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Slovak Baron Empey Murphy & Pinkney LLP

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  • San Diego, CA
  • 121 Broadway, Suite 553, San Diego, CA 92101

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About our San Diego, CA office

Slovak Baron Empey Murphy & Pinkney LLP was founded in 1994. The founding members had been partners in the largest law firm in the Inland Empire, each with over fifteen years of experience and a proven track record of substantial success. They formed their own firm to concentrate exclusively on providing clients with superior legal representation and first-class service at competitive pricing. The firm has continued that success and built a strong reputation in both complex litigation and transactional matters.

The foundation of the firm is hard work, creative and aggressive advocacy, and an unwavering focus on the needs of the client. Our goal in every matter is to achieve the best possible result in a cost-efficient manner. We have found that, in the litigation context, the best results are often achieved when the opposition knows that we are prepared to try a case. Our partners have successfully tried over 100 cases to judgment or verdict, as well as having participated in hundreds of arbitrations and alternative dispute resolution proceedings. More often than not, this expertise leads to favorable settlements without the necessity of trial.

The firm has negotiated and closed over 500 complex business and real estate transactions totaling over a billion dollars throughout the United States. The firm's unique transactional portfolio includes public and private companies, in addition to local, state and federal governments and regulatory agencies.

In advising and representing our clients, we emphasize understanding their business so we can help identify solutions that make business as well as legal sense for the company or individual. Many of our attorneys have grown up or spent most of their lives in the Coachella Valley. Their long-term community involvement gives the firm unique access to the area's business, political and community leaders.

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Office Details

Mailing Address:
121 Broadway, Suite 553, San Diego, CA 92101
Office Size:
29
Year Established:
1994

Areas of Practice (14)

Specific Areas of Practice for our San Diego office:

  • Civil Litigation
  • Employment Litigation
  • Construction Defects
  • Agricultural Law
  • Business Transactions
  • Real Estate
  • Finance
  • Corporate Law
  • Partnership Law
  • Limited Liability Company Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Trusts and Estates
  • Special Needs Trusts
  • Disability and Healthcare Access

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Marc Empey: Attorney with Slovak Baron Empey Murphy & Pinkney LLP
Marc Empey
Partner
4.9
8 Reviews

Mergers and Acquisitions, Business Law, Real Estate, Natural Resources, Environmental Law View More

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Shaun Murphy: Attorney with Slovak Baron Empey Murphy & Pinkney LLP
Shaun Murphy
Partner
4.4
24 Reviews

Civil Litigation, Trademarks, Copyrights

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John Pinkney: Attorney with Slovak Baron Empey Murphy & Pinkney LLP
John Pinkney
Managing Partner
4.9
18 Reviews

Litigation in State, Federal and Tribunal Court

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Brent Clemmer: Attorney with Slovak Baron Empey Murphy & Pinkney LLP
Brent Clemmer
Partner
4.8
18 Reviews

Business Litigation, Real Estate, Construction, Mechanics Liens, Eminent Domain, Employment Law, Wage and Hour Class Actions, Banking Litigation View More

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Valerie Powers Smith, Esq.: Attorney with Slovak Baron Empey Murphy & Pinkney LLP
Valerie Powers Smith, Esq.
Partner
4.8
36 Reviews

Estate Planning, Estate Administration, Trusts and Special Needs Trusts, Guardianship and Conservatorship, Health Care and Short-Term/Long-Term Disability Insurance, Medicare and Medicaid, Accessing Federal And State Government Disability-Based Benefits, Probate, Estate Planning for the Disabled, Trust Litigation, Trust Administration, Surrogates Court Practice, Powers of Attorney, Pet Trusts, Contested Trusts and Estates, Special Needs Trusts View More

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Quynhvi Buu Sotelo, Esq.: Attorney with Slovak Baron Empey Murphy & Pinkney LLP
Quynhvi Buu Sotelo, Esq.
Partner
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Employment Law, Trade Secret Law, Labor Law

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Lena Wade: Attorney with Slovak Baron Empey Murphy & Pinkney LLP
Lena Wade
Partner
4.9
11 Reviews

Municipal Law, Labor and Employment, General Practice

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Robert Patterson: Attorney with Slovak Baron Empey Murphy & Pinkney LLP
Robert Patterson
Partner
4.5
1 Review

Business Law, Corporate Law, Real Estate

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Peer Reviews

4.7/5.0 (169 reviews)

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    4.8/5.0

  • 5.0/5.0 Review for Shaun Murphy by a Principal on 01/02/13 in Torts

    Shaun is one of the finest lawyers I've had the opportunity to work with in my 20 years of practice. I would enthusiastically recommend him to anyone, and have personnally entrusted my own clients' matters to him in the past.

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  • 4.8/5.0 Review for Brent Clemmer by a Partner on 02/11/15 in Complex Litigation

    Mr. Clemmer's litigation analysis, skill, and experience are of the highest rank. I would confidently entrust him with the most complex or important cases.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Review for Brent Clemmer by a Partner on 02/13/15 in Civil Litigation

    Brent is an outstanding attorney and outstanding person.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Review for Shaun Murphy by a Partner on 01/01/13 in Complex Litigation

    I've known Shaun for many years and have had multiple matters where we have been adverse. Shaun is one of the finest lawyers I have ever had the pleasure of dealing with. He is an asset to his clients and to the legal community overall. If I neede... Read more

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  • 5.0/5.0 Review for Chelsea Healey by a Associate on 04/03/24 in Trusts and Estates

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  • 5.0/5.0 Review for Chelsea Healey by a Partner on 04/03/24 in Estate Planning

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  • 5.0/5.0 Review for Chelsea Healey by a Partner on 02/08/24 in Trusts and Estates

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  • 5.0/5.0 Review for Chelsea Healey by a Attorney on 02/07/24 in Trusts and Estates

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  • 5.0/5.0 Review for Chelsea Healey by a Partner on 02/06/24 in Trusts and Estates

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  • 5.0/5.0 Review for Chelsea Healey by a Retired Partner on 01/30/24 in Trusts and Estates

    I am Chelsea's client. She is handling the estate of my father. The estate was bungled by the first attorney. Chelea and her firm did a fantastic job of handling and completing the estate.

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  • San Diego, CA
    121 Broadway, Suite 553
    San Diego, CA 92101
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