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Representation of clients in all aspects of civil litigation including pre-litigation settlement, mediation and arbitration, and proceedings through trial and appeal. Nearly 20 years of experience with litigation, arbitrations, mediations and trials for civil matters in both California State and/or Federal Courts and have resolved disputes with favorable dispositions for my clients.

Prior to forming The Law Offices of Alisa Admiral, I worked as an attorney at one of the nation's largest consumer bankruptcy firms.  While there, I gained significant experience in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 consumer bankruptcy. I am knowledgeable in the area of bankruptcy law and procedure. I am also familiar with the rules and policies of the judges and trustees in the bankruptcy courts in Southern California.I know how difficult it can be to face financial hardships, and have seen firsthand how the stress can negatively impact your life. I will work hard to make the process as straightforward and painless as possible.

Previously served as Chair of the California Board of Legal Specialization (CBLS) for the 2014-2015 year and board member of CBLS from (2011-2016).  Previously served the CBLS as member and then chair of the tax law advisory committee (2006-2011).

Paul Overett is the founder of the Long Beach personal injury firm, Overett Group. During his 14 years of experience, Attorney Overett has successfully helped each one of his clients win compensation. Whether the case involves a car accident, dog bite, burn injury, premises liability or wrongful death, Mr. Overett works tirelessly to see that justice is restored on his client's behalf. Call him today for a free consultation.

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.

Over the past 19 years, Ms. Pratt’s focus has been workers’ compensation and personal injury. She is known for her compassion for clients and aggressive advocacy on their behalf. Her sensitivity, optimism, work ethic, and dedication to her clients have resulted in a high rate of client satisfaction and excellent case results.. "I want my clients to know that every day the entire staff of our law firm is dedicated to assisting that client back to a healthy lifestyle and compensating them to the fullest extent of the law!". Ms. Pratt has handled thousands of cases and her accomplishments in California run from the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board and California Superior Court to the California Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of California. She has also successfully litigated cases outside of California before the United States District Court, 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, Wyoming Supreme Court, and North Dakota Supreme Court. Her watchword always has been and will continue to be: Commitment.. On a personal note, Ms. Pratt was born and raised in Southern California and is an alumnus of Western State University College of Law where she graduated with Cum Laude honors. While at Western she was proud to be a member of the Women’s Law Association, received nine American Jurisprudence awards, and was an editor of Law Review. When not practicing law, Ms. Pratt enjoys snowboarding, motorcycle riding, reading, and playing with her dogs.

Neal F. Morrow III

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.

My husband Daniel McGee and I are partners in our personal injury practice.  We each have over 20 years of experience handling exclusively personal injury cases.  We specialize in serious injury and wrongful death cases.. We have four office locations: Long Beach, Santa Monica, Pasadena and Los Angeles.

My areas of focus are Employment Law, Wrongful Termination, Disability Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Wage and Hour, Racial Discrimination, and Sexual Harassment.

Ms. Serbin received her B.A. degree from Pitzer College in 1981 and her Juris Doctor degree from University of San Diego School of Law in 1986. She was admitted to the bar in California and Arizona in 1987 and has been practicing law since 1987. In November of 1987, Ms. Serbin was hired as an associate by the Perona, Langer firm and in 1996 became a principal of the law firm.. Ms. Serbin has a diverse litigation practice representing clients in State and Federal court in the areas of appellate law, employment discrimination and wrongful termination, real estate fraud, construction defects, insurance bad faith and inverse condemnation.. In addition to her trial experience, Ms. Serbin has handled in excess of 70 appeals, writs and petitions for review before various appellate courts including the California Supreme Court of Appeal, California Court of Appeal, Arizona Court of Appeal and Federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal. Many of the appeals she has researched, written and argued have resulted in published opinions including Rosencrans v. Dover Images, Ltd, 192 Cal. App. 4th 1072 (2011), County of San Bernardino v. Calderon, 148 1103 (2007), Plut v. Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company, 85 98 (2000), Pruyn v. Agricultural Ins. Co., 36 500 (1995), and Rivera v. Sassoon, 39 1045 (1995).. On February 15, 2015, Ellen R. Serbin was certified as an Appellate Law Specialist by the California Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of California.. Ellen Serbin is an active and sustaining member of several professional organizations including, the Anti-Defamation League, America Bar Association, California Employment Lawyers Association, National Employment Lawyers Association, and Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles. AREAS OF LAW: Appellate, Elder Abuse, Employment Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Real Estate Disputes, Construction Defects, Business Litigation, Insurance Bad Faith, Inverse Condemnation. EDUCATION: University of San Diego School of Law – J.D.Pitzer College – B.A.. BAR ADMISSION: California and Arizona

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.

Mr. Kidd began his legal career in 1993 working as Deputy City Attorney for the City of San Diego. While working for the city, Mr. Kidd prosecuted hundreds of criminal matters, including more than one hundred jury and bench trials. He also, defended the city in major civil litigation. The firms’ practice is focused on three major areas of law. The first is Criminal Defense. We handle all types of criminal matters ranging from allegations of theft, drug sales, driving under the influence of alcohol, robbery, fraud, domestic violence, and homicide. The second area is Personal Injury including automobile accidents, trip and falls, and work related injuries. The third area is Civil Rights with an emphasis on police misconduct cases. Mr. Kidd has been in private practice since 1998. His trial experience is extensive and includes successful jury verdicts in state and federal court in both criminal and civil matters. In addition to Mr. Kidd, the firm employs several contract attorneys who contribute their legal knowledge and expertise to the firm. Our firm is committed to providing our clients with the highest quality legal work at competitive rates. We pride ourselves on promptly returning phone calls, keeping our clients well informed throughout every step of our representation, and providing unsurpassed legal advice and advocacy.

Mr. Jamal represents injured individuals and families throughout Southern California. After graduating in the top 5% of his law school class, Mr. Jamal worked for a prominent firm in Irvine, California. Upon obtaining extensive experience in the area of litigation, Mr. Jamal decided to start his own law practice where he could provide each of his clients personalized legal services. Mr. Jamal takes the time to learn his clients' goals and works hard to try and exceed their expectations.

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.

Minh T. Nguyen is a dedicated advocate for individuals seeking justice. As the principal attorney at Nguyen Theam Lawyers, LLP, his legal focus lies in representing clients with personal injury cases. Minh's extensive expertise encompasses a wide range of accidents, including automobile collisions, slip-and-falls, product liability claims, dog attacks, and cases involving dangerous conditions of public property.. In 2023, Minh assumes the role of Presidentof the Consumer Attorney Association of Los Angeles ("CAALA"), the US’s largest local bar association of trial lawyers, comprising of over 3,000 attorneys exclusively dedicated to representing consumers. Remarkably, he is the first Asian-American president in CAALA's history, a testament to his leadership and commitment.. Minh embarked on his legal career at Jeffrey S. Pop & Associates, a distinguished boutique personal injury law firm. There, he championed the rights of catastrophically injured clients in personal injury lawsuits. Notably, in 2002, as a certified law student fresh out of law school, Minh undertook a challenging case that had been turned away by three different law firms. This case involved a five-year-old boy injured in a car accident at an intersection, where the driver was uninsured, unlicensed, on medication, and had made an unsafe left turn. Minh pursued legal action against the city of Modesto, successfully demonstrating the intersection's dangerous nature and securing over $3.5 million in compensation for the young boy and his family. Minh was also a rare 2-year, Extern to San Francisco Superior Court Judge John E. Munter.. Since then, Minh's career has been marked by remarkable success, having recovered over $250 million in settlements and verdicts for his clients. His peers have consistently recognized his legal prowess, naming him a Rising Star in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2012, and a Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers Magazine every year from 2014 onwards. He is also a Top Young Lawyer, awarded by Super Lawyers Magazine.. He is a dedicated trial lawyer who is committed to training the next generation of trial lawyers. He is on faculty at the renowned trial college, Gerry Spence Method at Thunderhead Ranch, CAALA’s Plaintiffs Trial Academy, and Laws Di Gras. He is a frequent speaker at TBI Med Legal, Consumers Attorneys of California, and CAALA’s Vegas Convention.. Beyond his legal practice, Minh has demonstrated a profound commitment to community service. He has served as the Past President of the Los Angeles Trial Lawyers' Charities (LATLC), a nonprofit organization dedicated to philanthropic efforts funded by lawyers. Under his leadership, LATLC has contributed over $35 million to the community and provided over 500,000 meals, supporting initiatives such as scholarships for high school seniors, youth sports sponsorships, and the creation of specialized tricycles for individuals with disabilities. LATLC's focus areas encompass education, children's welfare, survivors of abuse, persons with disabilities, and homelessness.. In 2012, Minh founded his own law firm, with offices in Beverly Hills and Long Beach, where he continues to champion the cause of justice for individuals of all backgrounds, irrespective of age, race, gender, or sexual orientation.. Minh is a Past President of the Los Angeles Trial Lawyers’ Charities, a Board of Governors Member of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, a Board of Governors Member of the University of California, Hastings Alumni Association, a Lifetime Member of the Philippine American Bar Association (PABA), a Lifetime Member of the Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association, a member of the Vietnamese American Bar Association of Southern California.. In his spare time, he has completed three full IronMan races—swimming 2.4 miles, biking 112 miles, and running a 26.2 miles. He is a rabid Dodger fan and plays competitively in organized adult men baseball leagues.

Megan F. DiTolla is an attorney licensed to practice law in California. She has performed over a 1,500 Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income hearings across the Western United States. She is admitted to practice law in all district courts of California, as well as the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.. Originally from Amesbury, Massachusetts, Megan received her undergraduate degree in Journalism from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She graduated from California Western School of Law in 2004 and has been practicing Social Security law ever since. Having worked at the nation’s largest Social Security Disability law firm for four years, Megan gained valuable insight as to how the Social Security Administration works.. As the founder of West Coast Disability Legal Center, Megan’s goal is to combine the skills she honed in a big firm atmosphere with her desire to provide the best in customer service, to make her client’s experience a unique, informative, and successful endeavor. When Megan is not working, she and her husband, Chad, spend the majority of their free time training for marathons, triathlons, and other endurance athletic adventures. She also loves traveling, homemade Italian food and hiking with her dog, Dexter.

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.

Marc Allmeroth is the lead partner in the firm’s civil and personal injury practice. Mr. Allmeroth brings over 25 years of experience, and is A-V rated by Martindale Hubbell–the highest rating available to practicing attorneys.

Lyon Law represents only employees in claims of wrongful termination, sex and race harassment, disability and medical leave discrimination and whistleblower retaliation.. Lyon Law and attorney Geoffrey Lyon have 4 of the top employment discrimination settlements in California in 2022, and several top 50 and 100 jury verdicts and settlements in California and the United States in recent years. In over 35 years Lyon Law has litigated thousands of cases and dozens of trials, including wrongful termination trials against Fortune 500 companies. Attorney Lyon is named a SuperLawyer by Thomson-Reuters-Westlaw limited to the top 5% of attorneys, and a Board Certified Civil Trial Attorney, a certification held by less than 1% of attorneys. Lyon did six jury trials in 2022 including a $1.2 million verdict for a one-year employee making less than $20 per hour. (Results vary depending on the unique facts of a given case.). Attorney Lyon has attended trial colleges of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, California Employment Lawyers Association, Jerry Spence, Trojan Horse, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, and Trial Lawyers University. He previously worked for a nationwide law firm, taught legal writing at LSU Law School, clerked for judges on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (covering Florida, Alabama and Georgia), and the Idaho Supreme Court, including death penalty cases, interned with the Minnesota Court of Appeals, was Student Director of the Federal Income Tax Clinic at the University of Minnesota Law School, and was previously a single and multi-engine, instrument and commercial flight instructor.

Long Beach criminal defense attorney, Matthew Kaestner, brings over 32 years of criminal law experience to the defense of every criminal case.  He is certified as a criminal law specialist by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization.  In 2018 he is one of only three attorneys with offices in Long Beach who are certified as criminal law specialists.   Mr. Kaestner has been a featured speaker before the Los Angeles County Bar Association's ICDA 2013 seminar.  He was recently recogized on the National Registry of Exonerations for his work freeing a man wrongfully convicted by a Long Beach jury of murder.  He has extensive experience and is expert in all areas of criminal law defense from misdemeanor cases to capital murder.

Leah Kagan is an associate and trial attorney at Simon Greenstone Panatier Bartlett, PC. Leah joined the firm’s California office in 2015 focusing her practice on asbestos litigation, with an emphasis on cases involving exposures to talc and talcum powder products.. Ms. Kagan is admitted to practice law in California, New York, and New Jersey and in the United States District Courts in California and New Jersey. She received her law degree from Rutgers School of Law, Camden in 2009 and her Bachelor of Arts degree in History, with a minor in English, from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2006.

Karina N. Lallande received Bachelor of Arts Degrees in Sociology and Global Studies with a Socio-Economic and Political Emphasis from the University of California, Santa Barbara and a Juris Doctor Degree from the University of California Hastings, College of the Law in San Francisco, California.. Ms. Lallande is a Partner at Lallande Law, PLC, where her practice focuses on litigating personal injury and wrongful death cases, primarily involving claims of premises liability; trucking accidents; collisions between automobiles, motorcycles, bicycles, and pedestrians; defective products; civil rights; and medical malpractice. Ms. Lallande represents victims who have suffered catastrophic injuries, such as brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, birth injuries, amputations, and traumatic fractures.. Ms. Lallande is admitted to the State Bar of California, the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the United States District Courts for the Northern District of California, Central District of California, and Southern District of California. Ms. Lallande is a member of the American Association for Justice (AAJ), Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC), and Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), and San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association.. Ms. Lallande was honored by the Consumer Attorneys of California as a Nominee for the 2011 Woman Trial Lawyer of the Year. Ms. Lallande has been named among the Southern California Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” for every year since 2014. Ms. Lallande has been named as a “Top 40 Under 40” trial lawyer by The National Trial Lawyers for every year since 2016. She has also earned the coveted, prestigious “AV” Preeminent Rating by Martindale-Hubbell for achieving the highest level of professional excellence and ethics. Ms. Lallande has served on the Board of Directors of Governors of Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles since 2018. Ms. Lallande has served on the Board of Directors of Los Angeles Trial Lawyers’ Charities (LATLC) since 2016 and will be President of the organization in 2023. Ms. Lallande served on the Board of Governors of the Long Beach Bar Association in 2017 and 2018.. When she isn't working, you can usually find Karina off on an adventure- traveling, hiking, scuba diving, backpacking, bicycle riding, camping. Karina has climbed 2 of the 7 summits (the tallest mountains on each continent) and looks forward to climbing many more mountains in the years to come. She has also hiked the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, walked from Portugal to Spain along a section of the Camino de Santiago, traversed Santa Catalina Island via the Trans-Catalina Trail, and hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon in a heat wave and back up to the rim in a hail storm. Basically, she loves a challenge! Karina is passionate about photography and loves to document her adventures. She particularly enjoys outdoor/adventure and landscape photography.