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PARTNER

GAIL F. FLATT

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Practice Areas

  • Employment Law
  • Business Litigation
  • Disability Discrimination
  • Deaf Rights
  • Disabled Access
  • Real Estate Litigation

Education/Appointments

University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
Bachelor of Arts, 1968
Master of Arts, 1972

Empire College School of Law
J.D. 1982: valedictorian

Co author:
Contractual and Financial Injury Litigation, Summer 1994

Personal Injury and Injury to Personal Property, Spring 1992, CEB Action Guide, Meeting Statutory Deadlines

Author:
Deadlines During and After Litigation, Spring 1994, CEB Action Guide, Metting Statutory Deadlines

Arbitrator
Sonoma County Superior Court

Judge (Pro Tem)
Sonoma County Superior Court

Bar Admissions

Admitted to bar, 1982, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; in 1998, U.S.District Court, Eastern and Central Districts of California

Membership

Sonoma County Bar Association
President 1989

State Bar of California

Redwood Empire Trial Lawyers Association
President, 1990

Consumer Attorneys of California
Member, Board of Governors, 1988-1990

Languages

American Sign Language

 

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Gail Flatt

Before receiving her law degree in 1982, Ms. Flatt had a fourteen-year career as a teacher and probation officer. Those experiences gave her a lot of insight into human nature and what motivates people. She approaches cases by finding out what people need and then helping them develop a strategy to get it.

Her unique strengths and expertise are problem solving, being able to think outside the box, and being a passionate advocate for her clients.

Ms. Flatt frequently lectures on disability rights issues and served for twelve years on the board of directors of Community Resources for Independence, an independent living center serving Sonoma, Napa, Lake and Mendocino counties.

She is also a trained mediator; her mediation practice is limited to employment and real estate issues.

Gail has enjoyed living in Santa Rosa with her husband Ron since 1973. She is a self-proclaimed golf nut and cooking fanatic. She is addicted to sports, especially basketball.