Vista Personal Injury Lawyers

The Law Offices of Michael E. Cindrich, APC, located in San Diego, California, has earned a reputation for providing trustworthy advice and effective representation in a wide variety of legal matters. As a former prosecutor with considerable courtroom experience, Michael E. Cindrich has the skill and legal insight needed to protect your rights and interests now and into the future. Focusing on Criminal Defense cases in Southern California, Mr. Cindrich can also assist you with a variety of other legal issues. We understand that your legal matters are of critical importance to you, and the lawyer you choose matters. We...

Practice: 1990 to Present: Law Office of Nicholas A. Boylan, A.P.C. San Diego, California; Los Angeles, California; Las Vegas, Nevada; Houston, Texas. Litigation and Trial Practice, state and federal courts throughout California, and also Nevada and Texas. Various business, consumer, personal injury and commercial disputes. Examples: Breach of fiduciary duty claims in a variety of contexts; intra-corporate and officer and director disputes; partnership fights; trade secrets and intellectual property, employment-related disputes; class actions in a variety of contexts, shareholder claims; real estate litigation, large personal injury matters; professional malpractice and construction defects.

Whitney Betts has extensive experience representing survivors of sexual assault and will stand up to your perpetrator and all those who enabled and protected them to get you justice. Whitney has spent her entire career developing an outstanding reputation for effective, ethical, and compelling advocacy for her clients. She believes in the power of elevating the voices of those who have suffered misfortune at the hands of others from victims into survivors by fighting to get them justice.

Brian C. Ellis is a founding partner at Ellis Helm, APC. Mr. Ellis graduated from the University of California at Santa Barbara with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business/Economics and a minor in Spanish in 2003. He graduated with his Juris Doctor from Suffolk University Law School in Boston, Massachusetts in 2006. Mr. Ellis was admitted to the California Bar and began practice in February 2007. Prior to founding Ellis Helm, APC, Mr. Ellis worked for large insurance companies as a defense attorney. He spent many years on The Major Case Team for a national insurance company; working on personal...

Elias Fakhoury is an Associate Attorney for the Law Offices of Samer Habbas & Associates. Elias attended the University of Southern California for his undergraduate studies, where he majored in Political Science. He then continued his education at Southwestern Law School. Prior to joining the Law Offices of Samer Habbas, Elias was an attorney and law clerk at several premier civil litigation firms in Los Angeles, where he gained experience in business litigation, employment and labor actions, and personal injury and wrongful death cases. Elias is an active member of the California State Bar as well as several legal associations including the...

Lucas Edwards is an Associate Attorney for the Law Offices of Samer Habbas & Associates. Lucas was born and raised in Redlands, California. In 2006, he received his undergraduate degree from California State University, Sacramento (“Sacramento State”), majoring in criminal justice with a minor in philosophy. While attending Sacramento State, Lucas served as captain of the Men’s Rugby team from 2004-2006. In 2008, Lucas moved to San Diego to start law school. While attending law school at the University of San Diego School of Law, Lucas interned at the school’s Legal Clinics program. There he provided pro bono legal services to...

Muhammad Ali is an Associate Attorney at the Law Offices of Samer Habbas & Associates, bringing valuable expertise to his legal practice through a robust educational background and diverse experiences. Mr. Ali earned his Bachelor of Science in Biology from Cal State University Los Angeles before pursuing his legal education at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. While at Loyola, he excelled in the Civil Litigation & Advocacy and Criminal Justice Concentrations. During law school, Mr. Ali gained practical experience as a clerk at the Los Angeles Public Defender’s Office and Farmers Insurance, broadening his perspective on the legal system. He also...

Shari Elizabeth Nokes is a founding partner of Nokes & Nokes, a Southern California Law Firm, and has 25 years of experience representing plaintiffs in personal injury cases including product liability, mass tort litigation involving breast implants, auto accidents, premises liability suits, and assault actions. She has also represented financial institutions in suits involving major loans and real property. Ms. Nokes graduated with honors from the University of California at Davis in 1982 and received her J.D. from the McGeorge School of Law at the University of the Pacific in 1985. She is a former member of the Board...

Mr. Pitcaithley has been an active member of the California State Bar for 39 years. He is licensed to practice before all State and Federal Courts, all Courts of Appeal and the Supreme Court. During the mid-1980's, for period of four years, Mr. Pitcaithley worked as legal counsel to a major insurance brokerage and claims adjusting firm where he served as insurance defense counsel for several nationwide insurance companies. From this experience, as well as his prior experience in handling vehicle accident and premises liability cases, in 1989 the emphasis in Mr. Pitcaithley's law practice shifted to plaintiff's personal injury...