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Richard Berberian
Glendale, CA Elder Law Attorney with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationElder, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
Southwestern Law School
Richard Berberian is a partner at Berberian Ain LLP and has over 15 years of legal experience handling personal injury, medical malpractice, elder law and nursing home abuse matters. Mr. Berberian started his career on the other side defending insurance companies and self-insured entities. His experience gave him firsthand insight on tactics used by insurance companies against plaintiffs. Fast forward to 2010, where Mr. Berberian shifted his focus to defending plaintiffs against big bully insurance companies. This decision led him to meet his partner in crime, Farris Ain, a fierce litigator who brings 15 years of legal experience to Mr....
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Levik Yarian
Glendale, CA Elder Law Attorney with 24 years of experience
700 N Central Ave
Suite 470
Glendale, CA 91203
Free ConsultationElder, Animal, Civil Rights and Personal Injury
Southwestern University School of Law
Trial Attorney, Levik Yarian is the founder of the firm Yarian & Associates. Our experienced team is recognized in our community as a leading, and trustworthy provider of quality legal services, collecting over $35 million dollars in settlements for our clients. Our clients include victims of car or truck accidents, construction injuries, birth injuries, pedestrian accidents, dog bites and other serious, or catastrophic injuries. We have been a valued resource in Los Angeles, Riverside, Orange county and San Bernardino counties serving personal injury clients for nearly twenty years.
We know from experience, that the negligence of another, can result...
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Amir Abbas Abdizadeh
Glendale, CA Elder Law Attorney with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationElder, Employment, Estate Planning and Personal Injury
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Amir graduated from Loyola Law School in 2013 and received his Bachelors of Science at UC Irvine in 2009. During his tenure at Loyola Law School, Amir externed at various law firms to get real world legal experience and learned how to effectively represent clients. After graduating law school, Amir worked at a business litigation firm in Century City and was part of an integral team handling complex litigation disputes. After experiencing the litigation side, Amir decided to expand his legal experience and took up an opportunity to work at an estate planning and business law firm where he learned...
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Joseph McHugh
Burbank, CA Elder Law Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Free ConsultationElder, Estate Planning and Tax
Whittier Law School
Joseph McHugh is an Asset Protection Attorney in Southern California-based LA LAW CENTER, PC.
Attorney Joseph McHugh and his legal team are highly knowledgeable and experienced in all aspects of Asset Protection and Tax Planning for individuals that having assets with income of $1 million to $20 million annually... or are in a business that has a high risk of lawsuits (Doctors, Landlords, Law Enforcement, Business Owners, etc.).
His firm supports asset protection for high wealth individuals to middle-class families that wish to have loved ones facing nursing home care and need to move assets to qualify for Medi-Cal Long...
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Farris Elias Ain
Glendale, CA Elder Law Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationElder, Employment, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Southwestern Univ School of Law
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John Hafner
Glendale, CA Elder Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Elder, Business, Civil Rights and Nursing Home
St. John's University School of Law and University of Kentucky College of Law
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Mitchell Andrew Karasov
VALLEY VILLAGE, CA Elder Law Attorney with 36 years of experience
(818) 508-7192
5352 Laurel Canyon Blvd. Suite 100
VALLEY VILLAGE, CA 91607
Elder and Estate Planning
Golden Gate Univ School of Law
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Alice A Salvo
Woodland Hills, CA Elder Law Attorney with 42 years of experience
Free ConsultationElder, Estate Planning, Probate and Tax
Southwestern Univ School of Law and University of Miami School of Law
Alice A. Salvo in Woodland Hills, California, offers quality representation in estate planning, trust, probate, elder law and conservatorship cases. Our firm is dedicated to helping elders and families throughout Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley effectively plan and protect their future. As we age, there are going to be a number of choices we have to make that involve our well-being and our family's financial security. These are tough choices, but with our guidance, together we can better understand what options fit your needs. We offer compassionate representation, preserve assets and inheritance, create Living Trusts, Special...
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Michael Paul Ehline
Los Angeles, CA Elder Law Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationElder, Consumer, Personal Injury and Products Liability
UWLA
Getting banged up in a Los Angeles accident can happen at any time. You could also have an injury at sea on a floating city like a cruise ship. Your injuries could occur in any other city or town in California. It may be from the neglect of some another entity, or individual's negligence. Their failure to exercise due diligence or foresight means that you are entitled to receive compensation for the injuries and other damages you incurred. Whether you're involved in an auto collision, motorcycle accident, pedestrian run down. You're emphatically urged to obtain sharp, expert legal services of...
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Rob Werner
Encino, CA Elder Law Attorney with 49 years of experience
Free ConsultationElder, Bankruptcy, Estate Planning and Probate
Southwestern Law School
L. Rob Werner is the founding attorney of The Werner Law Firm and is ranked as one of the most experienced lawyers in the state of California. He launched the Law Offices of L. Rob Werner in 1975 and since has built the company into an award-winning firm. He has repeatedly been recognized for his quality service to his clients and to the community. Some of the honors he has received include: Readers' Choice Award for Best Attorney from the Los Angeles Daily News; SCV Bar Association Attorney of the Year; Voted "Best Of" Santa Clarita Valley...
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John Jahrmarkt
Los Angeles, CA Elder Law Attorney with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationElder, Civil Rights, Insurance Claims and Personal Injury
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
John Jahrmarkt, Esq. is the owner and managing partner of Jahrmarkt & Associates. John has more than 20 years of experience handling all kinds personal injury claims - from complicated catastrophic injuries to garden variety "soft tissue" pain. John knows how the insurance industry works and the steps their adjusters can take to protect their profits. All of our accident and injury claims are managed by John, experienced in fighting back against any low-ball insurance offers. We have recovered a number of multi-million dollar rewards for our clients, and we have established a reputation for excellence and professionalism...
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Alexander R. Ginzburg
Los Angeles, CA Elder Law Attorney with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationElder, Divorce, Estate Planning and Probate
Whittier Law School and University of Washington
Alexander R. Ginzburg is an experienced Family Law, Elder Law, Probate and Estate Planning Attorney at Ginzburg & Bronshteyn, APC.
His practice areas include Trust Litigation, Conservatorships, Divorces & Annulments, Asset division, High profile and high net worth matters, Spousal & Child Support, Child Custody, Prenuptial Agreements and Pre-divorce financial planning.
Mr. Ginzburg guides clients through the legal process with an individualized plan of action and quality legal representation. He is dedicated to providing intelligent, aggressive, compassionate and affordable advocacy focused on achieving the best possible results.
In 1986, Mr. Ginzburg obtained a B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University...
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James Bergener
Los Angeles, CA Elder Law Attorney with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationElder, Health Care, Personal Injury and Social Security Disability
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...
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John Fairleigh Denove
Los Angeles, CA Elder Law Attorney with 48 years of experience
Elder, Insurance Claims, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Loyola Law School
Jack's philosophy in law as in life is best summed up by a quote of Winston Churchill: "Never give in. Never, Never, Never, Never." That philosophy has served him well by giving him the drive to become a Junior Golden Gloves boxing champion, a third degree black belt in Shotokan Karate, and to receive the honor of Trial Lawyer of the Year. For more than thirty-five years. Jack's goal has been to become the best trial lawyer he can be. As a California trial attorney, Jack has tried more than 100 civil cases before a jury. He...
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Jonathan Howell
Woodland Hill, CA Elder Law Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Elder, Nursing Home, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Jonathan Howell is an attorney who has spent the majority of his career representing individuals and families who have been hurt or lost a loved one due to the fault of someone else or a business.
Jonathan attended University of California Irvine from which he obtained a Bachelors of Science. He then obtained his Juris Doctorate degree from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. While in law school, he represented individuals in a range of cases from police brutality, Catholic priest sexual abuse cases, auto collisions, train collisions and mass injury cases including a BP oil refinery explosion.
After becoming an attorney,...
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John S. Morris
Arcadia, CA Elder Law Attorney with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationElder, Estate Planning, Family and Probate
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
The lawyers and staff who make up Morris & Morris are not that different from the people we represent. We encounter the same highs and lows and we share the same desire for happy and healthy families. Since the founding of our San Gabriel Valley law firm in 1997, those common interests have only served to reinforce our belief in what we do. We have children of our own and we can identify with both the difficulties and the benefits of raising a family in Southern California. We can help you ensure that your children are provided for whether...
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Samuel B. Ledwitz J.D., LL.M.
Pasadena, CA Elder Law Attorney with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationElder and Estate Planning
University of Miami School of Law, Pepperdine University School of Law and California State University - California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
I have been an estate planning lawyer since 1998. I have a Juris Doctorate degree from Pepperdine University School of Law and a post doctorate degree (LL.M. in Estate Planning) from the University of Miami School of Law. I am a California State Bar certified specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law. In addition, I taught estate planning (Wills and Trusts), estate administration and probate law as an adjunct professor at Cerritos Community College.
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Ben Yeroushalmi
Beverly Hills, CA Elder Law Lawyer
Free ConsultationElder, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
University of Southern California
Representing Clients in California
If you or your loved one has suffered harm because of the abuse or neglect of a nursing home or assisted living facility, you don’t just look for any lawyer. You need a passionate advocate who will completely invest himself in your case.
Los Angeles Elder Abuse Attorney
Ben Yeroushalmi is the principal of the Law Offices of Ben Yeroushalmi, a law firm exclusively dedicated to protecting and fighting for victims of elder abuse and neglect. He has nearly fifteen years of experience litigating elder abuse cases and protecting the rights of the elderly and has recovered millions...
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Rebecca Goldfarb
Tarzana, CA Elder Law Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Elder and Estate Planning
Lewis & Clark Coll Northwestern School of Law
As a partner at Goldfarb & Luu, PC, Tarzana lawyer Rebecca Goldfarb provides sensitive and careful legal services on estate planning concerns. Attorney Goldfarb was recognized as a Trusted Advisor by the San Fernando Valley Business Journal in 2013. Additionally, she is the recipient of Comerica Bank and the Los Angeles Lakers’ Women’s Business Award. Ms. Goldfarb is a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association’s Estate Planning section, WealthCounsel and the San Fernando Valley Bar Association’s Probate and Estate Planning Section. Her firm is happy to offer zero-charge case evaluations—contact them today to obtain one.
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William K. Hayes
So. Pasadena, CA Elder Law Attorney with 50 years of experience
729 Mission St., Suite 300
So. Pasadena, CA 91030
Free ConsultationElder, Estate Planning and Probate
University of California - Los Angeles
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As an attorney in private practice in Los Angeles County, California William Hayes provides extensive estate and tax planning services to individuals and businesses in Los Angeles, Pasadena, Glendale, Burbank and surrounding communities. Attorney Hayes’ primary focus is to help clients avoid probate, protect their assets, and provide for the security of their loved ones with a well-crafted estate plan. He believes in giving each client the time needed to explain his or her needs and wishes and then dedicates his efforts toward making the client’s desires clear in their final estate plan.
Clients of The Hayes Law Firm have often...
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Sean David Ethington
Sherman Oaks, CA Elder Law Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationElder and Estate Planning
Southwestern Law School
Our firm specializes in Elder Law with particular emphasis in California Medi-Cal eligibility planning, Medi-Cal estate recovery minimization planning, estate planning and trust administration. We work closely with our clients to ensure that their assets are protected and preserved according to their individual circumstances and goals.
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Joshua R. Driskell
Pasadena, CA Elder Law Attorney with 13 years of experience
Elder, Bankruptcy, Business and Estate Planning
University of Toledo
Mr. Driskell focuses his practice on business, tax, estate, bankruptcy and related matters. He is a member of the Pasadena Bar Association, the Los Angeles County Bar Association and the California Bar Association. Prior to the formation of Primuth & Driskell, LLP with Partner Jonathan Primuth in 2014, Mr. Driskell worked at a multi-state law firm, handling a wide variety of matters for individuals and small and medium sized businesses. Mr. Driskell earned his juris doctor from the University of Toledo College of Law, where he was president of the American Bar Association-Law School Division and was a member, officer...
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Zakiya J. McCullough
Beverly Hills, CA Elder Law Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Elder and Estate Planning
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Zakiya Norton is a Founding Principal of Norton Basu LLP. Admitted to the Nevada State Bar in 2010 and the California State Bar in 2013, Ms. Norton has experience in all aspects of litigation. She currently focuses her practice in the areas of estate planning, probate, conservatorships and litigation issues.
Ms. Norton is committed to keeping her client’s interests at heart and reaching timely resolutions of difficult situations. Within the estate planning field she handles a number of complex issues ranging from preparation of wills and revocable living trusts to forming family limited partnerships and limited liability companies....
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Tanaz Rostami
Beverly Hills, CA Elder Law Attorney with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationElder, Consumer and Nursing Home
Loyola Marymount University
Tanaz Rostami is an experienced and compassionate nursing home abuse and neglect attorney. Her specialty is in civil litigation, with a specific focus on Elder Abuse cases and consumer class actions. Her resourcefulness and ability to think “outside the box” have been instrumental in achieving numerous favorable results for our clients.
Not only are we, at the Law Offices of Ben Yeroushalmi, APC aggressive litigators, Ms. Rostami provides our firm with specialized insight on dealing with matters without judicial intervention, and is extremely knowledgeable about alternative dispute resolution. After receiving her training and certification in Mediation, Ms. Rostami worked as a...
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Jeffrey Wrubel Cowan
Beverly Hills, CA Elder Law Attorney with 32 years of experience
(310) 394-1420
9401 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 900
Beverly Hills, CA 90212-2975
Free ConsultationElder, Business, Civil Rights and Employment
UCLA School of Law
Based in Los Angeles (now Beverly Hills and near Santa Monica), employment and business trial lawyer Jeffrey W. Cowan has an "AV î Preeminent" rating from Martindale-Hubbell. From 2007 through 2021, Mr. Cowan was named a "Southern California Super Lawyer". Professional Experience. Mr. Cowan specializes in employment and business litigation. He represents plaintiffs and defendants, and has recovered many millions of dollars for his clients (and also saved millions for his defendant clients). He also successfully sued Donald Trump's golf club. Learn more at http://www.cowan-law.com/results.php. Mr. Cowan earned his B.A. (cum laude) from Cornell...
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Joe Hariton
Los Angeles, CA Elder Law Lawyer with 36 years of experience
(310) 218-0535
2121 Avenue of the Stars
Suite 800
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Elder, Arbitration & Mediation, Employment and Medical Malpractice
Southwestern University School of Law and Southwestern Univ School of Law
The Law Offices of Joe Hariton is a select law firm of select cases. It is a law firm to which other lawyers refer significant matters.
Attorney Joe Hariton is the founder and owner of the LAW OFFICES OF JOE HARITON, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION, in Century City, California. A top-rated litigation and trial lawyer with more than 30 years of legal experience, Mr. Hariton represents the rights and interests of a diverse range of plaintiff clients throughout Southern California, as well as other jurisdictions, who have legal needs involving any of the following:
• Significant Personal Injury and Wrongful Death
• Insurance law
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Jane M. McNamara
Valencia, CA Elder Law Lawyer with 33 years of experience
(661) 287-3260
28212 Kelly Johnson Parkway, Suite 110
Valencia, CA 91355
Elder and Estate Planning
Loyola Law School
Jane McNamara, Esq. is the founder and principal attorney of the McNamara Law Firm located in the Santa Clarita Valley. The firm focuses on Estate Planning, Elder Law, Special Needs Trusts, and Trust Administration/After Death issues.
Although the Law Firm's physical office is in Santa Clarita, California, the McNamara Law Firm assists clients throughout the state of California. Zoom, Facetime, and other videoconferencing methods are routinely used. This allows clients the ability handle their legal needs from the comfort and privacy of their own home.
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William L Huestis
Los Angeles, CA Elder Law Attorney with 17 years of experience
Elder, Bankruptcy, Estate Planning and Probate
Chapman University Fowler School of Law and Chapman University Fowler School of Law
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Preston Kim
Beverly Hills, CA Elder Law Lawyer
Elder and Nursing Home
Southwestern Law School
Preston Kim is an associate attorney at the Law Offices of Ben Yeroushalmi, and exclusively represents victims of abuse and neglect in nursing homes and assisted living facilities across California.
A native of Los Angeles, Mr. Kim graduated from UCLA in 2012, and obtained a Juris Doctorate degree from Southwestern Law School in 2015.
To contact the Law Offices of Ben Yeroushalmi, please call (310) 623 - 1926.
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R. Michael Bomberger
Los Angeles, CA Elder Law Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationElder, Asbestos and Insurance Claims
California Western School of Law
Serving all of California.
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Michael Alves Stone-Molloy
Los Angeles, CA Elder Law Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Elder, Consumer, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Univ of Florida COL
Born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, I am an attorney with a diverse world view and a demonstrated ability to interact successfully with people from immensely varied backgrounds. A persuasive advocate with strong negotiating skills, hardened to the demands of a heavy workload with inflexible deadlines, I am dedicated to the cause of the unjustly injured.
Education
University of Florida, Levin College of Law, Juris Doctor, December 2000, with Certificates in International Law and County Court Mediation. Performed the Law School’s first-ever Brazilian Externship, with the State Environmental Prosecutor’s Office in Paraná.
University of Massachusetts – Boston, Bachelor...
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John Francis Nicholson
Woodland Hills, CA Elder Law Attorney with 24 years of experience
Elder, Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Univ of LaVerne COL
My education is rooted in the University of Southern California and culminated with a Bachelor of Science and MBA at Valley Christian University. I graduated from the University of La Verne School of Law in Woodland Hills, California. I am a hands-on, solo, general practitioner and I have been practicing law in the San Fernando Valley serving Los Angeles and Ventura counties. Since 2009 I have actively prticipated in the Judge Pro Tem for the Los Angeles County Superior Courts. This is a volunteer, non-paid public service.
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Mina N. Sirkin
Woodland Hills, CA Elder Law Attorney with 32 years of experience
Elder, Estate Planning and Tax
Golden Gate University School of Law and Whittier Law School
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Nicholas Milan Loncar
Los Angeles, CA Elder Law Attorney with 12 years of experience
Elder, Criminal Defense, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Villanova University School of Law
Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney Nicholas Loncar is a fierce competitor and powerful negotiator. He uses his intensity, charisma and passion to achieve the best results for his clients. Nicholas represents people charged with crimes throughout Southern California, providing passionate, highly effective and affordable criminal and DUI defense services.
Nicholas is a graduate of Villanova University School of Law in Pennsylvania. Prior to enrolling at Villanova Law, Nicholas attended the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA, where he was an active member of the school’s nationally ranked varsity debate team. During law school, Nicholas...
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Elise L. Lampert
Sherman Oaks, CA Elder Law Attorney with 30 years of experience
14724 Ventura Blvd, Suite 804
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
Elder, Estate Planning, Probate and Real Estate
University of La Verne College of Law
Elise Louise Lampert established her law practice in 1994. The main focus of Ms. Lampert's practice is Estate Planning and Probate. She received her Bachelor's degree from UCLA and her Juris Doctorate from the University of La Verne. She is a member of the State Bar of California and licensed to practice before all of the courts in the State of California. Ms. Lampert is a member of the AARP Legal Services Network. She is a skilled lawyer who has the ability to draft living trusts, special needs trusts, residential trusts, irrevocable trusts, durable powers of attorney for healthcare,...
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Steven R. Stolar
Sherman Oaks, CA Elder Law Lawyer with 39 years of experience
(818) 600-6534
15303 Ventura Boulevard
Suite 1290
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
Elder, Arbitration & Mediation, Divorce and Estate Planning
University of Miami School of Law and Whittier College School of Law
Stolar Law Group, APLC located in Sherman Oaks, California, serves clients throughout Southern California. Our practice areas include divorce and separation, child support and custody, adoption, LGBT marriage, and domestic partnerships, family law appeals, and more.
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Kent Laszlo Kristof
Pasadena, CA Elder Law Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Elder and Probate
Univ of San Diego School of Law
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Mr Kenneth L Gibson
South Pasadena, CA Elder Law Attorney with 53 years of experience
(626) 626-4039
Ext. 812
2130 Huntington Dr. Ste 309
South Pasadena, CA 91030
Free ConsultationElder, Business, Construction and Insurance Claims
UCLA School of Law
I've tried over the years to avoid the pitfalls of bad lawyers. I try to be humble, polite and hard working. I never lie to a client. I strive for excellent results for a fair price. I never steal from my clients. A good nightâs sleep is worth far more than ill-gotten gains.
The highest duty of every lawyer is loyalty to his client. A good lawyer returns calls from his clients and works on his cases to move them along as quickly as the court allows.
I show clients what they canât do for themselves....
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Yisrael Gelb
Beverly Hills, CA Elder Law Attorney with 2 years of experience
Elder, Appeals, Business and Civil Rights
Southwestern Law School
Yisrael is an appellate lawyer and litigator. He is a member of the State Bar of California, the 9th Circuit, the CAAF, and CDC.
Yisrael is a talented legal writer, author, and contributor.
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Paul S. Zuckerman
Beverly Hills, CA Elder Law Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Elder, Animal, Civil Rights and Employment
Southwestern Law School
In 1991, after graduating near the top of his class, an insurance company hired Paul Zuckerman to be their lawyer. Paul approached the job with optimism. He believed the company’s advertisement and thought that he was hired to be there, like a good neighbor, for policyholders in need. However, Paul soon discovered that his work was merely padding the pockets of his employer, and not ensuring that injured people were compensated fairly. Thus, Paul, with his law school classmate John Carpenter, established a new kind of law firm: A law firm that only represents injured people against insurance companies. Paul...