Carle Mackie Power & Ross, LLP - Santa Rosa, CA
Carle Mackie Power & Ross, LLP (CMPR) is an acclaimed full-service business, commercial real estate, and employment law firm headquartered in Santa Rosa, California. Established in 1998, the firm provides sophisticated transactional counsel, commercial litigation defense, and specialized beverage alcohol industry representation for businesses across Northern California and beyond.
Comprehensive Legal Counsel for Businesses, Employers, and Wineries
Operating a successful enterprise in today competitive commercial landscape demands forward-thinking legal guidance and aggressive protection of corporate assets. Headquartered in downtown Santa Rosa, Carle Mackie Power & Ross, LLP serves emerging businesses, family-owned enterprises, real estate developers, and national corporations. When business leaders need to find an attorney in Santa Rosa who blends trial prowess with strategic transactional acumen, CMPR delivers multidisciplinary solutions tailored to distinct commercial objectives.
Since its founding on April 1, 1998, by Bill Carle, John Mackie, Richard Power, and Dawn Ross, the firm has built a premier reputation throughout Sonoma County, Napa Valley, and the broader Pacific Northwest. Whether a company needs to hire a business litigation attorney to protect partnership interests or requires ongoing corporate legal counsel for day-to-day regulatory compliance, CMPR lawyers offer responsive advocacy backed by decades of courtroom and boardroom experience.
Core Practice Sectors and Legal Services
- Corporate and Commercial Transactions: Assisting enterprises from early startup stages through mergers and acquisitions, financing rounds, joint ventures, and business formation.
- Commercial Real Estate and Land Use: Representing buyers, sellers, landlords, and tenants in complex commercial transactions, vineyard purchases, commercial leasing, and zoning entitlements.
- Labor and Employment Law: Counseling employers on preventative workplace policies, employment handbooks, executive compensation, and aggressively defending companies in wage and hour lawsuits and discrimination claims.
- Wine, Food, and Beverage Law: Delivering specialized industry legal counsel on federal TTB and state ABC licensing, grape purchase contracts, custom crush agreements, brand acquisitions, and distribution networks.
- Business Litigation and Dispute Resolution: Representing corporate clients before state and federal courts, arbitration panels, and administrative agencies in breach of contract and partner disputes.
- Intellectual Property and Trademarks: Protecting brand identities, prosecuting trademark registrations with the USPTO, and defending against infringement and unfair competition claims.
- Affordable Housing and Tax Credit Finance: Structuring tax-exempt bond financings, low-income housing tax credits, and community development projects.
Industry Recognition and International Connectivity
Attorneys at Carle Mackie Power & Ross, LLP maintain distinguished industry credentials, including Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent ratings, regular inclusion in Northern California Super Lawyers, and prominent leadership roles across regional wine associations and county bar groups. As an active member of the Alliott Global Alliance, an international association of independent law and accounting firms, and through strategic cross-border alliances with top European legal practices such as French firm Légi Conseils Bourgogne, CMPR provides clients with worldwide legal capabilities while retaining deep local roots.
Downtown Santa Rosa Office and Client Consultations
CMPR is located in central Santa Rosa at 520 3rd St Suite 500, with regional offices in St. Helena, California, and Lake Oswego, Oregon. Businesses, employers, and entrepreneurs seeking to hire an attorney with unparalleled wine country knowledge and broad commercial depth can schedule an introductory meeting by contacting the firm directly.
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Location & Access
Primary Address
Located in the heart of the vibrant Downtown Santa Rosa commercial district, directly overlooking the historic Old Courthouse Square.
Building Location
This is a renovated five-story concrete-and-steel commercial building, a former telephone switching center that was beautifully transformed into an award-winning contemporary workspace. It stands prominently next to Old Courthouse Square.
Parking Details
Reserved vehicle parking is available for clients in the adjacent city parking garage, along with plenty of public metered street parking spaces directly in front of the building.
Public Transit
Served by Santa Rosa CityBus Route 9 (West Ninth Street); nearest stop is at Santa Rosa Transit Mall Platform N2.
Accessibility / Suite Access
Enter the building through the contemporary main entrance. Take one of the two elevators to the fifth floor, where you will find the entrance to the offices in Suite 500.