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I have practiced  general civil litigation in the Los Angeles area for over twenty years, with an emphasis on commercial litigation, real estate disputes, construction cases, intellectual property litigation, and related matters.  I have tried over a dozen complex jury cases to verdict, including construction defect, patent infringement, enterprise software defect, assault and battery, and submerged vessel recovery lawsuits.  My law firm is "the entrepreneurial firm for entrepreneurial clients."

I have ejoyed a 24-year career in California's constantly evolving area of insurance coverage litigation, focusing on novel and complex issues involving multi-million dollar disputes.  I have represented some of the largest and best known insurance carriers in the United States in cases pending in state and federal courts.  In addition, my practice involves representing companies and individuals involved in a wide range of business and commercial disputes.

I have a wide range of experience representing individuals in criminal and civil litigation, and am well versed in family law and divorce matters. Although I am a litigator at heart, I also handle transactional matters such as drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts.. I started clerking for Braunstein & Braunstein, PC when I was in law school. I also served as a certified law clerk with the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office, where I gained extensive experience in criminal litigation. After law school, I worked for an insurance defense firm and later for a plaintiff’s law firm, where she represented employees in disputes with employers and insurance companies. These experiences have equipped me with the knowledge and ability to litigate matters spanning multiple areas of law.

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

I earned my Juris Doctorate at the University of Miami School of Law in Coral Gables, Florida. After passing the Florida Bar I was lucky enough to begin my legal career at the Miami-Dade Public Defender's office. There were over 2000 applications for 20 new attorney positions. During my five years as an assistant public defender I was the attorney of record in over 2500 cases, which included both felony and misdemeanor cases.. Before, I was a public defender, my training began as a certified legal intern at the Miami-Dade Public Defender's office, which is limited to students who have completed at least two years of law school and meet certification requirements set by the Supreme Court of Florida.  Legal Interns who are "certified" by the state Supreme Court are able to represent public defender clients in and out of court. After attending the Public Defender Orientation Training Series, and while under the supervision of Miami-Dade Public Defender's office, I received assignments in the misdemeanor division. Each day I worked closely with an experienced assistant public defender who acted as my mentor. They taught my how to conduct client interviews, take depositions, engage in motion practice, handle daily court calendars and try cases.. I attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for my undergraduate studies and earned a double major. I was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society, as well and the Golden Key National Honor Society.

I am complex commercial litigator with experience in all phases of litigation, ranging from pre-complaint investigations, drafting pleadings, conducting discovery (including depositions), drafting and arguing discovery motions, drafting and arguing dispositive motions, trial, and drafting appellate briefs.

I am an attorney-mediator (and licensed real estate broker) based in Century City, Los Angeles, California.  I enjoy a broad civil litigation practice, with emphasis on business and real estate litigation.  I also serve as a mediator in these fields.. I have been an active member of the California Bar since 1989.  I was also admitted to the Virginia State Bar in 1984, and the District of Columbia Bar in 1985.. Please note: After many years of practicing exclusively in California, I stopped paying dues to the D.C. Bar and the Virginia State Bar to save business costs; therefore, I am on "administrative suspension" status with the D.C. and Virginia bar associations.  I can obtain reinstatement at any time by paying appropriate fees/dues to either or both associations, and with the D.C. Bar, taking a mandatory one-day course given only in D.C.. I have never been sanctioned or subject to any disciplinary complaints or proceedings in any jurisdiction.

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 litigator and managing partner of Simkin & Associates, Inc.  I am licensed to practice law in California, New York, and the District of Columbia.  Our firm focuses on real estate and business law.  We prosecute and defend breach of contract, fraud, negligence, and misrepresentation cases.  Our typical cases involve property owners, businesses, trustees, and realtors concerning purchase agreements, leases, contracts, and all other matters of residential and commercial property and business disputes.  We also handle employment and probate and trust litigation.  Michael Simkin has proudly is one of the Southern Californina lawyers identified as a Superlawyer!. We guide our clients through the legal maze from beginning to end including jury trials, appeals, and collection of money judgments.  We provide our clients with creative solutions, personal attention and cost effective services.

I am a fifth year attorney and graduate from the University of Texas School of Law.  My practice covers several areas of civil litigation, including employment law, construction law, and entertainment law.

Gregory M. Salvato   is a Certified Specialist in Bankruptcy Law and the founding member of Salvato Law Offices, a litigation and bankruptcy firm located in downtown Los Angeles and Orange County, California, specializing in creditor rights and business litigation.. Mr. Salvato has litigated matters in the Bankruptcy or Federal District Courts in Arizona, Coloado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Virginia, and Texas, and before the California Superior Courts, Courts of Appeal, Bankruptcy Appellate Panel and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.. He has been a Bankruptcy Specialist since 2002, certified by the California Board of Legal Specialization, State Bar of California and is Board Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification.  Mr. Salvato  is the former chair of the Bankruptcy Law Advisory Commission of the State Bar of California. He is Martindale-Hubbell A-V rated, and Los Angeles Magazine named him a "Southern California Super Lawyer" from 2004 through 2020.. Mr. Salvato is a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association’s sections on Commercial Law and Bankruptcy, Litigation, and Remedies (Chair, 2002-2003), the Italian American Lawyers Association (President 2019, Board of Trustees), Association of Business Trial Lawyers, Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum, Orange County Bankruptcy Forum,  California Bankruptcy Forum, Financial Lawyers Conference, American Bankruptcy Institute, and American Bar Association.. He received his B.A. magna cum laude in 1976 from Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California, and his J.D. in 1986 from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California, where he was the Chief Articles Editor of the Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review.. Published cases include:  In re Amwest Ins. Group, Inc. (L. Tim Wagner, Liquidator v. Amwest Ins. Group), 285 B.R. 447 (Bankr. C.D. Cal. 2002); In re First T.D. & Investments, Inc. (Neilson v. Chang),  253 F. 3d 520 (9th Cir. 2001); In re First T.D. & Investments, Inc. (Neilson v. Chang), 218 B.R. 92 (Bankr. C.D. Cal. 1999), In re Cobe (Smith v. Cobe), 229 B.R. 15 (BAP 9th Cir. 1998); In re Colonial Realty Company (Colonial Realty Co. v. River Bank America), 122 B.R. 1 (Bankr. D. Conn. 1990); In re Peregrine Entertainment Group (National Peregrine, Inc. v. Capitol Federal Savings), 116 B.R. 194 (Bankr. C.D. Cal. 1990).

Gregory Gershuni has been engaged in the practice of law since 1978. Inspired to become an attorney by his 8th grade reading of the biography of Clarence Darrow, Greg made getting into law school his first career goal.. As a gifted student, he graduated from Fairfax High School and started UCLA at the age of 16. He completed his Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Political Science, cum laude, at UCLA in just three years. By the age of 19 he started his first year of law school at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. He received his Juris Doctor (J.D.) Degree from Loyola in 1978 where he was awarded the Loyola Law School Scholarship "because of marked excellence in the study of law." In 1978, following graduation from law school, he passed the California Bar Examination and was admitted to practice law in the State of California.. Upon being admitted to the practice of law, Mr. Gershuni joined the South Bay (Torrance) law firm of Daigneault, Abel & Daigneault as an associate attorney. At the Daigneault firm his law practice was devoted primarily to the business transactions and disputes, business entity issues, real estate practice involving transactions and litigation, and disputes involving wills, trusts and estates. As a young associate, he also handled a broad variety of other case assignments.. In 1980 Mr. Gershuni started his own firm as a solo practitioner in Beverly Hills through which he continued to provide legal representation in matters involving transactional and litigated matters regarding business, real estate and trusts and estates.. Mr. Gershuni has a broad base of experience in all forms of dispute resolution, including negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and litigation. The substantive areas of his law practice continue to include partnership and shareholder disputes, business litigation, matters involving corporate governance, representation of professionals, fiduciary duty claims, real property transactions and disputes, leasing, property management, title issues, wrongful foreclosure, lender liability, brokerage and escrow claims, boundary and property line issues, easement disputes, and matters involving trusts and estates.. Since 1984 Mr. Gershuni has maintained his law practice at various times in Westwood as well as Century City, practicing with other attorneys. He recently relocated his practice to the Westside's "Olympic Corridor" at 1990 S. Bundy Drive, Suite 630, Los Angeles, CA 90025. He is also "of counsel" to the Long Beach law firm, Cammarano Law Group.. The firm’s mission is to provide distinguished service to clients, bench, and the bar through demonstrated excellence and integrity in the practice of law. Fulfillment of this mission is characterized by the firm’s commitment to creative problem-solving, proactive recognition of and responsiveness to needs of the client, and steadfast adherence to ethics, expedience, and excellence in pursuit of client objectives.. Over the course of his career, Mr. Gershuni, at one time, served as special trial counsel to the Public Administrator of the County of Los Angeles and he has served in the Los Angeles Superior Court as a judge pro tem. He has also served, and continues to serve, as an arbitrator for the Los Angeles County Bar Association. He has served as a faculty member for the American Law Institute - Continuing Legal Education (formerly "ALI-ABA"). Active in community activities as well, he also serves on the Board of Directors of the William H. Parker Los Angeles Police Foundation.. For more than 35 years Mr. Gershuni has enjoyed recognition as an "AV" rated lawyer via the peer-review rating system established and administered by Martindale-Hubbell, with “AV” being the highest rating for "legal ability" and "faithful adherence to professional standards of conduct and ethics of the legal profession, professional reliability and diligence..."

Gerard ("Gerry") Fox graduated from Georgetown Law School, magna cum laude, and received his bachelor's degree from the University of Richmond. Mr. Fox has acted as lead trial counsel for clients such as Vivendi, Clear Channel and Dow Chemical. Gerry has also represented a wide variety of high net worth individuals, privately owned companies and high profile entertainers including Madonna, James Gandolfini, Anita Baker, Rush Limbaugh, Art Neville and the Isley Brothers.. Mr. Fox started his career at Covington & Burling, followed by Kaye, Scholer, before forming his own litigation boutique, Fox & Spillane. It was at Fox & Spillane that Mr. Fox achieved and honed his trial skills during the twelve year history of his firm. He is a fierce advocate who brings a passion to each and every matter in order to drive a favorable resolution. His trial practice takes him to courts throughout the country.. Mr. Fox has represented both plaintiffs and defendants and brings to each matter on which he is retained a firm understanding of how "the other side is thinking." He believes in mapping out a wide range of strategic options at the beginning of a case, fitting the case strategy within the client's overall set of business goals and budgets, and then getting to a "leverage point" quickly, in order to position the case for a favorable close position for his client. It is his firm belief that preparation, sound judgment, and timely execution are the keys to bringing about a cost effective and winning result in a commercial litigation matter. He works on both an hourly and, when merited, a pure or modified contingent fee basis.. Mr. Fox has handled substantial matters in the following industries: music, televison and motion picture, infomercial, media, video game, talent management, family wealth and trusts and estates, investment banking and security,oil and gas, sports, modeling, clothing, radio, real estate, chemical products, securities, banking, and medical device products.

George M. Hill has represented and associated with representation of both plaintiffs and defendants in both state and federal court.  His practice areas include business law, including business formation, restructuring, mergers and acquisitions; securities compliance, including public offerings and private placements; entertainment law, including contract drafting, negotiation and disputes; family law, including divorce and custody disputes; real estate law, commercial and residential; criminal law; and general civil litigation.. George is a graduate of Stanford University and Loyola Law School-Los Angeles.  In law school, he participated in the Non Profit Tax and Transactions Clinic, Judge Stephan O'Neil Trial Advocacy Program and served two terms as a Summer Associate with Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell, LLP.. George was co-founder of an internet-based consumer goods importer, retailer, and wholesaler, where he managed overall operations, including supplier purchasing and importation, inventory catalog, customer service, marketing, and product research.. George is a member of the State Bar of California, United States District Court (Central District), John M. Langston Bar Association, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Beverly Hills Bar Association American Bar Association (Business Law Section), and the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA).. AREA OF PRACTICE:. Business Law. Securities Regulation Compliance. Entertainment Law. Real Estate Law (Commercial & Residential). Criminal Law. Civil Litigation. Family Law. EDUCATION:. Loyola Law School– Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 2009, Juris Doctor. Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, 2006, B.A.—Political Science. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS:. State Bar of California. Member. United States District Court—Central District of California. Member. John M. Langston Bar Association. Member. Los Angeles County Bar Association. Member—Solo Practice Section. Beverly Hills Bar Association. Member. Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles. Member

Frank Ozello has been practicing law for over 25 years, and serves as Senior Counsel at Layfield & Barrett. He has extensive experience in numerous areas including complex and catastrophic personal injury and large general liability cases, often related to personal injury, products liability, professional liability, premises liability, elder abuse, traumatic brain injury and major spinal injury cases, auto accidents, insurance bad faith, construction defects, class actions, employment litigation, sexual harassment and business litigation.. Mr. Ozello is admitted to practice law in New York and California and practices in all State and Federal courts throughout California as well as various courts across the United States. Before representing plaintiffs full-time at Layfield & Barrett, he primarily represented defendants and therefore has valuable understanding of defense strategies, which he utilizes to secure millions in settlements for his clients.. Mr. Ozello represents clients in many insurance-related matters with an emphasis on litigation and trials on both National and local State and Federal court levels. His expertise extends beyond the courtroom having also taught and lectured in the fields of insurance and insurance bad faith.

Founder and principal of Rome & Associates, A.P.C., Eugene Rome is an accomplished litigator and transactional attorney representing clients in both the United States and abroad in the areas of intellectual property law, domain name disputes and art law. He also possesses a wealth of experience in entertainment and business litigation.. Mr. Rome represents clients in matters involving Internet disputes as well as financial and electronic payment processing. For example, recently, Mr. Rome obtained a $2.4 million verdict with $1.45 million in punitive damages in a breach of oral agreement and fraud case arising out of a failed referral relationship in the complex international payment processing space. Mr. Rome has also prosecuted several payment processing disputes against foreign banks, during which he successfully established jurisdiction over the foreign banks in the United States and secured favorable settlements with the banks’ co-defendants.. Mr. Rome serves as outside counsel to domain name registrars, web service providers, lead generator companies and other Internet businesses. In a mass typosquatting case, he procured a $1.3 million judgment against all registrants of the infringing domains as well as individuals and companies monetizing the infringing domains. His domain name practice includes representing clients in intellectual property, compliance issues and other legal proceedings involving:. ·         Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). ·         Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). ·         Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA). ·         Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003 (CAN-SPAM) and analogous state law provisions. In addition to his work in Internet and business law, Mr. Rome has developed a niche in art law. Serving as co-counsel, he provided case strategy, discovery and litigation support in securing an $800,000 judgment in a forged artwork case on behalf of a Parisian art gallery. He has also litigated ownership issues to prominent Warhol works, represented partners in art promotion disputes and handled insurance disputes arising out of damaged and stolen art.. Mr. Rome is admitted to practice in California, both in federal and state courts. He is fluent in Russian and speaks conversational French.

For over 25 years, Farhad Novian, the Managing Partner of Novian & Novian LLP,  has advised, counseled and represented California businesses and individuals in a broad range of corporate and business transactions and disputes. These matters have been resolved or adjudicated at the state or federal level through court trials, jury verdicts, at arbitration, at mediation or informally.  In so doing, Farhad has built and manages a highly capable and skilled team of corporate, litigation and transactional attorneys providing legal services to the Novian clients, all at competitive rates.. Farhad’s business counseling and litigation advocacy skills have successfully resolved or adjudicated disputes and matters involving breach of contract, business fraud, copyright and trademark, defamation, entertainment law, hospitality, labor and employment, licensing, partnership, real estate, trade secret misappropriation and right of publicity violations.  Farhad has also garnered success in representing numerous privately held and publicly traded companies on transactional matters in the corporate, entertainment, hospitality, real estate and technology fields from the start-up funding phase, to operations, to mergers and acquisitions.. Farhad earned a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from UCLA in 1981. He received his Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School Los Angeles, in 1984.  In 1988, the brother combination of Farid and Farhad founded Novian & Novian and has remained consistently strong players in the legal community since then.  For close to two decades, Farhad has enjoyed recognition as an “AV” rated lawyer via the peer-review system established and administered by Martindale-Hubbell, with “AV” being the highest rating for “legal ability” and “faithful adherence to the professional standards of conduct and legal ethics of the legal profession, professional reliability and diligence . . . .”. Farhad is active in state and federal bar associations and regularly lectures at UCLA on real estate and hospitality law and has participated in the “Boardroom Series” lectures on corporate structuring matters before young entrepreneurial professionals. As a community participant, Farhad is a member of the Board of Directors of Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills and a volunteer in several other community organizations.  He has two young sons and enjoys playing tennis during his off hours and is an avid art enthusiast.

For nearly 30 years, Sa'id Vakili has successfully represented businesses and individuals in areas including complex business divorces, business disputes, business torts, shareholder disputes (both direct and derivative), complex contracts, and intellectual property litigation (covering patent, trade dress, copyright, trademark, and trade secret disputes), as well as all forms of employment claims. He has also handled all varieties of injury tort claims, including those related to products, along with claims arising under maritime and aviation law. Over the years, he has litigated hundreds of cases, achieving multiple results in the seven and eight figures while successfully defending cases of equal or greater amounts.. His clients include, among others, C-suite executives from both public and private companies across various industries, entertainers, authors, university academics, and legal, accounting, and medical professionals.. Mr. Vakili is admitted and actively licensed in California, New York, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C., and has handled cases in various other jurisdictions, including Arizona, Florida, Nevada, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia, through associations with local law firms in those states.. Mr. Vakili has achieved the AV Preeminent™ rating with Martindale-Hubbell®, a nationally recognized acknowledgment of his accomplishments and skills as an attorney, representing the highest rating available.

For more than forty years, Jack's goal has been to become the best trial lawyer he can be. As a California trial attorney, Jack has tried more than 100 civil cases before a jury. He has been invited to and has lectured to both attorneys and physicians. These lectures include such topics as trial practice, medical malpractice, insurance bad faith, products liability and premises liability.. Free Consultation  He holds the designation of Diplomate, the highest rank of the American Board of Trial Advocates. He is the immediate past President of the Italian American Lawyers Association and he has served as President of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles and the Cowboy Lawyers Association. He has been on the Board of Governors and on the Executive Committee of numerous trial lawyer associations, including the Litigation Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association and the Consumer Attorneys of California.. He has been formally recognized as one of the attorneys who assisted the task force in the preparation of the Judicial Council of California CACI jury instructions.. As a California medical malpractice attorney, Jack has successfully represented clients for over 30 years throughout California in several types of medical malpractice and medical negligence cases, including wrongful death, birth injuries, mis-diagnosis, surgical errors, emergency room errors, medication errors, nursing errors and other types of medical negligence.. As a California insurance bad faith attorney, Jack has helped clients whose insurance claims have been wrongfully denied, or their insurance coverage canceled without merit. When an insurance company is sued for bad faith, it has the money to hire the best defense attorneys. Jack believes the victim of insurance bad faith has the right to an attorney with at least as much experience. With his knowledge of insurance practice, Jack levels the playing field for his clients by aggressively defending his client's rights. He and his partners and associates have successfully handled insurance bad faith cases against numerous insurance companies.. He was selected by his peers to be included in the 2008 and the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, in the specialty of Personal Injury Litigation. He is recognized as one of the Top 500 Plaintiff Attorneys in the United States by LawDragon. The Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association voted Jack as Trial Lawyer of the Year and he has also been selected to the Super Lawyer of Southern California list for several years.. He has received recognition from the Members of Congress of the United States of America, California Senate, the California Legislature, the Los Angeles Superior Court, the County of Los Angels, the City of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles County District Attorney, the Los Angeles City Attorney, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department and the Metropolitan News Enterprise.. In addition to being the immediate past President of the Italian American Lawyers Association, Jack has served as the President of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles and the Cowboy Lawyers Association. He received the Consumer Attorneys of California-California Trial Lawyers Association Presidential Award of Merit in 1994, 1996 and 2000, and the Pollock Award in 2006.. Despite his numerous individual accomplishments and awards, Jack believes the best interest of the client is served by a solid team effort by all of the attorneys and staff of the law firm.. Jack received his bachelor's degree from UCLA and his juris doctor degree from Loyola University School of Law School. His interests outside the practice of law include horseback riding, painting and boxing.

Ethan Millar is a nationally recognized expert in the fields of unclaimed property and state taxation. His unclaimed property practice focuses on planning opportunities, single- and multi-state audit defense, voluntary disclosures, administrative appeals, and litigation. Ethan is also one of the leading attorneys in the country in advising clients regarding unclaimed property, consumer protection and other federal and state regulatory issues related to gift cards, promotional programs and other prepaid access products. He has advised over 80 companies regarding their gift card and/or promotional programs. Ethan's state tax practice focuses primarily on audit defense, administrative appeals and litigation, with an emphasis on California tax matters. He also has extensive experience in advising clients in multi-state tax issues associated with mergers, acquisitions and other business transactions.. Ethan currently chairs the Unclaimed Property and State and Local Tax subcommittees of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association (ABA). He has also served as an adjunct state tax professor at Emory University School of Law, has published over 20 articles on state tax and unclaimed property issues, including the BNA treatise on unclaimed property, and is a frequent lecturer on state tax and unclaimed property topics. He graduated Order of the Coif and in the top 3% from UCLA Law School.

Elliot Rosenberger is a 2014 graduate of the UCLA School of Law. Since establishing his law practice, his clients have included a multinational health care provider, a global absence management administrator, a credit union, a new media production company, a clinical laboratory staffing agency, a digital venture capital marketplace, a blockchain performance engineering company, an SEO firm, other attorneys, investors, and tenants.. During law school, Elliot clerked for the Complex Litigation Section of the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office and the Enforcement Department of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). He was co-chair of the Public Interest Law Fund, a student-run organization at UCLA dedicated to heightening and engaging the UCLA legal community’s commitment to public interest law. After law school, Elliot completed the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) fellowship program of the Los Angeles Chapter, where he worked alongside ABOTA attorneys at the law firms of Panish, Shea & Boyle LLP and Ballard, Rosenberg, Golper & Savitt LLP, and for a Los Angeles Superior Court judge. He has served as a volunteer attorney with the Employment Rights Project at Bet Tzedek Legal Services and as a staff attorney at the Eviction Defense Network, where he provided free and low-cost legal advice and representation to low-income residents of Los Angeles County.. Elliot is co-Editor-in-Chief of the PIABA Bar Journal -- a publication of the Public Investors Advocate Bar Association that publishes articles authored by highly respected arbitration practitioners, experts, and law school professors -- and Secretary of the Financial Planning Association of Los Angeles. He grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada and is fluent in Spanish.

Eli Gordon is the Managing Partner of the Business Real Estate Group in Los Angeles. Mr. Gordon has been recognized as one of the leading real estate litigation defense attorneys in Los Angeles and has represented some of the largest property owners and managers in the country in high stakes litigation. Mr. Gordon is the Chair of the Affordable Housing Practice Group at Kimball, Tirey & St. John LLP and has been a distinguished member of the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) government affairs committee.. Mr. Gordon joined Kimball, Tirey & St. John LLP in 2006 as a law clerk while attending Chapman University School of Law in Orange, California. Mr. Gordon then joined KTS as an Associate Attorney in 2007 and, after exhibiting an exemplary record of results for his clients, was named Partner in 2014.. Mr. Gordon’s practice has focused primarily on defending complex litigation matters filed in state and federal court against owners and managers of residential and commercial real estate including, but not limited to, mass Plaintiff habitability disputes, fair housing disputes, wrongful eviction claims, breach of lease actions and other matters in the business and real estate arena. Mr. Gordon’s work in prosecuting commercial breach of lease complaints has led to judgments totaling in the millions of dollars for his clients. Mr. Gordon has handled several high profile appellate matters and has presented argument before the California Court of Appeals, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and Bankruptcy Appellate Panel.. Mr. Gordon is also an active member of the California Apartment Association, the Institute of Real Estate Management and the California Self Storage Association.

Dylan Ruga is a trial lawyer focused on intellectual property, professional liability, and commercial litigation.  Professional but tenacious, Dylan has earned a reputation among his clients and colleagues as a dedicated advocate who obtains results by outworking and outmaneuvering his opponents.. Dylan was raised in San Francisco and attended college in Ohio, where he played both varsity football and baseball.  He came back to California for law school and graduated in the top 10% of his class at UCLA.  He began his legal career working in the chambers of a Southern California federal judge, where he learned how to be an effective advocate from the other side of the bench.  From there, Dylan went into private practice as a litigation associate at Alschuler Grossman Stein & Kahan LLP, and then at Steptoe & Johnson LLP.  Dylan became an equity partner at Steptoe in 2013 and remained there until 2016 when he opened Stalwart Law Group.. Dylan is a member of the Los Angeles Copyright Society, the Association of Business Trial Lawyers, and the American Bar Association.  He has been recognized as a Southern California “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers magazine every year from 2009-2016, which is an achievement limited to no more than 2.5% of the lawyers in California.

Douglas E. Lawson, Associate at Sacks Glazier Franklin & Lodise, is a 2009 graduate of Duke University and a 2012 graduate of the University of Southern California Gould School of Law.  While in law school, Doug served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Joseph L. Tauro at the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.  Also during law school, Doug interned at the National Basketball Players Association, where he helped the players union negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement with the league owners, allowing the 2011-12 NBA season to get back on track after a months-long lockout. Doug has previous experience handling complex commercial litigation matters in both state and federal court, with a particular focus on white-collar criminal defense, products liability, and contract disputes.

Doctorate degree from the School of Hard Knocks University