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Shehzad Ahmad has been practicing personal injury and workers compensation since 1995 and brings extensive knowledge to his work. With additional experience in Business Management he knows the workers comp process from every angle. This allows Mr.Ahmad to ensure that his clients' cases are as complete and water tight as possible , whether they are settled out of court or end up going to trial.. Mr.Ahmad hand picks each case and devotes a great deal of time and resources to every clients' situation. He understands the emotional and financial burdens of work related injuries on injured workers and their families and works hard to pursue the best possible outcome.. California Law Associates is run by Attorney Mr. Shehzad Ahmad for over the last 20 years. He has been taking on Workers Compensation and Personal Injury cases in Southern California for nearly two decades and knows what it takes to advocate for his clients relentlessly. He has worked on hundreds of cases and knows the California Workers Compensation process inside and out. If you are seeking competent representation for your work injury claim look no further. Mr.Ahmad's associate, Dennis P. Gauhan, has been practicing law since 1974 and with both of them combining over 50 years of law expertise. Mr. Gauhan serves as personal injury counsel on litigated claims and his work ranges from defending victims of everything from dog bites to car accidents , construction site accidents, slip and falls and makes sure they are handled expertly and aggressively.

Scott Silberman, esq. is a Certified Specialist in Workers' Compensation.  He has experience representing both injured workers as well as employers and insurance companies, but now exclusively represents injured workers and their dependents.. Mr. Silberman is currently serving as a Commissioner in the Workers Compensation advisory law commission for the California Board of Legal Specialization.  He is one of only eight attorneys in California to currently serve in this role.. Coming from a family of workers compensation attorneys,  and his father being a retired workers' compensation Judge, Scott has literally grown up  with workers' compensation.  He has written law review articles and lectured to bar associations in regards to changes in workers compensation law.. Prior to becoming one of the founding partners of Silberman & Lam, LLP, Mr. Silberman was a partner at Silberman Law Offices, LLP.  Before becoming an attorney, Mr. Silberman worked both as a claims adjuster and as a legal extern at the California Court of Appeal for Presiding Justice  David Sills.  When not working Scott enjoys Skiing and Scuba diving and spending time with his sons.

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.

Sam D. Dardashti, Esquire is strongly dedicated to providing his clients with exceptional, aggressive legal representation.Mr. Dardashti received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California Los Angeles, and his Juris Doctorate degree from Pepperdine University School of Law, where he also received his ADR certificate from the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution.Sam Dardashti is a member of the California State Bar, the United States District Court, The Central District of California.

Ronald G. Brower, Attorney at Law, has been specializing exclusively in criminal law since he opened his legal practice in Orange County, California, in 1974. He is a 1970 graduate of the Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley, who then spent four years as a Deputy District Attorney in Orange and San Luis Obispo Counties.. During a career marked with high-profile successes, Ron has handled several thousand criminal cases and tried approximately 300 jury trials, including a large number of homicide cases. As testimony to the quality of his preparation and conduct of complex cases, Ron’s clients have included Orange County judges, politicians, private attorneys, public defenders, deputy district attorneys, and law enforcement officers. It was Ron, for example, who represented the entire Orange County District Attorney’s offce in the “Narcotic Slush Fund Case” against the Orange County Board of Supervisors.. Ron has testified in court as an expert in criminal law and procedure for both the prosecution and defense and produced a training film on psychiatric testimony. He is a featured speaker at legal seminars, colleges and universities, and law schools. In addition, he has sat as Judge Pro Tem in Orange County Municipal and Superior Courts.. Ron is a member of the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association, the Orange County Bar Association, the Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association, the California Trial Lawyers Association, and the Society for Specialized Criminal Advocates. He has been admitted to the California State Courts Bar (Bar #047518), the Federal Bar, the United States Tax Court, the United States Court of Claims, and the United States Supreme Court.. A native of Long Beach, California, Ron is married and has three sons.

Rob Coldren enjoys a special reputation in the area of property rights, land use, and regulatory “taking” issues. His primary expertise is in legal issues pertaining to Manufactured Housing Communities and R.V. parks nationally. For over a quarter of a century, a practice group within the law firm he founded became widely recognized as the premier legal representative for the mobile home park industry, manufactured housing communities and recreational vehicle park clients throughout California. With unparalleled relationships within the industry and the communities in which he operates, Rob has been a key litigator in many of the industry’s most important cases, including the case of Guggenheim v. City of Goleta which went to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal. Along with his distinguished record and reputation as an attorney, Rob also enjoys traveling, fishing, mountain biking, skiing, surfing & paddleboarding, and more than anything else, spending time with his wife of 35 years and their two children.

Richard Cohn is a persistent, aggressive trial attorney who takes a "turn every stone" approach toward the legal matters he handles. He has been repeatedly designated a Southern California "Super Lawyer" by Los Angeles Magazine and Law and Politics. He was also one of only three lawyers in Orange County, California to achieve the distinction of being listed as a "Law Dragon" in the inaugural issue of Law Dragon Magazine, which designated him as one of the "Top 500 Litigators in the Nation.”  Mr. Cohn received the prestigious “Top Gun” Trial Lawyers of the Year Award in 2008 for his work on medical malpractice cases in Orange County.  Mr. Cohn is "AV" rated by Martindale-Hubble’s Law Directory — which issues such ratings only to those attorneys who have demonstrated preeminent legal ability and the highest professional and ethical standards.. Mr. Cohn received his Bachelors Degree, Cum Laude, from University of California at San Diego (UCSD) in 1985 with a double major in Political Science and Communications. He obtained his juris doctorate degree from U.S.C. Law School in 1989, graduating among the top quarter of his class. He began his legal career at the law firm of McGinnis, Fitzgerald, Reese, Sharkey & McIntyre in San Diego, California, specializing in the field of medical malpractice defense.. Mr. Cohn joined Wylie Aitken in practice in July of 1990 and became a named Partner in January 2001. Mr. Cohn handles a wide variety of cases in major tort litigation including wrongful death and serious personal injury, medical malpractice, aviation tort law, insurance bad faith, products liability, construction site accidents, automobile and trucking accidents, premises liability, and governmental tort liability. (The subspecialty of medical malpractice has always constituted over 50% of his caseload.). Mr. Cohn is a past President of the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association, having assumed the Presidency of that organization in January 2001. Mr. Cohn has also served on the Board of Directors of a variety of other legal and charitable organizations, including the Orange County Bar Association and the United Cerebral Palsey Association of Orange County among others. He is a frequent speaker at continuing legal education seminars including for California Continuing Education for The Bar (CEB) as well as for the State and Local Trial and Bar Association. He is also a frequent author of articles in legal publications. He has also been interviewed on multiple occasions by both televison and print news media regarding a variety of high profile cases.. Exemplary Results. Mr. Cohn has been trial counsel in a variety of lengthy, complex and high profile trials which have resulted in multi-million dollar verdicts. Examples include: Small v. County of Orange (involving the attack of a mountain lion on a young child in a public park -- Verdict: $2,100,000); Chavez v. Altig (a complex medical malpractice case wherein a 25 year old man was blinded as a result of anesthesia during ankle surgery -- Verdict: $3,800,000); Scott v. Burges Transportation, et al (wherein a Journeyman immigrant plumbing contractor was seriously injured when he was run over by a dump truck on a construction site -- Verdict: $1,900,000); (Redacted) v. Wings Express Aviation, et al. (an aviation case wherein a Piper Cherokee VI aircraft crashed at Fullerton Airport due to a combination of contaminated fuel and poor maintenance -- Verdict $2,760,535).. Mr. Cohn also has achieved numerous multimillion dollar settlements on behalf of his clients. Most recent highlights include: A $4.5 million dollar settlement on behalf of a man who suffered a quadriplegic injury when diving into a pool at a luxury resort (2010); A $3 million settlement for the wrongful death of a construction site worker struck by a dump truck (Bodine v. Western Trucking) (2006); A $7.25 million dollar settlement for a new mother who received a morphine overdose in the hospital after a C-Section, (Case I.D. confidential) (2007); a settlement for over $3 Million for the wrongful death of an elderly woman struck by a bus in a crosswalk (Case I.D. confidential) (2006); a $1.8 Million settlement for the wrongful death of a husband/father electrocuted when he contacted power lines (Case I.D. confidential) (2006); and a $2.4 million settlement in a medical malpractice matter involving the wrongful death of an executive/father of three due to anesthesiology error (Brown v. Neff, M.D., et al.). He also obtained a record $2.1 million dollar settlement for an 80 year old auto v. pedestrian victim (believed to be the highest personal injury award in California history for a victim over the age of 80). (Rubio v. Allstate Ins.) (2003). In other recent medical malpractice results, Mr. Cohn recently obtained a $4.0 million dollar settlement in a hard fought, complex birth injury case. (Doe v. Roe Hospital) (2007), and a 2.4 million settlement on the eve of trial in another Orange County birth injury matter, (2008.). Mr. Cohn has also briefed and argued a variety of appellate matters, and argued before the California Supreme Court in an insurance coverage dispute which resulted in over 140 pages of majority and dissenting opinion.. Personal. Mr. Cohn was married in 1993 and has two children. They live in Newport Beach, California.

Rich Collins is known for being an aggressive advocate and formidable trial opponent who is attentive to his clients' needs, approaching each case with a results-oriented litigation plan of uncompromising quality. Named to the list of Super Lawyers for 2015, Rich handles a wide variety of cases, including insurance bad faith, serious personal injury and wrongful death claims, resulting in the recovery of millions of dollars for his clients through verdicts and settlements. He has been featured in the press for his involvement in litigation against doctors and pharmacies responsible for prescription overdose deaths. Rich also has substantial experience in business, employment, real estate, environmental and toxic tort litigation, and product liability matters.. As a trial attorney whose experience includes drafting manuals and handbooks utilized by insurance companies in the litigation of claims, and as a former claims representative with a national insurer, Rich understands the intricacies of insurance cases from both sides of the aisle. With this rare perspective, Rich has excellent working knowledge of how claims are made, handled and resolved, providing his consumer and small business clients with a wealth of expertise. Rich has the necessary skills, compassion, and dedication to succeed on behalf of those who have experienced insurance bad faith, have suffered serious personal injuries or the wrongful death of a loved one.. Rich established his practice in Southern California and is particularly attuned to the Southern California community and local court system, though he has been lead counsel in numerous jury and court trials in federal and state courts throughout California and elsewhere. He frequently receives referrals from other attorneys, has been invited to lecture on many insurance-related and wrongful death-related matters across the region.. Rich resides in Laguna Niguel with his wife and four children. He is active in his community, where he has coached Little League Baseball, ASA Softball and AYSO Soccer, has served on the Board of the local Little League and the City's Youth Sports Advisory Committee, and is a member of the Knights of Columbus.

Rex Tran’s practice focuses on representing consumer debtors in Bankruptcy since becoming a member of the California Bar. Before starting this law firm, Mr. Tran was a Managing Attorney for the largest bankruptcy firm in the nation. To date, Mr. Tran handled over 1000 bankruptcy cases. As a managing attorney, Mr. Tran not only handled matters personally, but also trained staff and attorneys in all aspects of Bankruptcy.. Additionally, Mr. Tran also has experience in business/civil litigation and personal injury claims from his time as a law clerk for The Law Offices of L. Michael Wilson (formerly Apollo Law Group) from 2006 through 2008.. Military Experience. Mr. Tran also presently serves as a Staff Sergeant in the United States Army Reserve with the 78th Legal Operations Detachment in Los Alamitos, CA. In 2008 he was deployed to Camp Taji, Iraq where he provided legal support for 1500 Soldiers of the 419th Combat Support and Sustainment Battalion. During his 12 year military career, he also worked on courts-martial cases and military boards, and provided legal assistance such as helping Soldiers obtain citizenship, wills and powers of attorney.. Bar Membership. California Bar. United States District Court, Central District of California. United States District Court, Southern District of California. Education. California Western School of Law. San Diego, CA, Juris Doctorate. University of California, Irvine. Irvine, CA, Bachelors of Science, Cum Laude

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.

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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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. 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. Pia Marie Dyquiangco is a Founding Partner and Principal at the Lewis Law Group, APLC. Ms. Dyquiangco practices Immigration and Nationality Law, and Family Law. Born in the Philippines and fluent in Tagalog and Ilocano, Ms. Dyquiangco understands the plight of an immigrant as she herself immigrated to the United States as a child.  Her early exposure to the United States immigration system and the understanding of how the process works has prepared her for her career as an immigration counsel.. Prior to founding the Lewis Law Group, APLC, Ms. Dyquiangco worked at a Los Angeles based law firm dedicated to the practice of Immigration and Nationality Law in where she oversaw the law firm’s Business Transactions and Employment Immigration Department.. Ms. Dyquiangco, an experienced Immigration and Nationality Law attorney has earned a reputation for success in handling various immigration matters. She has extensive experience working with multinational corporations, foreign executives/ managers, and investors from all over the world to assist them in obtaining their legal status in the United States. Her clients include multi-level corporations, small businesses, and entities involved in the entertainment and athletic industry. She is also an experienced attorney in handling Family Reunification cases and Naturalization.. Aside from Immigration, she is experienced in handling Family Law cases such as Dissolution of Marriage, International Adoptions, and Prenuptial/Marital Settlement Agreements.. Ms. Dyquiangco is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity (Alumni), and Alpha Kappa Psi Business Fraternity (Alumni).  She is a lifetime member of the City of San Fernando La Union Association USA.. Ms. Dyquiangco earned her Juris Doctorate degree from the University of La Verne, College of Law, where she was awarded both the Student of Distinction Award and Pro Bono Publico Award. A long-time resident of Southern California, Ms. Dyquiangco received her Bachelor's Degree in Legal Studies, with emphases in Political Science and English, from Chapman University in Orange, California.