Rancho Santa Margarita Personal Injury Lawyers

Christopher A. Guldjian is an aggressive advocate and a top rated trial attorney for those who have been injured due to the negligence and intentional acts of other individuals and companies. Chris was trained by clerking for the Los Angeles Superior Court in Long Beach and the Huntington Beach City Attorney’s office. His trial experience grew while working for major private firms and renowned plaintiff trial attorneys. He relishes the fact that justice can be served for his clients in a courtroom with impartial jurors having the final word. Chris has successfully brought several cases to...

Gary A. Peterson has been a practicing civil litigation attorney for over 20 years. Over the last 15 years he has specialized exclusively in representing injured individuals in all manners of personal injury matters.

Mark Shafer is a dedicated attorney who serves the local community. As a bilingual Spanish speaker, he has given back to many of Hispanic businesses in the Orange County area. As one of the Senior Partners at Shafer, Grossman, and Rupp, he adds personalized attention to all his clients and aggressively fights for your case.

Following his admission to the bar he briefly worked for a nationwide personal injury firm. Due to numerous requests from potential clients, he opened the law firm of Penney and Associates in 1992. Mr. Penney as a young lawyer was contracted by a national law firm to take a number of their difficult cases to trial. Within six months of passing his bar he was lead trial lawyer in a large Superior Court personal injury case. Early in his career Mr. Penney has been featured in magazines, newspapers and on the local nightly news about a number of cases. The...

I used to litigate for the big insurance companies - representing giants like Amazon, Tesla, and Costco. After seeing the questionable practices from insurance and their attorneys, I started a firm with my brilliant partner to protect the working class and injured in California. I have handled thousands of workers compensation/personal injury/employment cases, and know every trick in the book the other side tries to pull to deny claims/medical treatment and cut costs. I'm a friendly reasonable guy with clients, but extremely aggressive at trial. Give me a call

-Founder and managing attorney at Razavi Law Group. -Orange County native, having been born and raised in Mission Viejo, California. -Graduated at the top of the at UCLA, earning cum laude honors. -Pursued a law degree at Chapman University’s reputable Fowler School of Law. -Solely focusing on civil litigation and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and has reached hundreds of successful resolutions for clients.

Barak J. Berlin is the Senior Partner for the Law Offices of Barak Berlin. Barak graduated from Boston University in 1995 with a dual degree in Political Science and International Relations and a minor in Religion. After working in Washington, D.C. at one of the top Intellectual Property Law Firms in the country and at Special Olympics International, Barak returned to Los Angeles to attend Loyola Law School. Barak graduated from Loyola Law School, passed the California State Bar in 2001, and was hired by the San Bernardino County Public Defender’s Office. Barak has...

Douglas Borthwick Esq. was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1965. He graduated with high honors (Magna Cum Laude) from Muskingum University in 1988 with Bachelor of Arts degrees in Business, Economics, and Religion. At Muskingum University he was the recipient of the prestigious Wall Street Journal Student Achievement Award, and the Financial Executive Institute Award. Attorney Douglas Borthwick received his Juris Doctorate degree in 1991 from Capital University Law School where he was the recipient of an academic scholarship and was on the Dean's List. Throughout his time in Law School, he worked as an Intern at the...

Born on the 4th of July, Stephen Mashney has independence in his genes! Since childhood, he confronted bullies & fought his way from elementary school till today. Stephen will not look the other way when he sees injustice. He will fight for the underdog & win. Stephen has compassion for & respect to others including animals. As a child, Stephen adopted countless stray cats & dogs & he would not hurt a fly today.
In 1978, Mr. Mashney received his Bachelor of Pharmacy degree from Cairo University, Egypt & worked as a pharmacist in Ramallah. In 1979, he immigrated...

Reid A. Winthrop is the founder and managing partner of Winthrop Law Group. Mr. Winthrop previously worked for Stroock, Stroock & Lavan, LLP where he handled hundreds of litigation matters involving all types of insurance disputes including: commercial general liability, specialty lines insurance, property and casualty insurance, life, health and disability insurance, uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage, as well as both small and complex business disputes. He also represented insurance companies in first-party and third-party insurance lawsuits involving an array insurance issues, insurance bad faith and punitive damages. Mr. Winthrop also was integral in addressing issues involving an insurer’s...

Jessie is an experienced trial lawyer who specializes in labor and employment. In addition to her work as an attorney, she is the Executive Director for the rest of the personal injury team at Panish Shea Ravipudi LLP, responsible for overseeing the management of the firm.

Christopher Russell has been practicing law since 1984 and is the founder and principal partner of Russell & Lazarus APC. The firm of Russell & Lazarus, established in 1998, is located in Newport Beach, California, and serves Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, Sacramento and Orange Counties. Mr. Russell is a highly respected and experienced personal injury attorney who puts his clients’ needs first. In doing so, he believes that the needs of his employees and firm will also be met. Mr. Russell has worked on almost every type of personal injury case including motor vehicle collisions, product liability, slip/trip and...

Milad (Matt) Alipour, Esq. Matt Alipour is the founder and principal attorney at Alipour Law Group. He has worked on different areas of law including Personal Injury, Patent Law, Criminal Law, Contract Law, Family Law, Real Estate Law, and Business Law. Mr. Alipour graduated from Western State College of Law and was one of the few Dean Fellows. Western State College of Law is the oldest law school in Orange County and has produced hundreds of judges and thousands of attorneys all across California since 1966. Many of these judges are currently active and serving different courthouses across California. Mr. Alipour received multiple...

Michael J. Berry stands as the founder and lead attorney at MJB Law Group. With a laser-focused dedication to litigation, he commits himself to standing up for employees who have suffered from workplace rights infringements, as well as for individuals who've been detrimentally impacted in a personal injury due to the negligence of others. In every case, Mr. Berry’s driving motivation is to ensure that justice prevails, making sure his clients are made whole and guiding them back to the semblance of their regular lives. Before founding MJB Law Group, Mr. Berry was on the other side of the courtroom. He...

I have a unique blend of practical business experience in addition to a legal background. Prior to earning a law degree in 1993, I had over 25 years experience in the securities, insurance and banking industries including being Senior Vice President of one of the nation's largest financial institutions in the 1980's. This prior business experience gives me not only a legal perspective but also a practical business perspective in seeking solutions to clients' legal problems.

As an attorney at Panish Shea & Boyle in Los Angeles, I primarily focus on representing plaintiffs in catastrophic injury and personal injury cases. I was also a part of the trial team in Yoon vs. United States, which saw a $17.845 million verdict, the largest ever recorded against the U.S. Government. Contact my office today and see how we can help you achieve a favorable result in your case.

Tim Dominguez is an award-winning personal injury lawyer who has recovered millions of dollars for deserving clients over the course of his career. As a Cuban-American born and raised in Southern California, Tim has a deep appreciation for this country and its judicial system. It was this background which led him to become an attorney and want to use the law to balance the playing field. He has dedicated his life to fighting the big insurance companies and corporations of the world to obtain justice for the everyday person. Tim graduated from Loyola Law School where he was selected to participate...

Saunders & Associates, APC is your California Foreclosure Defense Lawyers. We guide our clients through difficult issues, bringing our insight and judgment to each situation. Our innovative approaches create original solutions to our clients' most complex matters and disputes. Saunders & Associates, APC provides aggressive cost-effective and result-oriented representation to our clients. At Saunders & Associates, APC you get an experienced legal team and support staff who will know your case, the law, best practices, courses of action, and yes, you as a person in need of guidance, direction, and experienced legal representation. The current rise in the cost of living...

Kianna Woods received her B.A. from Soka University of America located in Southern California. She then went on to receive her J.D. from the Western State University of Law. With her years of experience, Ms. Woods has extensive knowledge in solving the most severe cases. Known both as a gifted lawyer and a consummate team player, Ms. Woods is a highly regarded advocate and tenacious litigator for our injured clients.

As managing attorney and founding principal of Sweet James, LLP, James M. Bergener has secured millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements in both state and federal courts. His practice extends to injury tort litigation involving car accidents, motorcycle accidents, truck accidents, slip & falls, defective products, police excessive force, road defects, and toxic exposure.

As an avid motorcyclist and MotoGP racing enthusiast, Mr. Bergener’s experience in court is supplemented with his experience on the road. With his personal passion for bike safety, motorcycle accident victims represented by the firm have benefited from the insight of a skilled professional and...

Mark Algorri is a founding partner of DeWitt Algorri & Algorri and is from Los Angeles. He graduated from UCLA in 1976 and obtained his J.D. in 1979 from the University of San Fernando Valley College of Law. While at UCLA, Mark managed and produced rock-and-roll bands, including Van Halen. His days with Van Halen have been chronicled in Greg Renoff’s bestselling book, Van Halen Rising. After law school, Mark formed his trial firm with Louis DeWitt in Century City and later in Pasadena and Newport Beach handling complicated plaintiff’s personal injury and bad faith Insurance cases. He has received...

Attorney Ruben Montoya founded MONTOYA LAW with the idea that if you hire an attorney you should deal with an attorney. Before MONTOYA LAW attorney Ruben Montoya worked for highly respected Workers Compensation / Personal Injury firm. During his time as the managing attorney for such firm he multiplied workers compensation settlements. Those Workers Compensation claims that would not settle for what the injured worker deserved Mr. Montoya tried and prevailed for his clients. Ruben Montoya has tried many trials with favorable outcomes and settled millions out of court. At MONTOYA LAW...

Award winning personal injury attorney with major case wins in counties throughout California, including Los Angeles, Riverside and Orange County. John Bisnar is the founder and senior partner of one of the top California personal injury law firms, Bisnar Chase Personal Injury Attorneys, whose roots can be traced back to Bisnar & Associates, which he founded in 1978. Mr. Bisnar is a native of Southern California. He served active duty in the U.S. Army in the Pacific and South East Asia. In 1974 he graduated with honors from California State University, Long Beach, with a B.S. Degree in...

Taylor joined Traut Firm in September 2011. She tried and won her first jury trial within one year of practicing law. She has since tried numerous personal injury cases, as well as co-trying all of Jim Traut's cases. She has achieved numerous six-figure verdicts and Arbitration awards.

Taylor represents plaintiffs in serious personal injury cases involving truck, auto, motorcycle, bike accidents, and property owner negligence. These cases involve brain injuries, spinal injuries, severe fractures, and wrongful death cases. She also represents individuals pursuing legal malpractice claims against other lawyers.

She is known for top-quality, aggressive, tenacious representation of her clients,...

Jamal S. Mahmood, the founder of JSM Injury Firm APC, has dedicated his career to helping clients secure millions in compensation through his expertise in personal injury law. As a seasoned personal injury attorney, he has supported hundreds of individuals who have suffered injuries, driven by a mission to provide aggressive, expert legal representation combined with personal attention and a focus on results. Mr. Mahmood's educational journey began with a B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Oregon, followed by earning his Juris Doctor from Western State College of Law, graduating Magna Cum Laude. He is a respected California State Bar...

I am a graduate Columbia University majoring in Oriental Studies, graduating Summa Cum Laude and graduate of Harvard Law School. Although I did not know him personally, one of my classmates is now Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. As an attendee of the official US-China Joint Session on Trade, Investment and Economic Law in Peking I participated in the exchange legal knowledge and experience to help remove obstacles to advance international trade. That US-China Joint Session was referred to in the China Daily as “the most significant legal exchange in history between China...

The Law Offices of Mark Gonzales focuses on litigation of personal injury and criminal matters. Unlike other law firms and attorneys, we do not prepare your case for settlement, we prepare for trial. We feel that this is most effective way to get the most for the client. We know how to get full value for your case. The Law Offices of Mark Gonzales is dedicated to helping families though difficult personal injury and criminal matters. This firm is committed to client attention and communication. We give all prospective clients a free consultation with an actual attorney and most injury...

Mark is a first generation attorney that is bilingual, speaking Spanish and English fluently. His mother, father and step mother were all teachers/educators and stressed the importance of learning and acquiring knowledge. Mr. Martinez believes that his best character traits are his work ethic and humility. Both his mother and father grew up in East L.A. and taught Mark that first, there is hard work and through that the opportunity to make an honest living in a profession that you are passionate about. Through this opportunity his father and mother and step mother taught him through...

Injury Attorney Damoun A. Yazdi started his experience in the personal injury field more than 12 years ago. Initially, Damoun started as a paralegal at a law firm that was solely committed to helping people with personal injury matters. Mr. Yazdi’s passion in the legal field quickly grew when he witnessed the injustice of the insurance companies and their treatment of clients. Thereafter, he started law school in the hopes of becoming a lawyer so he can help clients navigate their claims against insurance companies. In law school, Mr. Damoun A. Yazdi graduated at the top of his class in Litigation...

Mr. Vigh is an experienced attorney and a member of the California State Bar. His primary focus is representing clients in personal injury matters involving automobile accidents, trucking accidents, rideshare accidents, premises liability, catastrophic injury claims, wrongful death matters and traumatic brain injuries. He is well versed in civil litigation and has an extensive knowledge spinal and traumatic brain injuries. Mr. Vigh takes pride in zealously advocating for his clients to ensure that they are never taken advantage of. Navigating through a legal matter is never easy. Mr. Vigh takes a holistic and all encompassing approach to ensure his clients...

At Hicks Law Firm, you will receive the individual attention that your case needs. We are highly experienced and have handled thousands of cases, resulting in the recovery of millions of dollars for our clients. All initial consultations are free and confidential. We are available to you at all times. We are paid on a contingency fee basis, so you don’t pay us unless we win your case. When you hire us, you will be given your attorney’s personal cell phone number. Call us today to begin your road to recovery. (949) 541-9944

At The Law Offices of Brian Brandt, our exceptional legal team has years of experience successfully working with accident victims throughout Southern California. For more than three decades, Brian has been helping clients seek justice. Whether you’ve been injured in a car accident, truck accident or suffered another type of personal injury, we can create a customized approach that fits your specific legal needs. You have questions. We have answers. Don’t underestimate the impact of your accident. Your injury can have a tremendous impact on your life financially, physically and emotionally. Contact us for a free initial consultation at...

Nicholas Grossman joined the State Bar of California in 2009 and has been selected by his peers as a “Rising Star” (top 2.5% of attorneys in Southern California under the age of 40) seven years in a row (2013- 2019). He has extensive experience in the areas of personal injury, employment law, probate, and civil litigation; and have tried multiple cases to verdict. Mr. Grossman has also served as an adjunct professor of law at AHU School of Law in Ontario, California, where he taught several classes including Legal Remedies and Wills & Trusts.

Prior to working at Shafer,...

Born: Los Angeles, California, July 19, 1948; admitted to bar, 1981, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of Southern California; California State University of Northridge (B.A., 1976); Southwestern University (J.D., 1980). Emergency Trauma Technician, UCLA School of Medicine Emergency Department, 1973-1979; Santa Monica Hospital Emergency Department, 1973-1977. Past Personal Counsel for the Following: Director of Emergency Medicine, County of Los Angeles, City of Los Angeles, Emergency Medicine Program; Director of Emergency Medical Care, County of Los Angeles, City of Los Angeles, Fire Department Paramedic Program; Director of Pharmacology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center....

Brianna Makishima received her B.A. in Political Science with a Minor in International Studies from the University of California, Irvine. She then received her J.D. from Chapman University Fowler School of Law. She has years of experience in personal injury handling a wide range of cases, even before becoming a licensed attorney. Her passion, knowledge, and creativity in the field have enabled her to obtain amazing results for her clients.

I specialize in employment litigation and handles personal injury law cases.

As Litigation Attorney at Sweet James Accident Attorneys, Mr. Eber Nicholas Bayona has helped thousands of injured clients receive the verdicts and settlement they deserve. As a senior trial attorney handling some of the most challenging injury cases, Mr. Bayona believes that it is a privilege to help Sweet James clients and their families get the justice they deserve. He routinely achieves six and seven-figure results for his clients.

If you need an attorney who will be persistently fighting for you, call us today at (800) 500- 5200.

Kevin Hahn, a founding partner of Hahn Attorney, LLP, graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1998 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Mr. Hahn received his Juris Doctorate from Chapman University School of Law in 2003 where he was a two-time recipient of the Provost Academic Scholarship. In 2002, Mr. Hahn served as a Judicial Extern to the Honorable Robert W. Alberts, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Central District of California, Santa Ana. Mr. Hahn was admitted to practice law in the State of California in June 2004 and is...

Attorney William Collins, a trial attorney, takes a more serious approach to law. If you are seeking an experienced lawyer for your injury case, contact William today.

As a personal injury at Panish Shea & Boyle LLP, Andrew specializes in catastrophic injuries, truck accidents, construction accidents, and property negligence. Additionally he devotes a portion of his practice to consumer class actions against businesses.