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Bruce Sherman Gelber
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 44 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Workers' Comp
Southwestern Univ School of Law
For over thirty years, Bruce Gelber has guided his clients through the workers compensation process. Gelber has litigated employment and disability cases before the WCAB, the federal and state trial courts, and the state and federal appellate courts. In 1986 Gelber argued Perry v. Thomas before the Supreme Court of the United States.
Gelber stays abreast of the laws to continue to level the playing field for his clients. There were many changes and updates to the workers compensation laws in 2013.
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Emily Ruby
El Segundo, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Construction, Products Liability and Workers' Comp
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
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Brent Mayberry
Culver City, CA Personal Injury Attorney
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Products Liability and Social Security Disability
For the past 40 years, Brent Mayberry has been achieving outstanding results for his clients. While he dedicates much of his time to personal injury cases, he is also a knowledgeable advisor across a broad spectrum of legal topics.
Originally making his mark in Northeast Missouri, Brent has expanded Mayberry Law into California alongside his son.
Brent prioritizes his clients' success and fights relentlessly to exceed even the highest expectations. His son, having learned from the best, joins him in representing clients with a family-like dedication. For exceptional legal expertise and an unwavering work ethic, look no further.
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Kevin Michael Kneupper
Huntington Beach, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 19 years of experience
(714) 786-5045
17011 Beach Blvd., Suite 900
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
Personal Injury, Civil Rights, Consumer and Products Liability
The University of Texas School of Law
I represent consumers in arbitrations, individual lawsuits, and class actions when they've been mistreated by companies using unfair business practices or false advertising. We primarily represent clients on a contingent fee basis, so any money we make comes from any recovery we get.
I spent a number of years litigating high-profile technology cases for one of the top plaintiff's firms in the country, so I have lots of experience going up against the best lawyers a big company can buy.
In my free time I write novels as a hobby and I helped fight for romance novelists to be able to...
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Michael Ghozland
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Tulane University School of Law and Georgetown University Law Center
If you are dealing with injuries from a personal injury accident, you need to take immediate action and seek out the help of an attorney you can trust. Injury accidents can result in all kinds of complications and hardships. It is at just such a time that you need to seek out the support of a Whittier personal injury lawyer from Ghozland Law Firm. Attorney Michael Ghozland received his Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Southern California. He went on to Tulane University School of Law, where he received his Juris Doctorate. He is a member of several...
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Everett Sanders Hinchcliffe
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 51 years of experience
Personal Injury, Construction and Employment
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Everett Hinchcliffe is a partner at McCathern’s Los Angeles office. He was previously a senior partner with Braden, Hinchcliffe & Hawley and joined McCathern through their merger. At Braden, Hinchcliffe & Hawley, Mr. Hinchcliffe served as Litigation Director, overseeing all litigation and handled all major trials.
Mr. Hinchcliffe has practiced as an attorney since 1974, litigating more than 50 cases to jury verdicts, including complex personal injury, professional liability, and employment cases. In a recent jury trial, he successfully defended a medical practice in a highly contentious and potentially high-exposure sexual harassment and wrongful termination case. His most recent victory was...
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Kelli G. Hawley
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Personal Injury, Business, Construction and Products Liability
University of San Diego School of Law
Kelli G. Hawley is the managing partner of McCathern’s Los Angeles office. Mrs. Hawley concentrates her practice in construction law, with additional expertise in litigation of real estate disclosure, business, contracts, products liability, construction injury, and subrogation disputes.
Mrs. Hawley regularly handles high-exposure defense of developers and general contractors under Owner Controlled Insurance Programs (“OCIP”) and Contractor Controlled Insurance Programs (“CCIP”), better known as wrap-up insurance policies. She has an established track record of early and economic resolution of pre-litigation claims both under SB800 and Calderon statutes. Mrs. Hawley has practiced law since 1985, with both jury and bench trial experience....
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Armand Avazian
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 23 years of experience
Personal Injury, Criminal Defense and Immigration
Pepperdine University School of Law
Armand Avazian received his undergraduate degree from University of California Riverside in 1997 and Juris Doctorate from Pepperdine University School of Law in 2000. During law school he had internships with a District Court Judge and the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. After law school he began working at the Law Offices of Avazian & Avazian focusing on criminal defense, immigration and personal injury. He was recognized by Super Lawyers magazine and his peers as a rising star in the Southern California legal community.
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Dr. Steven Andrew Heimberg
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 38 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
UCLA School of Law
Steven Heimberg's unique background as a PHYSICIAN and an ATTORNEY makes him a particularly dangerous foe for those who have wronged others.
In more than 25 years of practicing law, Dr. Heimberg has earned remarkable results for his clients including:
*Highest Medical Verdict Ever Paid in California
*Highest Medical Verdict Ever Paid in Los Angeles County
*Highest Medical Verdict Ever Paid in Ventura County (at time of verdict)
*Highest Medical Settlement Ever Paid in California
*Highest Medical Settlement Ever Paid in Los Angeles County
*Highest Medical Settlement Ever Paid in Riverside County
*Highest Medical Settlement Ever Paid in Kern County...
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Daniel Ojeda
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 30 years of experience
Personal Injury
California Western School of Law
Daniel Ojeda is a personal injury attorney at The Reeves Law Group. Daniel graduated from the University of California, San Diego in 1990 and received his law degree from California Western School of Law in San Diego in 1993. Daniel has been an attorney with The Reeves Law Group since 1997. He has represented thousands of clients in litigation. A substantial number of these cases have involved serious injuries and wrongful death matters arising out of a wide variety of accident types, including traffic collisions and premises liability. Prior to working with The Reeves Law Group, Mr. Ojeda worked...
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Charles Cornell Brown
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 29 years of experience
Personal Injury, Business, Criminal Defense and DUI & DWI
University of Southern California Gould School of Law and University of Southern California Gould School of Law
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Charles Brown is a veteran trial lawyer with an exceptional track record of success. A former deputy federal defender, he has tried nearly 60 federal cases and has resolved thousands of wide-ranging federal criminal issues. These include cases presenting a wide array of complex federal criminal issues such as white collar tax and fraud offenses, international commerce clause offenses, complex multi-defendant cases, computer/internet offenses, death penalty litigation, and immigration offenses. His hard-earned victories have produced deep insights into the complexities of a federal criminal case. He has superior wisdom and knowledge that only comes with experience. He is...
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Andrew Hubert
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 39 years of experience
Personal Injury and Insurance Defense
Pepperdine University School of Law and Southwestern Law School
Andrew C. Hubert. Over 30 years experience in general casualty litigation, including catastrophic injury, and SIU. Practice also includes products liability and premises liability matters. Clients include major regional and national insurance carriers and self-insured corporations. Education and Certifications: Claremont McKenna College (B.A., English Literature, concurrent B.A., Political Science, 1981); University of Nantes, France (Political Science); Southwestern University (J.D., 1984); Pepperdine University School of Law, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Mediation Program. Court Affiliations: Judge Pro Tem, Los Angeles County Municipal Court (1994-1995), United States District Court, Arizona, Central District of California, the Ninth...
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Natalie K. Karamian
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Attorney
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Business and Products Liability
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
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Elliot Rahmim Zarabi
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Criminal Defense and DUI & DWI
A lot of attorneys really don't care about their clients and don't have the compassion required to be a criminal defense attorney. My clients are not only facing jail or prison, but as a result of the criminal proceedings, need someone who can relate to them and stand with them. That is what I do, I stand with my client, side by side, and fight for their rights. The prosecutor only knows my client as he or she appears on paper, I show the prosecutor who my client really is. When my clients hire me, they not only get an...
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Robert Lynn Krasney
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 46 years of experience
(800) 555-5550
3580 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 1720
Los Angeles, CA 90010
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Employment
Experienced, result-oriented law firm focusing on sexual harassment, personal injury, wages, and auto. Serving All of California. We speak Spanish, Korean, and Chinese. Free Consultation. Call Now!
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Michael Alves Stone-Molloy
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Personal Injury, Consumer, Elder 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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Mr. David Azizi
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Products Liability
Southwestern Univ School of Law
I know that accidents and injuries can drastically change a person’s life. Count on me to seek maximum recovery as I represent you with legal excellence. I have a reputation for aggressive representation for my clients against auto, life, and homeowners insurance companies and defense firms. I've been involved in both small and large personal injury cases, including auto and other vehicle-related accidents, brain and other bodily injuries, product-related injuries, wrongful deaths, and even injuries due to animal attacks. I have a 98% success rate, and verdicts have resulted in multi-million dollar settlements for my clients as high as $15...
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Gor Mnatsakanyan
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Consumer and Products Liability
Southwestern Law School
Gor was a recipient of the prestigious Paul & Phyllis Treusch Scholarship and received his Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Southwestern Law School. He received his Bachelor's Degree (B.A.) in Philosophy from UCLA prior to that.
In addition to being the leader of Gor & Associates, Gor is also General Counsel at AmeriPharma, a pharmaceutical company providing variety of professional pharmaceutical services throughout the Continental United States. This experience pays dividends to his clients every day.
Gor specializes in government/private sector agreements and negotiations, as well as Civil Litigation and Contracts. He takes a hands-on approach and is happy to talk to you...
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Arash Khorsandi
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Lawyer
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Asbestos, Insurance Claims and Products Liability
Pepperdine University School of Law
Arash Khorsandi, Esq. received his B.S. degree in Real Estate Finance & Development from the prestigious Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California, and shortly thereafter completed his Juris Doctorate degree at the Pepperdine University School of Law, located in the heart of Malibu, California.
Mr. Khorsandi is also on the Board of Directors of The LEV Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting active, balanced, and responsible lifestyles in our youth. Please visit www.TheLEVFoundation.org to learn more about their community programs and education initiatives. Mr. Khorsandi is a member of the National Association of Personal Injury...
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Ryan Pinkney
Huntington Beach, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 8 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
Whittier Law School
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Saman Ryan Heidari
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law
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Jeffrey Stearman
Huntington Beach, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 42 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
Western State University College of Law
Graduated Cal State University Fullerton with degree in Criminal Justice in 1978. Attended and graduated Western State University School of Law in Fullerton in 1981 and passed and admitted to the CA. State Bar in 1982 (on the first try). Have been in practice since 1982 and private practice since 1992. I am also licensed in Calif. as a Private Investigator and owner of Stearman Investigative Services.
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Melanie Killedjian
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Domestic Violence
Whittier Law School
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Paul Lee
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 40 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Business, Employment and Products Liability
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Paul Lee is engaged in the relentless pursuit of justice for victims of serious injuries. He has successfully handled hundreds of major personal injury matters, including those involving vehicle accidents, workplace accidents, products liability, toxic torts and premises liability, including severe spinal cord injuries, brain damage, fractures, amputations, third degree burns, severe lung damage, leukemia and other injuries.
In the area of defective and dangerous products, Paul has successfully settled cases involving automobiles, heavy machinery and equipment, consumer products, chemicals and pharmaceutical products.
Before founding Kaplan Lee LLP, Paul was a litigation partner at Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith LLP, one of...
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Matthew Bremont
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Pepperdine University School of Law
It is universally acknowledged that no matter where Matthew Bremont shows up, he is fully equipped to do battle. When Mr. Bremont takes on a client’s case, they benefit from his considerable knowledge, work ethic, and excellent personal investment.
Mr. Bremont graduated from Pepperdine Law School with certificates from the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution and Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law. While in law school, Mr. Bremont competed with law students from across the country on the Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Team. Matthew also served as an Associate Editor for the Pepperdine Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship and the Law.
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Alexandra Rachel Lavinsky
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Personal Injury, Divorce, Family and Products Liability
Whittier Coll School of Law
Prior to forming Lavinsky Law, Alexandra Lavinsky was a litigator at the Law Offices of Ronald A. Litz (2007- 2012, 2003-2005) a general civil litigation firm with an emphasis on Family Law. As an associate, she was involved in all aspects of the practice and had the advantage of working directly with Mr. Litz, a pillar in the Southern California family law community. Prior to that, she practiced law as a defense attorney at the law firm of Ford, Walker, Haggerty and Behar (2005-2007) where she handled cases from the pre-litigation stages through trial, arbitration, and mediation and learned how...
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Mayra Maturana
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Lawyer
(310) 909-8212
11111 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 1750
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Personal Injury and Products Liability
Southwestern Law School
Mayra A. Maturana is an active member of the California Bar and was admitted 2nd December 2022. Mayra graduated from Southwestern University SOL.
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Matthew Patrick French
LA, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 5 years of experience
LA, CA 90024
Personal Injury
Southwestern University School of Law
Matthew is an associate trial attorney with practice areas focusing on plaintiffs-side employment discrimination, wrongful termination, elder abuse, medical malpractice, and personal injury. Matthew is a graduate of Southwestern Law School's SCALE, two-year J.D. program. During law school, he externed for a judge in federal District Court and for an assistant city attorney. He graduated summa cum laude from California State University, Los Angeles with a Bachelor's Degree in Anthropology, and earned a Master's Degree in Education while working as a public school teacher and leader in Los Angeles.
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William Crawford Appleby IV
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Lawyer
(310) 909-8212
11111 Santa Monica Blvd.
Ste. 1750
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Personal Injury
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
William Crawford Appleby IV is one of Wisner Baum’s top legal writers who focuses primarily on complex law and motion matters, in-depth legal research, and case strategy. Crawford’s unique skillset underpins the firm’s casework in several practice areas at both the trial and appellate level. Throughout his career, he has received awards and recognition from the National Law Journal, the National Trial Lawyers, and Southern California Super Lawyers®. Call Wisner Baum today to schedule a free case consultation with Attorney Appleby.
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Michael Saeedian
Beverly Hills, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Personal Injury
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Michael Saeedian founded Saeedian Law Group in 2009 with the goal of providing injured individuals and their loved ones with caring, personalized, and attentive legal representation. An accomplished Beverly Hills attorney, Michael Saeedian represents clients in all types of personal injury and wrongful death matters, including car accidents, truck accidents, products liability, premises liability, Uber and Lyft accidents, dog bites, pedestrian accidents, assault and battery incidents, and more. No matter how tough or complex your situation may be, Attorney Michael Saeedian will take the time to understand your unique needs and goals and develop a tailored legal strategy aimed at...
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Silva Megerditchian
Beverly Hills, CA Personal Injury Lawyer
Personal Injury, Criminal Defense and DUI & DWI
Southwestern Law School
Silva L. Megerditchian is an experienced and skilled criminal defense attorney. She is the CEO and President of SLM Law. With over a decade of criminal law experience, Silva has handled THOUSANDS of cases from misdemeanors to felonies, and Federal offenses in all aspects of criminal defense. She served the Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office for over 7 years and represented thousands of clients in virtually every aspect of criminal and juvenile law–from infractions to misdemeanors and felonies.
“I provide my clients with support, dedication and knowledge in criminal defense matters. I am there in their darkest hours when...
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Bob Babak Khakshooy
Beverly Hills, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Whittier Coll School of Law and Whittier Law School
Bob Khakshooy is the Founder and Principal Attorney of California Attorney Group, a top personal injury law firm in Beverly Hills, California. With over 20 years of experience, Bob is a highly regarded advocate for his clients. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from UCLA and pursued law at Whittier Law School, equipping him with the knowledge to lead his firm to secure over $250 million for its clients.
Bob’s expertise spans automobile accidents, dog bites, product liability, wrongful deaths, workplace injuries, and catastrophic injuries. His landmark case, Malak Qaadir v. Ubaldo Figueroa (2021), reshaped California law by clarifying how unpaid medical...
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Brian Scott Nelson
Beverly Hills, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 36 years of experience
(310) 277-5300
9401 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 608
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Personal Injury
Pepperdine Univ School of Law
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Arsen Sarapinian
Beverly Hills, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
The Law Offices of Arsen Sarapinian, P.C. is a full-service law firm, advocating for clients throughout Southern and Northern California. We have offices in Beverly Hills and San Francisco and handle cases from the pre-litigation phase through discovery and jury trial in state and federal courts.
The law firm's approach is to treat all clients like family and provide quality legal representation - not charging clients any upfront fees or costs, not backing down and settling with insurance companies below the true value of the case, and maximizing case results for each and every client. It is our mission to approach...
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John Patrick McNicholas III
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 63 years of experience
Personal Injury, Employment and Products Liability
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Founding Partner John McNicholas has more than five decades of experience representing plaintiffs in the areas of catastrophic personal injury, employment law, class actions, sexual abuse and other consumer-oriented matters. He is a recognized leader with more than 150 jury verdicts and 20 reported appellate decisions in copyright infringement, breach of contract, medical malpractice, pharmaceutical and aviation cases.
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Cameron Fredman
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 18 years of experience
Personal Injury, Civil Rights and Employment
Loyola Law School
Cameron Fredman practices in the areas of wrongful death and catastrophic injury, civil rights, inhabitability cases, and legal malpractice. Prior to joining McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP, Cameron Fredman was an associate at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, where he practiced in the general litigation group and handled cases involving commercial litigation and class actions.
Cameron received his bachelor of arts degree from the University of Southern California and his law degree from Loyola Law School, where he graduated magna cum laude and served as Editor-in-Chief of the Loyola Law Review. His law school awards include graduating Order of the Coif,...
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Raphael Dara Javid
Beverly Hills, CA Personal Injury Attorney with 24 years of experience
Personal Injury
University of California - Los Angeles
One of the founders and managing partners of BD&J, Raphael Javid has led the firm alongside his partners to becoming one of the most respected personal injury firms in the area. A seasoned Los Angeles personal injury attorney, Raphael’s practices consistent of motorcycle and auto accidents, premises liability lawsuits, and other complex injury cases. He has helped his clients recover more than $235 million over the years, including more than 50 verdicts / settlements of $1 million or more. Raphael is a dedicated, caring advocate for the injured and have the proven experience to take on even the most complex...
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Howard Craig Kornberg
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 46 years of experience
Personal Injury, Entertainment & Sports, IP and Medical Malpractice
Southwestern Univ School of Law
A Los Angeles motorcycle accident attorney, Howard Kornberg is AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review RatedSM by Martindale-Hubbell®, the highest rating an attorney can receive from his or her peers. He has extensive experience assisting clients in personal injury and wrongful death cases arising from accidents involving motorcycles, bicycles, scooters, Segways, and other motorized vehicles.
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Patrick McNicholas
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Attorney
Personal Injury, Employment and Products Liability
McGeorge School of Law
With more than 25 years’ experience as a trial lawyer, Partner Patrick McNicholas exclusively represents victims in catastrophic injury, product liability, sexual assault and other consumer-oriented matters, such as civil rights, aviation disasters and class actions.
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Matthew Sawaya McNicholas
Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Personal Injury, Employment and Products Liability
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles and Loyola Law School
As one of the leading trial lawyers in California, Partner Matthew McNicholas represents victims in a range of areas, including catastrophic injury, wrongful death, employment law, product liability, sexual assault and other consumer-oriented matters, such as civil rights and aviation disasters.