Mayfield Bustarde, LLP

Specialties

It is our goal to keep your business out of legal trouble. If you are in legal trouble, we will aggressively litigate or arbitrate your matter.

We practice what we call preventative law. By setting up your company correctly initially, whether it is forming a corporation or LLC or drafting a master contract for the products/​services you provide, you minimize any future legal trouble and legal costs.

We serve as general counsel to San Diego businesses and entrepreneurs. We provide services such as forming corporations, LLCs, and partnerships, as well as annual maintenance, such as preparation of annual minutes or consents, drafting and reviewing contracts, trademark and copyright registrations, employee issues, as well as resolving disputes with vendors, customers and competitors.

Although it is our goal to keep our clients out of litigation, as litigation is almost never the best option for a business, from both a financial and a time perspective, if your business is in a dispute that we cannot help you resolve, then the attorneys at Mayfield Bustarde, LLP will aggressively represent you in litigation to get you the best result for you and your business.

We also provide real estate services, including lease reviews, property disputes (ownership, boundary lines and sales disputes), and landlord/​tenant matters.

We also represent employees who have been wrongfully terminated from their employment, or have been denied accommodations or subject to discrimination.

History

Established in 1991.

The origins of Mayfield Bustarde, LLP reach back to 1991 when Partner Gayle Mayfield-​Venieris started her business practice with another partner. Ms. Mayfield-​Venieris split from that partner in 1997 and continued the firm as Mayfield & Associates. In 2012, long-​time employee Melissa Bustarde was made a partner and the firm changed its name to Mayfield Bustarde, LLP. Although the name of the firm has changed over the years, the core principals of the firm have not: providing quality representation to businesses and individuals in San Diego. We look at each issue you bring us from a business perspective to help you make the best business decision.

Meet the Business Owner

Melissa B.

Business Owner

I have been a California licensed attorney since 2005. I started working at the firm (when it was called Mayfield & Associates) when I was still in law school.

I attended law school at California Western School of Law in San Diego where I made the Dean’s List every semester and graduated Cum Laude in 2005.

I was mentored and trained by my partner, Gayle Mayfield-​Venieris, who has over 25 years of real-​world business experience. Because of that mentorship and my experience running my own small business, I am uniquely situated to provide practical legal advice to small businesses.