Playa Del Rey Lawyers

Full service entertainment law practice handling corporate, financing, production, marketing and distribution matters worldwide across all media for studios, networks, cable companies and independent producers.

Joseph Farzam Law Firm is located in Los Angeles and is dedicated to handling personal injury, employment, maritime and class action claims. Our firm's reputation is based solely on the outstanding service which we have exhibited. It is not surprising that most of our practice is built on referrals from satisfied former clients. Joseph Farzam is the founder of Joseph Farzam Law Firm. He has extensive experience in the area of Personal Injury, Employment Law, Maritime Law, and Class Action litigation. He has valiantly fought against many corporate giants and has resolved and won many cases for his clients. He...

Aaron Kohanim has a corporate and real estate law practice, focusing on landlords and tenants, real estate and habitability claims. As a trial lawyer, his practice includes general corporate counseling, landlord tenant evictions, real estate purchase and sale transactions, and litigation. His goal is to provide great service to his clients and seek their goals in obtaining the results they want.

Jim Pocrass is a highly skilled and passionate advocate for people who suffer serious personal injuries or for families who lost a loved one to a wrongful death, because of the negligence of others. For 30 years Jim has held corporations, insurance companies, health care professionals, and individuals accountable for the damage they do people, obtaining multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements for his clients.

As a recreational cyclist, Jim Pocrass is well-known in the Southern California bicycle community. In additional to representing bicyclists in bike crashes, Jim is active in the bicycle community. He is vice president of the Los Angeles...

I am a dedicated Estate and Tax Law Attorney at Weinstock Manion. My current practice focuses on Estate Planning, Wealth Transfer and Business Succession Planning. I provide comprehensive and creative estate, gift tax and business succession plans for individuals and families. I am committed to excellence, integrity, innovation, and personal attention to meet your legal needs and goals.

I received my B.A. in History from the University of California Los Angeles. In 2013, I earned my J.D. from UCLA School of Law. I am a member of the State Bar of California, Beverly Hills Bar Association, and American Bar Association.

Rochelle H. Schultz applies a broad background in estate planning and business litigation to develop comprehensive estate and wealth transfer plans for high-net-worth individuals and families. With a background in litigation, Rochelle is particularly adept at identifying and addressing potential obstacles to clients' financial and personal goals. Clients appreciate Rochelle's genuine efforts to get to know them, their families, business dealings and concerns in order to better advise them during the estate planning process.

Rochelle began her career in dispute resolution and litigation, and has represented clients in commercial and entertainment contract disputes, intellectual property actions, employment actions, as well as...

Light Law Group exclusively represents California workers for claims against employers, including: Wrongful Termination; Discrimination based on Disability, Pregnancy, Age, Sex, Race, Religion, Gender, Sexual Orientation, National Origin, Medical Condition, or Military and Veteran Status; Violations of Leave Laws for Pregnancy and/or Care of a Loved One (Family Medical Leave Act/California Family Rights Act/Pregnancy Disability Leave); Wage and Hour Violations including Overtime, Meal break, Rest break, and Minimum Wage Violations; Whistleblower Retaliation; Retaliation for Engaging in Protected Activity; Reporting Health & Safety Concern; Requesting Lawful Leave; Reporting Violations of Law; Misclassification of Employee as Independent Contractor; Misclassification of Non-Exempt...

Modern times deserve modern lawyers. I am Bradley S. Sandler, a modern Family law attorney located in Beverly Hills and serving the Los Angeles area. I consistently apply up-to-date practices and approaches to the pursuit of the best outcome attainable in every case. For our client's accused of a crime, we have a long track record for success with negotiated pleas and Not Guilty Verdicts after a Jury Trial.

An effective litigator must be tough and willing to stand up to legal opponents and decision-makers, including lawyers on the other side of a petition for divorce or any family law...

Trevor Countryman is a partner in JMBM’s Real Estate Department. He advises clients in all aspects of real estate transactions including property acquisitions and dispositions, financing, leasing, development and construction. Trevor’s clients range from large funds to individual developers and opportunistic investors, engaged in deals involving office, retail, multi-family, single-family, mixed-use and hotel properties.

I am an attorney at Underwood Law Firm, P.C., where my focus is on partition litigation. My background includes training at a leading real estate law firm, where I built a solid foundation in real estate law. I received my J.D. from UCLA School of Law. During my time there, I held the position of Editor-in-Chief of the National Black Law Journal and was a finalist in UCLA’s Lowell Milken Institute-Sandler Prize for New Entrepreneurs. Additionally, I completed externships with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan and the Ho-Chunk Nation Supreme Court. At Underwood Law Firm, I use...

As a skilled Los Angeles personal injury attorney, Kevin Danesh represents clients throughout the area. He is a founder and managing partner at BD&J, a prestigious, highly respected personal injury law firm in Beverly Hills. Kevin is extremely professional and provide compassionate, caring representation to clients throughout every step of the process. In his years of experience, he has brought in more than $235 million in verdicts and settlements for his clients. Kevin has a reputation for helping clients feel at ease during what is often a very stressful and complicated process. He is driven to provide the best representation...

Jean Pierre Gallelli is the attorney now directing our office in Los Angeles, located in the historical Flynt Publications building. Our office is located one floor above the Consulate General of Brazil. As the son of immigrants, Jean-Pierre understands the daily challenges faced by our immigration clients. Jean-Pierre Gallelli is a native of Los Angeles and has been practicing law in California since 2000. Jean-Pierre studied international law in El Escorial, Spain. He has worked in Sao Paulo, Brazil and in Century City, California, for the international law firm of Noronha Advogados. In 2004, he began his own immigration law...

Lara Leitner handles legal matters involving CEQA, NEPA, RLUIPA, environmental law, and litigation.

Prior to joining JMBM, Lara was an associate at a municipal law firm where she represented numerous cities and special districts in complex litigation matters, including real estate, eminent domain, breach of contract, environmental, water, and employment cases in both state and federal court.

Lara received her J.D. from the UCLA School of Law. She served as the Comments Editor for the UCLA Journal of Environmental Law & Policy. During law school, Lara developed her land use and environmental law experience as a legal research...

Brandon Anand is a seasoned business and real estate attorney and Court-appointed Referee. Brandon has advised as to countless matters at each stage of the business life cycle—from formation—to operations (partnerships/joint ventures, IP protection, licensing/sales, and litigation/conflict resolution)—to reorganization, sales, and mergers, with a focus on two primary areas: real estate and entertainment/sports. Brandon's real estate practice centers around the sale, financing, and lease of real property. In addition to private representation, he serves as a Court-appointed Partition Referee throughout California, where he is called upon to streamline sales, accounting, and distribution of proceeds from real property (e.g....

High caliber legal representation can be difficult to find these days. When you work Attorney James C. Shields, you can feel confident knowing that you have an experienced legal advocate on your side. Attorney Shields has nearly three decades of legal experience and he strives to use that experience and knowledge to help his clients make informed decisions about their future. Mr. Shields specializes in bankruptcy law and he has helped countless clients fight for a fresh start. He also defends against foreclosure and repossession if you are behind on your mortgage payments. He deals with bankruptcy everyday and he...

JONATHAN A. GOLDSTEIN graduated with Honors form the George Washington University School of Law. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Johns Hopkins University with a major in Political Science and a minor in Women's Studies. Mr. Goldstein served as a judicial clerk to the Honorable Chief Justice A. William Maupin of the Nevada Supreme Court. Mr. Goldstein is licensed to practice law in the States of California, Nevada and in the District of Columbia. He is admitted to the bars of the U.S. Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Southern District Court of California, the...

Jonathan A. Goldstein is the founder of the Law Offices of Jonathan A. Goldstein, Esq. (JAG Law Offices). He is an attorney, mediator, and arbitrator with over seventeen years of experience in representing public and private sector clients while serving the public interest for the last eleven years in various pro bono and voluntary roles. Mr. Goldstein is a graduate of the Johns Hopkins University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree with Honors in Political Science and a minor in Women’s Studies. He also received a Juris Doctorate with Honors from The George Washington University School...

Being a graduate of both the University of California Los Angeles and Pepperdine University School of Law, Ardy Pirnia comes with a solid educational background as an attorney. He began his practice in 2013 after graduating from Pepperdine, and he carried the distinguishment of being the Best Oral Advocate in his class. Mr. Pirnia cut his teeth in practice starting as a new attorney at both Keller, Fishback & Jackson LLP and the One Law Group, where he worked as a clerk before becoming a licensed lawyer. Since 2014, The Pirnia Law Group has been responsible for over $1,000.000.00...

Having a trusted attorney who takes the time to guide you on the Israeli legal and business landscape is vital. For more than 16 years, with fire and determination, Rahav D. Aharoni Adv has helped heirs, property owners, businesses, and law firms in the U.S. and worldwide with legal transactions and disputes involving Israeli succession estates, property, and business. I also have over 20 years of experience in Israeli real estate transactions, valuations, and contracts.

Peter M. Lazarus has prodigious experience encompassing nearly twenty-five years. Mr. Lazarus worked the first decade of his legal career for some of the most well known insurance companies defending their insured. Mr. Lazarus then turned attention to representing exclusively injured victims of accidents for close to fifteen years now. This unique experience has afforded Peter a comprehensive knowledge of the practices and procedures of insurance companies and their tactics. Simply put, he knows all insurance companies cheap tactics and uses the same knowledge against the insurance companies to make certain that his injured client's rights are protected and maximum...

Eli is the owner of Underwood Law Firm, P.C. The son of two small-business owners, Eli knows that your business or investment is an extension of your family's ambitions, and may be its most precious asset. He frequently represents land owners, developers, builders, contractors, realtors, and other business professionals. Eli understands that protecting your business or real estate can be like protecting your family. He has strong experience in civil litigation, and has succeeded at every stage of the judicial process, including winning bench and jury trials. He is no stranger to aggressive fast-paced litigation, and genuinely enjoys delving into the...

Lauren Mayo-Abrams is the founding member of the Law Offices of Lauren Abrams. She has been exclusively protecting the rights of employees since 1998. Ms Abrams received her J. D. from the University of Southern California, her B. A. from University of California at Los Angeles, and her Masters in Communications from University of Southern California. Ms. Abrams specializes in all aspects of employment litigation. She has won numerous trials, has been heard on KNX business hour, ABC News, Good Morning America and has received verdicts and settlements totaling many many millions of dollars. Ms. Abrams represents...

Judith Yedidsion is a native of Los Angeles and received her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychobiology from UCLA. She then went on to receive her Juris Doctorate from Fordham University School of Law in New York City. Prior to founding Yedidsion Seber LLP, Ms. Yedidsion worked at the law firm of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, which is consistently recognized as one of the most esteemed law firms in the world. There, Ms. Yedidsion assisted in the areas of investment management and alternative investment vehicles for firm clients including hedge funds, private equity funds, family corporations, and more. Ms....

Dylan C. Dang is an intellectual property attorney who has extensive experience in patent and trademark litigation at both trial and appellate levels.

I was born in Caracas, Venezuela, and pursued my undergraduate studies at the Universidad de Los Andes in Merida, where I obtained a dual degree in Arts and Literature. In 1981, I relocated to the United States to continue my education in Applied Linguistics at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where I received my Master’s Degree in 1984. Following this, I enrolled in the UCLA School of Law, earning my Juris Doctor degree in 1987, and subsequently, I was admitted to the California State Bar. Since 1991, my law partner and husband, Rick Hicks, and I have dedicated our...

Desiree T. Washington, owner of Washington Law Firm, is a seasoned attorney with a focus on complex business litigation, business transactions, employment law, entertainment law, real estate transactions and real estate litigation. She earned her B.A. in Medieval and Early Modern History from the University of Chicago, followed by her J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law, with a focus on jurisprudence and civil rights law. Desiree brings an extensive legal background to her practice. Before founding Washington Law Firm, Desiree served as a prosecutor for the State Bar of California and worked as a litigator representing high-profile clients,...

Attorney Robert M. Bernstein provides representation for various criminal law related offenses throughout the Los Angeles and Beverly Hills area. If you have been charged with sex crime, drug charge, DUI, white collar crime or any other criminal offense then you owe it to yourself to consult with a member of our legal team. Call the office to schedule an initial consultation.

Tom Geher has expertise in bankruptcy, creditors' rights and insolvency and the representation of secured creditors, unsecured creditors, debtors and bankruptcy trustees in all aspects of Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 cases in a wide variety of businesses and industries. Tom has successfully represented numerous federal and state court receivers, as well as assignors and assignees in assignments for the benefit of creditors.

Jennifer Long's practice includes estate and gift tax planning, trust and probate estate administration, income tax and state and local (including property) tax work, as well as basic corporate work necessitated by the tax planning (LLC and corporate formation and maintenance, buy sell agreements, etc.).

Jason provides transactional business and legal affairs services to content creators across a wide spectrum of the creative community. Specializing in the new media, entertainment and business space, Jason frequently works with scripted/unscripted TV producers, social media influencers, and business entities to review, draft and negotiate deal terms on a wide range of production-related projects. Jason also provides business development strategy and corporate counsel to a variety of emerging players in the digital space. If you’re an influencer looking to monetize your content, a new business looking to establish your legal entity or register a trademark, or a digital...

Jennifer Yeoh is a Founding Partner of Joe, Southard & Yeoh LLP, with over 14 years of experience, specializing in workers’ compensation law. She aggressively defends the rights of those who have been injured on the job so that they receive the financial compensation they deserve. She represents a wide variety of workers in both public and private sectors, including construction workers, caretakers, nurses, healthcare workers and airline employees. Ms. Yeoh has an in depth understanding of the intricate workers’ compensation laws and provides individualized attention to her clients to help them navigate through the complex process.

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Mr. Mossazadeh received his undergraduate degree at UCLA. Afterwards, he attended Whittier Law School in Costa Mesa, California, where he received his J.D. While in law school, his primary concentration was in business regulation and real estate transactions. Once out of law school, Mr. Mossazadeh was a commercial litigator at the boutique law offices of B&D in Beverly Hills, CA. After practicing there for five years, Mr. Mossazadeh went to work in-house for a successful real estate developer where he acted as in-house counsel and as a transaction coordinator. Since 2019, Mr. Mossazadeh decided to open Mirage Law, where he assisted...

Pedram Esfandiary is an attorney at Wisner Baum who concentrates his practice on toxic torts, police misconduct and civil rights litigation. He was an integral part of the trial teams in three Monsanto Roundup cases that resulted in verdicts totaling $2.424 billion. Pedram and other members of the Roundup trial teams were recognized as the 2019 Trial Team of the Year by the National Trial Lawyers Top 100, and as Elite Trial Lawyers by ALM and the National Law Journal. Pedram is also a professor of torts at the People’s College of Law, Los Angeles. Contact the firm to speak...