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Donald Allen MacKay
Chino Hills, CA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 35 years of experience
(800) 622-5298
14071 Peyton Drive
Unit 2436
Chino Hills, CA 91709-7208
Free ConsultationAppeals, Arbitration & Mediation, Employment and Personal Injury
Santa Barbara COL
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Joseph Wilson
Yorba Linda , CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 23 years of experience
Appeals, Administrative, Tax and White Collar Crime
University of San Diego and James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona
Mr. Wilson is a former Federal Prosecutor, IRS Attorney and FTB Attorney. Mr. Wilson is the managing partner at the Wilson Tax Law Group, which is a law firm serving the Newport Beach and Yorba Linda areas that specializes in civil audits and criminal tax matters, involving federal and state tax authorities. The firm represents taxpayers during civil audits, administrative appeals, all phases of collection, judicial proceedings in all trial and appellate courts. The firm handles a wide variety of matters including international compliance and offshore banking matters. The firm is headed by Mr. Wilson, whose impressive background includes...
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Erik James Hammett
Pomona, CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney
Appeals, Business, Criminal Defense and DUI & DWI
University of La Verne College of Law
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Brian W Freeman
Orange, CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 16 years of experience
Appeals, Employment, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Whittier Law School
Attorney dedicated to "fighting for the average Joe." Brian W Freeman has been a California Lawyer since 2008 and has continually represented the interests of the working man from the beginning of his practice. I have chosen to specialize in Workers' Compensation law in order to pursue my goal of being the best possible workers' comp attorney serving Riverside County. This is something very few workers' compensation attorneys do due to the time commitment and complexity of earning the specialty certification. Since going into private practice, we've handled well over 1,100 workers' comp cases with employees who were injured at...
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Paul Jeffrey Wallin
West Covina, CA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 47 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Criminal Defense, Divorce and Family
Pepperdine University School of Law
For over 35 years, I have been successfully representing clients facing criminal charges or dealing with family law matters. As the Senior Partner of Wallin & Klarich, A Law Corporation, I work hard to ensure our clients are represented with respect and professionalism. When you hire our firm, you place your trust in a team of attorneys and legal professionals, whose only goal is to obtain the best result possible in your case. You are not alone. We will get through this together.
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Ronald Burton Funk Jr
Corona, CA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals and Divorce
BYU Law School and BYU Law School
Ron Funk, a seasoned attorney of over 25 years, graduated from Brigham Young University’s J. Reuben Clark Law School in 1996. His legal journey began with an undergraduate degree in English and a minor in family science, initially unaware of the profound impact this education would have on his trajectory in law.
The dividends of his English degree manifested swiftly, winning him the Best Brief award in the first-year moot court competition. This success continued throughout law school, culminating in the prestigious Jack Welch award in his third year.
Commencing as a law clerk, Ron drafted appellate briefs for a plaintiff’s personal...
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Michael Jay Berger
Los Angeles, CA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 43 years of experience
515 South Flower Street, 36th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Free ConsultationAppeals, Bankruptcy, Collections and Foreclosure Defense
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Serving Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, San Fernando Valley, Santa Ana, Santa Barbara, Riverside and all of California! I am a Certified Specialist in Bankruptcy Law. I am an "AV"* rated attorney with 42 years of experience in solving bankruptcy problems. I am a Mensa certified genius with a strong ability to analyze and solve problems. If you are being hounded by creditors, I can legally erase your debts and get you a fresh start. If your business needs reorganization, I can give you protection from your creditors while you reorganize. If you have a claim against an individual or company...
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Jonathon Zitney
Rancho Cucamonga, CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 15 years of experience
Appeals, Divorce and Family
Western State University College of Law
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Steven M. Taber
Irvine, CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 38 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Environmental and Real Estate
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Skilled in explaining litigation risks and strategy to business professionals. Practiced in assessing a company's exposure to litigation risks and analyzing litigation to resolve issues.
Environmental. I have experience in both regulatory and litigation aspects of environmental law. I have negotiated Title V permits for steel companies, reviewed environmental provisions of transactions, negotiated NPDES permits, and resolved air excursion issues with state regulatory agencies. I have designed decision tree analysis for the resolution of environmental issues. In addition, I have been successful in litigating all manner of environmental claims in the courts and in administrative tribunals.
Litigation. I have successfully prosecuted and...
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Melissa J. Fox
Irvine, CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 31 years of experience
Appeals, Business, Construction and Estate Planning
Tulane Univ Law School
Melissa Fox, Founder and Senior Attorney of The Melissa Fox Law Firm, is an experienced civil litigator who has practiced law in Orange County for 20 years. A graduate of Brandeis University and Tulane University School of Law, Melissa is a member of the Bars of the State of California and the United States Tax Court. She also holds a California Real Estate Broker License. Equally adept at transactional advice, negotiation, litigation, and the enforcement of judgments, Melissa has earned a reputation as a leader in the legal profession.
Melissa is also a dedicated community leader. Melissa currently serves on the...
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Michael Guisti
Garden Grove, CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Domestic Violence
Western State College of Law at Argosy University
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Craig Wilke
Fullerton, CA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Criminal Defense and White Collar Crime
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Craig Wilke has over 30 years experience defending individuals and companies in federal criminal and related matters. Mr. Wilke was a Deputy Federal Public Defender in the Central District of California for 15 years, and was the Directing Attorney for the Orange County Branch Office for 8 of those years. He has tried 41 federal criminal cases involving every type of federal crime. Since 2008, he has been in private practice in Orange County, California, providing representation pre-indictment, at trial, on appeal, and in post-conviction matters.
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Stephen D. Klarich
Tustin, CA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 43 years of experience
Appeals, Criminal Defense, Family and Juvenile
Western State College of Law at Argosy University
For over thirty years, I have been handling criminal cases and matters involving sex offenses. As a Partner of Wallin & Klarich, A Law Corporation, I protect my clients’ rights with an unparalleled knowledge of sex crimes defense. In addition, I have experienced significant success in obtaining a Certificate of Rehabilitation or Governor’s Pardon for my clients.
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Calvin Richard House
Pasadena, CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 47 years of experience
Appeals, Employment and Municipal
Columbia Univ School of Law
Graduated Columbia College 1973 and Columbia Law School 1976. Currently, partner at Gutierrez, Preciado & House, LLP. Previously, associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore, of counsel to Fulbright & Jaworski (Los Angeles office). Practice devoted to defending and counseling employers in southern California. Member of ABOTA. Over 25 jury trials.
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Ian Dipak Chowdhury
Anaheim, CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 26 years of experience
Appeals, Business, Collections and Consumer
Santa Clara Univ School of Law
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Katie Richey
Buena Park, CA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Business, Criminal Defense and Family
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
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Roland Yin-Chia Ho
La Mirada, CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 22 years of experience
Appeals, Business, Consumer and Employment
University of West Los Angeles
Mr. Ho received a B.S. degree in business management from California State University, Los Angeles, with a minor in economics and obtained a J.D. degree from University of West Los Angeles, achieving Dean’s List for academic excellence in the second year of law school. The principal attorney, licensed in 2002, is admitted to practice in the State of California, United States District Court, Central District of California and United States District Court, Southern District of California.
Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. Ho had job experience in retail, sales, manufacturing and government. During law school, Mr. Ho clerked for the District...
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Lee Brown
Upland, CA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 45 years of experience
Appeals, Business, Construction and Real Estate
Southwestern University School of Law
Thirty five years of experience successfully handling complex civil litigation and appeals for businesses and high net worth individuals. Practice areas include both transactional work and litigation in the following areas: contract law, employment law, partnerships, corporations, real estate, construction.
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James Francis Tritt
Orange, CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 51 years of experience
Appeals, Divorce, Family and Personal Injury
UCLA School of Law
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Kerry Zeiler
Orange, CA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Appeals, Bankruptcy and Business
Western State Univ COL
Christopher Michael Glew
Santa Ana, CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 23 years of experience
Appeals, Animal, Business and Family
Whittier Law School
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Alan Eisner
Los Angeles, CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 38 years of experience
(310) 328-3776
2121 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 800
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Appeals, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Domestic Violence
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Certified by the California State Bar as a Criminal Law Specialist. Over 20 years trial experience. Practice devoted to criminal defense. Top-Rated Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer (Rated Superb 10/10 by Avvo.com; Rated A.V. by Lawyers.com.) The law firm of Eisner Gorin LLP is Rated a Top 5% US Law Firm.
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Shaun Khojayan
Los Angeles , CA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Criminal Defense and White Collar Crime
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law and University of California - Irvine
Call (800) 274-4290 for your free private consultation today and put my knowledge and experience to work for you.
Criminal Defense - Appeals / Appellate law - Federal Criminal Defense
Shaun Khojayan and Associates, a Criminal Defense Law Firm, based in Los Angeles will help you early in your criminal defense matter. We provide criminal defense representation in California State Courts and all United States Federal Courts.
Mr. Khojayan earned his J.D., with Distinction, from the University of the Pacific. He has conducted complex federal felony trials with most resulting in not guilty verdicts. Mr. Khojayan has also written and argued appeals...
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Matthew B. Wallin
Tustin, CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Juvenile
Chapman University Fowler School of Law and University of California - Santa Barbara
I strongly believe that every person accused of a crime is entitled to an attorney who zealously advocates and fights on their behalf.
I have been a part of Wallin & Klarich for many years and I remain committed to providing each of my clients with aggressive and knowledgeable legal representation.
When you hire Wallin & Klarich, you hire a team of attorneys who work together to make certain that every legal avenue is explored in the defense of your rights.
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Matthew Barhoma
Los Angeles, CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney
Free ConsultationAppeals, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Personal Injury
California Western School of Law
Matthew Barhoma is the founder of Power Trial Lawyers, P.C.
Matthew has been an advocate and analyst in various forms of the media addressing important issues across the country. He has been a legal analyst for numerous media outlets including, Fox News, ABC, CNN, Forbes, Associated Press, CourtTV and Law and Crime and more, regarding high profile cases around the country. Matthew is frequently quoted in print media such as the Wall Street Journal, Yahoo News, People and more.
Mr. Barhoma received his B.A. from University of California, Irvine, and his J.D. from California Western School of Law. He has been...
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John David Rogers
Newport Beach, CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 11 years of experience
(949) 625-4487
4000 MacArthur Blvd. East Tower
Suite 615
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Free ConsultationAppeals, Criminal Defense and White Collar Crime
The Law Offices of John D. Rogers is exclusively devoted to criminal defense in both state & federal court. An Orange County based office focusing on white collar, federal charges, homicide, crimes against police officers, domestic violence, and drug offenses. Attorney John D. Rogers is a board-certified specialist in criminal law - a distinction that only a small percentage of California criminal defense lawyers have achieved.
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Aaron Spolin
Los Angeles, CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney
Free ConsultationAppeals, Criminal Defense and White Collar Crime
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Spolin Law P.C.’s founder, Aaron Spolin, is a former prosecutor and award-winning criminal appeals attorney. He has achieved successful outcomes on hundreds of criminal cases, including numerous dismissals of major felony cases; non-criminal resolutions to complex fraud and insurance fraud defense cases; successful appellate outcomes from various appellate courts; and multiple not-guilty jury verdicts at trial. Innocent Spolin Law clients wrongfully accused of murder and other serious crimes are now free because of his work.
Aaron is the recipient of various awards for his advocacy, including the American College of Trial Lawyer’s Medal for Excellence in Oral Advocacy as well as...
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Scott Tillett
Sherman Oaks, CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals
University of Southern California
Scott Tillett co-founded Pine Tillett Pine LLP in 2016 where he handles civil appeals, specializing in plaintiff-side appeals with an emphasis on employment matters. Mr. Tillett is recognized as a Certified Appellate Law Specialist by the State Bar of California and he has been named to the Super Lawyers Southern California Rising Stars list consecutively since 2016. He was selected as one of five finalists for the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles's (CAALA) Appellate Attorney of the Year Award in 2019. Along with his partner, Norman Pine, Mr. Tillett was a recipient of the Daily Journal's 2020 California Lawyer...
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Thomas D. Mauriello
San Clemente, CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 36 years of experience
Appeals, Administrative, Consumer and Environmental
University of San Diego School of Law
Thomas Mauriello assists clients with an array of legal matters, including Business, Consumer, Investment, Government, Real Estate, Stock Broker, Investment and Environmental Law disputes. With over 30 years of experience, Mr. Mauriello is committed to delivering quality legal solutions with efficient and personalized representation throughout the State of California.
Mr. Mauriello is dedicated to involvement in his community. This has included coaching youth basketball and volleyball, as well as working with both Volunteers in Parole and the San Diego AIDS Project. Additionally, he has served on the Legal Committee of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Sierra Club for many years.
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Sa'id Vakili
Los Angeles, CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 30 years of experience
(800) 260-7105
3701 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1135
Los Angeles, CA 90010-2822
Appeals, Business, Civil Rights and Consumer
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
For nearly 25 years, Sa'id Vakili has represented businesses and individuals in litigation matters involving complex business and contract disputes, business torts, direct and derivative shareholder disputes, intellectual property disputes, and all forms of employment claims. He has also handled a variety of serious injury tort claims including those arising under maritime and aviation law. Mr. Vakili is admitted in California, New York, New Jersey and Washington, D.C. and has handled cases in various other jurisdictions such as Florida, Nevada, Ohio, South Dakota, and Virginia through associations with local law firms in those locations. Mr. Vakili has also served...
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Caitlin Dukes
Los Angeles, CA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer
Free ConsultationAppeals
Widener University Commonwealth Law School
Attorney Caitlin Dukes is a former prosecutor who handles criminal appeals, writs, and other post-conviction relief for the criminal appeals firm Spolin & Dukes P.C. She has a wide array of experience in state and federal courts. Besides having served as a Deputy District Attorney, her background includes work for multiple judges and government entities (including Federal District Court Judge James Knoll Gardner and the United States Department of Homeland Security) as well as private sector experience defending clients wrongfully accused of crimes.
Ms. Dukes’s primary goal on any given case is to identify the strongest arguments, clearly and succinctly present...
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Mark Anchor Albert
Los Angeles, CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 36 years of experience
Appeals, Business, Construction and Consumer
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
For over 30 years, Mark Anchor Albert has consistently achieved outstanding results for his clients in complex business litigation and trials. He has been instrumental in obtaining hundreds of millions of dollars in recoveries for his clients from corporations and their insurance carriers in difficult cases involving complicated liability, damages, and related insurance coverage issues. He also has successfully defended companies and individuals facing hundreds of millions, even billions of dollars in potential liability, often succeeding in having difficult cases dismissed by motion before trial, or otherwise obtaining deeply discounted settlements on favorable terms.
Mr. Albert provides sophisticated legal services for...
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Majid Foroozandeh Shahraki
Irvine, CA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Business, Family and Immigration
Western State College of Law at Argosy University
Court Admissions:
United States District Court, Central District of California, May 30, 2007
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, October 26, 2009
United States District Court, Southern District of California, November 16, 2009
United States Tax Court, November 19, 2009
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, January 10, 2010
United States District Court, Eastern District of California, June 3, 2010
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, July 13, 2010
United States Court of International Trade, January 2, 2014
United States Court of Appeals For The Federal Circuit, June 30, 2015
United States Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals, May 3, 2017
United States...
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Jerod Gunsberg
Los Angeles, CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence and White Collar Crime
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Jerod Gunsberg is the founder and lead attorney of the Law Offices of Jerod Gunsberg. He is a seasoned criminal law defense attorney, representing clients in all California state and federal criminal matters. He focuses his practice on many different types of criminal cases, including misdemeanors, violent offenses, complex narcotics, white collar crime, medical marijuana defense, sex crimes, elder abuse, computer crime and juvenile criminal issues. Mr. Gunsberg spent the early part of his career in the entertainment industry and even owning his own independent record label for a time. When he decided to follow his life long dream...
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Mr. Robin Mashal
Los Angeles, CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 24 years of experience
(310) 286-2000
2121 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 800
Los Angeles, CA 90067-5080
Free ConsultationAppeals, Business, Real Estate and Stockbroker Fraud
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
I have been licensed to practice law in the State of California since 1999. I am the managing shareholder of Century City Law Group, a Professional Corporation (Century City Law Group, APC). I studied accounting at the University of Southern California, and obtained my law degree from Loyola Law School. While attending Loyola Law School, I became a Production Editor of the Loyola Entertainment Law Review, and was also placed on the Dean's Honor List. I have received Martindale-Hubbel's distinguished "AV Preeminent" peer-review rating. I was named to Super Lawyer Magazine's Southern California Rising Stars...
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Sean D. Allen
Woodland Hills, CA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 17 years of experience
(866) 839-9400
21650 Oxnard Street
Suite 2000
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Appeals, Bankruptcy, Business and Real Estate
Pepperdine University
A skilled attorney with litigation, appellate, and transactional experience in areas such as real property, contracts, business and corporate governance, business entity formation, and bankruptcy. Currently counsels Common Interest Developments on a wide range of matters, including operational issues, corporate governance, interpretation of governing documents, corporate matters, dispute resolution, litigation, and general transactional matters. Obtained very favorable outcomes for clients as both plaintiffs and as defendants, and is also one of the few attorneys knowledgeable of the unique issues surrounding homeowner associations as bankruptcy creditors. Obtained Juris Doctor degree from Pepperdine University School of Law. Licensed to practice...
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Philip David Israels
Los Angeles, CA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 49 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Domestic Violence
U of San Francisco School of Law
Phil Israels graduated from the University of California at Berkeley where he studied Economics. He then attended the University of San Francisco, School of Law, where he received the American Jurisprudence Award.
After graduating in 1975, he worked for the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office for four years as a prosecutor. In 1979, he decided to work as a criminal defense attorney. He is now a Board Certified Specialist in the field of Criminal Law
During his tenure as a defense lawyer, he has successfully defended his clients against a wide range of criminal charges, including drunk driving, domestic violence, sexual related...
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Jeffrey Lewis
Rolling Hills Estates, CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 27 years of experience
(310) 935-4001
734 Silver Spur Road, Suite 300
Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274
Free ConsultationAppeals and Business
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Jeffrey Lewis has been practicing law in Southern California since 1996. Mr. Lewis' current practice is limited to handling civil and criminal appellate proceedings as well as select business litigation matters in courts throughout Southern California. Mr. Lewis is a certified appellate specialist by the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization. California attorneys who are certified as specialists have taken and passed a written examination in their specialty field, demonstrated a high level of experience in the specialty field, fulfilled ongoing education requirements and been favorably evaluated by other attorneys and judges familiar with their...
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Jessica Bromall Sparkman
Los Angeles, CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 20 years of experience
(310) 712-6838
1900 Avenue of the Stars
7th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Appeals, Business, IP and Patents
University of Southern California Gould School of Law
I am a successful Intellectual Property, Patent, Litigation and Appellate Law attorney. Based in California, my experience includes trademark matters in more than 150 countries.
I provide aggressive advocacy for a full range of intellectual property and patent law issues. I am committed to achieving the best possible results with efficient and effective representation.
I received my B.A. from Yale University, where I played Varsity Lacrosse. My J.D. is from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law.
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Timothy V. Kassouni
Los Angeles, CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 34 years of experience
(877) 770-7379
445 South Figueroa Street,
31st Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Appeals, Business, Construction and Real Estate
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Sacramento attorney Timothy Kassouni founded Kassouni Law on the belief that property rights and personal freedom are intertwined. He passionately considers it his duty and mission to rigorously defend property rights against government and private abuse. Mr. Kassouni has many years of experience litigating against private and public entities at all levels of court, including the United States Supreme Court, the California Supreme Court, the California Court of Appeal, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to name a few. His litigation expertise in land use, appeals, business, and property rights law has led to legal victories and the setting...