James Gulseth

JGPC Business Law. Our business is business.

James H. (Jim) Gulseth was born and attended high school in Devils Lake, North Dakota and graduated with an A.B. degree from the University of California at Berkeley. Jim earned his JD degree at the University of California Hastings School of Law in San Francisco and is admitted to practice in the State of California and before the Federal District Court, Northern District of California, and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. He is a member of the Corporations, Business Transactions, Securities and Tax and Intellectual Property Sections of the State Bar of California. Jim’s reported cases include PACKER TRANSPORTATION CO v. USA, 596 F.2d 891; PLATTS v. SACRAMENTO NORTHERN RAILWAY, 253 Cal. Rptr. 269, 205 Cal. App. 3d 1025. Jim has assisted hundreds of business start ups, including many significant start-ups such as Pleasanton’s Phosistor Technologies, Inc., that raised over $15 million in Series A and B offerings. Jim is a member of the State Bar of California, the Alameda County Bar Association, and a member and past President of the Eastern Alameda County Bar Association. Jim is a member and a past President of the Rotary Club of Pleasanton and the Rotary Club of Pleasanton Foundation. He is also a founder and past member of the Board of the Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce Community Foundation, a founder, past officer and past member of the Advisory Committee for Pleasanton Partnerships in Education, a member of the advisory board of Dublin Partnerships in Education, a member of the Board of the Museum on Main, a founding officer and director of Pleasanton Heat, a track and field and running club, and a member of the Berkeley Yacht Club. Jim’s practice areas include asset protection, business contracts and transactions, business law, business start-ups and entity formation, corporation law and incorporation, limited partnership and family limited partnership law, limited liability company law, and real estate law and litigation.

Business Law
Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Intellectual Property
Patents
Patent Appeals, Patent Litigation, Patent Prosecution
Real Estate Law
Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
Trademarks
Trademark Litigation, Trademark Registration
Tax Law
Business Taxes, Criminal Tax Litigation, Estate Tax Planning, Income Taxes, International Taxes, Payroll Taxes, Property Taxes, Sales Taxes, Tax Appeals, Tax Audits, Tax Planning
Fees
  • Credit Cards Accepted
    Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, Diners Club, and JGB.
California
Since 1974
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Languages

  • English:
    Spoken, Written

Managing Partner
JGPC Business & Corporate Law
1995 –

Current

Univ of California Berkeley
Undergraduate Degree
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UC Hastings COL
Law Degree
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AV Preeminent for Ethical Standards and Legal Ability
Martindale-Hubbell
2014
AV Peer Review Rating
Martindale-Hubbell
2012
State Bar of California Sections of Corporations, Business Transactions, Securities and Tax, and Intellectual Property

Member
Current
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Tri Valley Business and Estate Planning Council

Charter Member
Current
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Pleasanton Partnerships in Education

Advisory Council
1993 –
Current
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Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce

Member
1991 –
Current
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Pleasanton Rotary Club

Member
1989 –
Current
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Alameda County Bar Association

Member
1988 –
Current
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Eastern Alameda County Bar Association

Member
1988 –
Current
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California State Bar

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Member
1974 –
Current
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Pleasanton Rotary Club

President
1995 –
1996
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Pleasanton Athletic Club

Secretary
1995 –
1996
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Lawyer Referral Service Governing Committee

Member
1988 –
1995
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Eastern Alameda County Bar Association

Director and President
1992 –
1992
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Pleasanton Partnerships in Education

Founding Board Member
1987 –
1992
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Bar Association of San Francisco

Member
1980 –
1987
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Articles & Publications
Institute of Real Estate Education
1982
Real Estate Taxation
1982
Websites & Blogs

Website
Website
Blog
JGPC Corporate and Business Law

JGPC Business Law
5890 Stoneridge Dr.
Ste. 102
Pleasanton, CA 94588
US
Telephone: (925) 463-9600 Ext. 250
Fax: (925) 463-9644

JGPC Business Law
373 North L Street
Livermore, CA 94551
US
Telephone: (925) 484-8400
Fax: (925) 463-9644