Banning Business Lawyers

Since 1983, James Allen has been fiercely advocating for his clients. In that time, he has tried over 75 major cases. With 30 years of experience, Attorney Allen has taken on cases involving businesses, government entities, and individuals. Previously, he was hired by a city to serve as a special prosecutor to help enforce criminal statutes. He has also defended an employment discrimination case against a county. Jim has represented plaintiffs in toxic substance cases, real estate matters, mobile home disputes, and various other matters. Over the years, he has obtained several multimillion dollar verdicts and settlements on behalf of...

I am a transactional attorney with a focus on representing both registered investment companies and private companies. I am proud to be a member in good standing of the California State Bar. My legal journey began at Dechert LLP, where I was part of the firm’s financial services group. My practice primarily revolved around financial services and investment management matters. I regularly provided advice to U.S.-registered investment companies, their investment advisers, and related financial services firms on a range of regulatory, compliance, and business issues. Additionally, I offered guidance to boards of directors/trustees of U.S.-registered investment companies concerning fund governance and...

Our motto is "Best Strategy for Best Result". Being a decorated war-time veteran of the United States Army, Ugo knows the rules of engagement both in and out of the courtroom. So we employ the best tools to achieve the best possible result for you. Sometimes that may require a vigorous litigation, or a careful engagement of the opposing side or sometimes a combination of vigorous litigation and pragmatic negotiation. We are simply result driven! At Ugo Harris Law, we have won overwhelming majority of our cases. So the overwhelming majority of our clients are return clients...

Mr. Greer is a 35-year experienced expert in real estate and construction law: whether involving consultation, dispute management, transactional matters, arbitrations, or trial, he has successfully served real estate and construction clientele in all of their "phases" of need in both California and Colorado. He is an extensively accomplished Attorney (c 1986), a certified Arbitrator (i.e. private Judge, c 1996), and a licensed General Contractor (c 2005). Mr. Greer founded a litigation law firm in 1988 and together with a staff of attorneys and paralegals accomplished success in 2200 litigated files. He presently offers transactional work and consulting...

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...

The firm represents individuals and businesses and handles cases on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants involving patents, trademarks, trade dress, trade secrets, copyright, unfair competition, false advertising, defamation, violations of U.S. Customs and other civil litigation in both state and federal courts. As principal of the firm, Craig McLaughlin is an efficient litigator and trial lawyer experienced in intellectual property matters and other civil litigation. The firm is focused on protecting its clients' intellectual property and reputation. A list of accomplishments for clients is available on the firm's website.

I am a solo practice attorney in San Diego with a focus in Business and Real Estate Law. I work with people looking to start a new business or change up and exisiting business. As well as home owners, developers, and tenants with real estate related issues.

Licensed to practice law in all jurisdictions in Mexico and in the United States in the states of California and New York, Mr. Maldonado is an attorney who focuses his practice on US-Mexico crossborder litigation. He practices law through the law firm of Maldonado Myers LLP, which consists of a team of US and Mexico-licensed attorneys with offices in San Diego, California in the United States and in Mexico in Tijuana, Baja California.

David E. Hallett graduated from the University of California, San Diego in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. He obtained his Juris Doctor (Magna Cum Laude) from California Western School of Law in 2002. Mr. Hallett is also a California licensed Real Estate Broker, DRE 01856886. Mr. Hallett is admitted to practice before the courts of the State of California and all of the United States District Courts in California.

Mr. Hallett’s practice includes all aspects of business and civil litigation. He helps businesses and individuals secure coverage for claims under their insurance policies, including presentation...

Stacie Patterson—San Diego Criminal Defense Attorney & Professional License Defense Attorney. The Law Office of Stacie L. Patterson serves the greater San Diego, Riverside, and Orange County areas in professional license defense and criminal defense. Stacie Patterson has over 20 years of experience in California as a professional defense attorney and as a California and San Diego criminal defense attorney. Stacie graduated from Yale Law School in 1991. Since then, she has defended clients accused of felonies and misdemeanors in both federal and state courts. As a professional license defense attorney, she has defended clients from a wide range...

I am a licensed tax attorney with an advanced degree in tax law. I have been practicing for over 16 years. I practice tax planning, international tax planning, estate and gift tax, tax controversy, corporation transactional law, and mergers and acquisitions.

Darshan Patel is an entrepreneur as well as an attorney. He has deep knowledge of the hospitality industry, gained through his work as an owner and manager of independent and franchised hotel properties.

Leading a team of hospitality attorneys at DPA Law Group, Darshan combines his operational insights with an understanding of federal and state law when resolving disputes involving hotels, restaurants, and other businesses across the state of California.

He understands the practical business need to minimize employment litigation through management training and other preventative measures. As a defense lawyer, he focuses on the efficient and timely resolution of employment and...

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...

Ms. Katje earned her Juris Doctorate at California Western School of Law, San Diego, California, graduated Cum Laude and was a Dean's Honor List recipient. She was also a recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award in Contracts I and Contracts II. Ms. Katje was a member of the Law Review and International Law Journal at California Western School Law, where she was an Associate Editor.

Ms. Katje was admitted to the California State Bar in 2003 and is a Member of the American Bar Association and San Diego County Bar Association. Ms. Katje is licensed to practice in all courts in...

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.

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...

Tom Parashos has successfully practiced in the area of general civil litigation since 1988. His cases involve matters including personal injury, job discrimination and harassment, business disputes, and landlord / tenant law. Tom is a native San Diegan who attended St. Augustine High School, and graduated from Thomas Jefferson School of Law. He resides in East County with his wife, Hedda, and their two children. His interests include fishing, hiking, and attending Padres and Chargers games.

As an attorney, Mr. Lum has over fifty years of experience, specializing in all aspects of immigration applications and immigration litigation. His immigration application practice includes consultation and representation on applications for Immigrant Investor Visas (EB-5), PERM, Nonimmigrant Business Visas (E-2, L-1, H-1, B-1/B-2), and all forms of family based visa applications. Mr. Lum’s immigration litigation practice includes representation for Asylum, TPS, VAWA, and Cancellation of Removal.

Mr. Lum also provides personal representation to individuals, partnerships, and corporations regarding all business and corporate matters, trust, wills, and estates, and business litigation and real estate litigation matters.

Ethan M. Watts is a lawyer specializing in business law, intellectual property law, real estate law and internet and cyber law. Mr. Watts began his legal career at the highly regarded boutique business and real estate litigation law firm of Mazzarella Dunwoody & Caldarelli, LLP.1 Mr. Watts then joined the San Diego office of Musick, Peeler & Garrett LLP, a full-service law firm with offices across California, before opening up his own practice. Mr. Watts has more than 14 years of experience in business and real estate litigation, and his current practice also includes business startups, business and real estate...

San Diego Attorney Patrick G. Shea is a graduate of Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego where he was valedictorian and graduated Summa Cum Laude as the top-ranked student of his class. He received American Jurisprudence Awards an astonishing 13 times during his studies. Mr. Shea has been practicing law since 1996.

Marc Applbaum is a former San Diego Deputy City Attorney so he knows the justice system inside and out. As a former prosecutor with many years of trial experience, Mr. Applbaum understands the strategies of the prosecution as well as the defense. If you are facing a serious charge you need an experienced and successful criminal defense trial lawyer on your side, so call Midway Law Firm for a free consultation today!

Luis Blanquez is an antitrust and compliance attorney with 15 years of experience at the European Commission and major international law firms in the European Union. Luis joined Bona Law PC in 2016 in San Diego, and qualified as a US attorney in the state of California in 2018.

His experience includes work for French legal chambers and judges as part of the “Leonardo da Vinci” European traineeship program. Furthermore, he worked as a trainee at the Directorate General of Information Society of the European Commission in Brussels, before moving to the former Merger Task Force (“MTF”) at the Directorate General...

A. Justin Lum continues his father’s (Albert C. Lum) legacy in helping new business owners (entrepreneurs, startups) with all their legal matters, from creating a company to finding real estate to registering DBAs, copyrights, trademarks, and patents. As a business attorney, A. Justin Lum can also assist with corporate and transactional matters, litigation, and employment immigration (e.g., EB, H1).

Admitted:
• California State Bar 1993
• United States District Court
• Central District of California United States Court of Appeals
• Ninth Circuit United States Court of Appeals
• Tenth Circuit Registered
• United States Patent Bar, 1997

As the founder of the firm KP Law, Los Angeles lawyer Aghavni Kasparian represents those whose lives have been significantly affected by the carelessness of other people and entities. For over 15 years, Ms. Kasparian has been licensed in California courts. Before establishing her present firm, Attorney Kasparian worked as a defense attorney for high-profile litigation. She is a graduate of the University of California Los Angeles and the Loyola Law School. Contact her firm for a free consult.

Mr. Driskell focuses his practice on business, tax, estate, bankruptcy and related matters. He is a member of the Pasadena Bar Association, the Los Angeles County Bar Association and the California Bar Association. Prior to the formation of Primuth & Driskell, LLP with Partner Jonathan Primuth in 2014, Mr. Driskell worked at a multi-state law firm, handling a wide variety of matters for individuals and small and medium sized businesses. Mr. Driskell earned his juris doctor from the University of Toledo College of Law, where he was president of the American Bar Association-Law School Division and was a member, officer...

Mr. Kazmi was admitted to the California Bar in 2000. He was born in Los Angeles, California and is authorized to practice before the Supreme Court of California and the Federal District Court in the Southern District of California. Mr. Kazmi was the Business and Managing Editor for Thomas Jefferson Law Review. He received a Certificate of Global Legal Studies for his selection of numerous international courses. During law school, Mr. Kazmi was a judicial intern with the Honorable Judge Norbert Ehrenfreund of Criminal Division of the San Diego Superior Court.

University of San Diego (L.L.M., International Law, 2001; Thomas Jefferson...

I am a registered patent attorney licensed in Texas and California and have been practicing for fifteen years. Our firm is unique in that we handle not only acquiring patents, trademarks and copyrights, but we are also comfortable litigating those rights as trial lawyers. The lawyers at our firm have a diverse array of technical backgrounds to serve wide ranging industries.

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

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

For almost 32 years, I have represented consumers and small business owners in lawsuits against insurance companies, insurance agents, banks, government entities, and attorneys. My practice is primarily focused on protecting people and businesses against insurance industry abuses. Over the years I have handled numerous cases involving non-payment or underpayment of homeowners claims and commercial property claims; insurers that refuse to defend liability claims; and insurers that unreasonably delay or deny uninsured motorist and automobile property claims.

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...

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.

Next Level Legal aims to reimagine the legal experience by disrupting the way that law firms have traditionally delivered services. We believe that everyone should be able to access an attorney when they need it and continue to establish solutions to make that access possible, including the utilization of technology, transparent pricing, flexible payment options, legal subscription memberships, and options for virtual representation.

Legal Expertise 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...

Mr. Cooley is an attorney licensed in both California and Florida with several years of legal experience in contract negotiations, pre-suit disputes, trial, and appeals involving business transactions, commercial disputes, personal injury cases, wrongful death claims, professional liability cases, and construction defect matters.

Mr. Cooley attended Vanderbilt University and Stetson University College of Law for undergraduate and law school, respectively. Since beginning his legal practice, he has effectively tried cases in California and Florida for plaintiffs and defendants, both civilly and criminally. He has also successfully negotiated high value contracts for clients and settled countless cases for his clients’ benefit....

Mr. Johnson is a seasoned transactional attorney with extensive experience across a wide range of practice areas, including corporate governance, corporate transactions, commercial agreements, legal risk management, and outside general counsel services. His experience also encompasses real estate transactions, regulatory compliance, and strategic business counseling from a legal perspective. Throughout his career, Mr. Johnson has operated at the intersection of law and business strategy, advising C-suite executives, boards, and entrepreneurs on critical matters such as contract negotiations, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, and compliance initiatives that drive organizational growth and operational efficiency. He is experienced in overseeing complex commercial...

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

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

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...

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

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