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David Piotrowski
Valencia, CA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate and Business
Southwestern Univ School of Law
Representing Landlords in Eviction Cases. Assisting Interstate Household Goods Moving Companies with Tariffs and Contracts. Practicing member of the State Bar of California and the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
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Mark Thomas Young
Valencia, CA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 46 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate, Bankruptcy and Business
University of California - Davis
As a partner at Donahoe & Young LLP, Santa Clarita attorney Mark T. Young offers legal services for bankruptcy, business law, estate planning and civil litigation issues. He has more than 35 years of experience in the legal community. Mr. Young received his undergraduate degree from the University of California Los Angeles and his Juris Doctor from the University Of California Davis School Of Law. He is AV Preeminent® rated by Martindale-Hubbell®. In addition to his legal work, he serves on the board of directors of the Santa Clarita Community Development Corporation. Contact his firm today for a complimentary consultation.
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M. Lisa Odom
Valencia, CA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate and Business
Pepperdine Univ School of Law
Lisa Odom is a partner and co-founder of the Los Angeles County-based law firm of McDowell Odom LLP. Before joining McDowell Odom LLP, Ms. Odom's practiced at the prestigious international law firms of Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Sidley Austin LLP. Her practice focuses on counseling small and mid-sized business on all aspects of general business and corporate law, as well as employment-related matters, lease negotiations, contract drafting, annual minutes. Ms. Odom also advises clients on real estate matters including finance matters and purchase and sale transactions, as well as all aspects of estate planning including drafting revocable...
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Brett Steven Markson
Valencia, CA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Real Estate, Business and Employment
UC Hastings COL
Brett Markson is a Santa Clarita employment law attorney with considerable experience practicing law. He originally gained his law degree in 1991 from Hastings College of the Law, and since that time he has continued to expand his comprehension of the law and to gain valuable experience that assists him in better handling the cases of his clients. He has formerly served as a prosecutor and this is an experience that has given him the aptitude to take cases to court when necessary. He takes the time to listen to his clients and thoroughly prepares their cases for any direction...
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Claudia Jane McDowell
Valencia, CA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Real Estate, Business and International
University of Denver
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Louis Jay Esbin
Stevenson Ranch, CA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 39 years of experience
(661) 254-5050
25129 The Old Road, Suite 114
Stevenson Ranch, CA 91381
Real Estate, Bankruptcy, Business and Consumer
Golden Gate University School of Law
Louis J. Esbin is a Financial Lawyer with over twenty-four years of experience in Bankruptcy, Commercial Law, Secured and Unsecured Transactions, Buy-Outs, and Litigation, representing individuals, small businesses, corporate start-ups, as well as clients from Wall Street Broker Dealers, Las Vegas Casinos, Banks, and Nonbank Lenders. He is the only Certified Bankruptcy Specialist by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization practicing in the Santa Clarita Valley. He was a founding member and during 2008, he was president of the Central District Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys Association (with 160 members the second largest consumer bankruptcy attorney association in the...
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R. Grace Rodriguez
Chatsworth, CA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate, Bankruptcy and Tax
Western State College of Law at Argosy University
My primary focus is to help the average homeowner save their house, get a fresh start on their finances, educate them on how to meaningfully budget and save money, and then help direct future investments for their future financial needs. No one sat down and explained any of this to me. I had to go out and find the information. Now I want to share it with you. Bankruptcy is not the end of the world. We will work with you to come up with a affordable legal strategy that is within your budget. ...
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Mr. Robert Drescher
Newhall, CA Real Estate Law Attorney with 27 years of experience
Real Estate, Consumer, Employment and Products Liability
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Brent Edward Vallens
Chatsworth, CA Real Estate Law Attorney with 44 years of experience
Real Estate, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Tax
Southwestern Univ School of Law
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Richard Allen Block
Woodland Hills, CA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 53 years of experience
Real Estate, Business and Tax
Harvard Univ Law School
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Mark Christopher Carlson
Los Angeles, CA Real Estate Law Attorney with 31 years of experience
Real Estate
Southwestern University School of Law and Southwestern Univ School of Law
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Alexander C. Safarian
Burbank, CA Real Estate Law Attorney
Free ConsultationReal Estate
Southwestern University School of Law
Alex Safarian is a partner at Block LLP with extensive civil litigation experience. Mr. Safarian has successfully represented hundreds of clients in civil litigation matters. He is renowned for his expertise in litigating a wide range of claims, including Personal Injury, Unlawful Detainer, Fair Housing, Discrimination, Wrongful and Retaliatory Eviction, and Breach of Lease, and is well respected by defense attorneys, judges, and insurance companies in Los Angeles and neighboring counties for his integrity and compassionate representation of his clients.
Mr. Safarian’s clients are confident they will receive the highest level of service and maximum protection possible under the California laws....
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Elroy Schneider
Westlake Village, CA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 49 years of experience
(805) 764-6370
2945 Townsgate Road
Suite 200
Westlake Village, CA 93036
Real Estate and Business
Loyola Law School
Roy Schneider's areas of practice include business planning, entity formation, mergers, acquisitions and sales of businesses, employment law, contracts, transactional matters of all kinds, real estate transactions, homeowners associations, non-profit law and estate planning. Business & Corporate Transactions Roy advises and represents companies and entrepreneurs with a broad range of business related services. He advises his clients on business law, start-up assistance related to the choice and formation of an entity, the protection of a trademark or license agreement and regularly assists with buying or selling a business. Roy prepares contracts of all types with the view...
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Matthew David Resnik
Encino, CA Real Estate Law Attorney with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate, Bankruptcy, Business and Consumer
University of West Los Angeles School of Law
Matthew Resnik received his Juris Doctorate in 1996. Matthew Resnik has dedicated his legal career exclusively to Consumer Bankruptcy, representing financially distressed individuals against their creditors. Dedicated to equalizing the playing field between consumers and creditors, Matthew Resnik founded Simon Resnik LLP in 2003. Simon Resnik was later merged with Resnik Hayes Moradi in 2018.
Matthew Resnik has served as a keynote speaker at numerous seminars relating to the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005. Matthew Resnik is a member of Los Angeles County Bar Association, Beverly Hills Bar Association, and actively involved in the National Association...
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Gregory Mark Shanfeld
Sherman Oaks, CA Real Estate Law Attorney with 30 years of experience
Real Estate and Bankruptcy
University of Southern California Gould School of Law
As a founding partner at the firm Wadhwani & Shanfeld, Southern California lawyer Greg Shanfeld offers counsel to debtors from all walks of life. Mr. Shanfeld began his legal career in the year 1994, and has practiced in both California and Texas. On the website Avvo.com, he has been recognized with a rating of 8.6 Excellent. He is a graduate of UCLA and the USC Law School. To learn more information about his firm, contact the firm today.
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Theodore Jason Schneider
Westlake Village, CA Real Estate Law Attorney with 22 years of experience
(805) 764-6370
2945 Townsgate Road
Suite 200
Westlake Village, CA 93060
Real Estate, Business and Employment
UC Davis School of Law King Hall
Ted J. Schneider is a partner at the Oxnard-based law firm of Schneiders & Associates, L.L.P. where he practices in the areas of business and corporate transactions, employment, municipal and public law and homeowners associations. Ted advises and represents small local businesses to publicly traded multinational companies, entrepreneurs and homeowners associations in various corporate transactions, including incorporation, mergers and acquisitions (stock and asset sales), corporate governance and employment law matters. Ted consults with his clients to draft, review, and negotiate contracts related to buy-sell agreements, lease agreements, service contracts, releases and waivers, property agreements, shareholder agreements, operating...
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Sean D. Allen
Woodland Hills, CA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 17 years of experience
(866) 839-9400
21650 Oxnard Street
Suite 2000
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Real Estate, Appeals, Bankruptcy and Business
Pepperdine University
A skilled attorney with litigation, appellate, and transactional experience in areas such as real property, contracts, business and corporate governance, business entity formation, and bankruptcy. Currently counsels Common Interest Developments on a wide range of matters, including operational issues, corporate governance, interpretation of governing documents, corporate matters, dispute resolution, litigation, and general transactional matters. Obtained very favorable outcomes for clients as both plaintiffs and as defendants, and is also one of the few attorneys knowledgeable of the unique issues surrounding homeowner associations as bankruptcy creditors. Obtained Juris Doctor degree from Pepperdine University School of Law. Licensed to practice...
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S Keven Steinberg
Encino, CA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate, Business, Employment and Entertainment & Sports
Southwestern University School of Law
The principal of Steinberg Law has twice presented cases to the United States Supreme Court! According to Reuters, Keven Steinberg can be considered an “Elite of the Elite” merely because of this great accomplishment.
Lawyers dream of presenting cases to the United States Supreme Court. For over 200 years, only a small handful of lawyers have made it that far. There are even fewer clients who can say their own lawyer is an attorney who has been before the United States Supreme Court. Indeed Mr. Steinberg’s cases which have been presented to the United States Supreme Court now appear in law...
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Gerard V. Kassabian
Sherman Oaks, CA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate and Business
University of Miami School of Law and Southwestern Law School
Gerard V. Kassabian JD, LL.M, is a California licensed attorney with diverse experience in transaction and litigation matters representing high net-worth families with respect to their trusts and estates, family law, real estate and business law matters. Mr. Kassabian is admitted to practice before all California State Courts and the United States District Court of California, Central District.
After graduating from the University of Southern California with dual-degrees in Business Finance with emphasis in Real Estate and Political Science, he attended Southwestern Law School where he was an associate editor of the Southwestern Law Review honors program followed by a...
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Robert Weissman
Westlake Village, CA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 49 years of experience
(805) 371-0500
2660 Townsgate Road
Suite 350
Westlake Village, CA 91361
Real Estate
Southwestern Univ School of Law
Robert A. Weissman specializes in construction law representing general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, rental companies and other trade and design professionals, spec builders and owners in connection with public (state, local and federal) and private (residential, commercial and industrial property) from contract preparation, negotiation, course of construction issues and disputes and in mediation, arbitration and litigation (including breach of contract, change order, extra work, delay, defective work and performance disputes; foreclosure of mechanics' liens, enforcement of stop notices, payment bonds and subdivision improvement and similar bonds), substitution hearings, CSLB matters, other bond claims, bid protests and claims against public entities....
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Mahbod Khalilpour
Simi Valley, CA Real Estate Law Attorney with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate and Business
Georgetown University Law Center and Chapman University Fowler School of Law
Mike joined the State Bar of California in 2009 and has been admitted to practice before all Courts in the State of California and in the Central District of California’s federal court.
Mike has represented and assisted numerous businesses with identifying and implementing strategies to manage risk, protect against exposure, ensure regulatory compliance, and protect company assets. As a business litigator, Mike has been first chair in numerous trials, arbitrations, and mediations. His case work involves complex business disputes, real estate and development disputes, securities fraud defense, protecting intellectual property, commercial debt collection, and judgment recovery.
In 2004, Mike graduated from...
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Scott Thomas Green
Simi Valley, CA Real Estate Law Attorney with 47 years of experience
Real Estate, Business and Employment
Univ of San Diego School of Law
Since being admitted to the California State Bar in 1978, Scott has been practicing law in the areas of construction, business, employment, and real estate, representing contractors, property owners, and others in the construction industry. As an experienced trial attorney, Scott has tried and arbitrated more than 200 cases. On the transactional side of law he has counseled and assisted hundreds of business clients on legal issues ranging from the formation and operation of new businesses to the sale and dissolution of existing businesses.
After graduating with honors from California State University at Pomona in 1974 with a degree...
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Adrienne Kay Miller
SIMI VALLEY, CA Real Estate Law Attorney with 27 years of experience
Real Estate and Business
Southwestern Univ School of Law
I live and work in Simi Valley and have practiced here since 1999.
I love practicing law in Simi Valley and providing my community with personal and experienced legal services, with integrity and attention.
In 2006 I started my own practice, and now serve Ventura County and Los Angeles County. I have an extensive probate and estate planning practice (trusts, wills, powers of attorneys, health care directives, etc.) My practice also includes guardianships, real estate and business transactional law.
Prior to law school, I worked in the public service sector from 1987 to 1994, first in a U.S. Congressional office, and thereafter...
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Hasti Rahsepar
Woodland hills, CA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate
Whittier Law School
Hasti Rahsepar is an experienced attorney dedicated to helping clients in matters such as property management consulting, landlord-tenant disputes, premises liability, civil litigation, and more.
With over 15 years of specialty in commercial and residential landlord-tenant law and one of the highest success rates in eviction jury trials, we provide you the tools, advice, and the service you deserve to protect your property rights. As a property owner, California may not always be on your side, but we are. At HDR, we understand the difficulty and challenges surrounding your rights as a property owner, investor, or developer. We are dedicated...
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Douglas Keith Schreiber
Woodland Hills, CA Real Estate Law Attorney with 47 years of experience
Real Estate, Business and Entertainment & Sports
Loyola Law School
Douglas K. Schreiber (Member) born Los Angeles, California, September 16, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, California; 1979, U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Southern California (B.S., cum laude, 1975); Loyola University of Los Angeles (J.D., cum laude, 1978). Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award for Remedies. Member: State Bar of California. Reported Cases: Waisbren v. Peppercorn Productions Inc., (1995) 41 Cal.App.4th 246 48 Cal. Rptr. 2d 437; Lenane vs. Franchise Tax Board (1994) 9 Cal.4th 263, 36 Cal. Rptr.2d 563 Amicus Curiae.
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Larry Stephen Hymes
Woodland Hills, CA Real Estate Law Attorney with 48 years of experience
Real Estate and Business
Univ of San Diego School of Law
Anker, Reed, Hymes, Schreiber, & Cohen, A Law Corporation, utilizes a unique team approach designed to achieve optimal outcomes. For example, when a client's case presents complex legal issues, we bring the presiding partners together in order to fully assess the situation and to determine the most direct, efficient, and effective strategy. Our firm always aims to create innovative and positive solutions via the comprehensive legal knowledge of our attorneys.
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Robert Adler
Woodland Hills, CA Real Estate Law Attorney with 39 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate and Business
Pepperdine University
Robert Adler has been a sole practitioner with a proven track record expanding over 31 years. Robert’s strength lies in his ability to develop your case to your maximum benefit. A meticulous negotiator, Robert will take charge of your case to bring it to its most optimal outcome. Robert received a BA Degree in Psychology from Westmont College in 1981. Robert graduated Pepperdine University School of Law in 1984 and was admitted to the California State Bar in 1985. He is also a 2001 graduate of the prestigious Strauss Institute of Dispute Resolution. Robert is admitted to practice...
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Steven Robert Lovett
Los Angeles, CA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 47 years of experience
Real Estate and Business
Southwestern Univ School of Law
Attorney Steven R. Lovett has over 40 years of experience in law, receiving a J.D. from Southwest University School of Law in 1978. In that time, he has represented clients in hundreds of complex real estate, construction, and commercial litigation cases. He has also authored "California Partnership Handbook 2d," "Search and Seizure Courtroom Book," has co-authored "Arbitration Handbook 2d," and has edited over a dozen legal publications in the area of business law, real estate law, commercial law, and other legal areas.
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Bahram Madaen
Sunland, CA Real Estate Law Attorney with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate and Bankruptcy
Southwestern University School of Law
Attorney Madaen has been active in litigation whether in Bankruptcy, real estate, or contract litigation since becoming attorney in February of 2004. He attended California State University Los Angeles for his undergrad school in international business and economy. He have been constantly in trade and business and he was the owner of several businesses. He speaks Spanish and Farsi. He strive to give the best services to clients.
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Nathan Berry Hoffman
Westlake Village, CA Real Estate Law Attorney with 45 years of experience
(844) 453-4529
4607 Lakeview Canyon Road
#586
Westlake Village, CA 91361
Real Estate
Loyola Univ School of Law
www.thehoffmanlawfirm.com
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Bruce Kokozian
Los Angeles, CA Real Estate Law Attorney with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate and Employment
UCLA School of Law
The skillful attorneys at Kokozian Law Firm handle litigation arising out of all types of workplace misconduct. We have secured settlements and verdicts in the millions of dollars for employees in Los Angeles County. Some of the cases that we have handled have involved discrimination based on protected characteristics, such as disability, pregnancy, medical condition, sexual orientation, race, and age. We also consistently handle cases for wrongful termination, sexual harassment, and retaliation lawsuits, as well as claims based on a failure to provide medical leave of absence. Our attorneys can represent workers in wage and hour or overtime claims, failure...
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Alan Irwin Schimmel
Sherman Oaks, CA Real Estate Law Attorney with 44 years of experience
Real Estate and Consumer
Pepperdine Univ School of Law
Backed by more than three decades of legal experience, Attorney Schimmel is devoted to providing his clients with top-tier, professional services day in and day out. Due to his passion, Attorney Schimmel cofounded Schimmel & Parks, APLC in order to help those in need. While he possesses a wide range of legal skills, Attorney Schimmel focuses the majority of his practice handling cases involving bad faith insurance, property damage, employment law, homeowners associations, and construction defects. Over the years, Attorney Schimmel has demonstrated a commitment to pursuing legal distinction. As a result, he has earned an AV® Rating by...
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Bryan Mashian
Los Angeles, CA Real Estate Law Attorney with 40 years of experience
(310) 207-1464
11726 San Vicente Boulevard, Suite 290
Los Angeles, CA 90049
Free ConsultationReal Estate and Business
UCLA School of Law
By specializing in real estate law for more than 25 years, I provide high quality, practical and cost effective legal advice and protection to my clients in commercial real estate transactions. I was head of the real estate department of a major Los Angeles law firm, where I practiced for 20 years.
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Tamara Lynn Harper
Westlake Village, CA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 30 years of experience
(805) 409-0530
141 Duesenberg Drive
Suite 7B
Westlake Village, CA 91362
Free ConsultationReal Estate, Business, IP and Trademarks
Ventura COL
Prior to entering private practice, Ms. Harper served as Director of Corporate Compliance and Commercial Leasing for Kinko’s Service Corporation, Inc., now FedEx. Early in her career she worked as in house corporate counsel to one of California’s largest labor staffing corporations and civilly prosecuted perpetrators of domestic violence through a DOJ grant protecting victims of domestic violence. She has argued cases before the United States Hague Court for matters of international child abduction; California Court of Appeals and Superior Court; District Court; Delaware Court of Chancery; and before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark Trial and Appeals...
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Shelley Rios
Burbank, CA Real Estate Law Attorney with 14 years of experience
Real Estate and Business
Loyola University New Orleans
Shelley Rizzotti is an attorney in Burbank, devoted to the practice of real estate, probate, and estate planning. She is a member of numerous associations including the California State Bar Association, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, the San Fernando Valley Bar Association, and the National Association of Realtors®. With nearly 15 years of experience in real estate and an extensive understanding of estate planning and probate administration, Ms. Rizzotti has the resources necessary to take on even the most complex cases. To find out about working with Attorney Rizzotti, do not hesitate to contact her firm, Shelley Rizzotti, Attorney...
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Tiffany Nicole Travillion
Burbank, CA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate
Ohio State University - Columbus
Tiffany N. Travillion (Romine) has spent her legal career aiming to give voice to those seeking fairness and justice. While studying at Moritz College of Law, Tiffany was a judicial extern for the Honorable Magistrate Judge Mark R. Abel of the United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio. After obtaining her law degree, Tiffany served as a Deputy Attorney General where she represented the state of Indiana in criminal appeals. During her role as Deputy, Tiffany successfully argued before the Indiana Court of Appeals and in favor of establishing a new precedent in Indiana that...
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Andre Amin Khansari
Encino, CA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Real Estate, Bankruptcy, Business and Products Liability
University of Southern California Law School
Andre Khansari is an accomplished Southern California attorney. He represents individuals and businesses in Bankruptcy, Real Estate, Business, and Personal Injury matters. With nearly 20 years of experience, peers and clients alike have recognized Andre as an exceptional attorney.
Andre is committed to providing large firm advocacy with small firm prices. Call today to schedule a consultation to learn how he can help you.
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John Francis Nicholson
Woodland Hills, CA Real Estate Law Attorney with 25 years of experience
Real Estate and Business
Univ of LaVerne COL
My education is rooted in the University of Southern California and culminated with a Bachelor of Science and MBA at Valley Christian University. I graduated from the University of La Verne School of Law in Woodland Hills, California. I am a hands-on, solo, general practitioner and I have been practicing law in the San Fernando Valley serving Los Angeles and Ventura counties. Since 2009 I have actively prticipated in the Judge Pro Tem for the Los Angeles County Superior Courts. This is a volunteer, non-paid public service.
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Steven D. Kramar
Encino, CA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 52 years of experience
Real Estate and Business
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Steven D. Kramar's practice concentrates on small businesses, the selection and formation of business entities such as partnerships, corporations and limited liability companies, the management and contract issues they encounter, including litigation, as well as matters involving the personal affairs of principals such as estate planning (trusts and wills) and probate and trust administration. Steven represents clients in regard to real estate matters from purchases and sales through disputes concerning the rights and responsibilities of adjoining property owners. Steven has a long history of personal injury practice but does not actively seek cases unless they involve substantial injuries.
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Kevin Eugene Rex
Los Angeles, CA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Real Estate and Business
Loyola Law School
Kevin E. Rex has over 15 years' experience structuring, negotiating and otherwise handling complex business transactions. He primarily represenets privately held and/or family owned businesses in real estate, finance, employment relationships and matters pertaining to business succession planning.