Idyllwild Lawyers

Brian C. Ellis is a founding partner at Ellis Helm, APC. Mr. Ellis graduated from the University of California at Santa Barbara with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business/Economics and a minor in Spanish in 2003. He graduated with his Juris Doctor from Suffolk University Law School in Boston, Massachusetts in 2006. Mr. Ellis was admitted to the California Bar and began practice in February 2007. Prior to founding Ellis Helm, APC, Mr. Ellis worked for large insurance companies as a defense attorney. He spent many years on The Major Case Team for a national insurance company; working on personal...

Since 1997, Riverside County Attorney Shaun Hanson has handled more than 5,000 cases in the family law courts of his community. The complexities of family law that can make cases of this nature particularly difficult are ones for which Attorney Hanson has a deep understanding, and he has made it his mission to achieve amicable resolutions / settlements for the clients he represents both in and out of the courtroom. Dedicated to ensuring that the rights and best interests of his clients are protected throughout the legal process, Attorney Hanson is a clear choice for representation. As an active...

Mark Lobb founded the firm on November 3, 1993, and is the current Managing Partner. His clients consist of domestic and foreign corporations and the owners of such corporations.

Jeff Grotke has successfully litigated in family law, including successfully defending against a claim of marital fraud, and has prevailed at trial in a claim of marital fraud and abuse of an elderly person. He has extensive experience with loan modifications, including post-foreclosure defense, bankruptcy actions, and other loan modification litigation. Personal injury cases are also about one-third of his practice, including auto-collision cases.

Attorney Stacy Albelais, along with her dedicated staff, is committed to providing quality service to our clients. With 15 years’ experience in the family law arena, Ms. Albelais’ rates are very competitive. Ms. Albelais has been an attorney for eight (8) years with ten years’ prior experience as a family law paralegal. As a result of her extensive family law background, Ms. Albelais knows the ins and outs of the practice of family law and the needs of a family law client.

Stephanie Mendez attended law school in Orange County, CA, and passed the California State Bar on the first attempt. She first became interested in Family Law while interning at The Legal Clinic, in Fullerton, CA. After graduating law school, Stephanie began working at a local law firm in San Diego, CA, where she handled all aspects of family law, including child custody and visitation, child support, paternity actions, divorce actions, domestic violence issues, and spousal support. She is well versed in the complexities of family law, and the emotions that are involved. Her goal is to guide the client and...

Ajay is an associate attorney based out of our Orange County Office in Irvine, California. He has been licensed to practice law in the state of California since 2014. Throughout his legal career Ajay has developed a wide-array of skills and in depth business knowledge having earned his MBA and having operated his own law firm and a business consulting firm focused on serving clients in California’s growing legal cannabis and industrial hemp industry. His business experience and knowledge provides a unique dynamic to his representation of men and fathers who are business owners, entrepreneurs, or executives with unique compensation structures. Ajay has...

A former president of the National Congress for Fathers & Children, attorney Lawrence Hellmann is an unapologetic family man with a zeal for cases involving child custody, visitation rights and paternity issues. Lawrence also provides extensive California Supreme Court experience. Lawrence has worked on legal teams reaching the state Supreme Court.

A popular media figure, Mr. Hellmann has spoken about child custody on Good Morning America and The Today Show. Mr. Hellmann has also contributed to Fox News specials regarding children’s rights under the Geneva Conventions for those living abroad. Mr. Hellmann has been interviewed on the air by television personalities...

When it comes to Personal Injury Lawsuits, they can be an extremely difficult and very drawn out process. That’s why Mr. Johnson will help avoid ever having to file a lawsuit. He will work hard to reach a settlement outside of court to help you pay for your accident expenses.

Joel B. Johnson has been practicing law for over 42 years with offices in Beverly Hills, Sherman Oaks and Palm Desert. He has personally handled over 2,500 serious injury cases with a high rate of success and large settlements for his clients. Joel is also Riverside County associate counsel to Thomas...

David M. Grey has been representing businesses and high-net-worth individuals in California for more than forty years, with experience in complicated business litigation matters including securities, real estate, and other commercial disputes. Admitted to practice before all courts in the state of California, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Supreme Court and numerous federal courts, I offer high-quality personalized legal care, at a fraction of the cost of mega firms. Let's face it - is a first-year associate really worth $500 dollars per hour, when you can have decades of experience for little more?

Over 25 years of successfully defending clients accused of criminal conduct. Past law enforcement experience makes me uniquely qualified to judge the quality of the police action and the prosecutors skill. Don’t settle for less, it’s your (or your family members) freedom. Let’s talk.