El Toro Lawyers

I come from a long line of family law attorneys. I am a Certified Family Law Specialist in Family Law dedicate to providing caring outstanding service to my clients.

My areas of specialty relate to custody, visitation, support, division of assets and domestic violence. I also handle pre and post nuptial agreements.

I have also obtained an MBA from Pepperdine University in 1981

Anh Tran is the founder of Modern Wealth Law where she advises individuals and business owners on all aspects of tax and estate planning, probate and trust administration. As both an estate planning attorney and a Certified Wealth Strategist®, Anh is in a unique position to counsel her clients on both estate planning and wealth management.

I focus on helping injured people. My practice includes all types of personal injury cases and workers compensation matters. I handled hundreds of trials and mediations. I began my legal career at a prominent insurance defense firm in 1991 as an associate, defending and all types of corporations and individuals accused of causing personal injuries.

Ms. McNeil practices exclusively in the area of employment law and business litigation. She represents employers at trial, mediation and arbitration on employment litigation, wage and hour actions, multi-plaintiff and single plaintiff cases involving various employment claims, including discrimination and harassment, wrongful discharge, unfair competition, and misappropriation of trade secrets. Ms. McNeil, regularly advises a wide range of corporations, large and small, on labor and employment-related issues, including wage and hour matters under state law and the FLSA, unfair competition, reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"), the Family Medical Leave Act ("FMLA") and the Fair Employment...

Bryan R. Kazarian is a former Orange County district attorney, current professor of Criminal Law and practicing attorney.

His years of experience and involvement in thousands of cases has made him one of Orange County’s most experienced criminal defense attorneys. His dedication to protecting the rights and freedoms of ordinary people who make honest mistakes has kept many good people out of the prison system in California.

The Law Offices of Lewis R. Rosenblum (Criminal & DUI Defense) * Rated One of the Top 20 Lawyers in the State by California Lawyer Magazine. * Personally handles every aspect of your case from discovery to trial. * Hard Working, Experienced, Reasonable Fees with Outstanding Results

With over 20 years of experience representing thousands of disabled clients, Attorney Troy Monge has gained a reputation among judges, lawyers, and the community as the most respected SSDI attorney in California. He has successfully won thousands of cases at all levels from the Initial Claims application through Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) hearings, Appeals Council, Federal District Court, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Barrios & Machado, LLP is a trusted law firm handling personal injury law. Its practice areas include motor vehicle injuries, nursing home abuse and neglect, slip-and-fall injuries and wrongful death. The firm is located in Orange, CA and Corona, CA, and serves Orange County, Los Angeles County, Riverside County, and surrounding areas in Southern California. The firm’s founding attorneys Ursula Barrios and Guillermo Machado have won the trust of Californians through their maximum settlements for injured individuals and their families – even in the most difficult accident cases and in claims against powerful negligent parties. They have helped hundreds of clients get out...

Timothy J. Ryan has practiced personal injury law in Southern California for over 35 years. With over $1 Billion recovered on behalf of his clientele, those who retain Timothy J. Ryan & Associates for their personal injury case know that they are receiving representation from one of the best attorneys in the nation.

Cagla received her law degree from Southwestern Law School and her bachelor’s degree from California State University, Long Beach, where she majored in Political Science. Cagla serves clients throughout Southern California in the counties of Orange and Los Angeles. Cagla represents a clientele that includes corporations, small to medium sized businesses as well as individuals and families. Cagla strives to become a trusted advisor and source for her clients through the complex and often confusing financial and legal decisions to create plans that protect their estates and businesses. Cagla’s office is located in Huntington Beach, where she calls home. Prior...

Eric S. Hartman is a southern California attorney with several decades of experience and offices located in Huntington Beach, serving coastal and other southern California communities. Mr. Hartman places an emphasis on personally meeting with clients and honestly analyzing their legal needs and objectives. He has earned the highest peer rating available from the Martindale-Hubbell lawyer rating service based on competency and ethics. Mr. Hartman's current law practice emphasizes (1) business law, from start-ups to well established local and national businesses, including corporate and limited liability company formations, transactional and business litigation matters; (2) estate...

Born in Virginia. Traveled extensively and worked abroad. Attended Nurnberg American High School in Nurnberg, Germany and George C. Marshall Regional High School In Ankara, Turkey. B.A. in International Relations from University of Arizona, 1975. J.D. from Seattle University School of Law, 1979. Phi Alpha Delta legal Fraternity. Rule 9 Limited Admission to Practice in Washington State, 1979. Admitted to California Bar, 1980. Admitted to U.S. District Court, Central District of California and U.S. Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit, 1981. Parliamentarian, NASBA. Past delegate ABA. Arbitrator for the Orange County Superior Court. Member Family Law section...

Sibylle Grebe is the managing partner in the law firm of Conover & Grebe, LLP which practices extensively in the fields of probate, conservatorships, estate planning, trust administration, guardianships and elder law. While successfully and competently representing the needs of clients, Ms. Grebe has enlisted her leadership skills and experience in the service of many professional and community organizations. She has served numerous years on the Probate Volunteer Panel of attorneys for the Los Angeles Superior Court. She is a past chairman of the Elder Law Committee, a past co-chair and current committee member of the...

Nate Gjesdal is a dedicated Criminal Defense Lawyer with a passion for defending the rights of the accused. With extensive experience as a DUI Lawyer and Domestic Violence Lawyer, Nate Gjesdal provides comprehensive legal representation to clients facing a wide range of criminal charges. Specializing in expungement services, Nate Gjesdal is committed to helping clients clear their records and move forward with their lives. Serving Orange County, Nate Gjesdal combines legal expertise with a compassionate approach to achieve the best possible outcomes for each client. Whether you need a skilled Criminal Defense Lawyer for a complex case or expert guidance...

I was born in Missouri but have lived in California for more than 50 years. After graduating law school, I established my firm in Orange County, where I have practiced for over 40 years. My practiced is focused solely on consumer bankruptcy. I do not represent banks or lenders (they have enough attorneys) I only represent consumers. In my years of practice, I have represented thousands of consumers in bankruptcy courts throughout Southern California. I also taught bankruptcy courses for over 30 years. I offer a compassionate, non-judgmental approach for bankruptcy filers. Most consumers find themselves in financial trouble...

Attorney Kevin B. Gibbs is a proudly certified family law specialist by the California State Bar’s Board of Legal Specialization. This means that he successfully passed a written exam and proved his knowledge through various legal encounters; in which only a small percentage of the attorneys in California can say this. Attorney Gibbs graduated with a Bachelor’s in Accounting at California State University, Fullerton in 1984 and his Juris Doctor at Western State University College of Law in 1993. He is a proud member of the State Bar of California, the California State Bar Association, the Orange County and Los...

James M. Crawford is a born Criminal Defense litigator, an advocate with over 25 years of experience whose instincts and insights truly come alive at trial. Defendants facing charges of financial crimes or fraud, drug crimes or violent crimes, theft or juvenile crimes, benefit from Mr. Crawford’s rapport with judges and juries. Mr. Crawford is also a skilled Criminal Appeals lawyer. With extreme knowledge of the criminal appeals system, Mr Crawford critically and exhaustively examines the trial records, recognizes and raise the most viable issues, supports these issues with excellent research and writing, and argues them in the best possible way.

Sherif Edmond El Dabe, born and raised in Los Angeles, graduated from UCLA and earned his J.D. from Loyola Law School in 2001. In 2003, Sherif founded the El Dabe Ritter Law Firm, which now has offices in Huntington Beach, Los Angeles, and Torrance, California. Sherif specializes in handling serious personal injury cases stemming from car, motorcycle, truck, and rideshare accidents. He also deals with wrongful death, slip and fall, trip and fall, and pedestrian injury cases. The common injuries he addresses include concussions, traumatic brain injuries, broken bones, herniated discs, ligament injuries, quadriplegia, arm and leg injuries, dog bites, facial injuries, burns,...

When I left Fordham University School of Law in 1998, I began working for the Kings County District Attorney's Office. I enjoyed my six years in the office but decided to see if I would enjoy civil law. I left the DA's office and worked for four years at Ellenberg & Rigby, LLP where I represented doctors in medical malpractice matters. Though it paid more, I did not like the work and missed my time practicing criminal law. Additionally, I got married and, since neither my wife and I were from New York, we decided to move to California to...

Accomplished entertainment attorney with over 35 years of experience representing clients in the music, film, television, and performing arts industries.

Stephen Hunter is the founder and principal attorney at Hunter Law, PC. He has settled millions for his clients in elder abuse and personal injury matters. Mr. Hunter has a reputation for his aggressive but professional litigation habits. Mr. Hunter's practice focuses on elder abuse and neglect cases in skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, board and care, home health, hospice, hospitals and rehabilitation centers. Mr. Hunter also has extensive experience with medical malpractice and wrongful death matters.

I have focused on Estate Planning, Living Trusts, and Business Planning for over 20 years as a solo practicing lawyer. Unlike larger firms, I work directly with my clients, which allows me to provide a more affordable, cost-effective approach to solving their planning needs. Through this approach, I understand my client's unique circumstances, and design a plan to specifically address the client's objectives. After working with me as their California estate planning attorney, clients understand the process fully and are equipped to make the best decisions for themselves and their family. My experience obtained from working with diverse clients...

Attorney Doug Ames has been practicing employment and business litigation for almost 20 years. He has helped his clients achieve courtroom victories for more than $10 million based on his integrity, experience and aggressive representation.

Jonathan Yong has had a very distinguished legal career. Starting his path as a Jurist at Trinity Law School, Jonathan always strived to become the best, and he knew that law school alone would not be enough. Not one to back away from a challenge throughout law school, he competed on the school moot court team and assisted with the publication of “The Laws of Korea”, a textbook recognized by the Ministry of Justice in South Korea which teaches Korean Law for American Jurists. Understanding the importance of the trend towards mediation and arbitration within the United States, Jonathan then...

David A. Berstein is a founding partner of Myers Berstein LLP where he concentrates his law practice on intellectual property-related litigation and business disputes. Over the past 15 years, Mr. Berstein has handled numerous cases before the Superior and Federal District Courts in California as well as proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeals Board of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. In 1996, Mr. Berstein’s legal background began at the Law Firm of Horton Barbaro & Reilly in Santa Ana where he initially clerked for Managing Partner, Jay Cordell Horton. Mr. Berstein worked as an associate...

I have extensive experience in legal, finance, management and company-building.

As an attorney, my focus has been on transactional drafting and negotiation and providing ongoing legal counsel and contract interpretation to numerous private individuals as well as companies in varied fields such as media and entertainment, oil and gas, mining and exploration, virtual reality technologies, private health care, cannabis, and mortgage lending and real estate.

As an entertainment professional, I have acquired, or produced, and distributed dozens of feature films, while usually being active in managing the business and legal affairs of most the companies I have worked for or founded. My...

Brian is a business litigator with over a half-decade of experience practicing in Orange County. He has represented clients across a swath of industries, including finance, commercial real estate, medical device manufacturers, internet service providers, and staffing agencies. Brian excels in complex commercial litigation, having handled cases ranging from the hundreds of thousands of dollars to the tens of millions. His representative trial experience includes defeating a complex indemnification claim and prevailing on a $375,000 fraud counterclaim, winning a motion to recover over $1.2 million in attorneys’ fees, and obtaining a judgment of over $450,000 for a...

Seth Nayowitz is an associate in the real estate department, focusing on real estate purchase and sale, financing and leasing transactions.

Jeanann Khalife, attorney-mediator is the Managing Partner at Alternative Divorce Solutions, Inc. (“ADS”). Ms. Khalife commenced her legal career in 2012 as a litigation attorney, with a primary focus in Business and Employment Law. She enjoyed the challenging nature of the litigation realm and excelled in case management and legal argumentative construction. As time passed, Jeanann noticed that she had an inclination to do more with her legal career. She desired to utilize her legal training to positively impact her community. The question was how? Divorce Mediation, was an unexpected path in Ms. Khalife's career. However, it proved to be the path...

Hannah B. Stetson graduated magna cum laude from the University of Southern California with a double major in Communication and Philosophy, Politics and Law. Ms. Stetson went on to the Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law, where she served as Staff Editor and Articles Editor for the Chapman Law Review, and earned CALI awards for the highest class grade in seven courses.

During law school, Ms. Stetson clerked for private firms specializing in criminal defense and civil litigation, as well as for the Orange County District Attorney’s Office. She was also a judicial extern for...