Topanga Employment Lawyers

Sara Pezeshkpour is a Law and Motion Attorney specializing in labor and employment class actions and PAGA representative matters. She has significant expertise litigating civil rights cases on behalf of California’s most vulnerable individuals, and she is skilled in navigating all phases of litigation, from intake to discovery, trial, and appellate advocacy, in both California and federal courts. Ms. Pezeshkpour has dedicated her career to representing marginalized clients. She worked as an Equal Justice Works Fellow at a legal aid organization where she litigated housing discrimination cases. Prior to joining Blackstone Law, Ms. Pezeshkpour was a Senior Associate at...

Sarah Madan has been committed to the Plaintiff’s Bar throughout her career. She takes pride and is humbled to be an advocate for those seeking justice. She works on behalf of California employees in both class actions and Private Attorneys General Act representative claims. Her experience includes individual discrimination, workers compensation, and personal injury cases. Ms. Madan has extensive civil litigation experience including mediations and trials. Sarah Madan was selected as a Rising Star for 2024 by Super Lawyers. Prior to joining Blackstone Law, Sarah graduated from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law.

Noam is a Senior Associate with extensive litigation experience, currently specializing in employment class action and representative claims. Prior to working at Blackstone Law, Noam represented clients across a wide range of fields including complex civil litigation and white-collar criminal defense in both state and federal courts. Noam has represented clients in complex disputes across various industries including consumer litigation, business litigation, intellectual property, corporate litigation, crisis management, and appellate matters. In the criminal context, Noam represented clients in cases involving RICO allegations, public corruption, multi-million dollar insurance fraud, pharmaceutical fraud and money laundering cases. Noam also spent...

Andi Mazingo leads Lumen Law Center, a boutique firm delivering innovative legal solutions in employment law and corporate litigation. With over a decade of experience at top firms like Jones Day and Orrick, Andi offers a rigorous, client-focused approach to complex legal challenges. Her employment practice empowers employees facing wrongful termination, workplace harassment, retaliation, and discrimination on the basis of disability, gender, LGBTQ+ status, race, or other protected characteristic, while her corporate work includes civil litigation, including securities litigation and internal investigations. A graduate of UC Berkeley and Northwestern Law, Andi is recognized by Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers for her...

Attorney Allen Bell is a Retired Police Officer and the Senior Trial Attorney at The Law Offices of Allen J. Bell & Associates. He is also the founder of The Traumatic Injury Center and The Sexual Harassment Training Institute. He represents clients in both State and Federal Court in significant CRIMINAL and CIVIL matters.

Mr. Bell is admitted to practice in all courts of the State of California, the United States District Court, Central District; the United States District Court, Northern District; the United States District...

Samani Law Firm is a full-service law practice specializing in employment, business, and personal injury matters. The firm represents clients in various capacities, from counseling clients on their legal rights, to handling cases through all phases of litigation, to meeting clients' transactional needs. Samani Law Firm is dedicated to providing competent and effective legal services to its clients, with the personalized attention of a small law practice.

Michael M. Baranov's law practice focuses on the areas of business, employment, entertainment and intellectual property law. For over 30 years, Mr. Baranov has prosecuted and defended large scale commercial disputes, unfair competition matters, trade secret and employment cases. He has represented numerous celebrity plaintiffs in defamation suits against various publications. He has guided the development and growth of diverse national and international companies, and careers of notable producers, writers and directors.

Ms. Wiens is an experienced litigator with more than a decade of experience handling employment matters. Her practice focuses on representing workers in discrimination, harassment, and retaliation cases. Ms. Wiens started her career at a boutique plaintiff-side law firm, specializing in representing individuals injured by defective drugs and medical devices. She then worked at a few preeminent defense firms, including an Amlaw 100 firm that is considered by many in the legal community to be the premier firm for employer-side labor and employment law. This experience provided Ms. Wiens with valuable insight into the thought process companies go through when opposing...