San Clemente Lawyers

Larita Yusuf is an experienced litigator and a registered patent attorney. As an intellectual property attorney, she has helped creators secure design patents with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the African Regional Intellectual Property Office (ARIPO) and their original works with the U.S. Copyright Office. She earned a Juris Doctor from Wake Forest University School of Law and a B. Sci. in Biology from Francis Marion University. While in law school, she worked as a federal judicial intern in the District of South Carolina and as a patent legal intern at a boutique intellectual property law...

Muhammad Ali is an Associate Attorney at the Law Offices of Samer Habbas & Associates, bringing valuable expertise to his legal practice through a robust educational background and diverse experiences. Mr. Ali earned his Bachelor of Science in Biology from Cal State University Los Angeles before pursuing his legal education at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. While at Loyola, he excelled in the Civil Litigation & Advocacy and Criminal Justice Concentrations. During law school, Mr. Ali gained practical experience as a clerk at the Los Angeles Public Defender’s Office and Farmers Insurance, broadening his perspective on the legal system. He also...

Former Electrical Engineer with over 5 years of circuit design experience of semiconductor integrated circuits. In-house counsel experience at software companies licensing CAD tools for the design of semiconductor integrated circuits. Now having over 10 years of patent application preparation and prosecution at the US Patent and Trademark Office. Now having over 10 years of trademark application preparation and prosecution at the US Patent and Trademark Office.

Experienced Criminal Defense Attorney representing clients in Laguna Niguel.

EXPERTISE IN CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION Mari Frank is an attorney, mediator, Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP), author, professor, and radio show host in private practice in California and Florida. She worked in the District Attorney’s Office, practiced insurance defense law, and had a general civil law practice. She has successfully resolved thousands of disputes as a neutral since 1985. Ms. Frank was the founding President of the Orange County Chapter of the Society for Professionals in Dispute Resolution-Orange County, California. She served for three years as founding Chair of the State Bar of California Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee She is a...

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Elias Fakhoury is an Associate Attorney for the Law Offices of Samer Habbas & Associates. Elias attended the University of Southern California for his undergraduate studies, where he majored in Political Science. He then continued his education at Southwestern Law School. Prior to joining the Law Offices of Samer Habbas, Elias was an attorney and law clerk at several premier civil litigation firms in Los Angeles, where he gained experience in business litigation, employment and labor actions, and personal injury and wrongful death cases. Elias is an active member of the California State Bar as well as several legal associations including the...

Lucas Edwards is an Associate Attorney for the Law Offices of Samer Habbas & Associates. Lucas was born and raised in Redlands, California. In 2006, he received his undergraduate degree from California State University, Sacramento (“Sacramento State”), majoring in criminal justice with a minor in philosophy. While attending Sacramento State, Lucas served as captain of the Men’s Rugby team from 2004-2006. In 2008, Lucas moved to San Diego to start law school. While attending law school at the University of San Diego School of Law, Lucas interned at the school’s Legal Clinics program. There he provided pro bono legal services to...

Family Law, Divorce and Divorce Mediation Attorney representing clients in Irvine, Costa Mesa and surrounding areas.

Jon Mason is one of the brightest stars in the field of Orange County Family Law. Jon has dedicated his life to education and learning, obtaining an undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University and a Master’s Degree from the University of Florida’s lauded College of Journalism and Communications, focusing his studies on the complex discipline of media law. After finishing his Master’s Degree, Jon took his considerable writing and communication skills to a San Diego advertising and marketing firm and continued his study of law at Chapman University Fowler School of Law in Orange County, California. During...

Shari Elizabeth Nokes is a founding partner of Nokes & Nokes, a Southern California Law Firm, and has 25 years of experience representing plaintiffs in personal injury cases including product liability, mass tort litigation involving breast implants, auto accidents, premises liability suits, and assault actions. She has also represented financial institutions in suits involving major loans and real property. Ms. Nokes graduated with honors from the University of California at Davis in 1982 and received her J.D. from the McGeorge School of Law at the University of the Pacific in 1985. She is a former member of the Board...