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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.
EDUCATION. • 1996 Graduate with Honors from the University of California, Irvine. • 1999 Graduate from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. • 1999 Admitted to the State Bar of California. • 2000 Admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. • 2000 Admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. • 2000 Admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. • 2000 Admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Central District of California. • 2000 Admitted to practice before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. • 2004 Award of Appreciation from the Stockton Police Officers Association. • 2016 Admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States of America. The Krolikowski Law Firm, 2004 - Present: My law practice has and continues to represent individuals and businesses concerning workers compensation and personal injury throughout California.Notable case: Craig F Monteilh v. Federal Bureau of Investigation et al [see, ?v=fbux9CEHOKY]. MEMBERSHIP. • State Bar of California. • Million Dollar Advocates Forum. • Member of the Orange County Bar Association. • Member of American Bar Association. • Member of Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
Early in my practice of the law, I exercised poor judgment and failed to meet my obligations to some of my clients. I was rightly sanctioned for this. Honest acknowledgment is part of the process of winning back one’s good name and building a reputation for excellence.. I believe the client reviews and attorney endorsements I've received during the intervening quarter-century reflect my commitment to legal excellence and ethical service. I’ve worked hard to earn the trust of my clients and the respect of my colleagues. I will do my best to ensure your rights are protected and to keep your interests paramount as we proceed with your case.
During his 14 years legal career, Bobby has gained extensive experience in both negotiations and trial advocacy, including handling over 80 trials to verdict in civil and criminal cases. Many of Bobby’s cases have been covered by local, national and international press. He spent 12 years at the Orange County District Attorney’s office (OCDA), handling numerous high-profile cases, including 6 years in the sexual assault unit where he prosecuted violent sex offenders and helped survivors of sexual assault navigate through the justice system. During his time as a prosecutor, Bobby also prosecuted a variety of serious and violent crimes, including gang prosecutions, DNA cold cases, and attempted murder to name a few. Bobby was assigned to the Golden State Killer Task Force, the Gang/Target unit as well as the Special Operations Unit of the Orange County District Attorney’s Office. Bobby served as President of the Association of Orange County Deputy District Attorney’s (AOCDDA) and was on the board of directors of the Orange County Attorney’s Association (OCAA). He has conducted many trainings for local, state and federal law enforcement, victim advocate groups as well as teaching classes to law school, university, and college students. Bobby was a regular faculty member of the OCDA’s training unit where he trained prosecutors on a wide variety of topics including trial advocacy.. After his time at the OCDA, Bobby has handled numerous personal injury cases, complex civil litigation as well as defense representations. He has tried jury trials as a prosecutor, a plaintiff’s lawyer, and a defense attorney.. Bobby’s passion and expertise lie in helping clients who have been survivors of sexual harassment, sexual assault, and sexual abuse. During his time as a sex crimes prosecutor and a civil litigant, Bobby has used his trial advocacy skills to obtain justice for many survivors of sexual assault and sexual abuse.
Don Werno is a Certified Family Law Specialist and an award winning trial lawyer who has been practicing law since 1999 in and around Orange County, California. Don has a Master's Degree in Psychology along with a law degree and is a Single and Multi-Engine aircraft Commercial Pilot and Gold Seal Flight Instructor. Don is a Certificated College Professor and has spent much of his adult life educating people about the law, computer technologies, aviation and other subjects. Don is also a certified Mediator.. Don focuses his practice on providing solutions to people with Divorce, Child Custody, Support, Domestic Violence and other Family Law problems. Don is a skilled mediator and has conducted many successful family law mediations. Don also provides Criminal Defense representation to clients with problems that may negatively affect their family or family law case. Don has successfully represented hundreds of clients throughout his career and he is available to discuss how he might help you, too.
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.
David E. Gentry is the founding partner at Gentry & Ashton (formerly Law Offices of David E. Gentry). Mr. Gentry knew from a young age that he wanted to be an attorney. He founded the firm in 1978 because he truly wanted to make a difference in the lives of people who were unable to or did not know how to help themselves. His passion is helping injured people and because of this, early on he decided he would only take cases on a no recovery no fee basis, and this is how the firm still operates today. Over the course of his 37 year career, Mr. Gentry has helped individuals and families obtain multi-million dollar results in Workers Compensation cases, Personal Injury cases and often times cases involving both areas of the law. He specializes in handling major cases involving serious injuries or death with combined issues of Workers Compensation and Personal Injury. Recognized as an expert in the cross-over field, he has authored articles in statewide publications addressing Workers Compensation/Personal Injury crossover issues and has been a guest on radio shows as a commentator in this specialized area of the law. Mr. Gentry received a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of California Berkeley. Thereafter, he worked full-time while attending American College of Law, receiving a Juris Doctorate degree. Admitted to both the State and Federal bars, he is a member of numerous State and National Professional Associations in Workers Compensation and Personal Injury. In his spare time, Mr. Gentry enjoys watching Angels baseball and spending time with his wife, four children and three grandchildren.
David A. Ventura is an Associate Attorney at The Law Offices of Bryan R. Kazarian and specializes in criminal law. Mr. Ventura predominantly practices in Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego Counties. He obtained his undergraduate degree for Political Science and Philosophy at California State University of Fullerton. Mr. Ventura then attended Trinity Law School and earned multiple American Jurisprudence Awards, served as Vice President on the Student Bar Association, and worked on Trinity Law Review until graduating in 2013. Mr. Ventura has worked with Bryan R. Kazarian since 2011 as an intern and Attorney, along with David Howell, Esq., for the Trinity Law School Mobile Legal Clinic. That clinic, in conjunction with the Orange County Rescue Mission continues to be responsible for the provision of pro-bono legal aid to homeless and indigent populations in Orange County.. As a Criminal Defense Attorney, Mr. Ventura has defended clients facing a variety of criminal charges which range from traffic citations all the way to serious felonies.. In addition, Mr. Howell and Mr. Ventura created the Trinity Law School Alumni Association and are part owners of Burn Ward LLC, a multimedia corporation.. Mr. Ventura is a member of the California Bar Association (#306392) and licensed to practice in all California State Courts.
Darwish Law is a legal office dedicated to defending the rights and protecting the futures of individuals throughout Santa Ana who have been charged with a criminal offense. The firm was founded by Attorney Darwish, who is a former public defender and has handled countless cases ranging from minor misdemeanor charges to serious felonies. Her unique legal background has enabled Ms. Darwish to maintain a thorough understanding of both sides of the United States criminal justice system, and to predict the actions that the prosecution may take. When an individual retains the representation of the firm, Ms. Darwish will thoroughly examine every detail surrounding their situation, gather all the evidence, and work to build the strongest defense possible. She is prepared to represent clients who are facing charges involving a DUI offense, theft crime, drug crime, driving offense, domestic violence, and more. Regardless of the charges you are facing, do not try to work through them on your own. Contact Darwish Law to find out more about working with an Orange County criminal defense attorney.
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!
Copenbarger & Copenbarger LLP. began in 1979 when Lloyd Copenbarger was admitted to practice law in California and opened a firm known as Copenbarger & Associates. Since that time, Lloyd and his associate attorneys have provided substantial services in the personal estate planning and business succession planning areas and have helped thousands of people to create estate plans that include contributions to their favorite charities. Throughout the years, the firm has seen many changes, and is now comprised of three full time attorneys and one additional attorney who is of counsel to the firm, and it continues to grow. However, despite any surface changes, one thing has always remained constant: Copenbarger & Copenbarger LLP provides clients with excellent legal services in personal estate planning and other related fields.. James M. Kosareff is an attorney practicing estate administration, probate, and tax law in the firm’s office.. Practice Areas / Responsibilities. Mr. Kosareff is the leader in the trust administration and probate section of the firm. He currently handles the vast majority of probate and trust administration matters, routinely advising clients and making court appearances on their behalf. He is also heavily involved in the tax and general estate planning areas.
Connor J. Traut, Esq., is an attorney at Traut Firm, representing plaintiffs in serious personal injury cases involving trucks, automobiles, motorcycles, bike/plane/boating accidents, assault/battery, and property owner negligence, including slip/trip and falls. These cases involve brain and spinal injuries, severe fractures, and wrongful death of a loved one.
Christopher R. Aitken, who received his B.A. from the University of California (Los Angeles) in 1992 and his J.D. from the University of Southern California School of Law in 1996, is a partner in the Santa Ana firm of Aitken, Aitken, & Cohn. Mr. Aitken represents plaintiffs in major civil jury trial litigation involving personal injury, insurance bad faith, wrongful death, and general business litigation. He also is the creator and lead contributor of the Consumer Personal Injury Lawyer Blog. He has also been a frequent continuing education speaker for the various California bar associations, and is a contributing member of the Consumer Attorney of California and the Orange County Bar Association. For a complete biography, you can find me at: .
Christopher Langley is an attorney admitted to practice in both California and Georgia. He was admitted to the California bar in 2008 and received his legal specialization in bankruptcy in 2017.. Born in Whittier and the second of seven children, Chris’s father worked in IT and systems administration for New Line Cinema and his mother was an English teacher turned stay-at-home mom. After High School, Chris spent six years in the seminary, first in Monterrey, Mexico doing outreach work, with the final two years in Rome, Italy where he graduated magna cum laude from Regina Apostolorum Pontifical Athenaeum with a bachelors in Philosophy and a minor in Art History. While in Rome, Chris also worked as a translator in the Vatican and was the personal assistant of Fr. Alvaro Corcuera, LC who at the time was rector of the Roman seminary.. After Rome, Chris moved to Orange County and began a career in Human Resources and Recruiting. His work in human resources ultimately led him to law school and he enrolled at Loyola Marymount Law School. Chris gravitated towards bankruptcy law and in his final year of law school he externed for Honorable Richard Nieter, a bankruptcy judge in the Central District of California, Los Angeles. Upon graduating, Chris started working at a mid-sized law firm in Costa Mesa where he primarily represented banks and major vehicle finance companies in bankruptcy.. Within a few years, Chris decided to hang his own shingle and established “The Langley Law Firm” based out of a small loft in Downtown Santa Ana. The firm quickly expanded and within a few years, Chris partnered up with Steven P. Chang forming “Langley & Chang.” In the fall of 2020, Steven and Chris partnered with Gene Shioda in order to create a full service law firm and established Shioda Langley & Chang. In July of 2021, SLC moved into their office in San Gabriel.. Chris married Lupe Garcia, a special needs public school teacher, in 2017 at the Santa Barbara Courthouse. They have two boys together, Tiago and Luca.
Christopher J. Ayala established his law practice in downtown Santa Ana in 2012 and recently went solo starting Ayala Law Group APC in 2017. Mr. Ayala graduated with Honors obtaining his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration Management and a minor in Philosophy from California State University Fullerton. He then graduated Magna Cum Laude from Whittier Law School with a concentration in Criminal Law. His practice includes criminal, immigration, and family law. He is a first generation college graduate and attorney and understands the struggle faced by our Hispanic Community. He has a strong desire to help the community and has volunteered at various pro-bono immigration clinics, health fairs, and has offered pro-bono services to DACA applicants. In 2012, he received the Wiley W. Manuel Certificate for Pro Bono Legal Services from the State Bar of California.
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.
Certified Specialist, Immigration & Nationality Law, State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization.
Carolina C. Gomez established the Orange County-based immigration and criminal law practice, The Law Office of Carolina C. Gomez, in 2012. Her office is currently located in Santa Ana, California.. As a native of Nicaragua, fluent in Spanish and English, clients often welcome her empathetic and effective approach to each case. A seasoned veteran in the courtroom, she’s handled thousands of immigration and family-based matters, in addition to criminal law cases such as DUI, drug crimes, domestic violence and other offenses.. Prior to opening her practice, she worked for several years as Senior Associate at U.S. Law Center. Previous positions included her role as an Associate at several diverse organizations including a renowned law firm in Los Angeles, where she handled many aspects of civil litigation cases and Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases.. She attended Western State University College of Law, where she earned a Business Law Certificate. After completing her law degree, she worked as a California State Bar Certified Law Clerk at the Practical Training of Law Students (PTLS). During her time at WSU Law, she interned at Community and Mission Hospitals as a law clerk. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Azusa Pacific University.. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Hispanic Bar Association, Orange County; and is a member of the State Bar of California; the Los Angeles Country Bar Association, Immigration Section; and the Orange County Bar Association.
Cameron practices personal injury law throughout Southern California.. Cameron has earned a reputation throughout the Orange County community as a mentor and a leader. As a former college football player, Cameron spent his free time after college coaching at his alma mater, Beckman High School in Irvine. He spent 2 years coaching Varsity Football and Basketball before opening his own training academy in 2017. Cameron uses the leadership and management skills he learned from coaching and starting his own business in his practice today.. Cameron graduated at the top of his class from the University of California, Irvine. With his sights set on a legal career, Cameron attended Chapman University’s Fowler School of Law on a Merit-based scholarship. At Chapman, he specialized in negotiations and alternative dispute resolution. Cameron represented Chapman University at multiple international negotiation competitions eventually becoming the Singapore International Mediation Institute (SIMI) Competition World Champion in 2019 and the ADR ODR Negotiation Competition World Champion in 2020. Mr. Biedgoly uses his expertise in negotiations and dispute resolution to achieve successful results for his clients.
California labor and employment law practice.
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.
Building the foundation…. After successfully completing his undergraduate studies in 1978 at the University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, Mr. Ciulla received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and was admitted to Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, CA. Early on Mr. Ciulla developed his interest in criminal law and courtroom litigation and participated in Loyola Law School’s Center for Juvenile Law and Policy (LLS CJLP). The CJLP Clinic presents law students the opportunity to participate in actual juvenile cases, preparing the defense and making court appearances on the juvenile’s behalf. As a third year law student, Mr. Ciulla was named student supervisor and it was in this program that Sal won his first case; he argued and won his first appeal while in law school as a certified law student for the defense in 1981.. Graduating from Loyola Law School in 1981, Sal Ciulla’s law school commencement included his being honored as the recipient of the William P. Hogoboom Award for his leadership in the Juvenile Law and Policy program.. Admission to the California State Bar…. Mr. Ciulla was admitted to the California State Bar on December 1, 1981, and was hired as a prosecutor for the Deputy District Attorney for the County of Orange. Working as a prosecutor from 1982-1986, allowed him the opportunity to hone his courtroom litigation skills and learn firsthand how the police and prosecution build a case.. Private Practice…. In 1986 Mr. Ciulla opened his criminal defense practice. His philosophy remains constant. Just win. His success in courtrooms throughout the State is a product of his dedication to his clients. In the Law Firm of Sal Ciulla, there is no such thing as a small case. Every case and every client is important. Whether your case involves a misdemeanor or a felony, a DUI or a homicide, you will be well represented.
Bryan R. Kazarian, Attorney at Law, specializes in criminal law and practices predominately in the Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego Counties of California. Mr. Kazarian obtained his undergraduate degree from California State University, Fresno while participating in the University’s football program on an athletic scholarship. Mr. Kazarian then attended Western State University College of Law in Fullerton California and earned various honors such as American Jurisprudence Awards, Cum Laude, and Dean’s List and served on the Law School’s newspaper as a Law Review honors recipient before graduating in 1990. Mr. Kazarian spent over six years as a prosecutor beginning with the Juvenile Division and ending up in the elite Gang Unit assigned to a specialized gang enforcement team. During his time as a prosecutor Mr. Kazarian spoke at high schools, community colleges and served on a city’s School Attendance Review Board for monitoring the attendance of students in local elementary and high schools.. As a prosecutor Mr. Kazarian handled high-profile cases such as white collar embezzlement, attempted murder, elder abuse/poisoning, child molestation, jewelry store take over robbery, various forms of hate crimes and of course gang crimes. As a Criminal Defense Attorney, Mr. Kazarian has defended clients facing a variety of criminal statute violations such as burglary, grand theft, vandalism, vehicle theft, automotive “Chop Shop” crimes, DUI, drivers license crimes, drug possession/sales amongst others. From these forums, Mr. Kazarian has acquired a wealth of experience as a criminal attorney.. In addition, Mr. Kazarian has spearheaded the creation and administration of the Trinity Law School/Orange County Rescue Mission’s partnership for the pro bono Legal Clinic and Mobile Legal Clinic. He also serves as an adjunct Professor of Law at Trinity Law School.. Needless to say, if you are seeking an aggressive criminal defense attorney who is not timid or one to avoid confrontation, then look no further. Mr. Kazarian will conduct a thorough investigation in his client’s defense and pursue every avenue to ensure his client’s Constitutional Rights are protected in every step of the process.. Mr. Kazarian is a member of the California Public Defenders Association, California State Bar Association (#152804), Orange County Bar Association, Orange County Criminal Defense Bar Association and a attorney licensed to practice in Federal Court and all California State Courts.
Brian J. McCormack is a Principal Attorney with the law firm of Callahan & Blaine, in Santa Ana, California, where his practice focuses on high-stakes, complex litigation, including business and contract disputes, business fraud, serious personal injury, wrongful death and product liability cases.. In October, 2002, Mr. McCormack and Daniel J. Callahan negotiated a settlement on behalf of the plaintiffs in a traumatic brain injury case which resulted in payments to the plaintiffs in excess of $28 million dollars.. In November, 2003, Mr. McCormack and Mr. Callahan obtained a jury verdict of $934,419,108 in Beckman Coulter, Inc. v. Dovatron International, Inc., Flextronics International, Inc. et. al. The verdict was the largest in Orange County, California history and was the largest verdict in the State of California in 2003.. Mr. McCormack was born in Salem, Massachusetts on August 23, 1959. He attended the Pennsylvania State University, receiving his B.A. in 1983. He received a J.D. from Western State University, College of Law, in 1993. Mr. McCormack is admitted to practice in California and in the United States District Court, Central District of California.. Mr. McCormack is a member of the American Trial Lawyer’s Association, The Association of Business Trial Lawyers and the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association.