2010

Corey, Luzaich, Pliska, de Ghetaldi & Nastari, LLP, proudly announces that Edward A. Daniels has become a partner in the firm, effective January 1, 2010.  Since 1994, Mr. Daniels has concentrated his legal practice in the areas of trusts and estates, probate, conservatorships, commercial law, business entity formation and real estate law.  Mr. Daniels  joined our law firm in 2004.

Prior to joining our firm, Mr. Daniels practiced as a sole practitioner, and prior to that worked as a research attorney and court investigator for the San Mateo County Superior Court, as a court investigator for the San Francisco Superior Court, and as an attorney for a local non-profit environmental law firm. 

While in law school, Mr. Daniels successfully completed a summer program in public international law and human rights at the International Institute of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France.  He also successfully completed an internship with the Environmental Law and Institutions Unit of the United Nations Environment Programme at its world headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, where he drafted one of the original briefing documents for the committee that developed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.   Mr. Daniels later served as co-editor, as well as making original contributions, to a published textbook on International Environmental Law.

In the community, Mr. Daniels has served as a board member and volunteer legal counsel to a local non-profit organization and as a volunteer firefighter.  He is currently a volunteer with the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office Cliff Rescue and Marine Unit.

For the fifth year in a row, four of our firm’s partners, George R. Corey, Stevan N. Luzaich, Dario de Ghetaldi, and Jerry E. Nastari have been named by California Super Lawyers magazine as one of the top attorneys in California.  Only 5% of the lawyers in California are named by Super Lawyers.  In addition, Amanda L. Riddle was once again named by Super Lawyers as a "Rising Star" in Northern California.  No more than 2.5% of the lawyers in California are named to the "Rising Star" list.

2009

Corey, Luzaich, Pliska, de Ghetaldi & Nastari, LLP, proudly announces that Amanda L. Riddle has become a partner in the firm effective January 1, 2009.  Ms. Riddle joined our law firm in 2001, and focuses her practice on civil litigation, including, general and complex business litigation, probate litigation, real estate litigation, employment litigation, and contract litigation.

Ms. Riddle is an active participant in the San Mateo County community. Ms. Riddle organizes a legal clinic for Shelter Network’s Maple Street Shelter, Haven House and First Step for Families, which house homeless residents and families of the Peninsula. In 2006, Ms. Riddle served as the President of the San Mateo County Bar Association Barristers.  She is the current Vice Chair of the San Mateo County Bar Association’s Women Lawyers’ Section and a member of the board of directors of the San Mateo County Trial Lawyers. Along with these organizations, Ms. Riddle organizes a number of events every year benefitting charitable organizations in the Bay Area such as Shelter Network, Samaritan House and Peninsula Habitat for Humanity.

While obtaining her J.D., at the University of San Francisco, Ms. Riddle participated in the school’s two-week Intensive Advocacy Program, receiving the Edward J. McFetridge Award for excellence in advocacy. Ms. Riddle was also a member of her law school’s national moot court team.

We are also proud to announce that Corey, Luzaich, Pliska, de Ghetaldi & Nastari, LLP, has been named as "Millbrae Business of the Year for 2009" by the Millbrae Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary Club of Millbrae.

For the fourth year in a row, four of our firm’s partners, George R. Corey, Stevan N. Luzaich, Dario de Ghetaldi, and Jerry E. Nastari have been named by California Super Lawyers magazine as one of the top attorneys in California.  Only 5% of the lawyers in California are named by Super Lawyers.  In addition, Amanda L. Riddle was named by Super Lawyers this year as a "Rising Star" in Northern California.  No more than 2.5% of the lawyers in California are named to the "Rising Star" list.

2008

For the third year in a row, each of our firm’s four partners, George R. Corey, Stevan N. Luzaich, Dario de Ghetaldi, and Jerry E. Nastari have been named by California Super Lawyers magazine as one of the top attorneys in California.  Only 5% of the lawyers in California are named by Super Lawyers.

2007

On June 4, 2007, Dario de Ghetaldi, along with Colleen Duffy Smith of Morgan, Duffy-Smith & Tidalgo, LLP, and Michael G. Reedy of McManis Faulkner, LLP, filed a nationwide class action against the United States Department of Health and Human Services seeking reformation of Medicare's method of reimbursing physicians and $2.45 billion in damages.

For the second year in a row, all four of our firm’s partners, George R. Corey, Stevan N. Luzaich, Dario de Ghetaldi, and Jerry E. Nastari were recognized as Northern California Super Lawyers.

2006

All four of our firm’s partners, George R. Corey, Stevan N. Luzaich, Dario de Ghetaldi, and Jerry E. Nastari were recognized as Northern California Super Lawyers.

A partner of our firm for almost 20 years and a good friend, Judge Edward W. Pliska passed away on October 31, 2006, after a year long battle with cancer.  He was 71.

2005

After almost five years of litigation, our firm, as co-lead and liaison counsel, reached a settlement in the shareholder’s derivative suit that alleged that insiders at Oracle Corporation, including CEO Lawrence J. Ellison, had traded over $900,000,000.00 worth of Oracle stock while in possession of adverse material inside information.  Under the terms of the court-approved settlement, Mr. Ellison agreed to donate $100,000,000.00 to charity and pay $22,000,000.00 in fees and costs to plaintiffs’ attorneys. 

Senior Partner George R. Corey was recognized as a Northern California Super Lawyer.

Senior Partner George R. Corey was named Millbrae Man of the Year.

The San Mateo County Trial Lawyers Association renamed its trial lawyer of the year award the George R. Corey Trial Lawyer of the Year Award.

2004

Senior Partner George R. Corey acted as chair of the San Mateo County Old Courthouse’s Courtroom A Restoration Committee, and the firm participated in all phases of the renovation.  The ceremonial reopening of Courtroom A took place with United States Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor as the keynote speaker.