Moore & Moore Attorneys At Law

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Netania and Raphael

Moore believe that “The client is the principal and the lawyer is the agent, not the other way around.”

The attorneys of Moore & Moore, 413 F St. in Davis, understand that their job is to help clients with their needs, rather than telling them what to do.

“We are known for educating clients,” Raphael said. That did not change during the pandemic — the office remained open, with client meetings continuing by telephone and videoconferencing. With our community opening up, regular office meetings have been added based on client needs.

Raphael has been in Davis since 1970, having moved his Sacramento law firm here almost 30 years ago. His wife Netania left her position as a Deputy Attorney General in Sacramento and joined the practice some 20 years ago.

The husband and wife team practice from their downtown Davis office in the Phoenix House, a restored 1934 building. “We resurrected the interior to match the era,” Raphael said.

Moore & Moore

Attorneys At Law

530-758-8317

Yolo Superior Court, covering traffic, small claims, landlord/tenant matters and juvenile cases. To date he has had more than 17,000 matters calendared before him and presided over more than 1,300 bench trials.

At Moore & Moore, Netania works with each client’s unique goals and priorities to draft estate plans that meet their specific needs. She is also a visiting lecturer at UCD’s law school, teaching both estate planning and how to run and manage a law office.

The firm was the first Davis practice to handle international business law. That developed into a wide array of transactional business matters for local domestic businesses, ranging from representing nonprofits to handling incorporations and setting up new business ventures, to employment, negotiations, mergers and acquisitions. As business clients needed their personal matters attended to as well, the practice evolved into handling estate plans (wills and trusts), probates and trust administration. Raphael is the principal who handles these legal affairs. Having spent years litigating in federal courts, mostly with the CIA, Raphael has also devoted over a decade volunteering as a temporary judge for

Raphael and Netania are joined by their law clerk of 21 years, Jamie Taylor, and their administrative assistant, Brigid Jimenez, both Woodland residents. The Moores credit their staff with rounding out their office. Together they provide legal work as a team — that is part of their philosophy. Better and more cost-effective service can be provided if everyone is involved, providing their unique skills to each project. Besides being partners at work, the couple have two teenage daughters and live on a farm on the outskirts of town, raising alpacas, goats, and chickens.

Call Moore & Moore at 530-758-8317 or stop by for a visit at 413 F St. in Davis.

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3rd Street Jeweler has been in downtown Davis since Jan. 10, 2007. Frank Acosta says there’s no special secret behind the success of the business.

“The concept is good customer service, establishing and sustaining customer relationships, and delivering good-quality merchandise — that’s always been my career philosophy.”

Acosta got his start in the business working for DeVon’s Jewelers at the Arden Fair Mall in Sacramento, then he transferred to the DeVon’s in Davis, where he worked for seven years. When DeVon’s closed their Davis store, Acosta decided to stay and launch a business of his own.

“I love our downtown Davis location … everything’s within walking distance. It’s a very tight community, cozy and family oriented.”

“A large percentage of our