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Position: Partner. Born Los Angeles, California, November 16, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, California; 1980, U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (BA, cum laude, 1975); Loyola Marymount (JD, 1979).. Former Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney:. Criminal Courts Building. Pomona Court. Compton Court. Los Padrinos Juvenile Court. West Los Angeles Court. Beverly Hills Court. Santa Monica Court. Culver City Court. Certified Specialist, Criminal Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. REPORTED CASES:. P. v. Tamborrino (1989) 215 Cal. App. 3d 575 263 Ca. RPTR. 731. INSTRUCTOR:. Instructor:. California New Prosecutor's College, 1985. CHP - Breath Testing Compliance. LASD - Breath Testing Compliance. Santa Monica Police Dept. - Breath Testing Compliance

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Picture below with clients in court: Court Victory for my Tenants' clients, picture taken on 11/13/23 on the "hallways of justice" at Stanley Mosk Courthouse. Happy clients, happy and fullfiled lawyer.. I represent debtors in Chapter 7 Bankruptcies. From the initial consultation to the Ch. 7 discharge. I'll answer all your questions from the beginning until when you obtain the discharge of your old unsecured debts. It's your federally protected right to have a new fresh start financially, when your finances got out of control for you.. I represent mostly Tenants in Eviction cases, unlawful detainers. I am a Los Angeles Rent Stabilization Ordinance (LARSO) specialist. I represent Landlords as well. So, if you are a Tenant or a Landlord and the real property is located in the City of Los Angeles, I am interested in talking about your case. I'll consider taking your case if the real property is located outside the City of Los Angeles as long as is located in the County of Los Angeles.. I'm a real estate trial attorney. I'm interested in helping tenants bringing affirmative lawsuits against landlords for substandard conditions, untenantable premises, etc.

Philip Shakhnis fights for tenants poisoned by carbon monoxide leaks and whose children have been lead poisoned from lead-based paint in slum housing.  Philip is a forceful, meticulous and compassionate attorney with over 20 years of experience representing tenants. Philip has represented hundreds of tenants forced to live in slum conditions making him one of the best tenant rights attorneys in the Los Angeles area.

Phil Cook is a first-chair business trial lawyer with experience in jury and bench trials, as well as domestic and international arbitrations before AAA, FINRA and ICC panels. He has argued appeals in the Ninth Circuit and the California Court of Appeal. While Phil focuses on policyholder insurance recovery, corporate governance and partnership disputes, and securities and financial products claims, he has represented clients in individual and class action cases involving contract disputes, Business and Professions Code section 17200 claims and other business torts, antitrust and trade regulation, patent and trademark infringement, trade secrets, product liability and toxic torts, governmental claims and liabilities, freedom of speech and religious protection under the First Amendment, health care, construction defect, wrongful termination and employment discrimination, and real estate, land use and environmental issues.. Before law school, Phil spent 12 years in the computer and consumer electronics fields, with business experience ranging from marketing and management positions with national Fortune 500 companies to his own entrepreneurial ventures.. In addition to teaching law school courses in trial practice as an adjunct professor, Phil has participated in seminars and workshops teaching legal research, deposition, advocacy, and trial techniques and has appeared on the faculty at local and national continuing legal education seminars.

Petro Kostiv resides in Los Angeles and runs the main office of the firm. Petro's areas of practice include various aspects of business law, bankruptcy, and immigration. Petro focuses on helping foreign investors to open and develop their businesses in the United States. Petro also advises American individuals and businesses on how to succeed in foreign business environments. Petro has experience in working in the former Soviet Bloc, Latin America, and China. Petro is currently working on establishing permanent and official presence of the firm in other countries.. For his undergraduate degree, Petro attended UC Berkeley where he was a recipient of Regents and Chancellors Scholarship, the most prestigious scholarship offered by University of California.. petro kostiv. Then he was sent by UC Berkeley to work in South Africa, where he eventually received an MA in Political Science from the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban. Consequently, he completed his JD at the University Of Michigan School Of Law in Ann Arbor, where he was president of Latin America Law Society. While at the University of Michigan, Petro spent a summer working at the Supreme Court of Argentina and studying Argentine law at a law school in Buenos Aires.. Petro is Vice President of the Ukrainian-American Bar Association and an active member of Inter-American Bar Association and Beverly Hills Bar Association. He lectured on various occasions at universities in Latin America, Ukraine, South Africa and China. In Ukraine, Petro initiated a course in English called "Introduction to U.S. Law." Every week, Petro writes articles on legal topics in for several Spanish language newspapers in the Los Angeles area.. Petro is admitted to the California State Bar and the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Petro is fluent in Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese as well as his native Ukrainian and Russian. Outside his career, Petro's biggest passion is to travel the world. By now, he has visited over 80 countries.

Peter M. Hsiao is the founding attorney and principal at the California Workers Compensation Lawyers. After graduating from University of Southern California in political science, he obtained his law degree from Whittier Law School in 2002.. In his early legal career Mr. Hsiao represented various self insured employers as well as insurance carriers in workers’ compensation matters throughout the state of California. In the past he has represented claims seminars to third party administrators as well conducted claims reviews to employers. Through his decade long representation of employers and insurance carriers he has gained an unique perspective on how to prosecute claims on behalf of injured workers today. He understands how insurance carriers views each claim and more importantly how the insurance company is determining the value of each claim.. Today through his zealous representation of injured workers Mr. Hsiao has been able to place each claim in the most favorable light and successfully negotiate the maximum settlements possible. Mr. Hsiao takes pride in being accessible to clients. He is a member of CAAA and the Los Angeles County Bar Association. From time to time Mr. Hsiao holds a talk show on the radio discussing various workers compensation issues confronting the community.

Persistent. Passionate. Principled.. Ms. Goldstein is an experienced trial lawyer who has been practicing in criminal defense since 2003. She is thrilled to be honored as the 2020 Recipient of Trial Attorney of the Year by the Criminal Courts Bar Association. Her practice is dedicated equally to defending state and federal criminal cases. Over the past fifteen years, she had gained extensive experience in representing clients accused of all types of crimes ranging from murder, child molestation, and white collar offenses, to gang-related crimes, rape, child pornography, and RICO cases. She has also developed a strong reputation in the community for fighting the most challenging of sex crimes cases and remaining undaunted in the face of overwhelming odds.. Ms. Goldstein is currently a member of the Central Justice Act (CJA) conflict panel for the Central District of California and the Indigent Criminal Defense Appointment (ICDA) panel for Los Angeles County where she represents indigent clients in federal and state court. She graduated cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center and maga cum laude from Georgetown University.. Ms. Goldstein is a member of the State Bar of California and the Bar Association of the District of Columbia. She has been admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of California, as well as the Federal District Courts for the Central, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of California.. Ms. Goldstein speaks, reads, and writes French fluently and is conversational in Spanish.

People are more budget-conscious than ever. A current trend in the legal market is a demand for low cost and unbundled legal services.. Thomas Sands takes prides itself on providing a large firm experience for our clients while providing affordable legal services found in smaller law firms. This combination allows for effective strong legal services while not putting the client in a position to choose whether or not the legal services will put them in a life or death financial situation.. A client should never have to choose between paying for a lawyer and having their day in court.

Peng specializes in consumer protection and complex financial litigation, including class actions and mass arbitrations aimed at protecting the average consumer against corporate misconduct. He leverages his robust legal experience and technical insight to deliver personalized and tenacious advocacy for R23’s clients.. Peng previously worked at a national law firm based on the East Coast, specializing in consumer financial litigation in defense of Fortune 50 corporations and bulge bracket banks. Before his time in BigLaw, Peng practiced at a leading class action firm in San Francisco, where he gained experience litigating complex class matters on behalf of plaintiffs concerning consumer protection, antitrust, financial services, investor protection against securities fraud, and civil rights class violations. Peng has also collaborated with governmental entities such as the SEC for securities fraud investigations and the CFPB.. Peng is a graduate of UC Davis School of Law, and earned a bachelor of science degree in Biological Engineering from University of Kentucky. During and after law school, Peng earned invaluable experience learning behind the federal bench in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California and in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, as a judicial extern and judicial law clerk. Peng is also a published scientist in the Journal of BioChemistry, and has extensive professional experience in the medical industry.

Pejman "Tony" Rahnama is a highly accomplished attorney with over 24 years in the field of personal injury and workers' compensation. Tony has consistently delivered exceptional results for his clients, recovering more than $600 million and representing over 1,000 individuals. He earned his Juris Doctor from the West Los Angeles School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts from UCLA. Tony was admitted to the California Bar in 1995 and is authorized to practice before all state courts and the United States Federal District Court, Central District. His unwavering dedication to client advocacy and proven track record stand as a testament to his unique skills and professionalism in the legal arena.

Pedram Amini has been practicing law for over a decade. He received his undergraduate education at UCSD and his Juris Doctorate from UWLA in 2008.. Pedram cares deeply about his clients putting his heart and soul into giving them the best representation possible. He has helped many professionals, business owners and startups with their legal needs, primarily in the areas of buying and selling businesses and professional practices, contracts, corporate law and healthcare.. What makes Pedram unique is his ability to listen and fully understand every client’s situation. He is committed to going above and beyond the call of duty as simply doing the job is not enough. In Pedram’s spare time, he is an avid reader, enjoys hiking and loves classical music.. Pedram represents Business Owners and Startups, Physicians, Dentists, Surgery Centers and Medical Spas.

Paymon Khatibi is an attorney at the Plaintiff’s law firm of Balaban & Spielberger, LLP. Paymon has experience with cases involving catastrophic injury, product defects, business litigation, government liability and civil rights.. Paymon graduated from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles where he earned his Juris Doctor. Paymon completed his undergraduate studies at the University of California, Irvine where he graduated with recognition, obtaining a degree in Criminology, Law & Society.

Paula Pendley is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP, where her practice focuses on Products Liability, Contracts, Premises Liability, and Toxic Tort and Environmental litigation. In addition, Paula has experience representing and advising entertainment companies and producers on a variety of matters, including copyright and breach of contract issues, as well has negotiating clearances, talent agreements, option agreements, shopping agreements, and other production-related matters.. While completing her Juris Doctorate at Pepperdine University School of Law, Paula served as judicial extern for the Honorable Lawrence Mira of the Malibu Superior Court. She also worked for the California Attorney General’s office in its Employment, Regulations, and Administrations division. While earning her Juris Doctorate, she attended the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution where she completed her Certificate in Dispute Resolution and assisted in the publication of the article “Arbitration: The ‘New Litigation’” and the book “Mediators Acting as Arbitrators.”

Paul R. Hammons is both an Attorney and a Certified Public Accountant. His Los Angeles-based practice focuses on Estate Litigation, Probate Administration, and Estate and Personal Tax Returns.. Mr. Hammons has helped hundreds of clients in the courtroom, in the boardroom, and at tax time. His unique educational and professional background offers his clients a “one-stop-shop” to solve all of their Estate-related needs.. BACKGROUNDPaul R. Hammons received his Bachelor’s degree from Claremont Men’s College and his MBA from the University of Southern California. In 1995 Mr. Hammons recognized the need to expand his practice to assist the community in the area of Probate and Real Property Law and thus went back to law school at Western States University in Fullerton. He graduated with honors in the Top 10% of his class, and passed the bar on his first try.. EDUCATIONB.A. in Economics, Claremont Men’s CollegeM.B.A., University of Southern CaliforniaJ.D., Western States University, Fullerton, CA. PROFESSIONAL LICENSESCalifornia Certified Public Accountant (1981)California Attorney Bar Admission (2000)United States District Court (2001)United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit (2006)United States Tax Court (2007). PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONSMember, The State Bar of CaliforniaMember, Los Angeles County Bar AssociationMember, California Society of Certified Public Accountants

Paul I. Menes is an AV-rated entertainment and digital media transactional lawyer who provides “Creative Solutions for Creative People” - individuals and entities, from start-ups to award-winners, in the U.S. and internationally.Why Paul? He has a business mindset and solution-based approach, focusing on his clients’ overall, long-term objectives, not just their individual components.. He has experience on the business and creative sides, not just the legal side, of entertainment and media projects. This unique background gives Paul a deep empathy for his clients’ challenges, and how the delicate balance between the business and creative sides need to be accommodated for a deal/contract to be successful for the parties.. His contracts work. He learned from his many years as a media and IP litigator what can go wrong with contracts, and ways to prevent it. He’s never had a contract litigated that he wrote or extensively revised — except once. His client won.. He works closely alongside his clients, offering advice and strategizing with them. He's passionate about protecting them from the myriad issues that can derail their efforts. He helps creatives successfully navigate a fluid and increasingly complicated environment, and maximize their opportunities.. Paul represents many clients within the entertainment industry, including artists, writers, performers, entrepreneurs, and other creators. He also represents personal managers, agents, executives, and those involved in content production, licensing, distribution, and live events. His services span various media spaces, such as TV, music, film, radio/podcasts, and digital media.. Paul’s digital media clients include social media influencers (Paul’s become known as The Influencer Lawyer®), those in content, software and app creation in both online and mobile portals (for whom he vets and protects their content, and drafts their Terms of Use and Privacy Policies).. Paul also keeps his ear to the ground for new alliances and opportunities for his clients.

Patrick L. Gomez is a former prosecutor and a current litigation attorney who has served as a Deputy District Attorney in both Kern and Riverside Counties. As a prosecutor, Mr. Gomez assisted in the prosecution of both misdemeanor and felony cases and has taken multiple cases to trial.. As a former prosecutor, Mr. Gomez has valuable insight as to how the prosecution will attempt to prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt. With this experience and knowledge, Mr. Gomez is able to spot the strengths and weaknesses of the prosecution’s case. He is a fierce advocate and will use his experience to break down the prosecution’s case.. Some examples of the crimes that Mr. Gomez has assisted in prosecuting include but are not limited to: Drug Possession, Sale of Drugs, Driving under the Influence, Domestic Violence, Criminal Threats, Violation of a Court Order, Assault, Battery, Vehicular Homicide, Stalking, Trespassing, Prostitution, Animal Cruelty, Carrying a Concealed Weapon, Resisting Arrest, Providing False ID to a Police Officer, Vandalism, Hit and Run, and Driving or Taking a Vehicle without Consent.. EDUCATION. Mr. Gomez earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Marymount California University. He continued his education and went on to earn his Juris Doctorate from Trinity Law School, where he received multiple awards for achieving the highest grade in his classes and was selected to the Moot Court team. Subsequently, Mr. Gomez earned a master’s degree of Legal Studies in Criminal Justice where he graduated Cum Laude as well as a master’s degree of Legal Studies in Alternative Dispute Resolution.

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Partner and trial lawyer with the Los Angeles-based firm McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP, Patrick McNicholas exclusively represents plaintiffs in the areas of catastrophic personal injury, employment law, class actions, sexual abuse and other consumer-oriented matters, such as civil rights, aviation disasters and product liability.. With more than 25 years’ experience, Mr. McNicholas has handled numerous noteworthy cases, including a $44 million resolution for air crash victims; a $42 million consumer class action settlement (largest in Orange County history); a $10.8 million jury verdict awarded to a minor molested by a school teacher; a $10 million jury verdict to a construction worker who suffered a compound femur fracture; a $6 million settlement on behalf of a family for death of their father while working in an MTA tunnel, and many more.. He has been recognized by multiple organizations for his trial work, including Southern California Super Lawyers, Top 100 Lawyers, and is also AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell.. An active member in the community, Mr. McNicholas holds several memberships, including:

Owner of a Personal Injury Law Firm with over 60 years of combined experience representing injured people and families of wrongful death victims in personal injury claims, including, motor vehicle accidents, premises / products liability, workplace/construction site injuries, dangerous condition of public property and dog bite claims.. Elected by the Board of Governors of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), the largest local trial lawyers association in the country, to serve on its Executive Board, and to serve as President of the association in 2020.. Recipient of the highest “AV-Preeminent” rating given by Martindale-Hubbell, based on legal abilities and ethical standards.. Named in "SuperLawyers" since 2007.

Over Venskus & Associates' nearly nine-year history, the firm’s founding partner, Sabrina Venskus, has earned a reputation as a leading public interest and environmental advocate in the Southern California area.. Ms. Venskus' areas of practice include environmental law, land use and zoning, natural resources law, tenant rights, historic preservation, native burial rights, energy regulation, and government disclosure.. Ms. Venskus is a member of the Environmental Law Section of the California Bar Association and the Executive Committee for the Los Angeles County Bar Association's Environmental Law Section.  She is a member of the Ventura County Bar Association and serves on the board of the Ojai Valley Green Coalition.  She has served as chair for various land use and planning boards including those for the Venice Neighborhood Council, the Westchester/Playa del Rey Neighborhood Council, and the Manhattan Beach Chamber of Commerce.. Ms. Venskus volunteers her time advising at-risk tenants at various local Tenants' Rights Clinics, including those sponsored by the Coalition for Economic Survival and ACORN.. Media savvy, she has been quoted in local, national and international print media and interviewed on network television and radio.  Ms. Venskus has been invited to speak at the California Bar Association’s Environmental Law Conference, Continuing Legal Education Foundation, the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of Southern California.. Ms. Venskus graduated with honors from Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon, (consistently recognized as our nation’s top environmental law program), earning a certificate in Environmental and Natural Resources Law.  She is a graduate of UCLA, where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree with honors.