La Palma Lawyers

Jessica brings nearly a decade of personal injury and civil litigation experience to DeVille Law Group. Jessica has helped settle millions of dollars in personal injury claims. Jessica has experience in car accidents, truck accidents, bike accidents, slip and falls, dog bites, products liability, wrongful death, and medical malpractice claims. Jessica earned an Economics degree from UCLA where she was also a member of the three-time National Champion women’s water polo team. During her time at Southwestern Law School, Jessica was a Dean’s Merit Scholar and a senior member of the Trial Advocacy Honors Program,...

A lot of attorneys really don't care about their clients and don't have the compassion required to be a criminal defense attorney. My clients are not only facing jail or prison, but as a result of the criminal proceedings, need someone who can relate to them and stand with them. That is what I do, I stand with my client, side by side, and fight for their rights. The prosecutor only knows my client as he or she appears on paper, I show the prosecutor who my client really is. When my clients hire me, they not only get an...

Vineet received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science in May, 2002 from Rice University. He then moved to Los Angeles where he received his Juris Doctor from the University of California Los Angeles School of Law in May, 2005. Vineet has been an active member of the California Bar since 2006 and has extensive experience, including trial experience, in various types of civil litigation matters. Vineet started practicing law at Downstream Exchange Company in Pasadena where he worked on real estate transactions, facilitating IRC section 1031 exchanges. At that time he was also a partner...

Serving all of California.

Attorney Nima Etemadian is a founding partner of MOET LAW GROUP, a personal injury law firm that has offices in Ontario and Irvine, CA. Focused on protecting his client’s best interests, Attorney Etemadian provides a personalized form of representation. Recognized as a knowledgeable and quick-moving attorney, Nima is passionate about helping his clients move forward in life. Fluent in English and Farsi, Attorney Etemadian is able to help many different individuals and families. Working with clients throughout Southern California, Nima and his colleagues offer a free, no-obligation consultation. Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is...

I am a family law attorney located in Los Angeles, California, in the heart of downtown, close to most major courts. My primary areas of practice include divorce, child custody and visitation, child and spousal support, paternity, juvenile dependency and domestic violence. I am admitted to the Bar in California, Hawaii, and Washington DC. I am an active member of the California Bar. I grew up in Los Angeles, CA. I went to college and law school in the San Francisco Bay area. I obtained a BA in political science from San Francisco State University. I earned my law degree...

For over thirty years, Bruce Gelber has guided his clients through the workers compensation process. Gelber has litigated employment and disability cases before the WCAB, the federal and state trial courts, and the state and federal appellate courts. In 1986 Gelber argued Perry v. Thomas before the Supreme Court of the United States.

Gelber stays abreast of the laws to continue to level the playing field for his clients. There were many changes and updates to the workers compensation laws in 2013.

Kimberly Leue Bick is the founding and co-managing partner of Bick Law LLP. She combines extensive experience in environmental law with her earlier career as an environmental engineer to help clients resolve complex environmental challenges. She has extensive experience representing major aerospace, manufacturing, land use, biotech, and real estate companies, in environmental litigation, regulatory compliance, enforcement, and corporate transactional work involving environmental issues.

transactional advocate, representing property owners, developers, lenders, landlords, tenants in commercial real estate transactions

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My practice has focused on EMPLOYMENT LAW cases in Federal and California Courts for 40+ years. I am a trial attorney, and have handled employment and housing cases involving race, age, gender, and physical disability harassment and discrimination and cases involving sexual harassment and discrimination.
I also handle WAGE AND HOUR matters involving the wrongful theft of wages, including class actions. I have represented both the employee and employer although I predominately represent the employee....

I have exclusively practiced family law in Southern California since the time I was licensed as an attorney nearly a decade ago. I graduated magna cum laude from UCLA with a double major in political science and international relations and received my Juris Doctorate from Chapman University School of Law. I have advocated for clients ranging from high-net-worth individuals, business owners, blue-collar workers, stay-at-home parents, and pro-per-litigants (self-represented parties). In each scenario, no matter the client, I have always prided myself in providing the same level of expertise, respect, and attention to each case I work on. Litigation is not always...

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.

I represent corporate and individual clients in a wide range of business and real estate litigation matters.

Ms. Thomasson worked as a legal assistant for a Plaintiff subrogation law firm in Orange, California, for ten years while attending California State University, Fullerton, and the University of La Verne, College of Law. In July 2007, she graduated with her Juris Doctorate from the University of La Verne. After passing the bar exam on her first try, she accepted a position with a medium-sized professional malpractice defense law firm in Long Beach, California. There she represented hospitals, doctors, nurses, chiropractors and other healthcare professionals against claims involving malpractice, employment disputes and disciplinary proceedings. Thomasson has litigated countless cases in...

If you are dealing with injuries from a personal injury accident, you need to take immediate action and seek out the help of an attorney you can trust. Injury accidents can result in all kinds of complications and hardships. It is at just such a time that you need to seek out the support of a Whittier personal injury lawyer from Ghozland Law Firm. Attorney Michael Ghozland received his Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Southern California. He went on to Tulane University School of Law, where he received his Juris Doctorate. He is a member of several...

Desiree T. Washington, owner of Washington Law Firm, is a seasoned attorney with a focus on complex business litigation, business transactions, employment law, entertainment law, real estate transactions and real estate litigation. She earned her B.A. in Medieval and Early Modern History from the University of Chicago, followed by her J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law, with a focus on jurisprudence and civil rights law. Desiree brings an extensive legal background to her practice. Before founding Washington Law Firm, Desiree served as a prosecutor for the State Bar of California and worked as a litigator representing high-profile clients,...

Mr. Hayes is a partner at Resnik Hayes Moradi LLP, a boutique firm of six attorneys located in Encino, California. The firm practices bankruptcy and insolvency law and general civil litigation.

Mr. Hayes has been a member of the panel of mediators of the Bankruptcy Mediation Program for the Central District of California since the program’s inception in 1995. He estimates that he has presided over at least 125 mediations in total. He received has received the following awards and commendations:

2016-2017 Mediator Who Settled the Most Number of Mediations, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California, San Fernando...

Attorney Christine C. Zaouk joined the McCathern Los Angeles office as an Of Counsel attorney in March 2016. After years of representing insurance companies in structural and property damage cases, Ms. Zaouk now represents employees in employment discrimination and wrongful termination cases, as well as Wage and Hour class actions. She also handles consumer class actions on large scale issues. Ms. Zaouk’s prior experience on the defense side gives her an advantage in prosecuting such cases and her working knowledge of civil procedure, coupled with the aggressive nature of her litigation style, correlates to successful results for her clients.

Ms. Zaouk...

Everett Hinchcliffe is a partner at McCathern’s Los Angeles office. He was previously a senior partner with Braden, Hinchcliffe & Hawley and joined McCathern through their merger. At Braden, Hinchcliffe & Hawley, Mr. Hinchcliffe served as Litigation Director, overseeing all litigation and handled all major trials.

Mr. Hinchcliffe has practiced as an attorney since 1974, litigating more than 50 cases to jury verdicts, including complex personal injury, professional liability, and employment cases. In a recent jury trial, he successfully defended a medical practice in a highly contentious and potentially high-exposure sexual harassment and wrongful termination case. His most recent victory was...

Kelli G. Hawley is the managing partner of McCathern’s Los Angeles office. Mrs. Hawley concentrates her practice in construction law, with additional expertise in litigation of real estate disclosure, business, contracts, products liability, construction injury, and subrogation disputes.

Mrs. Hawley regularly handles high-exposure defense of developers and general contractors under Owner Controlled Insurance Programs (“OCIP”) and Contractor Controlled Insurance Programs (“CCIP”), better known as wrap-up insurance policies. She has an established track record of early and economic resolution of pre-litigation claims both under SB800 and Calderon statutes. Mrs. Hawley has practiced law since 1985, with both jury and bench trial experience....

I specialize in helping people, in California only, who are being victims of injustice by big banks and corporations or evil people.

I also have a RE broker license in California since 1971.

I do a lot of online cases

I charge half of what other attorneys charge

I only do cases ONLY in California. NOT LICENSED IN COLORADO.

I will help with personal injury cases, foreclosures, bankruptcy,

I am a graduate from McGeorge Law School of the University of The Pacific

Joel G. Garcia is a Trial Attorney and Founder Garcia Law Group, Professional Corporation where he handles criminal and civil litigation ranging from misdemeanors and felonies to restraining orders. In representing his clients, Mr. Garcia is relentless, aggressive, and zealous.

Born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, I am an attorney with a diverse world view and a demonstrated ability to interact successfully with people from immensely varied backgrounds. A persuasive advocate with strong negotiating skills, hardened to the demands of a heavy workload with inflexible deadlines, I am dedicated to the cause of the unjustly injured.
Education
University of Florida, Levin College of Law, Juris Doctor, December 2000, with Certificates in International Law and County Court Mediation. Performed the Law School’s first-ever Brazilian Externship, with the State Environmental Prosecutor’s Office in Paraná.
University of Massachusetts – Boston, Bachelor...

Reputable, established employment law firm since 1996, exclusively representing employees in workplace issues, including claims for sexual harassment, whistleblower retaliation, discrimination, wrongful termination and unpaid overtime, among others. We often represent high level executives and managers in claims that can be settled discretely and fairly before trial. We settle employment disputes pragmatically, sometimes even before litigation begins. We also vigorously litigate cases that cannot be resolved through negotiation before trial. We maintain a full docket of cases throughout the State of California. We handle cases in arbitration as well as in court. You can learn more about us at www.stevenrubinlaw.com...

Attorney Robert M. Bernstein provides representation for various criminal law related offenses throughout the Los Angeles and Beverly Hills area. If you have been charged with sex crime, drug charge, DUI, white collar crime or any other criminal offense then you owe it to yourself to consult with a member of our legal team. Call the office to schedule an initial consultation.

Jean Pierre Gallelli is the attorney now directing our office in Los Angeles, located in the historical Flynt Publications building. Our office is located one floor above the Consulate General of Brazil. As the son of immigrants, Jean-Pierre understands the daily challenges faced by our immigration clients. Jean-Pierre Gallelli is a native of Los Angeles and has been practicing law in California since 2000. Jean-Pierre studied international law in El Escorial, Spain. He has worked in Sao Paulo, Brazil and in Century City, California, for the international law firm of Noronha Advogados. In 2004, he began his own immigration law...

I am currently an associate at Kemnitzer, Barron & Krieg, LLP, where my practice is centered around consumer financing, unfair debt collections practices, and addressing issues related to solar panel fraud. Before my current role, I served as a Senior Attorney in the Consumer Rights Unit at Bay Area Legal Aid. My career also includes time as a Litigation Attorney at the Eviction Defense Collaborative in San Francisco and as an associate attorney at Crowell & Moring, focusing on antitrust and commercial litigation. I completed my undergraduate studies with honors at the University of California, Los Angeles in 2013 and went on...

Armand Avazian received his undergraduate degree from University of California Riverside in 1997 and Juris Doctorate from Pepperdine University School of Law in 2000. During law school he had internships with a District Court Judge and the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. After law school he began working at the Law Offices of Avazian & Avazian focusing on criminal defense, immigration and personal injury. He was recognized by Super Lawyers magazine and his peers as a rising star in the Southern California legal community.

Practicing attorney providing litigation services for clients across a variety of industries and jurisdictions. Admitted to practice in all California courts, the District of Columbia, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. ** Posts are not legal advice and may constitute attorney advertising

Ryan handles personal injury matters including but not limited to auto accidents, slip-and-falls, wrongful deaths, dog bites, traumatic brain injury cases, etc... Since being admitted to the California Bar, Ryan has personally recovered over $12,000,000 for his clients.

Employment History: In college, Ryan worked as a clerk for a mid-size civil litigation firm specializing in insurance defense. After his first year of law school, Ryan was hired by a large plaintiff personal injury firm in Newport Beach, where he ultimately spent the first two years of his law practice honing his craft by handling hundreds of diverse personal injury cases. Ryan...

Mr. Helm, a Phillips ADR neutral, has mediated disputes up to ten figures in securities, class actions, shareholder disputes, corporate transactions, mass torts, professional liability, land use, sexual misconduct, ERISA, and intellectual property. He serves on the PG&E bankruptcy mediator panel and studied mediation at the Straus Institute. Previously, he was on the U.S. District Court, Central District of California ADR panel. A panelist on the American Arbitration Association roster and Institute for Transnational Arbitration advisory board, Mr. Helm has arbitrated business and consumer disputes and advocated in complex arbitrations involving asset management, trade secrets, and international investments. Before Phillips ADR, Mr....

Attorney Robert Moghadam is a founding partner and managing attorney of Moet Law Group, APC. For years, he has been a trusted legal counsel throughout the state of California, representing clients in both personal injury and criminal defense matters. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego, California where he was the recipient of the Dean’s Honor Roll. His extensive knowledge of the law, passion, diligentness, and ruthlessness as a litigator have resulted in numerous successful outcomes for his clients.

Jeffrey E. Estes & Associates, A Professional Law Corporation, provides legal counsel, personal service and aggressive representation to people involved in truck, car and related motor vehicle accidents. Serving San Diego, Orange County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County, Imperial County, and all of Southern California.

When it comes to personal injury law, it is also important to be represented by a lawyer with an established reputation for preparing for trial from the outset. Even if it never goes to trial, making your case trial-ready is the best way to obtain a fair settlement.

Honors
Southern California Super Lawyer
Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rated

Parvin Wiliani-Malek is an experienced attorney known for her devotion to her clients and devotion to immigration and nationality law. She has extensive knowledge of all types of immigration law, including deportation, cancellation of removal, adjustment of status, marriage-based green cards, extreme hardship waivers, naturalization, citizenship, mandamus litigation for unreasonable naturalization delays, consular interviews, consular appeals, fiancé visas, and many other areas of immigration law. Parvin attended the University of Texas-Arlington for her undergraduate degree in biochemistry, but decided to switch her focus to law. Ever since she was young she had a strong passion in advocating for others. In 1994...