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Willard (Bill) A. Carle III - of Counsel Practice Focus Education |
Experience
Mr. Carle has had extensive experience in commercial and civil litigation in
federal and state courts representing clients in real estate and environmental
law, contracts, partnership dissolution, unfair competition and other business
torts, condemnation and construction defects, and employment law. Mr.
Carle has substantial real estate transactional experience in land use, leasing,
development, purchase and sales documentation (he is a licensed real estate
broker). As a principal he is active in real estate development in the North Bay, involved in all aspects from acquisition, entitlement, construction and sale and leasing. That experience provides a unique outlook for clients of the law firm. He represents wineries and other business clients before public agencies on land use and other regulatory matters. His family is active in the grape growing industry in Sonoma County and they are one of three families which own a winery in Mendocino County. He represents a number of businesses as their General Corporate Counsel, providing a wide range
of legal services as well as advice on operational and general business matters.
In addition to serving as Judge pro tem for Sonoma County Superior Court, Mr.
Carle serves as a private arbitrator and mediator. Mr. Carle was a partner
in Anderson, Zeigler, Disharoon, Gallagher & Gray, and partner at Marron, Reid &
Sheehy prior to founding Carle, Mackie, Power & Ross LLP in 1998.
Professional and Community Associations:
- Santa Rosa School Board: elected to Board in 1998, 2002 and 2006; elected Board President 2000, 2001, 2006 and 2010
- Committee for Restoring Santa Rosa Creek, Board of Directors, Past President
- Citizen Involvement Task Force, City of Santa Rosa, Past member
- American Red Cross Board of Directors, Past member
- Polly Klaas Foundation Board of Directors, Past member
- Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District Advisory Committee, Founding member and First Chair
- Leadership Santa Rosa III
- Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors & Executive Committee, Past member