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When not practicing law, I enjoy playing the hammer dulcimer and mountain dulcimer, cooking and relaxing with my spouse and our three cats.

We provide uparalled criminal defense representation in California State Courts as well Federal Courts throughout the United States.  With over 20 years of trial experience, an investigative team of retired law enforcement personnel with a combined 65 years of police experience, a legal research and writing team with over 25 years of expereince at all levels of State and Federal criminal defense, TLOMMH combines expertise and experience with excellent client support and care to provide clients with excellent representation on all levels.. Additionally, TLOMMH represents entrepreneurs, start-ups and individuals seeking entrance into the California Canabis market.  From grows to extracts to distribution to retail sales, we guide clients through the process of legally entering the Cannabis marketplace.  We asssit clients with everything from land selection and purchase to entity selection and creation, creation of business plans and investor strategy as well as acquition of investment and agreements.

Top Tier DUI Attorney Matthew J. Ruff has devoted his entire legal career, 30 years, to the area of DUI and Criminal Defense. Unlike many other Attorneys who may "side line" in the area of criminal defense, Attorney Ruff has limited his practice to exclusive criminal defense for over a decade. Prior to starting his work in Criminal Defense he worked in one of the largest District Attorney's Offices in the State of California. This gives his clients an edge by having "inside knowledge" of how his client's case will be prosecuted. He also gives his clients the added "edge" and an educational background in Law Enforcement, Police Science and Administration of Criminal Justice.. Matthew Boasts one of the highest success rates for dismissal in Torrance Court and prosecutions from cities such as Redondo Beach, Hermosa, Rancho Palos Verdes and Long Beach.Put simply, he knows the "ins and outs" of the Criminal Justice system from the police, the D.A. and the Judge hearing the case, giving his clients a distinct advantage when charged with a crime. What also sets Attorney Ruff apart from most other attorneys is the fact that he gives the client one-on-one attention. He is always available to consult directly, never passing his client's off to a paralegal or legal assistant. He believes his clients deserve this kind of respect. He is known in California as a top criminal lawyer, a zealous defender and an aggressive "FIGHTER" for his clients. Attorney Matthew J. Ruff is licensed to practice law in the entire State of California, as well as the Federal District Courts in California and the Federal Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit Federal Court of Appeal.

The founding member of the firm, Gary Carlin is one of the most seasoned employment law attorneys in California. Gary has been practicing law since 1970, having established his own practice in 1977 and guiding the Law Offices of Gary R. Carlin into one of the largest and most respected employment litigation firms in Southern California. With his unique focus and expertise in the plight of employees, Gary provides the experience and resources to offer his clients new chances in life and at work. In 50 years of practicing law, Gary has obtained verdicts, judgments, awards, and settlements of cases at a present value of over $100,000,000 for his clients.. Gary has an amazing range of legal experience and has gained a reputation for reliability and strong ethics, previously advising the Supreme Court of the State of California on matters of attorney discipline and serving on multiple committees and panels statewide. After law school, Gary worked at the Law Offices of C. Ransom Samuelson, the first attorney to ever obtain a jury verdict in excess of $100,000 in Los Angeles County. He later became a partner in the firm before establishing his practice. Gary has the highest possible rating by the gold standard of rating services, known as Martindale-Hubbell/. His Martindale-Hubbell rating is "AV Preeminent," the very highest and best possible rating or achievement, which places him at the very top both nationwide and in the state of CA of his profession of practicing law according to his peers, judges, arbitrators, mediators, and attorneys.

THE CARREON FIRM is a Los Angeles County/Orange County litigation law firm that handles a variety of legal claims for consumers, employees and those injured throughout California and across the nation. Our practice includes class action lawsuits (involving employment, consumer fraud, product defect and unfair business practice claims), group-non class employment claims (discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, etc.), catastrophic personal injury claims (involving accidents, property owner negligence, defective products, etc.), individual consumer fraud claims and elder abuse claims (involving physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, exploitation of funds or property, neglect and abandonment). We also specialize in longshore worker both from an injury and employment standpoint.

Since 1989, Stephen B. Clemmer has been providing legal services in Estate Planning, Business Law and Real Estate.  With regard to estate planning, from modest to the larger estates, Mr. Clemmer provides excellent advice and counsel, encompassing such issues as Estate Tax Savings Techniques, planning for non-citizen spouses, and unique and special circumstances including special needs trusts.   His business law practice includes the formation of corporations, limited liability companies and partnerships, drafting and reviewing all forms of contracts including buy-sell agreements.  His real estate practice focuses on the drafting and review of leases and real estate partnerships and other real property agreements.. A native of Long Beach, California, Stephen graduated Cum Laude from California State University at Long Beach in 1970 with degrees in French and German and obtained his Juris Doctorate degree with honors from Whittier Law School in 1984 where he served on Law Review.  While with the Federal Trade Commission in Washington, D.C., he coordinated discovery on the Commission’s successful effort to disallow the merger between Warner Communications Inc. and PolyGram among other antitrust matters. Besides the practice of law, Stephen taught English as a Second Language both in Tunisia while in the Peace Corps and in Europe as well as administered numerous private schools for English as a Second Language across the United States.  Stephen is a proud parent of a Golden Bear--his son studying at the University of California, Berkeley--Go Bears!. Mr. Clemmer is a member of the State Bar of California (State Bar No. 140316), the United States District Court (Central and Southern Districts), the United States Court of Appeal (9th District), the United States Court of International Trade and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Clemmer is also a member of the Estates and Trusts Section, Business Law Section and Real Estate Sections of the State Bar of California and the Los Angeles County Bar Association.

Samuel R. Walker is a trusted attorney with a great reputation in and around Los Angeles County and Orange County. He handles Family Law, Estate Planning, Civil Litigation and Appellate matters. The Law Office of Samuel Walker will handle your legal matter with individualized attention and if a contested trial is necessary vigorously represent your legal interests.. At Walker Law Corporation, we are committed to obtaining the best possible resolution for every client. We will ensure that your legal interests are represented in a compassionate, efficient and effective manner. We will deliver positive results. We have many satisfied clients and can provide references upon request. In the courtroom we provide passionate and aggressive representation within the confines of the legal landscape. You will be thankful that you hired the Walker Law Corporation to represent you with zealousness and compassion.. Areas of Practice:. Family Law: Divorce – Child Custody – Child Support – Spousal Support – Property Division – Prenuptial Agreements. Estate Planning: Wills & Trusts – Estate & Trust Litigation – Elder Financial Abuse - Fiduciary Representation. Civil Litigation: License Defense – Malpractice – Personal Injury. Appeals: General. Why Choose Us?. At the law offices of Samuel Walker, we understand obtaining legal counsel for representation in the State of California can be an unusually stressful situation and finding the right lawyer who specializes in your area of need is a crucial decision. We believe in providing clients with compassionate, knowledgeable and results driven legal representation and offer clients free over the phone legal consultations to help them determine if our Attorneys will be a perfect fit for them.

Richard Wynn is a Certified Criminal Law Specialist who began his career in 1988 working for a fortune 500 company at Transamerica Insurance Group while he earned dual Bachelor of Art Degrees in Finance and Accounting from California State University of Fullerton. After gaining the knowledge of the complexities of the insurance business and dealing with numerous attorneys with respect to claims management, he attended Western State University School of law and earned a Juris Doctor Degree. Richard Wynn was employed at a prestigious Southern California Law Firm that handled personal injuries, wrongful death and class action suits. He successful litigated hundreds of serious injury cases to settlements and trials. Richard Wynn's aggressiveness and compassion for his clients resulted in millions of dollars plus settlements and quickly earned him a partnership position with the Firm. The firm had some criminal cases (mainly DUI, Domestic Violence and White Collar Crime) and they were all handle by Richard Wynn.In May 2004, Richard Wynn started the Wynn Law Group wherein he practiced exclusively in criminal defense and selective serious injuries cases. Over the following years, he has successfully handled over a thousand criminal cases and serious injuries cases involving police brutality and excessive force in police shooting incidents. Richard Wynn's knowledge and skill in both the civil and criminal litigation has equipped his clients with a special and effective weapon to take on the mistakes done by Law Enforcement which have resulted in monetary settlement from those wrongdoings.Mr. Wynn's style, personality, experience and advocacy skill in the criminal justice system, has earned him a reputation for being one of the finest criminal defense attorneys in Southern California. Mr. Wynn prides himself on aggressive representation with compassion for his clients' cases, which separates his clients from the thousand of cases the courts routinely handle. Armed with the knowledge, experience and great advocacy skill to formulate the best defense, Mr. Wynn is accustomed to taking on the criminal justice system and achieving the best results for his clients in Federal, State and Juvenile Court. Richard Wynn has been admitted to practice law in all California State Court as well as in the Central and Northern Districts of United States District Court, and United States Tax Court for white-collar crimes.

Paul D. Velasco is the principal of Velasco Law Group, APC, in Long Beach, California. Paul has been practicing for more than 20 years and focuses his practice exclusively on estate planning, probate and trust administration, as well as probate and trust litigation. He is certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization as a Certified Specialist in estate planning, trust, and probate law, a distinction held by less than one percent of all attorneys in California.. He has lectured extensively for wealth management advisors, corporate trustees, and other professionals on trust and estate planning matters. Paul and his firm have represented Farmers & Merchants Trust Company of Long Beach, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Union Bank, and other professional trustees as legal counsel on various trust, probate, and litigation matters. Paul is also fluent in Spanish, one of a few bilingual estate planning attorneys in the entire State of California. He is a member of the Trusts and Estates Section of the State Bar of California and the Estate Planning and Trust Council of Long Beach. Paul is also very active in the community.. He is a Volunteer Attorney for the City of Santa Fe Springs Legal Services programs, which offers free legal services to low-income residents, and he sits on the Board of Directors of CAPC, Inc., a non-profit organization in Whittier, California, whose mission is to empower adults with disabilities to realize their full potential and live independently.

Patrick McIntyre is an Associate with Clinton & Clinton whose practice focuses primarily on the defense of personal and catastrophic injuries and wrongful death claims for corporate clients such as Live Nation Worldwide, Inc., Nestle USA, and Veolia Transportation Services, Inc.. Patrick McIntyre emphasizes a trial readiness approach from the onset of litigation, and is an aggressive advocate for the defense of his clients who considers every possible means of achieving positive resolutions. He has extensive experience in cases involving complex theories of liability, and has obtained successful results against multiple claims alleging catastrophic injuries.. Recently, Patrick McIntyre achieved success at the appellate level, obtaining an order affirming the dismissal of a serious auto accident case. Patrick McIntyre's experience includes valuable insight into class-action and anti-trust litigation, which informs and enriches the litigation strategies he employs for clients at Clinton & Clinton.

Overall firm responsibility for developing, maintaining and administering human resources in support of efficient and profitable operations. Provides external personnel and human resources consulting services for a fee to the firm’s clients.• Recruits, interviews and tests candidates for employment.• Coordinates the on-campus recruiting program and represents the firm at recruiting functions.• Conducts and participates in industry salary surveys to ensure firm’s compensation levels remain competitive.• Develops and conducts internal and external training programs.• Develops internal policies and procedures to ensure compliance with applicable laws.• Counsels firm’s supervisory personnel on human resource matters.• As the firm’s Evaluation Coordinator, reviews all personnel evaluations.• Administers annual “Awards for Excellence” program.• Administers Employee Orientation for all new hires.• Serves as the human resources consultant for the firm and provides clients with a full range of integrated consulting services including recruitment services, personnel audits, employee handbook review and development, policies and procedures manuals, compliance services, termination services, performance appraisal systems, employee incentive programs, and training and development.

My primary areas of practice are family law, criminal defense and criminal appeals.  I have bar admissions to the State Bar of California, the Federal Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the Central District of California, the Eastern District of California and the Southern District of California.. My criminal defense experience includes domestic violence matters, assault and battery, DUI, white collar crimes and more.. I have also practiced family law with regards to child custody and visitation issues as well as premarital agreements.. My office is located in Long Beach in the heart of the Bixby Knolls community.

My practice encompasses a wide spectrum of complex litigation, with an emphasis on commercial and class action litigation. I practice in state and federal trial and appellate courts across the country.

My philosophy in practicing law is building relationships.  Many of my clients have become my best friends.  My longest term client I've known since elementary school--50 years.  Another I've represented for 40 years, preparing their taxes even before I became an attorney.. I enjoy wine.  Soon I own a winery in Paso Robles named Dark Star Cellars.. I love many sports.  I've been a roller dance skating competitor for over 50 years.  I've won more than 20 national championships starting in 1969 to date.. Last, I have a passion for reading books, journals, and articles on theology, philosophy, and science.  I enjoy discussing these topics with family and friends.

Mr. Michel is Senior Partner at Michel & Associates, P.C. His practice focuses on adversarial litigation and regulatory compliance advice in the fields of firearms law, civil rights, land use, and environmental law. He has been lead counsel in over 50 jury trials. Mr. Michel is recognized as one of the leading national authorities on firearms laws. For over two decades he has played a significant role in advocating and defending individual civil and constitutional rights, and particularly Second Amendment rights, and in helping to shape related legislation. He has been instrumental in crafting some of the most important legal challenges to legislation that infringes on rights guaranteed by the Constitution.. Mr. Michel represents many of the most prominent shooting sports and self-defense civil rights associations in the world, including the National Rifle Association, California Rifle & Pistol Association, Second Amendment Law Center, Second Amendment Foundation and Gun Owners of California and has represented many different clients in high profile cases that garnered significant media attention. He is a regular commentator and frequent contributor to national media discussions, and has appeared as a spokesperson for the NRA, CRPA, other associations, and individual clients on dozens of video and radio interviews and in thousands of newspaper articles.. Mr. Michel has taught Firearms Law and Law Practice Management courses as an adjunct professor at Chapman University’s Fowler School of Law. He is the author of the book California Gun Laws – A Guide to State and Federal Firearm Regulations.. Mr. Michel began his career as a judicial clerk with U.S. District Court Judge William J. Rea in Los Angeles. He worked as a criminal prosecutor for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office as well as for several Southern California cities, and as an advocate with the Los Angeles Federal Public Defender’s office. Mr. Michel also practiced environmental and general civil litigation as an attorney at the renowned international law firm of O’Melveny & Myers, LLP. While at O’Melveny, Mr. Michel represented all manner of clients, from individuals to multinational corporations. His varied experience included representing Exxon Corporation in connection with the Exxon Valdez oil spill, and serving as Staff Counsel to the “Christopher Commission” investigating the Los Angeles Police Department in the wake of the Rodney King incident under the leadership of former Secretary of State Warren Christopher.. Mr. Michel graduated near the top of his class from Rutgers University in New Jersey in 1980 and then from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles in 1989, again near the top of his class. In law school he won two prestigious awards for trial advocacy and writing skills, one through the United States Supreme Court.. Mr. Michel has been profiled in recognition of his work in numerous newspaper, magazine, radio, TV and social media platforms.

Misty L. Colwell has practiced exclusively in the areas of estate planning and trust administration since her admission to the California Bar in 1990. She is Of Counsel to Velasco Law Group, APC, and she maintains her own solo practice concentrating on probate, trust administration, conservatorship, and guardianship law. Ms. Colwell earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and she received her law degree from the University of San Diego School of Law.. Ms. Colwell has a strong record of service to the Long Beach community. She has volunteered for the Long Beach Bar Association’s Pro Per Guardianship Panel since its inception, and she received the Pro Bono Award in 1999 from the Long Beach Bar Association. In addition, she has been an active member of Long Beach Bar Association, Women Lawyers of Long Beach, and the Trusts and Estates Section of the State Bar of California throughout her career.

Michael Sarris specializes in California family law and has extensive experience in the areas of child support, child custody and visitation, spousal support and community property division. Prior to joining Brandmeyer Gilligan & Dockstader, LLP, Mr. Sarris founded the Law Offices of Michael Sarris where he advised clients in corporate law, and family law building on his corporate experience at large firms such as Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, J.P. Morgan and Higgs, Fletcher & Mack where he spent a number of years as a securities’ lawyer and as an investment banker. Mr. Sarris is conversant in Spanish and fluent in Greek.

Matt Kinley is the founder of Kinley Law Practice, and has practiced law since 1989, representing individual and business clients throughout California in the areas of business law, litigation, healthcare, and personal injury. Matt received his law degree from Loyola Law School and his Master of Laws (LLM) in Health Law from the Beazley Institute at Loyola Chicago Law School. Previous to founding Kinley Law Practice, Matt was Partner at TLD Law, formerly Tredway Lumsdaine & Doyle LLP, where he served as Managing Partner from 2006 to 2011.

Kristin Trutanich is a trial attorney with over 18 years of litigation experience. Prior to joining Gilligan, Frisco & Trutanich, Ms. Trutanich was a Deputy District Attorney with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. As a Deputy District Attorney, she tried over 70 jury trials involving domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault, gang violence and murder. At the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, she was assigned to the Victim Impact Program (VIP) where she prosecuted sexual assault cases, crimes against children and domestic violence murders. She was also assigned to the Hardcore Gang Division (HGD), where she was responsible for vertically prosecuting gang murders and attempted murders.

Julian Quattlebaum has over three decades of high level transactional experience both in-house and in large and boutique firm settings in the real estate and telecom industries, with particular focus on cable and wireless telephony.

Joseph S. Schuchert is a Partner at Schuchert, Krieger, Truong, Spagnola & Klausner, LLP. Mr. Schuchert joined the firm in 2015, following more than thirty years in the practice of law. Mr. Schuchert has a substantial background in securities law, having served as a principal in a private equity fund, a hedge fund, and a family investment office.. Mr. Schuchert continues his emphasis on securities and corporate law, representing corporations and their founders in a broad range of corporate and litigation matters.. In 2017, Mr. Schuchert was appointed as a law lecturer at UC Irvine School of Law, teaching “Alternative Investments- Diverse Legal Issues in an Expanding Asset”.. Mr. Schuchert resides in Southern California with his wife. They are passionate in their support of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and are members of the Peninsula Committee Children’s Hospital.

Joseph H. Low is on a lifelong mission of fighting for all of our rights as citizens against corporate greed and oppression, violations of rights by city, state, and federal governments and mistreatment at the hands of public organizations like city hall and law enforcement. Joseph Low's mission began in the United States Marine Corps. He proudly served his country and defended freedom wherever they needed him. Mr. Low went on to complete his graduate studies in biochemistry, where he focused his research on the fight against cancer.. As an attorney, Joe Low has received several national awards for his expertise in the courtroom. He one of a very small group of lawyers to have graduated from Gerry Spence's Trial Lawyers College, which is considered by many to be the toughest, most selective, trial advocacy college in the United States. Low continues to remain very involved with the college, regularly teaching Gerry Spence's techniques around the country.

Jon Ibanez has only handled criminal cases since graduating from law school. He has worked in  the Public Defender’s Office, District Attorney’s Office, and as a private defense attorney for numerous reputable criminal law firms. He has handled everything from DUI to drugs to manslaughter to murder. Additionally, he is also a professor of law at several colleges and is a writer on current events in DUI law. Needless to say, Mr. Ibanez is passionate about criminal defense and has dedicated his career to defending his clients against criminal charges.

John T. Bachmayer has over three decades of handling contentious California Family Law and civil litigation matters. He has a proven track record of successfully negotiating settlements and favorable trial outcomes on behalf of clients. His concentration at the firm is on litigation of the full array of California family law matters at the temporary order and other pre-trial stages, through trial, and on appeal. His extensive background in areas of non-family law civil litigation provides the expertise necessary to undertake the representation of California family law clients who have ancillary civil matters, thus providing a full service, and often eliminating the need to retain separate legal counsel.  Mr. Bachmayer is AV-rated by Martindale Hubbell.

John J. Gilligan, founding partner of Gilligan Frisco & Trutanich, LLP, has extensive experience specializing in family law, probate litigation, and estate planning since 1981.  Mr. Gilligan graduated cum laude and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from State University of New York at Brockport, and obtained his Juris Doctorate from Western State University. He is a Certified Family Law Specialist since 1997. Only 10% of California’s family law attorneys have earned this additional education and title.