Being involved in a divorce, child custody, support or property proceeding is often emotionally exhausting and the procedures can be confusing. Our attorneys have extensive experience in the practice of family law and can take immediate action to protect your interests regarding custody, support and assets. We often negotiate favorable settlements for our clients, but when settlement is not possible, we are honored with the reputation of being excellent family law trial attorneys. With more than fifty years of combined experience litigating family law cases, we are dedicated to protecting and advocating your rights in all family law and related matters.
Guardianship
Sometimes the need arises to form a guardianship or conservatorship to protect a family member from physical and/or financial harm. We have the experience you need to effectively petition the court to obtain the appropriate level of protection for your loved one, or to oppose a petition brought by a third party that is unwarranted.
Our firm was founded by our late senior partner, Francis Mathews (1923-2000), who practiced law in Humboldt County for over 52 years. We are committed to carrying on the tradition of skillful and effective results-driven advocacy. We strive to represent our clients’ best interests in matters ranging from civil litigation to criminal defense; from zealous trial advocacy to delicate negotiation; and everything in between. We are most grateful to our many loyal clients, who come back to us and refer our firm to others time and time again. We are results oriented and always keep perspective in balancing the often multiple goals and interests of our clients. Our team approach, encompassing the skill and experience of three attorneys along with our highly experienced paralegals and administrative support staff, will help you achieve the result you deserve.
Wrongful Death
Misdemeanors
We provide effective representation of clients accused of committing misdemeanors and felonies, most frequently in connection with related civil matters.
We commonly provide an array of legal services to our business clients, including transactional advice, formation of partnerships, corporations and limited liability companies, trade name infringement claims, officer and director liability claims, employment matters including wrongful termination and harassment, employer defense concerning labor and wage law claims, and virtually any other business matter that may face you.
Mr. Kluck was born and raised in Humboldt County, graduating from Humboldt State University in 1975. Following a successful career as a real estate broker, he attended and graduated from law school at the McGeorge School of Law in 1985, and has practiced law since his admission to the California State Bar in 1986. His practice is primarily focused on real estate matters, general civil litigation and family law. Mr. Kluck has 3 children and 3 grandchildren, and is an accomplished long distance competitive bicyclist and fly fisherman.
Premises Liability
We routinely handle a multitude of real property-related matters, including easement and boundary disputes, commercial and residential purchase and sale transactions and related disputes, partition actions, eminent domain proceedings, trespass, property damage, nuisance, hazardous waste, landlord/tenant law, premises liability, construction defect litigation, Americans with Disabilities Act defense, Subdivision Map Act practice, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) practice, and water rights matters.
Construction Litigation
Eminent Domain
Mr. Kluck is a highly skilled litigator with vast trial experience. He has obtained highly favorable results in a variety of matters, including boundary and easement disputes, commercial landlord/tenant issues, breach of contract and fraud, eminent domain/condemnation, and land-use/zoning matters. Mr. Kluck has successfully defended clients in a number of high profile cases, including a multi-million dollar landowner- liability case. His wealth of experience as a real estate broker, network of local business contacts, and reputation as a forceful trial attorney provide his clients a unique advantage in successfully resolving a variety of claims and disputes.
Our skilled attorneys will tirelessly advocate on your behalf when you or a loved one are injured or killed due to the wrongful conduct of others. We represent personal injury and wrongful death clients on a contingency fee basis and only receive fees if we make a recovery on behalf of our client. We represent victims of serious accidents involving automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, bicycles, watercraft and pedestrians. We also handle uninsured motorist claims.
Our skilled attorneys are ready to serve all of your needs in the area of estates, wills and trusts. The scope of our representation includes advising and drafting all estate planning documents, be they wills, revocable trusts, special need trusts, powers of attorney or advanced health care directives. We will competently represent you in the probate or other administration of an estate, will or trust. We also provide zealous representation in the litigation of claims based on elder abuse, fraud, deceit, undue influence, alleged wrongdoing by executors, personal representatives and trustees.
Wills
Mr. Wykle is a skilled litigator and negotiator, and a tenacious advocate of his clients’ interests. His primary areas of practice are real property law; personal injury and wrongful death; civil and criminal defense of land use claims made by government against individual and business clients; estates, wills and trust drafting and litigation; and general civil litigation. His advice and perspective are frequently sought and highly valued by his numerous long-term clients. He has helped his clients obtain results ranging from multi-million dollar plaintiff recoveries to successful defense of meritless claims.