Our Lawyers

Andrew Wolff | Principal Attorney

Andrew Wolff is an attorney working on behalf of injured people and tenants suing their landlords due to the poor conditions of their rental units. A graduate of the University of San Francisco School of Law and UC Santa Cruz, his practice is focused exclusively on personal injury and landlord-tenant litigation.

Mr. Wolff’s deep roots in advocacy began early in his career. For three years, he served as a City Commissioner on the Oakland Rent Stabilization Board as a tenant representative appointed by then-Mayor Elihu Harris. He is also one of three founding members of the Just Cause Eviction Protection Initiative, a grassroots movement that began as an adjunct committee of the Oakland Tenants’ Union and culminated in the Just Cause Eviction Ordinance, which today protects thousands of tenants in the City of Oakland. Mr. Wolff spent three years immersed in community organizing, attending City Council meetings and building the coalition necessary to place the initiative on the ballot and see it passed into law.

Mr. Wolff achieved recognition in a published decision: Fernandez v. Singh, California Court of Appeal, Third District (Duarte, J.); October 5, 2017 (modified November 2, 2017); 2017 WL 5076415. He has appeared in numerous news stories involving his work with the Just Cause Oakland Initiative, as well as reports of obscene landlord conduct related to the Menlo Hotel (2012) and the Empyrean Hotel (2017). In 2018, he represented a life-long tenant who had been viciously ejected by a landlord developer, achieving the largest known single-unit wrongful eviction settlement in Alameda County history.

The Law Offices of Andrew Wolff, PC has obtained multiple judgments and thousands of settlements for clients throughout California. Beyond the courtroom, Mr. Wolff has conducted landlord-tenant MCLE training for young lawyers and served as a guest lecturer at Golden Gate University. His career of service has earned him prestigious recognition, including the Guardian of Justice Award (Alameda County Bar Association, 2017-2025) and Advocate of the Year (Centro Legal de la Raza, 2023). Most recently, he was honored as a 2025 CLAY Award Attorney of the Year for his work on Terry v. Wasatch, a federal class action that resulted in a multi-million dollar settlement for hundreds of Section-8 tenants who were being charged illegal fees.

With twenty-seven years of experience, Mr. Wolff is an expert in all phases of litigation. He is a member of the Consumer Attorneys of California, East Bay Tenant Bar Association, Alameda County Bar Association, and a former Board Member of Housing Rights, Inc. Well known in the non-profit community for his regular volunteer work, Mr. Wolff cares deeply about his clients and the underlying issues of social justice involved in his cases. What started as a practice in a conference room in Jack London Square has grown into a successful firm built on referrals from satisfied clients. He remains committed to providing personal attention, quality consultation, and tireless work to obtain excellent results for every person he represents.

Lakeysia is an assiduous litigator when it comes to representing her clients. Her practice focuses on representing tenants in disputes with landlords and property management companies, housing discrimination, as well as helping personal injury victims obtain the recovery they deserve. She is a skilled litigator and zealous negotiator with an impressive track record for obtaining successful results for her clients.

With over 14 years of experience as a defense attorney specializing in landlord-tenant, habitability, and personal injury claims, Lakeysia has unparalleled experience on both sides of the bar. She has also worked as an insurance defense attorney and understands the tactics some insurance companies use to try to deny and undervalue claims.

LaKeysia graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Geoscience. She later earned her law degree from Lincoln Law School of Sacramento, graduating in the top 5 of her class.

When not working, Lakeysia enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, trying new restaurants, and watching copious amounts of soccer (or football as it’s called in her home).

Bruce Nelson, a Bay Area native, received his B.A. in Biology from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1985. He taught Anatomy & Physiology and Medical Terminology courses at the Oakland College of Court Reporting. He graduated from the University of San Francisco School of Law and passed the bar in 1991.

For the first seven years of practice, Bruce defended a wide variety of cases, including personal injury, mass tort, construction defect, government entities, and physicians. He handled one of the first cases alleging personal injuries due to a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. He went on to establish his own practice representing plaintiffs for over 20 years, mainly in personal injury, premises liability, employment, civil rights, and police misconduct matters.

Having substantial experience as both a plaintiffs’ and defense counsel, he understands the other side’s tactics and strategies. He requires the defense treat his clients with respect and requires they produce all documents and information to prove each clients’ case. He learns the unique personality, injuries and damages of each client to maximize their recovery. Bruce is responsive his client’s needs, carefully handles their questions, and answers promptly, ensuring his clients get the best legal advice and counsel.

Brenna Wood Fitzpatrick received her B.S. from U.C. Berkeley in 2013 and her J.D. from Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University in 2018, graduating summa cum laude. During law school she interned with the New York State Tenant Protection Unit, Natural Resources Defense Council, New York Environmental Law & Justice Project, and Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic. She was research assistant to Professor Michael Mushlin, conducting research on prisoners’ rights, was a senior associate for the Pace Environmental Law Review, and was Land Use Scholar and a Haub Scholar. Prior to joining the Law Offices of Andrew Wolff, Ms. Wood Fitzpatrick represented homeowners facing foreclosure in the greater Bay Area in civil litigation. Ms. Wood Fitzpatrick lives in West Oakland and is a member of the San Francisco Bay Area chapter of the National Lawyers Guild.