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Phil Cook is a first-chair business trial lawyer with experience in jury and bench trials, as well as domestic and international arbitrations before AAA, FINRA and ICC panels. He has argued appeals in the Ninth Circuit and the California Court of Appeal. While Phil focuses on policyholder insurance recovery, corporate governance and partnership disputes, and securities and financial products claims, he has represented clients in individual and class action cases involving contract disputes, Business and Professions Code section 17200 claims and other business torts, antitrust and trade regulation, patent and trademark infringement, trade secrets, product liability and toxic torts, governmental claims and liabilities, freedom of speech and religious protection under the First Amendment, health care, construction defect, wrongful termination and employment discrimination, and real estate, land use and environmental issues.. Before law school, Phil spent 12 years in the computer and consumer electronics fields, with business experience ranging from marketing and management positions with national Fortune 500 companies to his own entrepreneurial ventures.. In addition to teaching law school courses in trial practice as an adjunct professor, Phil has participated in seminars and workshops teaching legal research, deposition, advocacy, and trial techniques and has appeared on the faculty at local and national continuing legal education seminars.

Mr. Serratore earned his Law Degree from Santa Clara University in 1989 and his Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy from San Diego State University in 1986. He has held the highest peer review rating possible from Martindale-Hubbell ("AV") since 2000.. In 2010, the Daily Journal – California’s Largest Legal News Provider - named Mr. Serratore one of California’s Top Ten Employment Attorneys. AVVO, an unbiased lawyer rating system, has rated Mr. Serratore 10 out of 10 and assigned a "superb" rating, the highest rating possible.. Mr. Serratore began mediating cases early in his career while still litigating employment cases. In the mid-1990s, he volunteered for the Los Angeles County Superior Courts and later the United States District Court - Central District Employment Mediation Panel. Beginning in 2008, Mr. Serratore began offering private, full-time Mediation Services.. teven Serratore devoted over twenty years to litigating employment and business matters. Between 1989 and 1994, Mr. Serratore represented corporate defendants and insurance companies in employment and civil litigation matters in Southern California. In 1994, Mr. Serratore joined a plaintiff’s side litigation firm at the invitation of a former adversary where he developed an employment law practice from scratch. In 1997, Mr. Serratore formed his own law firm exclusively representing employees and businesses in employment-related matters. Two years later Mr. Serratore formed Serratore • Ames LLP with his former law school friend and colleague. The firm enjoyed ten years of success before Mr. Serratore began meditating on a full-time basis.. Mr. Serratore is a Member and Distinguished Fellow of the International Academy of Mediators, and various other professional organizations. Mr. Serratore was elected Chair of the Labor and Employment Section of the Beverly Hills Bar Association. Mr. Serratore is also a member of the American Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association Labor and Employment Section, the California Employment Lawyers Association, and the National Employment Lawyers Association.. Mr. Serratore is a frequent speaker at seminars and events sponsored by the Labor & Employment sections of the American Bar Association and California State Bar, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Pasadena Bar Association, as well as for the California Employment Lawyers Association, and California Lawyer Magazine.

Alisa S. Edelson is Counsel in the Los Angeles office of Klinedinst PC with significant experience in the areas of business, professional liability, entertainment, and intellectual property law.. Ms. Edelson has represented individuals and businesses in a wide variety of disputes involving, among other things, unfair competition, defamation, trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract, copyright and trademark infringement, idea submission, and wrongful termination in state and federal courts. In addition, she has counseled clients concerning branding and intellectual property protection and enforcement including with respect to due diligence, clearance, prosecution, and management. Ms. Edelson is also experienced in drafting website agreements, such as terms of use, privacy policies, and video and personal appearance releases.. Ms. Edelson earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of California, Irvine and obtained her Juris Doctor degree from Loyola Law School. During law school, she held leadership positions as the Executive Editor and Chief Production Editor of the Entertainment Law Review. Ms. Edelson served as a judicial extern for the late Honorable Stephen M. Hillman of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Experienced Mediation attorney serving clients in Culver City and surrounding areas.

Experienced Mediation attorney serving clients in Culver City and surrounding areas.

Experienced Mediation attorney serving clients in Culver City and surrounding areas.

Experienced Mediation attorney serving clients in Culver City and surrounding areas.

Experienced Mediation attorney serving clients in Culver City and surrounding areas.

Experienced Mediation attorney serving clients in Culver City and surrounding areas.