice relative to the myriad of employment-related requirements and rules that apply to employers under California labor law.
- We guide our clients through the creation of individual and family trusts, wills, trust administration and the probate process.
- Our firm advises established companies as well sole proprietors, start-ups, and independent contractors in relation to protecting their rights.
- We are well-versed in a wide variety of commercial and residential real estate matters to provide you full-service representation for all your property needs.
- Our attorneys specialize in the transportation and logistics fields and have a thorough understanding of carrier regulations and compliance issues.
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- Beyond the Law
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Happy Labor Day from Chauvel & Glatt! In observance of Labor Day, Chauvel & Glatt will be closed on Monday, September 2, 2024.
- Estate Planning
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Make the most of the final weeks of summer by joining the rest of the nation in celebrating national make-a-will month! Longer daylight hours, lighter traffic and less academic responsibility make for an ideal time to get your estate planning in order. Making a Last Will and Testament is a great way to get started, but keep in mind that only a revocable trust will protect your assets from probate. Creating a will allows you to direct the specific disposition of your assets after your death, but a will must still be publicly probated in the court, requiring undue delay and expense. A revocable trust, however, may be administered privately in a timely fashion and will not be subject to statutorily imposed fees. Schedule an estate planning consultation with Chauvel & Glatt’s expert planning attorneys today.
This material in this article, provided by Chauvel & Glatt, is designed to provide informative and current information as of the date of the post. It should not be considered, nor is it intended to constitute legal advice. For information on your particular circumstances, please contact Chauvel & Glatt at 650-881-2476 for legal assistance near you. (photo credit: Depositphotos.com)
- Business Law, Employment Law
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In July 2024, in the case of Castellanos v. State of California, the California Supreme Court issued a ruling which upheld a voter-approved law that allows app-based transportation companies such as Uber and Lyft to classify their drivers as independent contractors, and not as employees.
In 2020, Uber and Lyft spent approximately $200 million on Proposition 22 in an attempt to be exempt from California’s strict AB5 law. AB5 presumes workers are employees unless the hiring company can meet a strict criteria to classify the worker as an independent contractor. Read more about AB5 on our website here.
In its Castellanos ruling, the Court did not critique the pros and cons of AB5 or the gig economy. Instead, the Court ruled that a voter-approved proposition does not conflict with the rights of the California’s legislature to regulate and pass laws related to CA’s workers compensation system. Prop 22 made gig workers and drivers ineligible for workers compensation benefits and sick pay. Prop 22 does provide certain benefits to these workers, including a minimum earning of 120% of CA’s minimum wage, health care stipends, occupational accident insurance and accidental death insurance.
The irony of the Castellanos ruling is AB5 was targeted at gig-economy companies such as Uber and Lyft, but these companies were able to buy an exemption from AB5 through Prop 22. Meanwhile, AB5 remains enforceable against most industries in California, including the majority of the transportation and logistics industries. To learn how to make your business compliant with AB5, contact the employment law attorneys at Chauvel & Glatt. If you are a transportation or logistics company, contact our transportation attorney to address AB5 issues unique to the transportation industry.
This material in this article, provided by Chauvel & Glatt, is designed to provide informative and current information as of the date of the post. It should not be considered, nor is it intended to constitute legal advice. For information on your particular circumstances, please contact Chauvel & Glatt at 650-573-9500 for legal assistance near you.
