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Kevin K. Hull is an experienced securities lawyer who benefits clients with his multifaceted background from multiple positions in the securities industry, regulation and law since 1988. Prior to reentering private practice, Mr. Hull was the CEO of Grubb & Ellis Securities, Inc., a position he held for nearly six years. Responsible for all aspects of the firm, including compliance, accounting, national accounts and sales management, Mr. Hull was successful in managing the structure and operations of the firm to be in line with current regulatory expectations while achieving sales during his tenure of approximately $3.4 billion across multiple product...

I am a practicing attorney in Irvine California. I have passed three bar exams, California, Arizona and Nevada. I practice family law and civil litigation.

Since 2004, Ms. Smith has dedicated her practice to representing individuals - including employees and consumers - in complex litigation against some of America's largest companies. She has successfully fought for these plaintiffs in cases involving labor law (wage and hour) violations, consumer fraud, unfair competition, securities fraud, antitrust, asbestos exposure and defective products.

Prior to joining Aegis Law Firm, Ms. Smith worked with the Hon. Scott B. Cooper at The Cooper Law Firm prior to him being appointed to a judgeship with the Orange County Superior Court, where they represented employees and consumers in wage and hour and consumer...

Attorney Samuel F. Trussell has 38 years experienced as a personal injury attorney. His areas of practice include wrongful death, vehicular accidents, defective products, premises liability, elder abuse, swimming pool injuries and any other way in which people have been injured through the negligence of others. Samuel handles all cases directly and takes a personal interest in each of his client's cases. In addition, Samuel is a professor of law who has taught Tort Law at the Californian Desert Trial Academy for eleven years.He is also an instructor in the University of California, Riverside Extension, Paralegal Studies Program, teaching Tort Law...

I was born in Brazil but grew up in Riverside after my family immigrated to the United States. Growing up I loved playing football, basketball, soccer, and baseball with my brothers and the kids in the neighborhood but I was always fascinated by my oldest brother's interest in science. So after graduating from high school in Riverside I majored in Electrical Engineering at California Polytechnic University where I obtained both a Bachelor and Master degree in Electrical Engineering. As an engineer I have worked for a number of different technology companies ranging from large aerospace...

Graduating cum laude from the University of California Los Angeles with her undergraduate degree and receiving her Juris Doctorate degree from the UCLA School of Law in 2009, Isolde has developed her personal approach to Family Law through professional work, volunteerism, and advocacy. In addition to being named the Director of the Women’s Law Journal at UCLA, Isolde has received numerous accolades and honors, such as the distinction of Moot Court Honors and Merit Scholarship Recipient. She was an extern at the Securities Exchange Commission in Washington D.C. and also clerked for the Organized Crime Division of the...

Jeffrey A. Milman is a founding and managing partner of Hodes, Milman and Liebeck, LLP. He is the firm's authority on medical malpractice suits against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs under the Federal Tort Claims Act. He has extensive experience in the courtroom handling medical and professional negligence, and product liability with a specialization in personal injury cases. Jeff has won the largest verdicts in Orange County history for a spelenctomy case and motor vehicle case.

Attorney Mirta C. Palmer was born in Caracas, Venezuela, where she honed in on her two passions: law and languages. After moving to the United States, she utilized her legal and linguistic skills by working as a Certified Court Interpreter and an Attorney at Law, accumulating over 20 years of experience in the California courts. Mirta C. Palmer is an ethical and empathetic attorney whose passion for justice led her to pursue a legal career in both her native Venezuela and here in California. While a consummate professional, she is down to earth and patiently explains you or your loved one’s...

Kevin G. Liebeck began his career defending physicians and hospitals in medical malpractice lawsuits. With that knowledge, he decided to start representing victims of medical malpractice in suits against their health care providers in 2003. Since then, he has seen success in trials of personal injury, medical malpractice and consumer and business fraud actions.

Ron Cordova has been named a Southern California Super Lawyer sixteen times since 2007 and has been selected by OC Metro Magazine as one of Orange County's top five criminal defense lawyers every year since 2009. He has also been recognized by Newsweek Magazine as one of the best criminal defense attorneys nationwide in 2011, 2012 and 2013. Ron's representation in high-profile cases has given him national prominence, but he prides himself most on the skill and personal attention that he devotes to every client's matter.

Sean O’Connor has practiced criminal law for over sixteen years in both San Bernardino and Riverside Counties. Mr. O’Connor has devoted the majority of his practice to criminal defense litigation for all courthouses within the Inland Empire. Mr. O’Connor has litigated hundreds of serious and complex felony and misdemeanor criminal cases including murder, robbery, sex crimes, narcotics, three strikes law, white collar crime, and theft related offenses. He has aggressively defended and successfully represented numerous clients at trial proceedings, including numerous murder trials, as well as at other proceedings, including preliminary hearings, probation violations, sentencing and criminal law and motion...

Diefer Law Group, PC provides legal representation to victims of discrimination, sexual harassment, and employer retaliation in the workplace. As former employment defense lawyers, our Orange County employment law attorneys provide clients with a unique perspective; a perspective that enables them to craft innovative case strategies for each case that they handle. Our firm offers employee-focused representation throughout Southern California, zealously fighting for the rights of our clients. While caring, our lawyers are also aggressive. We are not afraid to go to trial and take pride in our ability to find solutions to complicated employment law problems. When it...

Peter M. Hsiao is an attorney at law and the principal of California Workers Compensation Lawyers. Mr. Hsiao has called Los Angeles “home” for the last 40 years. He has lived in various parts of the greater southern California area. He appreciates the diversity and contributions of people in different walks of life. Mr. Hsiao attended University of Southern California for his undergraduate studies before obtaining his Juris Doctorate degree at Whittier Law School. He has been a licensed attorney in California since 2002 and is admitted to appear in federal courts. Mr. Hsiao began his legal career as an attorney...

Attorney Harrison Le, founder of The Le Firm, has dedicated his practice to fighting for individuals and their families who have been injured as a result of the negligence of others. He specializes in going after large corporations and insurance companies attempting to escape accountability. Clients appreciate him for his honest approach and his relentless commitment to their cases. Most of the firm's cases are referrals of friends and family from former clients. Attorney Harrison Le has litigated 20 trials and is always looking for opportunities to grow this number. Prior to The Le Firm, he clerked for various judges at...

Alfonso Kennard, Jr., is a nationally recognized attorney and trial lawyer. He is also the founding Shareholder of Kennard Law P.C. Alfonso is Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Prior to establishing Kennard Law P.C, Alfonso spent nearly a decade in large national law firms representing employers. He started Kennard Law P.C to help employees take on their employers for various types of wrongdoing. Mr. Kennard earned his Business Degree in Marketing from the University of Notre Dame. While at Notre Dame, Alfonso served as the President of the Class of 1999....

Rosana Herrera-Ortega is a San Diego corporate attorney who focuses on business and corporate law. Ms. Herrera-Ortega is the proprietor of San Diego-based Ortega Business Law Firm, APC and has practiced law since 1992. Ms. Herrera-Ortega concentrates her practice on business and corporate transactions for profit and nonprofit clients, in contractual and licensing matters and transactional employment law. Ms. Herrera-Ortega also provides general counsel services to the firm's clients.

Ms. Herrera-Ortega is a member of State Bar of California where she is licensed to practice in all courts of the State of California, and the United States District Court for the...

U.S. and international business and corporate law attorney with more than 40 years of experience in private practice and as vice president/ general counsel for large international companies. Provides general counsel advice and representation to companies and entrepreneurial private clients in U.S. and international business and corporate law, operations and transactions. Former partner in U.S. international law firm based in London specialized in U.S. and international corporate, financial and tax law. First-hand entrepreneurial experience as owner-investor, co-founder and general counsel for a successful start-up technology company in England that raised more than $15 million in initial capital through a...

Gerald Singleton began his legal career as a trial attorney at Federal Defenders of San Diego, where he represented federal criminal defendants in the Southern District of California and before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He left Federal Defenders in 2003 to start his own practice, which has grown from a sole proprietorship to a national firm with over 100 employees. Jerry focuses on complex civil litigation and catastrophic personal injury/wrongful death cases and is a nationally recognized expert in utility-caused fires. Over the past two decades, he and his team have represented more victims of utility-caused fires than any other...

At the law office of Melinda J. Helbock, A.P.C., I am dedicated to representing individuals and families who have suffered personal injuries. For more than 30 years, I have been serving communities across California, providing legal support to those in need. I invite you to discover how my experience and determination can positively impact your case. You can visit my office or call to schedule a free, no-risk consultation. During this meeting, you will speak directly with me, an attorney, not a paralegal, to discuss the details of your injury. I will personally handle your case from start to finish, ensuring...

Heather Slotnick has over twenty years of experience working collaboratively with clients to develop high quality intellectual property (IP) portfolios while reducing legal risks. Drawing on her past in-house experiences, Heather brings an entrepreneurial, client-side perspective to the services of protecting IP rights. She is more than a lawyer offering legal solutions because Heather works with clients to develop a plan to achieve IP goals which are in line with their business goals. Heather also assists with negotiating and preparing agreements, IP analysis (including opinion letters and freedom-to-operate projects) and IP due diligence.

Prior to founding MLO, Heather...

Attorney Oliver Morrison specializes in conservatorship, fiduciary duties, trust and estate administration, and litigation, representing banks, trust companies, private fiduciaries, and individuals both in and out of court. His expertise includes estate planning, trust and estate administration, trust and estate litigation, conservatorships, and real estate property legal matters. Oliver was admitted to the State Bar of California in 2007. He earned his Juris Doctor from Southwestern School of Law in 2007 and his Bachelor of Arts from Pomona College in 2002. He is a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, Pasadena Bar Association, and South Bay Bar Association, where...

Led by attorney Michael Goldstein, The Law Offices of Michael Goldstein offers services to those in need of a personal injury attorney, auto accident attorney, medical malpractice attorney, wrongful death attorney, & more. Welcome to The Law Offices of Michael Goldstein, where we are committed to the highest quality representation of individuals and families whose lives have been impacted by catastrophic injury or death. Over the past 25 years, Mr. Goldstein has been successful in resolving many such claims, by way of trial and settlement, on behalf of individuals with severe brain injuries, amputations, quadriplegia and paraplegia, as well as...

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...

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.

My vision for creating the Divorce Mediation service was in recognition of the excessive costs and ordeal clients are forced to put up with in the traditional divorce scenario in Court. Everything accumulated by a family can be consumed in the divorce process because there is no insurance policy to cover the legal expense, no business that has a budget for litigation expenses and no government help, so the community estate must bear the costs for both sides. Needless to say, a typical contested divorce can easily exceed $100,000 and what does a family have to show for it?...