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Taylor E. Hubbard, a transplant from Northern California’s Bay Area, obtained his bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University and his juris doctorate from Western State College of Law in Southern California. Mr. Hubbard is admitted to California State Bar and has been involved in civil litigation since 2012. Prior to getting involved in litigation, Mr. Hubbard worked for several years in the real estate lending services industry processing non-judicial foreclosures, supporting property management services, and handling title curative related issues. Currently, Mr. Hubbard's practice focuses primarily on real estate and business litigation, including affirmative and defensive Quiet Title litigation, title curative matters, title disputes, title fraud, and disputes between homeowners and their HOA's. Mr. Hubbard regularly practices in the state and federal courts throughout California.

Specializing in general business litigation and representation of developers and homebuilders, including in all areas of litigation, focusing on defense of complex litigation matters, construction defect actions, insurance subrogation actions and risk transfer. California “B” licensed general contractor with over a decade of construction experience including the oversight of design build residential and multi-million dollar commercial tenant improvement projects.  Currently admitted to practice before the Central and Southern District California Courts and The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Saul Acherman is an attorney at Jafari Law Group, where he focuses on intellectual property matters. Saul is a registered patent attorney licensed to practice in patent matters before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (registration number 72,898). He works on all aspects of intellectual property, including procurement, licensing, and litigation. Saul is also involved with other business and civil litigation matters including business formation, and contractual matters, and is admitted to practice in all courts of the State of California as well as the United States District Court for the Central District of California.. After receiving a BA in Philosophy from the University of Southern California, Saul earned a JD from Northwestern California University, Sacramento. He went on to study Physics, with an emphasis on Computational Physics at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas before returning to California to practice law. As a native of Colombia, Saul is also fluent in Spanish.

Mr. Caplin joined Kushner Carlson’s pre-litigation department in July of 2018. A native of Southern California, Mr. Caplin obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of California at Los Angeles, and his law degree, cum laude, from the Pepperdine University School of Law, where he focused on real estate, land use, and corporate law.. During law school, Mr. Caplin was the Lead Articles Editor of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary and won numerous awards, including receiving the CALI Award for the Highest Grade in the Course for Legal Writing, Real Estate Finance, and Mergers and Acquisitions. Mr. Caplin was also published in a national employment law journal for his article “Why the NLRB Can be ‘Facebook Friends’ with both Employees and Employers.”. While Mr. Caplin’s practice at Kushner Carlson, PC is focused on representing homeowners in disputes with their HOAs, he has knowledge and experience in all manner of real estate and business transactions and litigation. Mr. Caplin brings a high degree of intelligence and tenacity to the firm’s clients, and he’s widely respected for his creative approach to complex legal issues.

Maya G. Brenes is an experienced trial attorney who has spent the last decade litigating on behalf of consumers and employees to hold businesses accountable when they fail to comply with minimum community standards, be it employment rights or standards of care in personal injury cases. Maya also holds a degree in Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management from one of the most prestigious engineering programs in the country, Stanford University. This background makes Maya well situated to litigate complex medical device and pharmaceutical cases, which often turn on complex engineering principles.. Maya G. Brenes has always had a strong passion for civil and consumer rights. While earning her Juris Doctorate at Loyola Law School, she served as a law clerk for the Honorable Teresa Sanchez-Gordon of the Superior Court of Los Angeles, where she evaluated civil claims for personal injury, malpractice, and employment rights.  In law school, Maya was a member of the Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review, studied abroad at the Faculty of Law of the University of Bologna in Bologna, Italy where she took courses in international and comparative law, and served as President of a student organization dedicated to advancing the representation of minorities in the legal field.  Further, during her time as a law student, Maya coordinated the Young Lawyers Mentoring Program, which has been honored as the best law school public interest program in the United States.. She is a member of the Orange County Bar Association, the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association (OCTLA), the Orange County Hispanic Bar Association, and the Latina Lawyers Bar Association.  Maya is trained in conflict resolution under the California Dispute Resolution Programs Act.. Maya G. Brenes is a Member of the California State Bar and is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Central, Eastern and Northern Districts of California.

Matthew Murphey is a trial attorney. From the start of his legal career as a courts martial clerk in the United States Army in 1985, Matt has worked in courtrooms. As counsel, Matt has tried cases to juries in three different states and five different federal districts. Matt’s background in science coupled with his trial experience with prosecution agencies allowed him to transfer his trial skills to private practice fifteen years ago to complex patent and other intellectual property, financial institutions, and commercial litigation cases.. Matt has argued cases before the Federal Circuit and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, state trial and appellate courts throughout California, Washington, Arizona, and Texas, as well as federal district courts in California, Washington, Arizona, Oregon, Texas, New York, Wisconsin, and Florida.. Matt is qualified as an expert witness in standard of care for patent litigation, patent law trials, trials in federal courts, the Rules of Professional Conduct as it relates to litigation generally and for reasonableness of attorneys’ fees incurred in litigation. He has testified as an expert witness before a jury, and has given expert opinions in this capacity for both plaintiff and defendant litigants.. Matt provides pro bono representation for indigent veterans of the United States Armed Forces in civil litigation and Veterans Administration and Department of Defense matters.. Matt has represented financial institutions and major corporations in jury and bench trials involving guaranty, surety, and all types of litigation matters, including workouts, foreclosures, bankruptcy and purchase and sale disputes. He regularly defends financial institutions against claims of lender liability.. Matt’s intellectual property litigation practice focuses on a particular expertise in patent cases involving a range of technologies. These include chemical and molecular biology disciplines related to the biotechnology industry, including polymerase chain reaction (“PCR”) DNA/RNA isolation assays, gas and liquid chromatography, mass spectroscopy, and in vitro diagnostics (“IVD”). He has also litigated mechanical and electrical/electronic engineering patents related to the diving, sporting goods, food service, computer and mass media technology industries. Matt is an elected member of the Jurisprudence Section of the American Academy of Forensic Science.. Matt also maintains an active trademark, trade dress and copyright litigation practice related to the retail apparel, food service and manufacturing industries. These include matters pending before district courts, the United States Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and numerous alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”) tribunals.

In 2016, I opened my own family law practice after spending years working along side preminent family law attorneys in Orange County.  I approach each case with a high level of professionalism and strive for excellent client service.  It is my goal to resolve each case through thoughtful and careful analysis of the facts and issues unique to each family. I offer a wide range of services to my clients and look forward to navigating them through this process.

Full time Mediator and Arbitrator since January 2010, having started neutral work in approximately 2001/2002.  Previous litigation practice included all forms of employment law including sexual harassment, discrimination (race, age, disability, ethnicity, cultural, gender, sex, sexual orientation, etc.), retaliation, termination, wage & hour, and other employment related claims.  Handled single plaintiff, multi-party and class action matters.  Serves as neutral mediator and arbitrator in employment, personal injury and commercial matters.  For more biographical information see website

Fred’s experience as a business executive, Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and entrepreneur enables him to provide his clients with practical business advice and seasoned legal counsel. He represents emerging growth and mature Fortune 500 companies. Fred’s practice focuses on corporate and technology transactions, including technology licensing and new media agreements, venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions.. ENTREPRENEUR: Fred co-founded Fortis General Counsel, LLP, a transactional law firm recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a Tier 1 California corporate law firm and by the Daily Journal as one of the Top 50 boutique law firms in California, including the only firm recognized for its licensing practice.  After almost a decade at Fortis, Fred joined most of his former partners at Fortis to form his current firm, Acceleron Law Group, LLP.. GENERAL COUNSEL: Fred was previously Vice President and General Counsel of Paciolan, a ticketing software company acquired by Ticketmaster and eventually sold to Comcast-Spectacor, a Comcast company. At Paciolan, Fred managed the legal affairs of Paciolan, which included inbound and outbound licensing transactions, venture capital and debt financings, mergers & acquisitions, corporate governance, employment counseling and management of outside counsel. Fred negotiated commercial licensing agreements with professional sports teams in the NBA, NHL and MLB, as well as major national universities such as the University of Oregon, University of Alabama, University of Michigan, University of Notre Dame and Indiana University.. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER: Prior to Paciolan, Fred was the Chief Financial Officer and VP General Counsel of Bitfone Corporation, a wireless software provider acquired by Hewlett-Packard. Fred managed Bitfone’s financial, legal, administrative, human resources and information technology operations in California, Canada, the United Kingdom, China, Japan and Korea. Fred negotiated and closed Bitfone’s merger with Digital Transit, Inc., its cross-border acquisition of Mobile Diagnostix and over $50M in venture capital financings, as well as commercial transactions with Motorola, Qualcomm, LG, Sony Ericsson and SK Telecom.. ORANGE COUNTY AND SILICON VALLEY PRIVATE PRACTICE: Fred has over a dozen years of private practice experience in Southern California and Silicon Valley, representing emerging growth companies in connection with their general corporate, technology licensing, financing and M&A activities.. Clients Represented:. University of Southern California. Spectra Ticketing (a Comcast company). Ticketmaster/Live Nation. Kelley Blue Book. Cox Automotive, Inc.. Andreessen Horowitz. Keck Medical Center of USC. Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles. E.S. Kluft & Company. Daqri, LLC. Bitfone Corporation (funded by Motorola, Qualcomm, 3i, BlueRun, Prism and Vesbridge; acquired by Hewlett-Packard). Logical Apps, Inc. (funded by Sequoia Capital and Mission Ventures; acquired by Oracle). SimpleTech, Inc. a Fabrik company (funded by 3i, ComVentures and Intel Capital Corp; acquired by Hitachi.). Gatekeeper Systems, Inc.. Velocity11 (funded by Mayfield and acquired by Agilent Technologies). Afanti, Inc. (funded by Goldman Sachs). Bessemer Ventures. New Enterprise Associates. Ramix, Inc. (acquired by a General Electric company)

Deborah is a an Orange County, CA estate planning attorney who genuinely cares about each and every one of her clients. She has a special sensitivity for seniors and works diligently to ensure that their estate planning wishes are met. Deborah is the mother to two beautiful children and understands the desire of families to ensure that their hard earned assets are passed down to the next generation. She started her firm to make sure that her clients and their children are cared for should anything happen to them. Deborah is responsive, responsible, and committed to the needs of her clients.. Deborah is originally from Hawaii and still calls the islands "home". She is a dog lover and has adopted two rescue dogs over the years. She enjoys spending her weekends outdoors with her kids and watching them grow as they encounter new experiences.

Blaine J. Burch is a founder and the managing partner of the Orange County, California law firm of BHR Law Group, PC, where he provides personal, dedicated counsel to business owners, professionals and philanthropists with respect to income and estate tax issues that arise in the areas of business succession planning, wealth management, and charitable giving.. Blaine developed experience working for the top estate planning law firms in Orange County.. Blaine advises his clients, while drawing on a wealth of knowledge gleaned from years of personal experience as an entrepreneur and business owner. Blaine received his Bachelor of Science in Business Management with an emphasis in Marketing from the Marriott School of Business at Brigham Young University. Blaine quickly became the marketing director of a nationwide agri-business. In that capacity, Blaine helped develop product lines and headed up marketing campaigns with companies like Nestle, Nabisco, and Conagra Foods.. After obtaining his Juris Doctor from the George Mason University School of Law (now the Antonin Scalia Law School) in Arlington, Virginia, Blaine went on to work at Mundell, Odlum & Haws, LLP, the premier boutique corporate litigation firm in San Bernardino, California. While in San Bernardino, Blaine founded a successful records management business, storing and managing corporate documents for local companies, cities, and counties. During law school, Blaine’s interest was piqued by tax law and how he could help families pass their businesses on to future generations. In 2010, Blaine opened his own law practice focusing on estate and small business planning, where he helped business owners and entrepreneurs organize and protect their companies and plan for the next generation. Blaine went on to work at Matsen, Voorhees, Mintz, LLP, where he expanded his base of knowledge into asset protection and corporate formation and compliance. Blaine also worked for two years at Brown and Streza, LLP, where he helped develop cutting-edge tax planning and asset protection strategies for some of Orange County’s wealthiest families.. Blaine is also very involved with his family, including his wife and three daughters, and in the community as a member of the UCI Planned Giving Professional Advisory Council and member of the Orange County Council of Boy Scouts of America.

Attorney, coach, and therapist providing trauma-informed, child-centered litigation services to individuals engaged in high-conflict divorce/child custody disputes. Litigation attorney with extensive experience in land use and environmental matters.. Ms. Wienick served in the United States Army as a military intelligence linguist from 1989-1993. She was honorably discharged at the rank of Sergeant. In 1997, she earned two Bachelor of Arts degrees in political science and Korean studies, magna cum laude, from the University of Washington. She is also a 2000 graduate of the University of California College of the Law at San Francisco, cum laude, and has been a licensed attorney in the state of California since 2000. Ms. Wienick practiced law as a commercial, land use, and environmental litigation attorney in Los Angeles from 2000 until her daughter was born in 2009. In 2022, Ms. Wienick graduated with her Master of Social Work degree from the University of Southern California. She is registered as an Associate Clinical Social Worker with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.. Ms. Wienick has extensive training in high-conflict dispute resolution in the areas of family law and child custody. Ms. Wienick also is a certified coach and co-parenting specialist. Ms. Wienick personally has experienced how traumatic high-conflict custody disputes can be, both for the parents and the children. Ms. Wienick is uniquely qualified as an experienced litigation attorney and mental health professional. She is passionate about advocating for the best interests of children, whether that be in court or in mediation. Ms. Wienick’s approach is to avoid litigation at all costs by recommending that her clients engage in mediation with a qualified high-conflict family law mediator. However, if mediation fails, Ms. Wienick stands ready to represent her clients in court, with the best interests of the children as her utmost priority.. When she is not working, Ms. Wienick often can be found practicing French on Duolingo. She loves to cook and travel, and she is addicted to British, French, and Nord Noir detective novels/TV series. She currently lives in Orange County, California, with her husband, 3 children, 4 Salukis, and 4 cats.