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Tenny Amin is a Co-owner/Partner in the firm’s Irvine, California office. She focuses her practice exclusively on Family Law and Family Law Mediation. Well-known for her effective and assertive representation, Tenny has extensive experience in handling all aspects of family law cases ranging from mediation to trials involving child custody and child support, spousal support, and division of property. Committed to the intelligent and effective representation of her clients, Tenny focuses her practice on intricate custody disputes as well as cases involving the characterization and division of high asset and complex marital estates. Tenny graduated cum laude from the University of California, Irvine in 2000, earning a double major in Bachelor of Arts in the disciplines of Political Science and Criminology, Law and Society. In 2003, she earned a Juris Doctorate from Pepperdine University School of Law. During her tenure at Pepperdine, Tenny served on the Moot Court Team for two years and participated in several Honors Appellate Advocacy Tournaments. Additionally, in 2020 Tenny earned a Masters of Laws (LL.M.) Degree in Dispute Resolution from the Pepperdine School of Law. Pepperdine’s LLM program is ranked #1 in the nation, and she was one of a select handful of students that were admitted to the program. Tenny currently practices as a certified Mediator in Family Law. Tenny is an active member of the community. She is currently serving as President of both the Orange County, California Chapter and the Las Vegas, Nevada Chapter of the Society Of Orphaned Armenian Relief (SOAR), a charitable organization providing humanitarian relief to orphaned children throughout the world. In addition, she is active in numerous professional organizations, including the Orange County Bar Association, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, and the National Organization of Women Business Owners (NAWBO). Tenny was nominated and recognized in 2020 and in 2023 by the Orange County Business Journal’s Women in Business Award. Tenny is fluent in Armenian. In her spare time, she enjoys running, marathon training, yoga, and spending time with her husband and daughter.

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I enjoy advocating on behalf of individuals, businesses, and boards in a range of business and property disputes. My passion is keeping people out of my office. I've successfully negotiated and resolved more than 2,500 matters on behalf of my clients - many before litigation and/or through mediation.. I'm a Loyola Law School graduate, my peers have rated me AV® Preeminent, I’m a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and I'm a Legacy Seat Holder of the Dean's Leadership Circle at UC Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business. I'm also the proud mama of a sweet and precocious teenager.

I am a business attorney and the Managing Partner of the Irvine based law firm of Miller Miller Gerber, LLP.  My areas of practice include business litigation and transactional work.  My transactional practice focuses on advising business through the everyday issues that businesses face.  I assist businesses with various issues, including setting up and managing the corporation, drafting contracts, resolving client and vendor disputes, large-scale acquisitions, and exit events including the sale of a business.  My litigation practice ranges from simple disputes with vendors, to bet-the-company litigations, to federal qui tam actions.. My professional experience prior to Miller Miller Gerber included a clerkship with the Honorable Asher Grunis of the Israeli Supreme Court, and time at the New York bases firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP.  While at Paul Weiss, I gained experience doing large scale public and private M&A work, cutting edge high tech trading litigation, large securities class actions, and simple partnership disputes.. I received my BA, Suma Cum Laude, from University of California, Los Angeles, and got my J.D. from New York University.  I now live in Huntington Beach.  As an active member of the community, I host my own annual Charity Wine Tasting called Uncork for Hope, which benefits Boys Town California, and am also a participant in the CHOC Follies, an annual musical theater production that benefits the Children's Hospital of Orange County.  I am also on the Board of Governors for the Center Club, the Board of Directors for Boys Town California, and an active participant at the Jewish Federation and Family Services in Orange County, where I serve on the NextGen Board, the Ignite co-chair, and am also currently serving a six year term on the Jewish Federations National Youth Leadership Cabinet.

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Damon Mircheff focuses his practice on business and intellectual property litigation, with an emphasis on trademark, false advertising and trade secret litigation, as well as real estate and property disputes, title insurance litigation, and partnership, shareholder and business-member disputes. Damon practices in both state and federal courts, and has substantial experience in arbitration settings. Damon is also the Chairperson of Rutan & Tucker’s E-Discovery Committee.. Representative Matters/Cases. • Representing supplement-industry defendants in false advertising lawsuits by alleged competitor brought under the Lanham Act and California law.. • Representing group of insurance brokers in lawsuit for misappropriation of trade secrets and breach of fiduciary duty following their departure from former workplace.. • Representing purchaser in fraud and business tort lawsuit against seller for nondisclosure and concealment relating to purchase and sale of manufacturing business.. • Representing shareholder of closely held corporation in dissolution action.. • Representing property owners in easement disputes with adjacent property owners, quiet title actions, and disputes arising out of real property purchase/sale agreements.. • Representing California public benefit corporation in dispute relating to online auction services.. Memberships & Associations. • ABA’s Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section. • Board Member, Federal Bar Association’s Orange County Chapter. • Orange County Bar Association. • Orange County Bar Association’s Bridging the Gap Committee. • Orange County Bar Association’s Business Litigation Section. • Advisory Board Member

Background. Ms. Galuppo’s two-decade litigation career provides her with the necessary experience to handle any litigation matter and all aspects of the litigation process. She is highly skilled and experienced at litigation and dispute resolution in high-stakes business and real estate conflicts. Ms. Galuppo’s practice specializes in representing public and private companies and high-net worth individuals in various complex and general, straightforward civil actions, including business, commercial, securities, and real estate related litigation.. Ms. Galuppo’s experience began during law school when she was an extern with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and spent a summer with one of the most aggressive plaintiffs-sided class action securities litigation law firms in the country. After law school, Ms. Galuppo commenced her practice with Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, a highly rated, New York-based law firm, during which time she was an integral member of the fraud and complex insurance coverage practice group. She specialized in securities and fraud litigation and complex insurance coverage defense and handled class actions, derivative actions, SEC investigations and proceedings, and provided related complex insurance coverage analyses and advice.. After practicing five years with Stroock, Ms. Galuppo joined the law firm of Cox, Castle & Nicholson, during which she handled a diverse array of commercial and real estate-related litigation matters. During that time, Ms. Galuppo gained extensive knowledge about all facets of the real estate business. Uniquely, Ms. Galuppo combined her significant securities and real estate litigation background and successfully defended securities-related real estate matters, including successfully handling nearly a decade of condo-hotel litigation in San Diego state and federal courts and including the appellate courts.. Disputes/Matters Handled. Business & CommercialReal EstateCorporate, partnership, member, and joint venturePartitionFraudReal Estate nondisclosuresTransaction work outs and pre-litigation Breach of ContractBreach of Fiduciary DutyFraudulent transferBoundary & EasementsHomeowner Association and CC&RsEnvironmentalConstructionCommercial Landlord/tenantFinancial servicesClass actionsAppeals & WritsReceivers. Experience. Ms. Galuppo litigates matters in both federal and state courts throughout California and other U.S. jurisdictions. Ms. Galuppo is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, all California State Courts, and the United States District Courts for the Central, Eastern, Northern, and Southern Districts of California.. She handles day-to-day management of all her litigation matters, and her clients very much appreciate her timely contact about case developments and response to their inquiries. Ms. Galuppo has been hailed by her clients for her sound legal advice, ability to anticipate opposing counsel, extensive understanding of the law and facts of each case, and well-reasoned litigation strategies.. Ms. Galuppo was an integral trial team member of multi-million dollar, several multi-week trials in both federal and state courts, including a four-month jury trial in Orange County Superior Court, a three-week federal trial in the Central District of California and has handled many arbitration hearings. Ms. Galuppo has handled international matters as well, which have involved complex insurance coverage representation of foreign-based insureds and insurers, including those in Germany, Australia and England.. Ms. Galuppo’s practice also includes handling numerous appeals and writs before the Ninth Circuit and the California Appellate Courts. She has been responsible for all aspects of the briefing on appeals and has argued before the Ninth Circuit and the California Appellate Court.. Education. Ms. Galuppo received her Juris Doctorate from Pepperdine University School of Law, where she graduated cum laude, was the Vice President and Member of the Moot Court Board, Founder of the Entertainment Law Competition, a member of the Appellate Advocacy Team competing in New York, and a Member of Inns of Court. While in law school, Ms. Galuppo was an extern at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. She received her undergraduate degree from Pepperdine University.. Professional Affiliations. Orange County Bar AssociationOrange County Women Lawyers AssociationCalifornia Women Lawyers AssociationAssociation of Business Trial Lawyers (past)Orange County Commercial Real Estate Women, member and commitee member (CREW-OC). Publications. Tips to Ensure That Your Email Deal Terms Are Enforceable, January 12, 2015The Legal Team Condotel Developers Are Thanking, Law360, April 25, 2014High Court Leaves Hotelier Win in Hard Rock Securities Row, Law360, February 24, 2014Ninth Circuit Rules In Favor Of Commercial Real Estate, August 22, 2013Ninth Circuit Concludes That Condo-Hotel Units At The Hard Rock Hotel Are Not A Security, August 16, 2013. Speaking Engagements. Ms. Galuppo regularly moderates panels for CREW-OC and other groups in which she is involved.