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Established in 1990, the Law Offices of David M. Zeligs has delivered quality legal services to its clients with professionalism and integrity for a quarter century. Based on our firm’s philosophy of putting the client’s needs first, we provide individualized services based on your realistic legal needs and expectations for a reasonable price.. Too often law firms deliver a “cookie cutter” package of documents to the client at their convenience, without taking the time to explain the legal significance and complexities of what has been prepared. This can translate into misunderstandings, legal problems and costly lawsuits down the road. We won’t leave you in the dark, and devote the time necessary to explain the legal benefits and liabilities of your transaction, so you can make an informed and knowledgeable decision about structuring your business and personal legal affairs.

Elizabeth Munro Farrugia is a trial attorney, licensed in Florida and California. An unrelenting advocate for injured people, she first knew she wanted to become a lawyer when she realized that she wanted to spend her life helping people. She earned her law degree from Florida State University College of Law in 2013 and also holds a Political Science degree from Michigan State University. Today, she provides injured clients in Los Angeles and the surrounding areas with high quality legal representation, striving always to obtain the maximum compensation that accidents victims both need and deserve to recover.. Elizabeth is licensed to practice in Florida and California State Courts, as well as the Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida, Central District of California and the First and Second Court of Appeal in Florida. She is a member of the Florida Justice Association, and the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA).. She is a proud member of the American Board of Trail Advocates.

Elizabeth Arnett Vozzella practices in the area of Wills, Trusts and Probate.  She is committed to the belief that every client deserves personalized, professional and courteous service in the preparation of their estate plan and all of their legal needs.           Ms. Vozzella is a highly regarded attorney in Long Beach by clients as well as attorneys and judges. She strives to do her utmost for her clients and has been rewarded by word of mouth referrals and representing generations within the same families. Ms. Vozzella practices law with the highest morals, values, ethics and integrity. Her objective is to make certain that you are represented to the fullest capacity. She is dedicated to providing you steadfast peace of mind that your interactions with the legal system go as smooth as possible.         Ms. Vozzella received her Juris Doctorate from Southwestern University School of Law where she was awarded the prestigious Paul Wildman Scholarship.  While in Law School, she served as Notes & Comment Editor for the Southwestern Journal of Law and Trade in the Americas.  During her tenure as Editor, Ms. Vozzella was nominated by Southwestern Law School and was featured in the esteemed Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges.          Ms. Vozzella is an active member of the California State Bar Association, the Long Beach Bar Association, and the Long Beach Women Lawyer’s Association.

Dorothy Groza is a Los Angeles-based attorney, specializing in business litigation, real estate, employment law, wills and trusts, and dispute resolution.  Prior to launching Groza Law, Dorothy worked at a prominent firm in Orange County for several years where she handled all facets of complex civil litigation matters in federal and state courts.. Before entering civil practice, Dorothy served as a  law clerk for both the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office and Riverside District Attorney’s Office where she focused on writs & appeals.  Dorothy obtained her Juris Doctorate from Southwestern Law School’s prestigious S.C.A.L.E. program where she served as class president for two consecutive years, and co-founder of the Elder Law Advocacy program.. As an entrepreneur and small business owner herself, Dorothy understands the importance of minimizing expense to keep businesses growing.  As such, Dorothy is passionate about liability avoidance and early resolution of legal matters whenever possible.  Dorothy employs a holistic approach, looking at every client's present and anticipated legal needs to help avoid unnecessary legal disputes down the road.

Devon M. Lyon was born and raised in Southern California and is never leaving.  After receiving her Bachelors of Science degree from Linfield College in 1998, she attended Whittier Law School.  In 2001, she graduated with a Doctorate of Jurisprudence and became a licensed California attorney.. In her last two years of law school, Ms. Lyon clerked for a small Plaintiff’s labor and employment firm in Irvine and volunteered for the Orange County Public Defender’s office.  After graduation in 2001, Ms. Lyon joined the law firm of Demler, Armstrong & Rowland in Long Beach where she practiced insurance defense and also assisted with the opening and operation of a law office in Orange County on behalf of a San Francisco based law firm.. In 2007, Ms. Lyon founded Ridout & Lyon, LLP with a partner during which time she focused entirely on the defense of employers in labor and employment related disputes.  In addition to representing several small and medium sized businesses, she was regularly assigned litigation defense matters by several insurance carriers for whom she acted as Employment Practices Liability Insurance panel counsel.. Combining her years of experience defending employers, in June of 2015, Ms. Lyon founded Lyon Legal – a firm devoted to the representation of both employees and employers in labor and employment related disputes and injured citizens in personal injury actions.  It's good to know how the other side thinks.. Ms. Lyon has had numerous six figure judgments and settlements on behalf of employees and has successfully assisted employers with litigation prevention and defense.. In her free time, Ms. Lyon enjoys boating and coaching her daughter’s softball team.  Ms. Lyon is an active volunteer with youth athletics in Long Beach and presently sits on the Executive Board of Los Altos Youth Baseball and Softball.

Curtis Kaiser, JD/MBABoard Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law“Purposeful Planning for the Multi-Millionaire Next Door®”. Our firm focuses exclusively on estate planning and we do it in a way that to put it simply, is designed to take care of our clients’ families. We do this best through the Legacy Program we began offering in 2019.. Our Legacy Program serves over 100 client families, and we are fortunate to have a 95% renewal rate on the program. We prepare our clients’ plans and assets for their loved ones and prepare the loved ones for the assets. We do this by (1) reactively and proactively adjusting the client’s plan and assets over time to reflect changes in laws, assets and perspective and (2) facilitating communication and education about the plan and assets between our clients and their helpers and beneficiaries.. Drawing on his focused and ongoing estate planning training as well as personal empathy, Curtis Kaiser works with our clients and their trusted advisors to create and evolve estate plans that help to minimize taxes, costs, and complications, while maximizing simplicity, ease of implementation, and family harmony. Kaiser Law Group’s Legacy Program is perpetually adaptable to serve the client’s needs and life circumstances.. Beginning his career as a litigator with Morrison & Foerster in Orange County 25 years ago, Curtis transitioned to estate planning over 15 years ago and became a Board-Certified Estate Planning Specialist. This commitment to specialization led him to develop what he calls “Purposeful Planning for the Multi-Millionaire Next Door®.” This is a client-centered model that focuses on sensible financial decisions to accumulate and sustain family wealth in all of its forms, across generations.. Curtis serves as chair for two chapters of TIGER 21, the premier membership community for high-net worth creators and preservers – one in Los Angeles and one in Newport Beach. For over a decade, he served as the group leader for the Long Beach Airport group of ProVisors, a national networking organization for trusted advisors, and is also a Laureate in Wealth Strategies, a designation awarded by the Southern California Institute to estate planning professionals who counsel high-net worth clients. Curtis co-founded the Southern California chapter of the Purposeful Planning Institute.. Curtis is a frequent presenter for groups such as the Financial Planning Association, CalCPA, the Purposeful Planning Institute and Vistage.. Curtis earned his B.A. degree, with honors, from the University of California at Santa Barbara and his J.D. degree from Santa Clara University, where he was named a Dean’s Fellow and received a 100% merit scholarship. Curtis also has an MBA from UCLA’s Anderson School of Business where he was the commencement speaker. He is a proficient Spanish speaker and serves clients who prefer to communicate in their native language.. Curtis lives in the Belmont Shore neighborhood of Long Beach with his wife Kristie (a fourth-grade teacher) and his 12-year old daughter and 9-year old son. Curtis enjoys travelling with his family to Spanish-speaking countries, coaching his son in baseball and going to concerts with his daughter.

Corporate, business, and transactional lawyer for 40 years.  Negotiating and representing clients in business deals, partnerships, financing transactions, leases and loans, development projects, and specialized transactions.. Arbitration and mediation of business and commercial disputes and transactions.. Business planning and business formation.. Business, financing, and transaction advice and counsel.. Transaction negotiation, contracts, and documentation.. Project planning and financing.. Loan and lease contracts and negotiations.. Representation in business transactions, projects, and financing.. Structuring, negotiating, and financing business transactions in manufacturing, retail, real estate, technology, transportation, telecommunications, entertainment, and many other industries.

Committed to win. Consultations are free. All fees based on contingency, and no client ever pays a dime of their own money.

Charles Russell is a human resources attorney who consults with small to mid-sized employers in both the nonprofit and for-profit worlds. For more than twelve years, Charles has provided employers with representation, advice, consulting, and training on all aspects of employee relations and board management practices. From outsourcing all human resources functions to providing customized consultation, Charles helps employers develop and implement personnel policies and practices designed specifically to improve employee effectiveness while reducing the risk of litigation.

Charles E. Frisco has been sole attorney on more than 150 felony trials to verdict and thousands of criminal cases overall. His legal career covers juvenile, appellate and special circumstance life without parole cases from arraignment to finality.. Attorney Frisco has covered every phase of the criminal procedure, with case specific trials that include the following: media litigation, scientific evidence, mental-health defenses, gang-related homicides, DNA, forfeiture, and sex cases, 1st, 4th, 5th, 6th, search and seizure suppression motions. Mr. Frisco has also represented every spectrum of society, including former and current police officers, actors and actresses, corporate executives, politicians, and high-profile celebrities.. Attorney Frisco has attended every annual Monterey Death Penalty Capital Case Defense Seminar for the last twenty years.

Charles D. Naylor has been a personal injury trial lawyer in the State and federal courts of Southern California for more than 30 years. During his career, Mr. Naylor has successfully settled or tried hundreds of cases arising from injuries occurring in the ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach and around the world. Mr. Naylor enjoys a national reputation among his peers for his strict adherence to the highest standards of ethics, quality of work, and successful prosecution of injury cases. In 2007 he was a finalist for the Consumer Attorney of the Year Award presented by the Consumer Attorneys of California and in 2008 was a recipient of California Lawyer Magazine's prestigious CLAY Award. Mr. Naylor has an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating possible from the most respected national legal rating service, and has been recognized by Southern California Super Lawyers as one of the "top attorneys in southern California" for 2007-2011. Among his recent jury trial verdicts, in a 2007 wrongful death case Mr. Naylor obtained a verdict of more than $55 million for the family of a deceased longshoreman and a settlement agreement of $3.2 million for an injured longshore woman. Mr. Naylor has been a lecturer for the State of California, Continuing Education of the Bar program and serves as a Neutral Evaluator for the Los Angeles County Superior Courts for maritime injury cases. He is a commissioner of the State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization Admiralty & Maritime Consulting Group, where he has played a vital role in the development of criteria for certification in California as a specialist in Admiralty and Maritime Law. Mr. Naylor is also an adjunct Professor of Law, teaching Admiralty and Maritime Law at Chapman University School of Law. He is a member and Past-President of the Maritime Section of the Long Beach Bar Association, the Maritime Law Association of the United States, the American Association For Justice (formerly American Trial Lawyers Association) Admiralty section, the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, WILG and is a "Bencher" member of the Joseph A. Ball/Clarence S. Hunt Inn of Court.

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Brinda Gandhi is a Certified Family Law Specialist (CFLS).  She has been an attorney for over 13 years and is licensed in both California and India. Brinda has dealt primarily in dissolutions, domestic violence, restraining orders, and custody cases. She also has experience with cross-border divorce and custody issues. She is fluent in English, Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati. In 2005 Brinda graduated from law school at the University of Mumbai in the top 10% of her class.  After law school, Brinda worked with Citibank as an in-house legal counsel before she transitioned to family law in 2011.. Her compassion for her clients and focus on settling cases amicably outside of the courtroom has allowed Brinda to produce excellent results for her clients.. In addition to her experience as an attorney, Brinda also channels her compassion into helping others in her community. She served as President for the non-profit organization South Asian Helpline and Referral Agency (S.A.H.A.R.A), where she raised over $1,000,000 to provide services to victims of domestic violence. Brinda is also an Advisory Board Member for the organization Share a Smile, a non-profit which helps to provide opportunities for low-income communities in the field of education, healthcare and women empowerment.In her free time, Brinda enjoys practicing yoga and meditation. You may also find her cooking, painting or enjoying a good book.

Brent S. Buchsbaum is an equity partner at the Law Offices of Buchsbaum & Haag, LLP, located in Long Beach, California. Representing employees throughout Los Angeles and Orange counties, he focuses his practice on cases involving the state's Fair Employment and Housing Act, the federal Equal Pay Act, the failures of employers to provide reasonable accommodations to disabled or pregnant employees, the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, the California Family Rights Act, hostile work environment, wrongful termination, discrimination, hostile work environment, whistleblower retaliation and other related employment law matters. He has won a jury verdict in excess of $1,000,000 and has obtained numerous class action settlements in excess of $1,000,000.. Mr. Buchsbaum has secured in excess of $40 million for his clients while serving as lead trial counsel. In one representative case, he obtained $1.17 million on behalf of a client in a lawsuit based on racial harassment and discrimination that was filed against the city of Pasadena. This jury verdict resulted in his being invited to become a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. In 2008, Mr. Buchsbaum was nominated to be the recipient of the Trial Lawyer of the Year award bestowed annually by the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles.. Mr. Buchsbaum completed his undergraduate education at the University of California, Santa Barbara, graduating cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology in 1994. He then attended the University of San Diego School of Law and was awarded his Juris Doctor in 1997. Admitted to practice in California, Mr. Buchsbaum is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.. Mr. Buchsbaum is an active participant in the Labor and Employment Law Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association. He is also a member of the California Employment Lawyers Association and the Los Angeles County and Long Beach bar associations.

Brennan S. Kahn has been an active Plaintiff’s litigator in the counties of San Diego, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange, and Kern for over the last six years. Prior to joining the law firm of Perona, Langer, Beck, Serbin, Mendoza and Harrison in 2009, Mr. Kahn was admitted to the California Bar in December 2008 after obtaining his Juris Doctorate in May 2008 from the University San Diego School of Law. Before entering law school, Mr. Kahn received a Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology in May 2005 from the Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology with the intent of using his skills as a clinically trained therapist to assist his career in law.. Mr. Kahn is currently a member of a variety of professional legal organizations including the Los Angeles County Bar Association, Consumer Advocate Attorneys of Los Angeles, and California Employment Lawyers Association, among others. His practice is primarily centered in employment law, but also includes business litigation, contract formation, intellectual property, and business formation and structure. He is experienced in all matters of litigation including general case management, client contact, legal research, legal writing, including discovery motions and motions for summary judgment, oral argument, depositions and written discovery. Mr. Kahn has also received numerous favorable verdicts at trial, arbitration and administrative hearings. Independently settled hundreds of cases grossing millions of dollars through negotiations and / or confidential mediations.

Bobby Waltman is personal injury attorney at The Law Offices of Ted B. Wacker. Bobby's extensive litigation and trial experience is underscored by his role as lead trial counsel in over thirty jury trials. His steadfast commitment to his clients and their cases has consistently yielded outstanding outcomes, with verdicts surpassing the defendant's pre-trial offers by tenfold. Driven by a passion for justice, Bobby is devoted to assisting individuals who have suffered serious injuries due to the negligence of others. His unwavering commitment lies in securing the highest possible compensation for his clients, leveraging assertive advocacy and compassionate guidance throughout the legal process.. His contributions to the personal injury practice revolve around serving the rights of clients in cases such as:. · Car, truck and motorcycle accidents. · Bicycle and pedestrian accidents. · Rideshare accidents. · Slip-and-fall accidents. · Spinal cord and brain injuries. · Accidents leading to amputations and catastrophic injuries. · Wrongful death. · Medical Malpractice. Bobby attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he received his Bachelor of Arts in 2007 with honors and was awarded Distinction in the Major for his scholastic achievements. He pursued his interest in law at Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law, graduating with a Juris Doctor degree in 2012. While at law school, he was bestowed a full merit scholarship, served as the social justice chair of the Public Interest Law Foundation and performed a stint as the president of the Chapman’s National Lawyers’ Guild Chapter.. Mr. Waltman is fluent in Spanish and Farsi, further augmenting his ability to represent a diverse clientele. An active member of the Californian legal sphere, he upholds memberships with many notable organizations, such as the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, the Orange Country Trial Lawyers Association, and the Orange County Bar Association. In addition to his legal practice and his engagement with the larger legal community, he was a founding board member of H.I.R.E., a nonprofit association that encourages reintegration and employment of the formerly incarcerated and dedicates time to mentoring law students on litigation and trial at his alma mater.. As a former mediator at the Riverside County Superior Court and deputy public defender at Orange County, Mr. Waltman has a diverse set of experiences complementing the shrewd legal acumen he acquired as a skilled litigator and negotiator. He is committed to providing fierce representation and judicious legal services to clients who have been injured through no fault of their own. Well-appreciated by his clients and peers for his compassionate outlook and his creative out-of-the-box legal approaches, he ensures to go the extra mile by doing research and concocting strategies best tailored to his clients’ interests, needs and goals.

Blumberg Law Corporation specializes in recovering money for clients who have been the victims of medical malpractice, attorney malpractice, personal injury, real estate fraud, and financial misconduct.  We are board certified malpractice, trial and appeal lawyers.

Bennet founded the Internet Law Center in 2007 after working in-house with technology, e-commerce, and internet advertising companies such as ETM Entertainment Network, Network Commerce, and ValueClick for nearly a decade. He has been named as among the nation's top internet lawyers by several publications including the Los Angeles Business Journal which named him one of the Most Influential Lawyers in Digital Media and E-Commerce. He frequently appears or is quoted in television, radio, and print stories on internet legal developments, including appearing on The Today Show.. Bennet is a past Co-Chair of the California Lawyers' Association's Cyberspace Committee where he led the effort to develop a primer on cyberspace law for state policymakers. He also led the Technology, Internet, and Privacy subcommittee of CLA's Intellectual Property Section from 2016-2019.. Bennet is a frequent presenter at conferences worldwide and has been a contributor to the Journal of Internet Law and E-Commerce Law and Policy. He also is the publisher of the firm's newsletter and blog, Cyber Report, which was named top newsletter/blog by the Los Angeles Press Club in 2011 and 2020.. In 2019, Bennet was one of a handful of lawyers, academics, prosecutors, law enforcement, and judicial personnel invited to work with the Department of Justice on addressing ways to combat technologically enabled harassment.. In 2012, he was selected by the U.S. Department of Commerce to be part of the U.S. delegation and present on e-commerce law at the 17th U.S.-China Legal Exchange. The prior year he was part of a delegation of a dozen North American internet experts who met with leading Chinese netizens to promote greater freedom within China.. Bennet also was the creator and host of Cyber Law and Business Report which aired on from 2011-2019 and was nominated for a Los Angeles Press Club award.. Bennet began his career in 1990 with Howrey & Simon in Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles where his practice focused on complex litigation, antitrust, and intellectual property matters.. Bennet was born in Providence, Rhode Island.  He is a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center and is admitted in California, District of Columbia, and Maryland as well as federal courts in California and elsewhere.

Belal Hamideh handles all injury cases. Attorney Belal Hamideh has handled hundreds of cases. He has a 99% success rate. Through his experience and dedication to success, he has recovered millions of dollars for his clients.. Mr. Hamideh is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles (“UCLA”). He graduated from UCLA with Deans List Distinction. Attorney Hamideh then continued his education at the Pepperdine School of Law. He graduated in the top third of his class.. Hamideh has externed for Federal and State Judges while studying at Pepperdine Law. He began his practice as an injury attorney and continues to practice personal injury law to present day.. Attorney Hamideh has conducted trials. He goes the distance for his clients to ensure that they receive fair compensation. Moreover, he makes it a priority that his law office provides the best customer service for his clients. He has an experienced and friendly legal staff to assist him in handling his case load.. Mr. Hamideh handles all cases on a contingency fee basis. This means that he does not charge his clients until he wins their case. For this reason, it is best to hire Attorney Hamideh early on in your case. The cost is the same to the client regardless of when you retain Belal Hamideh as your attorney. However, it is more beneficial for the client to retain Mr. Hamideh from the start of their case. This way your case will be handled correctly from beginning to end.. Belal Hamideh handles cases in all of California. Attorney Hamideh is passionate about all his cases regardless of how large or small the case. Hamideh ensures to provide all his clients with the assistance they deserve.. Mr. Hamideh returns all client phone calls. He separates himself from other attorneys because he is dedicated to providing the best customer service. Mr. Hamideh is available to provide a free consultation.. Mr. Hamideh has been elected to be part of The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 under 40. This professional organization is composed of the top trial lawyers from each state or region who are under the age of 40. Membership is extended solely to the select few of the most qualified attorneys from each state who demonstrate superior qualifications of leadership, reputation, influence, stature and public profile measured by objective and uniformly applied standards in compliance with state bar and national Rule 4-7.

Becoming a Social Security disability attorney is one of the best things that ever happened to me. If you could only know the pleasure and satisfation that I have from helping to give people their dignity back.  I know that by the time you get to a Social Security attorney it has already been a long hard road. I will listen to you, guide you, and prepare you to fully develop your case to secure you benefits so you can focus on trying to feel better.

B. STUART WALKER, ESQ.. Certified Family Law Specialist by the California Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of California. After practicing family law exclusively for five years with a large Family Law firm in Santa Monica, I decided to come back to Long Beach and open my own practice. I am a state bar certified family law specialist and I have been practicing family law here in Long Beach since January of 2009. I have extensive experience litigating and settling family law matters in the Los Angeles Central District (Stanley Mosk Courthouse) and also all Los Angeles County Branch Courts primarily focusing on Long Beach,(Governor George Deukmejian Court House), Torrance, Compton, and Norwalk (now Whittier). In Orange County, I also litigate or settle family law cases in the Lamoreaux Justice Center.

Ayman Mourad joined Lanzone Morgan as an attorney in 2018. He received his B.A. in English Literature from Whitman College and his J.D. from Lewis and Clark Law School before he began his law career. Ayman revolved his career around the fight for the underdog. Growing up, Ayman wanted to fight for those who cannot fight for themselves. Similarly, Ayman looks up to the United States’ 44th President, Barack Obama, for his eloquence and finds his devotion to working for the benefit of others inspiring. It is evident that Ayman dedicates his life to help others. Prior to practicing law, Ayman spent 3 years teaching English in Japan and Korea. Not only did he teach English, but also extensively studied Japanese to better communicate and connect. Ayman has previously worked in the Civil Rights field, including employment discrimination, housing discrimination, hate crime, and disability discrimination.. Ayman is now working in elder abuse because it coincides with everything he has done in life. He went to law school to help people. He admits he likes to help families and victims find even a little bit of justice in the largely unjust system. Ayman hopes to bring all issues regarding elderly care to light, so facilities will operate in a way that protects their residents and changes the system altogether. The attorneys are Lanzone Morgan share this mission with Ayman. Additionally, he wants to learn from partners, Anthony and Jim, and work alongside them for he recognizes “they are clearly some of the best in their field.” The synergy between the firm’s common goal and the opportunity to work with two highly respected elder abuse attorneys leaves Ayman seeing nothing other than working at Lanzone Morgan in his future.

Attorney Stephen P. Peacock attended California State University, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree. From there, he went on to pursue his Juris Doctorate, which he received from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. He has been admitted to the United States District Court for the Central District of California and the California State Bar. He has been certified as a Criminal Law Specialist by the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization. The team at this law office is committed to fighting for you and the resolution that is in your best interests. It is of the utmost importance that you know where you can turn and who you can trust to provide you with the help and support you need at this critical time in your life. Criminal charges are extremely serious, but you do not need to be intimidated by them. Instead, take the proactive approach and secure trustworthy help now. Contact the law office today.

Attorney Justin L. Vitug practices at the Long Beach, California offices of Garcia & Artigliere. He primarily focuses on elder abuse and nursing home abuse, applying a strong work ethic and passion for helping others to deliver quality counsel in every legal matter he handles. Vitug earned his Bachelor of Arts degree at Loyola Law School in 2013 and his Juris Doctor degree at Loyola Marymount University in 2016. During law school, he clerked for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office and the Honorable S. James Otero, Federal Court Judge at the Central District of California, where he assisted in the litigation of various felony offenses. Vitug joined Garcia & Artigliere in 2107.

Attorney Daniel L. Hitzke is the managing partner of Hitzke & Ferran, LLP and has worked with our firm for twelve years. Mr. Hitzke was born in Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico in 1974. After he received his Bachelor of Arts degree from California State University, Chico, he attended the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, California. He received his Juris Doctor degree in May of 2000. Mr. Hitzke started his career as an attorney at a prominent Southern California workers’ compensation law firm. After years of dedication to his clients and dozens of successful trials, he became a partner at that firm. Within two years of becoming a partner, he converted the workers’ compensation firm into a multi-practice litigation firm now known as Hitzke & Ferran LLP.. Mr. Hitzke is an experienced trial attorney, representing clients in workers’ compensation, personal injury, employment and discrimination actions, and business litigation cases throughout California. He has had numerous favorable jury verdicts in the State of California Superior Court, along with numerous finding and award decisions before both the Workers Compensation Appeals Board and the State of California Labor Commissioner. Mr. Hitzke also belongs to the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. This organization allows only the noted “Top Trial” attorneys in the United States to join as members. He earned this prestigious distinction by representing injured persons and their families and obtained numerous verdicts/awards worth over one million dollars.. Mr. Hitzke works primarily out of our Long Beach office. He is a member of various honorary boards and organizations and actively coaches youth sports.