Clement, Fitzpatrick & Kenworthy, Inc.
Real Estate | Serving Santa Rosa, CA
707-523-1181California Real Estate Law Firm
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Details Attorney Davin R. Bacho
Attorney Clayton Clement
Attorney Peter C. DeGolia
Attorney Randy Kenworthy
Attorney Jeffrey S. Lyons
Attorney Robert L. Quail
Attorney Erin B. Carlstrom
Attorney Carla Hernandez Castillo
Attorney Susannah J. Noble
Attorney Diane B. Nguyen
Serving The North Bay Since 1972
Clement, Fitzpatrick and Kenworthy is more than just another business and real estate law firm. CFK attorneys have real-life business experience, having worked as in-house counsel for corporations, having been employed in business fields besides law and having served as directors on community non-profit boards.
For more than 30 years, Clement, Fitzpatrick and Kenworthy have served clients in the North Bay and beyond providing legal services that are based in practical understanding of how business works – in real time. The firm believes in delivering high-quality, cost-effective legal services to its clients by appropriate staffing of each matter.
CFK also believes in giving back to the North Bay and Santa Rosa community by serving on non-profit boards and giving generously to local charities but also giving back to the legal community. Several attorneys have taught courses at local universities and participated in various legal non-profits aimed at improving the practice of law.
Thirty years of practicing business and real estate law has given CFK great depth and breadth of legal experience and knowledge. Below are highlighted specific practice strengths:
- Litigation:
- Eminent Domain
- Property Tax Disputes
- Commercial Real Estate
- Winery And Vineyard
- Land Use
- Boundary And Easement Matters
- Landlord/Tenant
- Contract
- Business & Real Estate:
- Sales And Exchanges
- Financing
- Brokerage
- Business Organizations
- Land Use:
- Rezonings
- Permit Approvals
- General Plan Actions
Call 707-523-1181 today to arrange your initial consultation.
Attorney Davin R. Bacho
Bar Admissions
- California, 2012
Education
- Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco, California
- Honors: With Distinction
- Honors: Cali-Award in professional responsibility
- Major: Litigation
- California State University
- B.S., Bachelor of Science
- Major: Political Science
- St. Charles University in Prague, 2006
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- Sonoma Magazine – Lawyers of Distinction 2021
- Named to the Civil Litigation Rising Star lists, published by Super Lawyers Magazine, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021
Attorney Clayton Clement
Bar Admissions
- California, 1969
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1969
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1972
Education
- University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, Berkeley, California
- J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
- University of the Pacific, Stockton, California
- B.A., Bachelor of Arts
- Honors: cum laude
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- Association of Business Trial Lawyers
- Sonoma County YMCA, 1986 - Present
- American Board of Trial Advocates (Member)
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
- Northern California Super Lawyer, 2004 - Present
- Top 100 lawyers in Northern California
- Who’s Who in America
- Who’s Who in American Law
- Best Lawyers in America
Attorney Peter C. DeGolia
Bar Admissions
- California, 1984
Education
- University of San Francisco School of Law, San Francisco, California, 1983
- J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
- Honors: Moot Court Honors
- University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, 1980
- B.A., Bachelor of Arts
- Honors: Harry Bird Writing Award
- Montgomery High School, Santa Rosa
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- Sonoma County Bar Association (Board Member)
- Redwood Empire Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
- Sonoma County Bar Association, Membership Committee (Chair)
- Legal Aid Service Award
Attorney Randy Kenworthy
Bar Admissions
- California, 1974
Education
- University of San Francisco School of Law, San Francisco, California, 1974
- J.D.
- Sonoma State University
- Major: Business Management
Attorney Jeffrey S. Lyons
Bar Admissions
- California, 2003
- Hawaii, 2021
Education
- University of San Francisco School of Law, San Francisco, California
- Honors: cum laude
- Honors: McAuliffe Honor Society
- Honors: American Jurisprudence Awards for excellence in Legal Research and Writing I, Legal Research and Writing II, and Professional Responsibility
Attorney Robert L. Quail
Bar Admissions
- California, 1984
Education
- Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, California, 1984
- J.D.
- University of California, Santa Barbara, California
- B.A.
- Major: Business Economics
- Major: Political Science
- Santa Clara University School of Business, 1984
- M.B.A.
Attorney Erin B. Carlstrom
Bar Admissions
- California
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court Central District of California
Education
- Pepperdine University, Malibu, California
- J.D.
- Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
- B.A.
- Major: Political Science
Professional Memberships and Achievements
- American Bar Association, Business Section, 2019
- American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section, 2018
- Alameda County Bar Association, 2021
- Napa County Bar Association, 2018
- Mendocino Grapegrowers Association, 2017
- Sonoma County Wine and Weed, 2017
- Constance Baker Motley Moot Court National Semi-Finalist
- North Bay Business Journal Forty Under Forty
Attorney Carla Hernandez Castillo
Bar Admissions
- California, 2013
Education
- Empire College School of Law, Santa Rosa, California, 2011
- J.D.
- University of California-Davis, 2007
- B.S.
- Major: Sociology with an emphasis in Law and Society
- Minor: Chicano/a Studies
Professional Memberships and Achievements
- Sonoma County Bar Association, 2013 to Present
- Sonoma County Bar Association Board of Directors, 2015 to Present
- Sonoma County Bar Association Executive Committee, 2023
- Sonoma County Bar Association, Judicial Evaluation Committee, 2018 to Present
- Sonoma County Bar Association, Special Events Committee Chair, 2018 to 2021
- Sonoma County Bar Association, Special Events Committee, 2018 to Present
- Sonoma County Bar Association, Family Law Education, 2014 to Present
- Sonoma County Bar Association, Family Law Education, Committee Vice-Chair, 2017
- Sonoma County Bar Association, Education Committee Member, 2014 to 2016
- Sonoma County Bar Association Barristers Club, 2013 to 2017
- Sonoma County Bar Association Barristers Club, President, 2015 to 2017
- Sonoma County Women in Law, Board of Directors, 2015 to 2021
- Sonoma County Women in Law, Board of Directors, President, 2016 and 2020
- Listening for a Change Board of Directors, 2017 to 2023
- Listening for a Change Board of Directors, Chair, 2022 to 2023
- Northern California Super Lawyers list, 2023 to 2025
Attorney Susannah J. Noble
Bar Admissions
- California, 2022
Education
- Empire College School of Law, Santa Rosa, California, 2017
- J.D.
- Empire College School of Law, Santa Rosa, California, 2016
- Master of Legal Studies
- Brigham Young University, 2006
- B.S., Bachelor of Science
- Major: Exercise Sciences
Professional Memberships and Achievements
- Recipient of the Sonoma County Bar Association’s 2016 Pro Bono Awards
Attorney Ward Hoskins
Bar Admissions
- California, 2018
Education
- University of San Francisco School of Law, San Francisco, California, May, 2018
- J.D.
- Honors: Graduated Magna Cum Laude
- Honors: 2018 Student Bar Association Award Recipient
- Honors: Served as Student Bar Association President May 2017 through May 2018
- Honors: CALI Excellence for the Future Award, Wills and Trusts, Spring 2017
- Honors: CALI Excellence for the Future Award, Property Law, Spring 2016
- Honors: McAuliffe Honor Society member
- Honors: USF Moot Court Competition Team (Fall 2016 and Fall 2017)
- Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington, May, 2015
- Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology
Attorney Patricia Schuermann
Bar Admissions
- California, 2023
Education
- Empire College School of Law, Santa Rosa, California, 2018
- J.D.
- Empire College School of Law, Santa Rosa, California, 2016
- Master of Legal Studies
- Sonoma State University, 2014
- B.A., Bachelor of Arts
- Minor: Music Composition/Theory
- Major: Political Science
Attorney Diane B. Nguyen
Bar Admissions
- California, 2012
Education
- Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco, California, June, 2011
- J.D.
- Honors: Specialization Certificate in Family Law; Specialization Certificate in Youth Law
- University of California at Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, June, 2006
- B.A.
- Major: Legal Studies
- Major: Psychology