Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Lisa Jean Damiani
SAN DIEGO, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Personal Injury, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Employment
California Western School of Law
Ms. Damiani, named a San Diego Super Lawyer since 2010, received her B.A. degree in 1983 from New York University and her J.D. degree in 1988 from California Western School of Law in San Diego, where she made Law Review. She became a practicing member of the California Bar in 1988 and started her own law practice, focusing on criminal cases. In 1993, a national law firm recruited her to join its white-collar crime practice group. There, she continued to represent people and entities in state and federal court, charged with a variety of crimes ranging from fraud and...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Brent Mayberry
Culver City, CA Personal Injury Attorney
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Products Liability and Social Security Disability
For the past 40 years, Brent Mayberry has been achieving outstanding results for his clients. While he dedicates much of his time to personal injury cases, he is also a knowledgeable advisor across a broad spectrum of legal topics.
Originally making his mark in Northeast Missouri, Brent has expanded Mayberry Law into California alongside his son.
Brent prioritizes his clients' success and fights relentlessly to exceed even the highest expectations. His son, having learned from the best, joins him in representing clients with a family-like dedication. For exceptional legal expertise and an unwavering work ethic, look no further.
Claimed Lawyer Profile
David Lavi
Beverly Hills, CA Personal Injury Lawyer
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Employment
Abraham Lincoln University School of Law
Claimed Lawyer ProfileResponsive Law
Sergio Feria
San Diego, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 42 years of experience
Personal Injury and Products Liability
Univ of San Diego School of Law
Sergio Feria is graduate of Whittier College (1979) and the University of San Diego School of Law (1982). Mr. Feria was admitted to the California Bar in December 1982. He began his legal career in 1982 in Los Angeles with Tapia & Meastas, a civil law and criminal law litigation and trial law firm.
In 1986, Mr. Feria opened his law firm, the Law Offices of Sergio Feria, in San Diego. His statewide practice emphasizes the following practice areas: serious personal injury, wrongful death, products liability, and insurance related matters that arise from auto accidents,...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileBlawg Search
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...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Jonathan Kashani
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Attorney
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
I founded the Kash Legal Group with a commitment to providing personalized client services and effective legal representation. I am dedicated to delivering the highest quality of legal and consultation services, primarily focusing on personal injury cases.
I completed my undergraduate studies in Biological Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles, and went on to earn my Juris Doctorate with Honors from the University of West Los Angeles, School of Law. During my time in law school, I received multiple certificates and scholarships that recognized my achievements in various subjects. I also gained practical experience by clerking at several law...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileBlawg SearchSocial Media
Brandon Miller
San Diego, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 12 years of experience
El Cortez
702 Ash Street, Suite 10
San Diego, CA 92101
Personal Injury and Insurance Claims
University of Southern California Gould School of Law
Brandon began his legal career working for large and midsize insurance defense firms to defend municipalities and large corporations against personal injury claims. During these years, Brandon gained insight learning strategies that were used to defeat the claims of injured individuals. At Harris Personal Injury Lawyers, Brandon now exclusively represents injured people against many of the same insurance companies he formally defended and uses his insider knowledge of those companies to gain a significant advantage for his clients. Brandon Miller started representing injured victims in San Diego at Harris Personal Injury Lawyers in 2017.
Brandon enjoys being active in various outdoor...
Claimed Lawyer Profile
Pejman Josef Javaheri
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
P.J. Javaheri is a founding partner of ThruLaw; P.C., a boutique Personal Injury Law Firm (www.ThruLaw.com), operating as Mi Abogado ® as well as California Disability Rights Center that handles social security, disability and special education claims for claimants throughout California (www.CaliforniaDisabilityRights.org).
Mr. Javaheri received his Juris Degree from University of California, Hastings in 2005 and joined Winston & Strawn, LLP, a world-class international law firm, where he sharpened his skills as a corporate and finance attorney. In 2009, he launched the Juris Law Group www.JurisLawGroup.com, a boutique transactional law firm founded on the principles of efficiency and streamlining overhead. With...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileQ&ASocial MediaResponsive Law
Joseph Tojarieh
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Employment
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Joseph Tojarieh majored in History and Political Science at the University of California, Los Angeles, graduating summa cum laude from the university’s prestigious Honor’s College with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He received his law degree from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles and was admitted to the practice of law in California shortly thereafter. While at Loyola, Mr. Tojarieh served as the Note and Comment Editor and Staff Writer on Loyola’s International and Comparative Law Review. He also served as president of the Real Estate Law Society and board member of Loyola’s Student Bar Association. As a participant in Loyola’s...
Claimed Lawyer Profile
James Edward Fox
Sherman Oaks, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 46 years of experience
Personal Injury, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
UC Hastings COL
Personal and compassionate representation of victims of personal injury and wrongful death. For 36 years Fox has fought and won against big insurance companies, manufacturers , negligent doctors and hmo's.
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Rodney Yadidi
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 8 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Employment
Southwestern University School of Law
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Michael William Parks
Sherman Oaks, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 34 years of experience
Personal Injury, Civil Rights, Consumer and Insurance Claims
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Attorney Michael Parks has over two decades of experience under his belt. Since cofounding Schimmel & Parks, APLC, he has dedicated his practice to helping those facing complex legal matters involving class actions, employment law, bad faith insurance, consumer law, and personal injury law. He is committed to safeguarding the rights of clients who have been harmed or neglected by insurance companies and other persons. As an experienced litigator, he has what it takes to fight against large corporations and organizations in order to pursue justice for his clients. Currently, he is licensed to practice in the United States District...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Kamelia Jalilvand
Beverly Hills, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 17 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...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Jeffrey Knoll
Canoga Park, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Employment and Workers' Comp
Southwestern University School of Law
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Syndel Lisette Knoll
Canoga Park, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 8 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Employment and Workers' Comp
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Andre Amin Khansari
Woodland Hills, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 23 years of experience
(818) 650-6444
21650 Oxnard Street
Suite 1540
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Personal Injury, Bankruptcy, Business and Products Liability
University of Southern California Law School
Andre Khansari is an accomplished Southern California attorney. He represents individuals and businesses in Bankruptcy, Real Estate, Business, and Personal Injury matters. With nearly 20 years of experience, peers and clients alike have recognized Andre as an exceptional attorney.
Andre is committed to providing large firm advocacy with small firm prices. Call today to schedule a consultation to learn how he can help you.
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Michael Heath Wellen
Woodland Hills, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 18 years of experience
Personal Injury, Employment, Insurance Defense and Medical Malpractice
Southwestern University School of Law
Michael Wellen earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of California, Los Angeles. He earned his J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law, where he was on Law Review. While pursuing his law degree, Mr. Wellen worked in the Orange County Distrct Attorney's Office, felony panel unit.
Mr. Wellen has been practicing for over ten years and has concentrated on civil liability with a focus on medical malpractice, personal injury, public entity liability, premises liability and general civil liability matters. He has also worked on employment law matters and public entity defense.
Mr. Wellen currently focuses...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileResponsive Law
Michael H. Moghtader
Tarzana, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Bankruptcy, DUI & DWI and Immigration
Univ of West Los Angeles
I, Michael H. Moghtader, am the founder and CEO of the MHM LAW GROUP, A Proffessional Law Corporation. I attended California State University, Los Angeles in 1987 where I received my Bachelors Degree and obtained my law degree in 1997. I was admitted to the California Bar, US District Court and is a member in good standing. My practice involves Immigration and Personal Injury.
Furthermore, I am well recognized in having a perfect track record and known for my reputation in winning almost impossible cases. My extensive knowledge among many areas of law, place clients at an advantage, because most...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Alexander Russell Wheeler
Lancaster, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Employment
Pepperdine Univ School of Law
Alex is a Partner at the PARRIS Law Firm and represents the Firm’s clients in severe personal injury and wrongful death cases in both the mass- and single-plaintiff context. Alex has been selected to the Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars List from 2012 to the present.
As an attorney, Alex has been appointed Lead Class Counsel in dozens of federal and state class actions and has obtained over $500 million in verdicts and settlements over the course of his career. Alex was also on the faculty at Pepperdine University School of Law, where he taught “Advanced Trial Practice.” Alex is...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Payam David Yadidi
Encino, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Florida State Univ COL
Mr. Yadidi is an award-winning personal injury lawyer licensed in California, Nevada, and Florida. He won’t stop fighting for you until getting the maximum compensation, there are no fees unless you win! Mr. Yadidi recently succeeded in recovering over $100 MILLION for injury victims including a ($2.1 Million) settlement, ($1 Million) Judgement, and ($16 Million) Motorcycle Fatality Case. Mr. Yadidi is a member of the Consumer Attorneys of California, and American Association for Justice.
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Douglas Adam Rochen
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Civil Rights and Products Liability
California Western School of Law
With extensive experience in product liability, trucking litigation, sex abuse and other loss of quality of life injuries, Doug Rochen is committed to professional and personal excellence in creating a comprehensive solution to the client's needs and goals without jeopardizing the quality of the work or results.
Before practicing law on behalf of catastrophically injuries parties, he spent several years at a defense firm, acquiring essential skills that make him a powerful litigator on the plaintiff’s side. With his unique background and experience, Mr. Rochen is better able to anticipate defense firm strategy and counter with advance...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Kia Champion
Encino, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 9 years of experience
Personal Injury, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Domestic Violence
University of San Diego School of Law
The Champion Law Firm's mission is to provide our clients with the best possible service by staying true to the three C's: Commitment. Compassion. Character. We will always combine zealous representation, respect and empathy, and honesty and integrity in everything we do.
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Alan Irwin Schimmel
Sherman Oaks, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 44 years of experience
Personal Injury, Consumer and Real Estate
Pepperdine Univ School of Law
Backed by more than three decades of legal experience, Attorney Schimmel is devoted to providing his clients with top-tier, professional services day in and day out. Due to his passion, Attorney Schimmel cofounded Schimmel & Parks, APLC in order to help those in need. While he possesses a wide range of legal skills, Attorney Schimmel focuses the majority of his practice handling cases involving bad faith insurance, property damage, employment law, homeowners associations, and construction defects. Over the years, Attorney Schimmel has demonstrated a commitment to pursuing legal distinction. As a result, he has earned an AV® Rating by...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Daniel D Geoulla
Lake Forest, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 17 years of experience
2 S. Pointe Dr, Ste 248
Lake Forest, CA 92630
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Insurance Claims, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Jon O. Markarian
Sherman Oaks, CA Personal Injury Attorney
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Business, Employment and Insurance Claims
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Claimed Lawyer ProfileQ&ASocial Media
Steven R. Vartazarian
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Steven R. Vartazarian is a founding principal attorney of The Vartazarian Law Firm in Sherman Oaks, California. Steve specializes in medical malpractice and personal injury litigation.
Steve takes each case personally and spends time getting to know his clients and their case. Each case is then worked up with no stone left unturned. It is this type of dedication that is the hallmark of his work ethic and resulting verdicts, arbitration awards and settlements.
Steve recently won a rare favorable ruling on a California medical malpractice and fraud claim that will allow his client to not only proceed, but will also allow...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Asmik Jasmine Gevorkyan
Sherman Oaks, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Ventura COL
Ms. Gevorkyan is the founder and principal of the Gevorkyan Law Firm, A.P.L.C. During her career, Ms. Gevorkyan earned a reputation as a lawyer who works aggressively to see that her clients receive justice. Before establishing the Gevorkyan Law Firm, Ms. Gevorkyan was an insurance defense attorney. She has litigated and tried to verdict numerous catastrophic accident cases, including trucking, general liability, and products liability cases. Her experience on the other side of the courtroom gives her valuable insight about the most effective way to build strong cases and fight insurance companies. Ms. Gevorkyan now represents injured individuals based...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Bruce A. Broillet
Santa Monica, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 50 years of experience
Personal Injury
The University of Texas School of Law
Bruce Broillet's intelligent and committed approach to the law has earned him national recognition and respect among his peers in the legal community and has led to his induction into the Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles “Hall of Fame.” Mr. Broillet is a member of the Inner Circle of Advocates, an invitation-only group composed of the top 100 plaintiff trial lawyers in America.
As a trial lawyer, he has obtained numerous seven and eight-figure results. He represents plaintiffs in such areas as business litigation, products liability, professional malpractice, personal injury, and wrongful death.
Bruce also tried and won a $55 million jury...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Robert Daniel Jarchi
Santa Monica, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 25 years of experience
Personal Injury
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Robert D. Jarchi's single-minded pursuit of truth and justice for his clients has resulted in numerous multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements, and Robert has obtained over $150 Million in verdicts and settlements on behalf of his clients throughout his career. Among these verdicts are high-profile cases that received national media attention, such as Gousse v. Budget Rent-A-Car Corporation/City of Los Angeles, a $33 million jury verdict in a negligence action, as well as Farraj v. Circle K Stores Inc., a $7.9 million jury verdict in a fraud case. Robert has also obtained a variety of large multimillion-dollar settlements, such as $7.8...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Linda Elihu
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 9 years of experience
Personal Injury
UCLA School of Law
Linda Elihu joined the firm in 2016 after graduating from UCLA School of Law with a Business Law and Policy Specialization. She also attended UCLA for her undergraduate studies where she graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in History.
Prior to joining Jacoby & Meyers, Ms. Elihu gained practical experience performing legal work on issues covering police brutality, civil rights, products liability, and medical malpractice. She is committed to providing exceptional service to her clients.
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Greta Curry
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Attorney
Personal Injury
UCLA School of Law
Greta Curry is an Associate Attorney at Jacoby & Meyers. She earned her Juris Doctorate from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law in May of 2019. Prior to law school, Greta graduated cum laude from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Arts.
Greta devoted her past legal work to fighting for justice and rightful compensation for those who have been unfairly hurt. She assisted victims while interning with the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office in the Major Crimes and Consumer Protection divisions, the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office, and the Harriett Buhai Center. Greta also gained...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Sharona Safardi
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Attorney
Personal Injury
UCLA School of Law
Sharona Safaradi is an associate attorney at Jacoby and Meyers. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, where she graduated magna cum laude. After completing her undergraduate education, she earned her Juris Doctorate degree from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law. While at UCLA Law, Ms. Safaradi focused her studies on civil litigation and trial advocacy.
Upon completion of law school, Ms. Safaradi was selected by The American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) to serve as a fellow for its annual program. During this fellowship, she gained experience working with both defense and...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Brandon Shiener
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Lawyer
Personal Injury
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Brandon studied Philosophy at New York University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 2015. Brandon then went to law school at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, graduating with a J.D. in 2019. While in law school, Brandon gained experience serving as a legal extern to a Superior Court Judge and working for a prominent Employment law firm.
After earning his J.D., Brandon started at a boutique law firm representing both Plaintiffs and Defendants in a wide variety of business-related disputes. Always knowing that he wanted to fight for the “little guy”, Brandon then joined a Plaintiff’s...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Pedram A. Esfandiary
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 8 years of experience
(310) 909-8212
11111 Santa Monica Blvd,
Ste. 1750
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of Southern California Gould School of Law
Pedram Esfandiary is an attorney at Wisner Baum who concentrates his practice on toxic torts, police misconduct and civil rights litigation. He was an integral part of the trial teams in three Monsanto Roundup cases that resulted in verdicts totaling $2.424 billion. Pedram and other members of the Roundup trial teams were recognized as the 2019 Trial Team of the Year by the National Trial Lawyers Top 100, and as Elite Trial Lawyers by ALM and the National Law Journal. Pedram is also a professor of torts at the People’s College of Law, Los Angeles. Contact the firm to speak...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Aime Moupassa Katambwe
Santa Clarita, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Employment and Immigration
Whittier Law School
Aime Katambwe is the founder of WorldEsquire. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Economics from California State University at Northridge and a Juris Doctor Degree (aka a law degree)from Whittier College SOL. Mr. Katambwe is admitted to practice in all federal and State Courts of California.He was born in Zaire (now The Democratic Republic of Congo) and traveled extensively throughout the world due to his father's profession as a career diplomat. He is fluent in many languages including English, French and Spanish.
Prior to creating WorldEsquire, Mr. Katambwe worked in private law firms as an associate, as well as in...
Claimed Lawyer Profile
Ardy Pirnia
Beverly Hills, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 12 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...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Nicole Cointreau
Burbank, CA Personal Injury Lawyer
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Pepperdine University School of Law and Pepperdine University School of Law
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Guy Levy
San Diego, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Thomas Jefferson School of Law and Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Mr. Levy has practiced law for twenty years. His practice consists of representing individuals in serious personal injury cases. Over the years he has recovered millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements for his clients. He has handled hundreds of cases and has taken and defended over 250 depositions.
Mr. Levy is from Tel Aviv, Israel. In 1984 he moved with his family to San Diego where he attended high school and then continued to San Diego State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration (with honors) with an emphasis in Marketing. Mr. Levy attended law...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Michael Ghozland
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 22 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...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
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....