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SHANT FERMANIAN. Attorney at Law. Ferma Law Group was founded in 2018 by Shant Fermanian. Mr. Fermanian specializes in personal injury law as he represents individuals who have suffered harm due to the negligence or misconduct of another. Mr. Fermanian takes pride in pursuing justice for his clients by advocating their legal rights in an effort to obtain maximum recovery for the harm they have suffered. Mr. Fermanian is dedicated to helping his clients through each step of the recovery process such to ensure that his clients do not feel as if they are left in the dark.. Mr. Fermanian received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2013 from California State University, Fullerton, where he studied Business Management with a Pre-Law emphasis. Thereafter, Mr. Fermanian received his Juris Doctor degree in 2017 from Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. Today, Mr. Fermanian is an active member of the State Bar of California whereby he is admitted to practice law before all state courts of California as well as before the United States District Courts for the Central, Southern, Northern and Eastern Districts of California. In addition, Mr. Fermanian is an active member of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA).. Mr. Fermanian started his career as a personal injury attorney by working at two respected personal injury law firms in Los Angeles, California. Although, today, Mr. Fermanian’s practice and expertise relate primarily to personal injury, his general knowledge of the law extends well beyond that field alone. Before Mr. Fermanian entered the personal injury field, he worked on corporate litigation matters and real estate transactions at a reputable law firm in Downtown Los Angeles. Moreover, Mr. Fermanian worked in-house for two large corporations where his duties involved addressing various legal issues that pertain to the daily functions of a large-scale business. This work experience has brought about Mr. Fermanian’s comprehensive understanding of the law which, together with his specialized focus in the personal injury field, enables Mr. Fermanian to assess all angles of any given case and respond through decisions that are calculated to serve the best interests of his client.. EDUCATION. Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law – J.D. (2017). California State University, Fullerton – B.A. (2013). BAR & COURT ADMISSIONS. State Courts of California. United States District Court for the Central District of California. United States District Court for the Southern District of California. United States District Court for the Northern District of California. United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. MEMBERSHIPS. Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA)

Prior to becoming an attorney, I worked as a trial consultant on over 100 high profile jury trials helping my clients achieve over $1 billion in verdicts. During those trials I gained a deep understanding of how to advocate for clients in the courtroom.

Mr. Gullette is a member of the California and Florida Bar.  A seasoned litigator of many years, Mr. Gullette concentrates his practice on representing motorcyclists and their families in matters of personal injury and wrongful death.. A former insurance defense attorney, Mr. Gullette has keen insight into the strategies used by insurance carriers and their counsel, and utilizes this experience to the advantage of his clients in maximizing their recovery under the law.. Prior to practicing law, Mr. Gullette served as a Board Certified Respiratory Care Practitioner.  During this time, he also oversaw the operations and regulatory compliance of a series of blood gas laboratories serving adult, pediatric, and neonatal intensive care settings.  Mr. Gullette capitalizes on the value of his medical knowledge when evaluating cases involving serious injuries and catastrophic damages.. Mr. Gullette graduated Magna Cum Laude from California State University, Northridge, and Cum Laude from Pepperdine University School of Law, where he served as Literary Editor for the Pepperdine Law Review.. Among several honors, Mr. Gullette has received the Justice Lewis Powell Award in Oral Advocacy, and was Regional Champion of the 2002 American College of Trial Lawyers National Trial Competition.. Mr. Gullette is a member of The State Bar of California, The Florida Bar, the National Order of Barristers, and the Phi Delta Phi National Legal Honors Fraternity.  He is admitted to practice before all California State Courts and the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Mr. Bakhtiari represents clients in securities disputes before FINRA (NASD, NYSE), state and federal courts. In June 2019, Mr. Bakhtiari was nominated to serve as a public member of the Discovery Task Force Committee (DTFC) of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) which is the advisory group, established in conjunction with a directive from the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission that reviews substantive issues relating to discovery in arbitration proceedings that are conducted under the auspices of the FINRA Code of Arbitration Procedure.. In June 2013, Mr. Bakhtiari was named Chairman of the National Arbitration and Mediation Committee (“NAMC”) of FINRA. The NAMC is an advisory group that makes recommendations on rules, regulations and procedures governing FINRA arbitration, mediation and dispute resolution.. In June 2011, Mr. Bakhtiari was nominated to serve as a public member of the Nasdaq OMX BX Arbitration Committee, which is the advisory group that provides recommendations on rules, regulations and procedures governing arbitrations, mediations and dispute resolution for the Nasdaq and Boston Stock Exchanges.. In 2009, Mr. Bakhtiari was nominated to serve as a public member of the National Arbitration and Mediation Committee of FINRA.. Mr. Bakhtiari served on the Board of Directors of the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA) from 2008 to 2013 and served as President for the 2011 to 2012 term. PIABA is a nationwide organization of securities lawyers that represent investors in disputes with the financial service industry.. Mr. Bakhtiari served on the faculty of the Practicing Law Institute (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2020), the New York City Bar Association’s presentation of Securities Arbitration and Mediation Hot Topics (2012) and has spoken at the FINRA Annual Conference (2012 and 2014) on the topic of securities arbitration. Mr. Bakhtiari is a past member of the board of editors, managing editor of the PIABA Bar Journal and edited the “Recent Arbitration Awards” column covering significant NASD and NYSE arbitration awards. Mr. Bakhtiari has spoken at the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association annual meeting, California mid-year meeting, authored and co-authored several articles. He was a teaching assistant and extern to the Honorable James N. Barr, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Central District of California and presently serves as a FINRA securities arbitrator.. In addressing investors right’s issues, Mr. Bakhtiari has been quoted by the press in publications that include the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Los Angeles Times, Reuters, Dow Jones Business News, NY Post, Los Angeles Business Journal, The American Banker and Cleveland Plains Dealer.. Mr. Bakhtiari was recognized from 2014 to 2024 as a Southern California Super Lawyer. Between 2005 and 2013 he was recognized as a Southern California Super Lawyer Rising Star.

Michael S. Edmiston is an attorney with Jonathan W. Evans & Associates in Studio City, California. Since 2006, his practice focuses on representing investors before FINRA, private commercial arbitration forums, and in state and federal court. His work continues to result in successful recoveries for clients by way direct negotiation, mediation, and contested arbitrations.. Michael served on FINRA’S National Arbitration and Mediation Committee (NAMC) from June 2018 to June 2021, including Expungement and Mediation subcommittees.. Michael is a Past-President of PIABA (Public Investor Advocate Bar Association) (2021-22), and previously served at its Executive Vice-President/President-Select, Treasurer, and Secretary in addition to chairing and co-chairing various committees. He also is an Editor of the PIABA Bar Journal.. He is published in the PIABA Bar Journal, Los Angeles Lawyer, San Fernando Valley Bar Association and the New York City Bar on issues related to securities arbitration. Michael is a frequent speaker on FINRA arbitration and mediation issues for PIABA and other bar associations.. Michael volunteers his time on an ad hoc basis to Community Legal Aid SoCal working with senior citizens.. Prior to entering private practice, Michael served as a Senior Staff Attorney with NASD Dispute Resolution (now FINRA) from 1997-2001, and as a Business Manager with JAMS from 2001-2005.. Michael is a 1994 graduate of Whittier College, with degrees in Business Administration and Economics. In 1997, he obtained his J.D. from Pepperdine University School of Law. He received his Master’s Degree in Dispute Resolution from Pepperdine in 2001.

Jonathan I. Kelman received his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Michigan, graduating Magna Cum Laude. He earned his Juris Doctor Degree from Southwestern University School of Law, finishing in the top 10% of his class.  He has practiced exclusively in criminal defense for over 10 years.  Mr. Kelman has established a reputation for being one of the top criminal defense attorneys in Southern California.  Mr. Kelman prides himself on aggressive representation with a personal touch. Armed with the knowledge and experience to build a winning defense, Mr. Kelman is accustomed to taking on the criminal justice system and achieving the best results for his clients in Federal, State and Juvenile Court.  Mr. Kelman’s legal expertise has been sought by numerous media outlets and he has appeared as a legal analyst on MSNBC, FOX News, CNN, CBS News, KCAL News, Celebrity Justice, TMZ, and Entertainment Tonight.  Additionally, Mr. Kelman has been widely covered in the Los Angeles Times and Daily News.. Mr. Kelman is admitted to practice law in both California and New York as well as the Central, Eastern and Southern Districts of California.  He is a member of the Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, San Fernando Valley, and American Bar Associations, California Public Defender's Association, California DUI Lawyers Association, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Attorney Elizabeth Botsford graduated with a law degree (with Honors) from the London School of Economics. She worked for Baker and McKenzie in Hong Kong, the European Commission in Brussels, Mishcon de Reya (the firm which represented Princess Diana) in London and has practiced law in California for two decades. Ms. Botsford qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales and is an active member of the California Bar.. Elizabeth Botsford has up-to-date and in-depth tax knowledge.  She completed an advanced degree in Tax Law (LLM Hons) at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, graduating with Honors.. Visiting clients at home, in their offices or in hospital, Attorney Elizabeth Botsford brings valuable advice with no hassle, at an affordable fixed price.. Busy Wills, Inc. is a California Law Corporation, dedicated to fulfilling the estate planning needs of busy people in California. It is a privilege to serve people who have earned respect – those individuals fulfilling their responsibilities to loved ones by taking the first step to create the right estate plan.   Busy Wills, Inc. combines online convenience, individually drafted documents and the right strategy for your unique circumstances.. Valuable advice with no hassle, at an affordable fixed price.

Alan Feldstein, Esq., has over twenty years of experience in the area of advertising and marketing law, with most of those years devoted specifically to the health and dietary supplements industry. In addition to serving as attorney to many of the top names in sports nutrition in his capacity as Of Counsel to Collins, McDonald & Gann, Alan serves as a professor of law on the Adjunct Faculty staff at Southwestern University School of Law teaching advertising and marketing law.. Mr. Feldstein began his legal career as a successful civil trial lawyer prosecuting business litigation cases for his clients. He later joined and was named a partner in a New York advertising and marketing law firm representing film, television, and music clients, business clients and advertising agencies, direct response television clients, marketing firms and advertisers. Mr. Feldstein’s depth and breadth of knowledge of the dietary supplement industry and its laws and regulations is combined with impressive business acumen. He is dedicated to his clients and works hard to protect them and counsel them on business operations, and is a savvy negotiator who works tirelessly to obtain the best deal terms for his clients.. Mr. Feldstein’s start with the dietary supplement industry began in 1997 when he first became General Counsel for a dietary supplement company. As part of the management team, he helped take the company to over 150 million dollars in annual sales.. In addition, Mr. Feldstein was also the driving force that helped create and organize several industry associations and coalitions to help in the ongoing effort to educate the general public, elected legislators in Washington, and state administration officials on the facts and science regarding dietary supplements containing ephedra. He has met with legislative and executive officials in Washington, DC, as well as state officials throughout America, racking up over a million miles of flying time.. He has comprehensive experience in drafting legislation, working with legislators and agency officials and advising companies on how to convey their messages in a positive and effective manner. He also regularly assists nutritional companies with contracts, copyright and trademark, litigation supervision, claim substantiation and regulatory issues.. In his role as Of Counsel to Collins, McDonald & Gann, Mr. Feldstein helps CMG clients in complying with the constantly changing, ever challenging maze of rules and regulations affecting nutritional companies, and is responsible for advising some of CMG’s biggest clients in the supplement industry. Located in the Los Angeles area of southern California, Mr. Feldstein provides CMG with a convenient presence on both coasts.. An avid adventure traveler, Mr. Feldstein has also traveled the globe learning and observing native cultures and their use of herbs and medicinal plants. He also serves on the board of the Los Angeles Adventurer’s Club.. Mr. Feldstein obtained his undergraduate degree from UCLA and his law degree from Southwestern University School of Law.

Aaron is an experienced Attorney who specializes in real estate transactional law, foreclosure law, wills and estate law, and probate. Aaron is constantly in litigation against the largest mortgage lenders in California on behalf of homeowners facing foreclosure due to the banks’ deceptive conduct.. In addition to being an attorney, Aaron is a licensed real estate broker. Over the years, Aaron has helped clients avoid foreclosure by converting it into an equitable real estate transaction.. Aaron created Rubix Realty, in response to the lack of qualified and experienced real estate professionals in the distressed property market. Our motto at Rubix Realty is simple.. “Where you see problems. We see solutions”. Real estate transactions are not always simple. Many times, there are a number of legal and tax issues that need to be resolved before an escrow can successfully close. These issues include: Negotiating with banks for discounted payoffs, negotiating with reverse mortgages, clearing title defects, quieting title against false claims of ownership, negotiating and/or vacating judgment liens, settling and obtaining releases of tax liens, settling HOA liens, and negotiating down junior mortgages such as HELOCS.. With our unique set of skills we are able to take an upside down home and create equity for a seller.  With our unique set of skills we are able to assist savvy investors in acquiring properties off market at under market value prices.. When a client chooses Rubix Realty, that client chooses a brokerage with an in house CPA and in house attorneys who specialize in real estate law, tax law, wills and estate law, and probate. Any legal services required to close escrow are included as part of commission.. Our goal is to help sellers and buyers simplify their complicated real estate transaction.

*** WE DO NOT HANDLE EVICTION CASES.***. *** WE DO NOT REPRESENT LANDLORDS (Only Tenants). ***. Eric E. Castelblanco is one of the foremost California attorneys protecting tenant rights. He is the Founder of the Castelblanco Law Group, APLC. This Los Angeles, California based law firm concentrates its practice exclusively in the area of Housing law, particularly representing tenants that live in substandard living conditions.. Mr. Castelblanco has obtained over 150 million dollars in total settlements and verdicts for his clients in the fight to secure their rights.. Since founding his firm in 1995, Mr. Castelblanco has represented thousands of tenants living in medium–to-large residential multi-family apartment complexes in the greater Los Angeles area in actions filed against landlords for a variety of grievances related to unsanitary, unhealthful or unsafe conditions (e.g. rodent infestation, cockroach, bed bug infestations, raw sewage overflow, leaky ceilings, broken windows, old carpeting, no hot water and abuse from management).