Los Angeles Employment Lawyers

Vache A. Thomassian
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Vache A. Thomassian
Glendale, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 11 years of experience
(818) 507-8525 230 N Maryland Ave
#306
Glendale, CA 91206
Employment, Landlord Tenant, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
KJT Law Group, LLP is a full service boutique law firm in the state of California dedicated to providing clients with legal representation and consultation that is sound, efficient, and results-oriented. Our committed team of licensed attorneys has dedicated their lives to fighting for human rights and social justice in their communities and around the world. Our growing, tech savvy team empowers clients through legal expertise, attentive communication, and a voracious ambition to deliver excellence in the art of law. We focus on personal injury, real estate, general litigation, property damage, workers’ compensation, bankruptcy, and elder abuse cases, and invite...
Anthony E. Vieira
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Anthony E. Vieira
Marina del Rey, CA Employment Law Attorney with 30 years of experience
(877) 805-2901 13700 Marina Pointe Dr
Marina del Rey, CA 90292
Employment, Asbestos, Business and Criminal Defense
DePaul College of Law
Conal Doyle
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Conal Doyle
Beverly Hills, CA Employment Law Attorney with 28 years of experience
(310) 385-0567 433 N. Camden Drive, #730
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Employment, Civil Rights, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Conal Doyle is known as a passionate advocate for those members of society that need representation the most. He represents plaintiffs in trial and appellate courts in a broad range of civil litigation. Mr. Doyle has tried cases to jury verdict in state and federal trial courts and argued before the United States Supreme Court and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. His verdict in Castaneda v. State of California was named as one of 2010's Top 10 Verdicts by Impact in California by the Daily Journal, California's daily legal newspaper. Mr. Doyle has forged a national reputation for successfully litigating...
Stephen Morton Rinka
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Stephen Morton Rinka
Beverly Hills, CA Employment Law Attorney with 23 years of experience
(877) 778-8678 9440 Santa Monica Blvd.
Ste 301
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Employment, Business and Personal Injury
Southwestern Univ School of Law
Stephen M. Rinka’s experience draws on a litigation background that is both diverse and complex, which allows him to provide his clients with sound legal advice on a wide range of legal matters. In particular, Stephen has successfully represented companies and individuals in employment disputes in both state and federal courts. These employment disputes have involved claims relating to discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination and wage and hour claims. Stephen has also represented clients in high stakes business disputes involving breach of contract, fraud and deceptive business practices. In addition to Stephen’s employment and business litigation background, he...
Allen Jay Bell
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Allen Jay Bell
Beverly Hills, CA Employment Law Attorney with 36 years of experience
(818) 313-9991 433 N. Camden Drive, Suite 600
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
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...
Giancarlo Antonio Recinos
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Giancarlo Antonio Recinos
Los Angeles, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 12 years of experience
(818) 370-1501 10911 Bluffside Drive
17
Los Angeles, CA 91604
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business and Estate Planning
Southwestern University School of Law
Arous Kalantaryan
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Arous Kalantaryan
Glendale, CA Employment Law Lawyer
100 N. Brand Blvd.
Suite 622
Glendale, CA 91203
Employment, Business, Health Care and Personal Injury
Founded by Arous Kalantaryan, Kalantaryan Law Group is a boutique legal services firm based in California. While earning her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, Arous garnered ample experience in healthcare management and held leadership positions at various renowned healthcare organizations, served as a hospital board member, and presented as a guest lecturer on Title 22/Policy Law at USC Leonard David School of Gerontology. To combine her passion for advocating in law and healthcare, Arous pursued a Juris Doctorate degree. In the meantime, Arous worked for renowned attorneys gaining invaluable experience in complex civil litigation involving catastrophic personal injury, automobile,...
Vinny Agemian
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Vinny Agemian
Glendale, CA Employment Law Attorney
(866) 951-3901 700 N Brand Blvd. Suite 580
Glendale, CA 91203
Free ConsultationEmployment and Personal Injury
Bruce Michael Lorman
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Bruce Michael Lorman
Santa Monica, CA Employment Law Attorney with 46 years of experience
(310) 451-0049 1717 Fourth Street
Third Floor
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Employment, Business, Construction and Real Estate
Hastings College of Law
Henrik Sardarbegian
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Henrik Sardarbegian
Glendale, CA Employment Law Lawyer
(888) 240-1666 333 East Glenoaks Boulevard
Suite 101
Glendale, CA 91207
Employment, Business, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Southwestern Law School
Christopher Blanchard
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Christopher Blanchard
Burbank, CA Employment Law Attorney
(818) 732-9605 2600 W Olive Ave
5th Floor
Burbank, CA 91505
Employment, Appeals and Business
University of Minnesota Law School
Samy Harmoush
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Samy Harmoush
Manhattan Beach, CA Employment Law Attorney with 8 years of experience
(844) 400-7269 1230 Rosecrans Avenue
Suite 300
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Employment and Personal Injury
Gary Hugh Green II
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Gary Hugh Green II
Manhattan Beach, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 31 years of experience
(310) 706-4133 1500 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 500
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Employment, Arbitration & Mediation and Business
Harvard Law School
Kousha Berokim
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Kousha Berokim
Beverly Hills, CA Employment Law Attorney
(844) 936-7569 270 N Canon Dr
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Employment and Personal Injury
Alexander Shekarchian
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Alexander Shekarchian
Los Angeles, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 19 years of experience
(310) 895-7777 10 Universal City Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 91608
Employment, Appeals, Bankruptcy and Business
Loyola Law School
Cory H Hurwitz
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Cory H Hurwitz
Universal City, CA Employment Law Attorney with 23 years of experience
(818) 753-2381 10 Universal City Plaza, 20th Floor
Universal City, CA 91608
Employment
Loyola Law School
Richard Lloyd Sherman
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Richard Lloyd Sherman
Beverly Hills, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 43 years of experience
(310) 246-0321 9454 Wilshire Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Employment, Business, Civil Rights and IP
UCLA School of Law
Agavni Gina Hogtanian
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Agavni Gina Hogtanian
Glendale, CA Employment Law Attorney with 31 years of experience
(818) 244-7030 450 North Brand Boulevard
Suite 600
Glendale, CA 91203
Employment
Whittier Coll School of Law
Pablo Pak
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Pablo Pak
Manhattan Beach, CA Employment Law Lawyer
1600 Rosecrans Ave.
Media Center, 4th Floor
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Employment, Business, Entertainment & Sports and Real Estate
Kenneth Seligson
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Kenneth Seligson
Santa Monica, CA Employment Law Attorney
(213) 293-6692 2219 Main Street
Suite 710
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Employment, Business, Cannabis Law and Trademarks
Stanley R. Apps
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Stanley R. Apps
Studio City, CA Employment Law Attorney
(310) 709-3966 4424 Bellingham Avenue
Studio City, CA 91604
Employment, Civil Rights, Consumer and Education
New York University School of Law
Neil B. Shouse
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Neil B. Shouse
Beverly Hills, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 27 years of experience
(310) 385-7895 468 N. Camden Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
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...
Elliott H. Jung
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Elliott H. Jung
Los Angeles, CA Employment Law Attorney with 12 years of experience
(619) 465-8733 16200 Ventura Blvd Suite 315
Encino
Los Angeles, CA 91436
Free ConsultationEmployment, Animal, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
Southwestern University School of Law
Elliott H. Jung is one of the founding partners at HHJ Trial Attorneys. He specializes in helping people that have been involved in serious injuries, brain injuries, and sexual assaults. He has dedicated his life to standing up for those that have been involved in catastrophic injuries or have been wronged and retaliated against in the work place. His efforts have been recognized by his peers and he has been selected as the Top 2.5% of attorneys in his field by Super Lawyers. He has also been recognized as the Top 40 under 40 by the National Trial Lawyers...
Alan James Romero
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Alan James Romero
Pasadena, CA Employment Law Attorney with 17 years of experience
(626) 396-9900 251 S. Lake Ave
Suite 930
Pasadena, CA 91101
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...
Lisa Gail Sherman
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Lisa Gail Sherman
Redondo Beach, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 31 years of experience
(213) 341-4417 225 Avenue I
Suite 225
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
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,...
Rodney Mesriani
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Rodney Mesriani
Santa Monica, CA Employment Law Attorney with 28 years of experience
(866) 500-7070 510 Arizona Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Free ConsultationEmployment and Personal Injury
Southwestern University School of Law
Rodney Mesriani is the principal partner of Mesriani Law Group which has its main office in Los Angeles and satellite offices in San fernando Valley, and Irvine Areas of Practice Rodney Mesriani has spent years specializing specifically in two areas of law: Personal Injury and Employment and Labor Law. He is an experienced litigator and a skilled trial attorney. Background Mr. Mesriani received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from California State University Northridge prior to attending Southwestern School of Law where he received his Juris Doctorate degree. He was admitted to practice law before...
Afshin Mozaffari
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Afshin Mozaffari
Santa Monica, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 16 years of experience
(323) 696-0702 401 Wilshire Boulevard
12th Floor
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Free ConsultationEmployment and Civil Rights
Whittier College School of Law
Afshin Mozaffari is the founder and principal of Mozaffari Law. Mr. Mozaffari's practice focuses on employee rights litigation, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, disability accommodation, and wrongful termination. Prior to the founding of Mozaffari Law, Mr. Mozaffari represented numerous corporations, schools, and non-profits in employment law, business litigation, and class action cases. He recently left the defense side to follow his long-held passion for representing the rights of employees and other individuals. Mr. Mozaffari graduated Magna Cum Laude from Whittier Law School, where he served as Articles Editor on Whittier Law Review. During law school, he worked as a Judicial Extern to the...
Christa  Riggins
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Christa Riggins
Pasadena, CA Employment Law Attorney with 11 years of experience
(626) 365-1599 35 N. Lake Avenue, Suite 710
Pasadena, CA 91101
Free ConsultationEmployment
University of Notre Dame Law School
Christa Riggins is a wrongful termination lawyer in Los Angeles and the founder of Riggins Law. Ms. Riggins has committed her practice to helping employees enforce their rights in the workplace and has successfully litigated countless employment disputes involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wrongful termination. Ms. Riggins’ success has resulted in millions of dollars in settlements for her clients. Before opening her law firm, Ms. Riggins worked at the district attorney’s office and then as a wrongful termination lawyer at a boutique employment law firm. At the law firm, Ms. Riggins focused her practice on pregnancy and disability discrimination and violations...
David Gary Jones
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David Gary Jones
Woodland Hills, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 28 years of experience
(818) 990-2120 16633 Ventura Boulevard, 11th Floor
Woodland Hills, CA 91436
Free ConsultationEmployment
Whittier Coll School of Law
Partner David G. Jones has substantial experience in providing advice on labor and employment issues to both employers and employees. Mr. Jones is also well versed in employment litigation, having handled cases, among many others, concerning discrimination, sexual harassment, benefits issues, and retaliation. In the past, Mr. Jones has represented entities such as City and County of Los Angeles and Wal-Mart in employment related matters. Mr. Jones has drafted, reviewed and negotiated hundreds of employment and severance agreements for employers and employees at all levels, from large companies to small, and executives to rank and file employees. ...
Cindy Nguyen
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Cindy Nguyen
Rosemead, CA Employment Law Lawyer
(626) 307-2800 3733 Rosemead Blvd
Ste 201
Rosemead, CA 91770
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, Estate Planning and Probate
Santa Clara University School of Law
Cindy Nguyen is the managing partner at Amity Law Group and has had extensive experience in estate planning, probate, employment law and business litigation. Ms. Nguyen loves to work with families to help them create an estate plan that will avoid taxes and protect them against probate.

Ms. Nguyen also provides preventive counseling to employers regarding claims of discrimination, harassment, disability accommodation, wage and hour violations, ADA violations, misclassification, and other alleged claims of employer misconduct. She represents employers in state and federal courts, and before administrative agencies such as the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement and the U.S....
Shafiel A. Karim
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Shafiel A. Karim
Long Beach, CA Employment Law Attorney with 11 years of experience
(562) 653-6850 1154 E. Wardlow Rd.
Long Beach, CA 90807
Employment
Southwestern Law School
Mr. Karim's practice is almost exclusively dedicated to employment litigation. Mr. Karim represents clients in various employment law matters ranging from counseling to litigation in court to representation before administrative agencies. Mr. Karim was selected as a Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2017, 2019, and 2020, an honor reserved for lawyers who exhibit excellence in practice. Only 2.5% of attorneys in Southern California received this distinction in 2017, 2019, and 2020.
David B. Levin
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David B. Levin
Woodland Hills, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 32 years of experience
(877) 206-4741 21550 Oxnard Street
Suite 780
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Free ConsultationEmployment and Consumer
The University of Toledo College of Law
We represent the rights of consumers in all forms of consumer rights litigation, including lemon law, breach of warranty, debt collection violations, credit reporting issues, unauthorized robocalls and telemarketing calls, consumer fraud and related issues. We also handle employment litigation, including wage and hour cases, overtime pay issues, wrongful termination, discrimination and sexual harassment. Many of the firm's cases are brought as class actions and we handle personal injury cases as well.
Cyrus Mor
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Cyrus Mor
Long Beach, CA Employment Law Attorney with 12 years of experience
(800) 683-5404 3780 Kilroy Airport Way
Suite 200
Long Beach, CA 90806
Free ConsultationEmployment
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Cyrus Mor's Law Office stands as a cornerstone within the Southern California legal landscape, championing the rights of wrongfully terminated employees. With a breadth of experience representing individuals and entities across diverse industries, from small enterprises to corporate giants, Mr. Mor offers comprehensive legal counsel. Deeply involved in the legal sphere, Mr. Mor actively contributes to various esteemed associations, including the California Employment Lawyers Association, the American Law Society, and the Employment Law division of the Orange County Bar Association. Furthermore, he holds membership in the national American Bar Association and the State Bar of California, boasting licensure to practice law...
Norman John Homen
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Norman John Homen
El Monte, CA Employment Law Attorney with 36 years of experience
(626) 602-2078 11100 Valley Blvd., Suite 224
El Monte, CA 91731
Employment, Personal Injury, Social Security Disability and Workers' Comp
Western State University College of Law
I have served in the State of California since 1988, handling Social Security Disability, Workers’ Compensation Law, Criminal Law, and Personal Injury matters. At the Law Offices of Norman J. Homen, our goal is to provide injured clients with the best results in a timely and cost-effective manner. For over 30 years, our outstanding litigation team has remained dedicated to the rights and welfare of the injured and disabled throughout Southern California. The cornerstone of my success is the quality of relationships that I maintain with clients. Clients are treated with integrity and respect for their needs, goals, and objectives. We...
Mark V. Larson
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Mark V. Larson
Mission Hills, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
(818) 830-1910 15545 Devonshire St
Suite 205
Mission Hills, CA 91345
Free ConsultationEmployment and Workers' Comp
Southwestern University School of Law
Mark Vomacka Larson (born in 1980) is an American award-winning attorney, currently a named-partner at Larson, Larson & Dauer, a renowned workers’ compensation law firm based in Mission Hills, LA, California. Larson is a noted and top-rated litigation attorney and focuses his practice on workers' compensation, and employment law. Due to his success at such a young age, Larson has received countless awards, including being voted one of the Best Attorneys in America by the American Academy of Attorneys and the American Institute of Law. He was also repeatedly named as a Top 40 under 40 Attorney. Since the...
Melvin N.A. Avanzado
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Melvin N.A. Avanzado
Pasadena, CA Employment Law Attorney with 36 years of experience
(310) 552-9300 The Walnut Plaza
215 North Marengo Avenue, Third Floor
Pasadena, CA 91101
Employment, Business, Entertainment & Sports and IP
University of Notre Dame
BIG FIRM EXPERIENCE…SMALL FIRM SERVICE® Melvin N.A. Avanzado is the principal of The Avanzado Law Firm, APLC. Mel is a trial lawyer and outside general counsel, representing clients in complex matters in entertainment, media, intellectual property, sports and employment. Mel has extensive experience practicing with big law firms but now practices in his own small firm so he has the ability to provide personalized service to his clients. Mel is extensively involved in his community. Mel is active with numerous non-profit organizations, serving as general counsel to the Chinese American Museum of Los Angeles and the UCLA Alumni Association...
S Keven Steinberg
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S Keven Steinberg
Encino, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 35 years of experience
(818) 855-1103 16133 Ventura Boulevard
7th Floor
Encino, CA 91436
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, Entertainment & Sports and Real Estate
Southwestern University School of Law
The principal of Steinberg Law has twice presented cases to the United States Supreme Court! According to Reuters, Keven Steinberg can be considered an “Elite of the Elite” merely because of this great accomplishment. Lawyers dream of presenting cases to the United States Supreme Court. For over 200 years, only a small handful of lawyers have made it that far. There are even fewer clients who can say their own lawyer is an attorney who has been before the United States Supreme Court. Indeed Mr. Steinberg’s cases which have been presented to the United States Supreme Court now appear in law...
Tyler F. Clark
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Tyler F. Clark
Encino, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 17 years of experience
(818) 741-2101 16133 Ventura Blvd.
#700
Encino, CA 91436
Free ConsultationEmployment
Southwestern Law School
Mr. Clark has been recognized as a tenacious litigator. Acquiring his experience by fighting against hundreds of the largest corporations in the state, Mr. Clark has successfully litigated all types of employment cases from beginning to end. He has an extensive record of success for his clients and enjoys making sure the rights of employees are vindicated. Prior to passing the California bar, Mr. Clark served in the U.S. Army National Guard as an Avionics Mechanic working on Blackhawk helicopters for the 126th Medical Company (Air Ambulance). He received an Honorable Discharge in 2007 after eight years of service. Thereafter,...
Ali Heidari Saeid
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Ali Heidari Saeid
Carson, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 10 years of experience
(949) 378-0254 1400 Glenn Curtiss Street
Carson, CA 90746
Free ConsultationEmployment, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Maritime
Chapman University Fowler School of Law
Results-driven attorney with broad based experience providing legal advice to multiple business units in the areas of commercial transactions, labor and employment, privacy, and technology. Timely and effectively drafting and negotiating complex commercial contracts, including software license agreements, master service agreements, partner/reseller agreements, subcontractor agreements, consulting and marketing agreements, non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), and proprietary information agreements.

Successful at creating, implementing and training on internal and external facing template agreements and policies. Consistently delivering practical business solutions and comprehensive legal support in a complex and dynamic high-growth environment within the business. A collaborative leader that enjoys building relationships with key stakeholders to...
Shehnaz M Bhujwala
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Shehnaz M Bhujwala
Los Angeles, CA Employment Law Attorney with 22 years of experience
(818) 340-5400 21600 Oxnard Street
Suite 600
Los Angeles, CA 91367
Employment, Consumer, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of Southern California
Shehnaz M. Bhujwala, a strong advocate of consumer and worker rights in civil courts and the California Legislature, is a partner of Boucher LLP. She helps people harmed by defective products, and those hurt by bad practices of corporations, employers, and governmental entities, obtain justice through the courts. She prosecutes class actions, representative and collective actions, and other complex civil cases in federal and California state courts.
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