Laguna Woods Lawyers

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...

Taylor Holstrom, cum laude graduate with a Juris Doctor from Western State College of Law, boasts a multifaceted background. He excelled at Pennsylvania State University on a Division-I ice hockey scholarship, earning nominations for the Hobey Baker Award. His dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Economics and Energy, Business, and Finance underscore his academic prowess. Born into a family of esteemed family law practitioners, Taylor's father, Dayn Holstrom, founded Holstrom, Block + Parke (HBP), the parent firm of Sandoval Legacy Group. Sister Kristen Holstrom, a Certified Family Law Specialist and Super Lawyer, partners from the Corona office of HBP. Taylor's legal focus...

Sara Memari is a dedicated family law attorney at Holstrom, Block & Parke in Los Angeles. With over three years specializing in family law, she brings extensive expertise and a strong commitment to her clients. Sara earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from California State University, Northridge, and gained valuable experience through an internship at the U.S. Department of Commerce. She later pursued her Juris Doctorate at Southwestern Law School, where she participated in the Street Law Clinic and Children’s Rights Clinic, providing crucial legal representation to underprivileged children. Sara also has experience in entertainment law, refining her...

Sherrie A. Munson is a legal force, blending exceptional representation with healing support since joining the California State Bar in 2010. With over a decade as the Program Director for domestic violence at Fairview Hospitals in Minnesota, she transitioned to family law, driven by a passion for individual advocacy. Sherrie empathizes with the emotional toll of divorce, offering legal guidance and support to foster positive healing. Her experience in an emergency youth shelter informs her advocacy for those navigating the DCSS/foster system. Sherrie ardently represents clients in family law, handling high-stakes dissolutions, domestic violence, and child custody matters. Her pride lies...

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...

Our law firm has extensive experience in Family Law, Restraining Orders and Civil Litigation. I work on cases with all Partners and make appearances for a variety of cases.

Experience in Family law through all stages.

Michael S. LeBoff brings nearly 25 years of business trial practice to Klein & Wilson, handling and winning high-stakes trials and arbitrations. Michael represents clients of all sizes in a wide variety of business cases, including shareholder, partnership and joint venture disputes, trade secret claims, fraud, breach of contract, business torts, real estate, attorney fee disputes and legal malpractice actions. Michael attended Loyola Law School on a full academic scholarship, graduating second in his class of nearly 400 students. At Loyola, Michael received countless academic awards and served as an editor for the Loyola Law Review. After graduating from law school,...

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...

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...

Dan is certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization as a Certified Legal Specialist in Taxation, a designation earned by less than 400 of the approximately 200,000 attorneys licensed in California. Dan has earned an LL.M (Master of Laws) in taxation from Chapman University School of Law, and he is a Certified Public Accountant, and Real Estate Broker. Dan is also an adjunct professor of taxation at Whittier College of Law. Dan began his career as a Certified Public Accountant in 1983 working at the prestigious firm Kenneth Leventhal & Company (later acquired by...

Douglas A. Hatherley is a Certified Family Law Specialist. Mr. Hatherley’s Orange County Divorce Attorney practice is focused on the issues of family law litigation, including child custody and visitation, spousal support, child support, domestic violence, paternity, and division of assets. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley, and his Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School. Mr. Hatherley has practiced family law exclusively since being admitted to the bar and has worked at prominent family law firms in Orange County, the Inland Empire, and Los Angeles. He is a former partner of one...

Ardalon Fakhimi is a top rated DUI lawyer and criminal defense lawyer and the founder of California Criminal Defense Center. Mr. Fakhimi has offices located throughout Southern California, with a heavy emphasis in Los Angeles and Orange County. Prior to establishing his own practice, Mr. Fakhimi was staffed as the designated defense attorney in various Southern California courtrooms including felony courts, misdemeanor courts, and domestic violence courts. He has practiced law full-time in each of these areas, exclusively, at different stages of his career. Currently, much of Ardalon's practice is devoted to DUI defense, Domestic Violence defense, and other...

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...

Mr. Ahmadshahi's area of practice is Intellectual Property Laws including Patent Prosecution and Litigation, Trademarks, Copyrights, and Unfair Business Practices. Before starting his firm, Mr. Ahmadshahi was a partner at Law Offices of Kayhan S. Shakib where he practiced intellectual property law as well as general law focusing on litigation in the areas of real estate, business, and personal injury cases.

Prior to the practice of law, Mr. Ahmadshahi was a staff scientist at C.E. Niehoff & Co., a defense contractor which manufactures state-of-the-art generators for military vehicles. Mr. Ahmadshahi also held the position of Research Engineer with the University of...

As one of the esteemed Irvine criminal defense attorneys at the Law Firm of Pilchman & Kay, P.L.C., Anita Kay has a proven track record of receiving countless not guilty verdicts on many complicated and serious criminal charges. She is experienced in all aspects of criminal law handling cases including internet crimes, sexual assault, gang crimes, medical license defense, white collar crimes, and more. Her extensive background includes a position as a former prosecutor who was assigned to several elite units such as Crimes Against Children, Auto Theft Task Force Unit, and Family Violence. Her unique understanding of both sides...

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...

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

David Myers is "AV" rated in Business Law, Corporate Law, and Litigation, and specializes in estate, business, and commercial transactions, and the effective and cost-efficient resolution of disputes.

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.

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...

Mr. Turner is an AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated attorney with over 20 years of experience handling a wide range of civil litigation matters on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants in the California courts. In addition, Mr. Turner has acted as personal counsel to numerous individuals and companies, helping them to create/revise/negotiate contracts, prepare appropriate policies, investigate claims, and avoid litigation. Further, Mr. Turner serves as an arbitrator and mediator to help bring matters to a expedient resolution. Having handled matters on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants provides Mr. Turner with the ability to analyze matters from...

The Law Offices of Ryan Rodriguez is a boutique Criminal Defense law firm that is dedicated to providing effective legal representation for clients located throughout the Orange County and Los Angeles County areas. We defend clients who have been charged with a variety of felony and misdemeanor crimes, including DUI – Driving Under the Influence, Drug Crimes, DMV Hearings, Weapons Crimes, Theft, Fraud, Assault and Battery, Murder, and more... If you have recently been arrested or know someone that has been arrested, you are most likely extremely scared, confused, and worried about the road that lies ahead. We...

My family law career began in 2011 when I was hired as an associate attorney at the firm of Oyler & Woldman and the Law Offices of Donald N. Woldman, both family law practices. In 2016, after Mr. Woldman’s passing, I started my own practice, which has been a positive development for me. Working for myself allows me the flexibility to choose what I charge and whether or not I accept a particular case. I try to be as transparent as possible regarding the work I do for a client as well as honestly counseling them on likely outcomes of...

Richard A. Marshack is one of the founding members of Marshack Hays LLP. He has been a bankruptcy attorney since 1982 (36 years). He is a frequent lecturer and presenter of seminars on topics such as Bankruptcy and Commercial Law issues. He has also authored over 20 articles and materials relating to law practice. Richard has two practices: serving as an attorney and as a professional fiduciary (trustee). As an attorney, he focuses on commercial matters that arise in bankruptcy proceedings, such as representing debtors/businesses and creditors/creditor committees in reorganization proceedings. He also represents Bankruptcy Trustees. As a professional fiduciary, he serves...

Golding & Golding: Our firm specializes exclusively in IRS offshore disclosure. 

We are the "go-to" firm for other Attorneys, CPAs, Enrolled Agents, Accountants, and Financial Professionals across the globe. Our attorneys have worked with thousands of clients on offshore disclosure matters, including FATCA & FBAR.

Each case is led by a Board-Certified Tax Law Specialist with 20 years of experience, and the entire matter (tax and legal) is handled by our team, in-house.

To learn more, visit us at: https://www.goldinglawyers.com.

Chandra L. Moss joined Dishon & Block as an Associate Attorney in 2009. She has solely practiced family law for the last nine years focusing on matters that include divorce, domestic violence, paternity, child custody, support and adoption. Ms. Moss is a Certified Family Law Specialist as designated by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. Prior to joining Dishon & Block, Ms. Moss was a Senior Family Law Associate with Violet P. Woodhouse, APC in Newport Beach and was a private practitioner in the Inland Empire, focusing on family law, civil litigation and criminal defense. Ms. Moss brings...

Leslie Daff, JD, MBA, is a State Bar Certified Legal Specialist in Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Law. Formerly with the law firms of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP, Best Best & Krieger LLP, and Palmieri, Tyler, Weiner, Wilhelm & Waldron LLP, she founded Estate Plan, Inc,, a professional law corporation with offices in Laguna Beach and Irvine in 2005. In 2010, she opened an Overland Park location in conjuntion with Randy Gardner, JD, LLM, MBA, CPA. Leslie received her JD degree from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, where she served as an editor on the Loyola Law...

Joe Mellema's practice focuses on litigation in federal and state courts, including the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights, and business and commercial disputes. He has handled patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, unfair business practices, antitrust, and business and commercial lawsuits in all phases of litigation and arbitration.

Joe is well-versed in patent and trademark enforcement, preparation and prosecution, as well as trademark enforcement and opposition proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the United States Patent & Trademark Office. He has considerable experience litigating patents in a variety of technical fields, including optical devices and components, computer...

Mark S. Adams focuses his practice on business litigation, including, contracts, products liability, corporate and partnership disputes, and hospitality litigation. On behalf of hotel and resort owners, Mark has successfully litigated the termination of long-term, no-cut, hotel management agreements, franchise agreements, fiduciary duty issues, investor-owner disputes, TOT assessments, and more. He also has significant litigation experience in representing real estate developers and real estate investors.

Mark has wide-ranging trial experience in commercial disputes, including complex multi-party litigation and class actions. He has tried numerous cases in state courts, federal courts, and in domestic and international arbitrations, and is a frequent author...

D. Edward Hays is a founding member of Marshack Hays LLP. He graduated with honors from California State University at Fullerton in 1989 with a Bachelor of Arts in Business. He then graduated from the University of Southern California Law Center in 1992, becoming a Hale Moot Court Honors program member. He was admitted to practice in 1992. He has been a Certified Bankruptcy Law Specialist with the State Bar of California since 2016. Ed also has been selected on numerous occasions to lecture to national, state, county, and local bar associations on various legal topics. Some of these topics include...

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...

Business lawyer and litigator with diverse experience representing closely held companies, private equity firms, and other business enterprises. My experience as general counsel and on corporate boards gives me a big picture overview to business transactions, business decision processes, and complex litigation management. I also bring that same sensibility to bear on trial and appellate strategy. An acknowledged litigation expert and speaker, I am frequently consulted by other lawyers for trial strategy, business strategy, and ethics issues.

I handle matters in the following areas: business litigation and unfair competition cases, shareholder litigation and partnership disputes, employment...

Harry Mirchandaney counsels clients throughout California on Divorce, Child Custody and Support, Spousal Support, Property Division, Family Law, Domestic Violence, RFO's (both initialting and defending against), and pre-nuptial and post-marital agreements. He also counsels clients in the area of trusts and wills/estate planning & probate and trust administration, through HMA Law Group's offices in Newport Beach, Riverside, and satellite locations.

George S. Azadian – Los Angeles Employment & Wrongful Termination Lawyer practices in the area of employment law, exclusively representing employees. His work focuses on cases involving wrongful termination, discrimination, retaliation, whistleblower, harassment, and wage & hour disputes. He is highly regarded as one of the best Los Angeles employment law lawyers & wrongful termination lawyers and recovers millions of dollars every year for his client.

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.

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.