Mr. Bergin's practice encompasses a wide range of business and estate planning matters. He is also available to mediate complex estate and business disputes.

Mr. Bergin has represented owners and business entities in connection with formation, operation, merger and acquisition, reorganization, and dissolution as well as business litigation, and purchase, sale and financing of real and personal property. His tax practice includes individual and corporate planning, wills, trusts, estate planning, executive compensation, employee benefit plans, qualified retirement plans and exempt organizations. He has represented taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service and the California Franchise Tax Board and is certified by the State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization, as a Certified Specialist, Taxation Law.

University of California-Hastings College of Law (J.D., 1974)*

Illinois Benedictine (B.S.-Physics, 1966)

* While at Hastings, Mr. Bergin was a member of the Hastings Law Journal editorial board.

All State Courts Within the State of California

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

United States District Court, Eastern District of California

United States District Court, Northern District of California

United States Tax Court

Fresno County Bar Association

State Bar of California

Appeal of Cossette Investment Company California State Board of Equalization, Case No. 97A-0305, May 14, 1998

Hutcheson vs. Commissioner (1996) T.C. Memo 1996-12771 T.C.M. (CCH) 2425