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Currently representing individuals facing misdemeanor and felony charges throughout Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura and Riverside counties. Established a reputation for negotiating creative and unprecedented resolutions for clients. Successfully negotiated many felony cases and misdemeanors, stipulated continuances with the result of charges lowered from felony to misdemeanor and in many cases for charges to be dropped. Successful negotiation of deferred sentences, and the release of defendants without bail!

Christopher Glew, Esq.. Chris Glew Criminal Attorney. “I have always focused my practice on Criminal Defense. I built my legal career with the single vision of representing people charged in criminal courts. I have an excellent record in trial and thrive on successful trial advocacy.”. Orange County Criminal Defense and Family Attorney. Christopher Glew is the leading defense attorney in Southern California for marijuana dispensaries, winning groundbreaking trials in the field of medical marijuana in the state of California.  Called “The hottest criminal defense attorney in Orange County,” he has been recognized as one of the 2013 Top Lawyers in California by American Lawyer Media, and one of the Top 100 Criminal Trial Lawyers Southern California by the National Trial Lawyers Association.  He has been featured in local and national media, including The Orange County Register, OC Weekly, Culture Magazine, and High Times.  He is a dynamic public speaker, and has provided commentary for ABC and NBC.. An Ohio native, Christopher Glew graduated from Kent State University in 1998 with a Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice, Political Science, and History.  He then moved to California to attend Whittier Law School, where he was recognized on the Dean’s list and honor roll as well as the Trial Advocacy Honors Board.  He graduated from Whittier Law School in 2000 with a Juris Doctorate in Law and is the Founding Partner of Glew & Kim.. Christopher Glew has been admitted to the California Bar, Federal Central District Court of California, Federal Northern District of California, and Court of Appeals.  He attended the Comparative Law Seminar at Oxford University, and has completed the Standardized Field Sobriety Testing certification course to provide additional expertise in DUI cases.. He is a member of National College for DUI Defense, NORML Legal Committee, Orange County Bar Association, American Bar Association, The American Association of Nurses Attorneys, National Trial Lawyers Association, Orange County Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, Newport Harbor Bar Association, West Orange County Association, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Life Member.. Contact Christopher Glew

China has a passion for employment law and exclusively represents employees in workplace disputes involving wrongful terminations, wage and hour, discrimination, harassment and related matters.  She began her career as a salesperson in the steel industry before pursuing her legal education.  After graduating from law school with honors, China spent nearly seven years at the international law firm of O’Melveny & Myers LLP defending employers against employment claims.  This experience provided China with a unique perspective and tools for successfully resolving employment cases.  After leaving her former firm, China founded her own law firm focused on enforcing employment rights.

California labor and employment law practice.

Benjamin Arsenian is a native of Southern California. He obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from the University of San Diego, followed by a Juris Doctorate, with honors, from Chapman University School of Law in Orange County. After graduating law school, Mr. Arsenian spent several years working with prominent personal injury attorneys. He obtained hundreds of thousands of dollars in verdicts and settlements for his clients.. In the middle of his career, Mr. Arsenian left private practice and began working at the District Attorney's office. There he learned behind-the-scene intricacies of criminal prosecution and was quickly promoted to Deputy District Attorney IV. Mr. Arsenian worked closely with law enforcement. He went on ride-a-longs with police offices, reviewed police reports, filed criminal charges, negotiated plea bargain deals, interviewed expert witnesses and won more than a hundred criminal trials. He received training in evidence, trial technique and felony sentencing from the California District Attorney Association. Mr. Arsenian learned the prosecution's side of the law from the inside out, with all its strengths and weaknesses. This is unique and vital knowledge for a defense attorney.. Preferring private practice, and being well-armed with first-hand experience in the District Attorney's office, Mr. Arsenian joined a large, state-wide firm and successfully handled thousands of criminal and personal injury cases. With his depth of experience, he knew there were better ways to get favorable results besides the cook-book, impersonal approach often found in big law firms.. Mr. Arsenian opened his own law firm to satisfy clients' needs for individualized, professional services, tailored to the requirements of the client, at a discounted the Law Offices of Benjamin Arsenian, Mr. Arsenian provides his personalized, aggressive litigation expertise to each and every case. Your case will not be assigned to a junior-level associate. By eliminating most consultants, salespeople and middle managers, Mr. Arsenian provides his clients with "senior-level" experience at the "junior-level" prices of other firms.

Attorney Hadjian has worked in the various fields such as Family, personal injury and Immigration Law. While attending law school she worked as a paralegal and law clerk for well-known law firms and Family Facilitator office of Superior Court of California, Orange. Additionally she has 12 years of experience as insurance adjuster, and recently obtained A Million dollar settlement for a client. She is also qualified as a court appointed attorney for minor children in Orange County . Moreover she handles Negotiation and drafting Prenuptial, Post-Nuptial Agreements. Mediation and Collaborative Divorce which is an alternative to traditional divorce. Her family law cases involve complex domestic violence, child custody, support, division of assets, Guardianship, conservatorship. Her immigration cases consist of family visa, asylum, U visa and VAWA. Her bilingual staff work hard to maintain open communications with clients and encourage settlement in a most efficient and cost effective manner. She is currently a member of State Bar of California; Orange County, Los Angeles and American Bar Association (ABA). Attorney Hadjian is admitted to represent clients in California District Court; California Superior Court; California Court of Appeal; California Supreme Court, and United States Court of Appeal of Armed Forces.

As the founding attorney at The Law Offices of Jerry Schaffer, Jr., Orange County lawyer Jerry Schaffer, Jr. offers tireless legal representation in criminal defense cases. Since 1994, he has been practicing law in California. Prior to entering private practice, Attorney Scahffer was a prosecutor for 17 years. Mr. Schaffer received his undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley and his Juris Doctor from the Southwestern University School of Law. For a no-cost consultation, contact his firm.

As a law student, I was a certified law clerk for the Orange County District Attorney's Office where I appeared in court on behalf of the People of the State of California.  I learned a great deal working for the prosecution in this capacity.  I have also had the pleasure of working for the San Bernardino City Attorney’s Office practicing civil litigation, the Law Offices of Steven Stern practicing employment law, a law clerk for Agajanian, McFall, Tetreault & Crist practicing criminal defense appellate matters. I have a great deal of experience working for private and government employers and experience is in civil and criminal matters, including trials.. My clients are very important to me and I treat them with the utmost respect and care. I will fight for the best result in the court room and support them outside of the court room as well.

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.”

Arthur J. Traviesois a Partner at Rallo|Travieso, and heads the Civil Litigation Department. He has been in practice over 29 years and throughout his career he has been a civil litigator and trial attorney, along with being a former criminal prosecutor. Mr. Travieso has tried hundreds of cases to verdict including over 30 jury trials in both California State and Federal Courts.. He has successfully litigated matters involving business litigation, contractual disputes, premises liability, mold exposure, personal injury cases, trucking litigation, intellectual property, bankruptcy and real estate cases. Mr. Travieso is one of a small number of attorneys in California to have actually tried to verdict complex toxic exposure and construction defect cases that have lasted as long as 12 weeks in duration. His success rate is over 95%.. Mr. Travieso has also handled many civil appellate matters throughout his career. Among his achievements, Mr. Travieso served as the lead appellate counsel in Miller v. Givens, 20 18 and Arias v. Katella Townhouse Homeowners Association, Inc., 127 847. Attorneys throughout the State of California often cite these cases as establishing the rules under which a prevailing party at trial can recover attorneys’ fees following judgment.. Mr. Travieso also practices Family Law with a particular focus on Domestic Violence cases and high conflict Divorce and Paternity matters involving Child Custody and Visitation issues. His background in criminal and civil litigation gives him unique advantages in dealing with the crossover issues often found in such cases.. Though a hard-nosed aggressive litigator, Mr. Travieso balances his approach with a pragmatic analysis of the client’s needs and goals in litigation and never loses sight of the desired outcome. He is in regular communication with his clients to ensure that they are kept abreast of developments in their cases and are involved in all aspects of their cases with him. Mr. Travieso received his Bachelor of Science in Psychobiology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) where he received Departmental Honors. He then went on to receive his Juris Doctor from Western State University College of Law. Mr. Travieso is admitted to the State Bar of California, the United States Supreme Court, United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Courts in the Central, Southern, and Eastern Districts of California. Mr. Travieso both speaks and teaches at seminars on various litigation matters. He is fully fluent in Spanish.

Anybody who knows me, knows my passion for the law. The fact is I love it! I love the challenge of solving a client’s problem, which not only entails legal, but also often emotional, financial, and even social consequences to consider as well. And what I love about law most is when justice truly prevails due to my client, me, opposing counsel, and our arbitrator, mediator, and/or judge adhering to the ideals of a system.. This passion transcends my practice in (1) Employment Development Department (EDD) Appeals, whether I am representing a claimant or employer for/against the award of Unemployment Insurance benefits; (2) an employer during a petition for Reassessment or a Claim for Refund for state employment taxes; (3) a client for Labor Code violations such as minimum wage, overtime, meal and rest breaks, and untimely payment of compensation brought before California's Labor Commission, the federal Department of Labor (DOL), or an arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction. Whether a Private Attoney General Act (PAGA) action or a workplace discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or wrongful termnation case, I am truly blessed to represent the California employees and employers that have trusted me to represent them.. To any person who reads REVIEWS of my performance as part of this Avvo Profile, or on/through any other third-party directory, please realize that the content of the reviews do not constitute a guarantee, prediction, or warranty regarding the outcome of your potential or actual legal matter because the facts and circumstances of each case differ. Please also note that the policies of this website do not permit me to edit any REVIEWS. Thus, I cannot attest to the factual accuracy of the statements made in any REVIEW. Furthermore, any response by me to a negative REVIEW, if any, is limited due to attorney-client confidentiality rules, which means I cannot fully defend myself in this forum.

Amanda B. Naples is a family law attorney and associate at Farzad & Ochoa Family Law Attorneys, LLP. She works in the firm's Orange County office.. Ms. Naples has been a licensed California attorney since December 2013. She obtained her B.S. in Chemistry from University of California, Irvine in the year 2010. In 2013, Ms. Naples obtained her Juris Doctorate from Gonzaga University in Washington.. Ms. Naples is an excellent legal writer. She sharpened her legal writing skills as an editor of the Gonzaga Law Review. She gained extensive knowledge of the intricacies of the court system and insight into the judicial process during her position as a Superior Court Judicial Law Extern.. Ms. Naples worked in both the private and public sector. Ms. Naples has handled numerous cases from inception through trial and has practiced family law for nearly her entire career. Ms. Naples is driven, intelligent, and a strong advocate for each client's best interests.. Ms. Naples enjoys traveling, cycling, and spending time with her family in her free time. Ms. Naples' area of law, like all attorneys at the firm, is limited exclusively to family law cases.

After graduating cum laude from Whittier Law School in 2006, Lisa McCall has focused her practice on family law matters. She began exclusively handling civil writs and appeals at The Law Offices of Marjorie G. Fuller, a civil appellate firm with a focus on family law cases. From 2012 through 2018, she was an associate attorney at The Law Offices of Dorie A. Rogers, APC, a firm dedicated to the practice of family law. Since October 2018, Ms. McCall has been the principal attorney at the Law Offices of Lisa R. McCall, APC, a family law firm, with a practice focused on family law trial court litigation, appeals and writs, mediation, post-judgment motions, the statement of decision process, and trial consultation.. Ms. McCall is a Family Law Specialist, certified by the State Bar Board of Legal Specialization. She has served as an adjunct professor at Whittier Law School, where she co-taught an Appellate Advocacy course. She also served as Program Chair and Section Chair of the Appellate Section of the Orange County Bar Association for several years.  Ms. McCall currently serves as Secretary of the Orange County Board of the Association of Certified Family Law Specialists, on the Amicus and Editorial Committees of the Association of Certified Family Law Specialists, and on the Board of the Orange County Bar Association Family Law Section.