Palos Verdes Peninsula Lawyers

Michael Louis Kelly is recognized as one of the Leading 500 Plaintiff Lawyers in the United States, and year after year is voted a Southern California Super Lawyer. He has won over $130 million in verdicts and settlements for his clients in the last 5 years alone. His numerous record-setting jury verdicts have dramatically expanded consumer protections and safeguards. Mr. Kelly is a senior partner in the law firm of Kirtland & Packard LLP and utilizes a team of talented lawyers whose varying backgrounds, training and experience combine to create a formidable litigation team. The description most used to describe his...

Corey Evan Parker is an attorney with a legal practice focused on criminal appeals, criminal post-conviction petitions and civil appeals. His clients have included parents engaged in divorce proceedings, a large petroleum distributor and prisoners sentenced to life without parole. After graduating from the University of Washington, Mr. Parker earned his law degree from Seattle University School of Law where he graduated with honors. He is admitted to practice law in both California and Washington State and has also handled appeals in Oregon pro hac vice. His notable successes include obtaining, through an appeal, a reversal of civil judgment and...

Attorney Adam N. Schanz earned his Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, with Honors, from University of California, Santa Barbara. He earned his Juris Doctorate from Pepperdine School of Law in 2006. During law school, Mr. Schanz clerked for the Honorable Robert P. Applegate in the Los Angeles Superior Court, Family Law Division.

Since admission to the California bar in 2006, Mr. Schanz has worked solely in the private practice of Family Law where he has built an exemplary reputation for integrity, professionalism, and dedication to his work. He has represented hundreds of clients including many professionals, celebrities, and high...

Decio Rangel is a Los Angeles criminal defense attorney with over 20 years of experience in the criminal justice system. As a former Deputy District Attorney for Los Angeles, he understands the thought processes of prosecutors. He uses his extensive knowledge to build strong defenses for his clients in cases ranging from white collar crimes, to violent crimes, to even immigration crimes. He has also been requested by several media companies to serve as their legal expert due to his intimate knowledge of the law and the Los Angeles court system. Once named Los Angeles’ Top Prosecutor, he now employs...

Ms. Manley takes a holistic approach to resolving the problems arising from divorce. She not only helps her clients obtain divorce decrees, but also listens to each individual client to help determine the appropriate and most desirable post-divorce legal and financial relationships. Gathering insight from her work as Director of Human Resources at a New York national publishing company as well as her career in family law, Ms. Manley understands that divorcing spouses are likely to have some form of continuing relationship post-divorce, especially where issues of custody and support are involved, and that listening to...

I am a Certified Specialist in Franchise and Distribution Law (according to the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization). My experience spans a wide variety of transactional and regulatory matters, including drafting and registering franchise agreements and related documents, buying and selling both individual franchised locations and franchise chains, leasing sites for businesses, and other contractual matters.  I also have experience advising clients with a variety of operational issues, especially with respect to restaurant businesses, including employment matters, health code, and liquor licenses. 

A compassionate attorney with real life-experiences (I had successful careers before becoming an attorney) that prepared me to relate with most of my clients. We are not your typical lawyer who has great lawyering skills but unable to relate to average clients. We try to simplify the process so you won't feel left out. We vigorously fight for your right but excellent in negotiating a WIN-WIN result that won't escalate the case or the cost of prosecuting your case. We strive to be part of the solution to your problem:not become part of your problem. Call us and experience the...

Sherif Edmond El Dabe, born and raised in Los Angeles, graduated from UCLA and earned his J.D. from Loyola Law School in 2001. In 2003, Sherif founded the El Dabe Ritter Law Firm, which now has offices in Huntington Beach, Los Angeles, and Torrance, California. Sherif specializes in handling serious personal injury cases stemming from car, motorcycle, truck, and rideshare accidents. He also deals with wrongful death, slip and fall, trip and fall, and pedestrian injury cases. The common injuries he addresses include concussions, traumatic brain injuries, broken bones, herniated discs, ligament injuries, quadriplegia, arm and leg injuries, dog bites, facial injuries, burns,...

Mr. Wroan is president of The Wroan Law Firm, Inc. where his practice focuses exclusively on sports and entertainment, technology and new media, business, real estate and related litigation. Mr. Wroan has negotiated, drafted and closed numerous production financing, sponsorship, licensing, talent, endorsement and related agreements on behalf of individual clients, companies and brands both here in the U.S. and internationally for over fifteen years. In addition, Mr. Wroan has consulted for and advised several Fortune 500 companies on their branded entertainment, integration and licensing strategies including: Brunswick, Life Fitness, Volkswagen of America, Zippo Manufacturing, Razor USA LLC, AllSteel and Bebe...

Matt Kinley is a partner of Tredway, Lumsdaine & Doyle, LLP. He joined the firm in 1989 and served the firm as Managing Partner from 2006 to 2011. Mr. Kinley represents healthcare clients in several different aspects of healthcare law, including both federal and state laws and regulations, licensing and certificates, Medical Board representation, Medicare and Medicaid law and audit representation, managed care contracting and disputes, fraud and abuse issues, referral disputes, unique healthcare employment issues, HIPAA compliance, creations and mergers, and acquisition of healthcare practices. Mr. Kinley is a member of the American Bar Association – Health...

Gerald Marcus began his career as a licensed private investigator, developing and preparing personal injury cases for one of the largest personal injury law firms in Los Angeles County at the time. His investigative work (1980-1986) overlapped with his time at the Southern California Institute of Law (1982-1985) at the Ventura Colleges of Law campus. There, Mr. Marcus’ work earned him honors from the Sandra O’Connor society.
In 1987, Mr. Marcus founded The Law Offices of Gerald L. Marcus and the Professional Accident Injury Network, Inc. (P.A.I.N.), to represent accident victims. Both are run according to his...

Vince Xu has dedicated his life to helping accident victims recover from their injuries and to getting them the maximum possible compensation. With millions of dollars recovered, Vince takes pride in ensuring that every single client, no matter the severity of their accident, feels taken care of during this difficult time. Vince began his legal career defending insurance carriers against personal injury claims filed by injured plaintiffs. With this invaluable knowledge from the defense side, he’s been able to win cases for injured victims using the defense’s own strategies against them. Following his stint defending insurance companies, Vince pivoted to representing policyholders...

In his 25 years as a civil trial lawyer, Mr. Dinsmore has represented hundreds of injured clients, obtaining millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements on their behalf. Mr. Dinsmore’s practice involves serious personal injury (auto, pedestrian, motorcycle, dangerous condition of property, and government claims), breach of contract and other business disputes, fraud, debt collection, employment disputes including wrongful termination and sexual harassment, defamation, and civil rights violations. Mr. Dinsmore graduated with honors (cum laude) from Pepperdine University School of Law in 1990. After gaining broad civil litigation experience as an associate for 4 years with Black &...

Mr. Franck has spent his entire career advocating for employees and has obtained consistent results on behalf of his clients. He has extensive trial experience, which includes being lead counsel in more than ten jury trials. He has won multiple trials and arbitrations and has achieved numerous favorable settlements. Mr. Franck represents employees in all areas of litigation including trials, appeals, arbitrations and mediations. Mr. Franck has a proven track record of success. Mr. Franck has won multiple trials, including three verdicts of over one million dollars. In addition, Mr. Franck has obtained numerous favorable settlements...

I act as my clients outside general counsel and advise them on the full range of legal issues facing their businesses. In addition, I mediate both litigated and non-litigated matters and do workplace investigations. I built my reputation by achieving outstanding results for the clients and colleagues with whom I have been privileged to work.

Born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. I graduated Beverly Hills High School (Class of ‘76) and received my Bachelor's Degree in Economics from UCLA in 1980. Right out of school I started selling apartment buildings right here in the Southland and obtained my real estate brokers license in 1981. In 1989, I moved to Kahala, Hawaii to develop properties for sale to the Japanese investors. After the Tokyo Stock Market crashed in 1990, I moved back to Los Angeles and attended law school at the University of West Los Angeles.

My legal career began as a law clerk with Magana,...

With a distinguished background in both military service and maritime labor, Attorney Preston Easley brings over four decades of legal experience to the representation of injured workers and maritime professionals. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, Mr. Easley served five years on active duty as a Naval officer—three as a deck officer aboard a fast frigate and two as a patrol boat skipper. He also served in the Naval Reserve aboard a tank landing ship. While attending law school, Mr. Easley worked as a longshoreman and marine machinist at Todd Shipyards, gaining firsthand experience of the hazards...

Kenechi R. Agu, JD/MBA received his Bachelors Degree in Computer Engineering from USC and later went to Law School to become an Attorney. He passed the bar in 2011 and a few years later he started his own practice. He is a Personal Injury Attorney located in the heart of Torrance, CA. If you have been wronged in an accident and are seeking compensation, the organized team at KRA Legal will fight to get you the compensation you deserve. Call today for a free consultation.

Mr. Carroll was born and raised in the South Bay. He attended law school at Arizona State University. Thereafter, Mr. Carroll obtained an advanced law degree in trial advocacy from Temple University. Temple University Beasley School of Law has been ranked by U.S. News and World Report among the top three trial advocacy programs in the country for more than twenty years. Before starting his own law firm in Hermosa Beach, California, Mr. Carroll served as an extern for a superior court family law judge and he also worked as an attorney for one of the premier boutique family...

Having previously practiced at an American Law 100 firm as well as in-house counsel for a multi-national corporation, Mr. Hakala brings both legal expertise and business sense to the business transactions that clients seek to accomplish and the complex legal problems that they seek to litigate and resolve. Mr. Hakala has not only litigated various complex business and employment matters on behalf of Fortune 100 clients, he also provides general business, technology, and media law representation to various companies, including start-up businesses and those in the renewable energies sector.  Mr. Hakala is an experienced business litigator who has also...

I graduated from the UC Davis where I received my BA in Sociology of Law & Society. I then attended the University of California, Hastings College of the Law where I received my JD and while I was there I won the American Jurisprudence Award in trial advocacy. Following law school, I became a Deputy District Attorney where I prosecuted cases ranging from driving under the influence to homicide. I then became a litigator with a prominent multinational law firm. In 1998 I founded The Law Offices of Robin D. Perry & Associates and have handled numerous high profile criminal, business...

Mr. Ryan is a seasoned personal injury attorney with a track record of success. He fights aggressively for the rights of his clients from the beginning, ensuring the positive outcomes his clients have come to expect from him. Andrew Ryan has a variety of experience with catastrophic injury (including traumatic brain injuries and quadriplegia), emotional distress and psychological injuries and product liability. Mr. Ryan also handles consumer class actions and employment litigation.

I’ve practiced law 41 years. I’m old school. Law is not just a job, or even just a career, it’s about being of service to individuals and to society. That said, I’m also an outlier, in that I see both sides of things, and use my “EQ” (people skill set snd knowledge of what makes people tick) also. I've conducted legal education and founded a collaborative law group. My publications are read daily on Academia.

My broad experience allows me to understand and empathize with the needs and concerns of parties going through the many different family law issues of Divorce, such as Child Custody, Child and Spousal Support, Domestic Violence, property valuation and division. I know that settlement of disputed issues is less stressful and less expensive, and should always be attempted, however when cooperation and civility is not possible, my years of litigation experience, can achieve results which in turn, can lead to the voluntary resolution of disputes.
Family Law disputes are often based on anger, fear, resentment and betrayal, but I...

Andrew Jay Waxler is a partner with Waxler Carner Weinreb Brodsky LLP. Mr. Waxler specializes in defending professionals in malpractice actions and represents insurers in professional liability coverage disputes. Mr. Waxler has written numerous professional liability policies. Mr. Waxler has contributed to various publications, including the California Practice Guide for Insurance Litigation published by the Rutter Group. Mr. Waxler also frequently lectures on loss prevention issues for California lawyers. Mr. Waxler previously was a partner at a large San Diego firm where he served as Co-General Counsel of the firm. Mr. Waxler has also...