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Daniel D Geoulla
Los Angeles, CA Lawyer with 17 years of experience
(310) 424-5252
10700 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims and Products Liability
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
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Zohreh Mizrahi
Los Angeles, CA Attorney with 35 years of experience
Immigration
Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
With over 29 years of experience Ms. Mizrahi is one of the foremost Immigration Attorneys in the United States. Ms. Mizrahi is licensed in Texas, and various Federal and District Courts in the United States, including the U.S. Supreme Court and advises on most U.S. Immigration law issues including but not limited to:
•Complex Immigration/Criminal litigation
•Deportation and Removal Proceedings
•Non-Immigrant Visas
•Immigrant Visas
•Asylum
•Green Card through investment
•Appeals
In addition, Ms. Mizrahi has been and continues to be highly active in the establishment of numerous charitable and non-profit organizations in the United States. She is a frequent media commentator and lecturer on Immigration as well as...
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Brian Fu
Los Angeles, CA Lawyer
Business, Employment, Entertainment & Sports and Immigration
Melbourne Law School
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Brian Fu works closely with major production studios, talent and management agencies, and multinational corporations to devise creative immigration strategies for executives, on-screen talent in film and television, production teams, musicians, athletes, and artists to work on multi-million dollar projects in the United States. As a trusted advisor on global mobility matters for leading companies in such sectors as entertainment, fashion, design, cosmetics, and videogames, Brian counsels on complex labor and employment issues for foreign nationals. Brian has studied law at top schools in the United States, Australia, and Japan – on the prestigious Monbukagakusho Scholarship awarded by the...
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Lan Cuong Dang
Beverly Hills, CA Attorney with 23 years of experience
IP, Patents and Trademarks
Tulane Univ Law School
Dylan C. Dang is an intellectual property attorney who has extensive experience in patent and trademark litigation at both trial and appellate levels.
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Jonathan Louis Handel
Los Angeles, CA Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Communications, Entertainment & Sports and IP
Harvard Law School
I practice transactional entertainment and technology law and was a also a journalist at The Hollywood Reporter from 2010-20, where I covered entertainment labor, law and business. A former computer scientist, I was also active in local politics for over a decade.
A preeminent expert on Hollywood unions and guilds, I'm the author of several books on the subject. I'm also an adjunct professor at USC and Southwestern law schools, and previously at UCLA Law School, and a non-resident research fellow at Rutgers University. I've worked as a talent lawyer; guild attorney; and as a litigator.
I've been a member of the...
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Elijah Marcus Underwood
Beverly Hills, CA Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Real Estate
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
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...
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Alexandria Ellison
Beverly Hills, CA Attorney
Real Estate
University of California - Los Angeles
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...
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Lance Raymond Claery
Los Angeles, CA Lawyer with 23 years of experience
(310) 362-2273
2121 Avenue of the Stars
Suite 2900
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Administrative
California Western School of Law
Lance Claery has been successfully practicing family law for more than seven years. He has worked with a diverse client base ranging from multi-millionaires to low income, modest means clients. He started his career as an attorney working with one of Southern California's most experienced family law attorneys. Thereafter, Mr. Claery began working for one of Southern California's busiest and most prestigious law firms. He was made a partner of that firm very quickly and has since worked on hundreds of divorces and other family law matters. Mr. Claery has handled trials, depositions, arbitrations, mediations,...
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Mark Litwak
Santa Monica, CA Attorney with 47 years of experience
(310) 859-9595
201 Santa Monica Blvd.,
Ste. 300
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Entertainment & Sports
Univ of San Diego School of Law
Mark Litwak is a veteran entertainment attorney and founder of the Law Offices of Mark Litwak & Associates based in Los Angeles, California. His practice includes work in the areas of copyright, trademark, contract, multimedia law, intellectual property and book publishing. As a Producer’s Representative, he assists filmmakers in arranging financing, marketing and distribution of their films. He also testifies as an expert witness in motion picture industry cases.
Litwak has packaged movie projects and served as executive producer on such feature films as “The Proposal,” “Out Of Line,” “Pressure,” and “Diamond Dog.” He has provided legal...
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Cathyana Jean-Baptiste
Los Angeles, CA Lawyer with 6 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Tax
Georgetown University Law Center and The George Washington University Law School
Cathyana Jean-Baptiste is a partner at The Law Offices of CJ Baptiste, where she leads the private wealth practice with a dedication to building legacies. Her services for individuals include securing future generations by drafting wills, revocable trusts, power of attorneys, and advance health care directives, as well as maximizing benefits for loved ones by scrutinizing state and federal tax concerns. She also handles IRS and state tax collection matters, which include penalty reductions and settlement negotiations. In addition, Cathyana has expertise in forming business entities such as Close Wyoming LLCs, partnerships, and sole proprietorships.
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Artur Tunyan
Glendale, CA Attorney
Employment and Immigration
University of Illinois - Chicago John Marshall Law School and Yerevan State University, Law School
Artur Tunyan is a partner at Tunyan Law, APC, where he specializes in representing clients in labor and employment litigation, as well as immigration law. With a legal career spanning over two decades, Artur has acquired extensive experience in managing various legal matters involving international business transactions, immigration, and corporate governance.
Prior to relocating to the United States, Artur worked as a transactional attorney in Armenia, where he managed international donor-funded projects for the judiciary, as well as public-private partnership projects in energy, banking, finance, and aviation industries. Additionally, Artur is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) accredited by the Project...
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Ardy Pirnia
Beverly Hills, CA Attorney with 12 years of experience
(844) 747-5294
8549 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1193
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Free ConsultationProducts Liability and Workers' Comp
Pepperdine University School of Law
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...
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Robert P. Baker
Santa Monica, CA Lawyer
Free ConsultationReal Estate
Harvard Law School
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Peter Lazarus
Los Angeles, CA Lawyer
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation, Consumer and Workers' Comp
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...
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Jean-Pierre Gallelli
Beverly Hills, CA Attorney with 24 years of experience
(310) 717-0200
8484 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 430
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
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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David Lavi
Beverly Hills, CA Lawyer
Free ConsultationEmployment
Abraham Lincoln University School of Law
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Hazel-Lynne Ocampo Espejo
Beverly Hills, CA Attorney with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment
University of California, Davis, School of Law
Hazel Blackman represents individuals in all employment matters involving wage and hour disputes and claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wrongful termination. Prior to joining Blackstone, PC, Ms. Blackman also represented individuals in criminal and family law matters, which afforded her extensive courtroom experience. She has experience in handling cases at all stages of litigation, including severance negotiations, mediation, discovery, motion practice, and trial.
Ms. Blackman holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Legal Studies from the University of California, Berkeley. She earned her Juris Doctorate from University of Davis- School of Law, where she was a Managing...
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Geoffrey Stuart Wells
Santa Monica, CA Lawyer with 38 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
Pepperdine University School of Law and Pepperdine University School of Law
Geoffrey S. Wells has succeeded in obtaining impressive recoveries for his clients, resulting in more than 250 multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements in complex legal actions. These include cases Segal v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority – $7.7 million; Willis v. Figueroa – $4 million; motor vehicle injury, Quezada v. Motor Coach Industries – $8.15 million; Mehdipour v. The city of Santa Monica – $2.65 million; wrongful death and Murillo v. U.S. Border Patrol – $3.3 million; a confidential settlement in a wrongful death case of $8.6 million.
Among the high-profile cases that Geoff has handled is a $36.1 million jury...
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R. David DiJulio
Glendale, CA Attorney with 41 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Immigration and Real Estate
Southwestern Univ School of Law
We have more than 25 years of experience representing clients in a wide variety of practice areas, including business law and real estate law. As your legal representatives, we will dedicate ourselves to meeting your needs. To us, that process starts by taking the time to talk to you and learn about your goals. The next step is building a legal strategy designed to obtain the results you want. We are ready to go to work for you to achieve those results. Whether you are interested in taking your case through the traditional route of settlement negotiations and trial,...
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Gregory Wong
Culver City, CA Lawyer
Free ConsultationEmployment
University of California - Berkeley
A graduate of the UC Berkeley Law School (Boalt Hall School of Law) and Stanford University, Greg Wong has practiced exclusively in the area of labor and employment law throughout his entire career as an attorney.
Mr. Wong joined the Barkhordarian Law Firm in January of 2019 in order to establish the firm’s Labor and Employment Department. He currently serves as the head of the Labor and Employment Department and the Firm’s Managing Attorney.
Throughout his 20+ year career as an employment litigator and counselor, Mr. Wong has assisted clients ranging in size from Fortune 100 Corporations to closely held family businesses...
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Trudi Lesser
Redondo Beach, CA Attorney
Real Estate
University of Southern California Gould School of Law
transactional advocate, representing property owners, developers, lenders, landlords, tenants in commercial real estate transactions
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Jay Sidhra
Los Angeles, CA Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Workers' Comp
University of Notre Dame Law School
Jay Sidhra is an attorney with California Workers’ Compensation Lawyers. His legal practice focuses on workplace injury claims and related issues, such as unsafe working conditions and employer retaliation. As a dedicated advocate on behalf of injured workers from all areas of the labor community for over two decades, Jay makes sure his clients receive all of the benefits owed to them under the law including medical treatment, temporary disability compensation, permanent disability compensation and vocational retraining.
Jay is a member of the State Bar of California, the Workers’ Compensation Section of the State Bar of...
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Rodney Alves
Manhattan Beach, CA Attorney with 30 years of experience
(310) 948-6477
1590 Rosecrans Ave.
Suite 327D
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Free ConsultationBusiness, Entertainment & Sports and International
University of California - Los Angeles and Mackenzie University Law School
Mr. Alves's practice focuses on advising startups, emerging growth and middle market companies across a spectrum of industries in corporate, finance and business transactions with emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, entertainment, contracts and project finance.
Licensed in Brazil and the U.S., he practiced for several years at major law firms in Brazil and the U.S. advising domestic and international clients on, among other things, corporate, mergers and acquisitions and investments matters.
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Ghassan Othman Hasan
Pasadena, CA Lawyer with 22 years of experience
790 East Colorado Blvd., 9th Floor
Pasadena, CA 91101
Free ConsultationBusiness and Real Estate
Howard Univ School of Law
Ghassan O. Hasan began his legal career in 2003 as a civil litigation attorney with McCune & Harber in Los Angeles, representing public agencies in a wide variety of tort related disputes. He continued to build upon his experience as a trial attorney during his tenure as a litigation attorney with Richardson & Harman in Pasadena, where he specialized in real estate, business and homeowner association law. In 2008, Mr. Hasan moved to Orange County and established the Law Office of Ghassan O. Hasan. Since that time, the firm has built a reputation for providing effective and...
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Steven William Kerekes
Pasadena, CA Lawyer with 41 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, International and Real Estate
USC Law School
Mr. Kerekes is an experienced real estate and business attorney with over 30 years of experience. He began his career as assistant general counsel for a real estate development company and related brokerage company, negotiating and drafting construction agreements, financing agreements, and the purchase and sale of real property, as well as defending on construction claims. He also structured and organized entities to hold title and helped obtain financing. Thereafter, he went into private practice. He is also a veteran trial attorney who has also prosecuted and defended major cases involving construction defects, breach of contract, partnership disputes and...
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Christine McCall
Pasadena, CA Lawyer with 50 years of experience
Free ConsultationAdministrative and Employment
USC Law School
Having enjoyed a varied career for State, County and City government, and having specialized in civil rights and employment matters throughout, I have joined with Mike Claessens and Bob Cramer, colleagues of 20+years, in a common purpose and dedication: License Advocates Law Group LLP is we three, representing California professional and occupational license applicants and licensees in administrative proceedings to obtain, defend from discipline or revocation, and reinstate licenses in 800+ career fields. We are having the time of our professional lives.
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Sandy Wu
Pasadena, CA Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Trademarks
Southwestern University School of Law
As a founding partner of Chiao & Wu, LLP, Sandy T. Wu is an experienced litigator, representing clients ranging from individuals to small businesses to Fortune 500 companies. Ms. Wu also has experience in representing public entities, including the County of Los Angeles, City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Unified School District, Manhattan Beach Unified School District and Montebello Unified School District. Ms. Wu has litigated construction delay cases as well as wrongful termination, labor and wage issues for public entities. Finally, Ms. Wu has experience in representing insurance companies, litigating extra-contractual and bad faith cases and...
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Jessica F. Anvar
Los Angeles, CA Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Consumer and Products Liability
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
We are California’s premier lemon law firm, serving clients throughout the State of California.
The Lemon Law Experts have helped thousands of consumers recover millions of dollars in refunds and cash compensation for their defective vehicles.
If you have purchased or leased a new or used vehicle that has repeated problems, the Lemon Law Experts can help you.
As California’s best lemon law firm, the Lemon Law Experts work with the major vehicle manufacturers including GM, Ford, Chevrolet, Fiat, Chrysler, Nissan, Honda, Toyota, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, Land Rover…and all others.
Call us today and learn how we can help you with your defective vehicle.
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Vida Monica Holguin
El Segundo, CA Lawyer with 50 years of experience
Employment
UC Berkeley School of Law
Berkeley Law graduate specializing in labor and employment matters representing employees in State and Federal courts as well as small employers (less than 10 employees) with preventative measures and advice. Former in-house Hughes Aircraft labor counsel and State Bar prosecutor.
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Patricio Tomas Barrera
El Segundo, CA Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment
Univ of Texas School of Law
Pat Barrera has been practicing law in California and Texas for 28 years. Pat has been listed in Southern California Super Lawyers for 16 consecutive years. In 2018, Pat obtained a $1,002,361 verdict in an age discrimination case and a $1,750,000 verdict, including punitive damages, in a disability discrimination case. Pat was recognized by the Los Angeles Daily Journal as a 2018 top Labor and Employment Specialist in California, and was nominated for CAALA Trial Lawyer of the Year. Pat is a member of The American Board of Trial Advocates, and is listed...
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Emily Ruby
El Segundo, CA Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability and Workers' Comp
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
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Harout Bouldoukian
Pasadena, CA Lawyer
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
Harout G. Bouldoukian studied English Literature at California State University, Northridge. During his college years, he worked at a bankruptcy law firm at the hight of the housing crisis. He helped clients save their homes, stop aggressive creditor collections, and erase their debt!
After graduating college, he earned his Juris Doctorate at San Joaquin College of Law (San Joaquin) in Clovis, CA where he was President of the Student Bar Association and a member of the San Joaquin Board of Trustees. At San Joaquin, Mr. Bouldoukian was awarded the Harry Zekian Education Scholarship in 2012 and was an...
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Steven Seiden
Hawthorne, CA Lawyer with 47 years of experience
Free ConsultationWhite Collar Crime
University of San Fernando Valley College of Law
The Criminal Law Office of Steven A. Seiden, was established in Los Angeles County over 40 years ago. We exclusively represent defendants in criminal cases, and we litigate Major Felonies, Drug Cases, Misdemeanors, DUI's, and we also represent client's in Federal Court in all United States jurisdictions. We have a proven record with numerous victories in Criminal Courts within California and across the United States. We possess the experience and knowledge necessary to represent our client's with the utmost dedication and commitment, in order to secure the best possible outcome for each client. And we take cases to Jury Trial!...
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Jeffrey Vidal Hernadnez
Pasadena, CA Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy and Real Estate
University of San Diego School of Law
14 years experience working as transactional attorney exclusively in commercial real estate and bankruptcy. Former in-house real estate counsel for Universal Studios. Fortune 200 company and major law firm experience. Former bankruptcy clients include national energy drink corporation with over 10 million of debt to families saving their homes from foreclosure the night before their sales date and eliminating their second mortgage.
Admitted to both the Eastern and Central Bankruptcy Courts, serving Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange, Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Kern, Fresno, Sacramento, and surrounding counties.
Special expertise in complex lease negotiations, property...
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Frank Sandelmann
Manhattan Beach, CA Attorney with 29 years of experience
(310) 229-9911
324 Manhattan Beach Blvd # 201
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Business, Employment and Real Estate
Boston University School of Law
Mr. Sandelmann has represented large and small clients in real estate litigation, construction defects, complex title insurance litigation, employment matters, partnership disputes, manufacturing disputes, class actions involving wage & hour and other matters, medical malpractice, administrative proceedings before California governmental agencies, appeals before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the California Appellate Courts, real estate acquisitions, real estate developments, drafting homeowners association bylaws and rules and regulations, commercial leases, contracts, telecommunication license acquisitions, entertainment and banking. Mr. Sandelmann has represented clients extensively in State and Federal courts, in arbitrations and mediations, and in administrative...
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Josh Eichenstein
Los Angeles, CA Attorney with 11 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports, IP, Patents and Trademarks
Josh Eichenstein is an intellectual property attorney based in Los Angeles, focusing on trademark and copyright law. His practice includes both litigation and transactional work, representing clients in state, federal, and appellate courts. He helps individuals and businesses protect their brands, enforce their rights, and navigate complex IP disputes with clarity and precision.
Josh has experience handling trademark clearance, registration, enforcement, licensing, and infringement litigation, as well as copyright registration and litigation matters. He advises clients across a wide range of industries, from early-stage ventures to established brands.
Since 2017, Josh has been honored by Super Lawyers for his work in intellectual...
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Desiree T. Washington
Torrance, CA Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Bankruptcy, Employment, Entertainment & Sports and Real Estate
University of Iowa College of Law
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,...
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Roger Evan Booth
Torrance, CA Attorney with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
UC Berkeley School of Law Boalt Hall
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Omar Alfredo Zambrano
Baldwin Park , CA Attorney with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy and Immigration
USC Law School
About Law Offices Of Omar Zambrano I have practiced law in the State of California since 2003. Over the course of my career, I have represented thousands of clients in a variety of areas of law such as immigration, bankruptcy, real estate, civil litigation of many kinds, estate planning, probate, business law, contracts, personal injury, and guardianship. Competence: I graduated from one of the top law schools in the country, the University of Southern California (USC). I graduated with high honors from USC and I excel in all social and political debates. Friendly, relaxed office atmosphere: I...
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James Charles Shields
Torrance, CA Attorney with 30 years of experience
Bankruptcy
Loyola Marymount University
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...