Placentia Lawyers

After being raised in Torrance, California, I began pursuing my career in law by attending the University of California Irvine for undergraduate studies. I continued my studies at Loyola Law School and completed my education in 2001, and shortly after was admitted to the California State Bar.

I am a Southern California attorney practicing in Taxation, Estate Planning, and Business law. With my Master of Laws in Taxation and the experience leading teams of attorneys, CPAs, and Enrolled Agents, I am able to help my clients identify key needs and provide solutions tailored to their goals. I am a full-service tax law practitioner, offering a broad range of representation, including tax audit or controversy, income tax planning, estate planning, or business representation. By combining a fundamental understanding of the big picture with the complexity of daily interactions and experiences, I provide proactive solutions to a diversity of clients,...

Michael Burgis, Esq., is a knowledgeable, experienced, and aggressive trial attorney who focuses on obtaining maximum results for the injured. Mr. Burgis’s current focus is workers’ compensation and employment law, but his practice also includes handling personal injury cases.

A California native, Mr. Burgis earned a B.S. degree in Economics with a minor in Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 2003. In 2008, Mr. Burgis earned a J.D. from Southwestern Law School and was admitted to the California Bar.

Mr. Burgis began his career working with Glauber Berenson, a well-known and respected worker’s compensation law firm. During his...

Jason Martinez is a co-founding partner of RM Law Group, LLP. His practice focuses exclusively on California Family Law and community property division, including litigation and settlement of complex and high-conflict divorce and child custody proceedings. Jason understands that divorce and family law issues have long-term effects on all family members, especially the children. To effectuate his clients’ goals, he uses a variety of advanced litigation techniques, both in and out of the courtroom to minimize the emotional toll of the Family Law process. At the outset of each case, he works closely with his clients to tailor the most...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

Kerry P. O'Brien is an established, well known and respected plaintiffs personal injury and workers' compensation lawyer. He is the founder and managing Partner of the Law Office of Kerry P. O'Brien. Mr. O'Brien formed his law practice to help represent families, loved ones, workers, and consumers who have been seriously injured due to the negligence and willful misconduct of others. Our firm represents consumers who have been injured in car accidents, motorcycle accidents, bicycle accidents, truck and bus accidents, dog bits as well as work injury claims which include claims for orthopedic injuries, neurological, internal, stress,...

Jonathan Yong has had a very distinguished legal career. Starting his path as a Jurist at Trinity Law School, Jonathan always strived to become the best, and he knew that law school alone would not be enough. Not one to back away from a challenge throughout law school, he competed on the school moot court team and assisted with the publication of “The Laws of Korea”, a textbook recognized by the Ministry of Justice in South Korea which teaches Korean Law for American Jurists. Understanding the importance of the trend towards mediation and arbitration within the United States, Jonathan then...

Having practiced on the insurance defense side for roughly 10 years, Attorney Richard Rohde has the experience to know what the defense is going to do before they do it, and bring that personalized experience to your case. Our medical malpractice & injury lawyers have served clients in San Bernardino, Riverside, Los Angeles and Orange County for over 15 years.

If you or a family member was injured in a car accident or through the negligence of a doctor or hospital, the consequences can be long term and debilitating. Mr. Rohde has worked with countless clients involving medical malpractice, personal injury...

Attorney Doug Ames has been practicing employment and business litigation for almost 20 years. He has helped his clients achieve courtroom victories for more than $10 million based on his integrity, experience and aggressive representation.

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.

I opened my law firm over 20 years ago in the San Francisco, Bay Area, focusing solely on estate planning (wills/trusts) as well as non-contested trust administration. I quickly became a Certified Legal Specialist by the Board of Certification of the State Bar of California and maintained that status for many years. In 2009, my firm had grown and I was honored in Forbes Magazine as one of 10 leading providers of legal services in California (as determined by Goldline Research). I know you're busy, so I make estate planning and trust administration easy, Why pay...

Javier Rivera-Carbone is a California-based labor lawyer and employment law litigator. His mission is to help clients get tactical advantage and obtain justice and top-results at all levels of the judicial system. Javier has been to trial, conducted arbitration, and mediated or settled employment disputes pre-litigation.

With over a decade of legal experience, Dominic M. Carucci, Esq. is a sought after business and real estate attorney practicing in California and Washington states. Formerly a Partner at a mid-sized California law firm, Dominic brings his unique approach, outstanding professionalism, and varied expertise to every matter. Whether he is drafting complex contracts or representing his clients through mediation or litigation, Dominic values his client relationships as much as he cares about obtaining favorable outcomes for them. Dominic was born and raised in San Diego, California. He obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of San Diego where he graduated...

Andrew J. Jaramillo is an experienced litigator who has specialized in employment and class action lawsuits for over two decades. Mr. Jaramillo regularly handles employment lawsuits on behalf of employees involving claims of wrongful termination, wage and hour violations, whistle-blowing, retaliation and discrimination or harassment claims based on age, race, religion, national origin, gender, medical condition, pregnancy, and physical and mental disabilities. A significant portion of Mr. Jaramillo's practice also is dedicated to handling wage and hour class actions in which large groups of employees sue their employers for violations of state or federal labor...

When you are in need of a top Irvine, CA Corporate Attorney to help with any legal matters related to your business, call Law Offices of Keith J. Hollis. We are here to help. When it comes to your business...I am all business. We offer creative solutions for complex issues. With over 30 years of experience, Orange County attorney Keith Hollis utilizes his broad and deep business and litigation background and a pragmatic approach to resolving difficult legal matters in an efficient, cost-effective manner.

Clients want lawyers who know what they're doing, who can explain what and why they're doing it and how it benefits the client, and who can do it all for a reasonable fee with a strong likelihood of a favorable outcome. This is especially true of intellectual property attorneys whose clients understand that their most valuable assets, their copyrights, trademarks, and patents, are largely intangible and oftentimes hard to quantify. I understand these challenges and that understanding underlies my approach to every client and to every legal situation. Of course, it doesn't hurt that I've been doing this for more than...

I am passionate about helping individuals, families, and business owners achieve peace of mind by developing and implementing creative cost effective plans tailored for each client. I have been a practicing attorney since May of 2011. Prior to attending law school, I was a family law and estate planning paralegal for approximately 20 years. In that time I acted as a Paralegal for several attorneys. After establishing my own practice, I used all of my skills and knowledge to develop my family law practice. I raised my three children as a single mother while working and attending...

If you are seeking an attorney for estate planning, tax planning or wills you need an experienced attorney who will be able to guide you through the process. Call our firm today to for a free case evaluation.

It is our bankruptcy law firm’s goal to protect all of your possessions and get you back on track to financial security by guiding you through the bankruptcy process.

A partner of Manly, Stewart & Finaldi, Attorney Morgan Stewart has cultivated a supreme reputation of unparalleled advocacy for survivors of childhood sexual abuse and assault. He has assisted in recovering over $88 million in some of the most notorious and massive cases against abusive individuals and the institutions which protect them, including the monumental $31 million global settlement he helped obtain on behalf of young boys who were sexually assaulted by their high school wrestling coach.

Attorney Stewart is known for his inspiring work defending victims of childhood sexual abuse, assault, harassment, or molestation, as well as his relentless...

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.

Think Defense is a professional law corporation that delivers effective legal representation in white-collar cases, blue-collar cases, and business litigation.

Before founding the firm, Mr. Dabiri was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Los Angeles and Orange County, where he investigated and prosecuted a wide range of federal criminal cases.

Before serving as a federal prosecutor, he litigated complex civil cases at one of the best and biggest law firms in the world, O'Melveny & Myers.

And before joining the firm, he clerked for a federal trial judge at the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles.

He earned his bachelor's degree in Political Science...

The highly respected negotiators and trial attorneys at Seastrom Tuttle & Murphy are regularly recognized for their ability to get results. The firm's Orange County divorce attorneys have successfully represented clients in complex and high profile cases. By limiting the number of clients each attorney represents at any given time it ensures that every client receives the highest level of service and attention. The firm is committed to working closely with clients to develop customized solutions and be a step ahead of the process to achieve exceptional results.