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Joseph Pluta
Bakersfield, CA Employment Law Attorney with 46 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
University of San Diego School of Law
Joseph Pluta is a seasoned attorney specializing in Workers’ Compensation law, with additional experience in Social Security Disability and Personal Injury cases. Born and raised in Trenton, New Jersey, Mr. Pluta completed his undergraduate degree at Brown University in 1971 and earned his law degree from the University of San Diego in 1978. That same year, he was admitted to the California Bar and has since gained admission to practice in the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of California.
For over 46 years, Mr. Pluta has been dedicated to advocating for injured workers. He is a certified...
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Benjamin Paul Feld
Bakersfield, CA Employment Law Attorney with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Social Security Disability and Workers' Comp
Santa Barbara and Ventura Colleges of LAw
Benjamin P. Feld is a law partner with the firm Ghitterman, Ghitterman & Feld. Mr. Feld has been representing injured workers since 2002, providing his expertise in the areas of Workers’ Compensation, Social Security Disability and third party litigation services. Mr. Feld is also a Certified Specialist in Workers’ Compensation with the State Bar of California, one of only four applicant attorneys in the County with this distinction (two of the other three are the other partners in the firm). His work has led not only to successful outcomes for his clients, but also citable appellate precedent. Mr. Feld also...
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Amir Abbas Abdizadeh
Apple Valley, CA Employment Law Attorney with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, 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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Karl Anthony Gerber
Bakersfield, CA Employment Law Attorney with 31 years of experience
Employment, Business, Construction and Workers' Comp
Southwestern Univ School of Law
I have represented employees since 1993. My trials have involved cases in which large group of employees sue. I have written over 1,000 articles of employment law, and have a weekly radio show about employment law on Sundays from 8-9 AM on 105.1 FM in Los Angeles. Old episodes can be heard at: https://worklawyerca.info/list/?kkgo/
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My law firm handles sexual harassment, unpaid wages including groups, PAGA,...
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Justin L. Thomas
Bakersfield, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, Construction and IP
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
A ‘Leading Attorney’ Who Will Protect and Promote Your Rights
My practice focuses on a wide-range of civil litigation matters, including employment, construction, business, intellectual property and tort litigation.
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Alexander Russell Wheeler
Lancaster, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment and Personal Injury
Pepperdine Univ School of Law
Alex is a Partner at the PARRIS Law Firm and represents the Firm’s clients in severe personal injury and wrongful death cases in both the mass- and single-plaintiff context. Alex has been selected to the Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars List from 2012 to the present.
As an attorney, Alex has been appointed Lead Class Counsel in dozens of federal and state class actions and has obtained over $500 million in verdicts and settlements over the course of his career. Alex was also on the faculty at Pepperdine University School of Law, where he taught “Advanced Trial Practice.” Alex is...
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Aime Moupassa Katambwe
Santa Clarita, CA Employment Law Attorney with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Immigration and Personal Injury
Whittier Law School
Aime Katambwe is the founder of WorldEsquire. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Economics from California State University at Northridge and a Juris Doctor Degree (aka a law degree)from Whittier College SOL. Mr. Katambwe is admitted to practice in all federal and State Courts of California.He was born in Zaire (now The Democratic Republic of Congo) and traveled extensively throughout the world due to his father's profession as a career diplomat. He is fluent in many languages including English, French and Spanish.
Prior to creating WorldEsquire, Mr. Katambwe worked in private law firms as an associate, as well as in...
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Santosh Narayan
Dinuba, CA Employment Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment and Personal Injury
Vanderbilt Law School
I am experienced trial attorney who has represented both Plaintiffs and Defendants in complex litigation matters. I graduated from Vanderbilt Law School in 2004 and was trained in some of America's largest law firms. I have been named a "Top 40 under 40" in the State of California by the National Trial Lawyers and recognized by Super Lawyers magazine as a "Rising Star"; which is reserved for less than 3% of attorneys under 40. My practice focuses on personal injury and labor and employment matters; and I offer a free initial consultation.
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Angelo F Campano
Palmdale, CA Employment Law Attorney with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment and Personal Injury
Western New England University School of Law
Attorney Angelo F. Campano is the owner/founder of the Campano Law Group. The firm is located in the Antelope Valley (Palmdale & Lancaster) of Los Angeles County, and serves clients throughout the state of California. Attorney Campano is licensed in California and Maryland, as well as the United States District Court, Central District of California. The Campano Law Group practices primarily personal injury, employment (for example, wrongful termination, discrimination) and criminal defense.
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Rex Parris
Lancaster, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 44 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Environmental and Personal Injury
Southwestern Univ School of Law
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George Francis Martin
Bakersfield, CA Employment Law Attorney with 52 years of experience
Employment, Animal, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
UC Davis School of Law King Hall
George is AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5 Rated personal injury litigator by Martindale Hubbell. He is the recipient of the Kern County Bar Association’s 1996 Bench & Bar Award. He obtained his B.A. degree from California State University, Sacramento, and his J.D. from the University of California, Davis, School of Law. He is still keenly interested in education, having served as Dean of California Pacific School of Law, was Chairman of California State University, Bakersfield, Foundation’s Board of Directors, and is the founder and organizer of the Bakersfield Business Conference.
George has mediated and arbitrated large complex cases and simple...
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Wm. Todd Berry
Bakersfield, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
California Pacific School of Law
Wm. Todd Berry received his undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering from Texas Tech University. He received his Juris Doctor from California Pacific School of Law.
Todd began his legal career working for several Bakersfield law firms representing clients in personal injury and wrongful death cases. Since that time, he has devoted himself to representing injured workers before the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board.
Todd is a member of the State Bar of California, the Kern County Bar Association, the Fresno County Bar Association and the California Applicants' Attorneys Association.
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Lloyd Lee
Valencia, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Employment, Business and Personal Injury
Temple University
Attorney Lee of Law Offices of Lloyd Lee, P.C. provides business and corporate legal counsel to entrepreneurs and representation for personal injury victims. He is a graduate of the Temple James E. Beasley School of Law in Philadelphia, one of the best litigation schools in the nation. Attorney Lee is passionate about advocating for the local community, including serving as the current President-Elect of the Korean American Bar Association of Southern California. He regularly provides pro-bono legal support to disadvantaged members of the community and speaks out on important issues affecting local residents.
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Brett Steven Markson
Valencia, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Employment, Business, Personal Injury and Real Estate
UC Hastings COL
Brett Markson is a Santa Clarita employment law attorney with considerable experience practicing law. He originally gained his law degree in 1991 from Hastings College of the Law, and since that time he has continued to expand his comprehension of the law and to gain valuable experience that assists him in better handling the cases of his clients. He has formerly served as a prosecutor and this is an experience that has given him the aptitude to take cases to court when necessary. He takes the time to listen to his clients and thoroughly prepares their cases for any direction...
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Allan M Bailey
Porterville, CA Employment Law Attorney with 15 years of experience
Employment, Business, Collections and Construction
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
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Charles Matthew Gaebe
Visalia, CA Employment Law Attorney with 15 years of experience
Employment, Business, Estate Planning and Family
California Western School of Law
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Allen Jay Bell
Newhall, CA Employment Law Attorney with 35 years of experience
Employment, Animal, Criminal Defense and Personal Injury
Univ of West Los Angeles
Attorney Allen Bell is a Retired Police Officer and the Senior Trial Attorney at The Law Offices of Allen J. Bell & Associates. He is also the founder of The Traumatic Injury Center and The Sexual Harassment Training Institute. He represents clients in both State and Federal Court in significant CRIMINAL and CIVIL matters.
Mr. Bell is admitted to practice in all courts of the State of California, the United States District Court, Central District; the United States District Court, Northern District; the United States District...
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Charmaine Lynette Clark
Bakersfield, CA Employment Law Attorney with 26 years of experience
Employment, Bankruptcy, Business and Divorce
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Michael Pincher
Palmdale, CA Employment Law Attorney with 47 years of experience
Employment and Personal Injury
San Fernando Valley College of Law
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Mr. Robert Drescher
Newhall, CA Employment Law Attorney with 26 years of experience
Employment, Consumer, Criminal Defense and Divorce
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Steven M. Sweat
Palmdale, CA Employment Law Attorney with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Insurance Claims, Personal Injury and Products Liability
California Western School of Law and Florida State University - Panama City campus
Steven M. Sweat is an award winning personal injury attorney based in Los Angeles, California. He is the principal founding member of Steven M. Sweat, Personal Injury Lawyers, APC. The firm has been representing the victims of negligence and wrongdoing throughout California seek compensation for personal injury and wrongful death in a variety of contexts including but, not limited to auto accidents, bicycle mishaps, boating accidents, commercial and residential property accidents including slip and trip and falls and negligent security claims, dog bites, explosions and fires, motorcycle crashes, nursing home and elder abuse, railroad collisions, sexual assault and abuse...
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Joseph E. Richards
Orange, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Whittier Law School
I am Joseph Richards, and I lead a law firm dedicated to Workers’ Compensation, Personal Injury, and Employment Law, serving families across Southern California, including Orange County and the Inland Empire. My firm is established in multiple cities and counties throughout California, ensuring we are accessible to a broad range of clients.
At the Law Office of Joseph Richards PC, we operate under the guiding principles encapsulated in our motto: "Bruises to Benefits." This phrase reflects our commitment to transforming our clients' challenges into victories, standing by their side every step of the way.
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Ian M. Seruelo
San Diego, CA Employment Law Attorney with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment and Immigration
Thomas Jefferson School of Law and Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Ian M. Seruelo is a passionate and staunch advocate for worker and immigrant rights. An activist at heart, having him on your side means you have a champion who will fight for your rights and interest with intensity and dedication.
Mr. Seruelo has a long experience of activism and community organizing in the Philippines and in the United States. He has a passion for social and economic justice, and was deeply involved in various campaigns and movements that advance the interest of the marginalized. From his years in law school up to the present, he has volunteered thousands of hours...
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Anderson Franco
San Francisco, CA Employment Law Attorney with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Personal Injury, Products Liability and Workers' Comp
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
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I am dedicated to getting the best and maximum outcome for my injured clients. When someone has experienced injury, the last thing they want to worry about is a lawsuit - that's why I try to remove all possible stress and anxiety for them.
After nearly a decade of experience, I am confident in my expertise and my clients are extremely satisfied with their results. I pride myself on clear communication, efficient processes, and optimal outcomes.
I decided to become a lawyer when I was young. My family member was seriously injured and did not get...
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Dr. Peter Marc Schaeffer
Riverside, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Employment and Workers' Comp
California Southern
"I will get you the quality treatment you need and the money you deserve." I have been practicing Workers Compensation cases including FEHA and 132 a discrimination cases for over 20 years with a nearly flawless track record in representing seriously injured employees in all industries. I have a strong background in business, real estate, sales and marketing, and pharmacy practices.
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Adam J. Krolikowski
Santa Ana, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law and University of California - Irvine
Trial lawyers with the experience and legal knowledge to win in Court. At the Krolikowski Law Firm, we put our clients first. Beginning with an initial consultation to learn the specifics of your case and better understand your needs, we will look out for your best interests. We assist Orange County, California, residents in personal injury cases, including workers compensation, slip-and-fall accidents, motor vehicle accidents and more. We also work with individuals experiencing harassment and discrimination in the workplace.
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Lawrence Glasner
Redding, CA Employment Law Attorney with 35 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment and Arbitration & Mediation
Pepperdine University School of Law
Lawrence is a recognized California expert in civil litigation, employment, wage-and-hour, and non-profit law. Trained in mediation and conflict resolution at Pepperdine Law School’s Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution and Phoenix Strategies, Mr. Glasner has mediated significant cases to win-win solutions for parties ranging from individuals to major international NGOs. As a private attorney, he mediated over 400 litigated cases to successful resolution representing plaintiffs and defendants in employment, personal injury, defamation, elder abuse, business, and other civil matters, including class actions.
Martindale-Hubbell, a certification signifying a lawyer’s peers rank him at the highest level of professional excellence, and ethics rated...
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Samira Amato
San Jose, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Employment, Business, Divorce and Family
Santa Clara Univ School of Law
Experienced Principal with a demonstrated history of working in the law practice industry. Skilled in trial advocacy, representing clients with business disputes, labor and employment law and family Law. Samira received her undergraduate degree with honors from University of California at Berkeley and obtained a Doctor of Law (J.D.) from Santa Clara University School of Law, with a specialization in intellectual property. Samira practices in Federal Court, State Court and the Appellate Court.
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Steven M. Chanley
Lake Forest, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Employment
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
I am a shareholder at Employer Advocates Group (EAG) law firm, operating in both San Luis Obispo and Orange Counties. My work primarily involves defending and advising businesses on various aspects of Employment Law. This includes handling cases related to wage-hour disputes, employee misclassification, employment discrimination, sexual harassment, trade secret misappropriation, and wrongful termination litigation defense. Additionally, I provide guidance on Employment Law compliance and personnel issues.
I hold an "AV" rating from the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, which is the highest rating an attorney can receive, reflecting my legal ability and adherence to professional ethics, reliability, and diligence.
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John A. Messina Jr.
Newport beach, CA Employment Law Attorney with 30 years of experience
Employment, Business, Native American and Real Estate
Southwestern University School of Law
John Messina maintains his reputation as one of Southern California’s top rated lawyers and has been lauded by his peers, earning Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating and its prestigious "Preeminent" distinction award. John heads the Firm’s Temecula Valley Office and is a litigation attorney with top executive-level, hands-on experience as a broker, real estate developer, and mortgage banker. Along with being a published author, John has a lengthy record litigating convoluted and difficult cases and is adept at constructing complex business and real estate transactions. John’s recent victory in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals demonstrate the level at which he practices...
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Ali Parvaneh
Irvine, CA Employment Law Attorney with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business and Real Estate
Newport Univ School of Law and Western State University College of Law
Ali Parvaneh manages Madison Law, and oversees the firm's paralegals, clerks, and staff members. Mr. Parvaneh is a board certified trial specialist, a licensed California real estate broker (DRE No. 01715925), a certified mediator, a Paul Harris Fellow, and a member of various BAR associations. He is admitted to practice before the California Supreme Court, the United States District Court for the Central and Southern Districts of California, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Mr. Parvaneh studied law at Western State University and Newport University. His undergraduate studies were in land surveying at...
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Gregory G. Brown
Irvine, CA Employment Law Attorney with 37 years of experience
Employment, Business, Personal Injury and Real Estate
University of San Diego School of Law
A native of Southern California and a graduate of the University of San Diego School of Law, Gregory G. Brown is one of approximately 150 lawyers in California to be certified as a Specialist in Civil Trial Advocacy. He has devoted his practice to civil and jury trial litigation, taking on cases involving business, commercial or corporate litigation as well as those involving contract actions, fraud, intellectual property disputes, unfair competition and false advertising, and corporate litigation. He also serves clients in divorce and personal injury cases. After his graduation from law school in 1987, Mr. Brown practiced Kring &...
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Neil Pedersen
Westminster, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 35 years of experience
(949) 260-1181
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Suite 450
Westminster, CA 92683
Free ConsultationEmployment
Western State Univ COL
Neil is a 30-year litigator who aggressively advocates employee rights against medium sized and large employers. Neil is also an adjunct professor of law, teaching employment law and law practice management. He is highly respected among his peers and by his former clients. He has been named a Southern California Super Lawyer and one of the Best Employers in Orange County several years running. He was named Attorney of the Year by the State Bar Solo and Small Firm Section in 2016. He has tried several significant matters to settlements and judgments in the high six-figure and...
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Lisa Gail Sherman
Redondo Beach, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment
Washington University in St. Louis
With over twenty years of experience predominantly representing employers in workplace-related labor and employment matters, both at large and small boutique law firms, as well as, in-house, Lisa Sherman has set out to redefine legal representation in California. Sherman Law Corporation has replaced the inefficient and ineffective traditional law firm pyramid model with a lean, collaborative client-centric labor and employment practice aimed at personal service, unfiltered analysis, and strategic, cost-effective resolutions . With 1 out of 2 California employers facing employment-related claims alleging violations of California's complex employee-friendly laws potentially exposing employers to significant liability, attorneys' fees and costs,...
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Robert Lopez
Corona, CA Employment Law Attorney with 25 years of experience
Employment, Business, Estate Planning and Probate
University of Southern California Gould School of Law
Are you a small business owner? or thinking about starting a business? Or do you have an existing business that now has a business, contract or employment issue?
With business disputes, we first try to keep a dispute from become a lawsuit. If we can find a way that protects our client and serves their best interest, then we always try that first. If, however, you are already in a lawsuit, then we immediately go to protect our client, keeping in mind what is best for you.
With starting a company, we look at what our client ultimately wants to accomplish....
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Brad S Kane
Los Angeles, CA Employment Law Attorney with 34 years of experience
Employment, Arbitration & Mediation and Business
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Brad S. Kane has practiced law for more than twenty years in California, Washington, and Alaska. After a decade-long career in “Big Law,” in 2001 Mr. Kane started the Kane Law Firm, a Los Angeles-based practice. Mr. Kane takes a unique, humanistic approach with clients, always keeping the client engaged in their case and counseling clients toward fair and reasonable solutions to often emotional and complex problems.
The Kane Law Firm follows Mr. Kane’s interdisciplinary approach to law and avoids the often myopic “over-specialization” or one-sided thinking caused by only representing one side to a particular kind of...
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Michael Paul Ehline
Los Angeles, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Elder, 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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Juan J. Dominguez
Los Angeles, CA Employment Law Attorney with 37 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Personal Injury, Products Liability and Workers' Comp
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Juan J. Dominguez is a nationally recognized, award-winning, bilingual attorney. He is the founder, CEO and Managing Partner of The Dominguez Firm, LLP; a Los Angeles based personal injury, workers' compensation,and employment law practice with a legal staff of over one-hundred employees. The firm is one of the most successful and well-known injury law firms in Southern California.
In 2011, Mr. Dominguez was nominated Attorney of the Year by the Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC). In 2013, he was honored with distinction by the Hispanic National Bar Association with the Attorney of the Year award. In 2014, the Mexican-American Bar Association...
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Neil B. Shouse
Bakersfield , CA Employment Law Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Personal Injury, Products Liability and Workers' Comp
Harvard Law School
An honors graduate of UC Berkeley and Harvard Law School, Neil Shouse uses his experience as a former insurance company defense lawyer now to fight for injury victims. He helps secure big money settlements to compensate victims for medical bills, lost wages, lost opportunities and pain and suffering.
Mr. Shouse practices in Los Angeles County and Las Vegas. He represents clients injured or killed in car accidents, workplace accidents, dog attacks, dangerous products and harmful drugs.
Mr. Shouse learned personal injury law by first working on the other side. He defended large insurance companies at Sidley & Austin, one of the...
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Alan James Romero
Pasadena, CA Employment Law Attorney with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment
Southwestern Law School
Alan Romero, a 2020 CAALA Trial Lawyer of the Year Finalist, is the principal and lead trial attorney of Romero Law, APC. Mr. Romero's notable results have included a historic $8.1MM jury verdict in a Fair Employment and Housing case arising out of police corruption in the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, a $3.05MM jury verdict related to the clarification of certain television distribution rights on behalf of STARZ Home Entertainment, LLC, a judgment of $2.76MM in a motion picture-related fraud action on behalf of Anchor Bay Entertainment, LLC, and a $1.5MM settlement in a medical malpractice action which resulted...