Lomita Lawyers

Michael L. Whitmarsh completed his undergraduate studies at U.C.L.A. in 2002. He then taught children with autism and trained and competed in triathlons for two years before attending Southwestern University School of Law’s evening program. Michael worked full time at a business litigation law firm while earning his J.D. He graduated in December 2007, passed the February 2008 bar exam and since then he has dedicated his practice to exclusively to family law matters. Michael is a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association’s Family Law Section, Beverly Hills Bar Association’s Family Law Section and the Southern California Family...

Adam M. Foster is an attorney in the Los Angeles office of Wisner Baum. Adam concentrates his practice on class actions and mass torts, particularly those related to pharmaceuticals, consumer products, and products liability. During his years at Wisner Baum has worked on a variety of cases, from Medicare Secondary Payer litigation to Roundup to Zantac and other similar cases. In that time, SuperLawyers®, the National Trial Lawyers, and Best Lawyers® have all recognized Adam’s work, naming him a Rising Star, a Top 40 Under 40 attorney, and a One to Watch, respectively.

William Crawford Appleby IV is one of Wisner Baum’s top legal writers who focuses primarily on complex law and motion matters, in-depth legal research, and case strategy. Crawford’s unique skillset underpins the firm’s casework in several practice areas at both the trial and appellate level. Throughout his career, he has received awards and recognition from the National Law Journal, the National Trial Lawyers, and Southern California Super Lawyers®. Call Wisner Baum today to schedule a free case consultation with Attorney Appleby.

Wisner Baum attorney and Partner Monique Alarcon focuses her practice on police misconduct and civil rights litigation, pharmaceutical product liability, and consumer fraud cases. She is listed in the National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 and is a sitting board member of the Latina Lawyers Bar Association. Monique is also a member of the Hispanic National Bar Association where she serves on the advisory board for the Elder Law and Disability Rights Center, and the National Lawyers Guild – Los Angeles where she regularly volunteers at legal clinics in Venice and Skid Row. Contact Attorney Alarcon today for legal...

Russell Sommers is a seasoned transactional attorney who helps individuals and businesses maximize the value of their Intellectual Property (IP) through the strategic application of copyright, trademark, trade secret, patent, and other IP laws. The Law Office of Russell Sommers offers quality legal services tailored to meet the specific IP needs of businesses and individuals in the spheres of business, technology & entertainment. The Law Office of Russell Sommers: Creative Legal Practices for Creative Legal Minds. TM

Gary M. Slavett is a principal of Holtz, Slavett & Drabkin, A Professional Law Corporation. Gary's practice focuses on tax controversy matters including audit representation, administrative appeals, tax litigation, and criminal tax defense. Gary frequently represents his clients before the United States Tax Court, Internal Revenue Service, California Franchise Tax Board, State Board of Equalization, and the Employment Development Department. Gary was a Senior Trial Attorney for the Internal Revenue Service, Office of Chief Counsel. As an IRS attorney, Gary represented the IRS in U.S. Tax Court and provided legal advice to IRS personnel. Gary was assigned to,...

Raphael A. Katri Attorney Raphael Katri is founder, president, and managing attorney of the Law Offices of Raphael A. Katri, located in Los Angeles, CA with conference centers across Southern California. Having obtained his juris doctorate from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, California, Mr. Katri has been admitted to practice as an attorney in all state courts within California as well as the United States District Court of California, Central District (Federal Court). Before starting the Law Offices of Raphael A. Katri, Mr. Katri practiced with major law firms in Los Angeles, CA. Mr. Katri concentrates in the area of Federal...

Karie Boyd is a certified family law specialist and the founding partner and CEO of the Boyd Law firm with offices all across the state of California. Boyd Law has offices in Sacramento, Orange County, Los Angeles, and San Diego, CA. Karie Boyd has civil litigation experience with both jury and bench trials. She consistently delivers case winning results for her clients in both Federal and State Courts. Karie Boyd has extensive successful experience practicing family and divorce law in California. Family and divorce law practice areas that Karie Boyd successfully handles on a regular basis, include but...

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...

Matthew R. Wilson is a managing partner at Meyer Wilson, LPA. Born in Circleville, Ohio, he earned his B.A. in Philosophy from Denison University in 1997 graduating magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa. He went on to attend law school at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, where he earned his J.D. in 2000. After law school, Mr. Wilson spent two years working for Vorys, Sater, Seymour, & Pease LLP and another four years working for the international law firm Jones Day. During that time, he defended many of the world's largest financial institutions and other corporations in a variety...

Our services are unique in that Mr. Bakman is able to offer clients exceptional representation at both the federal and state levels. His many successes stem directly from his ability to look at criminal cases as a prosecutor thereby capitalizing as a defense attorney on the deficiencies and weaknesses of the prosecution case. His jury trial experience sets Mr. Bakman apart from other defense attorneys in the field. Mr. Bakman offers representation for all criminal matters beginning with bail and bond determinations and intensive pre-trial investigation and preparation. This includes the use of top flight former police and...

Attorney Bryan Freedman has a practice dedicated to entertainment, business, copyright, employment, Internet, real estate, and sports law. Bryan represents clients locally in Southern California, as well as throughout the United States and around the world.

Recognized as a renowned entertainment litigator, the Hollywood Reporter named Mr. Freedman one of the “most influential entertainment litigators in the country” for over 10 years in a row. He has also been featured on the publication’s “Top 100 Power Lawyers” list and has been listed in Variety magazine’s 2015 Legal Impact Report, a selective list comprised of only 22 chosen individuals.

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Barry Kellman has been the Managing Partner of Kellman & Kleiman (and its predecessor firm) since 2006. During that time, the firm has become one of the premier employment/business boutique firms in Los Angeles. The firm places special emphasis on the needs of small and mid-size technology companies, and its entertainment practice includes movie studios, production companies and talent.

Prior to forming Lavinsky Law, Alexandra Lavinsky was a litigator at the Law Offices of Ronald A. Litz (2007- 2012, 2003-2005) a general civil litigation firm with an emphasis on Family Law. As an associate, she was involved in all aspects of the practice and had the advantage of working directly with Mr. Litz, a pillar in the Southern California family law community. Prior to that, she practiced law as a defense attorney at the law firm of Ford, Walker, Haggerty and Behar (2005-2007) where she handled cases from the pre-litigation stages through trial, arbitration, and mediation and learned how...