Mark D. Poniatowski
ATTORNEY AT LAW

Prior to establishing the firm in 1989, Mr. Poniatowski was a business/real estate associate with Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May in Oakland, California, and a partner of Duman & Poniatowski in Castro Valley, California.

Mr. Poniatowski earned his bachelor's in business administration with distinction from the University of Michigan in 1979 and worked as a manager in the personal property finance/leasing industry for six years prior to becoming member of the bar after graduating from Santa Clara University's law school in 1985.
   
     
Education
     
University of Santa Clara, School of Law   May, 1985
JD Graduate    
Dean's List    
     
University of Michigan, School of Business   May, 1979
BBA Graduate    
With Distinction    
     
Employment
     
Law Offices of Mark D. Poniatowski Professional Corporation
Castro Valley and Oakland, California
  1989 - Present
     
Law Offices of Duman & Poniatowski
Castro Valley, California
  1987-1989
     
Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May
Oakland, California
Business/Real Estate Associate
  1985-1987
     
Memberships
     
State Bar of California    
Alameda County Bar Association    
Commercial Law League of America    
Alameda County Bar Association Bankruptcy Section    
Alameda County Bar Association Real Estate Section   Executive Committee 2006
State Bar of California Business Law Section    
State Bar of California Real Estate Section    
Bay Area Bankruptcy Forum    
Rotary Club of Castro Valley   President
2009-2010
Board of Directors 2000-2002
Instructor, Credit Law, Credit Managers Association of California   1992
     
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Kimberly F. Leding
ATTORNEY AT LAW


   
     
Education
     
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law   May 2004
JD Graduate    
Dean’s Honor Roll    
     
University of California, Los Angeles   March 2001
B.A Graduate    
     
Employment
     
Law Offices of Mark D. Poniatowski Professional Corporation   2008 - Present
Castro Valley, California    
     
Leding Law Offices   2008
Dublin, California    
Estate Planning, Civil Litigation    
     
King, King & King   2005-2007
Pleasanton, California    
Family Law, Civil Litigation    
     
Publications
     
McGeorge Law Review, Review of Selected 2002 California Legislation    
  • Weapons of Mass Destruction: the Changing Threat and the Evolving Solution, 34 MCGEORGE L. REV. 391 (2003). (Published as Kimberly Felix).
   
McGeorge Law Review    
  • Symposium Article, Improving Efficiency in Water Use: An Overview of the Recommendations of the Governor’s Commission to Review California Water Rights Law, 36 MCGEORGE L. REV. 165 (2005). (Published as Kimberly Felix).
   
     
Activities
     
Filipino Bar Association of Northern California (FBANC)    
Alameda County Bar Association    
 
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Meera T. Parikh
Attorney At Law

   
     
EDUCATION
 
Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, CA, J.D. '01
 
University of Houston, Houston, Texas, B.S. Molecular Biology '97
 
EMPLOYMENT
 
Law Offices of Mark D. Poniatowski Professional Corporation 2010
 
Parish & Small, Stockton, CA, Business and Commercial Litigation Attorney 2004-2007
 
Hickman, Palermo, Truong & Becker, San Jose, CA, Patent Attorney 2001-2003
 
ADMISSIONS
 
State Bar of California, #217996
 
United States Patent and Trademark Office, #48296
 
ACTIVITIES
 
Alameda County Bar Association, State Bar of California
   
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Alison Wong Lee
CERTIFIED PARALEGAL

   
     
Education
     
Gonzaga University School of Law   May, 2004
JD Graduate    
     
San Francisco State University Paralegal Program   December, 1999
Certificate with honors in paralegal studies    
     
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California   May, 1994
BA    
     
Employment
     
Law Offices of Mark D. Poniatowski Professional Corporation
Castro Valley
  2005 - Present
     
Spokane County Public Defender's Office
Rule 9 legal intern for criminal defense work
  2004
     
University Legal Assistance, Gonzaga University School of Law
Rule 9 limited public practice intern.
Family Law, consumer law, elder law and social security admin matters
  2003
     
Oakland City Attorney's Office, Neighborhood Law Corps
Summer law clerk
  2003
     
Law Offices of Mark D. Poniatowsk Professional Corporationi, Castro Valley
Litigation Paralegal
  1997 - 2001
     
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