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Tobin Lanzetta has devoted his career to fighting for public safety. His $100+ million in case victories have demanded accountability from corporate and governmental wrongdoers. Tobin was named a 2016 California Consumer Attorney of the Year along with his colleagues Bruce Broillet, Scott Carr and Molly McKibben for their Erin Andrews v. Marriott $55 million trial result.. Tobin’s trial areas include catastrophic injury, wrongful death, brain injury, product liability, heavy machinery/trucking, train incidents, and government liability. Recently, a Ventura County Superior Court jury awarded nearly $3.5 million to Tobin’s clients after a catastrophic forklift injury where the defendants took no responsibility.. In one of the defining cases of his career, Tobin played an instrumental role in the high-profile Santa Monica Farmers Market cases. After an elderly man mowed down victims at the weekly farmers’ market, the City of Santa Monica and other defendants paid $21 million to settle the lawsuits. Importantly, these cases led to the installation of protective barriers which ensures that the weekly farmers’ market will be a safer environment for every person who visits.. Tobin is a partner and has been named a “Super Lawyer” 2014-2018. He was also honored as a Super Lawyer “Rising Star” in 2005 and 2007-2013.. Tobin graduated from Santa Clara University, after originally attending Swarthmore College. He received his law degree from the University of San Diego.. Before Tobin attended law school he played baseball for the Montreal Expos and Los Angeles Dodgers organizations.

SCOTT H. CARR IS A HIGHLY RESPECTED TRIAL LAWYER and represents clients in the areas of business litigation, legal malpractice, insurance bad faith, products liability, and employment litigation. He enjoys Martindale-Hubble's highest rating for competence and ethics.. His accomplishments include obtaining $11.9 million in a wrongful termination case involving violation of public policy for filing a claim with California's Division of Labor Standards Enforcement; $10.4 million in a business fraud action relating to the sale of a business; $5.25 Million in a Product Liability action for a defective swimming pool; $4.5 million in a collision at Los Angeles Airport involving a police vehicle and an airline tug; $2 million in confidential settlements for cases involving the failure of a corporation and stock transfer agent to timely transfer stock certificates; $3 million in a legal malpractice action based on an underlying wrongful termination action; $3 million in an action related to a defective golf cart; $5.5 million in a premises liability action involving a defective skylight; $5 million in a Dangerous Condition of Public Property case and $3.7 million in a breach of contract action involving a loan organization company and a bank. Additionally, Scott was involved in the Binkow v. Osbourne action related to Binkow's creation of the idea and concept for the highly successful television series "The Osbournes," the Bethea v Burnett action involving the creation of the television series "The Apprentice," and the Burton v DeLaHoya action involving the creation of the television series "The Next Great Champ.". Among his other successful cases are $3 million settlement in a transactional legal malpractice action and another legal malpractice action resulting from transactional malpractice which resulted in a confidential settlement of $8 million. He was instrumental in the settlement of a $2.25 million case involving an automobile collision that killed a celebrity; a $3 million industrial accident involving brake failure on a loader; a $2.4 million product liability action concerning a household appliance's ignition of flammable vapors; a $3 million tire tread separation case; and $9 million in a Highway Design case against the State of California.. Scott has also handled several automobile v. pedestrian collisions resulting in total settlements in excess of $8 million. At trial, Scott's achievements include: Ebrahimi v. American Express Bank, Int., $3.2 million verdict in addition to a punitive damages finding, which was a wrongful termination action; Scholz v. State of California, $3.7 million verdict, which involved road design issues; Meruelo v. Marcus & Millichap, $1.3 million verdict, a fraud action against a real estate broker; Schluep v. Gunsenhauser, $1.145 million verdict in a breach of contract action; and Botez v. Hertzfeld & Rubin, $900,000 verdict in a legal malpractice case.. Scott was listed as an up-and-coming attorney in the 2004 Law & Politics inaugural issue of Southern California Rising Stars Magazine/Los Angeles Magazine, which lists the top 2.5 percent of noteworthy attorneys in Los Angeles and Orange Counties. In 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 he was named as a Super Lawyer in Law & Politics' Southern California Super Lawyers which lists the top five percent of established Los Angeles and Orange County attorneys.. He currently serves as President of the Los Angeles chapter of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers, where he previously served on the Executive Committee and the Board of Governors.. Scott writes regularly and his published articles include: "Tax Implications of Tort Damage Awards," Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association, Advocate October, 1992; "23 USC '409: The State's Attempt to Abolish Highway Design Cases," California Trial Lawyers Association Forum, November, 1994; "Measure of Damages for Interference with a Shareholder's Ability to Sell Stock," Association of Business Trial Lawyers Report, Spring and Summer 2003; and "The Reality of Idea Theft," Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles, The Advocate, April 2006.. Scott also gives back to the community through his numerous civic and charitable activities. He was appointed by the City Council of Thousand Oaks to serve on the Board of Governors for the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza as well as the Board of Directors of the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza Foundation. For more than 20 years, he has mentored college students through his work as an officer with the Sigma Phi Epsilon Alumni Board for the University of California at Santa Barbara, where he currently serves as President. He was also awarded the Distinguished Alumnus Award for his numerous contributions to Sigma Phi Epsilon. In addition, Scott has long been active in raising awareness and money for various charities including the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and Children's Hospital Los Angeles.. A graduate of University of California at Santa Barbara, Scott received a B.A. in political science and business economics in 1986. He earned his J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles in 1991, where he made dean's list, and was a 1991 recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award in Products Liability and Remedies.

Mr. Velie is the founder of Victory Law group, LLP.  Mr Velie's practice primarily involves the representation of individual and commercial entities in civil litigation and transactional matters.  Mr. Velie primarily represent litigation related clients in matters involving real estate litigation, transactional matters, construction disputes, commercial contract disputes, internet disputes, employment disputes, landlord/tenant disputes, bankruptcy, tort, personal injury claims, corporate partnerships, and shareholder disputes.. Mr. Velie earned his Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Southern California School of Law.  Prior to attending USC Law School, Mr. Velie attended Loyola Law School where he was in the top 15% of his class after his first year.  Prior to graduation, Mr. Velie externed for Honorable Judge Erithe A. Smith at the United States Bankruptcy Court in Santa Ana, California.  Before attending USC Law School, Mr. Velie earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from San Diego State University.  Mr. Velie graduated Magna Cum Laude with a distinction in Finance.  In addition Mr. Velie graduated from San Diego State's inaugural Business Honors Program, and earned membership into Phi Beta Kappa's honor society.  Mr. Velie also studied Finance at the Balliol College of Economics at Oxford University in England during which time he earned a membership in the Oxford Union.. Mr. Velie has been recognized as the 2014, 2015, and 2016 Rising Star with Super Lawyers, and is also an AV® Rated Attorney with Martindal Hubbel.

Mahsa Farid is an associate of the firm Ellis Law Corporation. She has extensive experience representing clients in various areas of law, including personal injury, product liability and specializes in complex litigation cases. She practices in both state and federal courts.. Ms. Farid graduated from the University of Southern California with degrees in International Relations with an emphasis in Political Science and Business Administration. Ms. Farid attended Whittier Law School where she was a recipient of the Dean’s Scholarship Award, finished near the top of her class and published her article, International Adoption: The Economics of the Baby Industry, in the Whittier Journal of Child and Family Advocacy.. Bilingual in English and Farsi, Ms. Farid was admitted to practice law in California in 2012. She is a member of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles. Prior to joining the firm, she practiced law with Johnson and Kahroba and served as a certified law clerk for the Orange County District Attorney’s office.. Ms. Farid enjoys hiking, the outdoors and spending time with her family and friends.

Justina G. Ramon is an associate of the firm Ellis Law Corporation. She has extensive experience representing clients in various areas of law, including personal injury, product liability and labor/employment matters and specializes in complex cases with catastrophic injuries. She has handled numerous trials and arbitrations, and practices in both state and federal courts.

John R. Rofael is an associate of the firm Ellis Law Corporation. He has extensive experience representing clients in various areas of law, including personal injury, product liability and contract  matters and specializes in cases involving minor impacts with major injuries.  Mr. Rofael has taken numerous cases to trial and arbitration and has resolved cases via mediation as well.

Jennifer Liakos is a Partner  in the firm’s Pharmaceutical Litigation Department and is based in the El Segundo, California office.  Her practice focuses primarily on mass tort litigation, including pharmaceutical product liability, personal injury, and medical device litigation.. Ms. Liakos predominantly has concentrated her practice on injuries affecting women and children.  She has been at the forefront of the SSRI antidepressant birth defect litigation for more than a decade, litigating against defendants including GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer and Forest Pharmaceuticals.. In 2003, she was appointed Discovery Chair for the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in the Paxil Products Liability Litigation (MDL 1574) and is presently the American Association for Justice Litigation Group Chair for the SSRI Birth Defects Group.  Most recently, Ms. Liakos was named to the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee in the Viagra (Sildenafil Citrate) Products Liability Litigation (MDL 2). In addition to birth defect litigation, Ms. Liakos has also worked on cases involving antidepressant-induced suicide and withdrawal and cases involving injuries caused by toxic shock syndrome.. Ms. Liakos has testified before the FDA advisory board on amending the regulations concerning generic manufacturer liability.  She was named as a Super Lawyer Rising Star in 2007 and 2008.  She was selected as a Super Lawyer in every year since 2011.

Ivan Puchalt's trial practice focuses on products liability, catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death and municipal liability. He handles high profile, complex cases and has helped clients to obtain multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements against Fortune 500 Corporations, as well as State and City governmental entities. Ivan is an active member of the Firm's litigation team, representing clients in a wide array of personal injury and wrongful death claims.. Formerly, Ivan worked as a litigation support expert on behalf of plaintiffs' lawyers. He specialized in using state-of-the art digital media as "tools of persuasion" to make legal arguments come alive at settlement conferences and trials. His work helped play a central role in the decisive moments of more than 20 high-profile trials that resulted in multi-million dollar verdicts; and, similarly, at more than 30 mediations. Ivan was proud to have assisted Firm partner Christine D. Spagnoli in preparing compelling visual materials used in the closing arguments of a 1999 case against General Motors which resulted in a $4.9 billion jury verdict.. Ivan's experience in working side-by-side with plaintiffs' law firms inspired him to become a lawyer. In 2002, he began the study of law at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles at nights and continued to work days in litigation support. Under his own shingle, Ivan directed, produced, filmed and edited "Day in the Life" videos depicting the daily struggles encountered by numerous victims of catastrophic injuries.. Ivan earned a B.A. degree in History magna cum laude from the University of California at Berkeley in 1998. He minored in Spanish and studied for a semester at the Universidad de Granada in Granada, Spain. As an undergraduate, he participated in an externship with the U.S. Agency for International Development, working in its Global Bureau on various environmental programs. In 2006, Ivan received his J.D. degree from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles. While a student, Ivan interned for the Western Law Center for Disability Rights, helping to make Los Angeles Superior Courts accessible for persons with disabilities. He also assisted over 100 dialysis patients in obtaining handicapped parking spaces at the West Hills Medical Center, where the lack of these spaces had severely impacted these daily patients' quality of life.. Ivan is a member of the State Bar of California. He is also a member of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles and the Consumer Attorneys of California. Ivan also serves on the Young Professionals Board of the Western Disability Rights Legal Center.. A United States citizen, Ivan was born in Brazil. He is fluent in Spanish. He enjoys traveling and has backpacked through Nepal, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, and China. A talented pianist, Ivan has studied musical composition, and has worked as a recording artist and music engineer.. Ivan, his wife Ayana and two year old daughter reside in Los Angeles and are expecting their second child.

I believe in compassion, generosity, and providing solutions to help others facing often catastrophic life-changing events.. These challenging events often take the form of a serious injury, failing relationships, partnership disputes, or other challenge that sends that sinking feeling to the pit of one's stomach.  Much of the time, this sense of dread is mostly due to facing the unknown.. I want my clients to know that things will get better, it is going to be okay, and that its possible to not only persevere in the face of these gutt wrenching challenges, but thrive.. Unfortunately, facing these events will likely happen to you at some point in your life, and surrounding yourself with the right people and professionals is crucial.. If this approach resonates with you, I am happy to discuss how I might be able to help.

I began my undergraduate studies as a chemistry major at the University of Southern California, but then quickly found my calling in law. After obtaining my Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Sociology in 2001, I went on to attend Loyola Law School. During law school, I had the opportunity to work for a renowned appellate firm and intern with a Justice at the Court of Appeal, Second District. I also earned the First Honors Award for the highest grade in my Trial Advocacy class. I graduated from Loyola in 2004, and after passing the bar and being sworn in, went to work at a general business firm in Orange County, California.  But after handling an elder abuse cae, I quickly realized that I wanted to focus my legal talents on representing people who have been wronged by others.. My husband and I relocated to Northern California due to his job in the U.S. Coast Guard, and since then I have been representing clients who have suffered due to asbestos exposure. I manage all pre-trial matters of a case, including conducting and responding to discovery, taking corporate representative depositions, and preparing and opposing pre-trial motions. I use my writing skills to obtain key facts and documents from defendants and to defend against the numerous motions defendants file to try to get out of a lawsuit.. In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my husband and two young daughters.

HAS SUCCEEDED IN OBTAINING IMPRESSIVE RECOVERIES for his clients, resulting in more than 100 multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements in complex legal actions. These include cases involving motor vehicle injury, Quezda v. Motor Coach Industries - $8.15 million; Mehdipour v. City of Santa Monica - $2.65 million; wrongful death, Murillo v. U.S. Border Patrol - $3.3 million; and premises liability, Rosenbaum v. Security Pacific - $3.25 million. Among the high-profile cases that Geoff represents plaintiffs in is the Santa Monica Farmers Market crash which resulted in a total settlement of over $26 Million. Additionally, Geoff was one of the lead plaintiffs counsel in the Castillo v. DYK case involving multiple plaintiffs which resulted in a combined settlement and jury verdict of over $40 Million. He also succeeded on behalf of the victim in an amusement park ride lawsuit. The plaintiff, who fell approximately 35 feet to the ground when the lap bar on a Ferris wheel ride at Pharaoh's Lost Kingdom Amusement Park failed, was awarded $4.9 million in a binding arbitration agreement.. Geoff is an elected member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. He also is a member of the Consumer Attorneys of California, American Association for Justice and an officer of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles where he currently serves on their Board of Governors. Since 1995, Geoff has served as an arbitrator for the Superior Court for the County of Los Angeles. He is a frequent lecturer on trial preparation and practice in California. Other professional organizations that Geoff is a member of include the Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations, Santa Monica Bar Association and Eighth Street Trial Lawyers. In 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 Geoff was named a Super Lawyer by Law & Politics' Southern California Super Lawyers which lists the top five-percent of established Los Angeles and Orange County attorneys. In 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 Geoff was also named by Super Lawyers as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in L.A. County. In 2006, Geoff was named to the Lawdragon 500 New Stars, New Worlds list. He was also named one of the Best Lawyers in America by Woodward/White, Inc. based on a survey of his peers.. He is a graduate of the University of Washington, (B.A., 1981) and was a pitcher on the college baseball team. Geoff received his law degree from Pepperdine University School of Law (1985) and was a member of the Pepperdine Law School National Trial Competition Team. After being admitted to the bar in 1986, he began his legal career as a defense attorney with a focus on medical malpractice, hospital liability and special event and auto racetrack liability. Geoff worked for a plaintiff's sole practitioner for five years, where he tried 20 cases to verdict before joining GB&W in 1992.. Geoff is actively involved in youth sports, coaching both basketball and pony league baseball. He is a member of the University of Washington's Diamond Dawg Group which supports the University of Washington Men's Baseball Program. He is a member of the Sierra Club. Geoff is also a supporting member of the Manhattan Beach Education Foundation, and is an active PTA member. He and his wife Janet Ray support a variety of community causes including music, the arts and the Cardiac Arrhythmia Foundation.

has obtained many multimillion-dollar verdicts, including in the 1999 General Motors case in which a defective fuel tank was found responsible for the burn injuries of two adults and four children. The jury returned with a landmark $4.9 billion verdict. She was co-counsel in the largest personal injury verdict in California, which resulted in a $58 million verdict for a man severely burned by a defective O-ring. In July, 2010, she and partner Bruce Broillet obtained a $5 million verdict against Ford Motor Company for a man injured in when the roof of his van crushed in a rollover causing permanent spinal cord injuries.. She plays a leading role in representing people injured in tire tread separation cases. She is a member of the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee for Ford/Firestone cases in California and participated in ground-breaking depositions of Ford witnesses including former CEOs Jacques Nasser and William Clay Ford, Jr.. Additionally, she is Plaintiffs' Liaison Counsel for Cooper Tire cases in California. Her representation of a former LAPD bomb squad officer paralyzed in a Goodyear tread separation case involving Goodyear LRE tires led to the opening of a NHTSA investigation and the voluntary recall of the tires. On another Goodyear matter, Chris was lead attorney on Frankle v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, which involved defective tires equipped on a large sport utility vehicle. The case settled confidentially.. Her achievements cover the full range of personal injury and product liability cases. Chris has earned widespread recognition for her work as co-counsel in the 2001 negligence case against Southern California Edison, which resulted in a $21 million verdict for an electrocuted avocado picker. Among her other cases are Brezovec v. State of California - $8.8 million, a brain/motor vehicle injury case, Ogden v. Hamm Brothers Construction - $6.4 million, a personal injury matter, and McGee v. The City of Alameda - $25 million, an electrocuted construction worker.. Chris was named Most Outstanding Young Trial Lawyer of 2001, the F. Scott Baldwin Award, by the American Association for Justice (AAJ), New Lawyers Division. She also received Loyola Law School's 2001 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award. She has been nominated as a finalist for the Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles Trial Lawyer of the Year three times, including most recently in 2010.. Within professional organizations, Chris has assumed numerous leadership positions. She served as the President of the Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC) in 2009 and was the 2002 president of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA).  She was elected as a fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers in 2007 and is also a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) where she holds the rank of Associate. Her other memberships include the American Association for Justice (AAJ), where she served as a Chair of the Product Liability Section, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, and the Attorneys Information Exchange Group, an organization specializing in automotive product liability cases. In 1998, she was appointed by the Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court to the Civil Jury Instructions Committee (CACI), where she still serves.. Chris has been ranked as one of the Top 100 Most Influential Attorneys in California by the Los Angeles Daily Journal , which has also named her as one of the Top 50 Women Litigators since 2002. She has also been named among the Top Women Southern California Lawyers in since 2004, and a Super Lawyer in the since Southern California Super Lawyers peer-nominated listings compiled and published by Law & Politics. She was named by to its inaugural list of "The Lawdragon 500 Plaintiffs Lawyers" in the United States. She was also named one of the Best Lawyers in America by Woodward/White, Inc. based on a survey of her peers.. From 1991-1994, Chris was Editor-in-Chief of the CAALA "Advocate," the organization's monthly publication. In 1995, she was Editor-in-Chief of the CAOC "Forum," a statewide trial lawyers monthly publication. She also is the co-author of a CAOC Amicus Brief in Soule v. General Motors (1994) in which the California Supreme Court rejected manufacturers' efforts to overturn landmark strict liability consumer expectation tests. As a frequent lecturer and author, Chris has shared her expertise on various trial techniques including demonstrative evidence, direct and cross examination methods, written discovery and demonstrating head trauma injury in children. Among the organizations she has addressed are CAALA, CAOC, AAJ, Los Angeles County Bar Association, and Western Trial Lawyers Association.

Farah Ghaibi is an Attorney for The Morgan Law Group in the firm’s California office. Farah’s main practice areas include property insurance disputes, personal Injury and wrongful death. More specifically first party insurance coverage litigation, auto accidents, pedestrian accidents, bicycle accidents, dog attacks/maulings, and premises liability (slip/trip and falls). The two main goals are health and compensation, meaning helping clients recover from their injuries by getting them back to the same person they were before the accident that was caused by the negligence of a third party while working toward maximizing the value of their claim. Farah’s tenacity for fighting the insurance companies on their wrongful denial of claims is what drives her passion for representing her clients.. Farah prides herself on client communication and keeping her clients in the loop with every development in their case so they are aware of what is going on behind the scenes. It helps give them a sense of ease, while providing them with the reassurance and confidence that they are not just another case number and that their interests are being properly handled and taken care of in order to maximize the value of their case.. In her free time outside of work, Farah enjoys Bikram yoga, watching sunsets by the beach, and spending quality time with family.

Derek Turbin is an Associate Attorney at Ellis Law Corporation, with experience in serious personal injury, medical malpractice, products liability, and employment law.

Calderone Law Firm is a El Segundo, California-based employment law firm providing legal services and representation to clients throughout the surrounding areas of southern California. Founding attorney Vincent Calderone has over 30 years of experience as a litigator and is a veteran trial attorney whose track record speaks for it. He is dedicated to assisting those who have been wrong in the workplace and will fight aggressively to see their rights recognized and asserted. Throughout his career, Mr. Calderone has assisted countless clients with all types of employment law cases such as discrimination and harassment in the workplace, sexual harassment, wage and hour issues, and wrongful termination. The firm also handles whistleblower cases, which involve a party seeking to expose wrongful practices or other wrongdoings by a company. Individuals in such cases can face threats of retaliation by the exposed parties. Additionally, the firm also provides defense services for employers facing employment related litigation.Clients of the Calderone Law Firm may rest assured that their case will be handled personally by Mr. Calderone who will provide zalous represenation and guide every step of the way. Your needs are our top priority. Mr. Calderone takes pride on the exceptional level of service he provides to clients and will work closely with you to keep you informed at every step of the way.

BRUCE A. BROILLET'S intelligent and committed approach to the law has earned him national recognition and respect among his peers in the legal community. As a trial lawyer, he has obtained numerous seven and eight figure results. He represents plaintiffs in such areas as business litigation, products liability, professional malpractice, personal injury and wrongful death. His achievements include a $3.3 billion settlement against Big Tobacco on behalf of the County of Los Angeles, a $45.6 million verdict in a legal malpractice case, which is the largest of its kind in California's history, one of California's largest pre-trial settlements for an injury victim in the amount of $32.5 million, and $10.35 million in a business fraud case against a major financial corporation. He was also involved in the Ford/Firestone tire tread litigation.. Bruce has successfully handled a wide variety of complex cases, ranging from stock transfer fraud to defective products causing life-altering injuries. He represented television news reporter Adrienne Alpert in her case involving injuries from electrical shock, and his outstanding trial work has resulted in multimillion-dollar outcomes against such diverse entities as Isuzu Motor Co., American Appliance Corporation, Robertson Honda, Schlumberger Corp., Ambassador Insurance Company, International Telephone and Telegraph (ITT), the City of Los Angeles, and the County of Imperial. He currently represents numerous people suffering from catastrophic harm such as quadriplegia, paraplegia, brain damage, burns and death.. Bruce represented executive producer Gary Binkow (Finding Neverland) in his case against the Osbournes for breach of contract, and also represented independent producer Leigh Ann Burton in her case against Oscar de la Hoya for wrongfully using her reality television show idea.. He currently represents myriad companies and individuals harmed in the business arena including cases involving an investment firm which was forced to disgorge substantial compensation as a result of the malpractice of their corporate law firm, a Real Estate lender who inappropriately and unfairly took advantage of consumers, and a legal malpractice claim involving the failure to perfect and enforce a multi-million dollar judgment.. Bruce's accomplishments have been recognized by the legal profession's leading publications and organizations. He is named in Woodward / White, Inc. as one of "The Best Lawyers in America" and in California Lawyer Magazine as "One of California's Most Respected Plaintiff's Lawyers." Bruce has been listed repeatedly as one of the "100 Most Influential Attorneys in California" by the Los Angeles Daily Journal.. Southern California Super Lawyers Magazine/Los Angeles Magazine annually lists the top five-percent of lawyers practicing in Los Angeles and Orange Counties as nominated and voted upon by their peers. Bruce was named to its "Top 10 Southern California Lawyers" and "Top 100 Los Angeles County Lawyers" lists in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. He has also been one of the "Top 10 point getters" in each of those years, and was the "Top point getter" in 2008. In 2005, Bruce received the prestigious "Litigator of the Year Award" from the Century City Bar Association, and was honored by the Foundation For Taxpayer and Consumer Rights with its "Lifetime Legal Achievement Award." In 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008, Bruce was named by Lawdragon to its list of "The 500 Leading Lawyers in America" and its list of "The 500 Leading Litigators in America." Also in 2006, Loyola Law School presented Bruce with its "Champions of Justice" award.  And, in 2009, Bruce was presented with the "Civil Advocate Award" by the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel.. Bruce has played a strong leadership role in the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), an organization dedicated to maintaining high standards and practices in the field of trial work, serving on its Board of Governors and as its President. CAALA has bestowed upon him its "Trial Lawyer of the Year Award" and its "Ted Horn Memorial Award" in recognition of service to the Bar.. An active member of the Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC), Bruce has served on its Board of Governors and as its President. He is the recipient of the CAOC's "Robert E. Cartwright Award" for Excellence in Trial Advocacy and Teaching Trial Advocacy, its "Edward I. Pollock Award" for his efforts on behalf of CAOC's ideals, and its "Marvin E. Lewis Award" for continued guidance, loyalty and dedication.. Elected to the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), Bruce holds the rank of Advocate and has served on ABOTA's National Board of Directors. He is a recipient of the "Civility Award" from the Los Angeles Chapter of ABOTA. Bruce was elected as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, and a Fellow of the International Society of Barristers. He is a member of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers and has served on its Board of Governors. He is a Founding Member of Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, and he co-chaired the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles' 2002 Annual Law Firm Campaign.. In 1995, Bruce chaired the statewide CAOC-CAALA Joint Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Committee, which educated plaintiffs' attorneys on how to serve their clients better. As an author, Bruce has written several publications including "Chapter 55, Industrial (Heavy) Machinery," Matthew Bender Products Liability Practice Guide, 1988; and "Anatomy of a Civil Jury Trial," 1992. He is a frequent guest lecturer at professional seminars.. Bruce is active in a number of community activities. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Success Through The Arts Foundation which benefits Hyde Park Elementary School, View Park Preparatory High School and Washington Preparatory High School. A firm believer in the value of education, Bruce is a member of the University of Notre Dame's College of Arts and Letters Advisory Council and is on the Executive Committee of the University of Texas School of Law Alumni Association. Bruce has endowed three scholarships to enable deserving students to attend the University of Notre Dame, including the Mr. and Mrs. Eugene H. Broillet Scholarship, the Eugene H. Broillet Scholarship, and the John and Betty Foster Scholarship, as well as a graduate stipend fund in the names of two of his uncles, Joseph and Frank Ferrara. He also endowed a scholarship in honor of his parents to enable recipients to attend the University of Texas School of Law, which is Bruce's law school alma mater. Bruce also established a computer classroom and a high tech teaching facility at his high school in El Paso Texas, Cathedral High School.. Bruce is from El Paso, Texas. He received his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame (1971) and his J.D. from the University of Texas (1974).. He is admitted to the State Bar of California and the State Bar of Texas. He is married to Norah and they have a son, Dalton.

Britt Karp is an associate of Ellis Law Corporation. She has extensive experience representing clients in various areas of law, including personal injury and litigation and specializes in complex cases with catastrophic injuries. She practices in both state and federal courts.. Ms. Karp graduated cum laude from Occidental College in 2009 and from Southwestern Law School’s two-year accelerated J.D. program in 2011 where she was selected as a member of the Moot Court Honors Program. Ms. Karp participated in the National Entertainment Law Moot Court Competition and was awarded 1st place for the brief she prepared for her team, beating out some of the top law schools in the country.. Ms. Karp was admitted to practice law in California in 2011 and is a member of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles. Prior to joining the firm, she practiced civil litigation defense at Marrone Robinson Frederick & Foster and insurance coverage litigation at Selman Breitman LLP. This diverse experience enables Ms. Karp to anticipate the opposing sides’ arguments and obtain the best results for our clients.. Ms. Karp is originally from Brooklyn, New York. In her spare time, she volunteers for the I Have A Dream Foundation as a mentor, roots for the NY Mets and spends time with her cat, Taco, and dog, Saxby.

Attorney Crystal Foley dedicates her practice at Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC to helping victims of mesothelioma. Since 2004, she has recovered millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements on behalf of individuals and their families impacted by mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases.. Crystal focuses on California asbestos procedure and practices and oversees the firm’s California docket. Before joining the firm, she worked at a law firm in San Francisco where she had a general civil litigation practice with a focus on anti-SLAPP actions. She also has experience in personal injury, wrongful death and bankruptcy cases, with an emphasis in toxic tort litigation.. “I strive to achieve the best possible outcome for the people I represent because they deserve justice for the harm done to them and their loved ones,” Crystal said. “My work helping my clients stand up for their legal rights is so fulfilling, I can’t imagine doing anything else.”

Alyson T. Marchiondo has worked with the Ellis Law Corporation since 1999.  She has represented clients in various areas of law, including Personal Injury, Products Liability, Premises Liability, Medical Malpractice, and Labor/Employment Litigation. Ms. Marchiondo has vast experience with all aspects of litigation, up to and including trial.

Air, Land, Sea & Space Trial Lawyer. Warrior. Sheepdog. Highly combat decorated Marine naval aviator. Lieutenant Colonel (select) US Marines Reserve. Consulting aviation expert witness & crash reconstructionist. Commercial-rated helicopter & airplane pilot. Ferdinand Phillip “Precious” Peche’s skill set serves his clients—his friends—in any clime & place. Phil battles big business & insurance bullies to get civil justice for the people he represents.