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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.

Neal F. Morrow III

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.

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. Karim's practice is almost exclusively dedicated to employment litigation. Mr. Karim represents clients in various employment law matters ranging from counseling to litigation in court to representation before administrative agencies. Mr. Karim was selected as a Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2017, 2019, and 2020, an honor reserved for lawyers who exhibit excellence in practice. Only 2.5% of attorneys in Southern California received this distinction in 2017, 2019-2021.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Jonathan Rayas is a passionate advocate for the worker who relishes fighting for people. He is the founder and managing attorney of Jonathan Rayas, Esq. APC.. His practice primarily focuses on representing Workers, Plaintiffs, and Complainants in in single-plaintiff and employment class actions, in both the Federal Agency and EEOC Claims, along with California cases in the construction, skilled labor, restaurant, retail, service, healthcare, education, manufacturing, and other industries.. Prior to founding Rayas Law, Mr. Rayas worked for some of the most respected Defense-side laws firms in Los Angeles.. Jonathan Rayas holds his Juris Doctorate from Loyola Law School-2011. Jonathan attended Loyola Marymount University for his Bachelor's degree. He graduated from Loyola Law School in downtown Los Angeles at the age of 24. Jonathan is licensed to practice law in California (2011).. Mr. Rayas was raised in Whittier, CA and now calls Long Beach home.. Jonathan enjoys traveling, sports, and hanging out with his dog Bailey.. Mr. Rayas has extensive knowledge and experience in Auto Accident and Personal Injury claims. He has been successful against large corporate defendants.. Mr. Rayas has extensive experience handling Federal Employment Claims including claims with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) both in California, along with Arizona, New Mexico, Missouri, Illinois. He has represented individual federal employees against Federal Agencies including the U.S Navy, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Interior, Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Enforcement, and the Transportation Security Administration, among others.. Mr. Rayas has obtained 7 figures results against large employers and entities throughout the region. He has experience with Traumatic Brain Injury Claims, Catastrophic Accidents/Injuries, and a wide range of employment issues, including harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination.. Mr. Rayas has an extensive employment litigation practice includes claims of wrongful termination, constructive termination, discrimination, harassment and retaliation (based on age, gender or sex, race, national origin, sexual orientation, religion and disability), sexual harassment, hostile work environment, unpaid overtime / unpaid wages, and FMLA violations.. Mr. Rayas started off in the civil defense litigation realm where he learned the ropes and became battle tested at some of the biggest Los Angeles area insurance/civil defense firms. He cut his chops on those cases before switching sides to representing wronged employees and individuals.