Ventura County Business Lawyers

I help families, professionals, and business owners protect what they’ve built and plan for what’s ahead. Whether it’s creating an estate plan, guiding you through probate, or advising on your business, my goal is to make the legal process clear, straightforward, and aligned with your values. With a background in finance, business, and technology, I offer practical strategies to help you preserve your legacy, care for the people you love, and make confident decisions about the future.

I'm not your typical lawyer. Having been a creative - and having managed creative businesses for over 20 years - I help people build businesses, especially creative businesses. In this era of digital disruption and media convergence, it's particularly helpful to work with someone who's familiar with emerging business and legal challenges associated with that. In addition to my legal background, my business career includes... Content development: I've spent 20+ years creating content, including developing nationally-syndicated radio shows and comedy bits. I'm still creating content – lots of it – today. ...

I am a California native originally from the San Joaquin Valley. I graduated from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1970 where I studied Political Science. In 1975, after 3 years of world travel I formed an import clothing business. It included a Santa Barbara retail store and for 25 years operated as a national wholesale outlet. I took part in the management of the business and the design and distribution of the products. My duties included national and international travel, meeting with customers and vendors, as well as dealing with international banking and import/export requirements. The company...

Yvette Gabrielian is an experienced estate planning attorney. Her practice is dedicated in providing tailored legal services in the estate planning, probate and trust administration, business formation and contracts. She is specialized in special needs planning, asset protection and wealth maximization.

Seth M. Goldberg attended the University of California at Santa Barbara where he graduated and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History in 1987. He also completed ROTC and was commissioned a Reserve Officer in 1985. He received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of La Verne in 1991. While in law school, Mr. Goldberg received the American Jurisprudence Award for excellence in the Lawyering Skills Practicum, a ten unit course designed to test a law students’ ability to handle a fictional case, from intake through the conclusion of a jury trial. Mr. Goldberg’s legal career began...

Experienced construction and real estate attorney. Represent contractors, subcontractors, property owners and sureties on matters such as mechanics liens and breach of contract. Represent property owners with boundary disputes, quiet title matters, partition actions, ownership disputes and eminent domain. Represent licensed contractors having administrative issues with the CSLB. Can handle trials, arbitration, mediation, settlement conferences, and appeals.

A San Fernando Valley-native, Mr. Mann received his Bachelors degree from the University of Southern California in 1979, and subsequently earned his Juris Doctorate in 1982. As a law student, Mr. Mann achieved significant academic success, and was also a member of the Trial Advocacy Team. Prior to founding the Law Offices of Lloyd S. Mann, Mr. Mann was the co-founder of a highly respected business law firm that served its legal clients for over 22 years. Prior to that, Mr. Mann was an attorney with a law firm, which at the time, was the largest law firm in...

Sheila Merchant Legal is a boutique law firm, serving California specializing in business law, real estate law, and contract law with a special interest in working with socially conscious and sustainable businesses. I’m a graduate of Columbia Law School and, prior to founding my private practice, I worked at two of the nation’s premier law firms —Akin Gump and Winston & Strawn —where I handled large scale, high-impact transactions, including billion-dollar utility-scale wind and solar energy projects. Our firm specializes in corporate formation and structuring, real estate law, contract drafting and negotiation, for sale by owner (FSBO) real estate transactions and...

I am a solo practitioner primarily serving businesses with 1 - 10 million in annual sales and 5 - 20 employees. My lead services are business transactions/contracts, patents (chemical, biotech and mechanical,) trademark registrations and litigation. The industries that I serve include aerospace components, medical devices and consumer products retailing for less than $150.00. To make an appointment, call 310-670-5825 (LA County) and 760-347-3470 (Riverside County.)

Santino Tropea is a founding partner of Tropea McMillan. A significant portion of his practice includes representation of clients in toxic tort claims, actions brought under the Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, and all phases of CERCLA and the Superfund process. He has successfully represented clients in regulatory disputes and negotiations with both state and federal agencies, and has implemented supplemental environmental projects/pollution prevention plans to reduce or eliminate fines and penalties. He defends Proposition 65 cases and citizen's suits alleging False Claim Act violations and other related matters. Santino's experience includes representation of California municipalities, large chemical,...

A decorated U.S. Navy Veteran, Karo Karapetyan’s career has subsequently been validated by awards for achievement and performance. In his professional experience as an attorney, business owner, financial adviser, and real estate broker, he provides clients with the tried and tested insights required to serve as counsel for real estate litigation and transactions, employment law cases, and personal injury law matters. Mr. Karapetyan received his J.D. from the University of West Los Angeles School of Law where graduated a Summa Cum Laude class Valedictorian, and the recipient of several Witkin Awards for Academic Excellence. He received his undergraduate degree in Professional...

Daniel L. Warshaw is a civil litigator and trial lawyer focusing on Complex Litigation, Class Actions, Employment law, Business Litigation, Product Liability, Unfair Competition Law and Consumer Protection. Mr. Warshaw is a member of the State Bar of California; U.S. District Court, Central District of California; U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. He attended the University of Southern California (B.S., 1992); Whittier College School of Law (J.D., 1996). Daniel L. Warshaw has attained Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating (AV) for legal ability and ethical standards. Member: Los Angeles...

Mr. Sobel specializes in Business Litigation, Personal Injury (including Wrongful Death, Elder Neglect and Nursing Home Abuse), and Probate. In practice since 1984, he has extensive litigation and trial experience, with over 60 trials to verdict. For over a decade Mr. Sobel served the Los Angeles Superior Court as a Judge Pro Tem and a volunteer Arbitrator. He has been a presenter of continuing legal education in Legal Ethics. He has a reputation for integrity, dedication, hard work, and excellent results.

Michael M. Baranov's law practice focuses on the areas of business, employment, entertainment and intellectual property law. For over 30 years, Mr. Baranov has prosecuted and defended large scale commercial disputes, unfair competition matters, trade secret and employment cases. He has represented numerous celebrity plaintiffs in defamation suits against various publications. He has guided the development and growth of diverse national and international companies, and careers of notable producers, writers and directors.

Samani Law Firm is a full-service law practice specializing in employment, business, and personal injury matters. The firm represents clients in various capacities, from counseling clients on their legal rights, to handling cases through all phases of litigation, to meeting clients' transactional needs. Samani Law Firm is dedicated to providing competent and effective legal services to its clients, with the personalized attention of a small law practice.

Undergraduate engineering at Princeton University with Honors programs in Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics; work in probability theory based analysis for the design of the shielding of the Princeton Nuclear Accelerator; Stanford Law School with three years of undergraduate work, Bachelor of Arts '62, Doctor of Jurisprudence '63; Former Professor, University of La Verne School of Law, San Fernando with courses in Real Property, Advanced Property Transactions, Conflicts of Laws, Land Planning and Zoning, Legal Writing, 1978-1983; Faculty at California Attorney and Paralegal Continuing Education Seminars, including, Trial Preparation, Discovery and Trial Practice Procedures; President Red Rover Mine, Inc.; Consul for...

Jon H. Freis has been practicing law in the State of California since 1999 and currently operates his own boutique law firm in Beverly Hills. He handles a wide variety of matters for his clients, including real estate transactions, business formation, and business and real estate litigation in state and federal courts. Mr. Freis also successfully represented residential, multi-family, hotel, restaurant, and commercial real estate developers in transactional and litigation matters. Mr. Freis has successfully tried over 300 bench trials in breach of contract cases and landlord-tenant matters in Los Angeles Superior Court. Mr. Freis also...

Madanes Law concentrates on helping startups and small businesses navigate corporate and business law issues ranging from contract negotiation to litigation as well as employment and landlord/tenant issues.

Isai, a Los Angeles native, is the lead attorney for Bismark Tax, Inc. Isai's practice area is concentrated in the area of tax resolution. Isai earned his B.S. degree in Business Administration from the California State University - Northridge; a Juris Doctor from the Pennsylvania State University - The Dickinson School of Law; and a Masters of Law Degree (L.L.M) from the University of California Los Angeles School of Law. During law school Isai worked for the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue - Office of Chief Counsel and that is where he found his love for the tax code. Isai knew that...

Attorney Monique Larmond is a co-founder of Givens & Larmond Law Group, LLP and is licensed in California and New York. Her practice areas include all things Business, Personal Injury and Family law. She began her legal career as a personal injury litigator and then went on to gain experience in transactional law, focused in commercial real estate and business transactions, with an emphasis in contract drafting/reviewing, business formations and operation of various types of business entities, and protecting brand ownership through trademark registrations. Ms. Larmond has helped numerous entrepreneurs to form their businesses, insulate their businesses, and protect their...

My broad experience allows me to understand and empathize with the needs and concerns of parties going through the many different family law issues of Divorce, such as Child Custody, Child and Spousal Support, Domestic Violence, property valuation and division. I know that settlement of disputed issues is less stressful and less expensive, and should always be attempted, however when cooperation and civility is not possible, my years of litigation experience, can achieve results which in turn, can lead to the voluntary resolution of disputes.
Family Law disputes are often based on anger, fear, resentment and betrayal, but I...