Janelle Smith

Janelle Smith

Business Attorney at Berkeley, CA

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I represent clients from all walks of life, from individuals involved in business disputes to employees with wage and hour claims. If you are looking for employment or business counseling, need to resolve a dispute, or have been served with a lawsuit, find out how I can help.

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Licensed for 11 years

State CA

Status Active

Acquired 2011

Updated 02/13/2012

We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.

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Buffett-Kennedy & Smith LLP

1808 Sixth Street

Berkeley, CA, 94710

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Posted by Michael | August 6, 2012

Start-Up Company utilizes J. Smith's legal services

Janelle's services were the key to our company's success. Her knowledge base and professionalism kept us from making any errors and in correctly and before the deadline filing a U.S. patent application for a non-provisional patent claim. The results of her work have proved spot on and we can confidently without question recommend her services.

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AVVO RATING 10.0 (Superb)

Work Experience

Partner
Buffett-Kennedy & Smith LLP
2015 - Present

Attorney
Stall Parker LLP
2012 - 2015

Attorney
The Law Office of Janelle J. Smith
2011 - 2012

Judicial Extern
United States District Court (N.D. Cal)
2010 - 2011

Volunteer Attorney
The Sustainable Economies Law Center
2010 - 2013

Law Review Comments Editor
University Of San Francisco School Of Law
2010 - 2011

Law Clerk
Law Office of Anthony J. Sperber
2008 - 2010

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Education

University of San Francisco School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
2011

University of California - Berkeley
BA - Bachelor of Arts
2007

Legal Cases

Contract dispute
Settled

Sexual Orientation Discrimination
Settled in client's favor

Joint Employer Wages
All parties satisfied

Associations

California Lawyers for the Arts
Member
2015 - Present

Alameda County Bar Association
Attorney Member
2012 - Present

California Employment Lawyers Association
Attorney Member
2012 - Present

San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association
Attorney Member
2012 - Present

California Chamber of Commerce
Member
2012 - Present

California Bar Association
Attorney Member
2011 - Present

Los Angeles County Bar Association
Attorney Member
2011 - Present

State Bar of California
Attorney Member
2011 - Present

American Bar Association
Attorney Member
2011 - Present

Bar Association of San Francisco
Attorney Member
2010 - Present

Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom
Attorney Member
2010 - Present

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Languages Spoken

English

Awards

Rising Star
Super Lawyers
2015

Legal Research and Writing
CALI Award
2008

Publications

26 CEB Cal Bus L Prac 42
Raising Seed Capital From the Rest of Us by Jenny Kassan - contribution by Janelle Smith
2011

45 U.S.F. L. REV. 1073
Jeppesen Dataplan: Redefining the State Secrets Doctrine in the Global War on Terror
2011

Speaking Engagements

Alchemy Collective Cafe
Resilient Communities Legal Cafe
2014

Community Economic Development Practice / Green‐Collar Communities Clinic (GC3)
Business Developement Advice Clinic
2012

Attorney endorsements

Received (13)

Given (15)

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Mahsa Gholami

Litigation Attorney | Feb 20
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

Calvin Chang

Employment and labor Attorney | Jul 15
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

Donald Bend

Litigation Attorney | Jan 15
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Janelle has that rare combination of not only being exceptionally smart, but also enjoyable to work with. That is why we refer clients to her and her team without hesitation. We know they will go above and beyond to help their case and will be a valuable member of their committee of trusted advisers."

Charles Cottingham

Litigation Attorney | Jan 15
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Janelle is an amazing person and an amazing attorney. She advocates rigorously for her clients and I never hesitate to refer any of my clients with business litigation needs into the capable hands of Janelle. I trust her 100%."

David Starkweather

Business Attorney | Oct 15
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Janelle is a determined litigator. Janelle also has an uncanny business sense, always seeming to find just the right path for businesses to take regardless of whether it's a question about entity selection or concerns about employee issues."

Scott Dallas

Litigation Attorney | Sep 23
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Janelle Smith is a sharp, professional and highly-motivated attorney. She genuinely cares about her clients, and I've observed firsthand her tireless devotion to achieving the best possible results for them. I feel privileged to count her among my colleagues and strongly endorse her work."

Felipe Parker

Business Attorney | Jul 12
Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I had the pleasure of working with Janelle on several matters in 2012. I was immediately impressed by her diligence, smarts, and excellent manner with clients. I have since succeeded in convincing Janelle to join my practice. It was one of the savviest moves I have ever made."

Robert Wells

Business Attorney | Jul 01
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I highly respect Janelle as a fellow practitioner and as someone you would want to get to know. She is very approachable, compassionate and a strong advocate. Janelle is someone who cares about her clients and will go the extra mile to make sure the job is done right on all the matters she works on."

Brook Meakins

Business Attorney | Mar 21
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I love sending clients to Janelle! She is knowledgeable, calm, and always very professional. The clients I have sent her way seem happy after working with her. I wouldn't hesitate to work with Janelle, and am lucky to have her a colleague."

Michael Dundas

Unknown Attorney | Nov 28
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"As collegues, Ms. Smith and I have had the opportunity to discuss innumerable aspects of professional life. These interactions have given me a clear understanding of Ms. Smith’s character, intelligence, and work ethic, and a substantial sense of her knowledge of law in particular. I have the utmost trust and respect for Ms. Smith’s competence and integrity. Her moral character is unimpeachable."

Ryan Greco

Employment and labor Attorney | Aug 16
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Janelle is an incredibly thoughtful and thorough attorney and I would recommend her to anyone seeking legal counsel in the areas of employment law or entity formation. In my experience, Janelle has always been honest and direct with both her clients and opposing counsel while providing first rate advocacy for her clients."

Lorraine Peeters

Employment and labor Attorney | Jun 07
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Janelle is bright, motivated, and passionate. She will take care with your matter and is willing to work hard."

Marisa Nelson

Unknown Attorney | May 22
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Janelle is an intelligent, motivated attorney whom I highly respect both as a person and as a professional. You can count on Janelle to do a good job on any case she takes on."

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