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Jeremy L. Tissot is the founding partner of the THE TISSOT LAW FIRM, P.C., a firm whose partners are highly experienced litigators, with a winning track record in the courtroom. We serve ALL of California, with offices throughout the state; we have litigated cases in every county in California. Mr. Tissot has handled litigation matters, including representing both individuals and entities, for more than twenty (20) years, in both federal and state trial court.. Mr. Tissot has special expertise in complex matters where the cases at issue demand the knowledge of an experienced trial lawyer. He has spoken to groups and associations on many topics, including defamation, employment law, and insurance/risk . Tissot was formerly a partner in the LA office of the prominent large litigation firm, Callahan, McCune &; Willis, where he was elevated to the position of partner after only six years of practice and became the youngest partner in the firm.. Mr. Tissot is also a legal commentator for Fox Business where he and his firm have been featured and Mr. Tissot has been quoted on multiple occasions involving high profile cases - most recently the Erin Andrews case.

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).

Jennifer Lieser is highly regarded in both legal and academic circles for her exceptional skills in litigating and investigating business and financial crimes. She leads the Kaplan Marino’s internal investigation and corporate compliance practice group, working with small to medium sized companies throughout the country.. As chair of the firm’s internal investigation and corporate compliance practice group, Jennifer represents corporations, financial institutions, and other organizations in investigations commonly triggered by government scrutiny or other litigation. Known for her meticulous attention to detail, Jennifer leads discrete and efficient investigations to identify possible red flags and advise accordingly on the company’s necessary follow-up actions. Her team’s post-investigation memoranda have resulted in government non-prosecution decisions as well as corporate implementation of recommended legal and compliance frameworks for addressing and rectifying areas of potential liability or exposure.. In addition to internal investigations, Jennifer devotes a significant portion of her practice to defending clients against various white-collar criminal charges. Her holistic perspective in handling these matters places a strong emphasis on teamwork as the best vehicle by which to achieve a client’s objectives, leveraging a cadre of experts such as forensic accounts, investigators and technology experts. Her work in this area has resulted in the complete dismissal of charges in a healthcare fraud conspiracy, several worker’s compensation fraud matters, a federal indictment for illegal importation of goods, among others. As an effective litigator, she has successfully defended her clients both in and out of the courtroom, reaching favorable and thoughtful resolutions for her clients.

Jennifer attended UC Santa Barbara, graduating with a bachelor’s of science degree.  She studied medicine for two years before moving to Los Angeles, where she attended Southwestern Law School.  Jennifer began practicing law with the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office.  Family brought her back to Santa Barbara County, where she accepted a position with the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.  In 2015, Jennifer decided to focus her vast courtroom and trial experience and in a new direction.  She opened the Leposavic Law Firm, a plaintiff’s civil litigation firm that focuses primarily on personal injury cases.  The firm currently handles cases from Los Angeles to San Luis Obispo County.

Jeffrey Spitz is a legal counselor and trial attorney with decades of experience in handling complex business litigation and non-litigation legal issues. Mr. Spitz has tried matters to courts and juries at every level of the California and federal courts and has appeared in the state and federal courts of appeal. He has represented clients in countless arbitrations and before government regulatory authorities, including the California State Athletic Commission.. Mr. Spitz has obtained multi-million dollar jury verdicts, summary judgments and a variety of other favorable determinations for his clients. He has also been instrumental in assisting his clients to avoid litigation when a non-litigated resolution presented the best option to solve a particular problem.. Mr. Spitz has been rated a Super Lawyer since 2011, a rating reserved for outstanding lawyers who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.. Mr. Spitz provides clients with creative and cost effective solutions to legal problems and disputes. When a negotiated resolution is not achievable, Mr. Spitz is fully prepared to litigate to final judgment, including on appeal, when necessary.

Jeffrey M. Filipink is a seasoned attorney with over 17 years of experience advising individuals and businesses on a range of sophisticated matters. Representations include litigation matters, real estate transactions, in- and out-of-court restructurings, and various corporate matters, with a particular focus on structuring and negotiating complex debt financings. Jeffrey has developed enduring relationships with leading private equity firms and investors, and also worked closely with businesses across various sectors, including technology, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, entertainment, energy, and financial services. He is an active member of several industry associations, including the Turnaround Management Association (TMA) and the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG), and is a frequent presenter at legal education forums, having delivered over 60 Continuing Legal Education (CLE) courses on topics ranging from negotiation strategies to regulatory compliance.

Jeffrey Liao is an associate at Russ August & Kabat, where he specializes in intellectual property and litigation. Mr. Liao's practice focuses on patent litigation, with extensive experience in Hatch-Waxman/ANDA pharmaceutical patent litigation. In addition to litigation matters, Mr. Liao also has substantial experience in advising on the intellectual property aspects of corporate and bankruptcy-related transactions and conducting related due diligence, and in negotiating licensing and other agreements related to intellectual property.. Prior to joining Russ August & Kabat, Mr. Liao was a lawyer in the New York offices of Morgan & Finnegan LLP, Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP, and King & Spalding LLP from 2004 to 2012, where he was a member of the Intellectual Property and Litigation workgroups.. Mr. Liao earned his law degree from Harvard Law School, where he graduated cum laude. Mr. Liao earned his undergraduate degree in Chemistry, with general and departmental honors, from Johns Hopkins University.. Mr. Liao is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and German.

Jeffrey Isaacs' practice focuses on a broad array of complex civil, and criminal and regulatory matters.  His clients have included government entities, publicly-traded corporations, privately-held businesses, unions, executives, licensed professionals, athletes and entrepreneurs. As an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Los Angeles U.S. Attorney’s Office, Mr. Isaacs prosecuted cases of national and international significance involving financial institution, securities, healthcare, pension, insurance and tax fraud, cybercrime, racketeering, public corruption and money laundering.  In addition to securing many notable convictions, he recovered close to $1 billion in criminal fines and victim restitution, and received commendations from federal, state and local law enforcement agencies for this work.  In the Credit Lyonnais case, he headed a six-year investigation that led to the prosecution of a French state-owned bank, its present and former Chairmen, and other senior bank officials for fraud involving Executive Life Insurance Company, in which he obtained corporate and individual convictions and a record $775 million in criminal settlements. During his career as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, Mr. Isaacs served as:. Immediately prior to co-founding the firm, Mr. Isaacs served as the Chief Assistant City Attorney for the City of Los Angeles. In that position, he supervised the 300-attorney Criminal Division and built the premier public affirmative litigation unit in the state.  During his six-year tenure, the unit obtained multi-million dollar recoveries for the City in a number of high profile cases involving homeless patient dumping, unlawful health insurance rescissions, hazardous waste disposal, wage theft, false advertising and bank owned foreclosed nuisance properties.

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 represents employees and consumers in complex civil litigation and class actions.. Jeff is a past member of the Board of Governors of the Beverly Hills Bar Association and past Chair of its Labor & Employment Law Section Executive Committee.. Jeff received his J.D. from UCLA School of Law in 2014, graduating 7th in his class. During law school, he served as Senior Editor of UCLA Law Review among other positions. Prior to law school, Jeff had a successful career as a journalist, including serving as a Metro Editor and Reporter for the Chicago Tribune.

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

Jeff Krieger is a business lawyer specializing in bankruptcy related matters.  He specializes in advising clients in minimizing financial risk when entering into a variety of types of agreements, including loan agreements, purchase and sale agreements, joint venture agreements, and settlement agreements.  He also creates solutions for clients who have already entered into transactions with troubled companies, including representing them in proceedings before the U.S. Bankruptcy Court.  Mr. Krieger also represents investors who are purchasing stock in private companies or acquiring assets both in and outside of bankruptcy proceedings

Jean-Paul is a Senior Associate at Makarem & Associates who joined the firm in 2007. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Pepperdine University School of Law in 2006 and was a Dean’s Merit Scholarship recipient. Jean-Paul received the Witkin award for excellence in Torts, was an Associate Editor on the Pepperdine Law Review journal, and is a member of the Order of the Coif.. Since joining the firm, Jean-Paul has been the primary attorney in an increasingly diverse practice, including contract disputes, legal malpractice, pharmaceutical product liability, personal injury, and consumer protection and wage and hour class actions.. Most recently, Jean-Paul’s practice has focused on employment disputes, including wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment. His performance in this area of law, including work as trial first chair in 2011, earned him recognition from his peers as a “SuperLawyer” Rising Star and a selection as one of The Recorder’s top 50 “Fast Track” lawyers, both in 2012. Jean Paul has been selected as a Rising Star each year from 2012 through 2015.. Jean-Paul graduated from the University of California at San Diego in 2003 with a major in Political Science/Public Law, and a Minor in Management Science.. Jean-Paul was born and raised in Malibu, CA. Prior to joining Makarem & Associates, Jean-Paul worked as a clerk for the Honorable Haley J. Fromholz at the Los Angeles Superior Court and was a summer Associate at Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, LLP in San Diego. Prior to entering law school, Jean-Paul clerked at Senator Barbara Boxer’s Los Angeles office, and was a Men’s and Women’s Varsity Water-Polo coach at Malibu High School.

Jason C. Marsili is a partner at Posner & Rosen LLP in Los Angeles.  His practice focuses on class and collective wage and hour litigation on behalf of both unrepresented and unionized employees involving violations of the FLSA and state law.  Additionally, Mr. Marsili handles individual matters concerning medical leaves, employment discrimination, sexual harassment, and wrongful termination, as well as labor-management relations and executive compensation.  He holds a Master’s Degree in Dispute Resolution from the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution and teaches negotiation and mediation advocacy courses at USC School of Law.  Mr. Marsili is an active member of both the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Labor & Employment Law and the Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA) Labor & Employment Law Section.  He currently serves as a Co-Chair of the ABA Federal Labor Standards Legislation Committee and as Co-Chair Emeritus of the ABA Annual Labor & Employment Law Conference.  He also sits on the Executive Committee for the LACBA Labor & Employment Law Section and currently serves as the Vice-Chair of the LACBA Annual Labor & Employment Law Symposium.

Jasmin K. Morad serves as Counsel in Klinedinst’s Los Angeles office, and co-chairs the firm’s Housing Discrimination Defense and Civil Rights group. An experienced litigator with significant trial experience, Ms. Morad’s practice focuses on resolving housing, employment, real estate, and professional liability disputes.. From July to September of 2009, Ms. Morad second-chaired a jury trial in Los Angeles that involved the defense of a landlord for vicarious tort liability based on the actions of an independent contractor’s employee. Original allegations also included liability based on discrimination. The bifurcated jury trial lasted over seven weeks and involved over sixteen witnesses. Ms. Morad handled numerous examinations and cross-examinations of several key expert and lay witnesses. She also successfully drafted and argued several motions throughout the trial, including a Kelly-Frye challenge of expert testimony and evidence. The final damages award resulted in the jury’s adoption of the defense’s calculation of plaintiff’s damages and no money awarded for future non-economic damages.. In January 2009, Ms. Morad second-chaired in a large fraud trial in San Diego, which after four days settled favorably prior to verdict. She is experienced in handling all aspects of federal and state business litigation, including discovery, depositions, and expert witness preparation.Prior to joining Klinedinst, Ms. Morad spent close to four years in private practice in New York City focusing on large, high-profile reinsurance litigation and arbitration disputes.. Ms. Morad obtained her Juris Doctor cum laude from Syracuse University in May 2002. While in law school, she worked as a summer associate for a major international law firm in Los Angeles, and served as a judicial extern for the Department of Justice and the Honorable David E. Peebles in the Northern District of New York.. Ms. Morad also served as the Lead Articles Editor for the Syracuse Law Review, and as a member of the International Moot Court Team. She received her Bachelors of Arts from the University of California, San Diego.

Jana M. Moser is the Founder and Managing Attorney of Moser Legal, PC.. Ms. Moser has experience representing clients in employment, intellectual property, securities and corporate disputes. Her clients have included employers, writers, producers, video game developers, media companies and hotels. Ms. Moser regularly helps clients achieve favorable results before trial.. At Berkeley Law, Ms. Moser earned a Law and Technology Certificate issued by Berkeley’s Center for Law and Technology, worked as a federal judicial extern for the Honorable Frank C. Damrell, and was a member of the California Law Review, the Berkeley Technology Law Journal, and Berkeley Law’s moot court team.. Ms. Moser was selected as a Southern California “Rising Star” from 2015 to 2019, an award that is given to only 2.5 percent of lawyers in the state who are under 40 or in practice for 10 years or less. Ms. Moser is an active member of the California Employment Lawyers Association and the California State Bar.

Jamon R. Hicks is a Partner at Douglas / Hicks Law, in Los Angeles, CA. He became a partner after spending four years as a Senior Associate with the Cochran Firm in Los Angeles, CA.  He also worked for six years at the Law Offices of Carl E. Douglas in Beverly Hills, CA.  Mr. Hicks practices in the areas of civil litigation and criminal defense and represents plaintiffs/defendants in state and federal courts.  His civil litigation experience involves civil rights, wrongful death, catastrophic personal injury and police misconduct cases.  He also has litigated numerous felony and misdemeanor criminal cases, such as murder, attempted murder, assaults and battery, crimes against peace officers, driving under the influence, and drug and gun possession.  He has the unique experience of litigating both civil and criminal matters in federal and state courts.  In 2015, he obtained a Not Guilty verdict in a high-profile case where he represented a celebrity esthetician charged with solicitation for murder.  In 2014, he successfully argued before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.  In the same year, he was also co-counsel on a team that obtained a $8.0 million dollar wrongful death verdict against the Los Angeles Sheriffs’ Department.  In 2012, he obtained a $1.3 million dollar wrongful death verdict in Long Beach Court.  He prides himself on representing David against Goliath.. In addition to practicing law, Mr. Hicks is currently the youngest member of the adjunct faculty at Loyola Law School as a Trial Advocacy Professor.  He is also an adjunct professor at West Los Angeles Law School, where he teaches Torts II.  For four years, he coached Loyola’s nationally recognized Byrne Trial Advocacy Team.  He has served as a guest teacher teaching trial skills to law students and high school students.  Mr. Hicks has also participated on and helped organize numerous panels on criminal law, professional development, and other issues relevant to the legal community at Los Angeles area law schools.  He has also been quoted in numerous newspaper publications including LA Times, Entertainment News, OC Register and Press Enterprise.  He is frequently a legal and political analyst for radio shows KJLH () and KTLK (1150am).  For his active community involvement as well as early career accomplishments, he was selected as Daily Journal’s 2012 Five Associates to Watch.  He received the Hon. A. Leon Higginbotham Memorial Award from the National Bar Association (2012).  He was also spotlighted as one of Los Angeles Top Black Attorneys in the LA Focus Newspaper (2011).  He has been profiled in the Los Angeles Times Business Section (“How I Made It”). Mr. Hicks was selected as National Bar Association and IMPACT’s Inaugural 2010 Nation’s Best Advocates: 40 Lawyers Under 40.  He has also been recognized by the National Trial Lawyers Association as a Top 40 under 40.  Additionally, he has been recognized by Super Lawyers Magazine as a Super Lawyer (2014) and Rising Star five years in a row (2009-2013) and a finalist for the California Young Lawyers Association’s Jack Berman Young Lawyer of the Year Award (2007).. Mr. Hicks serves on various professional, educational and community boards.  In 2012, he was elected as the youngest ever President of the California Association of Black Lawyers (CABL).  In 2009, Mr. Hicks served as President for the John M. Langston Bar Association, where he was also elected as the youngest president in the Association’s history.  For his outstanding leadership and dedication, Mr. Hicks received the CABL’s President’s Award at the completion of his term. He is a member of the American Association for Justice (AAJ), Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA), Multi-Cultural Bar Association (MCBA), Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce (LAJCC) and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc (KAY).  He is also a member of the prestigious LA Chapter of 100 Black Men.  Mr. Hicks also serves as Special Counsel for the Yes-U-Can Non-Profit Foundation and as a board member for AIM (Assemblies in Motion). Additionally, he has served on the boards of the California Young Lawyers Association (CYLA).. Mr. Hicks received his Bachelors with honors from the University of California, Berkeley in 2001 and his J.D. from Loyola Law School in 2004.  At Loyola Law School, Mr. Hicks was a National Finalist and Member of Byrne Trial Advocacy Team, and he received the Karl Suethe Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy (2004).  He has the unique accomplishment of participating as a Trial Advocacy National Finalist and Western Regional Champion as both a student (2003) and coach (2008).  He also served on the board for the National Black Law Students Association, as the Western Regional Director (2003-04).

James W. Spertus is an experienced trial attorney who has been litigating cases in federal and state courts for more than 22 years.  He has tried dozens of cases to favorable jury verdicts and has successfully argued numerous appeals in federal and state courts.  Mr. Spertus is a former federal prosecutor who spent nearly eight years as a criminal trial attorney for the Department of Justice handling a wide variety of fraud, narcotics and major crimes cases.  Mr. Spertus has successfully defended dozens of cases in federal and state courts, and has obtained remarkable outcomes for his clients.

James Selth is a State Bar Certified Legal Specialist in bankruptcy law with over 30 years experience in the Bankruptcy Courts and served as a Commissioner on the State Bar's Bankruptcy Law Advisory Commission from 2015-2019. Weintraub & Selth, APC represents businesses, individuals, creditors, landlords and asset purchasers in bankruptcy cases. We specialize in the discharge and restructure of taxes, business reorganization and liquidation and complex divorce/bankruptcy matters. W&S delivers aggressive and creative solutions to clients at affordable rates.

JACOB K. GEORGE has succeeded in obtaining impressive recoveries for his clients, resulting in multimillion-dollar results in complex legal actions. Jacob's intelligent and committed approach to the law has earned him recognition and respect among his peers in the legal community. As a trial lawyer, he has obtained seven figure results. He represents plaintiffs in such areas as business litigation, products liability, personal injury and wrongful death. Jacob has successfully handled a wide variety of complex cases, ranging from corporate fraud to defective products causing life-altering injuries. He also succeeded on behalf of victims in an amusement park lawsuit. Plaintiffs, who were treated improperly on the basis of their race, were awarded $5.7 million in a settlement before trial.. Jacob is an active member of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles. Jacob has played a leadership role in the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), a statewide organization dedicated to maintaining high standards and practices in the field of trial work and the representation of plaintiffs.. Jacob is a graduate of the University of California at Los Angeles, (B.A., 1993) and the University of California at Berkeley, (M.A., 1996). Jacob received his law degree from Loyola Law School (1999) and was a member of the Loyola Law School Moot Court Competition Teams. Jacob began his legal career at Greene Broillet Taylor Wheeler & Panish, a plaintiff's trial law firm representing people seriously injured in an accident or by a business relationship in California and across the United States. With this experience at GBTWP Jacob has continued in his commitment to maximizing compensation for people who have been hurt by defective products, unsafe cars, tires and drugs, dangerous workplaces and business fraud. His experience covers a full range of personal injury, business torts and litigation matter including class action lawsuits.. Jacob is actively involved in youth sports and community basketball programs. He is a member of the Los Angeles Orthodox Church, where he has sat a member of the committee for the Church and has been instrumental in fund raising to help charitable causes locally and internationally. He and his wife Dr. Sajini George support a variety of community causes including music, the arts and a Cancer fund for the destitute in rural India.

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

J. Scott Bovitz, Bovitz & Spitzer, Los Angeles (, 1991-present).. Board Certified, Business Bankruptcy Law, American Board of Certification (, 1993-present; Treasurer, 2016).. Certified Specialist, Bankruptcy Law, State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization (, 1993-present; Chair, 2005-2006).. Rated "AV Preeminent" by Martindale-Hubbell (, AV rated, 1993-present).. Selected as Southern California "Super Lawyer" in Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights (2004-present).. Contributing author, Norton Bankruptcy Law and Practice (, 2008-present).. Coordinating editor, ABI Journal (American Bankruptcy Institute, 2014-present).. Executive editor, Personal and Small Business Bankruptcy Practice in California (, 2003-2006).. Adjunct Professor of Law, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (, 1982-1987).. President, Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum (, 2000-2001).. California Bankruptcy Forum: CBF Director (1998-2001, 2008-2009); Education co-chair (2001); Conference co-chair (2004); Consumer Bankruptcy Program co-chair (2013).. Recording engineer, Los Angeles Lawyers Philharmonic and Gary S. Greene's Big Band of Barristers (, 2009-present).

I negotiate all types of deals in the entertainment industry pertaining to film, television, digital distribution of content, literary publications, music, music publishing and more.  I also negotiate traditional business agreements (partnerships, joint ventures, etc.), register and advise on copyrights and advise on and prosecute trademark applications.. I began my career as an entertainment litigator at Kulik, Gottesman & Mouton, LLP  in 2001 and continued that practice at Lavely & Singer, PC from 2003-2010 where I represented high-profile celebrities in trials, arbitrations, and labor commisisoner hearings.  My extensive background in litigating breaches of contract, fraud, unfair business practices, libel, slander, right of publicity and privacy violations, wrongful termination claims and copyright and trademark infringment makes me uniquely qualified to negotiate entertainment and related business transactions. Who better to put the details of a deal together then someone who spent years litigating over deals that fell apart due to poor drafting, vague language, oversights and the like?. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING ABOUT MY PRACTICE:. I do not shop or seek financing for projects/music/scripts or help find clients representation (agents, managers, etc.).  I work for the majority of my clients on an hourly basis.  Hourly clients are required to pay a retainer before legal services commence.  I do represent some clients on a percentage basis but only if the agreement at issue provides a substantial and guaranteed payment to the client.  I do not negotiate option agreements or development agreements on a percentage basis.. Finally, while I'm strictly a transactional attorney, if you have an entertainment or business litigation matter I can refer you to my partner, Paul Berra, who is a very experienced entertainment litigator.  Mr. Berra works only on an hourly basis.

I’ve been practicing law since 1975, and today I focus my practice on complex trials and appeals in the areas of construction, eminent domain/land use, labor and employment, environmental, business, real property, attorney fee disputes, and insurance litigation.. I have tried numerous cases to the court and jury in all levels of the State and the Federal Court systems in California.. I write and lecture on various issues, including trial preparation, use of experts, misuse of electronic media, attorney fee dispute resolution, environmental, damages, insurance, risk management, professional liability, use of temporary workers, and preparing clients and lawyers for trial.. I have been admitted to practice before all California State Courts, all Federal Courts in California, the United States Supreme Court, and the Court of Claims. I’m a member of several federal, state, and local bar associations. I’ve served as a Judge Pro Tem and an Arbitrator for the Los Angeles Superior Court. I received my Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and my Juris Doctor from Southwestern University School of Law.. My other interests include spending time with family and supporting UCLA sports and the West Los Angeles Symphony, .

I’m Gano Lemoine. Since 1992 I have been representing a diverse range of people and businesses, including software companies, video game and app developers, film, television, and music professionals, injured people, and those wronged by their employers.. I focus on cost effective and practical solutions to personal and business legal needs, advancing the projects of businesses and professionals of all types.. I would welcome the opportunity to discuss your needs and my ability to help.. ***. Licensed to practice in California, Oregon, and Washington