Law Firm Overview

The Law Office of ANTHONY J. GARAFOLA is a general civil law practice committed to providing the highest quality legal services to individuals, families and small businesses. Although small, my firm provides services that are on par with those of much larger multi-department law firms, and it does so at a much lower cost. Further, what my practice lacks in size, I make up for by giving each client my undivided attention from the first time we meet to the completion of his or her matter. My clients can rest assured that I will not be delegating their case to a junior associate or legal assistant whom they have never met.

Approximately 80% of my work is transactional and 20% is litigation related. I am licensed to practice in all California State Courts and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.

I received my Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, with concentrations in Finance and Real Estate, from California State University Sacramento in 1979, and my Juris Doctorate from McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific in 1991. In law school, I was a finalist in both the oral and written Moot Court competitions.

Upon graduation in 1991, I was admitted to practice law in California as well as the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.

Before attending law school, I enjoyed a successful career in telecommunications engineering and management. During that time, I held numerous management positions with Pacific Bell/SBC, and I was the Vice President of a private nation-wide engineering and construction firm.

Following my 22 years in the telecom industry, I started a second career with a prominent business-law firm where I successfully combined my practical business experience and legal training and assisted numerous clients in areas including corporate law, business transactions, administrative law, intellectual property, real estate law, employment law, civil litigation and estate planning.

I am an active member of the Sacramento County Bar and the State Bar of California.

I am also a member of the McGeorge Law School Alumni Association, the CSUS Alumni Association, the California Lawyers for the Arts, the Italian Cultural Society of Sacramento and the Anthony M. Kennedy American Inn of Court.

In my spare time, I love to play golf and enjoy participating in all manner of visual arts, especially oil painting.

Areas of Practice

• Administrative Law
• Business & Commercial Law
• Business Organizations
• Communications & Media Law
• Construction Law
• Employment Law -- Employee
• Employment Law -- Employer
• Entertainment, Sports & Leisure Law
• Estate Planning
• Litigation & Appeals
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Real Estate Law
• Business Formation
• Business Formations and Counseling
• Transactional Law
• Real Estate
• Labor and Employment
• Intellectual Property
• Civil Disputes and Litigation
• Wills and Trusts

West Practice Categories

Administrative Law, Business & Commercial Law, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Franchising, Joint Ventures, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Transactions, Business Organizations, Business Successions, Closely Held Businesses, Corporate Governance, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Dissolution, Formation & Business Planning, Limited Liability Companies, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Partnerships, Reorganizations, Shareholders' Rights, Trade Associations, Civil Rights, Age Discrimination, Disability & Illness Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Communications & Media Law, Telecommunications, Construction Law, Construction Contracts, Construction Liens, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Contracts -- Employee, Employment Discrimination -- Employee, Sexual Harassment -- Employee, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employee, Whistleblower -- Employee, Wrongful Termination -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Employee Rights -- Employer, Employment Contracts -- Employer, Employment Discrimination -- Employer, Sexual Harassment -- Employer, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employer, Wrongful Termination -- Employer, Entertainment, Sports & Leisure Law, Art, Entertainment, Sports, Estate Planning, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney and Appointment, Trusts, Wills, Litigation & Appeals, Mergers & Acquisitions, Probate & Estate Administration, Estate Administration, Real Estate Law, Commercial Leasing, Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums & Cooperatives, Landlord/Tenant, Residential Real Estate