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Raphael Cung is a senior attorney with 15 years of experience in complex business litigation and representing plaintiffs with catastrophic personal injuries.. In just the recent past, Raphael, working with other Callahan & Blaine attorneys, achieved the following favorable results for the firm’s clients:. In a client’s action against a national bank, “hard money” lenders, and loan brokers for financial elder abuse, fraud, and related claims, obtained a rarely granted preliminary injunction against the foreclosure of the client’s multimillion dollar residence two days before a scheduled trustee’s sale.. In a lawsuit representing an individual injured while riding as a passenger in a limousine, obtained a seven- figure settlement for the client after prevailing on five discovery motions against defendants.  In a related dispute with the client’s former attorneys over their fee lien, obtained 93 percent of the amount at issue.. In an action for wrongful deaths arising from the notorious shooting of 8 individuals at an Orange County hair salon, obtained an uncommon denial of defendant’s motion to stay civil proceedings while his criminal prosecution for murder was proceeding.  Also, defeated plaintiff’s multiple attempts to prevent written discovery based on the Fifth Amendment.. Among Raphael's previous accomplishments include the following: successfully representing a major film studio suing over a “knock-off” TV show, which made new case law interpreting the federal Lanham Act; obtaining a walk-away settlement after filing a summary judgment motion in a dispute involving a $17 million real property; defending corporate directors and officers sued for breach of fiduciary duties in connection with a “going private” tender offer, which allowed the $600 million transaction to go forward; winning a motion for a new trial for a client casino resort suing over defective gaming equipment after the court initially granted a directed verdict; winning summary judgment for a real estate brokerage sued for the acts of an employee who had a side business, a result upheld by the California Court of Appeal; and obtaining complete vindication for a corporate president sued for $300 million involving the estate of a prominent billionaire, whose network of companies the client oversaw for 25 years. Raphael previously practiced with, among others, O’Melveny & Myers and Greenberg Glusker in Los Angeles.  He has been selected as a “Rising Star” by California Superlawyers. Before going to law school, Raphael served for 4 years in the U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington, D.C., where he formulated trade policy toward East Asia. Raphael was born in Saigon, South Vietnam and is a naturalized U.S. citizen.  His family fled the country on the last day before Saigon was overtaken by Communist forces.  Raphael is a native speaker of Vietnamese.  He has also studied French and Mandarin Chinese.

Prior to establishing myself as a consumer advocate and “street fighter” for individuals, families, and small businesses, I spent my early legal career representing large, national corporations. One day a senior partner of the firm I worked for tapped me to assist him in representing a family friend who had been seriously sexually harassed by her boss, the CEO of a large retail clothing company. She had even been retaliated against when she spoke up. It was a real down-and-dirty fight, but we ended up getting this very nice lady a seven figure settlement. During that year I found that my true passion was working for “real people.” In 2005 I founded The Fullman Firm to serve individuals and small businesses in consumer law, credit law, debt settlement and bankruptcy. I love my job, my clients, my associate attorneys, and my staff. I enjoy coming to work everyday.

Prior to attending law school, Ms. Bove worked as a legal assistant and paralegal in both California and Oregon. The cases she worked on prior to law school were in the area of personal injury, premises liability and products liability, including bicycle accidents, motorcycle accidents, auto accidents, and slip and fall cases.. This experience enabled her to obtain a highly competitive law clerk position at a prominent Orange County plaintiff’s firm while she was a law student, where she assisted plaintiffs in cases involving catastrophic injuries and mass torts.. Ms. Bove was admitted to the practice of law on December 1, 2011, and began working as an attorney advocating for elderly clients, focusing on elder abuse cases against nursing homes, residential care facilities for the elderly and assisted living facilities.. Ms. Bove joined DiMarco | Araujo | Montevideo in November of 2013, where she continues to advocate on behalf of plaintiffs who have been injured and harmed.

Peter Bauman is a senior, AV Preeminent rated, commercial litigation attorney, with extensive experience in complex business, construction, and real estate litigation. Mr. Bauman has been a civil litigator since passing the California bar exam in 2003, having received his J.D. degree from Pepperdine University and his undergraduate degree from the University of Southern California. Mr. Bauman has successfully litigated and resolved a number of high profile cases through the courts, arbitration, and mediation. Mr. Bauman provides an aggressive, strategic, and creative litigation solution.. Some of Mr. Bauman's more notable cases include:. Callan vs. Marlborough Seaview Estates HOA: Mr. Bauman was instrumental in defending his client and designing a deal that resolved a 30 year old blight and $30 million litigation, with minimal contribution from his client. Case involved a complex landslide that affected numerous homes above the Shorecliffs Golf Course in San Clemente, California.. Private Company vs. Premier Power Renewable Energy, Inc.: Mr. Bauman arbitrated this case on behalf of the building owner against a multinational solar energy firm and obtained an exceptional recovery for his client, and enforced the arbitration award in the Los Angeles Superior Court. Case involved a commercial dispute over the sale, design and installation of a 42 kilowatt photovoltaic solar energy system.. County of San Luis Obispo vs. Kajima Construction Services: Mr. Bauman defended the structural steel subcontractor and resolved the case for a de minimis amount. Case involved a San Luis Obispo public works construction lawsuit for several million dollars brought by the County against general contractor Kajima Construction Services and several subcontractors.. City & County of San Francisco vs. Competent Builders: Mr. Bauman successfully represented the general contractor in two lawsuits brought by the City and County of San Francisco and bonding companies over public work construction projects involving the historic Japantown Peace Plaza and Portsmouth Square Plaza. Claims totaled more than $5 million and were resolved for substantially less.. Additionally, Mr. Bauman has represented individuals, families, partnerships, corporations, homeowners associations, and design professionals in a wide variety of real estate, business, insurance, and construction related matters; resolving contentious claims against his clients for minimal payments, shifting liability to others through indemnity mechanisms, and recovering millions of dollars in plaintiff claims.

Perla J. Duvel is an accomplished employment law attorney at Geller | Conrad | Duvel LLP. She earned her Bachelors of Science from the University of California at Irvine in 1994. She then went on to graduate from Western State University College of Law with her Juris Doctorate in 1997. She has been a speaker at seminars and provided materials on topics that include sexual harassment, discrimination, attorney-client privilege, workplace policies on harassment, and much more. Her extensive experience in the field provides clients with a remarkable breadth of skill. Schedule your free consultation today to learn more! Call now to get started.

Paul Denis focuses his practice on labor and employment litigation, representing employees against employers in both wage and hour class action and individual claims, including allegations of employee misclassification, off-the-clock work, and meal and rest period violations. In addition, Mr. Denis also has experience prosecuting claims of workplace discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, and the negotiation of severance packages.. Mr. Denis has worked on both sides of the aisle, representing defendants and plaintiffs in all phases of civil litigation. While working at a general litigation defense firm, where he represented health care providers in all aspects of healthcare liability, along with defending businesses in construction defect and product liability cases. As an associate with a boutique class action litigation firm situated in Irvine, California, Mr. Denis represented employees from Silicon Valley regarding layoffs, severance packages, and retaliation for asserting their legally protected rights.. Mr. Denis is fluent in both written and spoken Spanish, and is admitted to practice in state and federal courts in California.

Pamela Liosi-Traut has over 25 years of experience handling personal injury matters. She has practiced with the Traut Firm since 2014, doing exclusively plaintiff’s personal injury and wrongful death law. She is a former partner with Watten, Discoe, Bassett & McMains, an Orange County insurance defense firm, where she practiced for 18 years. Throughout her legal career, Pamela has been involved in numerous jury and bench trials where she represented both plaintiffs and defendants in personal injury, medical malpractice, and wrongful death matters. Pamela is a Patriot and member of the prestigious American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and currently serves as Treasurer for the Orange County Chapter of ABOTA and is the Incoming President for 2024. Membership in ABOTA is by invitation only, and the group seeks only attorneys who display exceptional skill, professionalism, civility, and integrity in the practice of law.. She served two terms as President of the Italian American Lawyers of Orange County in 2013 and 2014. She is currently Incoming President on the executive board of the Robert A. Banyard Inn of Court. She was the recipient of the Angelo Palmieri Award for Civility from the Robert A. Banyard Inn of Court in 2017. In 2018, she was inducted into the Western State College of Law Hall of Fame.. She is also a member of the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association, California State Bar, Orange County Bar Association, Italian American Lawyers of Orange County, Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles, Robert A. Banyard Inn of Court, and the Orange County Bar Foundation Society of Fellows.. She frequently speaks on the topic of civility in the practice of law to students at Western State, as well as to California Bar Associations including the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel and Banyard Inn of Court. In addition, Pamela has been an adjunct professor teaching legal writing at Western State University, College of Law.

Over 25 years of experience as a prominent employment lawyer, providing neutral workplace investigation services. I also have extensive experience in individual, complex, and class action cases in employment and other areas of law. I am also a certified mediator, and mediate civil cases.

Our firm's motto is: results driven, client oriented. Personalized, compassionate but effective representation is the ethos defining our of law firm.  We represent a wide variety of clients, from individuals to multi-billion dollar corporations.  Approaching each case with our full attention and dedication, we aim to protect your interests and exceed your expectations.  We pride ourselves in maintaining a small law firm feel by treating each case with care and consideration.  We have hand-picked a team of high quality law professionals qualified to successfully resolve any legal matter. No case is too big or too small.  If you have a legal matter, our legal experts can find a solution.. LEDEZMA LAW GROUP has been selected into THE TOP 100 TRIAL LAWYERS in the area of Criminal Defense by the NATIONAL TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION.

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Nina Jafari is a founding partner of Jafari Law APC. Ms. Jafari’s first priority is being an advocate for her clients and consistently providing them with excellent results. Ms. Jafari’s goal is to help her clients achieve the best outcomes possible. Whether it be in immigration law, estate planning or business law, her objective is satisfying the client’s end goal.. Ms. Jafari insists on listening to each individual client and providing the client with a candid assessment of their situation. Ms. Jafari ensures using the strong resources at our firm’s disposal in order to guarantee that the client is informed and aware of all their options.. In addition to being admitted to practice law before the California State Courts and the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Ms. Jafari is a licensed California real estate broker. Ms. Jafari’s knowledge and understanding of both law and real estate, allows her to provide her real estate clients with effective representation.

Neil Berry is a personal injury attorney for The Reeves Law Group. He attended UCLA on a baseball scholarship, graduating in 1986 with a degree in English. After working as a feature film story analyst in Hollywood, Neil attended Southwestern University Law School. During this period Neil also worked on the staff of former President Ronald Reagan in Century City. After graduating from Southwestern in 1996, Neil joined Medearis & Grimm, the longest continuously managed plaintiff's firm in Los Angeles, as an associate attorney. While at Medearis & Grimm, Neil represented hundreds of plaintiffs, handling mediations, arbitrations, and more than 25 jury trials through verdict. After a tenure of 8 years at Medearis, Neil joined The Reeves Law Group in 2005 as a litigation and trial associate, handling client cases involving fatalities and serious and catastrophic injuries. Neil has worked in a variety of personal injury areas, including many involving unsafe maintenance of retail business establishments.

Nadia Gueorguieva Semerdjieva has close to two decades experience in trademark and business/commercial law. Having worked as an in-house counsel for an international nutraceutical company, she has successfully identified, analyzed, and advised on all legal issues related to domestic and international undertakings. Semerdjieva is an innovative, creative, and outside-of-the-box-thinker who can find a feasible solution to almost any issue. Though she now mainly focuses on trademark protection, Nadia has been an effective and efficient business consultant, empowering businesses to grow quickly, while creating a smooth transition for both business and customers. She is skilled in creating a reliable, secure, and personable environment for the clients and businesses alike.. Graduating from the top IP law school at the time, Semerdjieva not only graduated with a separate Masters in Intellectual Property, she attained the highest level of specialized alternative dispute resolution certification, recognized nationwide.

My office exclusively handles personal injury matters. Let us help you get on the road to recovery. We succesfully obtained settlements for hundres of clients. Put our expertise to work for YOU!

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My challenges in business and life have made me a better person and attorney.  I have gained a greater zeal and passion for justice.. I have worked under, and gone against and with some of the best attorneys in the state.  I have represented clients ranging from the homeless to high profile clients, prestigious insurance companies, and multi-million dollar businesses.. I am "AV"Preeminent Rated by Martindale-Hubbell which is the highest rating a lawyer can obtain in both Legal Ability and Ethical Standards.  Martindale-Hubbell has also awared the Client Distinction Awared - highest award for client satistaction.. I think very highly of myself!  I believe in myself!  I am fair, kind, charitable, and empathetic.  I am about forgiveness and understanding. I believe in God, and Biblical principles and family values. I am about forgiveness and healing---life is too short.  I love and care for my fellow man. I try to listen, be understanding and open-minded, and know the value of these traits.  I am passionate about my faith, family, and work.  I believe in humility and trying to live a humble lifestyle.  Yet, I fight hard and am not easily intimided.. I pride myself on being well-prepared, results-oriented, and one who strives for perfection.  I have high standards and expectations of myself and others.. I have done a lot of good in my life and genuinely seek to make a positive difference in the lives of others!  I have a special place in my heart for raising the self-esteem and self-image of others. I have an intense desire and awareness to improve and become more, so I can be more of a person and to be more of a blessing to others! I root for the underdog. I love a great comeback! I love to see the oddsmakers and pundits proven wrong.. I live large, make memories, and strive to leave a lasting legacy of achievement, success, integrity, charity, joy, love, inspiration, encouragement, and service to others!. I direct you to the Awards, client reviews, peer reviews, and references above and throughout this profile.  My peers have awarded me the highest Martindaler-Hubbell rating for Ethical Standards and Legal Capability.  Per Martindale-Hubbell, clients have awarded me the highest rating for cient satisfaction.. AVVO's singular computer-based "analytics," "algorithms," "metrics," and impersonal business model has imposed a "mark/branding" and score that does not use fairness, common sense or reason, and should be discounted as such.  It is flawed in that it is not designed to take into account the the human elements of determination, heart, courage, empathy, creativity, hunger, passion, attitude, temperment, integrity, and decency. It is an unfair judgment the reader should clearly recognize.  AVVO is a computer and doesn't know me personally.. My Background. I was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio.  I graduated with Magna Cum Laude from nationally recognized Muskingum University in New Concord, Ohio with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business, Economics and Religion.  I then attended the prestigious Capital University Law School in Columbus, Ohio on an academic scholarship and was on the Dean's List.  Throughout law school I interned at the Franklin County Public Defenders' Office.. I have been an attorney for nearly 20 years and I have been licensed practice in 9 states, including California.  I demonstrated the ambition and grit to take and pass the bar exams in 6 states and waiving into 3 states.  I currently only have an active licensure in California and am inactive in the other states simply due to the administrative non-payment of bar dues.  In addition to California, throughout my tenure I have practiced in the states of Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Ohio, and Minnesota while representing national mortgage loan servicing companies.. I am admitted to practice in all of the Federal District Courts in California, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.. I have practiced at AV rated firms and with ABOTA certified trial lawyers my entire career.. I have represented major corporations, insurance companies, and businesses, defending personal injury cases, medical malpractice suits, amusement park accidents, slip and falls, product liability, vehicle accidents and other similar cases.. I have successfully represented numerous individuals and/or businesses in personal injury cases, amusement park defense, medical malpractice defense, family, divorce, custody and support cases, probate and estate planning and criminal defense cases.. I am a devoted husband, father and grandfather.  My family is the highest priority to me which makes me extremely sympathetic to my clients who have been injured in an accident and cannot work to provide for their families or the client who has been falsely accused of a crime because they were in the wrong place at the wrong time and now are in jail away from their family.  I work hard and passionately to resolve these cases quickly to reunite families and provide them with the best possible outcome.. Similarly, it breaks my heart to see a family torn apart in a divorce and the situation made worse by attorneys encouraging conflict rather than staying focused on resolution.  There are times when you must fight to protect the interest of your client and most importantly the innocent children involved but, staying focused on the solutions and trying to reach a swift resolution has less of a financial impact on a family and generally gets the entire family on the path to healing sooner.. When I am not practicing law, I devote much of my time on weekend getaways with my wife, and making great memories with my family, and my 3 grandchildren.  My family means the world to me and it serves as my purpose, drive and reasons to maintain a high level of performance and standards in the practice of law and in my daily life.. Please email or call my office.  I am happy to give you a free consultation on any legal problem you are facing. 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Ms. Vasquez attained her under-graduate degree from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, B.A., in May 2002 with a double major in English and American Studies.  During her time at USC, she completed a semester of study abroad at the University of Sussex, Brighton, England in the Spring of 2001.. Having been adopted as an infant, Ms. Vasquez’s desire to become a lawyer was inspired by the tremendous sense of gratitude toward the family law attorney who represented her parents through the adoption process. She attended the California Western School of Law, in San Diego, CA, with a concentration in Child, Family & Elder Law.  While there, Ms. Vasquez served as a Volunteer for both the Center for Community Solutions – Domestic Violence Clinic, and the Legal Aid Society of San Diego – Guardianship Clinic, and participated in the Pro Bono Program as a Student Law Clerk for San Diego Family Law Facilitator’s Office. She completed a legal internship with the Law Office of Stanley J. Bacinett, a family law practitioner.  Ms. Vasquez received her J.D. in May 2005 and was admitted to the State Bar of California on December 1, 2005.. A deep-seated desire to work with families initially drew Ms. Vasquez into juvenile dependency law, where she assisted parents in the emotional process of reunifying with their children.  That experience prepared her for family law, where emotions run high and families strive to adjust to life after divorce.. The key drivers of Ms. Vasquez’s approach to serving her clients are compassion, a great love of working with people, and the desire to achieve the best possible legal outcome for the client while preserving important familial relationships.. Ms. Vasquez is a Member of Orange County Bar Association, Family Law Section, and the Orange County Women Lawyers Association.  She and her husband, also an attorney whom she met in law school, have two daughters, and they sponsor a 13 year old boy in Sierra Leone.

Ms. Sharifi graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law. She received her undergraduate degree from University of California at Irvine, graduating cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology & Social Behavior.

Ms. Navarro was born and raised in Orange County, California. She graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara in June of 2011 and earned her Bachelor Degrees in Chicana/Chicano Studies and Global & International Studies with an emphasis in Latin America.. In June of 2011, Ms. Navarro joined Fontes|Figueroa Law Group as a legal assistant and law clerk working under the direct supervision of Attorney Martin C. Fontes. In May of 2016, Ms. Navarro graduated Magna Cum Laude and received her Juris Doctor Degree from Whittier Law School. In June of 2017, Ms. Navarro was admitted to practice law in the State of California and the Central District of California.. At Whittier, Ms. Navarro received the Dean’s List and Honor Roll awards, and the CALI award for the Immigration Law Practicum. She also served as the President of the Whittier’s Hispanic American Law Student Association and Treasurer of the Whittier’s Immigration Advocacy Society. Ms. Navarro represents immigrants and their families before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service and before the Executive Office of Immigration Review in Immigration Court. Ms. Navarro also represents families in Family Law Court and Probate Court.

Ms. Irani is an Associate in Haight Brown & Bonesteel’s Los Angeles and Orange County offices. She is a member of the Product Liability & Tort, Construction Law & Risk Management and Insurance Law Practice Groups. Her practice focuses on elder abuse litigation, construction defect litigation, premises liability, product liability, personal injury litigation and risk management and insurance law.

Ms. Cho grew up in Fullerton, where she attended Sunny Hills High School.  She went to attend undergrad at UC Berekely.  Upon graduation, she attended Whittier Law School.

Ms. Carlberg received her J.D. from Western State University College of Law in Fullerton, California in 1996, graduating from Western State University Summa Cum Laude and was the valedictorian of her class. During law school Ms. Carlberg received 14 American Jurisprudence Awards, an LSAT scholarship based upon a high LSAT score, a college scholarship award based upon a 4.0 GPA from undergraduate, and a Director’s Scholarship based upon obtaining the highest class ranking after one year of law school. Ms. Carlberg was selected for a Court of Appeal Internship with Justice Edward J. Wallin and she was placed on the Dean’s High Honors Roll for every semester of law school. She was also a member of Law Review where she was a Staff Editor, Research Editor, and Production Editor. Ms. Carlberg co-authored a special project article published in 1996 in the Western State University Law Review relating to Proposition 209.. Ms. Carlberg became a member of the Bar of the State of California in 1997, passing the exam on her very first attempt. She has practiced law in California since 1997, originally as an associate at the law firm of Stevens, McGuire & Rizio from 1997 to 2001. Thereafter, Mr. Stevens and Ms. Carlberg left the firm of Stevens, McGuire & Rizio to open the law offices of Stevens & Carlberg. Ms. Carlberg has been handling employment litigation matters since 1997 and has been representing plaintiffs exclusively in employment law matters since 2002. Ms. Carlberg recently opened her own practice, The Law Offices of Janeen Carlberg and is doing extremely well.. Ms. Carlberg is a member of the State Bar of California, the Orange County Bar Association, and the California Employment Lawyers Association (“CELA”)

Mr. Phillip B. Nghiem has dedicated his career to be an advocate of those who have had their rights impeded upon by other parties with the goal of holding all parties accountable for their actions. Mr. Nghiem studied law at Western State University College of Law where he was selected to the school’s Honors Moot Court Team.. Mr. Nghiem prides himself in exerting the effort to be closely acquainted to his clients and assuring them of his tireless support throughout the legal process. He instinctively gravitates towards uncovering the personal elements of each client he works with, to deeply understand what the clients’ hopes and needs are, and to successfully represent his clients in each case to reach their ultimate goals and resolutions.. “Each client has a unique impression on me and it is so gratifying to help a client, who has placed their faith in me, obtain justice and the ability to put their lives back together after going through a traumatic event.”. Mr. Nghiem is a proud member of the National Association of Consumer Advocates and the Consumers Attorneys Association of Los Angeles. His spare time is devoted to the Public Law Center, Taking Back the Neighborhood, an organization focusing on issues related to homelessness, children, education, by providing assistance to needy persons, and 5 Star Pro Academy, an organization helping to coach and train underprivileged athletes.

Mr. Moore has practiced law in California for over 30 years and is rated "A-V" in the Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory.. As the principal of The Moore Law Group, Mr. Moore is responsible for all practice areas of the firm, including business transactions and litigation, the collection of consumer and commercial debt, and advising lenders, credit unions, debt buyers and collection agencies on debt collection related issues including compliance with state and federal laws impacting the debt collection industry and defending lawsuits brought under those laws.. Mr. Moore has been retained as an expert witness in a number of cases brought by consumers against collection agencies, collection law firms and credit grantors.. Mr. Moore is licensed to practice law in the state of California, and is admitted to practice in all United States District Courts located in California, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeal and the United States Supreme Court.. Mr. Moore is a 1981 graduate of both the UCLA School of Law and the UCLA Graduate School of Management and a 1977 graduate of the University of California, Berkeley.. Mr. Moore is a past-President of the National Creditors Bar Association (NCBA formerly NARCA). Prior to that he served five two-year terms as a Board Member. From 2012-2014, he was the Pillar Chair of the NARCA Educational Pillar, which includes the  NARCA  Educational Conference Advisory Committee, the Seminars and Workshops Committee and the Defense Bar. From 2012-2013, Mr. Moore was also the Pillar Chair of the NARCA Professional Standards Pillar, which includes the Grievance Committee and Professional Standards Committee (and the Ethical Collection Practices subcommittee). Mr. Moore has also chaired the NARCA Amicus Briefs Committee and Laws and Legislation Committee, Task Force on Debtor/Consolidator Scams and Fraud, and has served on a number of other Committees and Subcommittees.. Mr. Moore is also a Founding Board Member and past-President of the California Creditors Bar Association.. Mr. Moore has spoken to numerous conferences and groups throughout the country on a variety of topics including Debtor and Consolidator Scams, the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Legislative and Administrative Enforcement Agendas in the Credit Industry.. Mr. Moore has been published in three notable collection industry publications:  Credit Card Management Magazine, December 2004 Volume 17/Number 10 “Fighting the Debtor Scams”; Debt Buyers Association Member Newsletter, 4th Quarter 2004 “Who’s Calling? The Impact of the TCPA and the Joseph v. J.J MacIntyre case on Automated Dialers and FDCPA Practices”; Collections and Credit Risk Magazine, December 2005 Volume 10/Number 12, “No Place To Hide.”

Mr. Fontes was born and raised in Nogales, Arizona, and earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of San Diego in 1997. Mr. Fontes played football for the University of San Diego Toreros.. Mr. Fontes graduated from the Arizona State College of Law in May of 2004 and was admitted to the California Bar that year. During law school Mr. Fontes clerked for the Law Office of Gabriel Valdez Jr., which specializes in criminal defense. Mr. Fontes also clerked for the Honorable James A. Soto at the Santa Cruz County Superior Court of Arizona.. Upon completion of law school, Mr. Fontes practiced as an Immigration Attorney for a private law firm in Orange County, CA for approximately two years. Mr. Fontes has represented thousands of immigrants and their families before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service and before the Executive Office of Immigration Review in Immigration Court.. Mr. Fontes is admitted to practice law before all California State Courts. He is also admitted to practice before the United States District Court, Central District of California, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.