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Otis Hayes III is an attorney licensed in the State of California and in the United States Federal District Court for the Northern, Central, and Southern Districts of California.  In his general law practice, Hayes represents clients in the areas of entertainment, music licensing and copyright, expungements, DUI, personal injury, bankruptcy, and probate.  Hayes devotes his pro bono time as a volunteer attorney at the Mesereau Free Legal Clinic and is currently the President of the Advisory Council.  Hayes has been in the entertainment field for many years as a professional drummer.  He has toured world-wide and has performed with an impressive list of recording artist such as, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Martha Reeves, Chuck Berry, The 5th Dimension, Ice-T and Bodycount, Johnny Rotten, Cyndi Lauper, Elvira, Rosmary Clooney, Les McCann, Boyz II Men, Sam Harris, Nell Carter, Jason Alexander. Hayes was raised in Austin, Texas and studied jazz composition and performance at the University of North Texas.  He later received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Industry Studies from California State University Northridge and his law degree from The University of West Los Angeles School of law.

Netta Grutman is an employment law attorney and workplace investigator. She has conducted hundreds of workplace investigations of diverse nature and complexity.. Ms. Grutman successfully defended large companies in employment litigation and brings her vast experience in employment law to her investigations and trainings.. Ms. Grutman earned her Juris Doctorate from University of California, Hastings and her Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of California, Davis. Ms. Grutman is admitted to practice law in California. She is also a member of the Association of Workplace Investigators.

Natela Shenon, Esq. is the principal attorney of the Shenon Law Group. Ms. Shenon prides herself on combining legal dexterity with entrepreneurial innovation. Ms. Shenon has extensive experience in contract law, commercial transactions, litigation and litigation management, M&A activity, contract administration, business development, risk assessment and mitigation. She is trusted by clients to resolve litigation and business disputes, as well as for her advice regarding complicated corporate issues. Ms. Shenon counsels executives, business owners, and boards of directors in matters including strategic planning and corporate governance. Ms. Shenon provides counsel to clients ranging from, individuals, small business owners, and startups to publicly traded companies.

My practice is devoted to advancing the educational rights of students with disabilities throughout California.  My primary areas of focus are special education due process and civil rights matters.  I have also won tens of millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements for students who have been harmed or abused while on campus.

My name is Georgia Anderson and I am the owner of the Georgia Anderson Law, A Professional Legal Corporation, located in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California. I am a Personal Injury  Attorney that strives to focus on my client throughout all stages of healing. I help to streamline the entire process of the case, which includes easy access to your legal representation at all times, and the personal care and attention you deserve after having gone through a traumatic experience.. I received my Juris Doctorate from the Universita di Pisa Facolta di Giurisprudenza, Italy, and my Master of Law, LL.M from Layola Law School, Loyola Marymount University. Prior to practicing law, I was a Commodities Trading Advisor for many years, authoring and editing several regular market commentaries. I have deep knowledge of business and financial issues - based on years of work in international financial markets. This gives me the unique expertise to analyze complicated high net worth cases to the benefit of my clients. I am listed in the Top 100 Trail Lawyers in America by the American Trial Lawyers Association. I pride myself in doing what is right for my client, and I will not settle until we are happy with the outcome.. The types of cases I work on are: Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Pedestrian Accidents and Car Accidents of all kinds; Truck Accidents, Ride Share Accidents, and Uber/Lift Accidents. I can assist with neck and back injuries, and brain damage injuries. I can also assist with Commodities Law and Regulations and Product Liability.. If you need legal assistance, please contact me for your free consultation.

My interest in Special Education law came about when my son was diagnosed with autism at the age of two years old. I spent the next several years as his personal advocate and attorney fighting to make sure that he received the services he needed. This experience made me realize that helping other children with disabilities get the services they needed was the best possible use of my law degree.. I strongly believe in access to justice for all children and offer low cost and no cost representation for clients who qualify.. On most weekends, I can be found coaching soccer. I’ve been a youth soccer coach for over a decade and have had the honor of coaching three different all-star teams with both of my daughters.. I am a proud member of COPAA.

Ms. Pascher is dedicated to the professional practice of law. She attended UCLA and graduated in 1994 and admitted to the practice in California in 2008. Ms. Pascher has been assisting lawyers in personal injury claims from inception to trial for over 30 years. Ms. Pascher has also successfully defended criminal matters and has appeared in courthouses all over Los Angeles County, Ventura County, San Bernardino County, Riverside County, and Santa Barbara County. In 2010, Ms. Pacher was recognized as a Top Attorney by Pasadena Magazine. In 2011, she was awarded Woman of the Year by the National Association of Professional Women. She has been named a Super Lawyer since 2015 and continues to be recognized. Ms. Pascher was admitted into the Top 100 National Trial Lawyer in 2017. She has also been awarded the Client’s Choice Award in 2015 and 2019 by Avvo. She has successfully obtained settlements over $5 million dollars during her practice. Ms. Pascher is also dedicated to helping the community by volunteering her time to help the needy at the Homeless Court in Los Angeles. By giving each case her personal attention, Ms. Pascher is not only able to understand the strengths and weaknesses of each case, but also able to understand her clients and their histories in order to obtain the most favorable resolution for them. Ms. Pascher was born and raised in Lima, Peru and is fluent in English and Spanish, and is very involved with the Hispanic Community.

Ms. Janeen Steel has 21 years of advocating on behalf of students with disabilities. She uses a variety of approaches to fight for justice for students. Having a learning disability herself, which was not diagnosed until she was 27 years old, she knows the struggle those with learning disabilities must experience in order to obtain an education. While at UCLA Law School, Ms. Steel founded Learning Rights and obtained an Echoing Green Fellowship in 1999 to start fighting for the rights of students with disabilities living in poverty. In 2005, Learning Rights Law Center was launched as a non-profit legal services organization, which Janeen served as the executive director for 8 years and co-executive director for seven years until April of 2021. In that 21 years, Janeen not only oversaw the organization, but was also lead or counsel on a variety of civil rights litigation and special education administrative proceedings. She has also taught special education law at a variety of Los Angeles universities, including Loyola Law School, University of Southern California Law School, University of California Los Angeles Law School, the School of Educational Studies at Claremont Graduate University, and the School of Education at Loyola Marymount. At Loyola, she taught legal ethics for school counselors and drafted curriculum for school administrators to ensure school principals were knowledgeable about special education law. She has also presented at numerous conferences as a keynote speaker and has received awards for her work.. In May of 2021, Ms. Steel joined the office of Vanaman German LLP, a boutique law firm with over 40 years of advocating for the rights of students with disabilities.. Ms. Steel earned her J.D. from the UCLA School of Law in 1999 and a B.A. from the California State University, San Francisco, in 1993.

Ms. Gevorkyan is the founder and principal of the Gevorkyan Law Firm, A.P.L.C.  During her career, Ms. Gevorkyan earned a reputation as a lawyer who works aggressively to see that her clients receive justice. Before establishing the Gevorkyan Law Firm, Ms. Gevorkyan was an insurance defense attorney. She has litigated and tried to verdict numerous catastrophic accident cases, including trucking, general liability, and products liability cases. Her experience on the other side of the courtroom gives her valuable insight about the most effective way to build strong cases and fight insurance companies. Ms. Gevorkyan now represents injured individuals based in varying parts of California and handles wide range of litigation matters, including car, truck, motorcycle, bicycle, and pedestrian accidents, wrongful death, brain injury, slip/trip and fall, dog bite/attack, premises liability, and dangerous products/products liability claims.. Ms. Gevorkyan has been consecutively  nominated as a Top Female Attorney in Southern California, a Top 40 under 40 Attorney by the National Trial Lawyers, a Top 25 Mass Tort Trial Lawyer, and have regularly been named in recent years as a Los Angeles Super Lawyer Rising Star. Only 2.5 percent of lawyers practicing in each region are selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers Rising Stars annually.. Ms. Gevorkyan is admitted to practice in all State Courts of California and in the United States District Court, Central District of California. She has been certified by the Pepperdine University’s Straus Institute in Negotiation and Dispute Resolution. She is also certified by Westlaw for research proficiency in litigation, employment, tax, trademark, patent, international law, environmental and bankruptcy laws. Jasmine previously held a California Pharmacy Technician license. Her unique background, experience and knowledge of prescription drugs support her litigating personal injury, pharmacy, and physician/hospital liability issues.. Ms. Gevorkyan is a member of the American Bar Association (ABA), Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA), Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles (WLALA),  and the California Young Lawyers Association (CYLA).

Mrs. Jafari is a graduate of Southwestern University School of Law. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies and minor in Psychology from Loyola Marymount University.. In 2003, Mrs. Jafari began her private practice in Sherman Oaks, California representing clients in all family law matters such as divorce, mediation and collaborative law.  By using her background in psychology and law, Mrs. Jafari helps her clients navigate the dissolution process from in-take through settlement in the most competent and compassionate way.. Academic Positions:. -NYU Schack (Assistant Adjunct Professor: Real Estate Law). -Southern California Institute of Law (Adjunct Professor: Family Law; Community Property)

Mr. Singh obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from UCLA, and his Juris Doctorate degree from Pepperdine University School of Law.. He worked for several years representing insurance companies in workers’ compensation matters, and brings extensive knowledge and experience from the defense side to his advocacy for the rights of injured workers. He has obtained outstanding results at trial, as well as with negotiations and settlement.. Mr. Singh sits on the Board of Directors for Supporters of Law Enforcement in Devonshire (S.O.L.I.D.), a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the Devonshire Division of the LAPD. He enjoys history, documentaries, and playing with his Doberman. .. Pravin is a member of the San Fernando Valley Bar Association Inclusion and Diversity Committee.

Mr. Gurovich is an alumni of the University of California at Los Angeles and Loyola Law School, where he emphasized the study of constitutional and criminal law.. Upon graduating law school and passing the California BAR Examination in 1995, Mr. Gurovich began his criminal defense career in the Los Angeles area, handing hundreds upon hundreds of State and Federal criminal cases in California as well as numerous other states.   He is respected by both Judges and Prosecutors alike.. His dedication to his clients yields outstanding results in every single case he is involved in.   Mr. Gurovich and his partner Mr. Berk personally handle each and every case.  Your case will be in the hands of a highly skilled, experienced and passionate criminal defense attorney.

Mr. Ghavimi received his Bachelors of Science in Business Administration from USC, with Honors.. He received his Juris Doctorate from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles. While at Loyola, Mr. Ghavimi Externed with the Hon. Chief Judge George H. King in the United States District Court, Central District of California.. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Ghavimi represented several major insurance companies in multimillion-dollar cases involving automobile negligence, premises liability and product defects, as well as contract, employment and construction disputes.. Aidin has an extensive career in the legal field and has maintained close relationships with his clients.. Mr. Ghavimi uses his experience to successfully recover hundreds-of-thousands for his clients in lawsuits against those responsible and their insurers.. He is a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association and the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles. Mr. Ghavimi devotes time to pro bono work and provides legal help to low-income individuals in the greater Los Angeles area through a number of community-based free legal clinics.

Mr. Berk received his undergraduate degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in human resource management. Since the time he could remember, Mr. Berk was interested in the personal rights and freedoms afforded by this great country. This was the reason Mr. Berk decided to pursue the study of law upon graduation from college. He remained in the Los Angeles area and completed his legal studies at the Pepperdine University, School of law. Mr. Berk began his legal career when he was hired by Mr. Dmitry Gurovich as a young associate in Mr. Gurovich’s growing legal practice. Withing no time, the practice began to grow due to the dedication of both, Mr. Berk and Mr. Gurovich, in providing excellent criminal defense services to those accused by the Government of criminal acts.. Mr. Berk has handled hundreds of State and Federal criminal cases in California as well as other states. Specifically, Mr. Berk and Mr. Gurovich have represented clients in Arizona, Indiana, Nevada, New York, Puerto Rico, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, and Washington. Mr. Berk is highly regarded by judges and local prosecutors due to his professionalism. His dedication to each and every client is clearly evident in the outstanding results in every single case he is involved in. Mr. Berk and his partner, Mr. Gurovich, personally handle each case. Your case will be in the hands of a highly skilled, experienced and passionate criminal defense attorney.

Mr. Bennington has joined the firm of Tharpe & Howell after more than twenty years in private practice and another six years working in the general counsel's office of a major insurance company. His experience as a successful trial attorney combined with two decades in the coverage field allows him to bring a broad perspective to issues concerning insurance policies and the coverages they afford. He will be practicing from the firm's office in Sherman Oaks.

Michael Burgis, Esq., is a knowledgeable, experienced and aggressive trial attorney who focuses on obtaining maximum Recovery for the Injured. Mr. Burgis’s current focus is Workers’ Compensation and Employment matters, but his practice also includes handling Personal Injury cases.. A California native, Mr. Burgis earned his B.S. degree in Economics with a minor in Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), in 2003. In 2008, Mr. Burgis earned his J.D. from Southwestern Law School and was admitted to the California Bar.. Mr. Burgis began his career working with Glauber Berenson, a well-known and respected Worker’s Compensation law firm. During his over five-year tenure at Glauber Berenson, Mr. Burgis quickly proved to be a Top Trial Attorney, setting both trial and settlement records. As the result of achieving phenomenal results for his clients, Mr. Burgis was named a Top Attorney in 2010 by Pasadena Magazine and continues to be recognized on Rising Stars (2014 to present).. Mr. Burgis has obtained multiple seven-figure and 100% disability awards for his clients. Mr. Burgis has successfully argued hundreds of cases before the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. Mr. Burgis also had the rare and distinct honor of successfully arguing in front of the California Court of Appeals on a 100% permanent disability claim.. Link to Court of Appeals decision: (). Although Mr. Burgis was offered partnership opportunities, he was determined to pursue his own practice where he could utilize his unique and effective approach to litigation. With his extensive knowledge of the law, coupled with innovative strategies, Mr. Burgis is dedicated to improving the lives of injured and their families.

Matthew A. Pearson is an associate in Pearson, Simon & Warshaw's Los Angeles office focusing on antitrust, consumer protection, and business litigation. Mr. Pearson received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Arizona in 2010, majoring in Business Management. He received his Juris Doctorate from Whittier Law School in 2013.  Mr. Pearson is an active member in a number of legal organizations, including the American Bar Association, American Association for Justice, Association of Business Trial Lawyers, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Consumer Attorneys of California, and the Los Angeles County Bar Association.

Matt has represented insurers and insureds in insurance coverage and "bad faith" litigation since graduating from law school in 1993. Matt has had extensive experience in the interpretation and litigation of insurance policies and claims adjustment/claims handling issues involving first party property damage matters (both homeowners and commercial property), earthquake, land movement, mold, fire, and water damage; third party "duty to defend" cases involving commercial general liability, lawyers and accountants professional liability, directors and officers liability, employment practices liability, and television and producers errors and omissions. Matt's practice includes the representation of both insureds and broker/agents in insurance broker/agent professional liability matters. Other practice areas include the representation of homeowners associations, business tort and contract litigation, entertainment litigation, unfair competition, fraud, attorney professional liability and other complex litigation matters. Matt also regularly counsels skilled nursing care facilities regarding insurance coverage for Elder Abuse and other litigated claims.

Mani Arabi, Esq., A.P., is a licensed attorney in California, New York, and is (soon to be) admitted to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.. Mani has extensive experience with construction management and holds a variety of related certifications as well. He spends much of his free time designing and building high-end habitats for several species of animals, such as chameleons, snakes, or birds. He has experience in a wide range of habitat-related engineering, such as structural design, plumbing, electrical, ecological, lighting, etc. and is a fervent, yet atypical, animal rights activist.. Mani is also an active competitive gamer and offers a special discount for any indie related matters.

Luke K. Stanton is an attorney whose work over the past decade has entrenched him in the American cannabis industry.  Specializing in cannabis opportunities in both medical and recreational markets, Mr. Stanton understands the business from a variety of perspectives.  Originally from Northern California, Mr. Stanton’s legal career began with one of California’s top cannabis criminal defense firms where he specialized in California medical cannabis issues.  As his career progressed, Mr. Stanton’s work shifted away from a focus on defending medical cannabis interests and towards working with businesses on the emerging legal cannabis landscape.. In early 2015, Mr. Stanton founded the Frontera Law Group (), one of the first law offices in the state of California to truly focus on business issues in the space.  Frontera Law Group specializes in business law, corporate law, corporate formation and structuring, corporate governance, commercial contracts and transactions, strategic alliances, joint ventures and partnerships, sales and acquisitions of businesses, intellectual property, licensing and entertainment deals, trademark counseling and registration, medical marijuana compliance, cannabis entrepreneurship, cannabis industry start-ups, state licensing, multi-state expansion projects, and criminal defense.. Frontera represents a host of best in class cannabis companies, brands, products and ancillary service providers, and assists long-time cannabis entrepreneurs as well as those entering the space for the first time from other industries.  Frontera Law Group has also developed business advisory, consulting, entertainment, and accounting divisions.  Through these entities, Mr. Stanton has worked on projects in nearly a dozen state markets across the country.. Mr. Stanton is a member of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws Legal Committee (NORML), Americans for Safe Access (ASA), Drug Policy Alliance (DPA), Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), Coalition for Cannabis Policy Reform (CCPR), and Reform California.  He attended the University of Notre Dame and received his B.A. in Political Science in 2003.  He then attended the Pepperdine University School of Law, as well as Pepperdine’s Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, the nation’s leading Dispute Resolution program, earning his Juris Doctorate and Master’s Degree in the same three years.  Mr. Stanton was recently interviewed by Financial Times Magazine and the National Marijuana News, as well as by Borderline Amazing Productions for a Netflix series on drugs in America.. Mr. Stanton’s career, in all of its forms, focuses on helping clients build successful, sustainable and responsible businesses in the cannabis space, and assisting those businesses in the process of negotiating the rapidly changing landscape of cannabis laws and regulations nationwide.

Los Angeles-based trial attorney who fights for consumers and on behalf of victims of employment abuse, retaliation and harassment.  Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent rated and Southern California SuperLawyer.

Kay Ghad LLP is a boutique law firm providing the highest level of legal representation to individuals and companies on legal matters related to healthcare, business, and real estate. Our experienced attorneys are dedicated to creating long lasting working relationships with each of our clients. We take the time to listen and understand each client matter in depth before we take on the representation, so that we can provide a legal strategy custom tailored to fit each client's exact legal needs. Our reputation and history of successful legal outcomes speaks for itself.. Our founding partners are entrepreneurial by nature and understand what entrepreneurs, business owners and real estate investors need. Before they were attorneys, our Partners worked in real estate development and in healthcare and risk management. Our combined extensive hands-on experience provides a collaborative and professional approach to each client with whom we work. We understand you don’t just need a lawyer who understands your legal issues, you need a lawyer who understands you and your business.

Just one month after being sworn in to practice law I opened the doors of my law firm.  I pride myself on my meticulous work and my personal commitment to each client to help ensure each and every one of their goals will be answered.

John H. Sommers, Esq. is a prominent litigation attorney with more than twenty (20) years of legal experience in both criminal defense and civil litigation.  He has aggressively litigated cases on behalf of thousands of clients during his career.  Mr. Sommers has developed a reputation of being honest, forthright, and civil, while also being a tenacious fighter for his clients’ interests.. Mr. Sommers earned his B.A. degree in History from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1994.  He received his J.D. degree from Southwestern University School of Law in 1998.. Mr. Sommers founded the Law Offices of John H. Sommers, a firm dedicated to representing individuals arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) and misdemeanor and felony criminal charges.  He personally handles hundreds of DUI cases per year and can be found defending his clients' rights each day in multiple Southern California courts.  As a skilled litigator and negotiator, Mr. Sommers has developed strong professional relationships with the judges and prosecutors throughout Southern California, including Los Angeles County, Orange County, San Bernardino County, Riverside County, and Ventura County.. Prior to establishing the Law Offices of John H. Sommers, Mr. Sommers was a founding partner of Parker & Sommers, LLP, which represented businesses and insurance companies in all areas of civil litigation and transactional work.  Mr. Sommers was responsible for overseeing the firm’s Los Angeles-based litigation team which successfully handled thousands of cases through settlement, arbitration, and trial.  Mr. Sommers’ personal clients included several of the nation's leading insurance companies, whose insureds he defended in commercial claims, automobile claims, premises liability claims, homeowner claims, and claims involving insurance fraud.  Mr. Sommers also frequently lectured to insurance companies and related insurance associations on general liability defense, compliance, and other insurance related topics.. Mr. Sommers began his legal career as a litigation associate with Bonne, Bridges, Mueller, O'Keefe & Nichols, a leading Southern California medical malpractice defense firm.  He also worked as a litigation associate for Manning & Marder, Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, a large Los Angeles civil litigation defense firm.. While pursuing his J.D., Mr. Sommers served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Kathleen T. Lax of the United States Bankruptcy Court.  In addition, he worked as a certified law clerk for the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office and the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office.. Mr. Sommers is admitted to practice law in all California State Courts and the Central District of the Federal Court, as evidence by his state bar profile.. Along with his professional accomplishments, Mr. Sommers was named an All-American NCAA Division I track and field athlete at UCLA.  In 1996, he qualified for the United States Olympic Trials in track and field.. Mr. Sommers and his wife of twenty-one years have three children.

Jasmine Ohanian received her B.S. degree from California State University, Northridge, majoring in Accounting and Business Law. While working full time for the Los Angeles County’s Expenditure Department for six years as an accountant, she attended law school at nights. As a respected accountant, Ms. Ohanian assisted in allocating millions of dollars to L.A. County’s Comprehensive Health Centers for their budgeting needs. However, knowing in her heart that she wanted more client contact, she decided to make a career change and become an attorney.  Thus, before she went to law school, Ms. Ohanian also hadpassedone of the most difficult exams called the Certified Public Accountant (C.P.A.) exam. She later passed the California Bar Exam after which she opened her own law office in Sherman Oaks, California.. Ms. Ohanian’s unique background in the financial field has enabled her to evaluate risks and exposure for everyone involved in the business world. Her practical experience with business operations gives her critical insight and allows her to utilize preventative approaches. She has a very keen outlook as to how individuals and/or businesses can protect themselves financially.. With one of the objectives being to help the injured consumers, Ms. Ohanian is firmly devoted to client service and professionalism. The Law Office of Jasmine Ohanian will handle every potential client’s case with the utmost care and attention. We put our clients’ needs first by always addressing their concerns within 24 hours, eliminating much of our clients’ anxieties. We pride ourselves on providing personalized service and look forward to working with you.