Anaheim Business Lawyers

Danner & Chonoles, L.L.P. is a business law and business litigation boutique. We counsel and represent clients in business formation and dissolution, purchase and sale of businesses, business operation and transactions,and business disputes and lawsuits. Michael J. Danner is one of the firm's two founding partners. He counsels and represents clients in all of the firm's practice areas. He is licensed in California and Nevada. Mr. Danner is an Advocate Member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, an organization of trial lawyers dedicated to the preservation of the civil jury trial and to the improvement of ethical...

Troy Sugg specializes in business law. He has extensive experience in corporate, partnership and LLC transactional matters, including mergers, acquisitions, financings and joint ventures. Mr. Sugg has been involved in transactions in a wide variety of business sectors and industries. Mr. Sugg has represented and worked extensively with companies of all sizes from small privately-held companies to large public companies. Prior to forming his own law firm, Mr. Sugg practiced law at the Orange County office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. Mr. Sugg received his B.S. degree in Business from University of Southern California and his J.D. degree...

Manoah S. Marton graduated summa cum laude from Concordia University Irvine with a major in History & Political Thought and a national championship in NPDA parliamentary debate. During college, Manoah worked at Klein & Wilson as a law clerk. He then attended UCLA School of Law, where he served as a Managing Editor of the UCLA Law Review. During law school, Manoah also served as a judicial extern for Judge Charles R. Eskridge III in the Southern District of Texas. After graduating from UCLA, Manoah worked at one of the biggest law firms in the nation in the litigation department where...

A native of Southern California, Paul graduated cum laude from Chapman University where he pitched for Chapman’s World Series baseball team. Paul then attended Chapman University, Dale E. Fowler School of Law, where he was extremely active in Mock Trial and ADR competitions, winning numerous top advocate awards. He gained valuable courtroom experience while externing with the United States Attorney’s Office and the Orange County and Riverside County District Attorney’s offices. After receiving his law degree, Paul moved to Chicago, IL and gained significant trial experience representing clients in all phases of litigation, from inception of the case through post-trial motions...

Kimberly Lessing is an attorney dedicated to providing customized legal solutions to individuals, families, and businesses. Her practice areas include Estate Planning, Estate Administration, Probate, and Business Law. Ms. Lessing works with clients and their financial team to "plan, provide, and protect" their estates, businesses, and most importantly, the ones they love. Ms. Lessing is licensed to practice law in the State of California and has been admitted to the United States District Court, Central District. A Southern California native, she earned her law degree from Western State University. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology/Exercise...

Steven I. Hochfelsen is a litigation attorney. A member of the American and the Orange County Bar Associations since 1986, Mr. Hochfelsen has handled business litigation of every description through trial. In recent years, Mr. Hochfelsen has represented major commercial landlords, developers, nationwide manufacturers and distributors of consumer goods, insurance companies and defense contractors in various state and federal court cases. His recent cases involve real property lease disputes, construction litigation, bankruptcy, general commercial contracts, unfair competition and trade secrets, insurance and bad faith issues and commercial fraud claims. Mr. Hochfelsen has extensive experience in Federal and state court representation...

Yasir Elbiali, a seasoned attorney with over 25 years of experience, founded Elbiali Law, APC to cater to the legal needs of entrepreneurs and businesses. He has held senior positions at Panasonic, Western Digital, Aramco, and Mitsubishi Electric, gaining deep insights into a broad spectrum of business legal challenges. Over the years, Mr. Elbiali has developed an exceptional reputation in the following areas: • Advising stakeholders across sectors like energy, healthcare, consumer products, technology, and entertainment, offering Outside General Counsel services; • Drafting and negotiating various agreements such as sales, licensing, consulting, supply, and commercial lease agreements; • Handling Commercial Transactions including mergers, acquisitions, and global...

Mr. Ibrahim has extensive trial experience in state and federal courts involving construction disputes, such as delay and impact claims, differing site conditions and extra work claims, mechanic’s liens/stop notices and contract claims; guarantee and indemnity agreements; real estate cases, and business disputes including partnership dissolutions and other business and construction matters. He has litigated cases successfully before arbitrators and other tribunals, and has successfully represented clients in mediations and settlement conferences.

Mohammad Khan’s work ethic was embedded when he was 10 years old. Growing up in a family of entrepreneurs, he learned the complexities and risks of business ownership at an early age. From stocking inventory at his parents’ convenience store on the weekends to managing their restaurant full-time in high school, Mohammad saw how decisions affect the whole of operations — and by extension, his family’s livelihood. This empathy laid the bedrock for Mohammad’s professional career. In his roles, he has relied on this perspective of a business owner’s stake. He believes that good strategy comes from seeing the whole...

Scott J. Sterling is the founder of Sterling Law Firm, APC which provides legal advice to people who have suffered personal injuries or property damage. Scott has been a licensed California attorney for two decades and is a former partner at a national law firm specializing in the litigation of serious personal injury, construction, and insurance claims. Scott has experience in all aspects of discovery, arbitration, mediation, trials, and appeals in California and Federal Courts.

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Sean Coffey, a Phillips ADR neutral, served as the 24th General Counsel of the Navy (2022–2025), leading over 1,100 attorneys worldwide. Previously a renowned trial lawyer, he handled plaintiff and defense cases in securities, class actions, and complex litigation. At Latham & Watkins, he secured a directed verdict in a bet-the-company case. At Bernstein Litowitz, he led the $6.2 billion WorldCom Securities Litigation recovery. As Chair of Complex Litigation at Kramer Levin, he advised corporate clients. As Navy General Counsel, Sean founded the Taxpayer Advocacy Project and led the exoneration of 256 African American Sailors from the 1944 Port Chicago courts-martial,...

Education J.D., Harvard Law School (1989) LL.M., University of Cambridge (1986) M.A., University of Cambridge (1986) B.A. (Hons.), University of Cambridge (1984) A.B., College of William and Mary, summa cum laude (1982) Phi Beta Kappa Admissions • California • United Kingdom (Barrister, Lincoln’s Inn) Courts • United States Supreme Court • California Supreme Court • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal, First, Second, Sixth, Seventh and Ninth Circuits • U.S. District Court for the Northern, Eastern and Central Districts of California • U.S. District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York

Olson Law is dedicated to the probate of estates throughout the state of California. We are highly experienced and devoted attorneys handling probate administration, real estate disputes, and litigation in Orange County, Huntington Beach, and surrounding counties in California. Contact us today for a FREE telephonic consultation.

Richard E. Masson focuses his practice in the areas of Estate Planning, Family Law and Probate. Mr. Masson’s specialized knowledge and expertise in family law, estate planning and tax provides an edge for his clients in that he is uniquely able to attack an issue from all angles which creates better opportunities and advantages for those he represents. Moreover, and more importantly, Mr. Masson understands the emotional and complex nature of his clients needs and goals in order to ensure them the best result possible.

Mr. Masson has been duly recognized for his outstanding work and numerous accomplishments as a family...

Brian P. Ballo has been a real estate attorney for 28 years in Orange and San Diego counties. Currently, his practice is focused on representing homeowners in lawsuits against lenders seeking to foreclose, and negotiating loan modifications, forbearance agreements, short sale transaction approvals, and deeds-in-lieu of foreclosure. Brian is skilled in articulating cause of actions against lenders who have violated laws at the time of loan origination and closing, as well as during the foreclosure, loan modification and short sale processes. He has successfully obtained Temporary Restraining...

When you need an expert trial lawyer, look on the top shelf! That's where you will find Wayne Philips Law. Even if trial is not in your future, you have great comfort knowing a first rate trial attorney is in your corner. We practice law like you always wished someone would. Smart. Aggressive. Cost-effective. Wayne Philips personally tried hundreds of cases--as one client succinctly put it, "he doesn't like to lose!" Quality lawyering from a firm that knows how to win cases--that's what we offer. Our priority is to fix your problem as quickly, painlessly, and cost-effectively as...