Attorneys
Arthur C. Lipton, Esq.
Art Lipton has been practicing law in San Francisco for 32 years. Originally from Hackensack, New Jersey, Ace is a graduate of Cal-State Hayward and the University of California's Hastings College of the Law. His practice emphasizes Criminal Defense (DUIs, drug cases, etc.), representation of restaurants and bars (sale of business, Alcoholic Beverage Control problems, commercial leases), and Family Law. A long time player with the Hastings Rugby Club, his current spare time diversions center on the SF Giants and his work as a part time minister promoting Inter-Faith understanding and ministering to the spiritually disenfranchised. His practice is sensitive to the concern that the everyday person is often unable to afford justice. Consequently, he strives to control litigation costs and fees, so that the cure is not worse than the disease.
Jonathan L. Piper, Esq.
Jonathan L. Piper has been practicing as an attorney since 2003. He was born and raised in Southern California, but came to San Francisco to attend college. He completed his Bachelor of Arts degree from San Francisco State University in 1999, and enrolled at New College of California, School of Law, in San Francisco that same year. While in law school Jonathan worked at the San Francisco Public Defender's Office. He also completed an internship at the Office of the State Public Defender where he worked on a death penalty appeal. In 2002, Jonathan graduated from law school and went to work as a law clerk with the Law Offices of Arthur C. Lipton. He remained there after receiving his license in 2003, and in January of 2004 Jonathan and Arthur Lipton opened the Law Offices of Lipton, Piper & Sganga, LLP. At Lipton, Piper & Sganga, Jonathan primarily supervises the personal injury, estate planning and business areas, but he also assists with the firm's criminal defense practice. Jonathan owns a home in San Francisco's Sunset District where he lives with his wife, Stephanie, and their six-year-old Bichon Frise, Baily.
Mike Sganga, Esq.
Mike Sganga is a 2003 graduate of New College of California School of Law. He has recently joined our practice after spending four years as a felony trial attorney at the Placer County Public Defender’s Office. Before law school, he was a research scientist at UCSF Medical School with a doctorate in Biology from Indiana University. He is a former California Bar Exam grader, current adjunct instructor at Heald College in San Francisco and has taught classes in Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Legal Research and Legal Writing, as well as Molecular Biology and Microbiology. Professor Sganga specializes in challenging prosecution forensic science experts and has worked on several high-profile homicide trials including those of Cary Stayner, Eric Rudolph and Paul Kovacich.