Doug Bend, Esq.
Doug is the founder of Bend Law Group, PC, a law firm focused on advising small
businesses and launching startups. He is passionate about providing exceptional legal service to entrepreneurs so they can focus on successfully running their businesses.
Doug is also the General Counsel for Modify Industries, Inc. and tIFc LLC and a Legal Mentor for The Hub Ventures Program, a startup accelerator for entrepreneurs building a better world, and for the Young Entrepreneur Council, a non-profit dedicated to helping young entrepreneurs start successful businesses and a Business Advisor for Pacific Community Ventures, which provides capital and other direct support to small businesses to create jobs in low income communities. In addition, Doug is a member of The Corporations Law Committee and the Business Law Section of The State Bar of California.
Doug has been featured in numerous publications, including The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, Fox Business, MSN, Inc., VentureBeat, AllBusiness, Business Insider, Aol and American Express Open Forum and was selected selected to the “2013 Northern California Rising Stars” list for having demonstrated excellence in the practice of law.
Prior to opening Bend Law Group, PC, Doug was a corporate attorney for a law firm in New York City. He also served as a Judicial Clerk for the Nebraska Supreme Court and the Superior Court of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Before law school, Doug was a Legislative Assistant for U.S. Representative David Price, where he managed a portfolio of issues including tax and small business.
Raised in Omaha, Doug is a graduate of Drake University where he graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with his bachelor’s degree in Political Science and History. After completing his undergraduate studies, Doug went on to receive his master’s degree in Political Science from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. He later received his law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C.
Admissions
Doug is admitted to practice law in California, New York, Nebraska, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Craig Ching, Of Counsel
Craig received his law degree from Golden Gate University School of Law in 2005, where
he was a member of the Law Review. He received his Bachelor Of Arts from the University of California, Davis. He is admitted to practice law in California and specializes in entity formation, business litigation and counseling non-profit corporations.
Amy Solaro, Of Counsel
Amy received her law degree from the University of San Francisco School of Law and her
Bachelor Of Arts in Modern Languages from Loyola Marymount University. She specializes in litigation, negotiation, legal research, analysis and writing. She is admitted to practice law in California, is a member of the Barrister’s Club and the Animal Legal Defense Fund and is proficient in Spanish.
Ronak Patel, Research Assistant
Ronak is a third year law student at Suffolk University Law School in Boston. 
He received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science at the University of Washington in 2008. He is a member of the Journal of High Technology at Suffolk Law and has been involved with the South Asian Bar Association in both Boston and San Francisco. He will be finishing up his last year of law school at UC Hastings College of the Law.
