Angela De La Housaye

CEO/Founder/Managing Attorney

Angela De La Housaye founded the business law firm of De La Housaye & Associates in 2000 in Los Angeles, California. It has since expanded to two additional cities in California, Walnut Creek & San Francisco. Ms. De La Housaye began her legal career in civil litigation with a focus on business protection, and uses this experiential knowledge in managing DLHA’s litigation strategy. Ms. De La Housaye also specializes in the transactional areas of business law, mergers and acquisitions, liability protection, business succession, trade secrets, and proprietary information protection, and employment matters for her clients.

Ms. De La Housaye manages all DLHA offices and, in addition, works deeply within the community and East Bay region. She speaks on legal business matters and coaches business clients regarding preventative legal work. Various boards and involvement include:

Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce; present position on the Board of Directors and past Chair
East Bay Leadership Council Board of Directors
Member San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
Chair and Co-Founder of Shadelands PBID Property Owners Committee
Co-Chair Walnut Creek Downtown Board of Directors
Graduate of Leadership Contra Costa
Member of the Contra Costa County Bar Association and Bar Association of San Francisco
And a recipient of the Walnut Creek Chamber’s Business Person of the Year, the East Bay Leadership Council’s Outstanding Task Force Chair Award & also of the Pace Setter Business Award from Women’s Initiative

B.A. In Communications,
Minor in Business from Pepperdine University, 1985
J.D. from Loyola Law School
Los Angeles, 1989
angela@dlhalaw.com

Arcolina Panto

Senior Litigation Attorney

Arcolina Panto is one of the senior trial lawyers at DLHA Law Group, with experience trying cases before judges and juries in multiple bay area counties and federal court. Ms. Panto was a Trustee Scholar at New York University, prior to attending UC Hastings College of the Law where Ms. Panto was awarded the Percy Towne and George Moscone scholarships.

After law school, Ms. Panto focused on developing her craft from both sides of the bar. She has represented individuals asserting constitutional rights against public entities, employees prosecuting discrimination, and defended employers from employment and labor claims including wage and hour claims. Ms. Panto has experience litigating intellectual property claims and various business disputes. In Ms. Panto’s spare time, she enjoys training Brazilian JiuJitsu and rock climbing.

New York University graduate, 1999,
UC Hastings graduate, 2004
Semester at Leiden University, Netherlands, 2003
Semester in Rajasthan (Udaipur, Jaipur), India 1998

arcolina@dlhalaw.com

Josh Davis

Litigation Counsel

Representing a wide variety of clients and businesses, Mr. Davis has more than 20 years of experience in real estate, probate, trusts and estates, and business disputes through all phases of litigation. He excels at achieving cost effective resolutions for his clients through his extensive network within the California legal community.

Representative clients of Mr. Davis include property owners, developers, property managers, investors, financial institutions, and many other businesses both large and small. He is a member of the California Lawyers Association of Real Property Law and Taxation sections. He has appeared on behalf of clients in numerous state and federal courts including administrative appeals with the Franchise Tax Board, Board of Equalization, and in litigation the U.S. Tax Court, California Superior/Appellate Courts, and 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. He also serves as a Judge Pro Tem for the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda.

Thomas Jefferson School of Law | San Diego, CA
CALI, Witkin and High-Grade Award: Legal Writing | Cum Laude 2009

University of San Diego | San Diego, CA
Paralegal Certificate with emphasis in business litigation | Honors 2007

University of California, Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA
Bachelor of Arts Law and Society | Dean’s List 2006

josh@dlhalaw.com

Lindsay R. Meyer

Senior Employment Attorney

Lindsay R. Meyer is a graduate of the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. Ms. Meyer’s practice is substantially devoted to advising clients on personnel policies and practices, wage and hour compliance, employment and severance agreements, conducting harassment and management training sessions, alternative dispute resolution, drafting employee handbooks and a wide variety of other employment issues. Ms. Meyer has represented numerous clients in a wide range of employment related matters, including discrimination, harassment, wage and hour violations, wrongful termination, unfair competition, breach of contracts, and trade secret misappropriation, in both state and federal court, and before the CA Labor Commissioner, CA Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board, CA Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH), as well as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

She is licensed to practice law before all courts of the State of California and the United States District Courts for Northern and Eastern California. One of Lindsay’s greatest strengths is pinpointing areas of potential liability, pre-litigation, for her business clients, and assisting them not only in pre-litigation resolution, but also in implementing company-wide policies and practices that substantially limit the company’s liability and overall exposure. A cross-section of Lindsay’s clients includes staffing agencies, building management companies, engineering, marketing, and environmental firms, and production agencies. Lindsay and team also frequently work with in-house counsel to assist with both pre-litigation and litigation labor and employment matters.

J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
B.A., California State University of Chico

Lindsay Meyer Successes:

Represented client in lawsuit against landlord on behalf of client/tenant, a business owner in a long-term commercial lease for the location of its progressive educational school program, regarding breach of contract and successfully renegotiated the terms of the lease to obtain a significantly more favorable long-term lease on behalf of tenant, as well as full reimbursement to client of excess Common Area Maintenance (CAM) charges based on renegotiated lease terms. Successfully represented business executive against former corporate employer for failure to pay earned commissions and bonuses at hearing before the California Labor Commissioner and received a decision in favor of the employee. The decision was not appealed by the employer and the judgment was paid in full. Successfully defended residential care home client relating to numerous claims by a former caretaker employee pertaining to numerous violations of the California Labor Code and obtained a favorable resolution saving the client thousands of dollars, including preventing the employee from pursing a PAGA action against the client. Post resolution assisted client in revising internal policies and procedures to ensure compliance with California law to limit future risk of exposure.

lindsay@dlhalaw.com

Kellen Stevens

Senior Transactional Attorney

Kellen Stevens is a senior transactional attorney for DLHA. His primary practice area encompasses commercial transactions and agreements, corporate governance, company formation and maintenance, M&A, real estate, trust and estates, intellectual property, and supporting clients in securing and protecting their rights and assets. He formerly worked in-house for financial institutions in San Francisco and New York, where he focused on derivative and debt financing agreements, compliance programs, and internal audits.

One of Kellen’s greatest strengths is his ability to distill complex issues into manageable components that advance his client’s interests. Representative clients of Kellen include software and engineering companies, real estate holding and development companies, joint venturers, operating companies, local business owners, nonprofit organizations, employees, landlords, commercial tenants, and individual estate clients.

J.D., Fordham University School of Law
B.A., University of Southern California

Kellen Stevens Successes:

Negotiated a bespoke, multi-jurisdiction executive compensation agreement that encouraged growth through a tiered, incentive-based compensation structure.
Successfully coordinated with the California Board of Equalization to obtain a favorable legal determination resulting in the Assessment Appeals Board of the City and County of San Francisco Assessor-Recorder to implement a determination and retroactively apply a base year tax treatment for a multi-family investment property in San Francisco.
Drafted standard and complex estate plans for families that hold business interests or other significant assets to preserve generational wealth and make significant contributions to their communities through philanthropy.

kellen@dlhalaw.com

Alice Chao

Associate Attorney

Ms. Chao is a valued associate attorney at DLHA Law, working closely to support the litigation, transaction, and employment teams. Ms. Chao graduated from the University of the Pacific before entering Cornell Law School for her juris doctorate degree. During law school, she enjoyed various legal experiences, such as an internship with the Securities Exchange Commission, where she assisted attorneys in the evaluation of initial and annual corporate public filings. She also worked as a teaching assistant in legal and professional ethics, assisting fellow law students with navigating the professional rules of conduct.

After law school, she worked in litigation in both federal and California state courts, before joining DLHA, with pleadings and motion practice experience concentrated in business and tort law. In her spare time, she enjoys digital painting, writing, and cooking with friends and family.

J.D., Cornell University Law School
B.A., University of the Pacific, College of Pacific

alice@dlhalaw.com

Heather J. Larsen

Office Manager/Public Relations

Heather Larsen joined the firm in 2008. She assists in the implementation of firm policies and procedures and skillfully manages administrative duties to ensure the smooth operation of the firm. Heather also efficiently handles client inquiries, scheduling and calendaring appointments and facilitates business development and coordinating events.

heather@dlhalaw.com

Heather J. Larsen Office Manager/Public Relations at DHLA Law

Timothy Vo

Paralegal

Timothy Vo is the litigation paralegal at DLHA, working closely with the legal team on case and trial support. Timothy graduated from the University of Washington in 2015 and has been working in civil litigation support since January 2016. His paralegal civil litigation experience spans many areas including personal injury, medical malpractice, and contract law. Timothy enjoys working with the litigation team on general civil, business, and labor law cases. When off of work, he enjoys spending time with his wife Theresa, and dog Benny.

B.A., University of Washington, Seattle

Political Science and International Studies

timothy@dlhalaw.com

Kala McCarthy

Legal Assistant / Billing Coordinator

Kala joined DLHA Law Group in 2022 and she has become a versatile team player, working extensively in client billing and providing legal support to the Attorneys & Paralegals. Kala has considerable experience working within the legal realm from her prior work as an Ambassador/Advocate helping current & former foster youth.

She has Associates Degrees in Language Arts and in Social Science. She is currently working towards achieving her BA in Political Science while obtaining her Paralegal Degree at Merritt College. In her free time, Kala enjoys going on adventures & hiking with her dog Mickey, and playing slow-pitch softball.

kala@dlhalaw.com

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