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George Joseph Tomlinson Jr
Santa Barbara, CA International Law Attorney with 63 years of experience
International, Estate Planning, Probate and Tax
Northwestern Univ School of Law
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,...
Michael Terence Lyons
Santa Barbara, CA International Law Lawyer with 20 years of experience
International, Appeals, Business and Family
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Keith Hamilton Fichtelman
Oxnard, CA International Law Lawyer with 15 years of experience
International and Business
UCLA School of Law
Keith is dual-qualified as a United States (California & New York) attorney and Solicitor of England and Wales. Keith’s practice focuses on civil litigation, including international arbitration and dispute resolution, and providing outside counsel services to a variety of clients. Keith has also successfully represented several refugees on a pro bono basis in seeking asylum before the U.S. Immigration Courts. Keith also serves as a temporary judge for the Los Angeles County Superior Court.
Keith’s litigation background has included represented a diverse group of clients in a wide spectrum of disputes including contract disputes, trade secrets, copyright and...
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David Joseph Habib Jr
Westlake Village, CA International Law Lawyer with 50 years of experience
International and Business
Southwestern University School of Law
extensive business and international trade experience as in-house counsel for major global company and COO of international trading & project management company; practice focused on commercial and international trade matters, risk management, and dispute resolution, including litigation in state and federal courts, arbitration and mediation
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Robert James Allan
Malibu, CA International Law Lawyer with 39 years of experience
International, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Entertainment & Sports
Univ of British Columbia
Robert J. Allan is a barrister and solicitor and an AV rated attorney with over 30 years of international legal experience. Mr. Allan has earned a global reputation for excellence in both the legal and business community, and has been honored with an AV Rating; Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards. He has extensive experience representing the interests of existing and emerging domestic and international businesses and provides insightful legal counsel on matters such as corporate law, corporate governance, global finance and transactional representation.
Mr. Allan has considerable expertise in corporate compliance and global corporate...
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Laura Juanita Portillo
Westlake Village, CA International Law Lawyer with 27 years of experience
International and Bankruptcy
Pepperdine University School of Law and Pepperdine University School of Law
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Michael Jay Ram
Bell Canyon, CA International Law Lawyer with 52 years of experience
International, IP, Patents and Trademarks
Seton Hall Univ School of Law
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Claudia Jane McDowell
Valencia, CA International Law Lawyer with 34 years of experience
International, Business, Estate Planning and Landlord Tenant
University of Denver
David Scott Miller
Woodland Hills, CA International Law Attorney with 26 years of experience
International, Antitrust, Business and Immigration
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
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Joseph Wilson
Yorba Linda, CA International Law Attorney with 23 years of experience
International, Administrative, Tax and White Collar Crime
University of San Diego and James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona
Mr. Wilson is a former Federal Prosecutor, IRS Attorney and FTB Attorney. Mr. Wilson is the managing partner at the Wilson Tax Law Group, which is a law firm serving the Newport Beach and Yorba Linda areas that specializes in civil audits and criminal tax matters, involving federal and state tax authorities. The firm represents taxpayers during civil audits, administrative appeals, all phases of collection, judicial proceedings in all trial and appellate courts. The firm handles a wide variety of matters including international compliance and offshore banking matters. The firm is headed by Mr. Wilson, whose impressive background includes...
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David Marc Lederman
Moraga, CA International Law Lawyer with 28 years of experience
International, Divorce and Family
McGeorge School of Law Univ of the Pacific
Mr. Lederman is a Certified Specialist in Family Law by the State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Contra Costa County Bar Association's Family Law Section and served as Section President in 2008. He is also a past State Bar Family Law Section Legislation Chair and is the 2017 Family Law Section Chair. He frequently speaks and writes on family law issues.
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Daniel W. Layton
Tustin, CA International Law Lawyer with 19 years of experience
International, Criminal Defense, Tax and White Collar Crime
Golden Gate University School of Law and The University of Chicago Law School
Daniel W. Layton is a former Federal tax prosecutor and trial attorney for the IRS. His practice as a tax attorney is dedicated to handling all aspects of tax controversy, including audits, collection, international tax, and criminal tax defense. Mr. Layton has extensive experience and insight from his time in the government sector, which greatly benefits his clients. As a former Federal tax prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice, in the Tax Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles, and a former IRS trial attorney in San Jose, he has litigated a wide variety of civil...
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Fariba Faiz
San Francisco, CA International Law Attorney with 26 years of experience
International and Immigration
Southwestern University School of Law
Fariba is the founder of Fariba Faiz Law Offices PC, based out of San Francisco, California. Attorney Faiz is an experienced immigration attorney with a proven track record of successfully petitioning in the realm of investment immigration (E-1/E-2 visas and direct and regional center EB-5 projects), family-based immigration, and employment-based immigration. Fariba works with multinational firms and their employees and immigrant investors in partnership to transfer, intra-company, foreign personnel and their families to the United States. She partners with employers and employees in various industries including information technology, pharmaceuticals, biotech, finance and banking sector, hospitals and healthcare providers, architectural design...
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Abbas Hadjian
Encino, CA International Law Attorney with 36 years of experience
International and Family
Univ of LaVerne COL
ABBAS HADJIAN, https://abbashadjian.com/ is a nationally recognized California Certified Family Law Specialist (CFLS). He is Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) and the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL). Mr. Hadjian is a bi-lingual (Farsi & English) expert in Mahr, Iranian Civil Law, Family Law and Procedure, and legal documents, who has testified in Federal and State Courts on these topics. In addition to providing expert testimony on Iranian family law and dowry / mahr, Mr. Hadjian’s law practice is limited to litigation of complicated Family Law issues, and private or Court assigned mediation.
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Mr. David Thomas Pisarra
Santa Monica, CA International Law Attorney with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationInternational, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
Univ of West Los Angeles
Our firm is devoted to the fathers and husbands, which is why our website is www.MensFamilyLaw.com.
We do handle mothers and wives, particularly in Parental Alienation cases, and Hague Convention Child Custody cases.
We practice in the courts of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties, regularly.
I have authored 3 books for men, A Man's Guide to Child Custody, A Man's Guide to Divorce Strategy and A Man's Guide to Domestic Violence. They are available both as e-book downloads from my website, www.MensFamilyLaw.com, or on Amazon in hard copy.
I have represented fathers in Child Custody Cases where they have been...
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Sebastian Gibson
Corona del Mar, CA International Law Lawyer with 47 years of experience
3541 Lilac Ave.
Corona del Mar, CA 92625
International, Business, Personal Injury and Trademarks
Univ of San Diego School of Law and Cardiff University
With over 45 years of experience, Attorney Sebastian Gibson serves Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Newport Beach, Malibu, Temecula, Orange County and all of California specializing in car and big rig truck accident personal injury, business, film & TV, publishing, modeling, entertainment law, HOA disputes, branding, trademarks, copyrights, & corporate law, and has extensive expertise in drafting, and reviewing a wide variety of contracts from personal management and talent agency agreements, modeling contracts, literary agency and book publishing agreements, business contracts, health care, med spas, mobile IV hydration and mobile medical clinics, intellectual property, winery trademarks, civil law, celebrity law, publicity...
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Kevin C Boileau
Solana Beach, CA International Law Attorney with 38 years of experience
Free ConsultationInternational, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Divorce
University of San Diego School of Law and University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
For your out of court settlement, mediation, negotiation, or transactional needs, contact Kevin Boileau, PhD, at 415.830.0065 or 858.688.4871.
Specializing in complex negotiation, mediation, transactional, and int'l problem-solving.
INTL LAW, divorce, business, climate change and water, design - - We handle transactions in Asia, Europe and throughout North America.
ANIMAL RIGHTS MEDIATION - - We protect animals ranging from Animal Control issues, to vet malpractice, ownership, systemic abuse, and other.
CLIMATE CHANGE, WATER & LAND MEDIATION - - We offer creative solutions to conflicts emerging from a changing environment. Wildfires, coastal erosion, earthquakes, land degradation, flash floods, heat, and polluted and scarce water.
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Rechtsanwalt Holger Siegwart
Burlingame, CA International Law Lawyer with 27 years of experience
(650) 259-9670
1799 Bayshore Highway #150 Burlingame
San Francisco Airport Office International Trade Building
Burlingame, CA 94010
International
University of Heidelberg, Germany, Law School
HOLGER SIEGWART, ESQ. – German Lawyer in the USA (California) Rechtsanwalt (German Attorney at Law), licensed in Germany Attorney at Law, licensed in California Senior Adviser of the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany (AmCham) for California and the Western United States Since 2008 SIEGWART GERMAN AMERICAN LAW Inc. Counsel for US based corporate an individual clients and attorneys on German law, representation of US based corporate and individual clients in Germany; counsel for German and German speaking corporate and individual clients and attorneys on US law, representation of German and German speaking corporate and individual clients...
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Raphael Moore
Davis, CA International Law Lawyer with 30 years of experience
International, Business, Estate Planning and Immigration
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law and University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Moore & Moore provides General Counsel services to private and public companies, including both domestic and multinational enterprises. The firm handles a vast array of business needs ranging from simple formation, to complex financings, to M&A events. The firm handles clients’ labor and employment issues, as well as both personal and business immigration needs.
We provide an aggressive and modern service comparable to that of larger law firm, but with the speed, efficiency, and flexibility that only a personal practice can offer.
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Hanlen J. Chang
San Francisco, CA International Law Lawyer with 19 years of experience
International, Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Southwestern University School of Law
Hanlen J. Chang provides legal services in Business Law, Real Estate, Estate Planning, and International Tax matters. He was recognized as a Super Lawyers rising star in 2015. Prior to establishing his own practice Hanlen was a research attorney at the San Mateo County Superior Court Probate Department. He has also worked for several Southern California and Bay Area law firms as a litigation attorney representing business owners and professionals . Hanlen grew up in Bubendorf, Switzerland and attended...
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Paula Oliveira Brunoro
San Diego, CA International Law Attorney with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationInternational, Business and Tax
New York University School of Law and University of San Diego School of Law
Paula Oliveira Brunoro is the owner of Brunoro Law. Paula's practice is focused on assisting businesses and individuals with business and tax related matters, where her diverse background, strong analytical and communication skills come into play. She has vast experience assisting domestic clients in all sorts of tax controversy matters and tax planning for individuals and families. She also performs a role of a general counsel, where she assists clients with the most various and complex business and corporate issues. Paula also handles international business and tax matters, such as tax planning for multinational families and business, international tax audits,...
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Nasir Khan
Murrieta, CA International Law Lawyer with 10 years of experience
International, Business, Immigration and Probate
American University Washington College of Law
Attorney Nasir "Nas" Khan is the founder and Lead Attorney for the Khan Law Firm, Inc. Half Hispanic and half Middle Eastern, Attorney Khan was raised all over the United States as the son of a United States Air Force officer, an upbringing which has played an influential role in his decision to practice business, international, and immigration law. Education: After receiving a bachelor's degrees in Political Science and Classical Civilizations from UC Berkeley, Attorney Khan went on to earn a law degree from American University's Washington College of Law, where his legal studies...
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Allan Howard Grant
Glendale, CA International Law Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationInternational, Business, Patents and Trademarks
California Western School of Law
Grant’s Law Firm, is a business oriented law firm composed of experienced attorneys delivering aggressive and innovative services in a cost-effective manner. While we offer the kind of work product, expected from a large law firm, we retain small firm efficiency and focus on personalized service to individuals, businesses and business owners throughout Orange County, Riverside County, and Los Angeles County, California.
Our business lawyers craft creative and efficient solutions to various legal problems, no matter how complex the issues may be. In doing so, we seek to build long term relationships with our clients, so that we can contribute to...
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Bruce P. Jeffer
Los Angeles, CA International Law Attorney with 56 years of experience
(310) 201-3501
1900 Avenue of the Stars
7th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
International, Business, Entertainment & Sports and Real Estate
Harvard Law School
A distinguished Southern California attorney, Bruce Jeffer is dedicated to providing exceptional representation for Corporate Law matters. With an emphasis on Mergers & Acquisitions, Energy and Securities transactions, his practice areas include Entertainment & Sports, International, Investment Management, Natural Resources and Real Estate law matters.
A Founding Member of Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell, Bruce has 50 years of experience and legal knowledge. He is recognized by peers for both his leadership and business law acumen. Always results-oriented, he is dedicated to outstanding service, legal expertise, and cost-effective representation. Bruce is committed to helping his clients achieve their business goals.
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Olga Zalomiy
Sherman Oaks, CA International Law Lawyer with 28 years of experience
(310) 461-3776
15250 Ventura Boulevard.,
Suite 601
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
International, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and IP
University of Southern California Gould School of Law and Russian Federation
Intellectual property and business attorney with substantial transactional and litigation experience in the USA (states of New York and California), the Russian Federation and Europe (only ECHR).
Ms. Zalomiy represents businesses in resolving their disputes and also acts as an arbitrator. She is listed with the Dubai International Arbitration Centre, Vienna International Arbitration Center and she is a member of the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center’s Domain Name Panel. Also, Olga is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in London and she is included into the CIArb list of Approved Faculty.
Ms. Zalomiy also has a broad experience in representing...
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Michael Doland
Santa Monica, CA International Law Attorney with 47 years of experience
Free ConsultationInternational, Business, IP and Trademarks
Georgetown University Law Center
I am a business attorney doing both transactions as well as litigation.
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Chaz Rainey JD/MBA
Burbank, CA International Law Lawyer with 16 years of experience
International, Communications, Entertainment & Sports and IP
London School of Economics and Political Science and UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law
Chaz Rainey advises clients in the film and television industry on matters related to: copyright litigation, financing, production, new media technologies, rights of publicity, defamation, trade secrets, trademarks, unfair competition and other transactional issues. An internationally recognized lawyer, licensed in the practice of law in California, Nevada, New York, Texas and the District of Columbia, Chaz Rainey is an accomplished litigator, negotiator, and advocate. Chaz has served as lead counsel on over 200 cases in both state and federal court. He has first-chaired more than a dozen jury and bench trials, argued before federal and state appellate courts,...
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Noelle Renee Minto
Tustin, CA International Law Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationInternational, Business, Estate Planning and Probate
Whittier Coll School of Law
Ms. Minto has been a business and estates transactional attorney based in California since 2003. Her practice is now located in Tustin, CA but represents individuals and entities based throughout the United States and abroad. Her practice is unique in that she endeavors to represent clients globally by bridging the gap between trust planning/administration and business planning and management. She and other members of her firm have an ongoing relationship with growing or transitioning businesses all the way from weighing the best business entity structure and jurisdiction for each client, through business formation, to eventually structuring liquidation and dissolution of...
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Rivka Israel
San Diego, CA International Law Lawyer with 24 years of experience
International, Arbitration & Mediation, Divorce and Family
California Western School of Law
Rivka Israel, Esq. is an experienced and knowledgeable internationally licensed attorney who has been practicing law for over 20+ years.
Attorney Israel is admitted to practice in:
State of California
U.S. District Court - Central District
State of Israel
Rivka was admitted to the State Bar of California in 2000. In June of 2009, after years of working for large law firms, Rivka opened her own law office and redirected her focus to self-help assistance, uncontested divorces, Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements, individual assistance and personal guidance in the area Family and LGBT Family Law issues. Rivka also provides document drafting services...
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Antonio Maldonado
San Diego, CA International Law Lawyer with 23 years of experience
International, Business, Probate and Real Estate
American University and Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
Licensed to practice law in all jurisdictions in Mexico and in the United States in the states of California and New York, Mr. Maldonado is an attorney who focuses his practice on US-Mexico crossborder litigation. He practices law through the law firm of Maldonado Myers LLP, which consists of a team of US and Mexico-licensed attorneys with offices in San Diego, California in the United States and in Mexico in Tijuana, Baja California.
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Michael Rinne
Pleasant Hill, CA International Law Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationInternational, Bankruptcy, Energy and Foreclosure Defense
Golden Gate University and Eberhard-Karls-University Tuebingen
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Robert M. Brown II
Pasadena, CA International Law Lawyer with 33 years of experience
(626) 607-4729
3579 E. Foothill Blvd., Suite 603
Pasadena, CA 91107-3119
Free ConsultationInternational, Business and Immigration
University of Virginia School of Law and Loyola Marymount University
In addition to being a retired United Nations diplomat and former U.S. diplomat, I have been a long-time expat in more than 20 countries for over 35 years. As result I have developed unique understandings and insights of many people, countries, cultures, immigration needs and situations, that are useful when assisting, counselling or representing clients.
Further reinforcing my qualifications and experience as an immigration attorney and counsellor, I have had a significant career globally as a university student, Peace Corps Volunteer (Morocco), consultant, attorney and chameleon traveller in more than 50 countries across Europe, Africa, Caribbean, the Pacific, Middle East,...
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Julian Benedict Myers
San Diego, CA International Law Attorney with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationInternational, Business, Real Estate and Tax
University of San Diego School of Law, Magdalen College, Oxford UK, University of San Diego School of Law and Universidad Anahuac
Julian B. Myers is an attorney licensed to practice law in Mexico and California. Given his bi-cultural background, Mr. Myers is especially valuable in bridging the “cultural gap” that often arises in cross-border transactions. Julian B. Myers represents foreign and domestic clients with matters in the U.S. and abroad, assisting them with a wide variety of legal matters, such as:
CORPORATE AND BUSINESS
• Business planning and entity selection.
• Entity formation, ongoing maintenance and legal compliance.
• Operational matters and fundamental changes (i.e. registration in other jurisdictions, annual reports, conversions, mergers and acquisitions, etc.).
• Corporate finance, securities and private placements.
• Corporate and business tax.
• Planning, negotiating...
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Antonio Gastelum
Bonita, CA International Law Lawyer with 34 years of experience
International, Business and Estate Planning
University of San Diego School of Law and Universidad de Monterrey School of Law
Antonio Gastélum is a partner at MEG International Counsel, PC, and until recently, the principal of an independent Registered Investment Adviser (RIA), exclusively dedicated to international estate, business, and financial planning. Antonio is a law graduate of the Universidad de Monterrey, in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. He obtained his master's degree in Comparative Law and Business Planning from the University of San Diego School of Law, as well as his Chartered Life Underwriter designation from the American College of Financial Services.
Antonio Gastélum is a licensed attorney in Mexico and Texas, but not in California. In Texas, he leads the firm’s...
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Ognian Gavrilov
Sacramento, CA International Law Attorney
International and Business
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Mr. Gavrilov is the managing partner of Gavrilov Law Corporation. In addition, he is the co-founder and Vice President of the Slavic American Chamber of Commerce and Advisory Board of Directors Member for Wells Fargo bank. He was a former Chairman of the Small Business Advisory Board, City of Sacramento. Mr. Gavrilov is also a co-founder of the Annual Bulgarian Film Festival in San Francisco.
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Michael D. Larsen
Palo Alto, CA International Law Lawyer with 39 years of experience
2nd Floor
530 Lytton Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
International, Business, Elder and Immigration
University of Chicago
I have always been interested in European history and languages. I lived in France for four years before returning to the Bay Area to set up my law practice. I often work with people in the Bay Area who have family or assets in France.
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Steven William Kerekes
Pasadena, CA International Law Lawyer with 41 years of experience
Free ConsultationInternational, Business, Collections and Real Estate
USC Law School
Mr. Kerekes is an experienced real estate and business attorney with over 30 years of experience. He began his career as assistant general counsel for a real estate development company and related brokerage company, negotiating and drafting construction agreements, financing agreements, and the purchase and sale of real property, as well as defending on construction claims. He also structured and organized entities to hold title and helped obtain financing. Thereafter, he went into private practice. He is also a veteran trial attorney who has also prosecuted and defended major cases involving construction defects, breach of contract, partnership disputes and...
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Leanne R. E. Torres
Irvine, CA International Law Attorney with 6 years of experience
International, Business and IP
Chapman University Fowler School of Law and Kingston University
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David Dene Murray
Placentia, CA International Law Attorney with 46 years of experience
330 E. Orangethorpe Ave.
Suite J-1
Placentia, CA 92870
International, Business, Employment and Immigration
Western State College of Law at Argosy University
With offices located in Orange County, California, just south of Los Angeles, the Law Offices of David D. Murray has been concentrating in the areas of U.S. & International Business Transactions, Employment and Labor Law, U.S. Immigration Law, Negotiation and Drafting of Contracts, Formation of Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, Joint Ventures, Business Buyouts, and Litigation & Dispute Resolution, since 1978.
The Law Offices of David D. Murray has been rated "A/V" by Martindale Hubbell, verifying the firm's adherence to the highest standards of professional conduct. skills, ethics, expertise, reliability, diligence and other criteria relevant to the discharge of...
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David Mirkin Zeligs
Long Beach, CA International Law Lawyer with 42 years of experience
Free ConsultationInternational, Business, Estate Planning and IP
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Established in 1990, the Law Offices of David M. Zeligs has delivered quality legal services to its clients with professionalism and integrity for a quarter century. Based on our firm’s philosophy of putting the client’s needs first, we provide individualized services based on your realistic legal needs and expectations for a reasonable price.
David M. Zeligs graduated from the University of California at Santa Cruz (UCSC) in 1978 with a B.A. degree in Politics. In 1982, prior to receiving his undergraduate degree, he took time off from college and traveled for six months throughout Latin America. Along the way, he lived...