About our Shark

What we're about.  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. They want their transactions handled efficiently and their deals closed on time.  They need to have their disputes resolved quickly and in the most cost-effective manner possible.  They need predictability and flexibility in budgeting their legal expenses.  Hoge Fenton has served and grown with the Northern California business community for more than 55 years - longevity that is rare in law firms these days - precisely because we understand and focus on those needs.

How we're different.

  • "Small Firm" Client Service.  Our clients are our top priority.  We understand that your time is valuable.  You can reach even the most senior attorneys responsible for your legal matter 24/7.  If a particular attorney is temporarily unavailable, another member of the team will respond.  We are committed to outstanding communication with and responsiveness to our clients.
  • "Mid-Size Firm" Billing Practices.  Hoge Fenton offers competitive rates and creative billing solutions.  We understand and are guided by our clients' need for some certainty in budgeting legal expenses.  We are rational in our billing practices.  We support our clients' desire for alternatives to the traditional billable hour, e.g., monthly flat fees, project flat fees, phase flat fees, hybrid fee agreements, fee caps, holdbacks, and success fees, where appropriate.
  • "Large Firm" Expertise.  Because many of our lawyers have chosen to come practice at Hoge Fenton from some well known and respected large firms, Hoge Fenton is able to offer the depth and breadth of legal expertise of a much larger firm.  And, because of our competitive billing rates, we are able to staff your matters with more senior, knowledgeable lawyers, resulting in increased efficiencies and important cost savings for our clients.


05.26.09 - Retailers to be Visited by Board of Equalization (link) (pdf)
05.14.09 - 10 Most Common Estate Planning "Mythstakes" (link) (pdf)
05.1.09 - FTC’s NEW “Red Flags Rule” -- Is Your Business Prepared? (link) (pdf)
04.10.09 - Legal Update from Hoge Fenton: Acquiring Distressed Technology Assets (link) (pdf)
04.09.09 - Invitation to Hoge Fenton's Spring Employment Law Seminars (link) (pdf)
03.31.09 - Court Extends Close of Escrow (link) (pdf)
03.20.09 - 2009 Recovery Act Benefit for Small Business Owners (link) (pdf)
03.05.09 - Program Invitation: Managing Trademark Costs in a Down Economy (pdf)
03.05.09 - Recovery Act of 2009 (link) (pdf)
02.24.09 - COBRA Premium Subsidy: The Nuts and Bolts under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (link) (pdf)
02.20.09 - Steve Siner Featured in Pleasanton Weekly (link)
02.12.09 - Eliana B. Weissman Joins Hoge Fenton (link) (pdf)
01.07.09 - Steven Siner Elected Managing Shareholder (link) (pdf)
01.06.09 - Invitation to Free 2009 Employment Law Update from Hoge Fenton - Modesto, CA and Hollister, CA (link) (pdf)
01.06.09 - Invitation to 2009 Employment Law Update from Hoge Fenton - San Jose, CA and Pleasanton, CA (link) (pdf)
01.05.09 - Hoge Fenton's Commercial Debt Practice (link) (pdf)
12.18.08 - Year-End Sexual Harassment Prevention Training (link) (pdf)
12.12.08 - B. Mellberg Earns LEED AP (link) (pdf)
12.12.08 - Choice of Law Provision (link) (pdf)
12.09.08 - Raji Nagarkar Named One of "Plucky Bronco Seven" (link)
12.02.08 - Hoge Fenton Announcement (link) (pdf)
11.14.08 - Court Review of Arbitration Decisions (link) (pdf)
11.12.08 - Year-End Action Required by IRC Section 409A (link) (pdf)
10.05.08 - 49ers Announce Winner of Community QB Award - Phil Hammer! (link)
08.25.08 - Hoge Fenton Invitation - 5th Annual Downtown San Jose Tour (link)
08.20.08 - Intellectual Property - International Trademark Association Roundtable(link)
08.01.08 - Hoge Fenton Update - Hoge Fenton Grows, Adds Three Lawyers (link)
07.24.08 - Employment Law - Good News for California Employers (link)
07.24.08 - Green Building - Green Building Standards Adopted in California (link)
07.14.08 - Intellectual Property - ICANN Introduces New Generic Top-Level Domain Names (link)
07.09.08 - Hoge Fenton Invitation - INTA Roundtable: Best Practices in Electronic Discovery (link)
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)

Estate Planning for Families with Special Needs (Angels on Stage)
July 31, 2009 - 6:30pm - 8:00pm
American Legion Hall
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10 Most Common Estate Planning "Mythstakes"
August 5, 2009 - 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Hoge, Fenton, Jones & Appel, Inc.
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