Attorney Profiles


Karen A. Batcher, Esq.
     Ms. Batcher received her B.A. in Economics from UCLA in 1989 and her Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law in 1997. Ms. Batcher was admitted to the California Bar in 1997 and is admitted to practice in the United States District Courts for the Southern District of California, Central District of California, Northern District of California and the District of Colorado.
     Prior to forming Batcher Zarcone & Baker, LLP, Ms. Batcher practiced at a San Diego firm that specialized in business, real property and land use matters. Ms. Batcher also practiced for several years at the largest and most respected plaintiff-side class action law firm in the country where she litigated complex class action cases on behalf of securities investors. Ms. Batcher is a member of the California Bar Association, San Diego Bar Association, Bar Association of Northern San Diego County (Chairperson, Business Section 1998-2000), and San Diego Lawyers Club. In 2003, Ms .Batcher was selected to serve as a Judge Pro Tempore for the Superior Court of California.
     Ms. Batcher's areas of practice include:  Securities Law, General Business and Corporate Law, Corporate Formation, Limited Liability Company Formation and Law, and Corporate Governance.  Ms. Batcher also practices in Real Property, Land Use and Landlord/Tenant Law.

Alexander P. Zarcone, Esq.
     Mr. Zarcone received his B.A. from University of California Santa Barbara in 1993 and his Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law in 1997. While at the University of San Diego School of Law, Mr. Zarcone was awarded the Dean's Scholarship and received the Warren Family Endowment award.  Mr. Zarcone was admitted to the California Bar in 1997.
     Prior to forming Batcher Zarcone & Baker, LLP, Mr. Zarcone practiced in the bankruptcy group of Higgs, Fletcher & Mack.  Prior to that, he work for a San Diego boutique law firm specializing in employment, labor and education law. 
     Mr. Zarcone is a member of the California Bar Association, San Diego Bar Association, and San Diego Lawyers Club.  
     Mr. Zarcone's areas of practice include:  Bankruptcy, Commercial Collections, General Business Litigation, Employment Law, Employee Discrimination, Personnel Policies, Personnel Training, Sexual Harassment, Personal Injury Litigation and Landlord Tenant Law. 
 

Michelle Baker, Esq.
     Ms. Baker received her B.A. from the University of California, Santa Barbara and her Juris Doctor from University of San Diego.  Prior to joining Batcher Zarcone & Baker, LLP, Ms. Baker was a member of Baker & Cerretani, LLP where she practiced business and employment law. 
     Ms. Baker was admitted to the California Bar in 1998.  She is a member of lawyer's Club of San Diego, the San Diego County Bar Association, American Bar Association and sits on the Board of Directors for youth Tennis of San Diego (Barnes Tennis Center, San Diego.)  She has also conducted numerous seminars for various business and professional organizations on business and employment law issues.  
     Ms. Baker's areas of practice include:  Business Formation, Business Fraud, Business Litigation, General Business Transactions, Employment Law, Personnel Policies and Personnel Training. 




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