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Diego Weinsetel
Los Angeles, CA Attorney with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationWestern Michigan University Cooley Law School
My practice focuses on immigration including citizenship, deportation, obtaining green cards, DACA, and more. In addition, I practice criminal law to help those in need of a competent defense in criminal court, before facing immigration consequences. I also provide representation for other criminal defense cases, including felonies, misdemeanors, and DUIs.
In 1998, I came to this country from Argentina, becoming a U.S. Citizen in 2004. Since becoming an attorney in 2008, my goal has become helping those in need of immigration services. Immigration law representation continues to be my passion. My personal care and compassion for everyday people...
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Michael Anthony Sanchez
Los Angeles, CA Attorney with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Whittier Law School
Michael was inspired to become an attorney because his father always spoke highly of the profession as a foreign diplomat for the State Department. He was also heavily inspired by trial lawyers in movies he would watch as a child like Tom Cruise in A Few Good Men, admiring their passion and persuasive speaking skills. His family travelled all over the world during his childhood with his father’s profession, so Michael was able to see multiple cultures, leading to his love for travel today. When he isn’t taking on the big insurance companies, Michael loves to golf,...
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Erik Swen Syverson
Los Angeles, CA Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Business, Communications, Entertainment & Sports and IP
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
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Amir Abbas Abdizadeh
Glendale, CA Attorney with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Employment
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Amir graduated from Loyola Law School in 2013 and received his Bachelors of Science at UC Irvine in 2009. During his tenure at Loyola Law School, Amir externed at various law firms to get real world legal experience and learned how to effectively represent clients. After graduating law school, Amir worked at a business litigation firm in Century City and was part of an integral team handling complex litigation disputes. After experiencing the litigation side, Amir decided to expand his legal experience and took up an opportunity to work at an estate planning and business law firm where he learned...
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A'ja M Simplis
Glendale, CA Lawyer
Free ConsultationUniversity of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
A’ja began her career in the entertainment industry with TV Guide and Lions Gate but soon found her true passion in law. She joined a leading Los Angeles litigation firm, focusing on family law, civil rights, personal injury, and criminal defense. A’ja has been a compassionate advocate for fathers' rights and has represented high-profile clients, including the Estate of Michael Jackson, Keyshawn Johnson, DMX, Keyshia Cole, Freddie Gibbs, Faith Evans, and Christopher Wallace Jr. (the late Notorious B.I.G.'s son).
Her achievements include a $1 million wrongful termination verdict, multiple six-figure settlements, a not-guilty verdict in a murder trial, and successfully handling...
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Evan Selik
Los Angeles, CA Attorney with 19 years of experience
Employment and Insurance Claims
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Evan Selik is a partner at McCathern, PLLC in the law firm's Los Angeles office. Mr. Selik represents employees in wrongful termination litigation and employment discrimination cases and he also handles wage and hour class actions and consumer class actions.
Mr. Selik earned his Juris Doctorate from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Michigan in 2006, where he graduated in the top 5% of his class. Prior to attending law school, he graduated with a double major in political science and Spanish from Indiana University in 2003.
Evan Selik’s vision is to provide his clients with aggressive representation to level the playing...
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David Harmik Yeremian
Glendale, CA Attorney with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer and Employment
UCLA School of Law
David is an experienced employment attorney and founder of David Yeremian & Associates, Inc. He represents employees exclusively in claims for wage claims and other labor code violations as well as for wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, whistleblowing and retaliation. He has been certified as class counsel over 60 times in class action cases throughout California on behalf of employees and consumers whose rights have been violated. Prior to his legal career, David worked on Wall Street as part of a team advising Fortune 500 companies on mergers, acquisitions, and other corporate financing transactions. David graduated from UCLA...
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Nima Stephen Vokshori
Los Angeles, CA Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy, Consumer and Real Estate
UCLA School of Law
As a child I immigrated to Los Angeles with my family. Living in a predominately white area I saw at a young age the negative effects of racism. This racism forced me to win people over not with the color of skin but with hard work and a smile on my face. This period of my life instilled in me an 'under dog' attitude. I will always respect and lookout for those that are less fortunate. My first stab at a professional career began when I was a teenager working for a financial company. The company was supposed to...
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Allen Basil Felahy
Los Angeles, CA Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment
Loyola Law School
Allen Felahy, an LA area native, is a premier employment lawyer who has tried cases that have influenced California labor law in the areas of sexual harassment, discrimination, and trial procedure. Mr. Felahy has litigated over 1,000 cases with a 99.95% successful resolution rate. In those instances where a trial has been necessary, Mr. Felahy has a 95% trial success rate having tried over 20 cases. Known for identifying and retaining high value cases, over the past five years Mr. Felahy's average award and settlement value is over $250,00.00. Mr. Felahy is a member...
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Kelly Christine Quinn
Los Angeles, CA Lawyer with 27 years of experience
(213) 688-0460
888 West Sixth Street
Fourth Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Appeals
Pepperdine University School of Law
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Zein Obagi
Los Angeles, CA Lawyer with 16 years of experience
(424) 284-2401
811 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 1721
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Free ConsultationAppeals, Insurance Defense and Real Estate
University of Southern California Gould School of Law
Attorney Zein Obagi and friend Seth Stodder founded Obagi Law Group. P.C. in 2013, having worked previously with Allen Matkins LLP and Jones Bell LLP. Attorney Obagi focuses on several areas of the law, in particular litigation, debt collection, and bad faith insurance cases. A graduate of the University of Southern California, Gould School of Law, Attorney Obagi is admitted to practice law in California and in the U.S. District Court for the Central and Southern Districts of California. For your no-cost case evaluation to discuss your issue with the firm, call Attorney Obagi today at (310)...
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Mrs. Chirnese L Liverpool
Bell Gardens, CA Attorney with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy and Immigration
North Carolina Central University School of Law
I am an experienced bankruptcy and immigration lawyer. I am licensed in California and Nevada so I handle cases in both states. I understand all of the steps and important matters relating to these legal proceedings. I have represented hundreds of debtors and immigration clients. Please feel free to call (818) 714-2200 or e-mail us for a FREE consultation or visit our websites http://www.liverpoollegal.com OR http://www.immigrationlawyersandadoptionattorneys.com for more information.
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Stephen G. Rodriguez
Los Angeles, CA Attorney with 25 years of experience
(213) 481-6811
633 W 5th St, 28th Floor
Suite 2874
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Free ConsultationWhite Collar Crime
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
When your future and freedom are at stake you want the best criminal defense lawyer to defend you. The lawyers at Stephen G. Rodriguez and Partners have over 50 years of criminal defense experience and they put that experience to work for you. We have a proven track record of success in winning at trial and negotiating favorable plea bargains for our clients. We understand what's at stake and we pride ourselves on our service, aggressive representation and results.
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Abraham Pampakottu Mathew
Los Angeles, CA Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment
Pepperdine Univ School of Law
Abraham is an experienced employment attorney in Los Angeles. He primarily advocates for employees who have been harassed or discriminated against by their employers. If you believe you have been treated unlawfully at work, contact his office today and set up a free consultation.
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Jacob Kadavil George
Los Angeles, CA Attorney with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment
Loyola Law School
Jacob George is a Los Angeles employment lawyer and a Partner at Mathew & George. He specializes in cases relating to discrimination, wrongful termination, and harassment. Call his office today to set up a free consultation if you have been treated unlawfully by your employer.
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Dustin Saiidi
Los Angeles, CA Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
We provide legal help in worker's compensation and personal injury. Established in 2010. We have focused on worker's compensation and personal injury since our inception. We believe by focusing in an area of law, we can provide better results for our clients. Dustin has recovered over 10 figures for his clients in his legal career.
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Jack Chammas
Glendale, CA Attorney with 29 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
Western State Univ COL
Jack Chammas is the Managing Attorney at the Chammas Law Office, APLC. Practicing since 1996, his experience ranges from Business and Transactional Law, Real Estate Law and Civil Litigation. Two years into his practice, he joined a California Based Corporation as its in-house General Counsel. What started out as a small business venture eventually became the experience of his lifetime. Within ten years, the company grew exponentially to a multi-million dollar institution operating in 50 States. As General Counsel, Jack handled all aspects of running a multi-state multi-million dollar operation including working with law firms nationwide, participated in litigation at...
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Ashley Brown
Los Angeles, CA Attorney
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
University of San Diego
Ms. Ashley Brown takes a very personal approach to winning cases and bringing justice to injured clients and their families. Ms. Brown's clients benefit from her considerable knowledge, unmatched work ethic, and communication skills.
If you are looking for an attorney who will be tenaciously fighting for you, call us today at (800) 500- 5200 for a free and honest consultation.
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Richard Todd Rosenstein
Glendale, CA Attorney with 35 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims
University of San Diego School of Law and University of California - San Diego
Rosenstein Law Offices - Zealous representation of personal injury accident victims in and around Los Angeles (& surrounding areas) and throughout the entire State of California.
We handle car accident, truck accident, auto accident, motorcycle accident, big rig accident, bicycle accident, pedestrian accident and dog bite cases with the utmost care and professionalism. We also handle insurance bad faith litigation, homeowner's association law and malpractice cases.
We are sometimes referred to as: Los Angeles Personal Injury Attorney, Los Angeles Car Accident Lawyer, Los Angeles Auto Accident Attorney, Los Angeles Motorcycle Accident Attorney, Los Angeles Bicycle Accident Lawyer, Los Angeles Pedestrian Accident Lawyer...
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Nicholas J Guiliano
Los Angeles, CA Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation and Securities
Temple University Beasley School of Law
We have a national practice and exclusively represent investors in claims against brokerage firms for securities fraud, the sale of unsuitable investments, defective financial products, breach of fiduciary duty, and the failure to supervise. FINRA Securities Arbitrations. We handle all cases on a contingency fee basis meaning that there is no cost or obligation, unless we are able to make a recovery for you, and there is never any charge for a free consultation. Contact Us.
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Thomas D. Sands
Los Angeles, CA Attorney
Real Estate
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Attorney Thomas D Sands is a prominent and respected transactional and litigation attorney licensed in the State of California and Hawaii. Thomas is the founder and CEO of The Sands Law Group, and has dedicated his entire legal career to high-quality but cost-conscious representation to individual consumers and businesses in a variety of complex and challenging cases. Thomas is committed to serving his clients with attentive, timely, and effective representation.
Throughout his career, Attorney Thomas D Sands has been a fierce advocate of those in need of legal representation. Thomas’ commitment has helped create a positive reputation in the legal and...
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Marc Aaron Goldbach
Whittier, CA Attorney with 35 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy, Business, Employment and Immigration
Southwestern University School of Law
For more then 2 decades, Mr. Marc Aaron Goldbach has worked tirelessly to develop a successful bankruptcy and civil law practice for clients located throughout Los Angeles County. Whether his clients are facing insurmountable debt, foreclosure, serious felony charges, immigration or other legal issues such as personal injuries, workplace harassment, family and medical leave act violations, whistle blowing and retaliation, consumer law, criminal defense they can be rest assured that Marc Aaron Goldbach will take all steps necessary to fight for their legal rights to protect their interests. Marc Goldbach has represented many legal cases with 100% success...
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Janis Hui Ozaki
Los Angeles, CA Lawyer with 17 years of experience
(213) 457-1720
333 South Grand Avenue
Suite 2100
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Business and Real Estate
UCLA School of Law
Janis Hui Ozaki is a business and real estate litigator. Ms. Ozaki provides intelligent, strategic, and aggressive advocacy. She successfully prosecutes and defends cases in state and federal courts and arbitrations. Her strengths include understanding her clients’ goals and opponents' psychology, developing custom-tailored and efficient solutions to legal and business problems, and effectively communicating client narratives in the courtroom. She also works with Hong Kong and Chinese clients. She is fluent in Cantonese.
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Bita Neyestani
Los Angeles, CA Attorney
Free ConsultationEmployment
University of West Los Angeles
As a dedicated attorney, I provide a unique perspective to the legal industry. With a diverse educational background that includes a Bachelor of Arts in History from University of California, Los Angeles ("UCLA"), a Master's in Public Policy from Pepperdine University with specialities in International Relations and Regional and Local Policy, and a law degree from UWLA, I am well-equipped to handle a wide range of legal matters.
In addition to my traditional legal training, I am also certified as a mediator, allowing me to take a more holistic approach in representing my clients. My law firm is dedicated to...
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Stuart Neil Senator
Los Angeles, CA Attorney with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationAntitrust
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Stuart N. Senator is a litigation partner in the Los Angeles office of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP.
His practice focuses primarily on complex business litigation in trial and appellate courts, and investigations led by the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice. Mr. Senator’s clients include a diverse group of national and international companies, and his major areas of practice include antitrust, unfair competition, legal malpractice/malicious prosecution and law firm ethics and conflicts of interest.
Mr. Senator provides antitrust counseling and compliance advice on numerous subjects, including distribution practices, pricing, trade association activity and mergers. Mr. Senator has also been an...
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Mariya Melkonyan
Glendale, CA Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationWhite Collar Crime
California Western School of Law
Mariya Melkonyan has over 13 years of experience as a Deputy District Attorney and has jury trial experience ranging from all kinds of minor misdemeanors to serious and violent felonies.
Her experience as a Deputy DA involved cases of DUI, hit and run, theft, narcotics, domestic violence, assaults, burglaries, robberies, child molestations, rape, and Homicide.
Her experience in effective examinations of experts in different fields, such as Medical Professionals, Toxicologists, DRE Experts, DNA Experts, Forensic Pathologists, Psychologists, Child Sexual Accommodation Syndrome Experts, Involuntary Confession Experts, Ballistics Experts, Geo-Fencing Experts, gives her the ability to attack the prosecution with in-depth knowledge.
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Ashkahn Mohamadi
Los Angeles, CA Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Ashkahn Mohamadi, Litigation Partner at Sweet James, LLP, is a top-rated award-winning trial lawyer based in the Newport Beach, California. Ashkahn has remarkable success in his career as a trial attorney, recovering over $60 million dollars in settlements for his clients. In 2016, Ashkahn obtained a verdict in the matter of Bedford-Oppong v. Hereu. This verdict was ranked #40 on the annual list of "Top Verdicts in California". Ashkahn’s areas of practice include personal injury, wrongful death, products liability, premises liability, mass torts, class actions, employment law, fraud, toxic torts, and commercial torts.
Mr. Mohamadi's experience in court is supplemented...
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Kurt Maahs
Los Angeles , CA Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Employment, Products Liability and Workers' Comp
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Mr. Maahs has tried, arbitrated, and mediated hundreds of cases throughout his career. These cases involve multi-million dollar exposure and significant injuries such as traumatic brain injury, paraplegia and burns. Mr. Maahs’ experience and practice includes automobile liability, premises liability, products liability, professional liability, trucking accidents, workers’ compensation, employment law, insurance, and commercial litigation.
Throughout his career, Mr. Maahs has represented consumers and numerous Fortune 500 companies, including Walgreens, United Technologies, Nationwide, State Farm, Chubb Insurance, Auto-Owners, Hartford, AIG, Johnson and Johnson, Marriott, Phillip Morris, Home Depot and DaVita. With 26 years of extensive experience, Mr. Maahs is committed to...
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Kelli G. Hawley
Los Angeles, CA Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Business, Insurance Defense, Products Liability and Real Estate
University of San Diego School of Law
Kelli G. Hawley is the managing partner of McCathern’s Los Angeles office. Mrs. Hawley concentrates her practice in construction law, with additional expertise in litigation of real estate disclosure, business, contracts, products liability, construction injury, and subrogation disputes.
Mrs. Hawley regularly handles high-exposure defense of developers and general contractors under Owner Controlled Insurance Programs (“OCIP”) and Contractor Controlled Insurance Programs (“CCIP”), better known as wrap-up insurance policies. She has an established track record of early and economic resolution of pre-litigation claims both under SB800 and Calderon statutes. Mrs. Hawley has practiced law since 1985, with both jury and bench trial experience....
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Jean-Pierre Gallelli
Los Angeles, CA Attorney with 24 years of experience
Immigration
University of La Verne College of Law
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...
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Phillip Selio
Los Angeles, CA Attorney
Free ConsultationBusiness
California Western School of Law and University of California - Riverside
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Andrew Hubert
Los Angeles, CA Attorney with 39 years of experience
Insurance Defense
Pepperdine University School of Law and Southwestern Law School
Andrew C. Hubert. Over 30 years experience in general casualty litigation, including catastrophic injury, and SIU. Practice also includes products liability and premises liability matters. Clients include major regional and national insurance carriers and self-insured corporations. Education and Certifications: Claremont McKenna College (B.A., English Literature, concurrent B.A., Political Science, 1981); University of Nantes, France (Political Science); Southwestern University (J.D., 1984); Pepperdine University School of Law, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Mediation Program. Court Affiliations: Judge Pro Tem, Los Angeles County Municipal Court (1994-1995), United States District Court, Arizona, Central District of California, the Ninth...
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Gregg A. Rapoport
Los Angeles, CA Attorney with 36 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Real Estate
UCLA School of Law
I represent corporate and individual clients in a wide range of business and real estate litigation matters.
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Christine C Zaouk
Los Angeles, CA Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Employment
Southwestern Law School
Attorney Christine C. Zaouk joined the McCathern Los Angeles office as an Of Counsel attorney in March 2016. After years of representing insurance companies in structural and property damage cases, Ms. Zaouk now represents employees in employment discrimination and wrongful termination cases, as well as Wage and Hour class actions. She also handles consumer class actions on large scale issues. Ms. Zaouk’s prior experience on the defense side gives her an advantage in prosecuting such cases and her working knowledge of civil procedure, coupled with the aggressive nature of her litigation style, correlates to successful results for her clients.
Ms. Zaouk...
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Everett Sanders Hinchcliffe
Los Angeles, CA Lawyer with 51 years of experience
Employment
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Everett Hinchcliffe is a partner at McCathern’s Los Angeles office. He was previously a senior partner with Braden, Hinchcliffe & Hawley and joined McCathern through their merger. At Braden, Hinchcliffe & Hawley, Mr. Hinchcliffe served as Litigation Director, overseeing all litigation and handled all major trials.
Mr. Hinchcliffe has practiced as an attorney since 1974, litigating more than 50 cases to jury verdicts, including complex personal injury, professional liability, and employment cases. In a recent jury trial, he successfully defended a medical practice in a highly contentious and potentially high-exposure sexual harassment and wrongful termination case. His most recent victory was...
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Raymond Hovsepian
Los Angeles, CA Attorney with 30 years of experience
Bankruptcy and Real Estate
Southwestern Univ School of Law
Raymond Hovsepian earned his B.A. in Political Science and International Relations from the University of Southern California in 1991. After USC he attended Southwestern Law School where he earned his Juris Doctorate degree in 1994.
After Law School, Raymond started a boutique law firm specializing in family law, landlord law, and tenant law with special emphasis on personally attending to all his clients' needs. He has gained a reputation as an honest, affordable, and successful Los Angeles attorney respected by his colleagues and judges.
Raymond founded his law practice in 1995 with the goal of representing both landlords and tenants in commercial...
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R. Michael Bomberger
Los Angeles, CA Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims
California Western School of Law
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Mark Jonathan Hayes
Los Angeles, CA Lawyer with 46 years of experience
Bankruptcy and Business
Loyola Law School
Mr. Hayes is a partner at Resnik Hayes Moradi LLP, a boutique firm of six attorneys located in Encino, California. The firm practices bankruptcy and insolvency law and general civil litigation.
Mr. Hayes has been a member of the panel of mediators of the Bankruptcy Mediation Program for the Central District of California since the program’s inception in 1995. He estimates that he has presided over at least 125 mediations in total. He received has received the following awards and commendations:
2016-2017 Mediator Who Settled the Most Number of Mediations, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California, San Fernando...
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Vineet Dubey
Los Angeles, CA Attorney with 19 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation
University of California - Los Angeles
Vineet received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science in May, 2002 from Rice University. He then moved to Los Angeles where he received his Juris Doctor from the University of California Los Angeles School of Law in May, 2005. Vineet has been an active member of the California Bar since 2006 and has extensive experience, including trial experience, in various types of civil litigation matters. Vineet started practicing law at Downstream Exchange Company in Pasadena where he worked on real estate transactions, facilitating IRC section 1031 exchanges. At that time he was also a partner...
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Armand Avazian
Los Angeles, CA Attorney with 23 years of experience
Immigration
Pepperdine University School of Law
Armand Avazian received his undergraduate degree from University of California Riverside in 1997 and Juris Doctorate from Pepperdine University School of Law in 2000. During law school he had internships with a District Court Judge and the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. After law school he began working at the Law Offices of Avazian & Avazian focusing on criminal defense, immigration and personal injury. He was recognized by Super Lawyers magazine and his peers as a rising star in the Southern California legal community.