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My philosophy:  deliver integrity, excellence, experience, and prompt, personal service. My purpose:  empower clients to reach their goals with minimum risk

My goal is to provide superior legal services and to surpass my clients' expectations in every case. I believe that when you come to me for legal services that I owe you a substantial debt for putting faith in my firm to help you.  For that reason, I work tirelessly to get my clients the results they need and deserve.. I have been a resident of Ventura County since 1997.  After several years working in defense of large insurance companies in downtown Los Angeles, I opened my own firm in Westlake Village in 2009.  I am passionate about helping my clients and their families.

Ms. Todd is certified by the State Bar of California's Board of Specialization as a Family Law Specialist, a distinction given to a minority of family law practitioners who have met rigorous criteria. Ms. Todd is a certified mediator and collaborative family law attorney. Her practice covers a broad range of family law areas, including divorce, child custody, child support, spousal support, modification of support, division of community property, confirmation of separate property, post-judgment proceedings, domestic violence proceedings, and negotiation of family law disputes.

Ms. Mercedes Blunt graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of West Los Angeles in May 2007 and was admitted to practice law in the State of California in November 2007. While at the University of West Los Angeles, Ms. Blunt received Witkin Awards and California Jurisprudence Awards in seven subjects including family law. Ms. Blunt also participated in the Moot Court Honors program, competing in San Diego in 2007. Prior to attending law school, Ms. Blunt majored in Management Information Systems at California State University, Northridge, where she was on the Dean’s list.. Prior to becoming a sole practitioner, Ms. Blunt practiced law as an associate in two prominent law firms, aiding partners in all areas of family law.. Ms. Blunt is a member of the Family Law sections of the Ventura County Bar Association, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, and the State Bar of California.  Ms. Blunt is a member in good standing with the California State Bar and has no record of discipline. Ms. Blunt is an active member of the State Bar and is licensed to practice before all state courts throughout the State of California.

Mrs. Kadeg is a third generation attorney in a practice first started 50 years ago by her grandfather Thomas Lindholm and most recently by her father Eric Lindholm, who is currently ‘of counsel’.  She graduated from the San Fernando Valley College of Law in 2006.  Mrs. Kadeg is a California native and a resident of Ventura county.. Her primary focus is family law with a special interest in mediation which allows her to help parties go through one of the hardest moments in their life with some control and much swifter than litigating.. She is also versed in Construction Defect Defense, Landlord Tenant and Maritime law.  Heather also has  a background in technology  which helps her be much more efficient in her day to day managing of a law practice, leaving more time for  her clients.

Mr. Villaseñor has successfully represented a variety of clients, from Fortune 50 companies to individuals, in litigation in both federal and state courts, as well as regulatory agencies.  Mr. Villaseñor specializes in complex business and employment litigation, particularly in the areas of unfair business practices, harassment/discrimination, and wage and hour lawsuits.  He also handles litigation involving public utilities, including alleged unfair debt collection practices, power-burn damages, catastrophic personal injury, and eminent domain cases.. In addition to his work as an attorney, Mr. Villaseñor has been involved in a number of legal organizations.  From 2007 to 2009, Mr. Villaseñor served as District Representative (Southern California) at the ABA’s Young Lawyers Division, and was named Star of the Quarter for his pro bono work coordinating the Disaster Legal Services program for victims of the 2007 wildfires in San Diego County.  From 2006 to 2008, Mr. Villaseñor served on the California Young Lawyers Association (CYLA) as District Representative for Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties, and on CYLA’s Executive Committee.  In 2004, Mr. Villaseñor was selected to be one of the inaugural Scholars in the State Bar of California’s Access and Fairness Leadership Academy, a pilot program to provide leadership training to promising young attorneys.  Mr. Villaseñor has also served on the Board of Directors of the Ventura County Bar Association and the Ventura County Trial Lawyers Association.  In 2010, Mr. Villaseñor served as the organizer for the Hispanic National Bar Association’s Moot Court program.. Mr. Villaseñor graduated magna cum laude from Harvard, where he was on the Dean’s List and an editor at The Harvard Crimson.  He subsequently attended the UCLA School of Law, where he received the American Jurisprudence Award in Professional Responsibility and was on the Executive Board of the school’s Moot Court program.  Prior to forming Taketa | Villaseñor LLP, Mr. Villaseñor worked for the office of the Oxnard City Attorney, DreamWorks SKG, the Ventura County Superior Court, the Paris office of Coudert Brothers, and Sullivan Taketa LLP.. Mr. Villaseñor is fluent in Spanish, French and Italian, and has lived and worked in several countries, including Mexico, France, and Switzerland.

Mr. Taketa has over 25 years of experience successfully representing clients in business litigation, with a specialty in labor and employment matters in both federal and state courts.  Mr. Taketa's current clients include Verizon and Delta Dental.. Prior to founding Sullivan Taketa LLP, Mr. Taketa served as corporate litigation counsel in the GTE Legal Department, handling general corporate matters with an emphasis on defending management in employment and class action litigation as well as conducting internal legal compliance investigations and prosecuting theft-recovery actions. At GTE and Verizon, Mr. Taketa attained an impressive record in the successful defense of varied and novel employment disputes, including same sex harassment and other forms of employment discrimination, defamation, wage and hour, invasion of privacy, and retaliation claims. Mr. Taketa has also successfully defended Verizon in a variety of California real estate related litigation, including numerous mechanics’ liens, surety claims, environmental remediation and eminent domain actions. Prior to serving in-house at GTE and Verizon, Mr. Taketa was in private practice with the New York based law firm, Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler, where he handled complex commercial transactions and litigation matters for a variety of clients, including financial institutions, commercial developers and several Fortune 50 companies, as well as serving as General Counsel for U.S. Water Polo, Inc. In the years immediately after his admission to practice law, Mr. Taketa was at the San Francisco based firm Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, where he was a transactional attorney handling a variety of complex commercial leasing, construction loans, oil and gas interest transfers, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate law matters. Mr. Taketa is a conscientious and thorough professional who has a demonstrated track record of client satisfaction for providing high quality and cost effective legal services. Mr. Taketa’s current practice also includes assisting employers in complying with state and federal law, preparing effective personnel policies and manuals, and conducting workplace harassment investigations.. Mr. Taketa was selected as one of Southern California’s Super Lawyers in 2004, and has been selected to appear in several Who’s Who for outstanding professional achievements.  In addition, Mr. Taketa was named the 2012 Ventura County Trial Lawyer of the year by the Ventura County Trial Lawyers Association.

Mr. Sullivan has over forty years of litigation experience in multiple state and federal trial and appellate courts as well as before administrative agencies.  His trial experience includes federal tort and contract litigation, aviation liability, products liability, securities fraud litigation, and other complex litigation.  He is admitted and licensed to practice law in California, New York, Michigan, Hawai’i and North Carolina.  He is an experienced and active general aviation pilot with a commercial and multiengine rating.. Mr. Sullivan represents both individuals and businesses and does not limit his practice to only being a plaintiff’s or defendant’s counsel.  His diverse background includes litigation of serious personal injury cases (including cases in maritime law,) military court-martial representation, public and private sector labor arbitrations, public utilities commission proceedings in multiple states and federal Merit Systems Protection Board appeals.  Mr. Sullivan has a notable academic background ( summa cum laude and #1 in his class at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., honors graduate of the nationally-ranked University of Michigan Law School) and prides himself on being willing to “take on” non-routine cases that require scholarship and diligent lawyering.. Mr. Sullivan is highly qualified to provide mature, competent counsel to business leaders on a broad range of federal and state law issues, including issues in the states other than California in which he is licensed.  Prior to early retirement and entering private practice in 2000, Mr. Sullivan had a full career as a senior in-house counsel with a major telecommunications company.  In addition to being a corporate officer of and the lead litigation lawyer for a large publicly-traded company, Mr. Sullivan was the “go to” expert on California employment law for that company’s law staff, serving as president of the California Employment Law Council and as an employment law lecturer to lawyers and human resource specialists.. During his corporate career, Mr. Sullivan simultaneously served in increasingly responsible positions as a judge advocate in the Naval Reserve Law Program.  Mr. Sullivan’s Navy duties included service overseeing a staff of lawyers providing wills and related advice to Navy and Marine Corps families, as well as duty as a command legal adviser on major staffs in California and Hawai’i and in the Office of the Secretary of the Navy.

Mr. Sipprelle is an AV-rated trial lawyer who has represented both plaintiffs and defendants for more than 25 years in high exposure employment litigation, products liability and other personal injury litigation, and commercial litigation.  He was named a Southern California Super Lawyer in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015.   For more information regarding Mr. Sipprelle, please visit his law firm's website at .

Mr. Rosner has been a Civil Lawyer with broad based experience in Civil, Business and Family Law since 1980.. Mr. Rosner has been involved in the Collaborative Practice since 2004. . Mr. Rosner has been involved in the Collaborative Practice since 2004.  Mr. Rosner is a founding member of Civil Collaborative Professionals (CCP). A multiple discipline practice group with members in California and Arizona, offering support, education and team building to provide a Collaborative team approach to the resolution of conflicts in the substantive areas of Civil and Trust and Estates. Mr. Rosner serves on the Board of Directors of CP CAL, a statewide organization of collaborative practice groups, a founding member of Civil Collaborative Solution (). Mr. Rosner also serves as West Coast Chapter Chair of Global Collaborative Law Council ([) an organization involved in international practice of civil collaborative law.. Mr. Rosner has handled matters involving financial elder abuse and trusts disputes. Mr. Rosner believes that disputes involving Trust and Estates, Business, Real Estate, Employment and other Civil disputes  can successfully be resolved through the Collaborative Process, if required will go to court.. Mr. Rosner has presented at California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (CANHR) 2015 annual conference, the 2016 annual conference of  Global Collaborative Law Council and has made numerous presentations for other organizations. Mr. Rosner is an adjunct law professor.

MICHAEL S. WILDERMUTH joined the Nevers, Palazzo, Maddux and Packard Litigation/Arbitration/Mediation Group in 1998. Mike's practice focuses on representing large and small corporations, limited liability companies and individuals in complex business and real estate related litigation matters. Mike's clients have included various local, regional and national businesses and real estate ventures.. Mike has represented public and private entities in state and federal business litigation and commercial real estate disputes, including breach of contract, fraud, trade secret violations and unfair competition, partnership and corporate dissolution, shareholder derivative claims, real estate disputes, insurance coverage declaratory relief/”bad faith” actions, employment related disputes, land acquisition matters, easement and boundary disputes, collections matters, and construction contract disputes.. Mike also represents insurance companies and policy holders in evaluating the obligations of the insurers under numerous different lines of insurance policies, for many types of claims. Additionally, Mike assists business entities and individual clients in disputes with insurance companies over coverage for liability and property claims under various types of insurance policies. He works with clients, their brokers and other trusted advisors in connection with the acquisition or renewal of various types of insurance policies and lines of coverage.. Mike received his J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law and his bachelor’s degree from UCLA. Prior to joining Nevers, Palazzo, Maddux and Packard, he practiced law with Morris, Polich and Purdy, LLP, supervising litigation of significant liability cases. He also served as environmental and entertainment insurance coverage case manager for CNA’s Los Angeles coverage counsel unit.

Michael has lived and worked in the Ventura area since the 1980's and believes in serving the community where he grew up, went to school, and has a family. He has concentrated his practice on civil litigation from the very beginning of his legal career. He has over a decade of experience dealing with litigated claims, including those related to personal injury, employment, general negligence, fraud, consumer protection, contractual issues and insurance related disputes. Mr. Peterson is admitted to practice law in all State and Federal courts in California. When not working, Michael enjoys cooking, motorcycles, making music with a variety of instruments, and most of all quality family time.

Mark A. Goldstein is a partner with SoCal IP Law Group LLP specializing in intellectual property. Mark’s practice includes patent and trademark acquisition, intellectual property licensing, technology transactions and strategic IP counseling. Mark participates in intellectual property due diligence, renders infringement opinions and provides pre-litigation counsel. Mark works with clients – from startups to mid-market companies to develop and implement patent programs and trademark portfolios. Industries served include communications, networking, Internet software, multimedia software, data storage and consumer products.

Marisha is an attorney with Family Security Law Group. Marisha began her legal career as a litigator and spent over a decade defending actions against global corporations involving personal injury, business disputes and general negligence claims. While she found litigation exciting and challenging, Marisha also found her role to be very reactionary as clients generally came to her after something negative had occurred. With a desire to provide legal guidance that is both proactive and designed to avoid conflict, Marisha determined that her legal skills were best used helping people plan for the future. Marisha's current practice is devoted to estate planning, probate and trust administration. Her expertise at navigating trust and estate issues on behalf of aging seniors, middle-aged individuals, young families, as well as those who have undergone a divorce or formed a blended family, is an asset to her clients. Marisha’s mission is to compassionately work with her clients to craft customized, innovative solutions to their unique family needs that deliver security and peace of mind.. Marisha graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and a minor in Anthropology. She earned her Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School, where she also served as an articles editor for the Loyola Law Review. Marisha is a frequent speaker on estate planning issues.. In her free time, Marisha loves traveling with her husband and daughter, taking her two miniature dachshunds to the beach, experimenting with new recipes and supporting events sponsored by the Los Angeles City Fire Department, of which her husband is a member.

Marguerite Sanvictores focuses her practice on litigating large and complex personal injury and wrongful death cases on behalf of injured individuals. Her practice specializes in auto collisions and accidents involving tractor trailers (semi-trucks), buses, airplanes and other large commercial vehicles and international carriers. Marguerite joined Vititoe Law Group after graduating from Southwestern University School of Law. Prior to going to law school, Marguerite received her undergraduate degree at California State University at Northridge.

Marcus J. Bradley is the founder and senior partner of Bradley/Grombacher, LLP, in Westlake Village, California. An accomplished trial attorney with more than 25 years of litigation experience, Mark represents clients in matters including complex consumer litigation, class actions, mass torts, product liability, personal injury, and more.. A graduate of the University of California, Davis, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in English, Mark obtained his law degree from the University of San Francisco School of Law. He is licensed to practice in all California state courts and the U.S. district courts for the northern, central, southern and eastern districts of California as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.. Active in professional organizations, Mark is a member of the American Association for Justice, the Consumer Attorneys of California, the Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, and The State Bar of California, among other groups. He also participates in numerous charitable and community organizations.. Mark’s writings on legal topics have been widely published and he is frequently called upon to speak at conferences and seminars for professional organizations.

Law Practice: Represents primarily employees in nearly all types of employment-related cases, including cases involving whistleblower claims, sexual harassment, discrimination based on race, age, religion, pregnancy, gender or disability, wage and hour violations, leave law violations, ERISA violations, and trade secret/intellectual property issues.  Represents and advises small businesses in business-related disputes and on employment issues.. Academic Honors: Graduated Magna Cum Laude from Columbia University in New York City; Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Graduated Cum Laude from Pepperdine University School of Law in Malibu, California; Full Dean's Merit Scholarship, Pepperdine University SOL 1988-1991.. Volunteer Activities: California State Bar Committee on the Administration of Justice, member 2007-2010; California State Bar Litigation Section, Executive Committee, member 2011-present, Chair 2016-2017; California Lawyers Association, Litigation Section, Advisor, current; Pepperdine University School of Law, Preceptorship Program, mentor, 2016-current.. Bar Admissions: California State Courts; United States District Court, Central District of California; Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals; United States Supreme Court, 2006. Current Association Memberships: California Lawyers Association Litigation Section; California Lawyers Association Labor & Employment Law Section; California Women Lawyers; Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

l provide results through successfully resolving cases, negotiating deals, and increasing client's profitability. I provide customized legal solutions for the most critical situations. I have the knowledge and experience necessary to provide my clients with superior representation. I strive to provide my clients with a competitive edge.

Kyle Marks is a seasoned real estate litigator with a particular focus on neighbor disputes, easements, title matters, and escrow.  He has considerable experience in discovery matters and alternative dispute resolution.. Kyle was named an Outstanding Young Lawyer for 2015 by the Real Property Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association and was also selected to the 2013 - 2022 California Super Lawyers Rising Stars List.

Kevin Flahavan specializes in automobile accidents, premises liability, and all areas relating to personal injury litigation. He began running our Westlake Village, CA office in 2013 and has successfully handled all types of personal injury cases, winning jury trials and through mediation.. Kevin's resolve and dedication has resulted in millions of dollars recovered on behalf of his clients. Most notably, in January, 2016, he was our lead attorney in a premises liability action that resulted in a settlement for over 3.3 million dollars. Kevin has a strong passion for the profession and a genuine care for his clients. He has also been a contributor to the Personal Injury Practice Guide since 2014.. Kevin is active in several professional organizations including: The Los Angeles County Bar Association; The Ventura County Bar Association; The Ventura Trial Lawyers Association and The Ventura County Inns of Court. He is also involved in several charitable endeavors aimed at improving the Ventura community.. To learn more about Kevin and Flahavan Law Offices, please visit

Jim was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on March 14, 1947. His father was in the military and his family moved to Germany when Jim was 5. In 1956, his family relocated back to the United States and lived in Georgia. In 1965, Jim graduated from Northside High School in Warner Robins, Georgia, where he was President of the Student Body, Honorary Mayor of the Town and selected as Most Versatile Student.. Jim attended the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia and graduated with a degree in psychology in 1971. He moved to Hawaii to work for United Airlines and to enjoy his passion for worldwide travel. He also managed to attend the University of Hawaii for a few extra enrichment classes.. In 1973, Jim moved to Los Angeles to attend Southwestern University School of Law. He was on the Dean's List, President of the Student Bar Association, and was the recipient of the prestigious Frederick Graff Award for most outstanding student. Jim married Karen Dutcher in 1984 and they have two children, Justin and Travis.. After graduation from Law School, Jim became an associate in the Law Offices of Edward L. Masry. Jim worked for several years as an associate attorney and in 1982, Jim became a partner. The Law Offices of Edward L. Masry was renamed The Law Offices of Masry & Vititoe. Masry & Vititoe was the firm that employed Erin Brockovich and was portrayed in the film Erin Brockovich. After Ed Masry passed away, Jim formed Vititoe Law Group to continue his work as a dedicated advocate for injured parties.. Over the past 30 plus years, Jim has specialized in civil tort litigation. He has handled thousands of wrongful death cases, work-related injuries, and personal injuries. Typical cases have included auto collisions, product liability, premises liability, medical malpractice, and environmental exposure. Recently, his focus and specialty has been brain injury cases including severe and mild traumatic brain injuries [MTBI].. Jim was appointed to the Board of Governors for the Consumer Attorney Association of Los Angeles in 1998; the Board of Governors for the American Trial Lawyers Association in 2001; the Trial Lawyers for Public Justice in 2001; and the Consumers Attorneys of California in 2001. Jim continues to sit on the Board of Governors for all these organizations.. Jim is currently a member of the American Trial Lawyers Association, American Bar Association, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, Consumer Attorneys of California, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, and the Los Angeles County Bar Association.

Jim K. Dawson is a shareholder with the firm, focusing on patent, patent portfolio development, and licensing matters. His practice also includes counseling on patent and trademark infringement. Representative technologies in Mr. Dawson's practice include semiconductor manufacturing and process technology, processor hardware and firmware, digital to analog circuitry, semiconductor devices, medical devices, wireless systems and components, CMOS imaging, MEMS and mechanical devices. Mr. Dawson previously worked as a consultant for the Intellectual Capital Management Group and as in-house Senior Intellectual Property Counsel for Conexant Systems (formerly Rockwell Semiconductor Systems). While with Conexant, he was responsible for patent portfolio development, innovation harvesting and intellectual property training for engineers and management located at design centers in France, Russia, Canada, and the United States, resulting in over 400 U.S. filed patent applications. He also developed U.S. and foreign patent filing strategies, drafted and negotiated complex technology development, non-disclosure, software distribution, and service agreements, performed patent infringement and validity analysis and performed due diligence investigations for M&A and divestiture activities. Immediately prior to joining the firm, Mr. Dawson worked with Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman in Los Angeles, focusing on patent prosecution, patent and trade dress infringement analysis and licensing. Mr. Dawson currently serves as Vice-President of the Intellectual Property Section of the Ventura County Bar (2008, 2007). He was named as one of Southern California’s “Rising Stars” in intellectual property law in a survey of his peers, published in Los Angeles Magazine and Super Lawyers Magazine, in both 2005 and 2004. He is a member of the Licensing Committee, Intellectual Property Section of the State Bar of California and was a contributing editor for Drafting Business Contracts: Principles, Techniques & Forms, CEB 2007, 2006. He is a member of the Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association, Orange County Patent Law Association and American Intellectual Property Law Association. Mr. Dawson earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the school of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1989, and earned his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Dayton, Ohio in 1995. Following his undergraduate studies, Mr. Dawson joined Rockwell International as a Systems Test Engineer, where he worked on the main propulsion system of the space shuttle Endeavor. Mr. Dawson is admitted to practice in California and before the Federal District Court, Central District. He is also registered to practice before the Patent and Trademark Office. He is a member of the California Bar Association.

Jilber is the founder of the Law Office of Jilber S Jamgochyan, APC, with well over three decades of experience as a litigator and trial lawyer. Working on a contingency basis, the firm represent plaintiffs and, where appropriate, their affected family members, to recover the losses they have suffered as a result of personal injury or wrongful death. Jilber specializes in handling claims that result from automobile, truck, motorcycle or bicycle accidents; slip, trip and fall injuries; dog bites; and, injuries resulting from industrial accidents, defective products, and medical malpractice. Please visit for more information and to request a case review.

Jay focuses the majority of his practice on real estate transaction document preparation, review, consultation, and negotiation, focused primarily on Landlord & Tenant Lease work.

I counsel businesses and individuals in a broad range of matters with a focus on complex real estate, land use, and construction litigation and appeals. I have extensive experience resolving disputes arising from the conveyance of commercial, residential, and agricultural real property interests; disclosure requirements; broker and agency duties; landlord tenant issues; quiet title and partition actions; unlawful detainer; title and title insurance disputes; development entitlement; zoning and land use restrictions; construction defects; mechanics liens; natural resources interests, including mineral, oil and gas, and water rights; as well as various other state, federal and municipal administrative regulatory compliance matters affecting real property in this state.  I have litigated numerous cases involving these issues in state and federal courts at the trial level, on appeal, and in alternative dispute resolution forums.