El Toro Lawyers

I am an attorney at Underwood Law Firm, P.C., where my focus is on partition litigation. My background includes training at a leading real estate law firm, where I built a solid foundation in real estate law. I received my J.D. from UCLA School of Law. During my time there, I held the position of Editor-in-Chief of the National Black Law Journal and was a finalist in UCLA’s Lowell Milken Institute-Sandler Prize for New Entrepreneurs. Additionally, I completed externships with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan and the Ho-Chunk Nation Supreme Court. At Underwood Law Firm, I use...

Eli is the owner of Underwood Law Firm, P.C. The son of two small-business owners, Eli knows that your business or investment is an extension of your family's ambitions, and may be its most precious asset. He frequently represents land owners, developers, builders, contractors, realtors, and other business professionals. Eli understands that protecting your business or real estate can be like protecting your family. He has strong experience in civil litigation, and has succeeded at every stage of the judicial process, including winning bench and jury trials. He is no stranger to aggressive fast-paced litigation, and genuinely enjoys delving into the...

Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust Administration and Probate - Irvine Office W. Bailey Smith graduated from Stanford University and the University of California, Hastings College of Law. After serving as an Agent in Counter-Intelligence in the United Stated Army, he practiced law as a Deputy District Attorney and then with a major Los Angeles law firm. He has been certified as a Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law by the California Board of Legal Specialization. He has created more than 7,000 trusts for satisfied clients. He has taught estate and gift taxation and lectured on tax savings throughout California....

John R. Alcorn is officially certified as a Specialist Attorney in United States Immigration and Nationality Law by the State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization. He has practiced immigration law since 1980, and has served as a Commissioner on the Immigration and Nationality Law Advisory Commission of the State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization. He is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and of the Orange County Bar Association Immigration Law Section, in which he previously served as Chairperson.

Partner for Corporate, Insolvency and Commerical Law Matters at Cummins & White, LLP

With over 28 years of experience as an attorney and counselor, Robin is a Vice President and Senior Wealth Planner at City National Bank, one of the leading providers of wealth management services in the country. She advises high to ultra-high net worth clients on complex financial, tax and estate planning issues, including transgenerational wealth transfer and business succession planning. Robin's core competencies include estate planning, fiduciary services, taxation, trusts, and business exit planning. She provides customized and comprehensive solutions to her clients' unique needs and goals, while partnering with internal wealth management specialists and local professionals in the tax...

Represented industries include accounting, aerospace and defense, construction, disaster response and engineering, cosmetics, food, beverage and alcohol, healthcare, hospitality and leisure, logistics and trucking, media, entertainment and video game, natural resources, real estate, and technology. Represent both plaintiffs and defendants in a wide range of high-stakes litigation. Advise clients on real estate acquisition, disposition, leasing, financing, construction, and development transactions. Handle a spectrum of negotiated situations, such as asset sales and purchases, corporate governance advice, general corporate counseling, and stock sales and purchases. Represent commercial landlords and other creditors in chapter 7 and 11 cases and non-bankruptcy workouts.

Over 15 years as a Judge Advocate with the U.S. Army. Graduate of Army's advanced trial skills which gives me a great advantage over many attorneys if a case goes to trial. Unique experience in protecting military pensions or finding ways for spouses of service members to get their rights to military pensions. Few attorneys know the tricks and secrets of protecting or receiving military pensions in family law cases. I have taken numerous cases to trial as well as 100's of hearings in family law matters. I only take cases to trial if we are going to...

There are many people who tend to think that filing for bankruptcy is merely a form of submission and an excuse for deep veins of financial heartache. This, however, is completely untrue. Rather, filing for bankruptcy is a proactive form of debt relief. If you have the ability to work your way out of a pit of debt and monetary distress, then you don’t want to wait any longer to begin. With the help of 1st California Law, Inc., you will be able to entrust your situation to the careful understanding of an Orange County bankruptcy attorney. With years of...

With over 33 years of experience handling a broad variety of personal injury claims, Attorney Rafik Kamell brings personal care and complete dedication to those he represents by being always personally involved in the negotiations or litigation of each case. The KLG always puts the client’s interests first and assures his clients are adequately compensated.

Ms. Lukoschek is a first generation American. Her father is an immigrant from Germany; and her mother was born in Cuba to Spanish parents. Ms. Lukoschek is proud to be the product of her family’s American Dreams. After more than a decade working in the immigration law departments of two major law firms, Ms. Lukoschek helped found a boutique immigration law firm in Irvine and helped to grow the firm from 13 to 40 employees in less than one and a half years. In December 2001, Ms. Lukoschek started a solo practice representing mid- to small-sized businesses, as well as...

During his 30 plus years experience as an Attorney in California, Mr. Smith has handled nearly every kind of criminal case and is widely recognized by the Courts, Prosecutors and his peers as one of the area’s top Criminal Defense Attorneys. The overwhelming majority of Criminal Cases resolve through negotiation and plea bargaining. In fact, less than 3% of all criminal cases actually go on to Jury Trial, usually when the settlement offer from the prosecutor or the Court does not match the specific circumstance of the case. If you must go to trial, put Mr. Smith’s courtroom skills...

Prior to establishing myself as a consumer advocate and “street fighter” for individuals, families, and small businesses, I spent my early legal career representing large, national corporations. One day a senior partner of the firm I worked for tapped me to assist him in representing a family friend who had been seriously sexually harassed by her boss, the CEO of a large retail clothing company. She had even been retaliated against when she spoke up. It was a real down-and-dirty fight, but we ended up getting this very nice lady a seven figure settlement. During that year I found that...

Bryan R. Kazarian is a former Orange County district attorney, current professor of Criminal Law and practicing attorney.

His years of experience and involvement in thousands of cases has made him one of Orange County’s most experienced criminal defense attorneys. His dedication to protecting the rights and freedoms of ordinary people who make honest mistakes has kept many good people out of the prison system in California.

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.

I come from a long line of family law attorneys. I am a Certified Family Law Specialist in Family Law dedicate to providing caring outstanding service to my clients.

My areas of specialty relate to custody, visitation, support, division of assets and domestic violence. I also handle pre and post nuptial agreements.

I have also obtained an MBA from Pepperdine University in 1981

Anh Tran is the founder of Modern Wealth Law where she advises individuals and business owners on all aspects of tax and estate planning, probate and trust administration. As both an estate planning attorney and a Certified Wealth Strategist®, Anh is in a unique position to counsel her clients on both estate planning and wealth management.

I focus on helping injured people. My practice includes all types of personal injury cases and workers compensation matters. I handled hundreds of trials and mediations. I began my legal career at a prominent insurance defense firm in 1991 as an associate, defending and all types of corporations and individuals accused of causing personal injuries.

Ms. McNeil practices exclusively in the area of employment law and business litigation. She represents employers at trial, mediation and arbitration on employment litigation, wage and hour actions, multi-plaintiff and single plaintiff cases involving various employment claims, including discrimination and harassment, wrongful discharge, unfair competition, and misappropriation of trade secrets. Ms. McNeil, regularly advises a wide range of corporations, large and small, on labor and employment-related issues, including wage and hour matters under state law and the FLSA, unfair competition, reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"), the Family Medical Leave Act ("FMLA") and the Fair Employment...

The Law Offices of Lewis R. Rosenblum (Criminal & DUI Defense) * Rated One of the Top 20 Lawyers in the State by California Lawyer Magazine. * Personally handles every aspect of your case from discovery to trial. * Hard Working, Experienced, Reasonable Fees with Outstanding Results

Sherif Edmond El Dabe, born and raised in Los Angeles, graduated from UCLA and earned his J.D. from Loyola Law School in 2001. In 2003, Sherif founded the El Dabe Ritter Law Firm, which now has offices in Huntington Beach, Los Angeles, and Torrance, California. Sherif specializes in handling serious personal injury cases stemming from car, motorcycle, truck, and rideshare accidents. He also deals with wrongful death, slip and fall, trip and fall, and pedestrian injury cases. The common injuries he addresses include concussions, traumatic brain injuries, broken bones, herniated discs, ligament injuries, quadriplegia, arm and leg injuries, dog bites, facial injuries, burns,...

Barrios & Machado, LLP is a trusted law firm handling personal injury law. Its practice areas include motor vehicle injuries, nursing home abuse and neglect, slip-and-fall injuries and wrongful death. The firm is located in Orange, CA and Corona, CA, and serves Orange County, Los Angeles County, Riverside County, and surrounding areas in Southern California. The firm’s founding attorneys Ursula Barrios and Guillermo Machado have won the trust of Californians through their maximum settlements for injured individuals and their families – even in the most difficult accident cases and in claims against powerful negligent parties. They have helped hundreds of clients get out...

I was born in Missouri but have lived in California for more than 50 years. After graduating law school, I established my firm in Orange County, where I have practiced for over 40 years. My practiced is focused solely on consumer bankruptcy. I do not represent banks or lenders (they have enough attorneys) I only represent consumers. In my years of practice, I have represented thousands of consumers in bankruptcy courts throughout Southern California. I also taught bankruptcy courses for over 30 years. I offer a compassionate, non-judgmental approach for bankruptcy filers. Most consumers find themselves in financial trouble...

I have extensive experience in legal, finance, management and company-building.

As an attorney, my focus has been on transactional drafting and negotiation and providing ongoing legal counsel and contract interpretation to numerous private individuals as well as companies in varied fields such as media and entertainment, oil and gas, mining and exploration, virtual reality technologies, private health care, cannabis, and mortgage lending and real estate.

As an entertainment professional, I have acquired, or produced, and distributed dozens of feature films, while usually being active in managing the business and legal affairs of most the companies I have worked for or founded. My...

Cagla received her law degree from Southwestern Law School and her bachelor’s degree from California State University, Long Beach, where she majored in Political Science. Cagla serves clients throughout Southern California in the counties of Orange and Los Angeles. Cagla represents a clientele that includes corporations, small to medium sized businesses as well as individuals and families. Cagla strives to become a trusted advisor and source for her clients through the complex and often confusing financial and legal decisions to create plans that protect their estates and businesses. Cagla’s office is located in Huntington Beach, where she calls home. Prior...

Eric S. Hartman is a southern California attorney with several decades of experience and offices located in Huntington Beach, serving coastal and other southern California communities. Mr. Hartman places an emphasis on personally meeting with clients and honestly analyzing their legal needs and objectives. He has earned the highest peer rating available from the Martindale-Hubbell lawyer rating service based on competency and ethics. Mr. Hartman's current law practice emphasizes (1) business law, from start-ups to well established local and national businesses, including corporate and limited liability company formations, transactional and business litigation matters; (2) estate...

Born in Virginia. Traveled extensively and worked abroad. Attended Nurnberg American High School in Nurnberg, Germany and George C. Marshall Regional High School In Ankara, Turkey. B.A. in International Relations from University of Arizona, 1975. J.D. from Seattle University School of Law, 1979. Phi Alpha Delta legal Fraternity. Rule 9 Limited Admission to Practice in Washington State, 1979. Admitted to California Bar, 1980. Admitted to U.S. District Court, Central District of California and U.S. Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit, 1981. Parliamentarian, NASBA. Past delegate ABA. Arbitrator for the Orange County Superior Court. Member Family Law section...

Sibylle Grebe is the managing partner in the law firm of Conover & Grebe, LLP which practices extensively in the fields of probate, conservatorships, estate planning, trust administration, guardianships and elder law. While successfully and competently representing the needs of clients, Ms. Grebe has enlisted her leadership skills and experience in the service of many professional and community organizations. She has served numerous years on the Probate Volunteer Panel of attorneys for the Los Angeles Superior Court. She is a past chairman of the Elder Law Committee, a past co-chair and current committee member of the...

Nate Gjesdal is a dedicated Criminal Defense Lawyer with a passion for defending the rights of the accused. With extensive experience as a DUI Lawyer and Domestic Violence Lawyer, Nate Gjesdal provides comprehensive legal representation to clients facing a wide range of criminal charges. Specializing in expungement services, Nate Gjesdal is committed to helping clients clear their records and move forward with their lives. Serving Orange County, Nate Gjesdal combines legal expertise with a compassionate approach to achieve the best possible outcomes for each client. Whether you need a skilled Criminal Defense Lawyer for a complex case or expert guidance...

Timothy J. Ryan has practiced personal injury law in Southern California for over 35 years. With over $1 Billion recovered on behalf of his clientele, those who retain Timothy J. Ryan & Associates for their personal injury case know that they are receiving representation from one of the best attorneys in the nation.

James M. Crawford is a born Criminal Defense litigator, an advocate with over 25 years of experience whose instincts and insights truly come alive at trial. Defendants facing charges of financial crimes or fraud, drug crimes or violent crimes, theft or juvenile crimes, benefit from Mr. Crawford’s rapport with judges and juries. Mr. Crawford is also a skilled Criminal Appeals lawyer. With extreme knowledge of the criminal appeals system, Mr Crawford critically and exhaustively examines the trial records, recognizes and raise the most viable issues, supports these issues with excellent research and writing, and argues them in the best possible way.

Attorney Kevin B. Gibbs is a proudly certified family law specialist by the California State Bar’s Board of Legal Specialization. This means that he successfully passed a written exam and proved his knowledge through various legal encounters; in which only a small percentage of the attorneys in California can say this. Attorney Gibbs graduated with a Bachelor’s in Accounting at California State University, Fullerton in 1984 and his Juris Doctor at Western State University College of Law in 1993. He is a proud member of the State Bar of California, the California State Bar Association, the Orange County and Los...

With over 20 years of experience representing thousands of disabled clients, Attorney Troy Monge has gained a reputation among judges, lawyers, and the community as the most respected SSDI attorney in California. He has successfully won thousands of cases at all levels from the Initial Claims application through Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) hearings, Appeals Council, Federal District Court, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

When I left Fordham University School of Law in 1998, I began working for the Kings County District Attorney's Office. I enjoyed my six years in the office but decided to see if I would enjoy civil law. I left the DA's office and worked for four years at Ellenberg & Rigby, LLP where I represented doctors in medical malpractice matters. Though it paid more, I did not like the work and missed my time practicing criminal law. Additionally, I got married and, since neither my wife and I were from New York, we decided to move to California to...