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Stephen Danz has over 30 years of practical legal experience, trying hundreds of cases within that time. Regularly appearing before the state and federal courts throughout the state of California, Mr. Danz has earned a reputation as a leading attorney for plaintiffs employment law. Known for his brilliant legal mind and incisive intellect, Stephen Danz is a strong advocate for his clients. When he is not practicing law, Mr. Danz flies his twin engine Cessna as well as spends time with his wife, and two sons. Stephen Danz has been an avid pilot since the early 70's, but an avid fan of airplanes since he was a young boy growing up in Seattle, Washington. After years of flying the California skies by himself en route to meetings with clients, court appearances and employment law seminars, Mr. Danz realized that the extra space in his plane could be better used. He just was not sure how. That was until he found out about Angel Flight, Inc. Since then, Mr. Danz has flown more hours (voluntarily) than any other pilot. While it is true Mr. Danz loves to fly, he now has an even greater purpose in his flights; to help those that are medically and financially aggrieved. If you ever call the office and ask for Mr. Danz and are told that he is not available, you can bet he is up in the sky piloting a small child to Disneyland, or a cancer patient to a better hospital.

Since 2005, Sarah Engelbert has devoted her practice exclusively to Family Law.  She is skilled in handling highly sensitive custody disputes and domestic violence issues, as well as tackling spousal support, child support, and complex property division cases.  Sarah was a Senior Associate at Trope and Trope LLP, where she practiced for over seven years, managing clients from intake to settlement or trial. She also gained experience at small family law firms in Los Angeles.. In 2005, she received her law degree from Pepperdine University and passed the California Bar Exam days after her 24th birthday.  She also earned a Certificate in Dispute Resolution from Pepperdine’s Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, which has long been considered the premier program in dispute resolution and has been ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the #1 dispute resolution program in the country for 11 of the past 12 years.   She continues to polish her dispute resolution skills and recently participated in the Straus Institute’s Women’s Negotiation Academy.. A Michigan native, Sarah graduated from Valparaiso University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 2002.  At Valpo, she was a three year Captain of the NCAA Division I Women’s Tennis Team and a member of the NCAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.. Sarah has been selected as a Rising Star and recognized as a Top Rated Family Law Attorney by Super Lawyers.. Sarah may be reached directly at

Robert Pafundi, the founder of Pafundi Law Firm, A Professional Corporation, and a Hollywood Entertainment Lawyer, has practiced law in California for more than 30 years.. Robert’s passion is working in the entertainment industry. He has spent the last 20+ years representing children and young adults in Hollywood, both as a lawyer and as the owner of the infamous MGA Talent Agency, originally known as the Mary Grady Talent Agency, which launched the careers of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen (The Olsen Twins) and of countless other celebrity children and young adults who became Star Name actors in Hollywood and throughout the world.. In January 2020 Robert was approached by the President and CEO of United Productions, which is wholly owned by the highly regarded Keyholder, Inc, a JASDAQ publicly traded Japanese corporation, based in Tokyo, Japan. President and CEO Atsushi Morita formalized this request in May 2020, specifically seeking Robert’s expertise and involvement in opening a Los Angeles Branch Office of the Tokyo based Film and TV Company, United Productions with initial plans for 10 Film or Streaming Projects. The new office expects to launch with Robert at the helm in late 2020 or early 2021 depending on what makes sense in the current economic climate and give entertainment industry considerations related to the production of Film, TV and Steaming projects.. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AS A CALIFORNIA ENTERTAINMENT ATTORNEY• Representing actors, actresses, talent agents, talent managers, TV and film producers, production companies, casting directors, and other industry professionals.• Handles resolution of disputes by way of Demand Letters, Lawsuits, Mediations, Arbitrations, California Labor Commission Hearings, Court Trials Before a Judge, and Jury Trials.• Handles contract negotiation for TV, film, commercials, and commercial campaigns. Reviews talent contracts for actors and actresses. Prepares contracts for talent agents and talent managers.• Serves as production counsel, offering a full array of services from the commencement to the close of production.• Prepares Petitions for Court Approval of Contracts with Minors, on behalf of producers, production companies, studios, and talent agents.• Intervenes in family law and divorce proceedings on behalf of children when issues arise as to the proper use and disbursement of the minor’s income and earnings.• Qualified Expert Witness on all issues related to children in entertainment.• Handles a broad array of legal issues and matters related to the representation and protection of children in entertainment and young Hollywood.. Robert has negotiated contracts and represented actors and actresses, talent agents, talent managers, producers, directors and many other industry professionals in contract negotiations with major network TV and major motion picture production companies. He has also acted as lead counsel in an array of entertainment disputes, many involving children in Hollywood.. Robert speaks regularly on a vast array of subjects related to the practical, business and of course the legal side of the entertainment industry, and in particular about children in Hollywood. Robert has been a special guest panel speaker for the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) Foundation, and the Entertainment Section of the Beverly Hills Bar Association. He has also been a special guest speaker for Children in Film, The ATLA Expo, The 3-2-1 Acting School, The Young Actors’ Camp, The LA Acting Program for Columbia College, Chicago and many others.. Robert’s life mission is to educate and safeguard those who work in every capacity in TV and Film, and to protect and serve those who are currently active and experienced professionals as well as those who are new to the industry, so people are led to a higher level of understanding and commitment. One of Robert’s daily passions is to motivate all entertainment professionals to join him by conducting ourselves at the highest moral, ethical, and spiritual levels when it comes to all aspects of the entertainment business, whether you are actor or actress, a representative, or involved with production, all with a goal toward making the world of entertainment not only fun, but safe and also profitable for Hollywood Adults, up-and-coming Talent, those on all sides of Production, and of course, the most vulnerable, our Entertainment Children and the Children of Celebrities.. AUTHOR• Safe Stardom: How to Protect Your Children on Their Road to Fame (Dunham Book, 2014);. PRODUCER• Managing Producer and lead Production Counsel on the Award-Winning inspirational documentary film titled The 25,000 Mile Love Story, narrated by Oscar winner, John Ridley (Best Screenplay Adaptation, 12 Years a Slave), and directed by Emmy nominated, John Davies.• Production, Casting and Legal Counsel: Story Game, a feature film, shot in Japan and Hawaii, now out for Worldwide Distribution: A Collaboration with TalkStory Productions.• Lead Producer: Los Angeles Branch Office of United Productions, wholly owned by the Keyholder, Inc, a JASDAQ publicly traded Japanese corporation, based in Tokyo, Japan.• Producer: Sand Woman, a feature film to be shot in Japan: Pre-Production Phase: Script Complete. Based on a Novel by Kobo Abe.• Producer: Goo Goo G’Joob, a feature film to be shot in Japan: Development Phase: Script Complete. Original Concept Script.

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.

Neil S. Lerner is a partner with Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen, LLP (CWL), a regional law firm with offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Honolulu serving the Western U.S. and the Pacific Rim. Neil practices maritime and transportation law (including trucking) and has been designated a Southern California "Super Lawyer" for 2012-2018. In his core business, he represents domestic and foreign insurers in first and third party cases, and local maritime and transportation companies in business litigation involving unfair competition and misclassification and in constitutional law cases involving preemption, public trust, water and navigational rights.. Neil has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, the Los Angeles Daily Journal, Forbes Magazine and LA Magazine. He has been designated a “Go-To” lawyer by Corporate Counsel Magazine, the exclusive “Transportation Law Expert” by Legal Elite, a “Top Rated Transportation/Maritime Attorney in Los Angeles" by Super Lawyer and is rated “Superb” by AVVO. He was one of the first Certified Admiralty & Maritime Law Specialists in California (2012 -2/2018) and served on California's Admiralty and Maritime Law Advisory Commission until February 1, 2018.. Recently, in his core practice of maritime and transportation law, he won summary judgment in a million dollar plus cargo case, argued for a federal motor carrier at the CA Supreme Court, settled a dispute with the Port of SD over navigation rights and the public trust doctrine, which saved his client a $20 million capital expense, won a five week jury trial involving negligent hiring of a salvor, exonerated a terminal operator from claims by an injured longshoreman under the joint venture immunity defense and obtained a judgment of exoneration in a Limitation of Liability action, arising out of a dockside fire that originated on his client's vessel and caused millions of dollars in vessel and dock damage. In December 2016, the DLSE (in LA) conceded his position that CA lacks jurisdiction to fine vessel owners who carry Jones Act insurance, but not state comp. This dovetailed with his previously forcing the CA DIR (in SD) to withdraw fines it levied on vessel owners for not carrying workers compensation insurance because they carried Jones Act coverage. Notwithstanding, that fight against CA continues.. His emerging practice areas are unfair competition cases (two recent successful jury verdicts in trials involving unfair competition and unfair business practices) and advising private equity on due diligence issue re transportation and trucking (recently advised a private equity in NY on TNC issues re its participation in an Uber finance round, a private equity in Boston on TNC issues re its securing a stake in SambaSafety and a start-up in Silicon Valley on a TNC application).. Neil often speaks on panels addressing emerging issues in maritime and transportation law. He was an invited panelist on “The Legal Framework of Insurance Policy Rescission and Claims Misrepresentation Webcast,” which aired February 02, 2017 and was produced by The Knowledge Group. .  He was an Instructor at IAMI on May 2, 2017 regarding "Admiralty Law-Barratry & Marine Claims," in Nevada, and was a featured speaker on "bad faith and the duty to settle," on August 8, 2017, for The Knowledge Group.. Neil is best known, however, for representing Cigna in winning the Rex DeGeorge insurance fraud case, which started off the coast of Italy and ended in downtown LA with DeGeorge going to federal prison for sinking his vastly over-insured yacht, on its maiden voyage, in the Med. His true crime book about that 12 year saga, which involved “credible” death threats, Hollywood and ancient maritime doctrines, and which Federal Judge J. Spencer Letts called "the single most incredible story I’ve ever heard from the stand," is entitled "An Act of Piracy," and is contracted with NY publisher Morgan James.. (This page may constitute Attorney advertising.  Please know that prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.)

Marc E. Hankin, Esq., of HPL- Intellectual Property Law, is a Registered Patent Attorney with a strong science background who has had extensive involvement as the lead lawyer in all areas of intellectual property law, including:  patent preparation and prosecution; patent licensing; trademark and copyright registration and licensing; intellectual property disputes and litigating patent, trademark, and copyright infringements; as well as domain name disputes, thefts of trade secrets, and other federal and state unfair competition. Marc has been the First Chair Litigator on a wide variety of intellectual property matters for companies and universities ranging in size from solo inventors to start-ups through the top of the Fortune 500, and every size in between.  Marc has testified at Trial and Deposition several times as an Expert Witness and has served as a Special Assistant Attorney General regarding an Intellectual Property matter.. Marc advises owners and managers of businesses of all sizes on how best to protect their valuable technology and creative works, through patent prosecution, trademark registration, copyright registration, licensing agreements, trade secret protection, and related means.. Marc has been involved as an active Member and frequent Chair of Committees/Subcommittees for numerous local, state, national, and international Bar Associations. Marc spent more than nine years representing several of those International Bar Associations as the only U.S. Patent Attorney involved from start to finish in the negotiations at The Hague Conference on Private International Law, resulting in a new International Treaty on Choice of Courts Agreements for use in international litigation, including Intellectual Property disputes. Marc is admitted to the State and Federal Bars of California & New Jersey, and a dozen U.S. District & Appellate Courts.

Lori Howe has practiced Family Law since 1991.  She was a Partner and attorney at Trope and Trope LLP from 1995 through 2016, excluding a two year relocation to Ohio in the late 1990s.  Throughout that time, Trope and Trope LLP was the largest family law firm in California, widely regarded as the most successful and most prestigious, and sought after by clients around the world.. She is well regarded among her peers for her expertise in handling custody matters, including move away cases, as well as her ability to exercise discretion and maintain privacy for high profile clients.. Lori is qualified to be appointed as Minor's Counsel by the Los Angeles Superior Court. In that role, her duty is to represent the best interest of a child or children in a custody or visitation proceeding under Family Code section 3150.. Lori has been selected as a Super Lawyer and recognized for over a decade as a Top Rated Family Law Attorney by Super Lawyers.  In 2016, she was included in Super Lawyers' list of Top Women Lawyers.. She earned her law degree from Pepperdine University School of Law in 1990 and her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the State University of New York-Binghamton in 1987.. Lori may be reached directly at

Lance Jon Kimmel is the founding and managing partner of SEC Law Firm, which represents growth companies around the globe and the regulated professionals who serve them. Mr. Kimmel’s practice focuses on public and private securities offerings, going public transactions, SEC reporting, corporate governance, representation of companies before the SEC and stock exchanges, mergers and acquisitions, and SRO compliance for investment bankers, auditors and other service providers. He handles capital raising at every level, from seed capital to initial public offerings, from reverse mergers to PIPEs, from equity credit lines to bank credit facilities. Mr. Kimmel is actively involved in alternative public offering strategies, including reverse mergers for domestic and Chinese companies in the United States, and working with private and public companies going public or dual listing internationally in the U.K., Canada and Germany.. His clients reflect the spectrum of 21st century business, from manufacturing to medical devices, from biotechnology to green technology, from financial services to the entertainment industry, from real estate to consumer goods.. As one of the most frequently quoted securities attorneys in America, Mr. Kimmel has contributed his insights to NPR Marketplace, Dow Jones, Sky Radio, the Los Angeles Times, Bloomberg Forum and Financier Worldwide, among other mainstream and financial broadcast and print media around the world.  Mr. Kimmel has written numerous articles and speaks often on current legal issues in the corporate finance and corporate governance arenas in the U.S., Europe and China.  He co-chairs the Growth Capital Conference in Los Angeles, serves on the Securities Regulation Committee of the American Bar Association, served as a national coordinator of the SEC’s Small Business Forum, has given testimony to the SEC’s Advisory Committee on Smaller Public Companies on reform proposals to ease the burdens of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for smaller reporting companies, and has been keynote speaker at the National Investment Bankers Association.. SEC Law Firm has been named 2015 International Securities Law Firm of the Year (U.S.) by Corporate LiveWire in the UK and is listed in the 2015 Financier Worldwide Corporate Advisor Handbook. The firm is an approved Designated Advisor on Disclosure (DAD) for the OTCQX stock market.

I help innovators and creators build and grow businesses as a lawyer and venture catalyst.. Over the past decade, I have worked with companies such as Sony, DirecTV, Warner Bros., Disney, Mitsubishi and Samsung, tech companies like Fullscreen, Science, DanceOn, Channel Factory, DigiTour, Viddy, Eventup, Tradesy, Wittlebee, Column Five Media, Citrusbyte, Slate Studio, and Neon Roots, and influencers such as Gwyneth Paltrow, Perry Farrell, , Jack & Jack, David Babaii, Shalini Vadhera, David Copperfield and many others.. I also help clients with fundraising materials and strategy, business development, influencer activation and product refinement. Clients and collaborators include leading entertainment companies, top brands, celebrities and funded startups.. After graduating from UCLA cum laude and earning a law degree at USC, I practiced corporate and entertainment law at top LA firms for 7 years before joining Audiolife, where I helped the company raise millions in funding and successfully pivot to launch and an eventual sale. In 2010, I founded Music180, the world's premiere talent development network, featuring hundreds of the world's top music professionals. The company generated revenue from month one and secured partnerships with Guitar Center, Bandzoogle, Berklee, Musicians Institute, as well as major labels and publishers.. As a speaker and advisor, I have been featured at General Assembly, Digital LA, UCLA, USC, Startup Weekend, Lean Startup Machine, Lean LA, ROC, io/LA, Silicon Beach Fest, Business Rockstars, Trasvergence Summit, Free Lunch Friday, Digital Hollywood, CMJ, ASCAP Expo, Miami Music Festival, Musicians Institute and other events.

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Attorney Hamid Towfigh was born and raised in Southern California. He graduated from Santa Monica High School with high honors in 1990. After graduating high school he attended UCLA and majored in Business-Economics, graduating magna cum laude in 1994 at age 19, the youngest of his class. He attended Loyola Law School that year, was on the Dean’s Honor List, and in May 1997 at age 22 received his Juris Doctor degree again becoming the youngest lawyer of his class. He is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Loyola Law School where he will be the first law professor in the nation to teach The Art of Jury Selection.. In July 1999 Mr. Towfigh was chosen by twice elected Los Angeles County District Attorney Gil Garcetti as a Deputy District Attorney. After only 6 months as a prosecutor Mr. Towfigh started prosecuting serious felony cases in courts across Los Angeles County. In more than 11 years as a prosecutor in the largest prosecutorial agency in the world, he has handled numerous high profile cases, many involving celebrities including Dr. Dre, Master P., G-Unit rapper Young Buck, Silk the Shocker, Rupaul Charles, Chicago Bears' Ricky Manning, Adriana Lima, Catherine Oxenberg and others.. As a member of the elite Hardcore Gang Division Mr. Towfigh prosecuted exclusively the most serious murder trials involving criminal street gangs throughout Los Angeles including the Mexican Mafia, the notorious 18th Street gang, and over a dozen different Blood and Crip gangs. He has won an unprecedented 100% of his murder jury trials and lost only 1 felony jury trial in his career.. Mr. Towfigh’s practice extends beyond the courtroom. He has participated in Project L.E.A.D. as a motivational speaker to children at local elementary schools about the importance of staying in school and out of trouble. Separate from Project L.E.A.D. he has lectured at high schools about the criminal justice system. He continues to mentor youth and was awarded the prestigious Volunteer in Parole of the Year Award for helping incarcerated juveniles establish a successful and productive path back into society. He has also lectured and trained police agencies regarding numerous aspects of criminal law.. Mr. Towfigh has extensive experience in all types of criminal cases from the simplest misdemeanors to complex felonies. His cases have included white collar crime, special circumstances murder, rape, torture, kidnapping, sex crimes, armed robbery, aggravated mayhem, gang crimes, witness intimidation, extortion, arson, conspiracy, domestic violence, weapons violations, counterfeiting, forgery, fraud, grand theft, perjury and DUI.. Mr. Towfigh's cases have received national and international recognition and have been covered by CNN, Associated Press, Reuters, MTV, VH1, Court TV, Extra, Entertainment Tonight, ESPN, ABC, CBS, NBC, KTLA, Headline News, The Daily Journal, Los Angeles Times, Billboard, The Hollywood Reporter, Long Beach Press Telegram, The Daily Breeze, The Daily Bruin, and Examiner. Mr. Towfigh was featured in the MTV documentary "Celebrity Obsession" which chronicled one of his most notorious celebrity stalking cases. He currently appears as an expert legal analyst on CNN.. Mr. Towfigh speaks French, Spanish and Persian fluently

At the Mashian Law Group, we have provided sound counsel to businesses and business owners throughout the Los Angeles metropolitan area for more than a quarter of a century.. Attorney Bryan Mashian is a shareholder in our Los Angeles office and former chair of our real estate group. He focuses his practice on issues related to the leasing, buying, selling, exchanging, developing and financing of commercial real estate, including loan modifications.. A Published Authority on Real Estate and Business Law. Attorney Mashian is the author of many informative and scholarly articles on topics related to real estate, including pieces on:. A Strong Background in Commercial Law and Litigation. Mr. Mashian received his law degree from the University of California at Los Angeles. During his tenure there, he served as editor of the UCLA Law Review and has also served as an adjunct UCLA professor, teaching real estate law courses.. Additionally, Mr. Mashian is actively involved in professional organizations:

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