Sierra Madre Lawyers

Ms. Slaughter has over 20 years of trial and litigation experience in Employment and Labor Law, Civil/Business Law, Trademark Infringement, and Personal Injury. Ms. Slaughter is also a mediator and has successfully bridged the gap to resolution of hundreds of cases. Ms. Slaughter is an adjunct Professor, teaching English, English to Foreign Learners, and Paralegal instruction.

Edgar Rodriguez decided to open up his own law practice due to his passion for helping others in their time of need. Mr. Rodriguez is dedicated to ensuring his clients are well-represented in any stage of their legal matter. Mr. Rodriguez attended Warner Pacific College in Portland, Oregon where he obtained his Bachelor's of Science in Business Administration in April of 2017. Afterwards, Mr. Rodriguez decided to pursue his legal career by attending Trinity Law School in Santa Ana, California, where he obtained his Juris Doctorate degree in May of 2021. There is nothing more that Mr. Rodriguez...

Upon graduation from law school and becoming an attorney in 1994, Paul Lee began working with an employment law firm specializing in representing police officers. Later he worked for an insurance defense firm representing various insurance companies. After seeing, first hand, how insurance companies handled various personal injury claims he decided that he needed to represent the injured parties to ensure that they were represented fairly . He formed what is now known as AA-Accident Attorneys, P.L.C. Mr. Lee currently serves the local community as a Judge Pro Tempore for the Superior Court in addition to serving his clients...

Glen Nuttall is a seasoned attorney that counsels clients in all aspects of intellectual property law. He helps clients develop and implement strategies that use patents, trademarks and other intellectual property to add value to their company. He also helps clients avoid or overcome the intellectual property of others.

Glen’s skills and experience include helping engineers identify and preserve inventions, preparing and prosecuting patents and trademarks in the U.S. and foreign countries, developing and maintaining complex patent and trademark portfolios, conducting Patent Office proceedings, such as Inter Partes Reviews, to challenge or defend patent validity, performing infringement and invalidity...

Ryan Block is a seasoned trial attorney who spends most of his time as a lawyer in the courtroom doing trials. He has done many thousands of trials as the lead attorney and has been in front of over 50 different judges in Los Angeles County and surrounding areas. Mr. Block's familiarity with court personnel along with his innate ability in the jury selection process selecting appropriate jurors has been paramount in maximizing the recovery of his clients. As a member of many plaintiff's attorney associations of Los Angeles including the Jewish Bar association of Los Angeles and the...

The Law Firm of Dennis G. Merenbach is a full service law firm representing and advising clients in the many different areas of law. Mr. Merenbach's academic credential and professional experience are of the highest caliber. Mr. Merenbach is committed to the pursuit of excellence, communicate effectively, and demonstrate personal and professional ethics, as well as the utmost concern for my clients.

The Law Firm of Leon Hazany and Associates, provides legal representation in U.S. Immigration matters. He is Certified as a Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law by the California Bar Association's Board of Legal Specialization.

Wooshik Shim is a registered patent attorney. Wooshik received his B.S. and Ph.D. in physics from Seoul National University, and J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law. He is an active member of the Illinois Bar and is also registered before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Wooshik is passionate about all things patents. Wooshik is an expert in prior art searches and patentability analysis. He has reviewed and produced Written Opinions on hundreds of PCT patent applications. A number of cases he reviewed came from diverse areas of science and engineering, including: optics, mechanical engineering, micro-electromechanical systems, chemistry, electric engineering, medical...

Martin Yeranosyan, Esq., is an immigration attorney with vast amount of experience in family and employment based immigration as well as in removal and deportation defense cases. Our office represents employers throughout the United States who would like to petition for foreign professionals to work for their companies or corporations in the United States on a temporary or permanent basis. We have proudly represented many clients before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and U.S. immigration courts. Mr. Yeranosyan is also experienced in handling different types of nonimmigrant visas, waivers, motions, and appeals before the Board of...

A highly experienced Los Angeles criminal defense attorney, David D. Diamond has dedicated his legal practice to defending the rights of clients throughout the Los Angeles area who have been arrested for or accused of all types of criminal offenses. Mr. Diamond provides aggressive representation to clients throughout the criminal court process and also handles criminal appeals and expungements as well. By providing his clients with personalized attention, aggressive representation and one-on-one service through every step of their cases, our firm strives to provide our clients with the best legal counsel possible.

If you are searching for the representation of an insurance bad faith lawyer, it may be in your best interest to contact Mansell & Mansell, APC. The team has over 90 years of combined experience, and they limit the number of cases they take on. In doing so, the attorneys are able to provide every client with the amount of personalized attention they deserve. To learn more about working with a Los Angeles insurance bad faith attorney from the firm, do not hesitate to call the office today!

Mr. Choe began his legal career in workers’ compensation representing insurance companies and employers. As a defense attorney, he became well versed in the nuances of worker’s compensation laws allowing him to aggressively represent his clients. The Law Offices of Anthony Choe was founded to provide the same aggressive representation to injured workers. Mr. Choe is able to use his experience in dealing with insurance companies and employers for the benefit of injured workers to effectively obtain medical treatment and maximize recovery. What sets the Law Offices of Anthony Choe apart from other firms...

Immigration Lawyer that has represented EB-5 Investors, E-2 Visa Franchises from H1b, O-1 Entertainment , Visa Extensions, Family and Marriage, L-1 multi-national corporations for over 25 years. Mr. Silver specializes in Business, Employment, Investment and Entertainment Immigration. Mr. Silver has been selected to Top 25 Immigration Attorneys, Eb5 investors magazine, selected to Super Lawyers, and has been included in the Beverly Hills Bar Association, Order of Distinguished Attorneys.

Gavril "Gav" Gabriel was born and raised in Downey, California, attending the public school system in Downey from Kindergarten through High School. Soon after graduating high school, he played football at the University of Redlands, eventually becoming a Preseason All-American. He also played football in Berlin, Germany for the Berlin Adler (Eagles) while studying abroad. After graduating from the University of Redlands, Gav attended Whittier Law School, where he made the Dean's list and excelled in Legal Writing, Sports Law and International Law. While at Whittier Law School, Gav was a judicial clerk in the Orange County Superior Court and certified...

Daniel Reisman is a passionate and dedicated employment law attorney in the Los Angeles area. He received his JD from USC Law School and shortly after began representing clients from all walks of life. Daniel is devoted to handling cases involving employment law, including matters of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and other complex issues. He understands how challenging and overwhelming it can be for individuals to try to resolve these matters, which is why he founded his firm to provide relief and support. Daniel is driven to obtain a favorable and just outcome for each and every client he represents. His...

I have over 15 years experience resolving tax problems with state and federal agencies on behalf of individuals, businesses and estates. Located in West Hollywood, I serve taxpayers throughout California.

Mr. Dietz has aggressively litigated civil cases in California for over a decade. He has represented government agencies in high-profile employment law, general liability and civil rights matters, including representing some of the largest school districts in California. His prior experience includes working at one of the largest firms in the U.S., as well as a highly respected litigation boutique, where he represented the full gamut of businesses from Fortune 500 companies to mom-and-pop shops in employment and business litigation matters in state and federal court and administrative bodies. Over the course of his career, Mr. Dietz...

Music and entertainment law was a natural progression given my background. Having had jobs / positions in production, publishing, artist and label management, I have unique perspective. I love helping artists with their business issues so they can focus on developing their craft.

Joana Fang is a Senior Associate Attorney with expertise in class action, employment litigation, personal injury, insurance litigation, and consumer protection laws. Ms. Fang has extensive experience in case management and all aspects of litigation, from drafting complaints to engaging in the discovery process, settlement negotiations, and preparing for trial. During her legal career, she has recovered millions of dollars for her clients. Ms. Fang is also a prolific writer who has written and published numerous articles on Law360, The Recorder, and Daily Journal. She has also led seminars on using depositions at trial and on litigating sexual abuse cases against schools...

Annabel Blanchard is an associate attorney who represents individuals in wage and hour class actions and representative actions under the California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). Prior to joining Blackstone, PC, Ms. Blanchard worked at a respected plaintiff’s-side employment law firm, where she focused on obtaining court approval of large-scale class and PAGA settlements. Before practicing wage-and-hour employment law, Ms. Blanchard worked at boutique law firms providing estate planning services to families, with a focus on special needs planning and conservatorship. As a part of her estate planning practice, Ms. Blanchard served on the Los Angeles Superior Court “Court Appointed...

Noriya Bragg is an Associate Attorney at Blackstone Law. Prior to joining Blackstone Law, she worked as a Law Clerk for a highly respected civil rights firm in Los Angeles where she gained experience working on matters ranging from employment discrimination to police misconduct. Ms. Bragg holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science with a minor in Philosophy of Law from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Ms. Bragg earned her Juris Doctorate from the University of California, Davis School of Law (Martin Luther King Jr. Hall), where she worked as a Research Assistant to Professor Irene O. Joe and...

Ashley Cruz is an employment attorney who has spent her entire career pursuing justice and advocating for people across the United States. Her passion for upholding, asserting, and defending the rights of others has guided her throughout her career. Ashley has represented children in abuse and neglect proceedings, individuals and families in deportation proceedings, and workers actively seeking legal recourse. Her self-imposed requirement for nothing less than excellent representation, coupled with her dedication to helping others, has received praise from clients, judges, mediators, and fellow professionals. Ashley litigates in the area of labor and employment law. She has handled harassment, discrimination,...

Ani M. Akopyan received her bachelor’s degree, with honors, from UCLA in 2001 and her law degree from Southwestern Law School in 2004. Since law school, Ani has worked exclusively in the field of labor and employment litigation. Prior to joining the Akopyan Law Firm, Ani was a member of a well-known, reputable defense firm where she represented employers and their insurance companies in all stages of labor and employment litigation including wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and whistle-blower litigation, as well as high stakes wage & hour class action cases. Ani’s 10+ years of experience in defending employers both...

Barbara is dedicated to fighting for the rights of California’s employees in both individual and class/PAGA cases. As a working mom, Barbara has a particular passion for vindicating the rights of women who have suffered discrimination and harassment in the workplace. Barbara was also co-counsel on Young v. Department of Public Social Services, et al, a retaliation/whistleblower case, and obtained the 7th highest employment law verdict in California in 2022. Presently, Barbara and her team focus on litigating class and PAGA actions on behalf of thousands of California employees who have been denied meal and rest periods, denied fair compensation, and...

Imad Elias is a founding partner of The Law Offices of Mann & Elias, a Los Angeles based law firm handling employment law and personal injury cases. Contact Mann & Elias at (323) 857-9500 for a free consultation.

Alex Favela serves as the firm’s Pre-Litigation Attorney and specializes in disputes involving wage and hour violations, misclassification, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination, failure to accommodate violations, and class actions. Alex received his J.D. from Stanford Law School. As a child of immigrant working-class parents, upholding the dignity of workers is central to Alex’s identity as a lawyer. A person’s job is their livelihood, and Alex strongly believes that workers deserve to be treated with respect and fairness. Before joining the firm, Alex represented workers at a respected employment plaintiff-side law firm. He has also clerked for the U.S. Office of Special...

S J Harris Law is devoted to representing individuals and businesses in Professional Licensing and Civil Litigation Matters, as well as Small Business Transactions, Formation, Dissolution, and Contracts. Scott J. Harris is a former Deputy Attorney General with the California Department of Justice, where he represented many of the licensing agencies of the California Department of Consumer Affairs, and the People of the State of California. Scott J. Harris served as the Liaison Deputy for the Licensing Section of the Office of the Attorney General to the California Board of Accountancy, and the Court Reporters Board of California, and prosecuted hundreds...

Ms. Gold is an experienced litigation attorney who specializes in class action labor and employment matters. She spent the first decade of her career at a major law firm working on a wide range of business matters, including defending clients in high-stakes class action litigation. This experience provided Ms. Gold with valuable insight on how to best position cases for settlement and/or trial by allowing her to better understand defendants’ strategies, incentives, and motivations throughout the various phases of litigation. Ms. Gold then transitioned to a well-known boutique plaintiff-side class action law firm, where she was instrumental in obtaining nearly $100,000,000...

Danielle L. GruppChang is a passionate advocate for workers’ rights and a seasoned attorney specializing in wage and hour class actions. Raised in a family where both parents worked in the restaurant industry, Ms. GruppChang developed an early respect for the hard work and resilience of the Californian workers. This background exposed Ms. GruppChang the struggles of working-class individuals sparked her dedication to fighting for justice on behalf of workers. Ms. GruppChang’s professional journey began when she started working at a local coffee shop and continued throughout college where she worked tables, often serving her classmates. These experiences further resolved her...

Lara is an associate attorney at Blackstone Law. She graduated from Wake Forest University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology with a concentration in Criminal Justice and a minor in Communications. Lara then earned her Juris Doctorate from the University of California, Los Angeles where she specialized in Critical Race Studies. While in law school, Lara worked as a law clerk at the District of Columbia Public Defender Service and as a judicial clerk in the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Hearings Unit in Los Angeles. She was involved with the El Centro Teen Court Clinic, Disability Law Journal,...

Leo Livshits is an accomplished employment attorney with extensive trial and litigation experience. Mr. Livshits handles a wide variety of employment matters involving workplace discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and other civil rights violations. Aside from securing numerous seven-figure settlements in single-plaintiff cases, Mr. Livshits has co-chaired jury trials and arbitrations that resulted in verdicts or judgments of $155.4 million, $2.7 million, $1.7 million, and $1 million. Additionally, Mr. Livshits has successfully litigated appeals in state and federal court. This includes a published decision in Hernandez v. Meridian Management Services, LLC (2023) 87 Cal.App.5th 1214, where the California Court of Appeal found that...

Betty is an associate attorney at Blackstone Law. She graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science with a concentration in International Relations and a minor in Armenian Studies. While in undergrad, Betty, along with fellow classmates, started the Armenian Pre-Law Students Association, to connect Armenian students aspiring to become attorneys to successful alumni within their community. A proud double Bruin, Betty later attended UCLA School of Law, where she obtained her Juris Doctorate. As a law student, Betty’s professor recognized her articulate writing abilities and selected her as a Legal Research and Writing Advisor for first...