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Ari Friedman
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Lawyer
(310) 909-8212
11111 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 1750
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Personal Injury and Products Liability
Pepperdine University School of Law
Attorney Ari S. Friedman is a partner and trial attorney of the nationwide firm of Wisner Baum (formerly Baum Hedlund Aristei & Goldman). Licensed to practice in California, he focuses on the firm’s high-stakes cases throughout the country in a wide variety of practice areas, including commercial transportation accidents, mass disasters, and product liability litigation. With a multitude of seven-figure resolutions won on behalf of clients, Ari has been recognized by California Super Lawyers® Rising Stars and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
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Timothy Ananda Loranger
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 22 years of experience
(310) 909-8212
11111 Santa Monica Blvd.
Ste. 1750
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Personal Injury
Southwestern Univ School of Law
Timothy A. Loranger is an attorney and senior shareholder at the national mass disaster law firm of Wisner Baum. A consumer attorney, pilot, and avid citizen advocate, Tim concentrates his practice on product liability law, aviation, and commercial ground transportation accidents (including truck accidents, train crashes, and military vehicle accidents), and military accidents resulting in catastrophic personal injury or wrongful death.
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Steven Dhillon
Westlake Village, CA Personal Injury Attorney
(818) 874-9485
30961 W. Agoura Rd.
Suite 103
Westlake Village, CA 91361
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
University of Iowa
My professional philosophy is that the client always comes first. I am dedicated to providing my clients with stress-free legal assistance. Taking (or substantially reducing) the stress and worry from my clients is of the utmost importance. To obtain this, I personally answer all phone calls 24/7. You will never have to go through a secretary or paralegal to get to me. I am always willing to accomodate my clients' busy schedule by meeting with them after hours and on the weekends. I always aim to provide my clientele with professional legal services consistent with the following two words: Relentless...
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Bijan Esfandiari
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 23 years of experience
(310) 909-8212
11111 Santa Monica Blvd.
Ste. 1750
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Personal Injury and Products Liability
UCLA School of Law
Bijan Esfandiari is a senior shareholder and pharmaceutical product liability attorney at Wisner Baum. He leads the firm’s Gardasil litigation team representing hundreds of individuals who sustained adverse events after receiving the HPV vaccine. A ceaseless advocate for those harmed by dangerous pharmaceutical products, Bijan has litigated a multitude of complex cases that shaped and developed the law to benefit consumer safety and change the behavior of reckless corporate entities. Contact the firm to speak to Attorney Esfandiari about your claim.
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Francisco Miguel Zavala
Valencia, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Personal Injury, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Family
UCLA School of Law
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Prime Divorce Attorney Francisco Zavala, J.D. Honored at U.C.L.A. School of Law
Divorce lawyer Francisco Zavala, J.D., previously served as a Los Angeles County Temporary Judge. Divorce Attorney Francisco M. Zavala is listed in Who's Who in California, and Who's Who in American Law.
Family Law Attorney Francisco Zavala graduated from the following academic institutions:
- UCLA School of Law - Class of 1996
- UCLA Undergraduate School - Class of 1993
Divorce Lawyer Francisco Zavala has completed additional advanced legal education from the following academic institutions:
-Harvard School of Law, Boston - 2003
-Hastings College of the Law, College of Advocacy, San...
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Marnin Weinreb
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Business, Insurance Defense and Legal Malpractice
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
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Mark Aalam
San Diego, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Mark Aalam, an experienced personal injury attorney in San Diego, is a victim's rights advocate who protects injured victims and their families. Mark specializes in serious and catastrophic injury cases and has a reputation for being a voice for the injured and vigorously fighting to obtaining justice for his clients.
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Anthony Jay Klein
San Diego, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 61 years of experience
Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of California - Berkeley
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Rebecca Blain
San Diego, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Consumer, Insurance Claims and Products Liability
University of San Diego School of Law
Rebecca Blain Morrison is a civil litigator representing exclusively plaintiffs. Ms. Morrison represents consumers, property owners, and business owners in obtaining justice through fair compensation. Ms. Morrison represents clients for: - Real Property Damage - Real Estate Fraud - Business Torts - Investment Fraud - Bad Faith Insurance - Personal Injury - Products Liability
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William James Doyle II
San Diego, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Consumer and Products Liability
California Western School of Law
William Doyle is the founder and President of Doyle APC and is licensed to practice law in California and Washington. Since 1998 Mr. Doyle has focused his practice on representing individuals in class action and mass injury litigation involving defective products, securities fraud, consumer fraud, internet privacy, prescription drugs, and defective medical devices.
Mr. Doyle has served as lead counsel in national class actions and MDL litigations against such companies as Apple, LG, Honda, Sony, Amazon, the New York Stock Exchange, and other Fortune 500 companies.
Mr. Doyle represented CalPERS as lead counsel in the NYSE securities litigation. In the TransUnion consumer...
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James Crofton Allen
San Diego, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 42 years of experience
Personal Injury, Business and Real Estate
Seattle University School of Law
Since 1983, James Allen has been fiercely advocating for his clients. In that time, he has tried over 75 major cases. With 30 years of experience, Attorney Allen has taken on cases involving businesses, government entities, and individuals. Previously, he was hired by a city to serve as a special prosecutor to help enforce criminal statutes. He has also defended an employment discrimination case against a county. Jim has represented plaintiffs in toxic substance cases, real estate matters, mobile home disputes, and various other matters. Over the years, he has obtained several multimillion dollar verdicts and settlements on behalf of...
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Joy Warren Singleton
San Diego, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Juvenile
Yale Law School
Joy Singleton is an attorney at the Singleton Law Firm, a fire damage and personal injury law firm in San Diego. She helps people whose lives have been turned upside down in the aftermath of a fire.
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Mr. Tom Parashos
Spring Valley, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 37 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Business and Real Estate
Western State University College of Law
Tom Parashos has successfully practiced in the area of general civil litigation since 1988. His cases involve matters including personal injury, job discrimination and harassment, business disputes, and landlord / tenant law. Tom is a native San Diegan who attended St. Augustine High School, and graduated from Thomas Jefferson School of Law. He resides in East County with his wife, Hedda, and their two children. His interests include fishing, hiking, and attending Padres and Chargers games.
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Holly Christine Attiq Semaan
San Diego, CA Personal Injury Attorney
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
University of San Diego School of Law
In February 2007, Holly Attiq Semaan began her professional journey at Elia Law Firm, APC, initially serving as a receptionist. Her career path took a significant turn when she was appointed as an associate attorney at Cooley, LLP, a renowned international law firm, showcasing her legal acumen and dedication. In a testament to her growth and expertise, Mrs. Semaan returned to Elia Law Firm in 2013, this time, elevating her role to that of an attorney. Her work primarily spans the intricate areas of personal injury negotiations and litigation regarding accident claims.
By 2019, Mrs. Semaan's exceptional contributions and commitment were...
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Michael Ian Rott
San Diego, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Asbestos, Insurance Claims and Products Liability
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
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Patrick Gaherity Shea
San Diego, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 28 years of experience
(619) 528-4550
3838 Camino Del Rio North
Suite 214
San Diego, CA 92108
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Business and Workers' Comp
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
San Diego Attorney Patrick G. Shea is a graduate of Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego where he was valedictorian and graduated Summa Cum Laude as the top-ranked student of his class. He received American Jurisprudence Awards an astonishing 13 times during his studies. Mr. Shea has been practicing law since 1996.
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John Karl Buche
San Diego, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, IP, Patents and Trademarks
South Texas College of Law
I am a registered patent attorney licensed in Texas and California and have been practicing for fifteen years. Our firm is unique in that we handle not only acquiring patents, trademarks and copyrights, but we are also comfortable litigating those rights as trial lawyers. The lawyers at our firm have a diverse array of technical backgrounds to serve wide ranging industries.
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Earl Schurmer
Marina Del Rey, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 35 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Animal, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
Southwestern Law School
Attorney Earl Schurmer is a Southern California personal injury lawyer who has more than two decades of experience in the field. He has handled hundreds of arbitrations and has tried numerous cases to verdict. Mr. Schurmer is a member of the Consumer Attorneys of California, the American Trial Lawyers Association, the Ventura County Bar Association, and the Santa Barbara County Bar Association. To find out about retaining the representation of Attorney Schurmer, contact The Schurmer Firm today.
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Evan W Walker
La Jolla, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Insurance Claims
Loyola University New Orleans
I opened my firm to represent people in personal injury and property damage claims. I have practiced civil litigation since 2008. While living in New Orleans, Louisiana, I defended Hurricane Katrina lawsuits and personal injury lawsuits. In Hamden, Connecticut, I worked for a large insurance company defending personal injury lawsuits. After moving to San Diego, California, I decided to use my years of experience as a defense attorney to represent people, not insurance companies. I learned that my sympathies lie with people who were injured,...
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Gregory Edward Stone
Woodland Hills, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 36 years of experience
Personal Injury and Business
Southwestern Univ School of Law
Gregory E. Stone, Founding Partner, is a skilled negotiator, mediator and trial attorney. While an overwhelming number of his cases are resolved prior to trial, Greg has built a reputation for achieving outstanding trial results for his clients. He has tried over 65 jury trials to verdict throughout Los Angeles, Ventura, Kern, Orange, and San Bernardino counties. Greg has been recognized as a “Southern California Super Lawyer” by his peers in Los Angeles Magazine, Law & Politics Media, Inc., and Super Lawyer publications. Greg prides himself on solving problems for others and makes himself available to his many repeat...
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Shawn Sasooness
Woodland Hills, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Employment
Chapman University
Shawn Sasooness is the owner and Managing attorney at Sasooness Law Group. Mr. Sasooness’ mission is to give a powerful voice to the people. He has dedicated his practice to representing individuals that are victims of insurance companies, big corporations, and unfair employers. Mr. Sasooness is dedicated to standing by his clients every step of the way.
Mr. Sasooness is an aggressive litigator with extensive experience in the civil litigation field. He personally manages and oversees all of the firm's cases from beginning to end. As a result, Ms. Sasooness has recovered millions for his clients, and is responsible for...
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Amir A. Nader
Woodland Hills, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Bankruptcy and Family
Western State University College of Law
Amir practices all areas of family law, including child custody and support issues, mediation, and litigation.
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David Payab
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Personal Injury and Employment
Southwestern Univ School of Law
David Payab, Esq. is the founder of the Law Offices of Payab & Associates and one of the most respected employment attorneys in the Southern California legal community. A graduate of Southwestern University School of Law, Attorney Payab was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1997. Since then, he has built a reputation for both litigating and settling complex employment law, personal injury, real estate, and civil rights cases while assertively protecting the rights of his clients—including in one confidential settlement that resulted in more than $5 million for his client. He is the recipient of the American...
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Joseph Duc Dang
San Diego, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
University of San Diego School of Law and University of California - Irvine
Joseph D. Dang is a personal injury attorney based in San Diego, California. He empowers victims injured in accidents caused by the negligence of others.
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Matthew Rabban
Santa Monica, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Personal Injury, Civil Rights and Insurance Claims
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
I am a trial attorney serving clients across all of California state wide.
I work to protect the rights of the people in our community.
Often I represent the David in the fight against Goliath. Many of my clients have been people injured and who are up against large insurance companies.
Insurance companies only care about one thing – profits. They profit by paying less to injured people.
I fight insurance companies that delay and deny rightful claims.
Don’t get less than you deserve. Get in touch with me today to discuss your case and receive free legal advice.
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Lisa M Howard
Santa Monica, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 42 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation and Landlord Tenant
UWLA School of Law
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Baharak Dejban
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 19 years of experience
Personal Injury
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Bahar Dejban is the founder of Dejban Law. Her work includes employment matters, personal injury cases, pharmaceutical mass torts, product liability, and class action cases. Her extensive knowledge in litigating significant liability cases against some of the largest companies in the world is a sought-after asset by companies looking to manage their legal departments better, spotting areas that need changing, and improving them.
Bahar has litigated cases against some giant companies in the world, including, Merck, Pfizer, Bayer, Astrazeneca, Chevron, and Walmart. She has headed the personal injury and mass tort group at one of California’s largest plaintiff firms. Her cases...
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Houtan Yaghmai
Sherman Oaks, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Houtan left his hometown of Toronto, Canada in 2005 to attend college in California at the University of California, Riverside, where he received a B.S. in Business Administration. Always told he was a good advocate and that he had an affinity for argumentation, Houtan began law school at Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego, California, in August of 2010. During his academic career at Thomas Jefferson, Houtan was granted a Jeffersonian Fellowship for his outstanding academic achievement, among other accolades. He has also served in numerous leadership capacities, including as Treasurer for the Student Bar Association and for...
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Louis Jasper Cutrone
Sherman Oaks, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Loyola Law School
With over 16 years of practice, Cutrone & Associates is a top personal injury law firm in Sherman Oaks serving thousands of clients all over California. Whether you need a car accident attorney in Sherman Oaks, truck accident attorney or catastrophic injury lawyer, contact the law offices of Cutrone & Associates to help work for you. The firm is specialized in all aspects of auto accidents or car accidents and the major catastrophic injuries. Meaningful, thoughtful and professional way of handling personal injury cases sets us apart from the others. As an experienced car accident Attorney Sherman Oaks, we do...
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Matthew Nezhad
Sherman Oaks, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Glendale University College of Law
As a personal injury attorney, Matthew Nezhad, has dedicated his entire legal career to protecting the rights of injured victims and helping them get the maximum compensation possible for their injuries. That is why, in 2002, he founded the Oaks Law Firm. He is committed to fighting for the rights of injured victims in Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley, and holding those responsible accountable for their negligent actions. He does this by aggressively pursuing his clients’ best interests and to obtain the best possible result for each case. Matthew established his law firm with theses objectives in mind...
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Ilyse Fern Klavir
Lancaster, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Personal Injury, Bankruptcy and Workers' Comp
Univ of West Los Angeles
Iyse Klavir specializes in the practice of bankruptcy law at her law firm Klavir & Associates based in Lancaster, CA in the Antelope Valley with a satellite office in Woodland Hills, CA serving the San Fernando Valley. Worker's Compensation and Personal Injury cases are also areas of consiberable practice focus and experience. Ilyse Klavir assisted nearly a thousand debtors last year through the bankruptcy process. She was recognized with the William J. Lasarow Award by the Debtor Assistance Project for her work on behalf of debtors.
Ilyse Klavir has over 20 years of experience as an executive,...
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Peter Goldstein
Culver, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Civil Rights and Products Liability
Whittier Coll School of Law
Free Consultation & Support Trial attorney Peter Goldstein graduated from the University of Southern California with a bachelor's degree in 1977, and then earned his juris doctor from Whittier School of Law in 1985 with honors. He and his family live in Las Vegas but maintain a residence in Culver City, California. Peter has tried over 80 trials including over 30 jury trials, and is familiar with the judges, mediators and arbitrators in Southern Nevada and Southern California. His practice areas include personal injury, car accidents, bicycle accidents, motorcycle accidents, premises liability, police misconduct and...
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John Julius Perlstein
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 34 years of experience
(213) 252-1070
5900 Wilshire Boulevard
26th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Personal Injury and Products Liability
Whittier College
John J. Perlstein has been practicing law for over 30 years, with a significant focus on personal injury litigation. He received his law degree from Whittier College School of Law. He is known by his colleagues as a skilled litigator and is a veteran of countless injury claims, including those involving complex accidents. He has tried more cases than any of his peers and has amassed an impressive record of courtroom victories in a wide range of injury claims. From catastrophic injuries to truck accidents, Mr. Perlstein is passionate about justice and helping injured victims seek compensation.
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Michael John Jeandron
Newport Beach, CA Personal Injury Attorney
(949) 719-6885
5000 Birch Street
10th Floor, West Tower
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Personal Injury
Western State University College of Law
Michael Jeandron is a partner and nationally recognized trial attorney at Roberts Jeandron | Injury Attorneys representing wrongful death and personal injury victims in cases against insurance companies, corporations, and government entities. In trial, Michael brings a record of success to this clients, with victories including many seven figure jury verdicts. In 2018, Michael was named to The National Trial Lawyers top 40 Under 40 list of civil trial lawyers and in 2019 was named the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association Member of the Year. In 2023, Michael was admitted to the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), an exclusive...
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Mr Norman Gregory Fernandez
Huntington Beach, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 27 years of experience
(800) 816-1529
18685 Main Street
Suite 101-193
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Divorce, Family and Products Liability
University of La Verne College of Law
Norman Gregory Fernandez, Esq., is a top rated, Nationally Recognized.Attorney at Law, and founder of The Law Offices of Norman Gregory Fernandez & Associates, a California personal injury law firm.
Mr. Fernandez has been made a member of the Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers, by the National Trial Lawyers Association. He was also named one of the 10 Best by the American Insitute of Personal Injury Attorneys for the year 2016-2017.
Mr. Fernandez is an aggressive trial lawyer who has extensive experience handling Personal Injury, Family Law, and other types of legal matters, throughout the State of California.
He handles cases which...
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Matt Zar
Santa Fe Springs, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 8 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Northwestern University School of Law
I graduated UCLA summa cum laude, and jumped into the business world. I have extensive business experience and truthfully, my business career was going great. I managed multi-million dollar projects all over California, overseeing Commercial Property Acquisition, Development, and Syndication. I have managed over 500 employees in my tenure, and have negotiated consistently with some of the largest companies.
When I was younger, my father passed away after suffering complications from a slip and fall accident. Unfortunately, his attorneys could not get him justice or proper treatment, and my heart broke witnessing the emotional and physical toll it took on my...
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Michael H. Chen
Whittier, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Michael received his B.A. from the University of California, Irvine in 2002. He earned his J.D. from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in 2009. While in law school, Michael was a Notes Editor and Staff Associate of the Thomas Jefferson Law Review. He also earned the top grade in his Legal Writing I class and was placed on the Honor Roll and the National Dean's List. For experience, Michael interned for the Office of the Attorney General and clerked for the San Diego Superior Court, East County, for the Honorable Laura W. Halgren.
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Marc Aaron Goldbach
Whittier, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 36 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Bankruptcy, Employment and Medical Malpractice
Southwestern University School of Law
For more then 2 decades, Mr. Marc Aaron Goldbach has worked tirelessly to develop a successful bankruptcy and civil law practice for clients located throughout Los Angeles County. Whether his clients are facing insurmountable debt, foreclosure, serious felony charges, immigration or other legal issues such as personal injuries, workplace harassment, family and medical leave act violations, whistle blowing and retaliation, consumer law, criminal defense they can be rest assured that Marc Aaron Goldbach will take all steps necessary to fight for their legal rights to protect their interests. Marc Goldbach has represented many legal cases with 100% success...
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Tracy Darlene Neal-Lopez
Irvine, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Employment and Workers' Comp
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
I specialize in employment litigation and handles personal injury law cases.
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Ahmed Khalil
Newport Beach, CA Personal Injury Attorney
(714) 617-5189
4100 Newport Place Drive
Suite 630
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Workers' Comp
University of San Diego School of Law
Ahmed Khalil is a Personal Injury and Workers Compensation attorney that focuses his practice on helping individuals that have been injured. Mr. Khalil is the Managing Attorney of Khalil Law Group, APC., a law firm that prides itself on fighting for each and every individual that hires Khalil Law Group for legal assistance. His motto is no case is too big or too small! Mr. Kahlil is able to handle a large spectrum of injury claims ranging from the simplest work-related injury to the tragedy of a wrongful death claim.