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Concord rests 31 miles east of San Francisco, California, and is the largest city in Contra Costa County. Concord is home to Six Flags Waterworld, the Port of Chicago Naval Magazine Memorial, Pixie Playland, and the Sleep Train Pavilion which is a venue for many Bay Area concerts. Other major cities near Concord include Vallejo, Pittsburgh, Richmond, and Vacaville.
Concord is also a great place to find a lawyer who is familiar with Contra Costa County court procedures. Lawyers in Concord take all kinds of cases, some include: chapter 13 bankruptcy, real estate, green card, divorce, and personal injury cases.
In the News: A Concord teacher recently helped to uncover Sacramento Attorney Aaron Swickard’s embezzlement and fraud. Court Prosecutors have totaled Swickard’s take at $850,000 which does not include the $200,000 he failed to report on his taxes from 2005-2006 and the $75,000 he owes in back taxes. Criminal records report that Swickard was put in prison in 1991 for a Utah bank robbery; later, he was imprisoned for a California DUI in which he exceeded 100 mph. He is being held without bail.
If you are looking to file for divorce in Concord, you will be visiting the Contra Costa County Superior Court in Martinez which houses the Family Division in the Spinetta Family Law Center. If you want to file a lawsuit for less than $7,500 in Concord, your case can be heard be the superior court’s small claims division in Concord. However, cases exceeding $7,500 are handled by the superior court in Martinez with most others. Misdemeanor and infractions can be handled by the superior court in Concord, but felony cases are all handled in Martinez.
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