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Employment Attorney focused on fighting for justice and preventing injustice in the workplace.

Emily Madueno focuses her practice on eminent domain and inverse condemnation matters. She is experienced in advising both landowner and public agency clients in all aspects of an eminent domain matter. Ms. Madueno also represents and advises clients in land use litigation matters, including environmental disputes.

Doug Evertz is an accomplished trial lawyer representing clients in complex litigation and real estate matters at the trial court and appellate levels.  He has specialized trial experience in disputes involving, eminent domain, real estate, land use, water rights and redevelopment matters.. Mr. Evertz has handled hundreds of eminent domain cases over his career, both on behalf of public agencies and private property owners.. He has served as lead trial counsel on many multi-million dollar acquisitions.. Over his career, Mr. Evertz has represented a number of cities, counties, water districts and school districts in connection with major public agency acquisitions/public works projects.  He has also represented a number of commercial and industrial property owners and business owners in lawsuits filed by Caltrans and other local governments associated with work on Interstate 5, Interstate 10, Interstate 15, and Interstate 215.  Clients include small family owned businesses, Fortune 500 Companies and non-profit organizations, including churches.

Daniel M. Josephson is an Of Counsel attorney with Ulwelling | Siddiqui LLP. His practice focuses on business litigation, labor and employment, intellectual property disputes, construction law, and entertainment law. Prior to joining Ulwelling | Siddiqui LLP, he was a civil litigator concentrating in real estate and eminent domain matters. Mr. Josephson has made numerous appearances in various state and federal courts, successfully advocating for his clients' interests. Mr. Josephson began his professional career as a television producer, developing documentary and educational programs for Discovery Communications and Schlessinger Media, including "Vegas Challenge," "Vegas Cops" and "Life Science in Action." Mr. Josephson also worked with Creative Artists Agency, assisting in the packaging of film projects featuring prominent writers, directors and actors. During law school, Mr. Josephson defended the interests of indigent clients through the Orange County Public Defender's Office.. Mr. Josephson is a member of several professional and legal associations, including the Orange County Bar Association, the Employment Law Section of the State Bar of California and the American Bar Association. He is also a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the Golden Key National Honor Society.. Mr. Josephson received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Boston University, where he graduated summa cum laude, with distinction. While at Boston University, Mr. Josephson was awarded the prestigious Scarlet Key for Leadership, Saturn Award for Exceptional Accomplishment in Teamwork, and Psychology Department Scholar Award. Mr. Josephson earned his law degree from Chapman University School of Law, where he served as an editor for the school's Nexus Law Journal.

Claudia Mourad has represented insurance companies, employers, and private clients with a focus on providing individualized attention.. Ms. Mourad's experience includes real estate, business, and employment litigation in state and federal courts. In addition, Ms. Mourad has represented employers before the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (now CRD), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the National Labor Relations Board.. Ms. Mourad has prevailed on multiple motions for summary judgment that completely disposed of lawsuits without the need for trial, and has obtained favorable outcomes in an efficient and cost-effective manner through dedication and determination.. In addition, Ms. Mourad has provided mandatory sexual harassment training to supervisors in order to provide the necessary tools to foster a productive workplace and prevent litigation, and has conducted investigations on various workplace complaints, including sexual harassment and discrimination.. Ms. Mourad began her legal career in 2001 as a corporate transactional attorney with an emphasis on securities transactions.. From 2002-2007, Ms. Mourad was an associate focusing on employment and real estate transactional and litigation matters.. Between 2007-2010, Ms. Mourad was a litigation associate that handled real estate, business, intellectual property, and employment litigation in state and federal courts.. From May 2010 to July 2020, Ms. Mourad represented insurance companies, businesses, employers, escrow companies, and individuals in state and federal courts.. From July 2020 to June 2023, Ms. Mourad represented insurance companies, employers, businesses, and individuals in state and federal courts.. From June 2023 to the present, Ms. Mourad represents employers of various sizes.. Ms. Mourad received a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Business and Corporate Law from the University of San Diego School of Law in 2001. Ms. Mourad received her Juris Doctorate from Whittier College School of Law in 2000, graduating in the top 15% of her class. While at Whittier, Ms. Mourad was a member of the Whittier Law Review, and received a Dean's Merit Scholarship and The Frank M. Doyle Scholarship. Ms. Mourad also received the CALI Excellence Award for Pretrial Litigation Skills, and the American Jurisprudence Award for Professional Responsibility. During law school, Ms. Mourad served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Lawrence W. Crispo (Ret.) of the Los Angeles Superior Court. Ms. Mourad received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in English from the University of California, Irvine in 1997.

Chris lives in Newport Beach with his wife, Deborah Young, and three children.  Chris met Deborah in 1991 when they started law school at Hastings.  They both graduated in 1994, and married in 1995.  When he's not spending time with his family, Chris is an avid poker player and sports enthusiast who enjoys working out and watching his favorite NFL team, the NY Giants.

Cheryl is a founding partner of Cordial Family Lawyers, LLP. Cheryl’s background in social psychology and complex business transactions make her an effective mediator and counselor to those looking for sensitivity and financial acumen in family law cases.. Cheryl has always been passionate about learning how people connect and resolve conflict. This passion led her to research in the field of social psychology while at the University of California Berkeley, where she graduated with honors and received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology. She then went on to receive her Juris Doctorate from the University of California Hastings College of the Law.. Prior to founding Cordial Family Lawyers, LLP, Cheryl worked at an international law firm and start-up company, assisting parties to peacefully negotiate and complete a wide range of complex business transactions, invaluable experience for families with complex financial issues.. Cheryl also studied and worked for eight years in South Korea and is fluent in both spoken and written Korean. She now lives in Orange County with her husband and two children. She enjoys traveling, theater, and spending time with her family.

CERTIFIED SPECIALIST. California Certified Family Law Specialist since 1995.. AREAS OF PRACTICE. Family Law:. Ms. Graybehl D’Antony is experienced in all facets of family law from commencement of the action to trial.  Her areas of practice include, but are not limited to: child custody, guardianship, child and spousal support, property division, domestic violence, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, domestic partnership, and same-sex marriage dissolution.. Employment Law:. Ms. Graybehl D’Antony is also experienced in the area of management law. She represents both employers and employees in all forms of employment disputes, including but not limited to: advising employers on Pregnancy Disability Leave (“PDL”) Law, the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), Kin Care Leave, California Family Rights Act (“CFRA”); issues of exempt and non-exempt status and the duties and liabilities associated therewith; representing employers in administrative hearings before the California Labor Commission, Department of Fair Employment and Housing (“DFEH”), Employment Development Department (“EDD”), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”); preparation of Employee Handbooks; performing investigations of sexual harassment claims; advising companies on Human Resource issues and how to avoid litigation; and lawsuits involving discrimination based upon disability, age, gender, sexual harassment, wrongful discharge, wage claims and associated torts.. ALTERNATIVE METHODS. Mediation, Cooperative and Collaborative law. Ms. Graybehl D’Antony is experienced in mediation, cooperative and collaborative law which resolves matters short of court intervention. This method maintains the parties' privacy and minimizes the conflict between the parties. This is an effective alternative to the highly contested litigation involved in the adversarial process.. TRIAL EXPERIENCE. Ms. Graybehl D’Antony has a broad range of trial experience ranging from short cause matters to multiple week trials.. Ms. Graybehl D’Antony’s Family Law litigation experience includes, but is not limited to: custody, visitation, move-away, child support, spousal support, property division (including issues dealing with evaluating businesses and real property), domestic violence, restraining orders, and custody issues for same-sex couples.. Ms. Graybehl D’Antony verdicts and awards obtained in Employment and Civil Litigation include a 1995 jury trial where Ms. Graybehl D’Antony obtained a $360,000 damages award for a client bringing a battery case against her ex-husband who infected her with a sexually transmitted disease.  Ms. Graybehl D’Antony successfully overcame the ex-husband’s invasion of privacy defense to obtain this victory for her client.. In 1998, Ms. Graybehl D’Antony was granted three nonsuits in favor of her client, ITT Cannon, in a wrongful termination case.

Business trial lawyer emphasizing in franchise and employment litigation in federal and state courts throughout California for over twenty-five (25+) years. Extensive experience in the representation of public entities and businesses in a variety of claims including but not limited, copyright infringement, trade secrets, labor and employment, land use, contractual disputes, catastrophic injuries, Americans With Disabilities Act Claims and constitutional claims.. Mr. Francis has specialized in providing legal services to franchisors, franchise owners and other businesses in a variety of fields. His legal skills and experience cover nearly all areas of business law, with an emphasis on litigation but including transactional work such as the purchase and sale of businesses (“mergers and acquisitions”), securities, employment contracts and formation of corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies and other business entities. Mr. Francis began his career as a coverage attorney specializing in insurance disputes.

Brian Easton has practiced law since 1995 and has spent the entire 20 years of his practice as a personal injury attorney working only for injured persons. In recognition of his years of trial skill, professionalism, and ethics, Brian is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) – one of the most select and exclusive associations for trial attorneys and judges. He has also been selected to the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum® – The Top Trial Lawyers in America® (an honor given to less than 1% of attorneys in the United States), and has been chosen each year since 2014 as a National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyer. Brian has also received the designation of Super Lawyer by Thomson Reuters. In addition, Brian has received a Commendation from the City of Lancaster for Demonstrating Excellence in Trial Advocacy in the Superior Court of California and is in the registry of Who’s Who for Executives and Professionals in the Law for 2014 and 2015.. Brian received his B.A. degree Magna Cum Laude (Top 10%) from Brigham Young University, in 1992, and his Juris Doctor Cum Laude (Top 20%) from Brigham Young University in 1995. Brian has been admitted to practice law in California since 1995 and is also admitted to practice before the Central and Southern Districts of the United States District Courts. Brian has argued cases before the California Court of Appeals and has tried cases in Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, and San Bernardino Counties.. Over his career Brian has obtained more than 40 Million Dollars for his clients from the insurance companies and has represented thousands of people in personal injury claims and accidents. These include automobile accidents; boating and aviation accidents; assaults; defective products; claims arising against cities, counties, and the state of California for roads, sidewalks, and other governmental properties that cause injury; trip/slip and fall claims; dog bites; and medical malpractice cases.. Representing injured people against large insurance companies, corporations, and other so-called “Goliaths” brings a special satisfaction to Brian. In a single recent 6-month period, Brian was able to obtain $2,000,000 for a gentleman who fell off an unsafe scaffold due to the fact that he put a ladder on top of the scaffold to make it higher; $1,250,000 for a woman who was in a T-Bone collision and required a neck fusion surgery; and $500,000 for a woman struck by a student riding a bicycle on a campus sidewalk. Each of the above claims were originally disputed by the defendants’ insurance companies, but Brian’s skill and hard work allowed him to provide justice and compensation to the injured and needy victims.

Brandon was born in San Jose, California and thereafter raised in Pleasanton, California. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Whittier College, Brandon enrolled at Whittier Law School in 2010. During law school, Brandon joined the Trial Advocacy Honors Board Team and the Alternate Dispute Resolution Team (ADR) acting as the Internal Vice President for (ADR). Brandon graduated from law school in 2013.. MEMBERSHIPS

Brad Grabske specializes in real estate and complex business litigation.   His practice is focused on assisting landowners, businesses, and public agencies with eminent domain, inverse condemnation, contract disputes, land use and other environmental issues.. Mr. Grabske has worked on some of the most complex eminent domain cases in California.  He has successfully represented clients in high stakes trials and before the Court of Appeals.  Mr. Grabske has also been recognized as a "Rising Star" in Los Angeles magazine's Southern California Super Lawyer edition.. Mr. Grabske's eminent domain experience includes total and partial takings, inverse condemnation, loss of business goodwill, precondemnation delay, environmental contamination issues, emission permitting issues, access impairment, and right-to-take challenges.  Mr. Grabske also assists clients with California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") and National Environmental Policy Act ("NEPA") matters.. Mr. Grabske is actively involved in several industry organizations, including the International Right of Way Association ("IRWA") where he has been a speaker at several local and national IRWA conferences.  He also recently co-authored a chapter on condemnation for the American Bar Association's expert-witness treatise entitled Litigators on Experts: Strategies for Managing Expert Witnesses from Retention through Trial.

Bill is a native of Southern California. In 1994, he graduated with honors from the University of California Los Angles with a double major in economics and political science. After graduation, he traveled to Japan to teach English and then attended Loyola Law School and graduated in 1998 towards the top of his class. While at law school, he participated in the moot court competition and was involved in several law school organizations.Prior to forming Cumming & Associates, Bill was a partner at Lewis, Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, which is one of California’s largest law firms. While at the firm, his practice focused on civil litigation with an emphasis in business and commercial litigation, real estate, construction and intellectual property.  He has tried to conclusion both bench and jury trials and has also successfully resolved numerous claims by way of arbitration and mediation.  Bill is also an experienced bankruptcy attorney and his practice focuses on helping individuals and companies with Chapter 7 and 13 bankruptcies.Bill also works with several small to mid-size companies and handles their corporate transactional work. He has the expertise to advise his clients in matters relating to the formation and dissolution of business entities, purchase or sale of on-going businesses, drafting and negotiating general business agreements, corporate governance, joint ventures, commercial leases, real estate matters, employment and consulting agreements, licensing agreements and other business law matters.He has built a solid reputation as a skilled trial attorney with a winning record and as a knowledgeable expert in business-related transactions. Bill has been recognized on multiple occasions as  a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers magazine, an honor reserved for the top 2.5% of lawyers in Southern California under the age of 40.Bill enjoys spending time with his wife Julie and their three young children. His interests include playing the guitar, golfing, mountain bike riding, surfing and skiing. Bill is an instrument rated private pilot and likes to run with his Border Collie, Bella.

Attorney Robert I. Beckerman is a talented trial attorney who specializes in representing individuals and small businesses. He has experience in a wide array of cases including personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, divorce, child custody and support, landlord-tenant evictions, wrongful termination, and business disputes. Since being admitted to the bar, Mr. Beckerman has appeared in state, federal and appellate courts, obtaining successful results at all Attorney Robert I. Beckerman is a talented trial attorney who specializes in representing individuals and small businesses. He has experience in a wide array of cases including personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, divorce, child custody and support, landlord-tenant evictions, wrongful termination, and business disputes. Since being admitted to the bar, Mr. Beckerman has appeared in state, federal and appellate courts, obtaining successful results at all levels.Having grown up in Metropolitan Detroit, Mr. Beckerman brings a strong midwestern work ethic to his practice. He attended the University of Michigan and graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Philosophy. He then attended Whittier Law School, graduating Summa Cum Laude and earning the title of Valedictorian for his number one class ranking. While in law school, he served one year as a member of the law review and represented Whittier in inter-school Trial Advocacy Honors Board competitions.Mr. Beckerman began his legal career during law school doing civil litigation for a consumer protection firm in Santa Ana. He continued there until the summer of 2012 when he felt he could better serve the public by starting his own firm dedicated to providing the individualized attention that clients need.

Attorney Cecilia Amo’s estate planning practice focuses on helping families enhance their lives today and secure their futures tomorrow. She is passionate about helping people and has always sought to provide the very highest level of service to her clients.. After starting her career in one of the most prestigious civil rights firms in the world, Cecilia spent years fighting for families who suffered catastrophic injuries and made sure insurance companies gave fair and just compensation for wrongdoing. She’s cared for families left vulnerable and helpless when a loved one was suddenly incapacitated or lost to a tragic accident.. But losses don’t just happen due to the wrongdoing of others. They can happen at any time. Cecilia now aims to protect families from the stress of court and conflict through comprehensive estate planning that is uniquely designed for each client.. AMO LAW: Legacy Planning specializes in creating plans that do more than just preserve and pass on material wealth. We cherish the opportunity to learn your story, hear what matters to you, and help you to discover what’s actually needed to keep your loved ones out of court and out of conflict.

As an associate at Desai Law Firm, P.C. in Orange County, my practice focuses on plaintiff-side employment and consumer class actions. I have extensive experience representing workers in employment discrimination cases on account of age, pregnancy, disability, gender, sexual harassment, wrongful termination, retaliation, and wage and hour claims. I have helped to successfully resolve numerous cases on behalf of employees at various stages of the litigation process, including just weeks before trial. Over the last three years, I have devoted significant time to litigating wage and hour class actions on behalf of truck-drivers, leading to a published decision advancing the rights of truck drivers in the state of California. See Cardenas v. McLane Foodservice, Inc., 796 F. Supp. 2d 1246 (C.D. Cal. 2011) (granting truck drivers’ motion for summary judgment of pre and post-shift claims under California Labor Code where employer paid with piece rate wages and denying defendant’s motion for preemption under FAAAA). Prior to joining the Desai Law Firm, P.C., I was an associate at the law firm of Mower, Carreon, and Desai LLP where I litigated wage and hour and consumer class actions on behalf of restaurant workers, home health care workers, and California consumers. I have also worked as an associate at the law firm of Rudy, Exelrod, Zieff, and Lowe in San Francisco where I focused on individual employment discrimination cases and wage and hour class actions. I began my career as the Ruth Chance Law Fellow at Equal Rights Advocates where I spent two years representing low-wage women workers in sexual harassment and discrimination cases. I am a 2005 graduate of U.C. Berkeley School of Law andan active member of the California Employment Lawyers Association, the premier organization in California of employee rights advocates.

Amy Martinez is a Senior Attorney in the Costa Mesa office of RMO, LLP. Amy’s practice focuses on representing beneficiaries, and professional and corporate fiduciaries (administrators, executors, trustees, conservators, and guardians) in contested trust, estate and probate litigation matters. For more than a decade, Amy has worked tirelessly to build relationships with clients by maintaining personal one-on-one communication that allows her to guide clients through the litigation process, which often is a new and unfamiliar experience for them. As an experienced litigator, Amy understands the emotional and financial toll litigated disputes can take on clients. For that reason, Amy strives to present all potential litigation alternatives to maximize results and reduce litigation time and spend, including early mediation and creative settlement options aimed at swiftly and economically securing favorable results for her clients.

Aloupas Law, P.C. prides itself on providing affordable representation with care and compassion.

Ali Tehrani focuses his practice on eminent domain and other real property litigation.  Mr. Tehrani represents private landowners, business owners, and public agencies in various phases of eminent domain litigation.. Prior to joining Murphy & Evertz, Mr. Tehrani clerked with the Writs and Appeals Division of the Orange County Public Defender’s Office, where he drafted motions, writs, and memoranda on an array of legal issues.  Mr. Tehrani also gained business litigation experience while clerking for a large law firm in Los Angeles.. Mr. Tehrani earned his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Irvine and his law degree from the UCLA School of Law.  During law school, Mr. Tehrani served as the Chief Comments Editor for the Journal of Islamic and Near Eastern Law.

After litigating matters for the first half of my legal career, I shifted to estate planning and contract consultation. Friends and family who have not completed a will or trust spurred me to work in the area of estate planning.  The goal is to assist you in inking your legacy and finishing all documents.  Each client is handled to completion before the next estate plan is undertaken.  Affordable and efficient as well as including a list for planning your final service is included in my services.

Adam P. Harris is a Partner at Fortis LLP. Adam concentrates his practice in the areas of Family Law, Real Estate and General Litigation.Mr. Harris has substantial experience in both Family Law and Civil Litigation and has practiced in both California and Arizona.  Mr. Harris’s business background has assisted in his family law practice by simultaneously being responsive to the emotional difficulties of going through a divorce, while saving clients substantial money by counseling clients in making business decisions during a difficult and emotional time.Mr. Harris has experience in real estate legal matters ranging from transactional issues with real estate contracts to complex construction defect experience in California and Arizona. In California, Mr. Harris successfully assisted to defend a real property breach of contract action involving a multi-million dollar home property in Southern California. Mr. Harris has civil litigation experience, including but not limited to complex construction defect litigation.  Mr. Harris has the unique experience of representing both the plaintiff side by representing homeowners, Home Owners Associations and business owners in residential (400+ homes) and commercial properties in Arizona, while having represented the defense side for large national builders in California in construction defect disputes.  Mr. Harris is also a California licensed real estate broker.Mr. Harris has been an active member of the southern California community, having been involved with USC alumni groups, the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce and the Orange County Bar Association.

About me: I used to litigate for the big insurance companies - representing giants like Amazon, Tesla, and Costco.  After seeing the questionable practices from insurance and their attorneys, I started a firm with my brilliant partner to protect the working class and injured in California.  I have handled thousands of workers compensation/personal injury/employment cases, and know every trick in the book the other side tries to pull to deny claims/medical treatment and cut costs.  I'm a friendly reasonable guy with clients, but extremely aggressive at trial. Give me a call

A trial lawyer and an engineer, high-profile Attorney OMAR A. SIDDIQUI is a founding partner of the law firm SIDDIQUI LAW, a Prof. Corp. (fka Ulwelling Siddiqui LLP). Mr. Siddiqui and his high-profile cases consistently appear in prominent media circuits including television, radio, and newspapers. A powerful courtroom advocate, Mr. Siddiqui is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, and has been selected “SUPER LAWYER” by Thomson Reuters, Los Angeles Magazine, and Orange Coast Magazine numerous times, including 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, & 2019.. Primary focuses of Mr. Siddiqui's practice include trial advocacy and litigation in state and federal courts throughout the country. Mr. Siddiqui's diverse practice includes civil & business litigation, corporate law, criminal defense, entertainment, sports & media law, intellectual property (copyrights ©, trademarks ®, patents), labor & employment, cyber law (computer, internet & e-commerce), science & technology law, environmental law, tort & personal injury, construction law (architect & engineer), as well as professional liability.. Mr. Siddiqui obtained a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University, where he currently serves on the Loyola Law School Board of Directors. Mr. Siddiqui's legal experience includes serving as a senior litigation associate at a prominent law firm. He also served as a judicial clerk for the United States District Court and the Superior Court of California (Orange County) where he garnered extensive knowledge of both the federal and state court systems.. Mr. Siddiqui is a civil, computer, and environmental engineer and holds Master of Science (M.S.) and Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degrees in Engineering from the University of Southern California (USC). As Co-founder and former President of a computer manufacturing and consulting firm, Mr. Siddiqui gained extensive computer engineering experience in hardware, software, and technology development. He has also gained extensive engineering experience as a Civil & Environmental Engineer at a well-known engineering firm where he worked on numerous design projects.. Mr. Siddiqui also serves as an advisor and consultant to the FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI) on issues of national security & counter-terrorism and is an advisor/ partner with the CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (CIA). For his efforts as a first line of defense in national security matters, Mr. Siddiqui has been bestowed with numerous awards. He is a recipient of several Certificates of Congressional Recognition from the U.S. House of Representatives, the California State Assembly, the CIA, and the Department of Justice and the FBI, including the prestigious FBI Director’s Leadership Award presented by FBI Director JAMES COMEY at FBI Headquarters in Washington DC on April 2016. Mr. Siddiqui has met President BARACK OBAMA on numerous occasions, including at the White House, and was amiably referred to by the President as “The Lawyer”.. In 2018, Mr. Siddiqui was a U.S. Congressional Candidate running for the House of Representatives for California's 48th District. (). In the top two-jungle primary, Mr. Siddiqui ranked #5 out of 16 candidates.. From simple transactions to complex high-stakes litigation to working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) & the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), he is known for his innovative solutions, investigations, and case strategies. Trial Lawyer + Engineer + Scientist = PROBLEM SOLVER.. Super Lawyer (2019): Los Angeles Magazine. Super Lawyer (2019): Orange Coast Magazine. Super Lawyer (2018): Los Angeles Magazine. Super Lawyer (2018): Orange Coast Magazine. Super Lawyer (2017): Los Angeles Magazine. Super Lawyer (2017): Orange Coast Magazine. Super Lawyer (2016): Los Angeles Magazine. Super Lawyer (2016): Orange Coast Magazine. Super Lawyer (2015): Los Angeles Magazine. Super Lawyer (2015): Orange Coast Magazine. Super Lawyer (2011): Los Angeles Magazine. Super Lawyer (2010): Los Angeles Magazine. Super Lawyer (2009): Los Angeles Magazine

A native Californian, Mr. Kaufman has tried over 125 jury trials and has been lead appellate counsel in another 150+ cases around the country.  He has been married to Peggy since 1980, and they have four adult children and three beloved granddaughters.  Mr. Kaufman has also taught legal research and writing, trial advocacy, and remedies in law school, and business law and chemistry to undergraduates i college.  He served as an officer i the US Army Reserve for several years in the Military Police Corps.