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Robert Duane Rowlett
Dana Point, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 29 years of experience
(949) 481-3000
26933 Camino De Estrella
2nd Floor
Dana Point, CA 92624
IP, Business, Patents and Trademarks
Univ of San Diego School of Law
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Alan Kendrick
Laguna Beach, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Patents and Trademarks
University of San Francisco School of Law
Mr. Kendrick holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of San Francisco and has been a California licensed attorney since 1998. His practice focuses on intellectual property matters including patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret and unfair competition. He works in both the United States and Europe as an intellectual property attorney and he has several years of international legal experience. He has several years of experience providing patentability and invalidity research in a wide variety of disciplines including aerospace, mechanical, industrial, energy, medical, materials, food technology and the automotive arts among others.
Mr. Kendrick also holds a Bachelor’s degree in...
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Matthew Schlau
Laguna Beach, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 10 years of experience
1968 S. Coast Highway
Suite 2498
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Estate Planning and Trademarks
Southwestern Law School
Matthew Schlau has an extensive background in civil litigation, which includes counseling private companies in hundreds of matters in all stages of litigation. His experience also includes advising companies in private joint venture arrangements and serving as outside general counsel to review, draft, and negotiate contracts and other documents relating to a wide range of exceptional and ordinary-course business transactions. He began his own practice so that he could permanently shift his focus from conflicts to building value. He now helps clients design, create, and grow by proactively addressing personal and business matters.
Matt holds a Bachelor of Arts in...
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Susan Long Crockett
Aliso Viejo, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Patents and Trademarks
Southwestern University School of Law
Susan Long Crockett is a principal in the firm of Crockett & Crockett. Working with high technology clients, Susan prosecutes patent applications in diverse areas of technology. She counsels on trademark and patent management, infringement and validity issues in addition to litigation. She also has broad experience in international intellectual property law.
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Michael Bernard Kushner
Aliso Viejo, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 26 years of experience
IP, Business and Real Estate
University of California - Los Angeles
Mr. Kushner was born and raised in Long Beach, California. He obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of California at Berkeley where he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa in his third year, and graduated with High Distinction the following year. Mr. Kushner then attended law school at the University of California at Los Angeles. After moving to Orange County, Mr. Kushner honed his skills at two of Orange County's most respected law firms before striking out on his own.
Mr. Kushner frequently lectures on a variety of topics relating to simple and complex business and corporate matters, as well...
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Griffin Schindler
Aliso Viejo, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 6 years of experience
IP, Business, Employment and Real Estate
Chapman University Fowler School of Law
Griffin Schindler, Esq., associate attorney at Jafari Law Group, practices in the areas of intellectual property and employment law. He is an Eagle Scout who graduated from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California, with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. While pursuing his undergraduate degree, Griffin was actively involved with the on-campus organization Sursum Corda whose focus was to help better society through service.
Following his undergraduate education, Griffin received his J.D. from Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law in Orange, California. During law school, Griffin spent two and a half years as the research assistant for his...
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Nathan Camuti
Aliso Viejo, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Patents and Trademarks
Chapman University Fowler School of Law
Nate is a registered patent attorney with a full-service intellectual property law practice. His focus is on helping inventors, entrepreneurs, and businesses identify and protect their intellectual property. Nate has extensive experience with patent applications, trademark applications, copyright registration, and enforcing his client’s intellectual property rights.
In addition to serving his clients, Nate stays active in the legal community. He has served four years on the Board of Directors for the Orange County Intellectual Property Law Association (OCIPLA) where he is currently the Secretary. Nate is also a Member of the Board of Directors for Chapman University’s Fowler School of Law’s...
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Niky Economy Syrengelas
Aliso Viejo, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 24 years of experience
IP, Patents and Trademarks
California Western School of Law
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Geniene Boeck Stillwell
Laguna Beach, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 36 years of experience
(949) 494-4744
1590 South Coast Highway, Suite 8
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
IP and Employment
Univ of Texas School of Law
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K. David Crockett
Aliso Viejo, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 35 years of experience
IP, Patents and Trademarks
University of San Diego School of Law
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Eric Lee Tanezaki
Aliso Viejo, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 28 years of experience
IP, Patents and Trademarks
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
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Michael Cohen
Irvine, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Patents and Trademarks
Southwestern University School of Law
Mr. Cohen is the founder and principal of the Cohen IP Law Group, P.C. His practice involves intellectual property, business and entertainment law.
Mr. Cohen is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office as a patent attorney and is experienced in all phases of IP litigation relating to patent infringement validity and enforceability, trademark infringement, trade secret misappropriation, unfair competition, and interference with contractual relations. He specializes in matters involving UDRP proceedings, cybersquatting, and other domain name issues, and has successfully obtained preliminary injunctions against cybersquatters.
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Marin Cionca
Irvine, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Patents and Trademarks
Concord Law School
Since 2009, Mr. Cionca is a registered patent attorney and founder of CIONCA IP Law P.C. ("CIONCA IP"), an intellectual property law practice based in Irvine, Orange County, California. He has an extensive technical background having graduated from a five-year European engineering program, having practical engineering experience and having taught College Physics. He helps clients with patent application and prosecution matters in various technologies including, engineering, computer, software, mechanical, physics-related and medical device technologies.
He also helps startups and businesses acquire and enforce their intellectual property rights in patents, trademarks, trade secrets and other IP, such as by sending cease...
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Karima Gulick
Irvine, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Patents and Trademarks
Western State College of Law at Argosy University
Karima is an intellectual property lawyer and registered patent attorney. Karima litigates and helps clients obtain patents and trademarks in diverse industries. She helps business owners build, strengthen, and protect their brands and ideas. She has experience in all areas of intellectual property law including trademarks, copyrights, patents, trade secrets, domain name disputes, and eBay disputes. Karima brings a unique perspective to intellectual property issues drawing on years of engineering and managerial experience.
Need help protecting or enforcing your ideas? Contact us at 949-429-0212 or email karima@kgulick.com
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Steve Charles Vondran
Newport Beach, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 19 years of experience
(877) 276-5084
620 Newport Center Dr
Suite 1100
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Free ConsultationIP, Communications, Entertainment & Sports and Trademarks
Whittier Law School
Our law firm is a leader in intellectual property and piracy law. We have handled more software audits and torrent defense lawsuits than most other firms combined. We have a niche speciality practice in copyright infringement law and handle the following types of cases:
1. Software Audits and Licensing Disputes (Business Software Alliance, BSA, SIIA, Vero, Siemens, Solidworks, Autodesk, Adobe and Microsoft)
2. Torrent Defense Cases (ex. Malibu Media pornography, Flava Works and Strike 3 Holdings, LLC BitTorrent litigation cases in California Federal Court in the Southern, Central, Eastern and Northern District)
3. TV Signal Piracy cases (boxing...
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Mark B. Wilson
Newport Beach, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 36 years of experience
IP, Business, Legal Malpractice and Trademarks
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
A seasoned trial attorney and skilled negotiator, Mark B. Wilson has won nearly every case he has tried and arbitrated. Mr. Wilson lost only one jury trial and obtained a complete reversal on appeal. He has 13 jury trials, 16 court trials, and 14 binding arbitrations under his belt.
Mr. Wilson represents clients in federal and state courts in a variety of matters, including business litigation, legal malpractice, real estate, trade secrets, unfair competition, copyright infringement, construction disputes, and commercial unlawful detainer.
Mr. Wilson’s victories include an $18.5 million binding arbitration award in a breach of contract case, a $2.25 million jury...
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Elizabeth Yang
Irvine, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Patents and Trademarks
University of La Verne College of Law
Elizabeth Yang has been practicing law since 2007 and specializes in Intellectual Property Law, including Patent, Copyright and Trademark Prosecution and Litigation; Business Law, including corporate entity formation, contract drafting, contract disputes, litigation; and Family Law, including divorce, child custody, child support, alimony, and asset division. She is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.
Elizabeth was admitted to the United States Patent & Trademark office in 2007. At the age of 19, she earned her Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley in two and a half years. In 2011, Elizabeth founded Yang & Wang, P.C., a boutique...
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Brian P. Kinder
Irvine, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 24 years of experience
19200 Von Karman, Fourth Floor
Irvine, CA 92612
Free ConsultationIP and Trademarks
Pepperdine University School of Law and Southwestern University School of Law
Brian P. Kinder is managing partner of The Kinder Law Group, APC. He practices exclusively in the field of Intellectual Property ("IP") and is one of only a handful of Southern California attorneys who have been honored as Super Lawyers®, Rising Stars in this area of the law. For more than a decade, he has helped his clients to develop and protect their valuable IP rights throughout the world and is well-versed in both domestic and international patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, false advertising and franchise laws.
On the development side of his practice (i.e., transactional work), Mr....
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Sebastian Gibson
Corona del Mar, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 47 years of experience
3541 Lilac Ave.
Corona del Mar, CA 92625
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Personal Injury and Trademarks
Univ of San Diego School of Law and Cardiff University
With over 45 years of experience, Attorney Sebastian Gibson serves Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Newport Beach, Malibu, Temecula, Orange County and all of California specializing in car and big rig truck accident personal injury, business, film & TV, publishing, modeling, entertainment law, HOA disputes, branding, trademarks, copyrights, & corporate law, and has extensive expertise in drafting, and reviewing a wide variety of contracts from personal management and talent agency agreements, modeling contracts, literary agency and book publishing agreements, business contracts, health care, med spas, mobile IV hydration and mobile medical clinics, intellectual property, winery trademarks, civil law, celebrity law, publicity...
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Tina K Gehres
Irvine, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Employment and Trademarks
Saint Louis University School of Law
Tina has dissolved Gehres Law Group to focus on building a NFP organization, YesHope.org. She is no longer taking clients. Thank you for your patronage.
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Anthony James Dispoto
Newport Beach, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 8 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Real Estate and Trademarks
University of San Diego School of Law
Experienced attorney with a demonstrated knowledge of commercial real estate, business and corporate law. Skilled in contract drafting and review, legal research and negotiations. Strong customer service focus and desire to help all individuals.
Education:
-Bachelor's of Arts in Business Management with emphasis in Legal Studies from California State University, Fullerton
-Juris Doctorat with emphasis in Corporate and Business Law from University of San Diego, School of Law
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Gregory S. Cordrey
Irvine, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 27 years of experience
IP, Business and Patents
University of Southern California Gould School of Law
I am an accomplished Patent, Intellectual Property, Litigation and Business law attorney. Based in California, with cases throughout the United States, my practice includes a wide array of industries.
With over 20 years of experience, a M.B.A. and B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, I offer comprehensive representation for complex technology and patent law matters. I aggressively advocate for the best possible outcomes. I have also received numerous honors, including recognition as Lawyer of the Year for Litigation-Patent Law by Best Lawyers.
Outside of work, I enjoy reading, skiing, and traveling. Additionally, my wife, daughter and I are enthusiastic sports fans.
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Ali Shalchi
Irvine, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Patents and Trademarks
University of Iowa College of Law
Ali focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation and transactions, with a focus on patent litigation and drafting. He is registered to practice before the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO). He has litigated large patent cases involving cutting edge technologies including semiconductors, telecommunications, consumer electronics, and medical devices. Mr. Shalchi obtained his B.S. degree in Biomedical Engineering from UCSD in 1998, where he completed several research projects on computer modeling of cardiac mechanics. He also received an M.S. degree in Biomedical Engineering, with a focus on MEMS (MicroElectroMechanicalSystems) & Semiconductor Fabrication, from UCLA in 2002. While at UCLA, he...
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David Jafari
Irvine, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Employment and Trademarks
Western State College of Law at Argosy University
www.jafarilawgroup.com _______ David Jafari opened the doors to Jafari Law Group in 2005. His practice has focused primarily on intellectual property, business law, and employment matters. In regard to intellectual property, Mr. Jafari has helped secure dozens of patents and dozens of trademarks for various clients, including individuals and business entities. Furthermore, Mr. Jafari has represented clients in over seventy litigation cases dealing with business, employment, and intellectual property related issues. Mr. Jafari has also served as a mediator and has helped clients settle cases outside of court. He holds a Certificate in Mediation from the Orange County Human...
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Imran Farooq Vakil
Irvine, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 17 years of experience
IP, Business, Patents and Trademarks
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
For all your trademark and copyright litigation needs, call Imran! (949) 478-6831
Imran F. Vakil is an intellectual property lawyer and business litigator. Having been attorney of record in over four hundred state and federal cases, TTAB actions, arbitrations, and mediations, Imran has expertise in the litigation of trademarks, trade dress, copyrights, trade secrets, patents, unfair competition and commercial disputes. With an excellent record, Imran has successfully generated tens of millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements for his clients. Since 2009, and every year thereafter, Imran has been selected for inclusion in the California Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” list, an...
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Stanley M. Gibson
Irvine, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 30 years of experience
IP, Business and Patents
Duke University School of Law
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Michael Ahmadshahi
Newport Beach, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 22 years of experience
(800) 747-6081
4695 MacArthur Court, Suite 1100
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Patents and Trademarks
Western State University College of Law
Mr. Ahmadshahi's area of practice is Intellectual Property Laws including Patent Prosecution and Litigation, Trademarks, Copyrights, and Unfair Business Practices. Before starting his firm, Mr. Ahmadshahi was a partner at Law Offices of Kayhan S. Shakib where he practiced intellectual property law as well as general law focusing on litigation in the areas of real estate, business, and personal injury cases.
Prior to the practice of law, Mr. Ahmadshahi was a staff scientist at C.E. Niehoff & Co., a defense contractor which manufactures state-of-the-art generators for military vehicles. Mr. Ahmadshahi also held the position of Research Engineer with the University of...
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Michael S. LeBoff
Newport Beach, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 25 years of experience
IP, Business, Legal Malpractice and Trademarks
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Michael S. LeBoff brings nearly 25 years of business trial practice to Klein & Wilson, handling and winning high-stakes trials and arbitrations.
Michael represents clients of all sizes in a wide variety of business cases, including shareholder, partnership and joint venture disputes, trade secret claims, fraud, breach of contract, business torts, real estate, attorney fee disputes and legal malpractice actions.
Michael attended Loyola Law School on a full academic scholarship, graduating second in his class of nearly 400 students. At Loyola, Michael received countless academic awards and served as an editor for the Loyola Law Review.
After graduating from law school,...
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Joseph J. Mellema
Irvine, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 17 years of experience
IP, Business and Patents
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles and University of Southern California
Joe Mellema's practice focuses on litigation in federal and state courts, including the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights, and business and commercial disputes. He has handled patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, unfair business practices, antitrust, and business and commercial lawsuits in all phases of litigation and arbitration.
Joe is well-versed in patent and trademark enforcement, preparation and prosecution, as well as trademark enforcement and opposition proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the United States Patent & Trademark Office. He has considerable experience litigating patents in a variety of technical fields, including optical devices and components, computer...
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Robert Scott Lawrence
Irvine, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Environmental and Insurance Claims
Northwestern University School of Law
My law practice encompasses a broad variety of litigation matters, ranging from complex commercial disputes to white collar criminal defense. I have represented clients in federal and state courts in cases involving copyright and trademark infringement, misappropriation of trade secrets, securities violations, bank fraud, tax fraud, toxic torts, unfair competition, and civil and criminal racketeering. I also have extensive experience in commercial mediation and arbitration.
Most recently, my work has involved class action litigation involving wage and hour claims; a partnership dispute over a multi-million dollar capital call; and a variety of intellectual property and business disputes in Los Angeles...
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Allan Howard Grant
Irvine, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Patents and Trademarks
California Western School of Law
Grant’s Law Firm, is a business oriented law firm composed of experienced attorneys delivering aggressive and innovative services in a cost-effective manner. While we offer the kind of work product, expected from a large law firm, we retain small firm efficiency and focus on personalized service to individuals, businesses and business owners throughout Orange County, Riverside County, and Los Angeles County, California.
Our business lawyers craft creative and efficient solutions to various legal problems, no matter how complex the issues may be. In doing so, we seek to build long term relationships with our clients, so that we can contribute to...
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Michael Burke
Newport Beach, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 36 years of experience
(949) 423-6422
4000 MacArthur Blvd
Suite 600 East Tower
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Employment and Health Care
University of California - Los Angeles
Business lawyer and litigator with diverse experience representing closely held companies, private equity firms, and other business enterprises. My experience as general counsel and on corporate boards gives me a big picture overview to business transactions, business decision processes, and complex litigation management. I also bring that same sensibility to bear on trial and appellate strategy. An acknowledged litigation expert and speaker, I am frequently consulted by other lawyers for trial strategy, business strategy, and ethics issues.
I handle matters in the following areas: business litigation and unfair competition cases, shareholder litigation and partnership disputes, employment...
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Eric Blaine Alspaugh
Irvine, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP and Patents
Univ of San Diego School of Law
Eric works with technology companies to increase revenue and value while reducing risks from employees and operations. Eric is an expert in FDA regulated products with experience in human clinical trials all over the Untied States, Europe and Asia.
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Rolando Javellana Tong
Irvine, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP and Patents
Loyola Law School
Roland Tong has over a decade of experience in IP litigation and Patent Prosecution. Cases handled by Mr. Tong include patent lawsuits in industries, such as automotive, mobile phones, manufacturing, and printer cartridge remanufacturing. He also represents computer software, gaming device, medical device, and sports equipment companies in obtaining US and foreign patents and trademarks. Passionate about IP law, he has authored various legal articles that have been published in highly respected publications and newsletter.
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Michael Bassiri
Newport Beach, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Business and Employment
Univ of West Los Angeles
Michael Bassiri's real life experience as general counsel and President of a $100 Million Dollar company is invaluable.
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Joseph A. Mandour
Irvine, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 27 years of experience
IP, Patents and Trademarks
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
Joseph Mandour is the managing partner of Mandour & Associates, APC. He received his Juris Doctorate in 1995. Since then, he has been providing legal representation to businesses facing intellectual property issues.
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Christina Gagnier
Irvine, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer
IP, Business and Communications
University of San Francisco School of Law
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Eric Norton
Costa Mesa, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Real Estate and Trademarks
Chapman University Fowler School of Law
Eric Norton is a business and intellectual property attorney, and the founder of Norton Law Corporation. Mr. Norton created Norton Law Corporation to provide top tier legal services at affordable prices for business owners of all types—from small business owners, to tech entrepreneurs, to officers of major multinational corporations. At the core of Norton Law Corporation is the use of technology and flat fee billing to enhance the legal services clients receive while being completely transparent about the price. Admitted to practice in California, he received his Juris Doctor from the Chapman University School of Law with an emphasis...
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James Yang
Irvine, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 20 years of experience
IP, Patents and Trademarks
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
James Yang earned his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from California State Polytechnic University in Pomona, a school recognized for its engineering program. Prior to entering the legal field, James Yang worked extensively in different areas of mechanical engineering. For several years, James managed a folding carton business where he acquired hands-on experience with automated machinery, printing equipment, die cutting machines and all aspects of paper box manufacturing. James also worked as a mechanical engineer for Avibank Manufacturing, a supplier of custom fasteners for the aerospace industry where he designed products for companies such as Boeing. Shortly before entering...
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Shaheen Anthony Etemadi
Newport Beach, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 6 years of experience
IP, Business, Construction and Real Estate
Chapman University Fowler School of Law
Represented industries include accounting, aerospace and defense, construction, disaster response and engineering, cosmetics, food, beverage and alcohol, healthcare, hospitality and leisure, logistics and trucking, media, entertainment and video game, natural resources, real estate, and technology.
Represent both plaintiffs and defendants in a wide range of high-stakes litigation.
Advise clients on real estate acquisition, disposition, leasing, financing, construction, and development transactions.
Handle a spectrum of negotiated situations, such as asset sales and purchases, corporate governance advice, general corporate counseling, and stock sales and purchases.
Represent commercial landlords and other creditors in chapter 7 and 11 cases and non-bankruptcy workouts.