Mr. Ballinger’s practice includes a broad range of taxation-driven issues. These include: International Taxation and Dispute Resolution, Transfer Pricing, Partnership and Corporate Taxation, Trust and Estate Taxation, State and Local Taxation, Sales and Use Taxation, and Payroll Taxation. Because of the nature of the Internal Revenue Code, Mr. Ballinger is also proficient in entity formation and organization and the tax effects that such decisions will have.
Mr. Ballinger was born and raised in Dos Palos, California located in Fresno County. After working in his family’s small wastewater management business, Colten went to the University of California, Davis where he received his B.A. in English with an emphasis in political science.
After graduating from UC Davis, Mr. Ballinger then attended the University of San Diego School of Law where he received his J.D. Degree. While Mr. Ballinger was studying for his J.D. Degree, he simultaneously received an L.L.M. in Tax Law from the University of San Diego which is a nationally recognized graduate tax program. Mr. Ballinger then felt it incumbent upon him to return to his community where he wishes to direct his expertise towards the growth and prosperity of the Central Valley, while safeguarding the wellbeing of his clients.
Colleen E. Little joined Wanger Jones Helsley as an associate in 2023. Ms. Little received her Juris Doctor from the University of Southern California, Gould School of Law. Ms. Little was a Gold Honors Scholar, a member of the Hale Moot Court Honors Program, and a Teaching Assistant for Constitutional Law. Ms. Little served as President of the Criminal Law Society as well as a Peer Mentor for incoming first-year law students.
During her first summer of law school, Ms. Little worked at the Post-Conviction Justice Project clinic at USC. Following that position, Ms. Little worked as a summer law clerk at Wanger Jones Helsley PC after her second year of law school.
Ms. Little is a proud Fresno State alumni, having graduated summa cum laude from Fresno State in 2020, with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science and minors in History and Economics.
Danika E. Jones joined Wanger Jones Helsley PC as an associate in 2023. Ms. Jones received her Juris Doctor from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law. In Fall 2021, Ms. Jones received a Masin Family Academic Excellence Gold Award/Dean’s Award in Community Property. She also completed a semester-long externship with the Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law where she worked with victims of domestic violence seeking to obtain restraining orders against their abusers.
During her first summer of law school and most of her second year, Ms. Jones worked as a law clerk for the Law Office of Frank D. Rorie, Jr. Following this position, Ms. Jones worked as a law clerk at Wanger Jones Helsley PC during her second summer of law school. During her third year of law school, Ms. Jones worked as a law clerk at the Law Office of Benjamin Kanani alongside her studies.
Ms. Jones graduated with honors from University of California, Santa Barbara in 2017 with her Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Studies, with an emphasis in law and politics. Ms. Jones then attended Antioch University, Santa Barbara where she graduated with a Master’s of Business Administration in 2018.
Daniel J. Frea joined Wanger Jones Helsley as an associate in 2024. Mr. Frea received his Juris Doctor from the University of California, Davis School of Law. Mr. Frea graduated from Cornell University, with a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Sciences and emphasis on Business Management and Crop Production Management.
During law school, Mr. Frea served as a member of the Moot Court Honors Board and was a Research Editor for the Journal of International Law & Policy and Business Law Journal. He also served as External Relations Chair for the Business Law Society, President of the Entertainment and Sports Law Society, Co-Chair of the Council on Student Affairs and Fees, and Communications Chair of the Food Law Student Network.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Frea was selected as a Thompson Legal Fellow and LCLD Scholar, and worked as a Legal Contractor for PepsiCo. After law school, Mr. Frea worked at a leading law firm in Northern California as a Corporate Associate. His practice primarily focused on Emerging Companies & Venture Capital and Mergers & Acquisitions. He has experience forming companies, drafting corporate governance documents, negotiating venture capital financings, and conducting corporate due diligence.
Outside of work, Mr. Frea enjoys playing pickup basketball and spending time on his family’s dairy and almond farm in Easton, California. He also serves as a Young Cooperative Member for Dairy Farmers of America.
Jessica L. Vived joined Wanger Jones Helsley as an associate in 2024. Ms. Vived received her Juris Doctor with a specialization in environmental law from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law. Ms. Vived was awarded the Clinical Legal Education Association’s Outstanding Clinic Student Award for excellence is clinical fieldwork for her work in UCLA Law’s California Environmental Legislation & Policy Clinic and the Food Law and Policy Clinic.
During her law school career, Ms. Vived worked as a law clerk for the Fresno County Public Defender’s Office and a research assistant for Stephen R. Munzer, Distinguished Research Professor of Law at UCLA. Ms. Vived, while a student in the aforementioned clinics, also assisted in drafting legislation currently pending in the California State Senate related to outdoor heat standards.
Ms. Vived graduated with honors from the University of California, Santa Barbara with her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philosophy with an emphasis in Ethics and Public Policy and a minor in Professional Editing in 2019.
Joshua P. Jendian joined Wanger Jones Helsley PC as an associate in 2024. Mr. Jendian graduated with his Juris Doctor, Order of the Coif, from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. In 2021, Mr. Jendian graduated, cum laude, from California State University, Sacramento with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a minor in Economics.
Mr. Jendian was born and raised in Clovis, California. Prior to law school, Mr. Jendian interned at the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office in the MAGEC Gang Unit. During his first summer of law school, he authored an article published in the University of the Pacific Law Review and worked as a research assistant for Law Professor Nadia Banteka. His next summer was spent working as a law clerk at Wanger Jones Helsley PC. In his third year, Mr. Jendian was a member of the Moot Court Honors Board and traveled to Washington D.C. for the National Veterans Law Moot Court Competition, reaching the Semi-Finals and winning Best Petitioner’s Brief. He also successfully chaired the committee tasked with coordinating McGeorge’s 2024 1L Moot Court Competition. During his last semester of law school, Mr. Jendian also worked in McGeorge’s Bankruptcy Legal Clinic.
Rachel L. Alstrom joined Wanger Jones Helsley as an associate in 2024. Ms. Alstrom received her Juris Doctor, Order of the Coif, from University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. Ms. Alstrom graduated a member of the Traynor Society and with Legal Clinic Honors. During her time at McGeorge, Ms. Alstrom was a Pacific Honors Scholar, a member and editor of the University of the Pacific Law Review, and a Research Assistant for Professor Ron Hochbaum. Ms. Alstrom participated in the Bankruptcy Law Clinic and the Homeless Advocacy Law Clinic.
During her first summer of law school, Ms. Alstrom worked at a local firm in Fresno specializing in civil litigation. The following summer, Ms. Alstrom worked as a summer law clerk at Wanger Jones Helsley PC.
Ms. Alstrom is a proud Fresno State alumni, having graduated magna cum laude from Fresno State in 2021, with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications.
Hannah L. Ravizza joined Wanger Jones Helsley PC as an associate in 2024. Ms. Ravizza received her Juris Doctor from San Joaquin College of Law. Upon her graduation, Ms. Ravizza was awarded the John Loomis Legacy Award, a prestigious award given in memory of Mr. John E. Loomis, the Founder of San Joaquin College of Law, for her demonstration of civility, professionalism, and high ethics.
During her time at San Joaquin, Ms. Ravizza was involved in the Student Bar Association, serving as First-Year Class Representative and Treasurer during her first and second years of law school, respectively. During her third year of law school, Ms. Ravizza was a Teaching Assistant for Legal Methods, a legal writing course. Ms. Ravizza also successfully chaired San Joaquin’s first student mentorship program, wherein first-year law students were paired with second and third-year law students for mentorship purposes.
Prior to law school, and continuing throughout her time at San Joaquin, Ms. Ravizza worked at the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office as a student worker, and later as a certified law clerk, in the Felony, Violent Crime, and Homicide Units. During her first summer of law school, Ms. Ravizza interned at a local firm in Fresno specializing in family law. The following summer, Ms. Ravizza worked as a summer law clerk at Wanger Jones Helsley PC.
Ms. Ravizza is a proud Fresno State alumni, having graduated magna cum laude from Fresno State in 2020, with a Bachelor of Science in Criminology with an emphasis in Victimology.
