Santa Barbara Lawyers

U.C., Davis, BA 1985 U.C., Davis, MA 1986 U.C., Davis, JD 1989

Julian Sarafian wears multiple hats, excelling as both a lawyer and a content creator. He founded the renowned law firm, "For Creators by Creators PC," which focuses on serving content creators and social media influencers. In addition to his legal pursuits, Julian is an active content creator himself, sharing videos and blog posts on Tiktok, Youtube, LinkedIn, and Instagram. His collective followers across these platforms are nearing an impressive 350,000. Furthermore, Julian's written contributions have graced esteemed publications such as The American Lawyer, Law360, Business Insider, Bloomberg Law, and CNBC. His unwavering advocacy for mental health has garnered media attention,...

Over 35 years practicing law, mediating, and judging cases and controversies. I am available for private judicial assignments persuant to Rules of Court.

My practice is limited to representing both debtors and creditors in Chapter 7, Chapter 13 and Chapter 11 cases. I am a Certified Specialist in Bankruptcy Law by the State Bar of California. I am committed to representing my clients with a high level of skill and professionalism.

Since 2011, attorney Marcus Morales has represented the interests of clients in Santa Barbara facing family lawsuits. He has fought for and obtained favorable results in lawsuits with issues related to divorce, such as spousal support, child custody, child support, property division, business valuation, and more. Marcus Morales believes in helping his clients forge new paths toward new possibilities, and ensuring any children involved with your case find the safest environment to call home. When you’ve reached a difficult place in your life, Marcus Morales wants to help you find a way out. Immediately speaking with an attorney about your...

Mr. Erickson's practice areas include business and commercial contract negotiations, entity formations and transactions, real estate acquisitions, sales, construction, land use planning and development, estate planning, employment law and internet law. Mr. Erickson serves domestic and international clients with respect to their interests throughout California. He enjoys long lasting relationships with many of his clients.

Mr. Erickson has developed a unique expertise in representing buyers and sellers of large estates, and advising on all aspects of the construction and management of such estates. A career accomplishment was partnering with an insurance underwriter to develop a unique course-of-construction insurance policy for large...

The Kroll Law Corporation was founded by California attorney Gerald L. Kroll to represent seriously injured people and victims of unfair business practices by insurance companies and other big corporations. The Kroll Law Corporation stands up for the little guy and fights to get you full compensation for your injuries and damages. Attorney Kroll has appeared on numerous television broadcasts including Entertainment Tonight, CBS Evening News, Donahue and CNN International.

The founder of Shulman Family Law Group, Maya Shulman offers legal representation to those in Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties who are dealing with issues of family law, including divorce and custody. Her years of working with complex, difficult family law matters prepared her to handle complicated matters of move away cases, interstate and international family law. With a deep commitment to confidentiality and discretion, Ms. Shulman often handles complex matters of custody, surrogacy and entangled divorce for residents of California.

Maya moved to the United States from her native Latvia 28 years ago, after attending University of...

Evan is a passionate advocate who enjoys representing individuals against large insurance companies.

He grew up riding motocross and playing hockey on California’s Central Coast. For college, Evan attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, where he graduated summa cum laude, accepted an invitation to speak as a graduation commencement speaker, and received the Orfalea College of Business Scholastic Achievement Award for graduating with the highest GPA in his Business Entrepreneurship concentration.

Evan earned his Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law, graduating magna cum laude with election to The Order of the Coif. While in law school, he...

John Rounds is a founding partner in our firm. He has focused on the following practice areas: Bankruptcy and Consumer Advocacy Law: John has helped thousands of personal and business Bankruptcy Clients. Mr. Rounds has a 20+ year reputation for helping working people and small companies through the most difficult times to get a financial "fresh start". Options include the complete discharge, structured payments or other negotiated settlement of the most problematic claims. Business Law: John's years as a transactional attorney and personal history in buying and selling businesses, results in a prospective...

Philip I. Moncharsh has been a litigation and trial lawyer since his admission to practice law in 1973. Mr. Moncharsh has successfully argued hundreds of cases to verdict in state and federal courts throughout California, and has also appeared before the California Supreme Court. Mr. Moncharsh's practice is focused on complex business and corporate disputes, insurance litigation and coverage issues, trust and estate litigation, real estate litigation, representation and counseling of public agencies and nonprofit organizations, personal injury, product liability, and professional negligence matters. He handles both civil trials and appeals.

Mr. Moncharsh serves as a court-appointed arbitrator for...

Mr. Tomlinson's experience in tax planning, tax audits and appeals and international business transactions is unmatched on California’s Central Coast. Mr. Tomlinson's practice also focuses on estate planning, trust and estate administrations, business formations and mergers and acquisitions.

Mr. Tomlinson received J.D. degree from Northwestern University. He began his law career as an attorney with the IRS Chief Counsel's Office. He rose to senior trial attorney with the IRS and served for a period as acting IRS Assistant Regional Counsel.

After leaving the IRS, Mr. Tomlinson served as in house counsel for several Fortune 500 corporations over a span of 18 years,...

I graduated from the University of Iowa in 1972. My first year out of law school, two friends from Perry and I opened a bar and music center in Iowa City called the C.O.D. Steam Laundry. After a year I moved to California where I traveled the West Coast as a craft vendor and follower of the Grateful Dead band. In 1990, I decided to settle down in Santa Barbara and joined the California State Bar, practicing family law. My interest in family law grew to the point where I wanted to become a specialist in family...

Channe Gallagher Coles is the founder and primary attorney of the Law Office of Channe G. Coles. Born in Newport Beach, California in 1978, Ms. Coles lived briefly in Mississippi and Arizona before returning to Southern California (Orange County) as a young child. Becuase her parents divorced when she was 3-years old, Ms. Coles spent her early years growing up in a single-family home with her mother and four sisters. Following the lead of strong female role models in her family, Ms. Coles has strived to embody the American ethic that through hard work, determination and initiative you can accomplish...

I am a California native originally from the San Joaquin Valley. I graduated from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1970 where I studied Political Science. In 1975, after 3 years of world travel I formed an import clothing business. It included a Santa Barbara retail store and for 25 years operated as a national wholesale outlet. I took part in the management of the business and the design and distribution of the products. My duties included national and international travel, meeting with customers and vendors, as well as dealing with international banking and import/export requirements. The company...

Timothy Follett has been practicing estate planning law since 2014 when he opened his law firm in Santa Barbara. His law firm has positive reviews on Yelp, Google Business, and Avvo, and he has drafted hundreds of comprehensive estate plans for satisfied clients.

Timothy graduated Magna Cum Laude from Southwestern Law School. At Southwestern, he served as the Managing Editor for the Southwestern Law Review.

Prior to opening his Estate Planning practice in Santa Barbara, Tim worked as a litigator for a Family Law Firm in Los Angeles, and he worked with an employment law firm in Santa...

Attorney Mark Kenneth Flores is a founding partner of Crane Flores, LLP, a personal injury law firm with offices in Ventura, Santa Barbara, and Oxnard. Mr. Flores has exclusively practiced in the area of personal injury litigation for over 20 years. He worked at some of the largest and most successful personal injury law firms in Los Angeles, prior to starting his practice in the Central coast. With more than 20 years in practice, Mr. Flores is capable of handling any type of personal injury or wrongful death claim, from auto accidents to asbestos-induced mesothelioma.

Former Deputy District Attorney in both Merced and Santa Barbara County. With close to 10 years of experience as a dedicated DA, I have now branched my experience into my own practice assisting people in defending their constitutional rights, and providing legal services in all other areas of the law.

Amy is a member of the Water & Public Lands Group. She has specialized experience in Colorado River Issues and Endangered Species Act compliance. She represents public water agencies, special districts, private landowners and water utilities in both litigation and transactional matters. Amy works on a broad range of water and land use issues, including California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) compliance, water rights permitting, administrative proceedings, complex groundwater adjudications, and water supply planning under SB 610/2210.

Licensed to practice law in California and Washington DC, Mr. Thiele's law practice has an emphasis on business and corporate law, litigation, and arbitration as well as mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Thiele is also a California real estate broker and speaks German. He holds a BS in Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin Green Bay and a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the Santa Barbara College of Law

I graduated from Law School in 1974 and was admitted to practice before the California Supreme Court and the Federal District Court the same year. In 1980 I was admitted to practice before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. I have handled hundreds of Workers Compensation cases and Social Security Disability cases. At present I am limiting my practice to Social Security Disability appeals.