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Mohammad Nabeel Khan
Cerritos, CA Business Law Lawyer with 12 years of experience
18000 Studebaker Road
Suite 320
Cerritos, CA 90703
Business and Employment
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...
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Derrick Hoang Nguyen
Westminster, CA Business Law Lawyer with 32 years of experience
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Michael John Eyre
Long Beach, CA Business Law Lawyer with 36 years of experience
(562) 637-3141
4000 Long Beach Boulevard, Suite 218
Long Beach, CA 90807
Business, Insurance Claims and Real Estate
Western State College of Law at Argosy University
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Navneet Singh Chugh
Cerritos, CA Business Law Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Business and Tax
Western State Univ COL
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Paul Joseph Marron
Long Beach, CA Business Law Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
UC Davis School of Law King Hall
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Ireneo A Reus III
Long Beach, CA Business Law Attorney with 19 years of experience
Business, Employment and Environmental
UCLA School of Law
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Paymon Bidari
Fullerton, CA Business Law Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Business
Univ of LaVerne COL
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Katherine Marie Schreurs
Garden Grove, CA Business Law Attorney with 32 years of experience
Business
Western State Univ COL
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Jonathan George Shibley
Long Beach, CA Business Law Attorney with 46 years of experience
Business
Western State Univ
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Kevin J Griffith
Long Beach, CA Business Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
Business, Appeals, Employment and IP
Chapman University Fowler School of Law
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Richard Ivar Rydstrom
Newport Beach, CA Business Law Lawyer with 34 years of experience
(877) 946-4968
4695 MacArthur Court,11th Floor
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Free ConsultationBusiness, Arbitration & Mediation, Consumer and Real Estate
Cambridge Law Downing College of Law and Western State College of Law at Argosy University
Newport Beach California Lawyer
A “David vs. Goliath” story, Rydstrom fights back for the “little guy.”
Superb Rated, AVVO 10 out of 10,
Attorney, Transactions, Litigation, Contracts, Disputes, Commercial, Leases, Retaliation, Settlement, Small Business, HAMP Zombie 2nd Mortgage Litigation, Right to Cancel Loans
Richard Rydstrom, Esq. 1-877-Win-4-You
Vast experience re litigation, business disputes, contracts, NDAs, Mediation, loans, investors, startups, lawsuits, plaintiffs, defendants, business owners, consumers, restaurants, landlords, leases, licenses, Cannabis, CBD, THC, Dispensaries. Business litigation, real estate, Zombie mortgage litigation, business, Real Estate, Technology, Litigation • Business, Asset Protection, Contracts, Leases, Disputes Resolutions, Settlements, Mediation, Arbitration, JAMS, AAA.
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Karren M. Kenney
Costa Mesa, CA Business Law Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Business and White Collar Crime
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Whether you or your business are under investigation or defending a civil or criminal case in court, our team is committed to providing strategic defense representation to obtain the best results.
Having been practicing law since 1994, I enjoy zealously advocating for my clients and being their voice in the courtroom.
I have tried over 100 trials to verdict in state and federal courts and believe everyone deserves their day in court.
Prior to starting Kenney Legal Defense in 2012, I was a Senior Deputy Public Defender in Orange County, California, where I...
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Zaher Fallahi
Costa Mesa, CA Business Law Attorney with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Tax
Harvard Law School, Harvard Law School and Pacific Coast University School of Law
Zaher Fallahi, Attorney At Law, CPA, is a Tax Law Firm, licensed in California and Washington D.C. as Attorney and CPA. We practice as an Orange County Tax Attorney and Los Angeles Tax Attorney. We advise clients with undisclosed Foreign Accounts; the IRS Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP), Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR), Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), Foreign Gifts, Tax Audit Representation, Federal Tax Liens/Levies, Employment Taxes, Innocent Spouse Relief, Non-Filed Tax Returns, Offer-In-Compromise, Estate Planning and Probate. Zaher Fallahi testifies before the court as an expert witness on tax...
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Ali Parvaneh
Irvine, CA Business Law Attorney with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Employment and Real Estate
Newport Univ School of Law and Western State University College of Law
Ali Parvaneh manages Madison Law, and oversees the firm's paralegals, clerks, and staff members. Mr. Parvaneh is a board certified trial specialist, a licensed California real estate broker (DRE No. 01715925), a certified mediator, a Paul Harris Fellow, and a member of various BAR associations. He is admitted to practice before the California Supreme Court, the United States District Court for the Central and Southern Districts of California, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Mr. Parvaneh studied law at Western State University and Newport University. His undergraduate studies were in land surveying at...
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Elizabeth Yang
Irvine, CA Business Law Attorney with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, IP, Patents and Trademarks
University of La Verne College of Law
Elizabeth Yang has been practicing law since 2007 and specializes in Intellectual Property Law, including Patent, Copyright and Trademark Prosecution and Litigation; Business Law, including corporate entity formation, contract drafting, contract disputes, litigation; and Family Law, including divorce, child custody, child support, alimony, and asset division. She is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.
Elizabeth was admitted to the United States Patent & Trademark office in 2007. At the age of 19, she earned her Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley in two and a half years. In 2011, Elizabeth founded Yang & Wang, P.C., a boutique...
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Blaine M. Brown
Newport Beach, CA Business Law Lawyer
(714) 202-2640
2901 West Coast Highway, Suite 200
Newport Beach, CA 92663
Free ConsultationBusiness
Western State College of Law at Argosy University
Blaine M. Brown is a co-founder of the OC Trial Group and acts as one of their primary trial attorneys. Mr. Brown is a highly awarded and reviewed trial attorney who has been named to Best Lawyers’ annual list of “Ones to Watch” and has also been rated by Super Lawyers as a “Rising Star.” He has also earned an Avvo rating of “Superb 10/10” and recognition as a “Top 40 Under 40 Trial Layer” by the National Trial Lawyers.
Mr. Brown represents clients in a variety of matters, including trust and estate matters (trust litigation and trust administration), financial elder...
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John A. Messina Jr.
Newport beach, CA Business Law Attorney with 30 years of experience
Business, Employment and Real Estate
Southwestern University School of Law
John Messina maintains his reputation as one of Southern California’s top rated lawyers and has been lauded by his peers, earning Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating and its prestigious "Preeminent" distinction award. John heads the Firm’s Temecula Valley Office and is a litigation attorney with top executive-level, hands-on experience as a broker, real estate developer, and mortgage banker. Along with being a published author, John has a lengthy record litigating convoluted and difficult cases and is adept at constructing complex business and real estate transactions. John’s recent victory in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals demonstrate the level at which he practices...
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Robert Lopez
Irvine, CA Business Law Attorney with 25 years of experience
Business and Employment
University of Southern California Gould School of Law
Are you a small business owner? or thinking about starting a business? Or do you have an existing business that now has a business, contract or employment issue?
With business disputes, we first try to keep a dispute from become a lawsuit. If we can find a way that protects our client and serves their best interest, then we always try that first. If, however, you are already in a lawsuit, then we immediately go to protect our client, keeping in mind what is best for you.
With starting a company, we look at what our client ultimately wants to accomplish....
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Mark B. Wilson
Newport Beach, CA Business Law Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Business, IP, Real Estate and Trademarks
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
A seasoned trial attorney and skilled negotiator, Mark B. Wilson has won nearly every case he has tried and arbitrated. Mr. Wilson lost only one jury trial and obtained a complete reversal on appeal. He has 13 jury trials, 16 court trials, and 14 binding arbitrations under his belt.
Mr. Wilson represents clients in federal and state courts in a variety of matters, including business litigation, legal malpractice, real estate, trade secrets, unfair competition, copyright infringement, construction disputes, and commercial unlawful detainer.
Mr. Wilson’s victories include an $18.5 million binding arbitration award in a breach of contract case, a $2.25 million jury...
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Gregory G. Brown
Irvine, CA Business Law Attorney with 37 years of experience
Business, Employment and Real Estate
University of San Diego School of Law
A native of Southern California and a graduate of the University of San Diego School of Law, Gregory G. Brown is one of approximately 150 lawyers in California to be certified as a Specialist in Civil Trial Advocacy. He has devoted his practice to civil and jury trial litigation, taking on cases involving business, commercial or corporate litigation as well as those involving contract actions, fraud, intellectual property disputes, unfair competition and false advertising, and corporate litigation. He also serves clients in divorce and personal injury cases. After his graduation from law school in 1987, Mr. Brown practiced Kring &...
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Robert John McKennon
Newport Beach, CA Business Law Lawyer with 38 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Insurance Claims
University of Southern California
Robert J. McKennon is a founding partner of McKennon Law Group PC. He represents individuals and small-to-large corporations in sophisticated litigation matters in state and federal court. Mr. McKennon is admitted to all federal and state courts in California, and regularly handles litigation matters in federal courts in the Western United States. He is a nationally recognized expert in insurance litigation matters and has tried, litigated, and resolved hundreds of insurance litigation matters, including life, health and disability insurance, insurance coverage, insurance bad faith, unfair trade practices, ERISA/employee benefit, and insurance agent/broker litigation. Mr. McKennon has also handled numerous business...
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Jordan F Kohler
San Diego, CA Business Law Attorney with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Communications, IP and Trademarks
California Western School of Law
Kohler Legal is a business law firm that provides personalized legal services for startups, small businesses and entrepreneurs. Services include entity formation, contract drafting or review, IP assessment and protection, trademark and copyright registration, licensing agreements, and more. In addition, Kohler Legal has a unique focus on providing affordable legal solutions for new and emerging Internet businesses.
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Kenneth Wonsup Chung
Irvine, CA Business Law Attorney with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Real Estate
U of San Francisco School of Law
Kenneth W. Chung is experienced in both business litigation and business transactions. Mr. Chung’s business law experience includes real estate, contract, corporate, and employment issues. In addition to his skills as a transactional attorney, Mr. Chung’s aggressive yet thoughtful approach to arbitrations and trials, has distinguished himself as a successful litigator and advocate, in both the courtroom and the office. Mr. Chung counsels and represents a variety of businesses ranging from prestigious multi-national conglomerates to emerging private companies. He is proficient in negotiating and drafting a variety of business agreements including real estate contracts, distribution agreements, employment contracts, business alliance...
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Parag L. Amin
Irvine, CA Business Law Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Business and Arbitration & Mediation
University of Southern California
As a litigator & trial attorney, Parag has saved and recovered millions of dollars for his clients, which have ranged from large companies to smaller mom and pop businesses. His work has led to quotes in such publications as L.A. Weekly, the L.A. Times, and Rolling Stone Magazine, as well as being given the prestigious Rising Star designation by SuperLawyers for 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 (an award of excellence which is given to less than 2.5% of attorneys). Even with the impressive settlements, successes and the awards, Parag has never lost touch with the human component of what it...
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Marc Mackenzie
Irvine, CA Business Law Lawyer
Free ConsultationBusiness
The George Washington University Law School
My journey as an estate planning attorney was driven by my desire to assist families. The complexities and intimidation of the legal system can be overwhelming, but I firmly believe it doesn't have to be that way. My approach involves communicating in plain English, ensuring that you fully comprehend your options, and aiding you in making informed and astute decisions. Through effective planning, we can circumvent future headaches and expenses while securing a lasting legacy for your family's well-being, even beyond your lifetime.
My commitment lies in providing personalized attention to each client, offering one-on-one counseling, and maintaining open and responsive...
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Jason Stone
Manhattan Beach, CA Business Law Attorney with 10 years of experience
(310) 889-0233
1500 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 500
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Business and Real Estate
Southwestern University School of Law
Jason practices in the areas of Real Estate, Business, and Estate Planning. The State Bar of California has recognized Jason with the “Public Service Distinction” award for his work on behalf of public interest organizations and their clients. Jason provides representation to middle market, emerging growth, and individual clients in the core areas of business, litigation, and real estate transactions.
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Sebastian Gibson
Corona del Mar, CA Business Law Lawyer with 47 years of experience
3541 Lilac Ave.
Corona del Mar, CA 92625
Free ConsultationBusiness, IP, Insurance Claims and Trademarks
Univ of San Diego School of Law and Cardiff University
With over 45 years of experience, Attorney Sebastian Gibson serves Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Newport Beach, Malibu, Temecula, Orange County and all of California specializing in car and big rig truck accident personal injury, business, film & TV, publishing, modeling, entertainment law, HOA disputes, branding, trademarks, copyrights, & corporate law, and has extensive expertise in drafting, and reviewing a wide variety of contracts from personal management and talent agency agreements, modeling contracts, literary agency and book publishing agreements, business contracts, health care, med spas, mobile IV hydration and mobile medical clinics, intellectual property, winery trademarks, civil law, celebrity law, publicity...
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Jeffrey Scott Bolender
Rollings Hills Estates, CA Business Law Attorney with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, IP, Insurance Claims and Trademarks
Southwestern University School of Law
Mr. Jeffrey S. Bolender is an established trial and appellate attorney with over eighteen years of experience representing policyholders, insurance carriers, underwriters, and other insurance professionals in complex legal disputes. Admitted to practice law in 1994, Mr. Bolender focuses his practice on commercial, business, and insurance law. He is licensed to practice law in the States of California, Hawaii, and Nevada, as well as the District of Columbia. Mr. Bolender regularly advises and advocates on behalf of policyholders and insurance professionals, providing guidance on legal principles for analyzing insurance policies and adjusting liability and property claims. He researches...
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Eric R. Bardwell
Irvine, CA Business Law Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Business and Tax
Pepperdine University School of Law
Mr. Bardwell’s practice focuses on all aspects of wealth transfer planning, including estate planning, charitable planning, business succession planning and post-death administration.
Mr. Bardwell routinely assists individuals and families in efficiently minimizing estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer taxes through the creation of wills, trusts, business entities and charitable organizations and the use of gifts, sales and other wealth-transfer strategies. He works closely with each client's team of advisors, including accountants, investment advisors and insurance agents, to ensure the client's personal planning and wealth preservation goals are accomplished in a coordinated manner. In addition, he advises clients on estate and trust administration,...
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Scott A. Harshman
Irvine, CA Business Law Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Business and Tax
University of San Diego School of Law and Whittier Law School
I am an accomplished attorney with extensive experience in Business, Estate Planning, Tax, Probate, Immigration Planning, Charitable Planning, and Entities Law matters. Based in California, I represent multi-national individuals and businesses across the world.
A Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, I provide experienced, knowledgeable and skilled counsel. I am dedicated to personalized service and exceptional advocacy, focused on meeting my clients' legal needs.
Visit my website for more information, or call to set up a consultation and see how I can help you.
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Ju-In Daniel Jung
Los Angeles, CA Business Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Arbitration & Mediation
Western State College of Law at Argosy University
Daniel has had substantial court experience in trying a variety of cases in civil and family law. Before bringing his expertise to the South Bay, he was an associate at a Century City civil law firm and handled high profile family law clients in Beverly Hills. His experience also includes exclusive work with Forensic Child Custody Evaluators (730 Evaluations) enabling him the unique opportunity to provide clients with the knowledge for a successful child custody evaluation. He received his Juris Doctorate from Western State University in 2006, graduating with a Witkins recognition for factual investigation, an award given to individuals...
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Salar Atrizadeh
Irvine, CA Business Law Attorney
19200 Von Karman Ave
4th Floor
Irvine, CA 92612
Business, Arbitration & Mediation, Communications and Real Estate
University of Tulsa College of Law
Salar Atrizadeh, Esq. is licensed to practice in the State of California, District of Columbia, and the United States District and Bankruptcy Courts. He has an extensive background in technology and holds a bachelor's of science degree in computer information systems with a minor in database management systems.
Mr. Atrizadeh has litigated legal actions in state and federal courts for over a decade. He has conducted seminars regarding artificial intelligence, augmented and virtual reality, privacy, cloud computing, cybersecurity, crowdfunding, cyberpiracy, cyberespionage, data protection, digital currencies, e-commerce transactions, electronic discovery, internet of things, online security, online sales tax laws, and online banking...
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Jonathan S. Dennis
Irvine, CA Business Law Attorney with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Consumer, Employment and Products Liability
Loyola Law School
Jonathan Dennis was born and raised in Los Angeles, California (Oakwood HS in North Hollywood). Mr. Dennis obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Finance from the University of Southern California in 1999. In 2006, Mr. Dennis obtained his Juris Doctorate degree from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles. Mr. Dennis was admitted to the State of California Bar in 2007. Mr. Dennis also has been admitted to practice law before the United States District Court for the Central District California. Mr. Dennis’ practice emphasizes both prosecuting and defending a wide range of federal and state civil litigation...
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Cindy Nguyen
Tustin, CA, CA Business Law Lawyer
Free ConsultationBusiness, Employment and Immigration
Santa Clara University School of Law
Cindy Nguyen is the managing partner at Amity Law Group and has had extensive experience in estate planning, probate, employment law and business litigation. Ms. Nguyen loves to work with families to help them create an estate plan that will avoid taxes and protect them against probate.
Ms. Nguyen also provides preventive counseling to employers regarding claims of discrimination, harassment, disability accommodation, wage and hour violations, ADA violations, misclassification, and other alleged claims of employer misconduct. She represents employers in state and federal courts, and before administrative agencies such as the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement and the U.S....
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Thomas Nowland
Newport Beach, CA Business Law Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Employment and Real Estate
Whittier Coll School of Law
I bring a unique approach to business matters and complex business litigation through my years of hands on personal experience in the business of construction and other business ventures. This experience allows me to advise business clients about real world problems and the solutions that really work in today's business climate. Timely settlement of business litigation and other legal problems will further the businesses goals and work to rid the business of wasted time and money. Documenting the actions that resulted in these legal problems will work to make the business more profitable and knowledgeable in the...
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Christopher Robert Blevins
Santa Ana, CA Business Law Attorney with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness
University of Arizona
Mr. Blevins is a graduate of the University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law (JD, 2007) and the University of California, Santa Barbara (BA, 2002).
Mr. Blevins has over a decade of legal experience providing estate planning services to families and strategic business counsel to small corporations and Fortune 500 companies. Mr. Blevins' unique background of serving as both corporate in-house counsel for various corporations and as a private litigation counsel makes him uniquely poised to quickly and effectively resolve your legal needs. Our clients include individuals, families, start-ups, small businesses and Fortune 500 companies.
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Jeannette C.C. Darrow
Santa Ana, CA Business Law Attorney with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness
Southwestern University School of Law
Jeannette Darrow is an experienced Orange County civil litigation and construction attorney helping individuals and small to medium-sized businesses in a variety of industries resolve disputes and litigation.
LITIGATION AND BUSINESS: Jeannette handles contract drafting and review, as well as claims involving breach of contract (including breach of lease, breach of equipment lease, claim and delivery, breach of warranty, breach of guaranty), interference with contract, fraud, misrepresentation, conversion, negligence, and a wide variety of other civil litigation and business disputes, including business-to-business disputes, claims involving employees or former employees, vendor and supplier disputes, and claims by or against competitors...
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David Van Luu
Santa Ana, CA Business Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Business, Bankruptcy and Real Estate
Univ of LaVerne COL
Founded under the direction of Attorney David V. Luu, our offices are centrally located in the cities of Santa Ana and Irvine to better serve the residents of Southern California, which includes Orange County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County, and Los Angeles County. We are best known for helping people from all walks of life throughout Southern California to prevent, resolve, and litigate issues relating to their debts, personal injuries, and business or real estate transactions It is our mission to give you clear and understandable advice concerning legal matters. We listen to what you have to say...
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Gregory S. Cordrey
Irvine, CA Business Law Attorney with 27 years of experience
Business, IP and Patents
University of Southern California Gould School of Law
I am an accomplished Patent, Intellectual Property, Litigation and Business law attorney. Based in California, with cases throughout the United States, my practice includes a wide array of industries.
With over 20 years of experience, a M.B.A. and B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, I offer comprehensive representation for complex technology and patent law matters. I aggressively advocate for the best possible outcomes. I have also received numerous honors, including recognition as Lawyer of the Year for Litigation-Patent Law by Best Lawyers.
Outside of work, I enjoy reading, skiing, and traveling. Additionally, my wife, daughter and I are enthusiastic sports fans.
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Alejandro Ramirez
Diamond Bar, CA Business Law Lawyer with 25 years of experience
(909) 548-3340
1370 Valley Vista Drive, Suite 200
Diamond Bar, CA 91765
Free ConsultationBusiness
Northwestern University School of Law
I help investors, family offices, and business owners with the acquisition, operation, disposition, financing and leasing of commercial real estate. I work with various property types all over California, including retail, industrial, office, multi-family, and hotel.
Frequently requested legal services include:
•Reviewing and editing commercial real estate purchase and sale agreements,
•Reviewing and editing commercial real estate leases, and
•Performing legal due diligence with respect to commercial property acquisitions, including title and survey review.
AR | Legal Team, a Professional Law Corporation, was founded by an experienced transactional attorney, Alex Ramirez. After graduating from Northwestern University School of Law in 1999, Alex gained...