HASKELL & GOODMAN, L.L.P (formerly known as WILLIAM W. HASKELL & ASSOCIATES) is a full service law firm located in Hayward. The firm has a distinguished history of providing responsive and high quality legal services across a broad range of practice areas. 

The firm is organized into practice groups, with each of our lawyers developing an expertise in particular areas. This structure allows us to assemble a team of attorneys with considerable experience to provide the best service and support to meet the needs of our clients. 

The firm has extensive experience with litigation in the fields of Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage; Commercial Torts and Business. 

The Firm's attorneys have demonstrated expertise and success in creative problem solving and are continually searching out innovative and cost-effective methods of resolving our clients' needs and concerns. 

While we have broad and extensive trial experience which enables us to provide strong client representation should the matter go to trial, we approach our cases and transactions from the perspective that litigation and other traditional methods may not always best serve our clients' needs. We have demonstrated experience and expertise in various forms of alternative dispute resolution including arbitration and mediation. 

The growth and success of the firm can be attributed to its results-oriented approach, and dedication to our clients. Providing timely and first-rate services consistent with our clients' objectives is our primary concern. 
 

We counsel and represent a diverse clientele composed of businesses and individuals in the following areas of practice:

• General Civil Litigation
• Real Estate Transactions
• Landlord/Tenant
• Real Property/Land Subsidence
• Construction Defect
• Corporate and Business Formation
• Insurance Defense Litigation
• Intellectual Property

Our Attorneys: 

WILLIAM W. HASKELL 

Mr. Haskell has over 27 years of litigation experience, including plaintiffs personal injury; the defense of 
homeowners; public entities; businesses and professionals; medical malpractice; and land subsidence cases. Mr. Haskell serves as a judicially appointed and private arbitrator and mediator. 

MARK A. GOODMAN 

Mr. Goodman has expertise in civil litigation and trial work in the areas of: Construction law, real estate, insurance defense of casualty and commercial claims, insurance fraud, plaintiff personal injury and business litigation. Mr. Goodman is a member of the adjunct faculty at John F. Kennedy School of Law, has taught construction law, and serves as an arbitrator for Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. 

G. RANDY KASTEN 

Mr. Kasten has handled hundreds of superior, municipal and federal court cases involving personal injury, products liability, real property and business disputes and civil rights. Mr. Kasten works with individuals and businesses in resolving state and federal taxation disputes, drafts contracts and forms partnerships, corporations and limited liability companies. He also regularly serves as an arbitrator in local counties. 

ARMAND P. ADKINS 

Mr. Adkins is recognized as a highly skilled legal researcher and writer on a broad spectrum of insurance defense matters. He has extensive experience in complex real estate and land subsidence litigation. 

LYN D. TADLOCK 

Ms. Tadlock has extensive research and analysis experience in civil and commercial legal counseling, including environmental contamination claims. She has handled numerous personal injury defense cases arising from auto accidents and slips and falls. 

LITTA PETTUS-DOTSON  

The newest member of the firm, Ms. Pettus-Dotson brings to Haskell & Goodman years of experience from a large firm.  She adroitly handles a wide range of defense cases for both Mr. Haskell as well as Mr. Goodman. 
 

Consider our firm for the following:

REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS including home and business purchase/sales transactions and non-disclosure. 

REAL PROPERTY/CONSTRUCTION/ CONSTRUCTION DEFECT CLAIMS AND LITIGATION including the defense and prosecution of claims relating to residential and commercial construction, landslide and subsidence, mechanics lien law and landlord-tenant law. 

CORPORATE AND BUSINESS FORMATION including Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships and litigation related to breach of contract prosecution and defense. 

INSURANCE DEFENSE LITIGATION including vehicular collisions, liability of property owners, commercial and residential, liability of public entities, products and premises liability. 

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY including drafting and review of software agreements, copyright and patents and trademarks.