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Parker A. Smith, Esq. co-founder and managing attorney at Sy and Smith, has experience in Civil Litigation, Environmental Law/Proposition 65, Personal Injury, Estate Planning, Immigration Law, and Family Law.. Prior to joining forces at Sy and Smith, Parker worked for one of the top U.S. consulting firms and managed his own legal practice.. Parker received his Juris Doctor from Thomas Jefferson School of Law. During law school he gained valuable legal experience as a law clerk for the highly respected Honorable Lloyd D. George, U.S. District Court of Nevada and was hand selected to join a highly competitive Negotiation Team, where he successfully competed in numerous nationwide competitions.. Parker has a BS degree in business finance from Brigham Young University, and spent several years working in the banking industry before deciding to pursue his dream of becoming an attorney. Parker’s dedication to his craft as an attorney is based on his belief that every client should have their case handled with compassion, care, and understanding to help them obtain their desired results.. Parker has spent several years living abroad in Chile and China. He understands the challenges of moving to a new country, learning a new language, culture, and laws.. Parker is a member of the California State Bar. He is fluent in Spanish. Outside of the office, he loves sports, traveling, and spending time with his wife and two daughters.

Judge Victor E. Bianchini. Judge Bianchini is an active mediator and arbitrator for Signature Resolution and for the American Arbitration Association.  He is a retired San Diego County Superior Court Judge.  He is also a retired U.S. Magistrate Judge and a retired Colonel of the United States Marine Corps.  He was appointed to the position of U.S. Commissioner and served from 1968 to 1969.  He was then appointed a U.S. Magistrate Judge by the Southern District of California in 1974 and served until 1982.  He vacated that position to accept a California state court position.  He retired as a Superior Court Judge in 2002.  After retiring from the state court bench, he was recalled part-time to the Western District of New York as a U.S. Magistrate Judge while engaged in a private mediation and arbitration practice in San Diego.  He served the Western District until 2006, at which time he was appointed to a full-time position serving both the Western and Northern Districts of New York. He is now a judge in the Federal Court of the Eastern District of Washington.  He also serves the Central District of California and Southern District of California on special settlement projects.  His duties now include deciding Social Security Disability Appeals, handling calendars during judicial absences, and settling prisoner civil rights cases and complex civil cases. In these positions he has  authored over 1,000 decisions, approximately 820 of which are reported in Westlaw and the Federal Supplement.  He also continues his practice as a mediator, Arbitrator and Discovery Referee.. After graduating from law school, Judge Bianchini served as the confidential law clerk to Chief Judge James M. Carter of the Southern District of California from 1963 to 1964.  He then served on active duty from 1964 to 1967. Leaving active duty, he remained in the Marine Corps Reserve. During his service 31 years of service, Judge Bianchini served as a tank platoon commander, Force Reconnaissance platoon commander (parachute qualified), a Force Reconnaissance Commanding Officer, a general courts-martial judge and Deputy Inspector General of the U.S. European Command.  During Vietnam, from 1965 to 1966, he served as a combat correspondent and photojournalist and combat air crewman.  Included in his 24 military decorations are the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star with Combat "V", 3 Air Medals and the Combat Action Ribbon.  He later received the Joint Services Commendation Medal following service during Desert Shield/Desert Storm.  He retired in 1991 with the rank of Colonel. Immediately following his active military service after Vietnam in 1967, he lived on a kibbutz in Israel for 6 months as a volunteer.. During his judicial service, he was honored as "Judge of the Year" by the San Diego Trial Lawyers, received the Foothills Bar Association Legal Professional of the Year award, received Family Law Judge of the Year Honors from the El Cajon Superior Court, and was the recipient of numerous additional awards and recognitions.  Immediately prior to his retirement from the Superior Court in 2002, he served for 3 months, during a leave of absence, as a Senior Fulbright Scholar in the Sub-Saharan African country of Eritrea as a consultant to the Minister of Justice and taught South African Law to a select group of Eritrean judges.. Judge Bianchini has served as Vice Chair of the Vietnam Veteran's Village of San Diego, and remains on the board as a director.  He is the past president of the MCRD Museum Historical Foundation, a director of the Flying Leathernecks Historical Foundation and a life member of the USMC Combat Correspondents Association.  He is also a life member of the Disabled American Veterans, a life member of the Jewish War Veterans, and a life member of the VFW.  He is past president of the San Diego County Law Library (2 terms), past president of the San Diego County Public Law Library Foundation, and currently serves on its board. He has held numerous adjunct professor positions, specializing in the field of evidence and served on the Faculty Council of the National Judicial College.  He was the volunteer debate coach for the Mt. Carmel High School Debate Team—from 2006 to 2010, and was named the Mt. Carmel Volunteer of the Year in 2007 by the Poway School District. He was also honored by inclusion the San Diego County Bar Association’s “Legal Legends” oral history project.. Judge Bianchini took up the sport of Sabre fencing February, 2010, and after fencing for 1 ½ years, placed 6th in the 2011 World Championships in Porec, Croatia, was the 2012 U.S. National Champion in his Veterans age-group, and placed 7th in the World Championships in Varna, Bulgaria in 2013. He won “team” Gold Medal in the 2014 World Championships in Debrecen, Hungary.  He was at one time ranked first in the Nation and was most recently ranked 2nd in the Nation.  He recently won a Gold medal in Team Sabre at the Canadian/American Championships on May 31, 2015, in Toronto.

David Schulman is known for providing high-quality legal representation to each of his clients. When handling family law cases, he carefully reviews all the details in order to create a results-driven strategy that is truly comprehensive.. As a Certified Family Law Specialist by the California Board of Legal Specialization, David provides expert-level advice to our clients facing family law issues. Whether he is drafting a premarital agreement or negotiating spousal support, he works hard to secure the most favorable outcome possible.. Passionate about child causes, Mr. Schulman becomes deeply invested when handling family law cases that can affect children, such as divorce and child custody. He does everything possible to resolve issues in a way that keeps the best interests of children involved.. Throughout his legal career, Mr. Schulman has obtained numerous awards and honors, such as:. AV Preeminent® Rating by Martindale-Hubbell®. Southern California Super Lawyers®, 2009 - 2025. San Diego's Top Attorneys, 2009 to 2012. The Family Court Judiciary's Norby Award

Christopher C. Walton is the founder of Walton Law APC, an award-winning firm with offices in Southern California and Western Washington. Mr. Walton concentrates his practice in the areas of personal injury and nursing home abuse/neglect. Early in his career, he spent several years defending insurance companies and corporations. He now dedicates his practice exclusively to helping people who have suffered injury or a violation of their rights in the workplace.. Mr. Walton earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication with a Minor in English from Western Washington University, where he was listed on the President’s Honor List.  He then went on to obtain his Juris Doctor degree from California Western School of Law, where he graduated with honors, cum laude. While attending California Western, he was regularly listed on the Dean’s Honor List and awarded the Dean’s Merit Scholarship for superior academic achievement. He was further awarded the American Jurisprudence Award for academic excellence in Trial Practice, Advanced Mediation Advocacy and his Clinical Internship. In his final year at California Western, he won the Environmental Law Negotiation Competition and was selected to compete nationally on behalf of the law school.. Following law school, Mr. Walton gained invaluable civil litigation and trial experience working for reputable firms on both the defendants and plaintiffs side. Prior to founding Walton Law, he was the Managing Partner of Webb & Walton, LLP.. Mr. Walton remains active in the community by volunteering his time with the Service Members Civil Relief Act, where he protects the legal rights of members of our military while they are deployed. He also volunteers his time mentoring law students through mentorship programs at local law schools. He was previously elected by his peers to serve back-to-back terms as Co-Chair of the Elder Law Section for the County Bar Association.. In 2021, Mr. Walton served as the President for Consumer Attorneys of San Diego. He is presently an Eagle member of the Washington State Association for Justice, Whatcom County Bar Association, San Diego County Bar Association, North County Bar Association, Consumer Attorneys of California, and the American Inns of Court, Honorable William B. Enright Chapter.  He is admitted to practice law in both California and Washington.