Encinitas Lawyers

Education
Georgetown University BSBA Int Business and Economics 1967 Cum Laude Distinction
Emory University JD Taxation and Estate Planning 1974 Magna Cum Laude
University of Miami LLM Maritime and International Law 1974 SJD Thesis Two Hundred Mile Exclusive Economic Zone under UNCLOS III 1974 Summa CumLaude

Employment
US Navy Viet Nam veteran 1967-78 LCDR USNR TS SCI Clearance
Maritime and International Counsel US House of Representatives 1977-87
Maritime and International Attorney Adviser California State Senate 1987-98
Lawrence G Mallon & Associates 1987-Present

Admitted to Practice
Georgia 1973
District of Columbia 1978
New York 1987
California 1987
US Supreme Court 1978
Maritime Law Association Proctor in Admiralty 1978

Ms. Williams is a 2006 UCLA School of Law graduate and Superlawyer Rising Star from 2015-2019. Ms. Williams has also attended the University of San Diego LLM program, and will obtain her LLM in May 2019. Ms. Williams began her legal career in complex litigation, with an emphasis corporate matters. After over a decade of litigation practice, Ms. Williams determined that her legal skills were best used helping people and businesses plan for the future.

Ms. Williams provides formation, restructuring, and general counsel services to small- and mid-sized businesses. Through her time in litigation, Ms....

I founded the Law Office of Paul Mankin, APC with two goals in mind: (1) to obtain the very best results possible for each of my clients; and (2) to provide each of my clients with the best individual service and attention.

We provide vigorous representation to consumers for auto dealer fraud, lemon law, and debt collection harassment. Call 1-800-219-3577 for help now.

I have represented both debtors and creditors in Chapter 7, 11 and 13 Bankruptcy Cases in San Diego, Orange, Los Angeles and Riverside Counties since 1977. On occasion, I also represent clients in the Northern District of California.

I have previously served as a Chapter 7 Trustee for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California and understand that filing for bankruptcy is an important decision and one that is to be considered very carefully.

Many times a bankruptcy may not be necessary, if it is possible to be avoided by debt settlement and negotiations. I am...

Matthew Storey is a partner at the Law Offices of Schwartz & Storey. Mr. Storey's focus is on representing families in all areas of general and special education and equality law. As a respected attorney in the field of special education, Mr. Storey has given numerous seminars and lectures on special education, self-advocacy, and is a professor of Law and Ethics at the Brandman University School Psychology graduate program. Involved in special education most of his life, Mr. Storey's younger brother has cerebral palsy and his parents fought with different school districts for eighteen years. During those...

Patti Syverson is an experienced Employment Law and Class Action lawyer. Patti is dedicated to protecting the rights of individuals against unjust and unlawful practices. In keeping with this desire, Patti’s practice focuses on employment law class actions, where she strives to protect employee rights in the workplace and has represented employees in individual, collective, and class actions for recovery of unpaid overtime and wages due under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and state unpaid wage statutes. Patti’s practice is primarily devoted to wage and hour litigation. She has litigated numerous class and collective actions and individual actions on behalf...

Born into a military family in Quantico, Virginia, Ms. Miles attended California Western School of Law, graduating in 2006. While at Cal Western, Ms. Miles studied Family Law and Community Property. Ms. Miles clerked for a family law firm and civil litigation firm while in law school. Ms. Miles also served as a judicial extern for the military judges at Camp Pendleton. Ms. Miles started with our firm in 2012. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Miles worked for the law firm of Moore, Schulman & Moore for four years, practicing exclusively in the area of family law. She is trained...

I help clients create an individualized estate plan for themselves and their loved ones. I also help individuals who have lost a loved one and are navigating the process of settling an estate or trust.

Meet Michael A. Klitzke, a distinguished attorney with a passion for justice and a focus on Auto Fraud and Lemon Law cases across California. Graduating summa cum laude from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in 2014, Mr. Klitzke's academic excellence was matched by his active involvement as an Editor for the Law Review and a National Competitor for the Mock Trial Team. Prior to establishing Auto Law, Mr. Klitzke honed his skills at the Auto Fraud Legal Center from 2015 to 2023, representing numerous individuals and entities in state and federal courts throughout California. His expertise in the field has earned...

John Milikowsky, a San Diego tax attorney, has been providing legal counsel to California business and individuals for more than a decade. He is the founder of Milikowsky Tax Law. Prior to establishing his firm, Attorney Milikowsky was a litigation attorney and counsel for a retail company in San Diego. Mr. Milikowsky has a LL.M. in Taxation from the University of San Diego School of Law, and received his Juris Doctor from the California Western School of Law. He is currently in the process of being admitted to the Israeli Bar to practice law in Israel.

Ryan is the founder of Harris Personal Injury Lawyers, Inc. Ryan formed the law firm in 2005 on the principle that injured people and their families should have access to the same quality legal representation as large insurance companies.

Ryan has handled numerous six, seven, and eight figure cases to successful resolution or verdict. Ryan’s recent litigation success includes the following verdicts and settlements: a settlement in the case of D.L. v. HMS Construction, Inc. et al. for $21.5 million; a jury verdict in the case of Rittger v. The Cliffs et. al. for $6.7 million; a settlement in the case...

Daniel Jones earned his Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law. While attending law school, he served as the Chair of Pro Bono Legal Advocates and was awarded the State Bar of California’s Wiley W. Manual Award for Pro Bono Legal Services, one of the most prestigious pro bono awards given in the state. He was also recognized for his outstanding oral advocacy and legal writing. Daniel earned his undergraduate degree in Accounting from Westminster College. Prior to joining the firm, Daniel worked as a law clerk for the Primary Public Defender in San Diego where...

Assly Sayyar is an attorney practicing with Assly Sayyar, Attorney at Law, Inc. which maintains offices in Las Vegas, Nevada and San Diego County, California. She is a skilled and diligent attorney who has been practicing as a trial attorney since 2004. Originally born in England, Assly’s family immigrated to the U.S. when she was a child. She received her Bachelor of Arts in English Rhetoric from the University of Alaska Anchorage in 2000. Assly moved to Las Vegas where she attended the William S. Boyd School of Law. After graduating from law school Cum Laude in 2004, Assly...

Mark R. De Yoe, APLC has more than 30 years of experience in San Diego’s justice system and maintains a number of valuable connections with the city’s prosecutors and judges. He has a tried-and-true system for getting positive results for people facing first-time DUI, felony DUI, and everything in between, has won hundreds of cases, and sees every case through to the end. In addition to getting great results for clients facing DUI charges, Attorney De Yoe is committed to being accessible to clients by answering calls within an hour and providing weekend and evening appointments for your convenience. Special...

Family law attorney and mediator with substantial trial experience in both family law and other fields, including business, real estate, and other civil matters.

Michael Friedrichs is a partner at White and Bright, LLP, and focuses his practice on real estate and business litigation matters. Mr. Friedrichs has experience in defending real estate brokers and sellers in claims of non-disclosure in the sale of real property, and representing contractors and homeowners in construction related issues including claims involving mechanic’s liens. Mr. Friedrichs also has extensive experience in representing creditors in commercial debt collection, representing and defending parties in disputes over ownership and encumbrances to real property (quiet title), enforcing and defending easements and boundary issues, representing parties in landlord/tenant matters, representing business...

Nicholas A. Konoske is a member of the firm acting as a business advisor and general counsel for businesses at various stages in their growth cycle, from start ups to mature operating companies, and he has particular expertise in counseling early stage and emerging growth technology companies. Mr. Konoske advises clients in business strategy, start up business formation and structuring, corporate formation and entity selection, corporate governance, the development of funding strategies and the alternatives available to entrepreneurs. He is actively involved in a full range of legal projects, including mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financing (including angel and...

The California Lemon Law Group, Inc., was founded by Deborah L. Horowitz, an attorney who has been licensed in California to practice law for the past twenty four years, and who has dedicated her entire career to protecting the rights of the people. Deborah grew up on the east coast and attended law school at Catholic University's Columbus School of Law. After graduating from law school, she worked at O'Melveny & Myers, LLP, on the infamous Enron cases. A short time later, she moved to California for her job as a deputy district attorney where she prosecuted both misdemeanor and...

BBA - University of Texas (Austin) 1992
JD - California Western School of Law 1995
Admitted to the California State Bar 1995

TIMOTHY L. ALLEN obtained his Juris Doctorate from California Western School of Law in 2009 where he graduated with Honors in the Child, Family and Elder Law concentration. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Communication/Journalism from Virginia Tech in 2006, graduating magna cum laude, and was inducted into Kappa Tau Alpha, journalism and mass media honor society. During law school, Tim conducted an internship with the Family Law Facilitator's Office at the South Bay and Central San Diego courthouses where he assisted self-represented parties with family law matters. Tim also served as a research assistant...

MR. SCHREYER joined the firm during his 25th year of practice in 2011. He earned his degree in Economics from Revelle College at the University of California at San Diego, after spending his junior year in France at the Université de Bordeaux. He then attended the University of California, Hastings College of Law in San Francisco where he earned his Juris Doctorate degree in 1986. He was admitted to the State Bar of California later that same year and to various Federal District Courts and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeal shortly thereafter. Mr. Schreyer gained substantial experience in civil litigation...

Ms. Parkman practices Business Law, Civil Litigation, Construction Law (mechanics liens, stop notices, Miller Act claims, breach of contract), and provides Corporate Formation and Maintenance services in the Scripps Ranch area of San Diego, California.

In her spare time, Ms. Parkman enjoys time with her husband and two children traveling and experiencing as many places as possible. She enjoys the culinary arts and cooks as often as she can. She also sits on the executive board of her community Little League as a player agent. She enjoys America's favorite pastime and being able to be a big part of providing children...

Founded HainesLaw 2006. Currently with 1 of counsel attorney.

The firm handles cases in personal injury [emphasis on motorcycle accidents], business disputes, collections, employment matters and elder/dependent adult abuse.

Heavy emphasis on litigation.

Mr. Haines averages 5 jury trials per year.

Attorney Amelia Mattis is committed to helping clients effectively navigate the legal process, particularly in cases involving sensitive issues like domestic violence and child abuse. With a strong educational background, including graduating cum laude from law school and receiving scholastic honors, she brings both expertise and empathy to her practice. Amelia's focus is on ensuring clients understand their rights and options while working closely with them to advocate for their interests in court.

Hass Sadeghi is a Business Attorney, who works with business owners as well as their trusted service-providers & attorneys, to structure complicated or novel business deals & growth in the healthcare, technology and real-estate industries. Hass functions as a Legal Strategist for business entities, and a Negotiation Counsel for individual stakeholders. As a Legal Strategist, Hass provides business entities proactive legal planning for complicated or novel business deals and expansion, then leading a team of subject-matter experts for coordinated & total results. As a Negotiation Counsel, Hass works with individual owners to negotiate high stakes...

Born and raised in Michigan, 2nd of eleven children. Electronics Technician in the U.S. Navy from 1968-1975. Prior to limiting practice to Family Law about 20 years ago, I practiced in many other areas of the law including: Real Estate, Personal Injury, Civil Litigation and Bankruptcy.

Brian J. Robbins is a co-founder and the managing partner of Robbins LLP. He has committed his entire career to representing shareholders, employees, consumers, and small businesses in complex litigation. Mr. Robbins has prosecuted hundreds of cases across the country, often in leadership roles, and has achieved sizable monetary recoveries and corporate governance improvements on behalf of his clients.

Mr. Robbins’ achievements are proof positive that shareholder derivative actions are an important tool for keeping corporate management and fraud in check. His dedication to shareholder rights has helped propel Robbins LLP into a nationally recognized leader in shareholder rights litigation. As...

Brandon is committed to direct, effective representation of clients and their interests. His practice includes complex environmental litigation, insurance coverage, and business disputes. Brandon represents clients in a wide variety of toxic tort litigation, bad faith insurance cases, and construction disputes. He successfully argued before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He collected over $2.0 million in construction funds. He won summary judgment motions for clients in a number of cases. Brandon represented clients in environmental and personal injury defense cases, including several substantial exposure federal and state environmental clean-up litigations involving CECRLA and RCRA, as well as analogous state statutes...

I help people and small business effectively manage their debt, obtain peace of mind and a fresh start by filing chapter 7 or 13 bankruptcy. I help people all over San Diego County.

As Principal FINRA Attorney of Zafis Law, R. Craig Zafis, APC, provides experienced and effective legal counsel for matters of Securities Fraud / Regulatory Defense, SEC / FINRA investigations and securities arbitration matters. We Defend firms, advisers as well as private investors under a wide variety of circumstances.

Boomhower Law is a boutique firm whose main practice areas include: - Outside corporate counsel to architects, designers, and contractors. - Permits (building, planning, and discretionary). - Land Use (zoning, allowable uses, entitlements, variances). - Agency advocacy (representing clients in front of local, state, and federal government entities/boards/staff like Planning and Building Departments, review boards, Code Enforcement, Army Corp of Engineers, etc.). - Compliance issues (building codes, CEQA, accessibility, storm water, health code, etc.). - Contracts, creation and review (especially related to construction). - Construction dispute resolution. What sets us apart from other construction and...