Working with small business owners and W-2 employees on a broad range of issues created by the Great Recession gives BottomLine Lawyers a unique ability to deploy strategies tailored to your needs, raising the performance bar for legal services.

Raising the Bar

Every attorney owes every client a professional obligation of zealous advocacy. BottomLine Lawyers raises the bar on professional performance through its assessment protocol [link to home page]. Other ways we raise the bar and deliver outstanding personal service:

• Stand in your shoes to assess your needs and desires
• Recommend a specific course of action tailored to you
• Bring an integrative, multi-disciplinary approach unlike bankruptcy and foreclosure mills
• Use “outside the box” thinking

Attorney Richard Hall is co-founder of BottomLine Lawyers. Hall has a unique breadth of experience which has enabled him to meld technology, sophisticated legal analysis, “outside the box” strategies and a collaborative style to create innovative solutions with his clients.

Richard’s work is recognized by national organizations including: Foreclosure Defense Group (Living Lies), Consumer Attorneys Mortgage Fraud Focus Group and Cornell University’s Legal Information Institute.

Richard attended law school at the University of La Verne and was admitted to the California Bar in 1988 and the Federal Bar in 1989. Many lawyers come to the law without any practical business experience, and few come with significant management experience. Through serendipity rather than design, I was an exception. My prior experience afforded me a fast track to complex civil trials and the opportunity to work closely with corporate clients.

Richard’s real estate experience includes feasibility analysis of investment projects, including historic preservation district qualified buildings. He directed acquisition and syndication of commercial properties. Hall also managed multi-tiered Map Act land splits. He was an early member of the Exchangor’s Club, specializing in 1031 tax deferred transactions.

Richard performs pro bono services for several Northern California judicial districts, is vice President of the Auburn Chamber of Commerce, a former Board member of the Downtown Business Association and a member of Rotary Club of Auburn.

Mr. Hall continues to practice law and perform pro bono services for several Northern California judicial districts.

Richard Hall also founded three legal information companies that help public and private entities manage the “business end” of law. Melding technology and sophisticated statistical analysis, he produced a technology driven analytical model of the practice of law. In 1994, Mr. Hall invented linguistic modeling software which automatically applies budget codes, performs GAAP accrual financial reporting and conducts compliance analysis. He also served as California Director and lecturer for a nationwide bar review.

Previously Richard was an executive in the photographic and real estate industries before attending law school and conducting performance and budget analysis for the Amraam missile project. He also served as California Director and lecturer for a nationwide bar review.

Attorney Dee Paull is co-founder of BottomLine Lawyers. Since her admission to the California Bar in 1986, Ms. Paull has focused her professional efforts on discovering and achieving what her clients really want. She has a breadth of experience spanning bankruptcy, business, litigation, civil practice and estate planning. As research attorney for Los Angeles County Superior Court, she mastered the intricacies of the administration of justice. Admitted to both California and Federal Courts, she is a master at advancing your interests and keeping you out of court.

Dee’s undergraduate work was completed at California State University, Northridge and she earned her law degree from the University of LaVerne, graduating with honors, was a law review invitee and a moot-court finalist. She was admitted to the California Bar in 1986 and the Federal Bar in 1987. She clerked for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office and has taken hundreds of civil matters to trial.