About Our Firm
Bednar|Friedland LLP is a dynamic team of California litigators dedicated to providing outstanding, cost-effective legal services to consumers, businesses, homeowners, and victims of injury accidents, elder abuse, torts and intentional and negligent wrongdoing. Whether you are pursuing or defending a complex or contentious claim, have transactional needs or just require highly creative "out of the box" thinkers to brainstorm and solve your problems efficiently and economically, Bednar|Friedland LLP can be of great service.
Partners Jane E. Bednar and Jed Peace Friedland bring a combined total of 45 years of legal experience to the firm, along with an abundance of common sense, heart, spirit and an abiding belief that litigation should be the last resort for resolving legal disputes. Sometimes, however, litigation can't be avoided, and in such instances, Bednar|Friedland LLP's decades of diverse civil litigation and trial experience provide a clear advantage for their clients. We are not afraid to try cases!
MISSION STATEMENT: Fusing cutting edge techniques with the highest professional standards to meet or exceed consumer expectations for minimum cost and maximum result wherever possible.
Bednar|Friedland LLP's philosophy of legal representation rests firmly on the following foundational principles:
Fairness.
Bednar|Friedland LLP subscribes to and maintains the very highest ethical standards in dealings with clients, witnesses, opposing counsel, and the courts. The firm's attorneys have worked long and hard to build and maintain well deserved reputations for quality, fairness, honesty, consistency and courtesy throughout the California legal community, even when aggressively pursuing the claims or defenses of their clients.
Communication.
Bednar|Friedland LLP employs a highly creative, intuitive and collaborative team approach to build client trust and maximize the likelihood of a favorable outcome to your case. To that end, the firm encourages and nurtures open, frequent, honest and detailed communication with its clients at every stage of the matter. We start by listening. Legal representation is an interactive process involving lawyer and client as the case evolves.
Cost-effectiveness.
Legal services are growing increasingly expensive. Intelligent cost management is a primary focus at Bednar|Friedland LLP. Each decision in a litigated case should be scrutinized for strategic value in the overall context of the lawsuit. At the outset of your case and at each critical juncture, Bednar|Friedland LLP's attorneys will review your options and work with you to develop a realistic budget and plan the most cost-effective way to attain your goals.
Practical Experience.
Bednar|Friedland LLP does not indulge delusion and does not encourage its clients to do so either. The firm brings to bear diverse experience and understanding from a variety of legal disciplines across multiple counties in the intelligent evaluation and handling of your matter so as to yield practical and realistic results.
Established Networks That Maximize Resources.
Bednar|Friedland LLP appears regularly in legal actions and transactions throughout California. We have covered this broad territory across multiple jurisdictions regularly for decades. We have also associated with many high profile law firms throughout the state on a variety of matters. As a result we have established a solid network of colleagues, experts and assets that can be brought to bear in the service of your cause or case.
Locations:
Monterey, CA 93940
Carmel Valley, CA 93924
Handling Appearances & Legal Matters in All California Counties
Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 1857
Monterey, CA 93942-1857
Phone:
(831) 375-6381
Hours:
Mon - Fri: 9AM - 5PM; evenings and weekends by appointment.
*Available to meet clients, negotiate transactions, prosecute or defend actions in all California counties. Bednar|Friedland LLP does NOT practice law outside the state of California and does NOT render legal opinions for use outside the jurisdiction of California.
Bednar Friedland LLP offers knowledgeable, high-quality legal representation to individuals and entities throughout the state of California. Servicing the needs of residents and businesses in Monterey County, Santa Cruz County, San Benito County, Santa Clara County, San Mateo County, San Francisco County, Contra Costa County, Sonoma County, Alameda County in the areas of personal injury, elder abuse, professional malpractice and fee disputes, trust and estate litigation, abusive mortgage practices, consumer fraud, contracts, business & real estate law, and defective construction.
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DISCLAIMER: Nothing published in this website is intended as a substitute for personalized legal advice. Statements made on this website do not constitute legal advice and do not constitute a guarantee as to outcome. Bednar Friedland LLP is licensed to practice law in the State of California. Bednar Friedland LLP will not dispense legal advice or engage in legal representation outside of the state of California and nothing contained on this website is intended as such. No attorney-client relationship is created through this website. If you would like to become a client, feel free to contact us and make and appointment for a formal consultation at which time, if appropriate, we can agree to enter into an attorney-client relationship through the execution of an attorneys' fee agreement or limited engagement agreement. Until such time, no attorney-client relationship can or will be created between Bednar Friedland LLP and you.
