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Mr. Stephen Vokshori graduated Magna Cum Laude from USC’s Marshall School of Business and elected to attend the UCLA School of Law for his Juris Doctor.  While in UCLA’s Business Law and Policy Program, he exhibited academic excellence in Real Estate, Corporate, and Finance law, and became a recipient of the Stephen E. Claman Scholarship.Mr. Vokshori’s work experience has included being managing partner at Taylor & Vokshori, a prominent real estate law firm, in-house legal counsel for a sizeable commercial and residential real estate company, litigation consultant with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, and litigation associate at Demler Armstrong & Rowland. As Managing Attorney of Vokshori Law Group, Mr. Vokshori utilizes his unique background in law, accounting, finance, and business when encountering complex real estate transactions, bankruptcy litigation, or business planning in anticipating and formulating solutions for his clients.  He brings a strategic perspective to his work that enables clients to understand the issues they face in new ways.  All the while, Mr. Vokshori understands that clients want to be kept apprised of their case and he makes time to personally meet with them and provide frequent status reports.Mr. Vokshori represents clients in all facets of bankruptcy proceedings and litigation, as well as insolvency issues in business transactions, and he represents debtors and secured lenders in their in- and out-of-court restructurings.  He also represents distressed homeowners who have been victimized by the proliferation of sub-prime and predatory lending as well as those who have witnessed double-digit percentage declines in property values which has stripped the equity out of their homes. Mr. Vokshori regularly advises business owners and entrepreneurs in all of their business transactions including matters relating to business planning and growth, and provides advice and legal services at all stages including startup, business expansion, transition planning and execution.  He has wide-ranging experience in all aspects of commercial and residential real estate.  He is also experienced in estate planning and trust administration, including business succession planning for family and other closely held enterprises.Mr. Vokshori understands the importance of community service and regularly devotes significant time to delivering needed pro bono legal assistance.  Throughout his legal career, he has volunteered his services to individuals fighting against corporate and state powers.  Volunteering with Public Counsel’s general relief advocacy program, Mr. Vokshori argued to protect the rights of people in the welfare system that were homeless or at risk of becoming so.  Mr. Vokshori also provided free legal assistance to UCLA students through UCLA’s Student Legal Services program, counseling students on a wide variety of legal issues. Currently, Mr. Vokshori spends his free time assisting low-income tenants fight against illegal evictions and unlawful detainer actions – a troubling corollary of the subprime mortgage foreclosure crisis.  He also dedicates time to volunteer at Public Counsel's Consumer Law and Debtor Assistance Projects in providing advice and counsel to debtors that are filing for bankruptcy without an attorney.

Mr. Newfield's practice focuses on real estate,business,and general corporate transactional matters and . Newfield's experience as both a transactional and litigation attorney enables him to handle transactions skillfully so as to avoid litigation,and handle litigation successfully due to his thorough understanding of the transactions that give rise to the dispute.

Mr. Chao's litigation practice focuses on commercial real estate matters, including trials and arbitrations arising from commercial leases.

Michael W. Rabkin is a partner with Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP, and is manager of the firm’s Real Estate Department and co-manager of the firm’s Community Association Department. His practice involves all aspects of real estate transactions, including purchase and sale of individual properties and multi-property portfolios, development, and leasing of industrial, retail and office properties.. In addition, Mr. Rabkin represents numerous community associations such as townhomes, high rise condominiums, and planned unit developments.. Mr. Rabkin has been awarded an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell. An AV Preeminent rating reflects an attorney who has reached the highest of professional excellence and is recognized for the highest level of skill and integrity.

MaryBeth Heydt has over twenty-five years of in-house, AmLaw100 law firm and Fortune 50 business advisory experience representing and advising commercial real estate investors and developers, lenders, borrowers, and public agency clients.. MaryBeth's practice focuses on a broad range of commercial real estate transactions. MaryBeth's transactional experience includes a wide variety of product types including, multifamily, industrial, retail, office, hospitality, sale/leaseback, gas stations, convenience stores, quick-service restaurants, agriculture, and gaming. On the commercial and corporate side, MaryBeth has extensive experience advising and representing clients in matters involving real estate acquisitions, dispositions, development, leasing, construction, land use/zoning, planning, condemnation, environmental, and property management. Ms. Heydt also has experience advising clients in business entity formation and governance. On the finance side, MaryBeth advises and represents lenders in loan originations, modifications, refinancing, workout, foreclosure, and lender liability actions.. Prior to joining DTO Law, MaryBeth practiced at Lewis Brisbois in their commercial real estate, public agency, commercial finance, and banking practice groups. MaryBeth also served as an internal commercial real estate workout and lending advisor to one of the largest banks in the United States. MaryBeth spent ten years as in-house counsel to commercial real estate investors and developers with assets across the U.S. MaryBeth has also served in the public sector as a Judicial Law Clerk to Judge Ronald Sohigian and Judge John H. Major for the Los Angeles Superior Court and as a legal extern for the Natural Resources Defense Council, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, and Los Angeles City Attorney Land Use Division. Additionally, she has litigated high profile cases such as the Northridge Meadows Apartment collapse matter.. MaryBeth also holds a Master of Planning degree from the University of Southern California.. When MaryBeth is not closing deals, you will find her traveling (twenty-six countries and counting), watching Wisconsin Badger and Southern Cal Trojan football, mentoring college and graduate students interested in careers in law or real estate, cooking, going to performing arts events, or spending time with her family (including her rescue fur babies).

Martindale Peer Review Rating:  AV (Preeminent, Highest Rating, 5 out of 5)

Mark L. Share is an AV-rated litigator and real estate attorney. His complex litigation practice includes representing clients in state and federal courts and arbitrations in real property and business disputes. He guides clients through sophisticated business transactions. Mr. Share counsels commercial and residential property owners, business entities, and executives.

Mark Nicoletti is a partner in the Firm’s Real Estate Practice Group, and has extensive experience representing real estate funds, individual investors and developers, home builders, and institutional and non-institutional lenders, in all areas of transactional real estate and real estate finance, including: construction, permanent, securitized, mezzanine, and cross-border financing; the acquisition, disposition and development of vacant land, office buildings, apartment complexes, hotels, shopping centers, and other commercial, residential, and mixed use properties; the formation and representation of corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships, and other joint ventures; and representing commercial tenants and landlords in connection with office, retail, and other commercial leasing, ground leasing, and leasehold financing.. Prior to joining Sklar Kirsh LLP, Mark provided boutique transactional real estate and real estate finance services to a select group of investment banking clients and real estate hedge fund clients.. Mark began his legal career in 2000 with Gordon & Silver LTD, in Las Vegas. In 2004, Mark joined the Real Estate Practice Group at Snell & Wilmer LLP; and in 2005, Mark joined Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP, as a member of the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group.. Mark received his Juris Doctorate in 1999, graduating second in his class with High Honors, from the University of Florida College of Law, and was inducted into the Order of the Coif. While in law school, Mark was a member and business editor of the Journal of Law and Public Policy and received academic awards for Bankruptcy and Creditor’s Rights, Taxation of Estates and Trusts, and Constitutional Law. Mark received his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Palm Beach Atlantic University in 1994.. Mark is licensed to practice law in the State of California, the State of Nevada, and the State of Florida, and is a member of the American Bar Association, the State Bar of California, the State Bar of Nevada, and the Florida Bar. Mark is also a Certified Public Accountant (inactive) in the State of Florida.. Mark lives in Pasadena, CA with his daughter.

Known as a tough civil litigator who represents property owners in construction defect and real estate lawsuits, and employees in cases involving sexual harassment, discrimination and wrongful termination, Kenneth G. Ruttenberg is an AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell®, the highest designation an attorney can earn, nationwide. In 2014, he was named a Southern California “Super Lawyer” by his peers, and from 2015 through 2022, has been listed among the Top 100 Super Lawyers of Southern California. Ken’s aggressive approach to litigation has earned him rave reviews for acting as his clients’ voice and fierce advocate in the legal system. One of his past clients wrote: “You will never find an attorney as qualified and dedicated as Mr. Ruttenberg. His strength of character cannot be matched.” Over the 25+ years that he has been practicing law, he has settled numerous cases involving sexual harassment, disability and racial discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination.. Similarly, on matters of construction defects, he has obtained multiple six and seven-figure settlements and awards on behalf of property owners, both in court and in arbitration. Additionally, he has obtained verdicts or settled lawsuits involving real estate disputes, personal injury, mold exposure, medical malpractice, wrongful death, breach of contract, business disputes, and insurance bad faith. He also has two published opinions from the California Court of Appeals. All told, Ken is considered one of the best civil litigators in Southern California.. Ken’s expertise in representing the owners of single-family homes, apartment buildings and condos in construction defect lawsuits comes from his years of practicing real estate law. Over that time, Ken has built valuable relationships with construction experts in all fields to assist in uncovering hidden defects and calculating damages. With all of his clients, Ken is able to win their trust and get the job done.

Kermani Law Firm is a boutique law firm with a practice focused largely on business and real estate litigation, and real estate purchase and sale transactions. Our civil litigation practice includes: contract disputes, business litigation, personal injury, Entertainment law, Intellectual Property litigation, real property disputes and related matters.. As part of our transactional real estate practice, we offer risk management and training for real estate brokers and realtors. We represent buyers and sellers of real property in the acquisition and sale of residential, commercial and industrial real property assets.. Our founder, Ms. Samira Kermani, Esq., is a practicing real estate attorney, litigator, litigation consultant, expert witness.  Ms. Kermani also serves as a mediator and arbitrator.  She handles civil litigation and real estate transactions.  Ms. Kermani has been designated an expert witness in the area of brokers’ duties and standard of care. She is a member of the California Association of Realtors’ Legal Affairs Forum.  She serves as an Arbitrator at the Beverly Hills Greater Los Angeles Association of Realtors.  Ms. Kermani consults on risk management issues and is legal counsel to brokers.  She is a frequent speaker on real estate brokerage law and standard of care issues. She is the author of a Real Estate Blog. Ms. Kermani is a graduate of UCLA and Loyola Law School.  She has been a licensed attorney in California since 1994.  She is also a licensed broker (2001), has owned and operated as a franchisee of a national real estate brokerage, and practiced with Coldwell Banker Beverly Hills North office.  She is the CEO and General Counsel of Karlton Stone Brokerage   .

Jonathan Shin is an associate in the litigation department of Hooper, Lundy, & Bookman.  Mr. Shin’s practice comprises a wide range of matters on behalf of hospitals, medical staffs, and other health care providers.. Mr. Shin obtained his J.D. from UCLA School of Law in 2012 as a member of the Order of the Coif and Moot Court Honors Program. While in law school, he also served as Managing Editor of the Pacific Basin Law Journal, and served as an intern for the New York County District Attorney’s Office during the Summer of 2011.. Prior to joining Hooper, Lundy & Bookman, Mr. Shin was an associate for Shumener, Odson & Oh, LLP where he represented clients on a variety of commercial litigation matters, with a particular emphasis on commercial real estate litigation.. Mr. Shin is admitted to practice law in the State of California, the United States District Court for the Central, Southern and Northern Districts of California, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Jonathan A. Feldheim’s practice focuses on real estate, professional liability litigation and all aspects of dispute resolution and litigation from pre-filing through appeal. He is skilled at negotiating contracts as well as settlements and concentrating his efforts on solving problems rather than creating them. Mr. Feldheim zealously protects and advocates the rights of his clients to judges while using plain language instead of jargon.. Mr. Feldheim grew up outside of Philadelphia and fell in love with California at a young age. When not in the office, he enjoys sports, movies, music, museums, spending time with family and exploring all of beautiful Southern California.

Jennifer Schulz joined Ravid Law Group as an Associate in 2011. Ms. Schulz represents various public and private companies including major developers and national tenants throughout the United States and Canada. Her practice includes negotiating and documenting various types of real estate transactions, including drafting and negotiating retail, office, and industrial leases on behalf of both landlords and tenants. Ms. Schulz also represents purchasers and sellers in purchase and sale transactions for real estate properties throughout the country.. Ms. Schulz is a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association Real Property Section, where she serves on the Commercial Development and Leasing Subsection Steering Committee, and is also a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers. Ms. Schulz received her J.D. from Loyola Law School, where she was Executive Editor of the Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review and a member of the St. Thomas More Law Honor Society, Order of the Coif, and the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot. While in law school, Ms. Schulz also served as a judicial extern for the Honorable R. Gary Klausner of the United States District Court, Central District of California. She earned a B.S. in Architecture at the University of Virginia in 2004.. In addition to the articles listed below, Ms. Schulz’s publications include: Arbitrating Arbitrability: How the U.S. Supreme Court Empowered the Arbitrator at the Expense of the Judge and the Average Joe, 44 Loy. L.A. L. Rev. 1269 (2011).

Jeffrey Huron’s practice focuses on business, real estate and entertainment litigation, as well as civil appeals.  With over 25 years of litigation experience, he has won numerous high-stakes trials, arbitrations and appeals. Law & Politics has named Mr. Huron a Southern California Super Lawyer in Business Litigation for the past 5 years, and Martindale-Hubbell has given Mr. Huron its highest AV Preeminent rating since 1997.. Mr. Huron has written several published legal articles, including an antitrust article cited by the U.S. Supreme Court. He earned a J.D. from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, where he served as Note Editor of the Pacific Law Journal. He received a B.A. in History and Political Science from Marquette University.

Jeff Love is a partner with Gibbs Giden Locher Turner Senet & Wittbrodt LLP. His practice encompasses all facets of real estate transactions, including drafting and negotiating purchase, sale, syndication, and financing transactions in connection with commercial, industrial, and residential assets. He also regularly drafts and negotiates office, retail, and industrial leases for regional landlords and tenants throughout the West Coast. Mr. Love has extensive experience drafting, negotiating, and reviewing real estate loan documents, including originations, modifications, note purchase agreements and other finance-related transactions from structuring through loan closing. He is a licensed real estate broker in the State of California.. Mr. Love also has significant experience in representing clients in a wide range of corporate transactions, including private securities offerings of debt and equity, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance matters, federal and state securities laws, and asset-based lending and borrowing. He frequently serves as outside general counsel to a variety of businesses, advising on joint ventures, strategic alliances, partnership arrangements, entity formation, and general contract preparation.. Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Love served as general counsel in the private sector, providing him valuable insights into client needs and expectations. Such experience enables Mr. Love to advise his clients on relevant legal issues and balance business considerations to result in effective, but cost-efficient representation while also creating and maintaining positive working relationships with all parties

Jacob I. Mojarro is an Associate Attorney at ADLI Law Group.. Mr. Mojarro's practice focuses on commercial and corporate transactions and business litigation. He assists clients in all aspects of their business including, business formation, start-up agreements, contract drafting and review, negotiations, real estate disputes, and employment law. Mr. Mojarro is dedicated to delivering expert representation through industry-specific knowledge, ethical business principles and is committed to efficient outcomes for his clients.. Before joining ADLI Law Group, Mr. Mojarro was the Managing Shareholder at Mojarro Law, P.C., where he practiced business, real estate, and employment law. While there, he built a reputation among realtor boards and chamber of commerce by handling business and real estate disputes arising from breaches in purchase contracts or leases and single-handedly developed detailed litigation and discovery strategies for over 50 cases, prepared and organized evidence and exhibits to be utilized in court hearings and trials, and handled over 15 trials and arbitrations. and exhibits to be utilized in court hearings and trials, and handled over 15 trials and arbitrations.. Mr. Mojarro earned his Juris Doctor from Loyola Marymount University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from the University of California-UCLA. He is fluent in Spanish and English and serves the Spanish-speaking community as well as minority small business owners, small commercial property landlords and provides Pro Bono Consultations to local entrepreneurs and small businesses.. Areas of Practice:. Real Estate Litigation and CounselingBusiness Litigation and CounselingConstruction Litigation and CounselingCommercial TransactionsCorporate and Business TransactionsRegulatory Compliance. Bar Admissions:. California, 2012. Education:. Loyola Marymount University, Juris Doctor, 2011UCLA – Bachelor of Arts: Philosophy,2004UCLA Extension. Post-Graduate Professional Courses: Real Estate Investment Analysis; Real Estate Law, 2006. Languages:. EnglishSpanish

I represent businesses of all sizes and individuals in federal and state litigation, appellate, administrative, and arbitration matters. These matters fall generally within the realms of business, real estate, IP, entertainment, and insurance coverage. I help clients achieve their objectives through creative, proactive, efficient, and ethical representation.. Areas of practice:Trials, appeals, arbitration, mediationBreach of contractFraudUnfair competitionTrade secretsReal EstateIP / Domain name disputesPrivacy/Data BreachEntertainmentInsurance coverage. Any and all endorsements appearing below do not constitute a guarantee, warranty, or prediction regarding the outcome of your legal matter.

I lead the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Real Estate Branch, which is responsible for advising the elected officials, staff and departments that comprise the City of Los Angeles on all matters involving land use, planning, real estate and housing. The Real Estate Branch focuses on all homelessness-related issues, working closely with those responsible for implementing the Mayor's plan to address this crisis via the Inside Safe Initiative and other City-led projects to decrease homelessness.

I help clients achieve their real estate goals.  I am a partner in my firm’s real estate department, and my practice focuses on the leasing of office, retail and industrial properties, including “green” leasing and cell site leasing, for a wide variety of landlord and tenant clients.  In addition, I regularly assist institutional landlords in their ongoing management of office projects and retail shopping centers, and have lectured on a variety of leasing topics, including guest lecturing for graduate students at USC.. I've represented a broad selection of institutional and entrepreneurial tenants, and I have extensive experience in representing landlords in their on-going leasing activity at projects totaling well over 10 million square feet of space, including a 2.65 million square foot office portfolio in Seattle and Bellevue, Washington, a 2.25 million square foot project in Century City, California, a 2.21 million square foot project in Chicago, Illinois, a 950,000 square foot project in Long Beach, California, and a 930,000 square foot project in San Francisco’s SoMa district.

I have been directly involved in many billions of dollars of real estate transactions as a senior executive of three national organizations, and a practicing attorney.  My clients rely on me for extraordinary, cost-effectiv service provided with the highest degree of professional excellence.  More detailed information and client testimonials can be found on my website ().

I handle business, employment, and real estate litigation cases for both plaintiffs and defendants.

I am an attorney specializing in lawsuit disputes, and bankruptcy. As both an MBA and a California Licensed Real Estate Broker, I hold specialized credentials that afford me a very comprehensive understanding of the complexities associated with real estate and business issues.. I have recent experience successfully taking business litigation cases to trial, successfully taking collection claims to trial, and saving many homes from foreclosure utilizing bankruptcy protection.. I have also been successful in settling personal injury claims and in negotiating several family law cases.. It has been my my privilege to gain a great deal of diverse experience. It is my goal to continue to provide my clients with unsurpassed excellence in advocacy.

I am a passionate advocate on behalf of my Employment Law clients. I have 28+ years experience and hold an AV-Preeeminent rating, the highest rating issued by Martindale-Hubbell. For several years, including 2020-21, I have been recognized as a SuperLawyer in Employment Law by Law & Politics Magazine.. I am an active member of the Santa Barbara County Bar Association, where I serve as the Labor & Employment Section Head. I regularly organize Continuing Legal Education (CLE) programs to educate lawyers in the community on employment law issues and developments. I also belong to the the William L. Gordon Inn of Court and I am an Associate Member of the Santa Barbara Contractors Association.. I volunteer in various local philanthropic organizations, including VNA Health (formerly, Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care), where I serve on the Board of Trustees, Ethics and Audit Committees, as well as on the Animal Welfare Committee of the Santa Barbara Zoo. I formerly served on the Board of Trustees of Child Abuse Listening and Mediation (CALM).. When not practicing employment law, I play tennis in the Montecito Mafia and as a member the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club. I am also passionate about music (I play drums and piano), cooking and chess. I enjoy spending time with my family and pets and following my daughter's accomplishments as a rising hunter jumper equestrian.

I am a Los Angeles based real estate attorney who leads a team of real estate lawyers. I represent many types of clients ranging from businesses to high net worth individuals, landlords, tenants, real estate investors, developers, and more.  I enjoy litigating real estate disputes all throughout Southern California.  Some of my recent accomplishments include:. ·      $4.618 million fraud judgment against a real estate developer, attorney and construction company;. ·      A jury verdict resulting in $2.5 million payment to my client;. ·      A successful resolution of a specific performance case without settlement or trial while recovering all of my client's attorneys' fees;. ·      A jury verdict in favor all five of my clients in a multiparty real estate litigation;. ·      Successfully defeating a judgment debtor's attempt to dispose of a judgment through bankruptcy;. ·      A complete defense verdict (12-0) on all claims after a lengthy jury trial involving the sale of an airplane;. ·      An arbitration award in favor of my clients being sued for alleged failure to disclosure in connection with real property with no money awarded to the claimant; and. ·      Numerous large settlements for my clients.

I am a kayaker and a rower.  My kayak trips have included several to and from Catalina and the Channel Islands.  There is nothing like a couple of hours on the ocean to clear your mind.  It is amazing how often solutions to thorny problems arrive while paddling.