Previous Law Firm Name

• Anderlini, Finkelstein, Emerick & Smoot

Law Firm Overview

Anderlini & Emerick LLP with its staff of experienced and knowledgeable attorneys are dedicated to providing personal attention to each of its clients. They use their experience to provide efficient professional service for the maximum benefit of each of their clients

Our attorneys are well known and well respected among other attorneys, judges, arbitrators, mediators and various office holders.  Terry Anderlini is past president of the State Bar of California.  Every attorney in the State of California is a member of this organization.  Terry is also past president of numerous civic, social, professional groups and associations.  He regularly teaches in the annual trial Advocacy courses given at Stanford University and at the University of San Francisco Law Schools.  Merrill Emerick is past president of the San Mateo Trial Lawyers Association.  He sits on the board of directors of numerous community associations and has served as an arbitrator and mediator.  He is an active member of many professional associations and has handled numerous civil appeals resulting in published appellate court decisions.  Both of our principals are well known and respected in the legal profession and in their community and are skilled trial lawyers.

The principals of our law firm each have over 30 years of experience in successfully representing clients in a variety of legal matters, including personal injury cases, medical malpractice, professional negligence, business and real estate litigation, contracts, business formation documents, real estate transactions and motor vehicle dealership representation.  We also assist our clients with the preparation of wills and trusts that are tailored to their individual needs to provide services not available in pre-packaged documents.

We take the extra steps necessary to protect our clients' interests and to achieve the maximum benefit for them, whether it be in civil litigation, arbitration, administrative hearings, civil appeals, mediations or business and real estate transactions and estate planning and administration. 

To us and our experienced staff each and every client is important and entitled to our prompt personal attention.

Areas of Practice

• Business & Commercial Law 20%
• Business Organizations
• Employment Law -- Employee
• Employment Law -- Employer
• Estate Planning
• Insurance Law
• Legal Malpractice
• Litigation & Appeals
• Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Personal Injury -- Defense
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Professional Malpractice Law
• Sexual Harassment
• Wills
• General Business, Corporate and Partnership Transactions and Counsel
• Real Estate Transactions, Zoning, Land Use & Condemnation, Landlord-Tenant Lit.
• Personal Injury and Professional Liability
• Business, Commercial and Real Estate Litigation
• Arbitration and Mediation
• Wills and Estate Planning
• Probate and Trust Administration
• Auto Dealership Representation
• Insurance and Environmental Litigation
• Employment Law
• Civil Appeals
• Real Estate Law 15%
• Contracts
• Elder Law
• Trusts
• Bad Faith Insurance
• Medical Malpractice
• Products Liability Law
• Toxic Torts

West Practice Categories

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Bad Faith Insurance, Business & Commercial Law, Contracts, Business Organizations, Sexual Harassment, Eminent Domain, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Estate Planning, Elder Law, Trusts, Wills, Insurance Law, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Probate & Estate Administration, Products Liability Law, Professional Malpractice Law, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Real Estate Law, Land Use & Zoning, Landlord/Tenant, Taxation Law, Toxic Torts, Aviation