Bracamontes & Vlasak, P.C.

Oakland lead poisoning case

Tenderloin fire victims

2013 year to date update on BV Law: Ryan Vlasak publishes article in San Francisco Attorney magazine: "Harris v. City of Santa Monica: Mixed Motives in Wrongful Termination Cases," Fall 2013. Michael Bracamontes presents at San Francisco Twitter on landlord-tenant law, September 2013.... Michael Bracamontes wins $150,000.00 settlement for hispanic plaintiff in employment discrimination/harassment case against the City of San Francisco, August 2013. Ryan Vlasak and Kristen Ross obtain $270,000.00 for San Francisco woman exposed to excessive VOCs (volatile organic compounds) in home, August 2013. Ryan Vlasak obtains $450,000.00 negotiated settlement in Oakland sexual assault/third party negligent security case, July 2013. Ryan Vlasak secures $650,000.00 in property damage claim for San Francisco fire victims in the Tenderloin, July 2013. The Tenderloins Comedy Troupe fire case Michael Bracamontes obtains $387,000.00 for Sonoma County tenants in water pollution and habitability case, May 2013. Ryan Vlasak secures $1,275,000.00 settlement in lead poisoning case for Oakland tenants, March 2013. Verdict Search Kristen Ross wins $180,000.00 judgment in fraud and breach of contract case against car dealership, March 2013. Michael Bracamontes obtains $275,000.00 settlement in federal wrongful termination case, February 2013. Kristen Ross obtains $270,000.00 judgment in consumer fraud case, January 2013.

Ryan Vlasak is contributor to article " Working While Muslim: Religious Discrimination in the Workplace," in Plaintiff magazine, April 2012: http://plaintiffmagazine.com//Durrani_Working-while-Muslim

Bracamontes & Vlasak obtains a $195,000.00 mediated settlement for San Francisco tenants in a minor injury carbon monoxide case, April 2012. Michael Bracamontes secures $213,000.00 for Hayward tenants for habitability defects and mold, March 2012. Ryan Vlasak wins $140,000.00 settlement for Oakland tenants with property damage from mold, February 2012.

Vlasak authors Case Note on Larson v. CCSF for BASF Bulletin, May 2011

Ryan Vlasak and David Dobor publish article in Consumer Attorneys of California, Forum, January/February 2011: "A Decision Procedure for Making and Evaluating CCP 998 Offers to Compromise."

"It goes back to, you can't judge a book by its cover," Bracamontes said. "And Tim's right, you look at him, you see the beard, you see the teeth, you see the tattoos on his arm and it's easy to make an assumption on who he is and what kind of life he's lead and the police have to treat everybody the same way."

Ryan Vlasak and Kristen Ross complete three week trial and win six figure jury verdict for San Francisco tenant in suit against landlord for nuisance and breach of the covenant of quiet enjoyment, December 2010.

New firm website: www.bvlawsf.com

Law Clerk, Jackie Ravenscroft, and Ryan Vlasak publish article on bridge tolls, carpooling, and driver liability in Contra Costa Times: http://www.contracostatimes.com/opinion/ci_15841605

Ryan Vlasak and Michael Bracamontes named 2010 Attorneys of the Year by the San Francisco AIDS Legal Referral Panel (ALRP): http://www.alrp.org/article.php?id=233 Vlasak earns six figure settlement for San Francisco SRO tenant in lockout case, 2010. Bracamontes & Vlasak, P.C. secures confidential seven figure settlement in personal injury and habitability case for San Francisco tenants in 2010. All Firm lawyers awarded Hero Awards by the San Francisco AIDS Legal Referral Panel (ALRP) for cases in 2009. Michael Bracamontes publishes article: "Understanding the Foreclosure Trend on the West Coast," Thomas Reuters/Aspatore, 2009. Kristen Ross' Note, "Eviction, Discrimination, and Domestic Violence: Unfair Housing Practices Against Domestic Violence Survivors", is cited in an opinion of a New York court, 2008.