About our Shark

Our clients come to Hoge Fenton because we're a lot like they are: innovative, energetic, responsive, and committed to the communities in which we live and work. In order to succeed in business, our clients require lawyers who understand their businesses and their needs. Hoge Fenton has served and grown with the Northern California business community for more than 50 years - longevity that is rare in law firms these days - precisely because we understand and focus on those needs. From four locations, we are able to quickly respond to our clients, from the Tri-Valley, to the Central Valley, to Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito Counties, to the Peninsula, to our main office in Silicon Valley and beyond. Our goal: To build lasting relationships and help our clients succeed.


Hoge Fenton Attorney Douglas L. White Earns Rare LEED® Professional Accreditation (link)

News & Updates
06.30.08 - Hoge Fenton Legal Update:  Local Software Engineer Sentenced Under Economic Espionage Act (link)
06.30.08 - Hoge Fenton Legal Update:  Importance of Good Financial Recordkeeping in M & A Deals (link)
06.20.08 - Green Building - Gone Green? The Top Three Legal Issues to Consider When Building Green (link)
06.20.08 - Commercial Leasing - Green Office Leasing Strategies for the Next Decade (link)
06.04.08 - Land Use - Proposition 99: California Voters Choose Modest Reforms (link)
05.28.08 - Employment Law - Employees Have Longer Time to Sue for Retaliation Claims, and Can Recover More Damages (link)
05.21.08 - Family Law - California Supreme Court Issues Pivotal Ruling on Same-Sex Marriages (link)
05.16.08 - Intellectual Property - Hoge Fenton is Pleased to Welcome I. Joel Riff as Intellectual Property Co-Chair (link)
04.25.08 - Employment Law Seminar Invitation - Wage & Hour Issues: Expensive Mistakes Employers Make and How to Avoid Them! (link)
03.05.08 - Mergers & Aquisitions - Do You Serve On the Board of a Company That Faces Aquisition or Merger? Here Are Some Things You Must Know! (link)
03.04.08 - Employment Law - Individuals Are Not Liable for Retaliation Under California Law, But Employers Remain Liable (link)
03.03.08 - Press Release - Hoge Fenton Attorney Files Civil Complaint in De Anza Rape Case (link)
02.27.08 - Press Release - Technology Transactions Expert I. Joel Riff Joins Hoge, Fenton, Jones & Appel, Inc. (link)
1.11.08 - Press Release - Esteemed Family Law Practioner Phillip L. Hammer Joins Hoge, Fenton, Jones & Appel, Inc. (link)
11.20.07 - Press Release - Hoge Fenton Attorney Barbara Spector Elected Mayor of Los Gatos, CA (link)
11.15.07 - Employment Law - Employers Must Use New Form I-9 When Hiring Employees (link)
10.16.07 - Employment Law - Judge Blocks Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security's Social Security "No Match" Rule (link)
08.28.07 - Inellectual Property - Does Your Business Own Valuable Intellectual Property? No? Think Again. (link)
07.06.07 - Press Release - HFJA Launches Green Building and Sustainable Design Group (link)
07.06.07 - Press Release - Seven Hoge Fenton Attorneys Named Northern California Super LawyersTM (link)
07.02.07 - Press Release - Hoge Fenton's Daniel Ballesteros Elected Chairman of the Mexican Heritage Plaza Board (link)
05.22.07 - Mergers & Aquisitions - Legal Update: Earnouts - Blessing or Curse? (link)
06.22.07 - Press Release - Los Gatos Vice Mayor Barbara Spector Joins Hoge, Fenton, Jones & Appel, Inc. (link)
04.18.07 - Employment Law - Missed Meal and Rest Periods Can Expose Employers to Three Years' Liability. (link)
01.31.07 - Real Estate - New IRS Rules for Reporting Sale of Residential Real Estate (link)
01.04.07 - Environmental Law - Important Legal Update For Business Owners & Operators That Use, Store or Sell Hazardous Materials, Including Petroleum Products (link)

IP Group

For CEOs, Managing Directors and Presidents Only
Alliance of Chief Executives Roundtable: Employment Contract and Compensation Issues
Downtown San Jose. Please click here to contact Laurel Madal at the Alliance of Chief Executives to register.
July 16, 2008 - 7:45 to 10:30 am

IP Group

Intellectual Property Breakfast Briefing:
Working With Free and Open Source Software (FOSS)
$20 early-bird registration; $40 after July 15. Please click here to register for this event.
July 22, 2008 - 7:45 to 10:00 am

IP Group

International Trademark Association Roundtable: Best Practices in Electronic Discovery for Trademark Practitioners
$45 per person.  Click here and select the San Jose location to register (INTA membership not required)
July 25, 2008 - 8:30-10:00 am


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