Harbor City Lawyers

Mark H. Schlein is Wisner Baum’s top false claims and whistleblower protection Attorney of Counsel. Throughout a career spanning over 40 years as a police officer and a lawyer, Mark has been committed to public service and protection. His unique experience as an urban police officer and attorney makes him particularly effective fighting fraud against the government. While a government attorney, Mark participated in whistleblower litigation resulting in the recovery of billions of dollars at the state and federal level since 1993. As a result, Mark has extensive experience working with whistleblowers in qui tam actions brought under the False Claims...

Represents and advises performers, writers, directors, creative talent, producers and entertainment professionals in motion pictures, film, television, animation, HD, CGI and 3D productions, graphic arts and design, the Internet, marketing/advertising and new media of all kinds.

Advising international and domestic motion picture studios, production companies, software/technology companies and Web-based businesses in all aspects of rights acquisition, development, financing, production, licensing and distribution in traditional and all available E-commerce, digital, telephony and wireless media delivery platforms worldwide.

Assists and counsels entertainment content and IP/technology owners in the formulation and execution of strategic global rights exploitation programs to maximize the financial performance...

Frances M. Phares is of counsel to Wisner Baum where she concentrates her practice on pharmaceutical product liability, toxic tort cases and major transportation accidents. Known for the caring attentiveness she brings to each case, Fran has been honored with the Martindale Hubbell Client Champion Silver award and the Avvo Clients’ Choice award. To schedule a free consultation, contact Wisner Baum today.

Timothy A. Loranger is an attorney and senior shareholder at the national mass disaster law firm of Wisner Baum. A consumer attorney, pilot, and avid citizen advocate, Tim concentrates his practice on product liability law, aviation, and commercial ground transportation accidents (including truck accidents, train crashes, and military vehicle accidents), and military accidents resulting in catastrophic personal injury or wrongful death.

Attorney Ari S. Friedman is a partner and trial attorney of the nationwide firm of Wisner Baum (formerly Baum Hedlund Aristei & Goldman). Licensed to practice in California, he focuses on the firm’s high-stakes cases throughout the country in a wide variety of practice areas, including commercial transportation accidents, mass disasters, and product liability litigation. With a multitude of seven-figure resolutions won on behalf of clients, Ari has been recognized by California Super Lawyers® Rising Stars and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

Bijan Esfandiari is a senior shareholder and pharmaceutical product liability attorney at Wisner Baum. He leads the firm’s Gardasil litigation team representing hundreds of individuals who sustained adverse events after receiving the HPV vaccine. A ceaseless advocate for those harmed by dangerous pharmaceutical products, Bijan has litigated a multitude of complex cases that shaped and developed the law to benefit consumer safety and change the behavior of reckless corporate entities. Contact the firm to speak to Attorney Esfandiari about your claim.

Fay Arfa has been awarded certifications in Criminal Law, Stat and Appellate Law by the State Bar of CA Board of Legal Specialization Certified Specialist. The National Board of Trial Advocacy (American Bar Association Accredited Organization) has certified her as a Criminal Trial Advocate,
Attorney Arfa handles all criminal cases and appeals including murders, sex crimes, trials, appeals and post-conviction matters. Because of her work on behalf of those accused of sex crimes, she has been awarded an attorney membership in the National Child Abuse Defense & Resource Center (NCADRC).
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Tanaz Rostami is an experienced and compassionate nursing home abuse and neglect attorney. Her specialty is in civil litigation, with a specific focus on Elder Abuse cases and consumer class actions. Her resourcefulness and ability to think “outside the box” have been instrumental in achieving numerous favorable results for our clients. Not only are we, at Yeroushalmi Law, APC aggressive litigators, Ms. Rostami provides our firm with specialized insight on dealing with matters without judicial intervention, and is extremely knowledgeable about alternative dispute resolution. After receiving her training and certification in Mediation, Ms. Rostami worked as a mediator at the Loyola...

Negeen Ben-Cohen is an experienced Attorney-at-Law with a focus on real estate transactional matters. With over 20 years of experience, she has built a reputation for handling sophisticated and complex real estate transactions on a global scale. Mrs. Ben-Cohen offers in-depth knowledge of the real estate business and understands the unique needs and priorities of both individual and corporate clients. She makes it a priority to ensure her clients’ goals are met efficiently and effectively. Her practice spans all aspects of real estate, including the acquisition, sale, development, leasing, management, and financing of commercial, retail, industrial, and residential properties. Mrs. Ben-Cohen...

I am an experienced California Real Estate, Land Use and Construction attorney. I represent developers, owners, operators and lenders in all aspects of real estate transactions. My practice also includes advocating for non-profit organizations in these areas.

With 25 years of experience, I am dedicated to providing outstanding service and comprehensive representation. I practice law with passion and integrity, focused on successfully resolving my clients' legal needs.

Brian Freer is a partner at Thornton Law Firm and was previously employed as an associate and a law clerk with the Firm. He graduated from Villanova University (B.S. Finance, 2008, cum laude) and New York Law School (J.D. 2011). Mr. Freer is admitted to the Massachusetts and New York bars. He concentrates his practice in the Firm’s personal injury, products liability, financial and insurance fraud areas, as well as asbestos and mesothelioma claims.

Mr. Freer was named a Top 40 under 40 Lawyer – Civil Plaintiff for 2019 in Massachusetts by The National Trial Lawyers. He is a...

James R. Selth is recognized as one of the leading consumer and small business bankruptcy attorneys in California and is a State Bar Certified Legal Specialist in bankruptcy law. Attorney Selth takes a hands-on approach to each case he handles. He is dedicated to the highest level of client satisfaction and has helped hundreds of clients emerge from bankruptcy with the goal of discharge and a "fresh start." In addition to representing debtors and creditors in a variety of matters, James R. Selth has years of experience representing financial institutions and mortgage lenders in state courts and bankruptcy courts throughout...

Mr. Eskandar is a member of the State Bar of California and the American Immigration Lawyers Association. While other attorneys run their practices like factories or “mills,” Mr. Eskandar works to meet a higher standard of communication. Our first goal is your satisfaction. We take the time needed to ensure that our clients have the best possible chances of obtaining successful outcomes.

As an immigrant himself, he is passionate about helping others achieve their dreams and goals in life through enabling the best possible immigration solution for each one of his clients.

We work on each one of our cases knowing the...

Sherwin Arzani is a personal injury with almost a decade of experience successfully representing clients injured due to the negligence of another.

Rebecca Sommer is licensed with the California state bar and has been practicing law since 2015. She has numerous scholastic achievements, including ranking top 10% of her graduating law school class and earning several scholarships for extracurricular activities. Additionally, Rebecca has a Certificate in Financial Planning from Boston University and participated in the tax honors program at Loyola Law School. She combines her general finance training with specialized legal knowledge to offer practical legal solutions for managing your assets. Work with Rebecca to create legal documents which encapsulate your wishes rather than relying on state systems and rules. You can avoid...

Listed as a SuperLawyer. Martindale-Hubbell Highest Rating AV Preeminent. Author of 110 articles in professional journals, chapters in professional treatises and books for professional societies. 43 years of practice in (i) ordinary income tax planning; (ii) reducing, deferring and eliminating capital gains taxes; (iii) eliminating estate taxes; (iv) planning for protection from future plaintiffs; and (v) potpourri of international tax, real estate tax, Tax Court, Probate Court, and estate planning.

G. Thomas Martin, III (Tom) is a successful Bankruptcy, Foreclosure Defense and Consumer Law attorney. His practice focuses on consumer advocacy in Los Angeles County and the surrounding areas.

Tom has handled thousands of cases, affording him invaluable experience and knowledge. Further, he has unique insight acquired from prior work in insurance defense litigation. Tom is dedicated to providing personal attention and quality representation at reasonable prices.

Tom has received many honors and awards. He has been named among the Top 15 and Top 10 Most Active consumer law attorneys in the United States. Additionally, he has been recognized as a Southern...

Joseph Mandour is the managing partner of Mandour & Associates, APC. He received his Juris Doctorate in 1995. Since then, he has been providing legal representation to businesses facing intellectual property issues.

Ms. Sarvey Askarieh, is the founder of Yevras Law Group, P.C. She is recognized as a Top Attorney in her field and has been licensed as an Attorney in the State of California since 2004. Her clients have included Fortune 500 companies, multi-national companies, insurance companies, small businesses and professionals. Ms. Askarieh provides proactive and effective legal representation and believes in running a client-focused law practice.

CLARKE LOGAN YOUNG Law Offices, based in Santa Monica, California, is a full service family law firm litigating primarily in Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego Counties. Mr. Young also consults nationally and internationally, and is an expert witness on all aspects of litigating Borderline cases. Mr. Young's high net worth ("HNW") clients are often involved in high conflict child custody and visitation proceedings, including UCCJEA (Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act), Hague Convention, and parental kidnapping proceedings. Mr. Young and his team of experts specialize in litigating and winning custody cases against parents who suffer from Borderline Personality...

Justin Glyer's practice focuses on media, entertainment, marketing, technology and commercial contracts, start-ups, copyright, trademark, content, internet, communications, privacy and general business law.

Mr. Glyer has conducted successful negotiations with digital media start-ups, artists, producers, movie studios, television networks, promoters, talent agencies, multi-channel internet distributors, record labels, publishers, software developers, internet service providers, social media companies, business development professionals, accounting firms, public speakers, job recruiters, universities and academics, advertisers, marketing, telecommunications and technology companies, insurance carriers and a wide range of other individuals and businesses from the very small to the Fortune 500.

As a long-time former business and legal...

Debbie Joe is a Founding Partner of Joe, Southard & Yeoh LLP with over 15 years of legal experience. She works tirelessly balancing an empathetic ear and an aggressive case handling approach on behalf of injured workers. She is well regarded in the legal community for her detailed case analysis and effective advocacy skills, which she uses to achieve favorable results time and time again for her clients.

A native of Southern California, Ms. Joe earned her B.A. degree in Communication Studies from University of California at Los Angeles in 1998 with high academic distinction. She earned her law degree in...

Shab D. Kerendian founded the firm and started it as the Law Offices of Shab D. Kerendian. Since 1996, Shab has been practicing law and representing clients before judges in state and federal courts. Due to client satisfaction and referrals, he expanded this firm into a multi-lawyer firm known as Kerendian & Associates, Inc. Shab represented dentists, doctors, over 35 hospitals, small and large businesses, corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, trustees, executors, non-profit organizations and individuals.

Shab has significant experience in all facets of business, real property, and dental and medical litigation, particularly trials. Shab has also given lectures to various...

The law firm of John R. Ronge, Attorney at Law has been providing quality, personalized legal and professional guidance to individuals, estates, trusts and businesses across Los Angeles for over 25 years. The law firm's expertise ranges from income, income tax and accounting, to more in-depth services such as probate estate and planning. The Law Firm of John R. Ronge provides a wide range of legal, tax, and professional services to individuals, businesses in a variety of industries, trusts and estates across Los Angeles, Santa Monica and surrounding areas.

Gordon Firemark practices entertainment (Theatre, Film, Television, Digital Media), media and business law in Los Angeles. He helps creative industry professionals make deals that make sense, and that get their productions developed, financed, produced and distributed. His practice also covers intellectual property, cyberspace, new media, business transactions, and corporate matters for clients in the fields of media, entertainment, content and digital business. Mr. Firemark is frequently referred to as “The Podcast Lawyer™”, and is the author of The Podcast, Blog, & New Media Producers’ Legal Survival Guide. (Https://podcastlawbook.com) He is also a podcaster himself. ...

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...

Brian K. Andrews is a conscientious, detailed-orientated, determined attorney with expertise in litigation and Personal Injury and Work related injuries. Mr. Andrews has substantial experience in complex civil litigation that has resulted in several important published appellate court rulings and certified class action multi-million dollar settlements* that have benefited consumers throughout California. Mr. Andrews has handled scores of Personal Injury and Worker's Compensation cases.
*This does not guarantee, warranty, or predict the outcome of your case. Education Cal Poly Pomona Watterson College University of West Los Angeles, School of Law, 2004 Admitted to Practice Law State of...

I have a strong interest in medicine and the law. Workers compensation law is a natural fit for me and I am blessed to be able to work with both doctors and lawyers every day. My interest in medicine definitely provides me an edge, a greater understanding, of my clients injuries and how the long term effects of a work injury can dramatically impact the ability to work and earn a living. in my practice of work comp law I am routinely questing doctors about their diagnosis, prognosis and treatment plans. This is very challenging yet very rewarding...

I am a business attorney doing both transactions as well as litigation.

Based in Los Angeles (now Beverly Hills and near Santa Monica), employment and business trial lawyer Jeffrey W. Cowan has an "AV î Preeminent" rating from Martindale-Hubbell. From 2007 through 2021, Mr. Cowan was named a "Southern California Super Lawyer". Professional Experience. Mr. Cowan specializes in employment and business litigation. He represents plaintiffs and defendants, and has recovered many millions of dollars for his clients (and also saved millions for his defendant clients). He also successfully sued Donald Trump's golf club. Learn more at http://www.cowan-law.com/results.php. Mr. Cowan earned his B.A. (cum laude) from Cornell...

Glenn Fuller is a partner and business lawyer with Raines Feldman LLP, where his practice centers on a wide array of matters including real estate acquisition, financing, and leasing of a variety of commercial urban and regional development, redevelopment and revitalization projects.

Seena Max Samimi is an attorney focusing on assisting clients in successfully navigating complex regulatory, zoning, and environmental issues. He is uniquely positioned to support clients with their development projects, and with litigation, due to his extensive experience throughout his career as 1) outside-firm counsel for public entities such as cities and counties, 2) in-house counsel for an international construction company, and 3) litigation and environmental counsel in the large firm setting, representing major private commercial enterprises. Seena spent several years representing a wide range of public entities such as cities, counties, water agencies, and transportation districts throughout California in...

Jennifer Ostertag is a senior attorney at Genie Harrison Law Firm. Ms. Ostertag represents employees whose employers have harassed them, discriminated against them, or deprived the employees of their fair wages. Ms. Ostertag’s passion is advocating for her clients in both the courtroom and boardroom. Before joining Genie Harrison Law Firm, Ms. Ostertag has served as associate general counsel for a top Internet search engine at the peak of the technology explosion. Ms. Ostertag also has tried cases as lead counsel both in court and in arbitration. Her work does not end at the courtroom steps. Ms. Ostertag is also...

Custis Law P.C. is a Los Angeles-based employment law firm that represents employees who need help protecting their legal rights. With over 20 years of high-level experience, Keith Custis is a passionate and aggressive advocate for employees who have been mistreated by their employers.

Keith founded Custis Law, P.C. to represent employees in cases involving wrongful termination, workplace discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, wage and hour laws and violations of the numerous laws that require job-protected leaves of absence. Keith also represents employees and consumers in wage and hour and consumer class actions.

Having represented some of the largest companies in the...

The Law Offices of Atousa Saei, APLC--is a boutique family law firm located in West Los Angeles, California that offers a highly personalized approach to handling a variety of family law matters. The firm focuses its attention on the best strategy to resolve and settle family law matters and disputes, including settlement conferences, mediation, arbitration or, if need be, litigation.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Michael received his B.A. from the University of California, Irvine in 2002. He earned his J.D. from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in 2009. While in law school, Michael was a Notes Editor and Staff Associate of the Thomas Jefferson Law Review. He also earned the top grade in his Legal Writing I class and was placed on the Honor Roll and the National Dean's List. For experience, Michael interned for the Office of the Attorney General and clerked for the San Diego Superior Court, East County, for the Honorable Laura W. Halgren.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Michael is licensed to practice law...