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Houtan Yaghmai
Sherman Oaks, CA Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Houtan left his hometown of Toronto, Canada in 2005 to attend college in California at the University of California, Riverside, where he received a B.S. in Business Administration. Always told he was a good advocate and that he had an affinity for argumentation, Houtan began law school at Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego, California, in August of 2010. During his academic career at Thomas Jefferson, Houtan was granted a Jeffersonian Fellowship for his outstanding academic achievement, among other accolades. He has also served in numerous leadership capacities, including as Treasurer for the Student Bar Association and for...
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Matthew Nezhad
Sherman Oaks, CA Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Glendale University College of Law
As a personal injury attorney, Matthew Nezhad, has dedicated his entire legal career to protecting the rights of injured victims and helping them get the maximum compensation possible for their injuries. That is why, in 2002, he founded the Oaks Law Firm. He is committed to fighting for the rights of injured victims in Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley, and holding those responsible accountable for their negligent actions. He does this by aggressively pursuing his clients’ best interests and to obtain the best possible result for each case. Matthew established his law firm with theses objectives in mind...
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Olga Zalomiy
Sherman Oaks, CA Lawyer with 29 years of experience
(310) 461-3776
15250 Ventura Boulevard.,
Suite 601
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
Arbitration & Mediation, Business, IP and International
University of Southern California Gould School of Law and Russian Federation
Intellectual property and business attorney with substantial transactional and litigation experience in the USA (states of New York and California), the Russian Federation and Europe (only ECHR).
Ms. Zalomiy represents businesses in resolving their disputes and also acts as an arbitrator. She is listed with the Dubai International Arbitration Centre, Vienna International Arbitration Center and she is a member of the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center’s Domain Name Panel. Also, Olga is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in London and she is included into the CIArb list of Approved Faculty.
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James Allen Goldstein
Los Angeles, CA Attorney with 50 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense and DUI & DWI
Southwestern Univ School of Law
On April 28th, 2012, the Los Angeles Criminial Courts Bar Association will award James A. Goldstein the prestigious "Jerry Giesler Award", as their Trial Lawyer of the Year. Over the past two years, Jim has secured not guilty verdicts in 4 of the 6 serious murder and attempted murder cases he tried. Two of these cases included multiple defendant jail house murders. In another murder case, Jim sought to exclude his client's confiession given the improper and coercive interrogation tactics used by LAPD detectives. The judge agreed and the case was dismissed. Jim has represented the rights of the...
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Louis Jasper Cutrone
Sherman Oaks, CA Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Loyola Law School
With over 16 years of practice, Cutrone & Associates is a top personal injury law firm in Sherman Oaks serving thousands of clients all over California. Whether you need a car accident attorney in Sherman Oaks, truck accident attorney or catastrophic injury lawyer, contact the law offices of Cutrone & Associates to help work for you. The firm is specialized in all aspects of auto accidents or car accidents and the major catastrophic injuries. Meaningful, thoughtful and professional way of handling personal injury cases sets us apart from the others. As an experienced car accident Attorney Sherman Oaks, we do...
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Padideh Seyed Jafari
Sherman Oaks, CA Attorney with 22 years of experience
Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
Southwestern Univ School of Law and Southwestern University School of Law
Mrs. Jafari is a graduate of Southwestern University School of Law. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies and minor in Psychology from Loyola Marymount University.
In 2003, Mrs. Jafari began her private practice in Sherman Oaks, California representing clients in all family law matters such as divorce, mediation and collaborative law. By using her background in psychology and law, Mrs. Jafari helps her clients navigate the dissolution process from in-take through settlement in the most competent and compassionate way.
Academic Positions:
-NYU Schack (Assistant Adjunct Professor: Real Estate Law)
-Southern California Institute of Law (Adjunct Professor: Family Law; Community Property)
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George Paul Roland
Hollywood, CA Lawyer with 50 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Workers' Comp
Univ of Denver COL
George P. Roland is one of the few "Certified Specialist" Workers' Compensation attorneys in the state of California. Mr. Roland also specializes in personal injury and representing individuals in Social Security and Discrimination (FEHA AND EEOC). Mr. Roland graduated from U.C. Berkeley with a B.S. in Philosophy in 1970 and attended the University of Denver College of Law, where he was active in the Public Defender's offices both as an investigator as well as a "student attorney," also practicing civilly with the Denver Legal Aid Clinic. Mr. Roland is admitted to practice in California before the...
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Baharak Dejban
Los Angeles, CA Attorney with 19 years of experience
Personal Injury
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Bahar Dejban is the founder of Dejban Law. Her work includes employment matters, personal injury cases, pharmaceutical mass torts, product liability, and class action cases. Her extensive knowledge in litigating significant liability cases against some of the largest companies in the world is a sought-after asset by companies looking to manage their legal departments better, spotting areas that need changing, and improving them.
Bahar has litigated cases against some giant companies in the world, including, Merck, Pfizer, Bayer, Astrazeneca, Chevron, and Walmart. She has headed the personal injury and mass tort group at one of California’s largest plaintiff firms. Her cases...
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William Anthony Daniels
Encino, CA Attorney with 31 years of experience
Employment and Insurance Claims
Loyola Law School
Bill Daniels has successfully litigated numerous high-profile cases, including:
In 2003 obtained a $20.5 million punitive damage verdict against Max Factor heir Andrew Luster in a high profile sexual battery case.
In 2007 served as co-trial counsel in Zevada Enterprises v. Sasson, which resulted in a $3.5 million verdict in a commercial lease contest.
Insurance matters - obtained multiple seven and eight figure recoveries for a variety of clients including Northridge Earthquake victims, physicians and small businesses, including a $1.2 million punitive damage verdict in Decena v. Pacific Specialty Insurance Company.
Class actions - has served as a member of the litigation team in...
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Sue M. Bendavid
Encino, CA Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Employment
Loyola Law School
Chair of the Employment Practice Group at Lewitt Hackman in Los Angeles, Ms. Bendavid exclusively represents employers in litigation, counseling, transactions and hearings.
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Okorie Okorocha
Studio City, CA Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Cannabis Law, Civil Rights and Employment
Whittier Law School and California State University - Northridge
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Farzad Nezam
Encino, CA Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Divorce and Family
Univ of LaVerne COL
Farzad Nezam is the principle at the boutique divorce and family law firm of Nezam & Associates serving Los Angeles and orange County. He handle only a handful of cases so he can give his clients the attention to detail and support that family law cases needs.
Nezam & Associates serves, Los Angeles, Orange County, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Sherman Oaks, Calabasas and many other cities in the Southern California Area
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Steven G. Pearl
Encino, CA Attorney with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer and Employment
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Steven G. Pearl is principal of The Pearl Law Firm. He focuses on wage and hour litigation, class actions, unfair competition, and consumer protection litigation. Mr. Pearl earned his Bachelor of Arts degree with Honors from the University of California at Berkeley and was a Deanâs Scholar at the University of California Hastings College of the Law. He served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Fern M. Smith, Judge of United States District Court, Northern District of California, and was an associate at a prominent national law firm before opening his own law firm in 1994....
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Lee Zavatsky
Encino, CA Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce and Family
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Mr. Lee Zavatsky practices divorce and family law in Los Angeles California. Mr. Zavatsky has worked on hundreds of divorce and child custody matters. He is also a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, the San Fernando Valley Bar Association, and the California DUI Lawyers Association.
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Mariya Furman
Encino, CA Attorney with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce and Family
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Ms. Mariya Furman is a Los Angeles family and divorce attorney. She co-founded Furman & Zavatsky in Encino, California, with a focus on representing clients in all types of Family Law matters in the Southern California area at their office in Encino,
Focusing her practice in family law, Ms. Furman represents clients in matters such as divorce, paternity, child custody, child support, spousal support and visitation. She also handles cases involving post-judgment modifications of custody and support, as well preparation of prenuptial agreements. Ms. Furman is also very experienced in cases involving domestic violence and she helped many...
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Diana L. Martinez
Chino, CA Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation, Divorce and Family
University of Southern California School of Law
Since 2007, Diana L. Martinez has dedicated 100% of her legal practice to out-of-court, informed, and family focused solutions. The destruction Ms. Martinez saw while battling divorce cases in court, led her to this re-structure. The reality is that few people enter a divorce ready to make legal and financial agreements on support, parenting, and asset and debit allocation. Even fewer enter divorce with the trust and confidence that their soon-to-be ex will be open, honest, and "fair". Ms. Martinez provides her clients with the tools to prepare themselves emotionally, financially, and legally, so that all...
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Edward Antonio Fernandez
Riverside, CA Attorney with 42 years of experience
Free ConsultationAnimal, Business and Products Liability
Pepperdine University School of Law and University of San Diego School of Law
Edward A. Fernandez has over 25 years' experience in general civil litigation with an emphasis in personal injury, premises liability, construction (both injury and defect) and business litigation. He has tried, arbitrated and mediated hundreds of cases throughout Southern and Central California. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of California San Diego in 1979 and his Juris Doctorate from the University of San Diego in 1982. More recently, he completed the Pepperdine University School of Law/Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution Mediating the Litigated Case program. Mr. Fernandez also recently attended "Impasse Is...
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Thomas D. Sands
San Bernardino, CA Attorney
Criminal Defense, Divorce, Family and Real Estate
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Attorney Thomas D Sands is a prominent and respected transactional and litigation attorney licensed in the State of California and Hawaii. Thomas is the founder and CEO of The Sands Law Group, and has dedicated his entire legal career to high-quality but cost-conscious representation to individual consumers and businesses in a variety of complex and challenging cases. Thomas is committed to serving his clients with attentive, timely, and effective representation.
Throughout his career, Attorney Thomas D Sands has been a fierce advocate of those in need of legal representation. Thomas’ commitment has helped create a positive reputation in the legal and...
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Janis Hui Ozaki
Los Angeles, CA Lawyer with 17 years of experience
(213) 457-1720
333 South Grand Avenue
Suite 2100
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Business and Real Estate
UCLA School of Law
Janis Hui Ozaki is a business and real estate litigator. Ms. Ozaki provides intelligent, strategic, and aggressive advocacy. She successfully prosecutes and defends cases in state and federal courts and arbitrations. Her strengths include understanding her clients’ goals and opponents' psychology, developing custom-tailored and efficient solutions to legal and business problems, and effectively communicating client narratives in the courtroom. She also works with Hong Kong and Chinese clients. She is fluent in Cantonese.
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Nick Thomas Movagar
Los Angeles, CA Attorney with 20 years of experience
Personal Injury
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Attorney Nick Movagar co-founded M&Y Personal Injury Lawyers to provide the same skilled legal representation to accident victims that insurance companies have. Without high-quality legal representation, insurance companies can take advantage of vulnerable accident victims. Mr. Movagar ensures accident victims know their rights and can pursue fair injury compensation.
As a Los Angeles personal injury lawyer, Mr. Movagar represents clients who have been injured due to the intentional or negligent actions of others. He handles cases involving all types of accidents, such as car accidents, motorcycle accidents, truck accidents, pedestrian and bicycle accidents, slip & fall accidents, and other types of...
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David Harmik Yeremian
Glendale, CA Attorney with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer and Employment
UCLA School of Law
David is an experienced employment attorney and founder of David Yeremian & Associates, Inc. He represents employees exclusively in claims for wage claims and other labor code violations as well as for wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, whistleblowing and retaliation. He has been certified as class counsel over 60 times in class action cases throughout California on behalf of employees and consumers whose rights have been violated. Prior to his legal career, David worked on Wall Street as part of a team advising Fortune 500 companies on mergers, acquisitions, and other corporate financing transactions. David graduated from UCLA...
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Ashkahn Mohamadi
Victorville, CA Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Products Liability
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Ashkahn Mohamadi, Litigation Partner at Sweet James, LLP, is a top-rated award-winning trial lawyer based in the Newport Beach, California. Ashkahn has remarkable success in his career as a trial attorney, recovering over $60 million dollars in settlements for his clients. In 2016, Ashkahn obtained a verdict in the matter of Bedford-Oppong v. Hereu. This verdict was ranked #40 on the annual list of "Top Verdicts in California". Ashkahn’s areas of practice include personal injury, wrongful death, products liability, premises liability, mass torts, class actions, employment law, fraud, toxic torts, and commercial torts.
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Marjory Harris
Loma Linda, CA Attorney with 50 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
University of San Francisco School of Law
I am dedicated to helping injured injured workers get well, return to work, and receive what they deserve for their workers' compensation claims. I publish and edit WCWebzine.com, a free tool for legal research and practical information to help navigate California's evolving workers' compensation system. WCW is easy to use, with relevant links to the source.
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Gina Zaragoza-Cruz
Canoga Park, CA Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationImmigration
USC Law School
Providing assistance with family-based immigration petitions, DACA (dreamers), naturalization, please call for a consultation. CACI-Child Abuse Central Index listing grievance hearings.
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Joann Robin Deutch
Los Angeles, CA Attorney with 42 years of experience
Business, Consumer, Estate Planning and Immigration
New York Law School
Joann Deutch is an experienced and versitle attorney ready to serve those legal needs which must be litigiated in Los Angeles County. Some matters require litigation while others can be handled more informally. The presence of local counsel answers the question of whether you are serious about pursuing your case. It is important to have all the facts and know the law so that you can make good decisions about your case.
I advise and represent SMALL BUSINESSES with legal issues in Los Angeles. I will file Sister State Judgments for enforcement.
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Jonathon Perliss
San Gabriel, CA Attorney
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense and DUI & DWI
Southwestern Law School
Being arrested is not an easy experience, but it can be made tolerable when you understand your rights and how our criminal justice system works. Remember that you have the right to a presumption of innocence, meaning that you are considered innocent until proven guilty. You also have the right to challenge the allegations made against you by the government, and you can do this with the assistance of legal representation.
We handle a wide variety of cases as our expertise in criminal law extends to not just white collar crimes but also drug crimes, sex crimes and federal crimes. Nothing...
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Gregory Harrison Kassel
Redlands, CA Attorney with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Juvenile
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Attorney Greg H. Kassel was born and raised in San Bernardino, CA. He obtained his B.A. in Political Science from the University of Denver in 1985 and earned his J.D. from Western State School of Law, San Diego in 1989.
Greg joined his father and brother in Kassel & Kassel Law Office, handling both minor and complex criminal cases. He is a member of all Federal Courts and the United States Supreme Court.
Greg is a former president and treasurer of the Inland Trial Lawyers Association. He was rated 10 Best Attorneys by the American Institute of Criminal Attorneys and is a...
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Brian Kelley Brandt
Upland, CA Attorney with 38 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Santa Clara Univ School of Law
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...
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Tye Merritt
Ontario, CA Attorney with 20 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Collections and Landlord Tenant
We are an inclusive law office. We assist people, families, LGBTQ+, and seniors with landlord tenant disputes, wage garnishments, judgments, collection lawsuits, tenant legal help, eviction moratorium, neighbor disputes in any county in the State of California.
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Nigel Roy Witham
Glendale, CA Attorney with 29 years of experience
(310) 473-2304
Brand Boulevard Center - 450 North Brand Blvd.
Suite 600
Glendale, CA 91203
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense and DUI & DWI
University of Warwick, England
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Hagop Jack Bazerkanian
Burbank, CA Attorney with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Jack Bazerkanian is a founding member of C&B Law Group, LLP, located in Los Angeles, California.
Since 2014, Jack has represented many clients in personal injury and employment law matters. He has experience as a trial attorney and has argued multiple cases at the California court of Appeals. His clients describe him as a hardworking and ethical attorney, prepared to do everything in his power to obtain a favorable outcome for them in a timely fashion.
If you'd like to learn more, please visit www.cblawgroup.com
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Levon Kyurkchyan
Glendale, CA Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Traffic Tickets and White Collar Crime
Whittier Law School
I am a highly respected criminal defense attorney with LA Defense Team. My practice is built on the principle that everyone deserves top-notch legal representation, comparable to that available to celebrities, but at a more affordable cost. I have successfully represented a wide array of individuals and businesses accused of crimes including theft, burglary, drug-related offenses, DUI, violent crimes, and juvenile offenses. I have cultivated a reputation for honesty, trustworthiness, credibility, and, above all, effective criminal defense. I graduated from Whittier College, School of Law, and have been practicing criminal defense since I was admitted to the State Bar of...
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Mariya Melkonyan
Glendale, CA Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and Juvenile
California Western School of Law
Mariya Melkonyan has over 13 years of experience as a Deputy District Attorney and has jury trial experience ranging from all kinds of minor misdemeanors to serious and violent felonies.
Her experience as a Deputy DA involved cases of DUI, hit and run, theft, narcotics, domestic violence, assaults, burglaries, robberies, child molestations, rape, and Homicide.
Her experience in effective examinations of experts in different fields, such as Medical Professionals, Toxicologists, DRE Experts, DNA Experts, Forensic Pathologists, Psychologists, Child Sexual Accommodation Syndrome Experts, Involuntary Confession Experts, Ballistics Experts, Geo-Fencing Experts, gives her the ability to attack the prosecution with in-depth knowledge.
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Jack Chammas
Glendale, CA Attorney with 29 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning, Landlord Tenant and Real Estate
Western State Univ COL
Jack Chammas is the Managing Attorney at the Chammas Law Office, APLC. Practicing since 1996, his experience ranges from Business and Transactional Law, Real Estate Law and Civil Litigation. Two years into his practice, he joined a California Based Corporation as its in-house General Counsel. What started out as a small business venture eventually became the experience of his lifetime. Within ten years, the company grew exponentially to a multi-million dollar institution operating in 50 States. As General Counsel, Jack handled all aspects of running a multi-state multi-million dollar operation including working with law firms nationwide, participated in litigation at...
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Redmond Walton
Pomona, CA Attorney
319 S Park Ave #C
Pomona, CA 91766
Free ConsultationDUI & DWI, Nursing Home, Personal Injury and Products Liability
California Western School of Law
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Sanford Howard Perliss
San Gabriel, CA Attorney with 41 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense and DUI & DWI
Southwestern Univ School of Law and Southwestern University School of Law
Being arrested is not an easy experience, but it can be made tolerable when you understand your rights and how our criminal justice system works. Remember that you have the right to a presumption of innocence, meaning that you are considered innocent until proven guilty. You also have the right to challenge the allegations made against you by the government, and you can do this with the assistance of legal representation.
We handle a wide variety of cases as our expertise in criminal law extends to not just white collar crimes but also drug crimes, sex crimes and federal crimes. Nothing...
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Norvik Azarian
Burbank, CA Lawyer with 6 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Insurance Claims and Personal Injury
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Norvik Azarian is the Managing Attorney at Tact Law Firm, APC. His practice focuses on assisting individuals with long-term disability and short-term disability ERISA claims, personal injuries, and appellate matters. While advocating for his clients, Norvik draws on his past experiences to provide unique insights to their cases and level the playing field.
Prior to starting Tact Law Firm, Norvik worked at two prestigious defense firms in Los Angeles, where he defended major insurance companies, ERISA benefits administrators, managed care entities, and Fortune 500 corporations. During his time as a defense attorney, Norvik represented many ERISA benefits lawsuits involving claims for long-term...
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Aren Mark Avaness
Burbank, CA Lawyer with 5 years of experience
Personal Injury
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Aren Mark Avaness is the founding attorney at Avaness Law; a leading firm that represents personal injury victims.
Mr. Avaness has always been attracted to the practice of law. As an underdog advocate, he firmly believes that everyone deserves to have quality legal representation and fights to the bitter end when his clients are facing tough opposition.
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Mher Asatryan
Van Nuys, CA Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Landlord Tenant and Personal Injury
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
I believe that one of the greatest joys in life comes from helping others. In order to best help others, I decided to found a law firm with the client in mind. Having experienced various work environments in the legal field, I knew there had to be a way to blend the best qualities of various legal entities into a single firm. I wanted to open a law firm which provided the aggressive, knowledgeable, and result-based services of a boutique firm, the empathy and compassion of a non-profit, and the professionalism and objectiveness of the courts. That is...
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Kenton Koszdin
Van Nuys, CA Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Social Security Disability and Workers' Comp
University of San Francisco School of Law
Attorney Kenton Koszdin's life challenges has provided him with a unique background to understanding client's trials and tribulations.