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The Law Offices of Susan D. Stein is located in Santa Ana, practices real estate and business law, estate planning, and personal . Stein represents clients throughout Southern California in the counties of L.A., Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino, including the communities of Santa Ana, San Clemente, Rancho Santa Margarita, Fullerton, Orange, Laguna Beach, Newport Beach and Tustin.. The Law Offices of Susan D. Stein consists of Susan Stein, attorney at law, her legal assistant, Ana Cullens, and from time to time, additional staff to meet the particular needs of each client. Susan Stein graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, with a major in sociology.. After working as a legal secretary and for the Orange County District Attorney's Office as a child support officer, Ms. Stein received her J.D. from Western State University College of Law in Fullerton, California and established her own law practice in 1987. In addition to being an attorney, she is a certified mediator and holds a California real estate brokers' license.. As a business owner herself, Ms. Stein has the knowledge and experience to help her business clients identify their core needs. She assists clients in attaining their individual business goals by delivering a strategy that helps them avoid operational difficulties and personal liability, when needed and desired. Ms. Stein is a highly skilled mediator as well as dedicated trial attorney who will assist clients in obtaining the best resolution for their particular circumstances.. Susan Stein understands that no two legal issues are the same, and she treats every client as an individual with unique legal needs. She thoroughly analyzes, prepares, and presents each case thoroughly from start to finish.

The founder of Chambers Law Firm, Dan E Chambers, has been in practice for 30 years. He served as a Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney for six years and was in private practice at other firms for approximately 15 years, handling a wide range of highly complex litigation matters. Dan’s primary area of practice now involves the representation and defense of individuals and businesses in all types of criminal and administrative matters, in both federal and state court throughout southern California. As a former prosecutor, Dan has unique insight into the criminal justice system that enables him to provide his clients with quality representation for charges ranging from DUI, petty theft, domestic violence, and other misdemeanors to homicide, kidnapping, sex crimes, and other serious felonies.. I pay referral fees to attorneys who refer matters to me.

Sarah Serpa’s practice focuses on complex litigation, including catastrophic personal injury, contract disputes and business fraud. Sarah Serpa was the responsible attorney for the largest pre-trial personal injury settlement in the history of the United States, at $50,000, for two Orange County mothers rendered quadriplegic.. Ms. Serpa was recently named a “Rising Star” as one of the top 2.5% of Southern California lawyers as rated by her peers.. She successfully prosecuted three severe brain injury cases against large newspaper companies, involving complex issues of employee vs. independent contractor status of workers.. Ms. Serpa also has extensive experience in litigation against governmental entities concerning dangerous conditions of public property wherein she gained vast knowledge in the area of roadway design and traffic engineering.. She also successfully defended corporations and their directors against allegations of fraud and unfair business practices.. Ms. Serpa is admitted to practice in California and in the United States District Courts of California and Colorado. Ms. Serpa obtained her B.S. in Management with a Certificate of Excellence in Economics from the Georgia Institute of Technology and attended Mercer University Law School and Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, obtaining her Juris Doctor in 1998.

Myron Steeves has an extensive background in both the legal field and the nonprofit arena. A former missionary to the Middle East, Steeves is a graduate of Biola University and Georgetown University Law Center. Currently, he is a Professor of Law at Trinity Law School in Santa Ana, CA (a school of Trinity International University in Deerfield, IL.) where he previously served as the Dean and the director of development. Through his law practice,  Myron Steeves serves nonprofit organizations, religious organizations, and churches through offering sound legal guidance from a faith-based perspective. Steeves is an active member of the nonprofit committees of both the California Bar Association and the American Bar Association.

Kurtis Urien is an associate for the firm's transactional department. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Urien worked as a solo practitioner practicing business law and litigation. Prior to owning his own practice, Mr. Urien worked as an associate attorney where he started practicing business law and litigation.. Mr. Urien has experience in advising entrepreneurs in entity selection, formation, capital structure, corporate governance, employment matters, and effective business tax planning. He has experience forming both LLC’s and corporations. Mr. Urien has also negotiated, drafted, and implemented many different types of contracts including buy/sell agreements, employment and independent contractor agreements, agreements affecting intellectual property rights, and finance documents. Mr. Urien also has experience in all phases of business and employment litigation and knows the importance of solving potential problems ex ante by properly drafting agreements and transactions.. Mr. Urien attended Fresno State and earned a B.A. in Political Science. Mr. Urien then attended Western State University College of Law where he earned his J.D. and graduated magna cum laude. While at Western, he earned the Distinguished Business Law Scholar award for excellence in business law academics, scholarship, and practical training. Mr. Urien was also awarded Witkin awards for his scholarship in Corporate Finance and Accounting as well as Federal Income Taxation. He was also a member of Western’s law review as a student writer, editor, and symposium board member. He also served as a Dean’s Fellow where he mentored fellow students.. Mr. Urien has been fortunate to research and contribute to many law review articles. Mr. Urien work focuses on Social Entrepreneurship and how businesses can be beneficial to both equity holders and stakeholders. Mr. Urien has been fortunate to have his article on equity crowdfunding, social entrepreneurship, and the JOBS Act published in Texas A&M’s first volume of its flagship law journal. He was also privileged to co-author a second article published in The Ohio State’s Business Law Journal on the same subjects.. Mr. Urien is a member of the Real Estate section and Young Lawyers’ division of the Orange County Bar Association, and the California State Bar.

Kristy A. Schlesinger is a civil litigator who practices business, commercial, and real estate litigation, representing clients on a broad range of issues including breach of contract, business torts, unfair competition, fraud, employment claims, construction defect, and commercial landlord /tenant disputes. Ms. Schlesinger has served as in-house counsel to a prominent real estate broker and lender, wherein she specialized in contract negotiation, dispute resolution, real estate and business litigation, and regulatory and licensing inquiries.. Ms. Schlesinger was admitted to the State Bar of California in 2002, and is admitted to practice in the Central and Southern Districts of the U.S. District Court of California.  Ms. Schlesinger received her B.S., cum laude, from Northern Arizona University and earned her J.D. from California Western School of Law.

Kevin J. Gramling, a shareholder at the firm's Irvine office, has extensive experience defending product liability, premises liability, mold and indoor air quality, environmental, and construction defect claims. He has successfully represented product manufacturers, retailers, importers and distributors in multi-million dollar product liability and premises liability suits. Kevin has defended landowners, builders, mobile home park owners, and property managers in environmental litigation, to include obtaining a defense verdict in a mold wrongful death claim.. Kevin has litigation experience in the area of professional liability. He has defended attorneys, insurance agents/brokers, and real estate agents against claims of professional malpractice and intentional torts. He has tried numerous multi-million dollar real estate cases, defending real estate agents against failure to disclose and fraud cases.. Kevin is involved with local legal organizations, as well as Villanova University and California Western School of Law alumni organizations. Kevin was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and attended California Western School of Law. He has been licensed to practice law in California since 1997, and has been a shareholder since 2001.

Joseph graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles receiving a triple Bachelor’s degree in English, Political Science, and History.  While at UCLA, Joseph also studied economics and management accounting, worked in the Political Science department as a bibliographer, and interned for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office in the Trial Support Division.. Joseph received his J.D. as well as a concurrent Masters of Dispute Resolution from Pepperdine University School of Law and the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, respectively, completing both degrees in under 2.5 years.  He studied international dispute resolution in London, Geneva, Hong Kong, and Beijing.  While at Pepperdine, Joseph was the chair of the Dispute Resolution Society, the Republican Law Students Assocation, and the Trial Lawyers Club.  Joseph was also a member of the Moot Court Board, coached a champion moot court team to the semi-finals of the Constance Motley Baker Moot Court Competition, and was a finalist in the regional American Bar Association Negotation Competition.  Joseph also served as business editor for the inaugural edition of the Journal for Business, Entrepreneurship and the Law.. Before starting Le + Pelletier, LLP, Joseph externed for the California Court of Appeal under Justice Madeleine Flier, and for the General Counsel of JAMS End Dispute.  Joseph has also served on mediatior panels for both Los Angeles County and Orange County.. Joseph is a member of the American, California, and Orange County Bar Associations and is a member of the Law Practice Management and Alternative Dispute Resolution sections of the California Bar.  He currently volunteers as a small claims court mediator for the Orange County Superior Court and the Orange County Human Relations Council, and serves on the board of directors for a non-profit organization supporting schools in the community where he grew up.  Joseph is conversant in Vietnamese and enjoys cooking.

I was the 2011 chair of the Orange County Bar Association Business and Corporate Law Section.  I was a Professor at Western State University College of Law in Fullerton, California, in 2006, where I taught employment law.. These are the charities I support:. Mary's Shelter. Healthy Smiles. Laura's House. Mercy House. The Sheepfold. Team Up for Down Syndrome. Alheimer's Association. Any testimonial or endorsement on this site does not constitute a guarantee, warranty or prediction regarding the outcome of your legal matter.

Erik E. Woodbury is an Associate in the firm’s Orange County office and has extensive experience in the areas of Business & Commercial Litigation, Real Estate, Corporate Law, Construction Litigation, Complex Civil Litigation, Products & Premises Liability, and Additional Civil & Commercial Disputes, including Catastrophic Injury & Wrongful Death Litigation.. During the course of his legal career, Mr. Woodbury has had the opportunity to represent a broad spectrum of corporations and individuals in highly complex litigation and representational matters, and has achieved great success on behalf of his clients in State and Federal Courts across the country. In addition to obtaining beneficial results through trial, Mr. Woodbury has worked to negotiate favorable settlements for clients in more than 75 mediations, and has assisted corporate clients in the structure and completion of numerous commercial transactions.. Since graduating from Tulane Law School in 1997, Mr. Woodbury has worked with some of the top litigation firms in the country and also has served as general counsel to a wide array of companies – from start-ups to established, multi-national businesses. In that capacity, he has provided guidance on a variety of legal matters, including but not limited to, litigation, compliance, regulatory, intellectual property, real estate, risk management, corporate governance, and dispute resolution issues.. Some of his representative cases include:. Mr. Woodbury is admitted to practice in California, Florida, Georgia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and is active in the legal community as a member of the California and Orange County Bar Associations; Florida Bar Association; Virgin Islands Bar Association; Georgia Bar Association; American Bar Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; and the Litigation Section of the ABA.. While at Boston College, Mr. Woodbury was a member of the varsity soccer (1990 - 1992) and football teams (1992 - 1994), and was a finalist for the Chevrolet Scholar Athlete Award.

Edward Susolik specializes in complex insurance litigation and catastrophic personal injury, as well as a broad spectrum of commercial and business litigation from both plaintiff and defense perspectives, including professional liability, intellectual property, construction law, employment law, real estate, securities law, directors and officers liability, governmental liability and numerous other areas of commercial litigation.. Mr. Susolik is chair of the Insurance Department at Callahan & Blaine. He has been responsible for many multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements over the years, including settlements in the amount of $28 Million, $15.5 Million and $8.1 Million.. In the insurance area, Mr. Susolik has wide expertise in insurance coverage and bad faith litigation covering the full spectrum of insurance law. First, Mr. Susolik has extensive experience in representing policyholders who have been denied insurance benefits. For example, he has successfully represented many professionals in insurance disputes, including doctors, lawyers, accountants, brokers, directors, architects and consultants. Likewise, Mr. Susolik has represented many corporations, homeowners’ associations, municipalities, charitable organizations, contractors and other business organizations in complex insurance disputes. Mr. Susolik also has broad experience in the representation of insurance industry professionals, including agents, brokers and insurance companies in disputes within the insurance industry, including litigation with reinsurers, excess and umbrella insurers and the Department of Insurance.. Mr. Susolik has broad expertise in resolving both first party and third party insurance disputes. In the first party context, Mr. Susolik has tried, litigated and handled hundreds of first party insurance claims, including major claims arising out of the Northridge earthquake, landslides and mudslides, toxic mold contamination, fire claims, water damage, pollution, life insurance, disability insurance, health insurance and numerous other contexts. Likewise, in the third party context, Mr. Susolik has litigated hundreds of liability insurance disputes, including advertising injury claims, Cumis counsel, duty to defend and recovery of attorneys’ fees, wrongful failure to settle, reimbursement, rescission, and other third party insurance disputes.. Mr. Susolik is a frequent speaker on insurance and litigation issues to lawyers, business groups and others. Mr. Susolik is currently a member of the adjunct faculty at USC Law School, where he teaches Insurance Law. He was also Chair of the Insurance Law Section of the Orange County Bar Association for 12 years. Mr. Susolik has been retained on many occasions as an expert witness on insurance law issues by both insurance companies and policyholders. He is also frequently retained by attorneys to provide expert insurance advice and consultation.. Mr. Susolik is the author of many articles on litigation and insurance issues and is a frequent contributor to periodicals, treatises and other legal publications. Mr. Susolik was an editor for the Rutter Group California Practice Guide on Insurance Litigation for over 15 years, where he updated chapters on Insurance Bad Faith and the Duty to Defend.. Mr. Susolik's many awards and accolades speak to his reputation in the legal community. For example, Mr. Susolik has been recognized by his peers as one of the "Top 100 Attorneys in Southern California" for 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 , 2017, 2018, and 2019 -- one of only a handful of Orange County attorneys given that distinguished honor by Super Lawyer Magazine.. On the personal side, Mr. Susolik was born in Trnava, Czechoslovakia. He graduated from the University of Southern California with degrees in Philosophy, English and History. He also received his law degree from the University of Southern California Law School, where he graduated Order of the Coif and was an Articles Editor on the Law Review.

David E. Hayen is an experienced civil litigator, specializing in complex commercial and insurance litigation, including contract disputes, intellectual property, including unfair competition, trade secrets and trademarks, and insurance bad faith. Mr. Hayen has also specialized in the arbitration and mediation of commercial, employment and insurance matters, serving as an arbitrator and mediator with The Center for ADR, the American Arbitration Association and Judicate West.. Mr. Hayen attended law school at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he was a member of the UCLA Law Review. He graduated from the University of Washington with degrees in Economics, Business Administration and Philosophy.. For ten years, Mr. Hayen was Assistant General Counsel for Aramark Inc., where he assisted clients in various industries, including the magazine and publishing industry, the transportation, the uniform rental and food service industries. Mr. Hayen supervised litigation matters, negotiated and drafted trade secret, service mark and patent license agreements, drafted complex agreements for the purchase of computer hardware and software and represented Aramark before various governmental agencies.. Mr. Hayen is a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association ("LACBA") and Century City Bar Associations ("CCBA"). For the CCBA, Mr. Hayen was the Founding Chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section and Chair from 1997–1999; and Chair of the Corporate Law Section from 1983-1986. For the LACBA, Mr. Hayen was a Founding Member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Executive Committee.. Selected Speaking Engagements: Continuing Education of the Bar panelist, "Contractual Arbitration" and "Judicial Arbitration." LACBA panelist, "Evaluating Cases for ADR-The State of the Art." CCBA Corporate Law Section, "Employee Termination." LACBA Real Property Section panelist, "Aftershocks-What Litigators and Real Estate Attorneys Need to Know About the Northridge Quake." LACBA Construction Litigation Section panelist, "“The Availability of Attorney’s Fees Under the AIA Form Contract." Panelist or Moderator for eighteen CCBA Corporate Law Section Programs, including, "The Art of Legal Negotiation" and "Negotiating and Enforcing Computer Contracts.". Bar Activities: Member of the State Bar Standing Committee On the Administration of Civil Justice, 1993-1995.. Recipient, Distinguished Service Award, CCBA, 1997–99, 1985–88.. Member, Board of Advisors, Institute for Corporate Counsel, 1984–86.. Member, CCBA Board of Governors 1983–86.. Delegate to the California State Bar Conference of Delegates, 1983–1986.. Recipient, Award for Service in the Mandatory Fee Arbitration Program, State Bar of California, 1984.. Mr. Hayen has also traveled extensively and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Ethnic Arts Society.

C. William “Bill” Dahlin is a real property attorney who focuses his practice on litigation and strategic decision making for his clients. His passion for over 25 years has been to assist real property owners and investors in all facets of being an owner of real property.. Many of Bill’s clients are owners of mobilehome parks and manufactured housing communities, and a good portion of his practice involves not only the purchase and sale of real property, but change of use applications, such as closures and subdivisions, failure to maintain, property rights and rent control. He assists owners navigate the complexities of rent control regulations and the constitutional issues that arise out of such regulations. Bill helps his clients resolve disputes which arise out of long-term ground leases, with a specific emphasis on how these leases impact mobilehome park operations. A true advocate—Bill has traveled to Sacramento to testify on issues that affect his clients in the manufactured housing industry, and has handled significant property rights cases on behalf of community and park owners throughout California. He provides his clients with the legal support they need to operate commercial, industrial and retail properties in today’s regulatory environment. It is the daily fabric of Bill’s practice.

Bill Hart is the managing partner of Hart King, and is the client relationship partner for the firm’s Manufactured Housing Community practice group. He has a national AV® Preeminent™ rating of 5.0 out of 5. Since 1982, Bill has been an advocate for his clients from pre-litigation negotiation through trial and appeal from judgment. He represents clients in the prosecution and defense of a broad range of business, commercial and real estate disputes, including breach of contract, insurance coverage, landlord/tenant, product liability, trade secret and unfair competition, broker commission disputes, construction defects, and probate litigation. Bill represents companies from a diverse range of industries, including residential and commercial property developers and managers, high-tech manufacturers, insurance marketing organizations, financial institutions, independent dealers and distributors, and corporate and partnership interests of all types. He has also been retained as an expert witness and consultant by other attorneys in support of their Superior Court litigation.

As a full time neutral since 2011, Ed has focused his practice on mediation and is now available in all our offices statewide. He has over 30 years of combined legal experience. As an attorney, Ed was involved in many mediations, and recognized the benefits that private dispute resolution offered. Years later, while serving on the Riverside and San Bernardino County Court Panels, he discovered his passion for being a mediator. Ed was recognized by the Riverside Superior Court as being one of its top mediators for several years and now serves as a full-time private mediator.. An attorney had this to say about Ed, “My clients and I are highly impressed by Mr. Fernandez’s professionalism, skill and, most importantly, his mannerism. He is straight to the point and has the ability of putting people at ease. He is never pushy but is quite persuasive. He successfully helped us resolve a matter of which we were not very optimistic about at the beginning of the mediation. I will definitely put him on the “toppick” list of my future mediator selection.”. One of Ed’s perspective on mediation is that “the same, ‘cookie cutter’ approach just does not work anymore. Listen to the parties, be patient and build trust and confidence.”