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Kyle Joseph Scott
Tustin, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Kyle Scott attended UCLA and received his BA in Political Science in 1986. Mr. Scott graduated from Loyola Law School of Los Angeles in 1991 and earned his juris doctorate. Mr. Scott passed the California State Bar and was admitted to practice in 1991. Mr. Scott is admitted into the Federal District Court for the Central District and Southern District. Mr. Scott has spent the last 24 years representing injured clients in personal injury matters.
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Timothy A McDonough
Covina, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Insurance Claims
Western State Univ
I am a personal injury lawyer with a practice that encompasses a wide range of traffic-related accidents. My office skillfully handles cases involving cars, motorcycles, bicycles, pedestrians, trucks, buses, taxis, rideshares like Uber and Lyft, limousines, public transportation, and emergency vehicles including police and fire department vehicles. Additionally, I manage cases related to boating accidents, including those involving wave runners and jet skis.
Beyond traffic-related incidents, my practice is also proficient in dealing with premises liability cases, including slips, trips, falls, serious injuries, wrongful deaths, dog bites, and animal attacks.
I represent accident victims throughout California, specifically in Los Angeles County and...
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Kamelia Jalilvand
Beverly Hills, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Southwestern University School of Law
Kamelia Jalilvand is the lead attorney at Jalilvand Law Corporation, a boutique law firm that she founded in 2008. It was at a very young age that Ms. Jalilvand knew she wanted to pursue a career in law and that she would one day represent those that are in need of justice.
In 2003, she graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Political Science from UCLA. She also minored in English with the intention of enhancing her critical thinking and writing skills, which she knew would help her become a better advocate for her clients. In 2007, she completed her...
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Armen Kiramijyan
Glendale, CA Personal Injury Lawyer
Personal Injury, Business, Insurance Claims and Medical Malpractice
California Western School of Law
Armen Kiramijyan graduated from University of Southern California with a accelerated B.A. and M.A. in Economics.
Armen is experienced in: Law, Economics, Education, Money Management, Accounting, Finance, Medical, Real Estate, Automotive, Politics, Non-Profit, Governance, Technology, Banking, and Retail.
Armen graduated from California Western School of Law, San Diego with an accelerated J.D.
As an attorney, Armen primarily practices general litigation and trial. He has litigated, settled, or triad cases combined over $500,000,000 in recovery.
He served as a Professor of Economics, Social Science, and Law.
He served as a Expert Economist.
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Ardy Pirnia
Beverly Hills, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 11 years of experience
(844) 747-5294
8549 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1193
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability and Workers' Comp
Pepperdine University School of Law
Being a graduate of both the University of California Los Angeles and Pepperdine University School of Law, Ardy Pirnia comes with a solid educational background as an attorney. He began his practice in 2013 after graduating from Pepperdine, and he carried the distinguishment of being the Best Oral Advocate in his class. Mr. Pirnia cut his teeth in practice starting as a new attorney at both Keller, Fishback & Jackson LLP and the One Law Group, where he worked as a clerk before becoming a licensed lawyer. Since 2014, The Pirnia Law Group has been responsible for over $1,000.000.00...
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Peter Lazarus
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Lawyer
Personal Injury, Arbitration & Mediation, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
Peter M. Lazarus has prodigious experience encompassing nearly twenty-five years. Mr. Lazarus worked the first decade of his legal career for some of the most well known insurance companies defending their insured. Mr. Lazarus then turned attention to representing exclusively injured victims of accidents for close to fifteen years now. This unique experience has afforded Peter a comprehensive knowledge of the practices and procedures of insurance companies and their tactics. Simply put, he knows all insurance companies cheap tactics and uses the same knowledge against the insurance companies to make certain that his injured client's rights are protected and maximum...
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David Lavi
Beverly Hills, CA Personal Injury Lawyer
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Employment
Abraham Lincoln University School of Law
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Leslie L Niven
Tustin, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 29 years of experience
Personal Injury, Business, Divorce and Family
American COL and Queensland University of Technology
Admitted to practice in California, Australia, England and Wales and has practiced in the areas of Family Law, Personal Injury, Probate and Business since 1995. She has extensive experience in Personal Injury, having practiced in that field in both California and Australia. In addition to Personal Injury, Leslie's practice emphasizes Probate as well as Family Law and Business, both local and international.
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John Hernandez
Covina, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Santa Clara Univ School of Law
An experienced trial attorney and former Workers’ Compensation Judge, John has been involved in Workers’ Compensation for over 25 years. John believes in “service above self”. To that extent, he is actively involved in numerous community groups including Boy Scouts of America, Girls Scouts of America, Cub Scouts and Covina Rotary. John is an avid outdoor enthusiast and spends much of his time traveling in his RV camping across the Western United States.
John is a graduate of UC Santa Cruz (College 8) where he earned a B.A. Degree in Latin American & Latino Studies. He is a graduate of Santa...
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Lupe Gonzalez
Santa Ana, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 9 years of experience
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Personal Injury
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Law Offices Of Guadalupe Gonzalez in Orange County, specializes in personal injury law. If you or a loved one is in pain and you need to know what to do, it's tough to know where to turn. Law Offices Of Guadalupe Gonzalez is here to help you each step of the way. If you've suffered an accident and an injury and you need legal help, contact the Law Offices Of Guadalupe Gonzalez. Hablamos español!
Las Oficinas Legales de Guadalupe González en el Condado de Orange, se especializan en la ley de lesiones personales. Si usted o un ser querido tiene...
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Levon Kyurkchyan
Glendale, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Personal Injury and Criminal Defense
Whittier Coll School of Law and Whittier Law School
Levon Kyurkchyan is a highly respected criminal defense attorney with LA Defense Team. His practice handles criminal matters established on the principal that everyone should receives top-notch legal representation on par with what's available to celebrities, but, at a fraction of the cost. Levon has successfully represented a broad range of individuals and businesses accused of crimes such as theft, burglary, drug crimes, DUI, violent crimes, and juvenile offenses. He has developed a reputation for honesty, trustworthiness, credibility and, above all, effective criminal defense. Levon is a graduate of Whittier College, School of Law and has practiced criminal defense since...
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Benjamin Charchian
Glendale, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability and Workers' Comp
UCLA School of Law and Pepperdine University School of Law
When venturing out and founding the LA Injury Group law firm, Mr. Charchian, a graduate of UCLA, followed the advice of the great UCLA coach John Wooden. Wooden would tell his players never to look at the score during the game but to focus entirely on playing their best. As Wooden promised, a player who does his best will look at the scoreboard after the game and will be very pleased. By focusing on doing his very best for his clients, Mr. Charchian diligently and proactively litigates catastrophic brain and spinal cord injuries, car accidents, premises cases, wrongful death claims,...
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Robert Steven Peters
Tustin, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 49 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Insurance Claims
Western State University College of Law
At R. Steven Peters – Injury & Accident Lawyers, we have successfully represented thousands of clients in personal injury cases involving car accidents, motorcycle accidents, truck accidents and other acts of negligence. We are one of only a few firms in Southern California that can claim recoveries of more than $625,000,000. We take each case very seriously and opposing counsel, along with the insurance companies takes us seriously. When you retain R. Steven Peters insurance adjusters take notice that they’re up against one of the most experienced injury lawyers in Orange County.
We will get to know you and your...
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Robert Lynn Krasney
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 45 years of experience
(800) 555-5550
3580 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 1720
Los Angeles, CA 90010
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Employment
Experienced, result-oriented law firm focusing on sexual harassment, personal injury, wages, and auto. Serving All of California. We speak Spanish, Korean, and Chinese. Free Consultation. Call Now!
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Blaise Patzkowski
Costa Mesa, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
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Narbeh Shirvanian
Glendale, CA Personal Injury Attorney
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Southwestern Law School
Narbeh Shirvanian, Esq. was named a 2016, 2015 and 2014 Rising Star attorney by Super Lawyers magazine, an honor bestowed upon only the top 2.5% of lawyers in California, in addition to being named a 2016, 2015 and 2014 Top Attorney in Los Angeles. He is the President of The Shirvanian Law Firm and is licensed Personal Injury Attorney to practice law before all the state courts of California and the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Mr. Shirvanian is an aggressive litigator and has extensive experience prosecuting and defending complex civil lawsuits involving personal injury, labor...
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Oscar Rene Gutierrez
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Consumer and Products Liability
Pepperdine University School of Law
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Emily Ruby
El Segundo, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Construction, Products Liability and Workers' Comp
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
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Saman Ryan Heidari
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law
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Andrew Hubert
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 39 years of experience
Personal Injury and Insurance Defense
Pepperdine University School of Law and Southwestern Law School
Andrew C. Hubert. Over 30 years experience in general casualty litigation, including catastrophic injury, and SIU. Practice also includes products liability and premises liability matters. Clients include major regional and national insurance carriers and self-insured corporations. Education and Certifications: Claremont McKenna College (B.A., English Literature, concurrent B.A., Political Science, 1981); University of Nantes, France (Political Science); Southwestern University (J.D., 1984); Pepperdine University School of Law, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Mediation Program. Court Affiliations: Judge Pro Tem, Los Angeles County Municipal Court (1994-1995), United States District Court, Arizona, Central District of California, the Ninth...
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Derek C. Holland
La Habra, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Western State University College of Law
Derek C. Holland is an attorney at Holland & Holland. He was admitted to the bar in 2009 and has since been working on personal injury cases in La Habra, California. Derek enjoys helping his clients through difficult times, explaining their options and talking to insurance companies for them so that they can focus on recovering.
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Joseph C. Rosenblit
Fullerton, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Bankruptcy and Civil Rights
Southwestern University of Law
When you face serious legal matters like personal injuries or bankruptcy, you need to be sure you are getting the best possible results. I will fight for you. You do not have to go it alone.
Here at The Law Offices of Joseph C. Rosenblit, we have represented the California community in their legal needs for more than 30 years. We take pride in setting ourselves apart from other California attorneys through our compassion and commitment to our clients.
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Paul Lee
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 39 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Business, Employment and Products Liability
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Paul Lee is engaged in the relentless pursuit of justice for victims of serious injuries. He has successfully handled hundreds of major personal injury matters, including those involving vehicle accidents, workplace accidents, products liability, toxic torts and premises liability, including severe spinal cord injuries, brain damage, fractures, amputations, third degree burns, severe lung damage, leukemia and other injuries.
In the area of defective and dangerous products, Paul has successfully settled cases involving automobiles, heavy machinery and equipment, consumer products, chemicals and pharmaceutical products.
Before founding Kaplan Lee LLP, Paul was a litigation partner at Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith LLP, one of...
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Jeffrey Stearman
Huntington Beach, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 42 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
Western State University College of Law
Graduated Cal State University Fullerton with degree in Criminal Justice in 1978. Attended and graduated Western State University School of Law in Fullerton in 1981 and passed and admitted to the CA. State Bar in 1982 (on the first try). Have been in practice since 1982 and private practice since 1992. I am also licensed in Calif. as a Private Investigator and owner of Stearman Investigative Services.
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Mr. David Azizi
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Products Liability
Southwestern Univ School of Law
I know that accidents and injuries can drastically change a person’s life. Count on me to seek maximum recovery as I represent you with legal excellence. I have a reputation for aggressive representation for my clients against auto, life, and homeowners insurance companies and defense firms. I've been involved in both small and large personal injury cases, including auto and other vehicle-related accidents, brain and other bodily injuries, product-related injuries, wrongful deaths, and even injuries due to animal attacks. I have a 98% success rate, and verdicts have resulted in multi-million dollar settlements for my clients as high as $15...
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Charles Cornell Brown
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 29 years of experience
Personal Injury, Business, Criminal Defense and DUI & DWI
University of Southern California Gould School of Law and University of Southern California Gould School of Law
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Charles Brown is a veteran trial lawyer with an exceptional track record of success. A former deputy federal defender, he has tried nearly 60 federal cases and has resolved thousands of wide-ranging federal criminal issues. These include cases presenting a wide array of complex federal criminal issues such as white collar tax and fraud offenses, international commerce clause offenses, complex multi-defendant cases, computer/internet offenses, death penalty litigation, and immigration offenses. His hard-earned victories have produced deep insights into the complexities of a federal criminal case. He has superior wisdom and knowledge that only comes with experience. He is...
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Ryan Pinkney
Huntington Beach, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 7 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
Whittier Law School
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Jonathan M. Ritter
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 18 years of experience
330 W 11th St
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
University of West Los Angeles
As a founding partner of El Dabe | Ritter Trial Lawyers Jonathan Ritter dedicated his career to serving personal injury victims throughout Southern California. Jonathan stated law school at the young age of 20, and passed the California Bar Exam by the time he was 23. He knew immediately that he wanted to focus his career on personal injury, with a focus on trial work.
In 2011, Jonathan founded Ritter Law, which rapidly grew into a renowned legal practice under his leadership. Focusing his career on trials, in 2016 at the age of 35, he was...
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Everett Sanders Hinchcliffe
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 50 years of experience
Personal Injury, Construction and Employment
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Everett Hinchcliffe is a partner at McCathern’s Los Angeles office. He was previously a senior partner with Braden, Hinchcliffe & Hawley and joined McCathern through their merger. At Braden, Hinchcliffe & Hawley, Mr. Hinchcliffe served as Litigation Director, overseeing all litigation and handled all major trials.
Mr. Hinchcliffe has practiced as an attorney since 1974, litigating more than 50 cases to jury verdicts, including complex personal injury, professional liability, and employment cases. In a recent jury trial, he successfully defended a medical practice in a highly contentious and potentially high-exposure sexual harassment and wrongful termination case. His most recent victory was...
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Kelli G. Hawley
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Personal Injury, Business, Construction and Products Liability
University of San Diego School of Law
Kelli G. Hawley is the managing partner of McCathern’s Los Angeles office. Mrs. Hawley concentrates her practice in construction law, with additional expertise in litigation of real estate disclosure, business, contracts, products liability, construction injury, and subrogation disputes.
Mrs. Hawley regularly handles high-exposure defense of developers and general contractors under Owner Controlled Insurance Programs (“OCIP”) and Contractor Controlled Insurance Programs (“CCIP”), better known as wrap-up insurance policies. She has an established track record of early and economic resolution of pre-litigation claims both under SB800 and Calderon statutes. Mrs. Hawley has practiced law since 1985, with both jury and bench trial experience....
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Roger Evan Booth
Torrance, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Criminal Defense and Products Liability
UC Berkeley School of Law Boalt Hall
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Michael Ghozland
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Tulane University School of Law and Georgetown University Law Center
If you are dealing with injuries from a personal injury accident, you need to take immediate action and seek out the help of an attorney you can trust. Injury accidents can result in all kinds of complications and hardships. It is at just such a time that you need to seek out the support of a Whittier personal injury lawyer from Ghozland Law Firm. Attorney Michael Ghozland received his Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Southern California. He went on to Tulane University School of Law, where he received his Juris Doctorate. He is a member of several...
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Armand Avazian
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 23 years of experience
Personal Injury, Criminal Defense and Immigration
Pepperdine University School of Law
Armand Avazian received his undergraduate degree from University of California Riverside in 1997 and Juris Doctorate from Pepperdine University School of Law in 2000. During law school he had internships with a District Court Judge and the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. After law school he began working at the Law Offices of Avazian & Avazian focusing on criminal defense, immigration and personal injury. He was recognized by Super Lawyers magazine and his peers as a rising star in the Southern California legal community.
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Ai Nhan Mina
Garden Grove, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Immigration
UCLA School of Law
A. Mina Tran is an immigration attorney who has practiced law for more than 18 years. A founding partner of Palmer & Tran, Attorney Tran now focuses her entire practice on immigration law and is now the managing and practicing as Tran Law Group.
She has been a speaker on immigration law, workers’ compensation, and small business management matters at UCLA School of Law and Whittier Law School. She has also been a guest panelist at numerous EB-5 seminars including those put on by EB5Investors.com, the EB-5 Institute, and the Los Angeles County Bar Association. Attorney Tran has also...
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Michael Alves Stone-Molloy
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Personal Injury, Consumer, Elder and Products Liability
Univ of Florida COL
Born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, I am an attorney with a diverse world view and a demonstrated ability to interact successfully with people from immensely varied backgrounds. A persuasive advocate with strong negotiating skills, hardened to the demands of a heavy workload with inflexible deadlines, I am dedicated to the cause of the unjustly injured.
Education
University of Florida, Levin College of Law, Juris Doctor, December 2000, with Certificates in International Law and County Court Mediation. Performed the Law School’s first-ever Brazilian Externship, with the State Environmental Prosecutor’s Office in Paraná.
University of Massachusetts – Boston, Bachelor...
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Bruce Sherman Gelber
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 44 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Workers' Comp
Southwestern Univ School of Law
For over thirty years, Bruce Gelber has guided his clients through the workers compensation process. Gelber has litigated employment and disability cases before the WCAB, the federal and state trial courts, and the state and federal appellate courts. In 1986 Gelber argued Perry v. Thomas before the Supreme Court of the United States.
Gelber stays abreast of the laws to continue to level the playing field for his clients. There were many changes and updates to the workers compensation laws in 2013.
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Matthew Bremont
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 8 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Pepperdine University School of Law
It is universally acknowledged that no matter where Matthew Bremont shows up, he is fully equipped to do battle. When Mr. Bremont takes on a client’s case, they benefit from his considerable knowledge, work ethic, and excellent personal investment.
Mr. Bremont graduated from Pepperdine Law School with certificates from the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution and Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law. While in law school, Mr. Bremont competed with law students from across the country on the Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Team. Matthew also served as an Associate Editor for the Pepperdine Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship and the Law.
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Gor Mnatsakanyan
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Consumer and Products Liability
Southwestern Law School
Gor was a recipient of the prestigious Paul & Phyllis Treusch Scholarship and received his Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Southwestern Law School. He received his Bachelor's Degree (B.A.) in Philosophy from UCLA prior to that.
In addition to being the leader of Gor & Associates, Gor is also General Counsel at AmeriPharma, a pharmaceutical company providing variety of professional pharmaceutical services throughout the Continental United States. This experience pays dividends to his clients every day.
Gor specializes in government/private sector agreements and negotiations, as well as Civil Litigation and Contracts. He takes a hands-on approach and is happy to talk to you...
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Arash Khorsandi
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Lawyer
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Asbestos, Insurance Claims and Products Liability
Pepperdine University School of Law
Arash Khorsandi, Esq. received his B.S. degree in Real Estate Finance & Development from the prestigious Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California, and shortly thereafter completed his Juris Doctorate degree at the Pepperdine University School of Law, located in the heart of Malibu, California.
Mr. Khorsandi is also on the Board of Directors of The LEV Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting active, balanced, and responsible lifestyles in our youth. Please visit www.TheLEVFoundation.org to learn more about their community programs and education initiatives. Mr. Khorsandi is a member of the National Association of Personal Injury...
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Jason Flores
Orange, CA Personal Injury Attorney
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Products Liability
Jason Flores is an attorney living in the Orange County area, focusing on personal injury law. Originally from the East Coast, his love for the law brought him to Trinity Law School in California. Mr. Flores successfully earned his Juris Doctorate from Trinity Law School, where he graduated in the top 10% of his class, and was selected for and served as an editor of the Trinity Law Review. Prior to attending law school, Jason Flores began his career working at some of the biggest auto insurance companies in California handling auto claims and focusing on defending the interest...