Top best Labor Lawyers Near me in ZIP 91367

The Law Offices of Steven Waisbren is a law firm devoted to the protection of employees in California, with an emphasis on recovering unpaid wages, including overtime wages, denied meal and rest breaks, and wages which are below the statutory minimum.  Mr. Waisbren is also very experienced in handling cases involving discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination, and whistleblower cases.. Steven Waisbren has been a licensed California attorney for almost 40 years, and has been instrumental in recovering millions of dollars for his clients throughout that time.  Mr. Waisbren is known for his integrity and compassion, and seeks to achieve the greatest client satisfaction possible.. Steven Waisbren has served his numerous clients throughout the years with respect to varied areas of law, and he is well-versed in many legal subject areas as a result.  However, it is his foray into California labor law in which he has found his greatest achievements.. The Law Offices of Steven Waisbren strives to provide the most effective legal representation, and has demonstrated that goal.

Suren is a partner at H&A Law Office, PC, specializing in all facets of employment litigation for employees, advocating in state and federal courts, as well as arbitration. Suren has dedicated his entire professional career to representing employees. His passion for fighting for the rights of employees began in law school, where he spent a summer as a judicial extern at the California Supreme Court for the Honorable Justice Ming Chin, where he was first exposed to employment law. Prior to founding H&A Law Office, Suren worked at two prominent employee-side law firms, prosecuting cases on behalf of mistreated workers. Suren takes an aggressive yet measured approach to his cases in order to maximize the value of each case in the most efficient manner, and tailors his approach based on the needs of every individual client. With his unrelenting desire for justice, Suren has helped recover millions of dollars for aggrieved employees throughout his career. Outside of work, Suren enjoys cooking, trying out new restaurants, boxing, and spending time with his family and friends. Suren is fluent in Armenian and Russian.

My practice focuses on representing workers (discrimination, pregnancy, race, age, wrongful termination, sex harassment, etc.) as well as juvenile and adult criminal defendants.. I am not afraid to take cases to trial if an adventageous out of court resolution is not possible.. I personally supervise all cases with the assistance of my great team of attorneys and staff members.. I also offer free phone consultations.

Mr. Harris attended the University of Washington in Seattle and graduated with honors in 1980 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history. He attended DePaul University School of Law, receiving a juris doctor degree in 1983.. Mr. Harris was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1983. He is also a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, the Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles, and the California Employment Lawyers Association. He specializes in labor and employment, wage and hour, commercial, and consumer rights matters. He is rated AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings.. Mr. Harris was previously a partner at Knapp, Petersen & Clarke, and prior to affiliating with Knapp, Petersen & Clarke Mr. Harris served as a law and motion attorney to the Honorable Judge L. Cole of the Los Angeles Superior Court, Central District.. Mr. Harris focuses on all areas of litigation, with particular emphasis on employment, wage and hour, consumer rights and class and representative actions.

Mr. Epsha attended Michigan State University, receiving his BA in 1992. After a short break, he graduated cum laude from The Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University having been a member of both Law Review and the International Moot Court Team. Since first admitted to the Michigan Bar in 1997 and the California Bar in 1999, Mr. Epsha has represented individuals and companies by counseling his clients in a broad range of both litigation and transactional matters.. Since 2012, he has focused his practice exclusively on employment matters, representing individual employees harmed by their employers throughout the State of California. Mr. Epsha advocates for the protection of the rights of California employees in wrongful termination, discrimination and harassment claims based on race, age, sexual orientation, gender, disability and pregnancy. As well as matters of wrongful termination and retaliation claims for medical or disability leave, pregnancy leave, whistleblower and Labor Code violations, including wage and hour. Mr. Epsha has also devoted significant pro bono efforts to combat homelessness in Los Angeles, including establishing transitional/bridge housing shelters and permanent supportive housing facilities in Los Angeles.. Mr. Epsha is admitted to practice before all state Superior Courts of California and all California U.S. District Courts: Central, Northern, Eastern and Southern.. Outside the office, Mr. Epsha spends time in the great outdoors of California as a trail runner, mountaineer and snowboarder, is a former member of Marin County Sheriff Search and Rescue Team and the Mountain Rescue Association. He is also a licensed real estate broker and published songwriter. He has two children and currently lives in Pacific Palisades.

Marc L. McCulloch is a solo practitioner and also of counsel to the Marcarian Law Firm with a special emphasis on law and motion practice.  He holds his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the University of La Verne College of Law where he received numerous awards for academic excellence and wrote for the Juvenile Law Review.  The practice of law is Mr. McCulloch’s second career to which he brings a wealth of prior business experience.  He has written and argued several appeals on behalf of Marcarian Law Firm clients, resulting in favorable opinions in half of those cases.. In 2012, Marc McCulloch and Armond Marcarian were honored for their work in a ground-breaking class action based on California’s Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (Cal. Civ. Code §§ 56 et seq.)  For those efforts, on behalf of 1.6 million Californians, they were each named Consumer Champion 2012 by the Consumer Federation of California and finalists for the 2012 Street Fighter of the Year by the Consumer Attorneys of California.. Mr. McCulloch is licensed to practice in the State of California and admitted before the California Supreme Court, the California Courts of Appeal, the United States District Court for the Central District of California, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.  He is a member of the President’s Club of the Consumer Attorneys of California.

Kyle Dominguez was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. Mr. Dominguez earned his Bachelor's Degree in History and Policy with a minor in Professional Writing from Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and his Juris Doctor from Pepperdine University School of Law in Malibu, California.. During his time in law school, Mr. Dominguez was a member and president of the Pepperdine Labor and Employment Law Association. Mr. Dominguez spent a summer abroad studying in London, England where he worked for a Solicitor's Office.. Previously Mr. Dominguez worked for an insurance defense firm in Albuquerque, New Mexico as an administrative assistant. Before Joining the Bohm Law Group, Mr. Dominguez worked as a law clerk for the Law Offices of Cathe L. Caraway-Howard.. Mr. Dominguez lives in Southern California where he works for the Bohm Law Group's Woodland Hills Office.

Karina is an associate attorney in JML Law’s Employment Law Department, and speaks fluent Spanish.. Karina graduated summa cum laude with a B.A in History, and a B.A. in Political Science and a minor in Sociology from the University of Southern California, completing her honors thesis for both of her B.A. degrees.. Karina earned her J.D. from Southwestern Law School. While in law school, Karina served as an editor for the Journal of International Media & Entertainment Law, received recognition for her commitment to academic excellence graduating in the top 10% of her class, recognized on the Dean’s List and received Witkin Award for Labor Law. She volunteered over 500 hours of pro bono work at various legal non-profits, and received the Dean’s Merit Scholarship, the ABTL Public Service award, the Wildman/Schumacher Scholarship and many others. Karina’s externship experience is includes taking part in Southwestern Law School’s Immigration Law Clinic, serving as a judicial extern for the Honorable Terry J. Hatter, Jr., and serving as a law clerk at a defense firm for a year. Karina developed her interest in employment law through externships at the EEOC, and while volunteering at Bet Tzedek’s Wage and Hour Clinic, where she represented workers in discrimination and wage theft cases.. After completing her law degree, Karina served as an ABOTA Fellow, and thereafter focused her practice on representing employees through all stages of litigation.. When not working, Karina enjoys tennis, gardening, volunteering, serving as a member of Bet Tzedek’s New Leadership Council and spending time with her adorable dogs.

Joseph M. Lovretovich founded JML Law to carry out his commitment to the representation of the rights of the individual.  Mr. Lovretovich was first admitted to practice law in the state of California in December 1976, and in his more than 30-year legal career, he has tried numerous cases, involving almost every type of legal claim.  He has greatly expanded the rights of all California citizens by winning important court cases and has secured millions of dollars in verdicts in settlements on behalf of his clients.. Mr. Lovretovich is widely regarded as one of California’s top trial lawyers.  He was principal counsel on Colmenares v. Braemar Country Club, which substantially expanded the definition of disability in California; he successfully argued the case of Dee v. Vintage Petroleum, which added substantial protections for the victims of racial prejudice; and he won in O’Hare v. MBIA, which further defined the rights of employees as parties to pre- employment mandatory arbitration agreements.  Mr. Lovretovich is a frequently lecturer at legal conferences, and he mentors numerous beginning attorneys throughout California.. Joseph “Joe” Lovretovich was born in Los Angeles.  His father was a LAPD officer for 35 years.  Joe is a graduate of the University of Southern California and Southwestern University School of Law.

Jake Krall is an Associate Attorney at Rehwald Glasner & Chaleff. Jake's practice includes employment cases involving discrimination and harassment because of national origin, race, sex, orientation and disabilities. He also advocates on behalf of employees who have been denied wages and other benefits or terminated in violation of public policy.. Jake received his bachelor’s degree in American Literature & Culture from UCLA, where he was a student in the College Honors Program. He graduated cum laude and was awarded membership in Phi Beta Kappa. He received his law degree from the University of Washington.. Jake's commitment to employee rights is an outgrowth of his background in public service and public interest law. He interned at a variety of public interest organizations throughout college, and during law school he was an extern at the Washington Attorney General’s Office and at the Office of the U.S. Trustee at the Department of Justice. Jake also provided legal assistance to troubled teens through his participation in Street Youth Legal Advocates of Washington.. Prior to joining Rehwald Glasner & Chaleff, Jake was a post-bar clerk with the Major Crimes Division of the Los Angeles DistrictAttorney's Office and an attorney at a Los Angeles employment firm.. Outside of his practice, Jake enjoys playing softball and golf. He is an avid baseball fan and can always be found rooting for the Angels.

In addition to being licensed in California and Washington, DC, I am also licensed to practice before the United States Supreme Court.

Ilana's practice focuses on representing and counseling employers in a wide range of employment law matters, including wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and individual and class action wage and hour lawsuits. She regularly counsel employers throughout California on all aspects of employment relations and compliance and assist employers with workplace investigations, employment-related audits, as well as with the preparation of workplace policies and procedures.

I represent employees from all walks of life. I have successfully settled cases for high-level executives, earning hundreds of thousands of dollars per year as well as cases for employees earning minimum wage or less. I excel in cases brought under state and federal whistleblower laws, cases for age, disability, race, sex, gender, national origin, religion, sexual preference and pregnancy discrimination and harassment, cases dealing with protected leaves of absences, including FMLA, CFRA, FEHA accommodation, PDLL and military leaves. I also have extensive experience in wage-and-hour litigation, including failure to pay overtime and minimum wages, failure to provide meal and rest breaks, unpaid bonuses and commissions, misclassification and other litigated cases brought under the California Labor Code and IWC Wage Orders. I have litigated cases involving trade secrets, covenants not to compete, breach of employment contracts and pre-employment fraud. I regularly assist clients negotiating increased severance packages. I handle all types of employment cases for all types of employees.

I feel strongly about advocating on behalf of my clients.  I do so aggressively and firmly yet I endeavor to understand my clients' true interests.  I have many years of experience and have a stellar reputation with the State Bar, my colleagues and former clients.

Howard Rutten is one of the top employment lawyers in California. He founded The Rutten Law Firm, APC to represent employees who have faced wrongful termination, harassment or workplace discrimination. Call today for a free consultation.

Gary N. Stern is known as a lawyer’s lawyer, passionate about his clients and equally passionate about bringing honor, dignity and respect to the legal profession. For 38 years, he has been a trial and consumer attorney; primarily representing injured folks, particularly those victimized by health care negligence and elder abuse.  He has gained the respect not only of his colleagues on the plaintiff side of the legal profession but also on the defense side.  As a result, his career has included personal representation of doctors alongside the insurance company lawyers who are called on to defend health care practitioners sued for malpractice. Gary Stern has been committed to professionalism at every stage of a proceeding, earning the respect and admiration of opposing counsel, judges, mediators, arbitrators and his fellow trial lawyers.. Effective January 1, 2019, Mr. Stern will open "SternLaw", based in Woodland Hills.  He will turn his attention to a consulting and freelance practice; accepting a limited number of significant cases in the fields of health care negligence and elder abuse.  He is available to consult and work with lawyers who wish to outsource special projects and he will be available as a mediator and arbitrator.  Mr. Stern is also available for case evaluation and to serve as lead or co-counsel with colleagues Mr. Stern knows are just right for the particular client.. He has tried and settled hundreds of cases resulting in six and seven figure recoveries. In a recent case Mr. Stern obtained over $7 million in long term annuities that will pay out over $40 million for a 20 year old student left a quadriplegic when emergency room doctors failed to recognize and treat a subdural hematoma. He obtained $5 million for two mine workers severely injured when a coupling failed on a construction boom. He obtained a successful result while on appeal in 1992 in a case that marked the first trial of a nursing home abuse case following the expansion of the law governing available damages for nursing home residents. In the mid 1990’s, Mr. Stern fashioned a settlement of a road design case in Moreno Valley that not only saw a wrongful death recovery for the parents of a 16 year old student killed while riding his bicycle to school, but resulted in a 10 year acceleration of the then new city’s general plan for installation of bicycle lanes that have undoubtedly saved many lives since those lanes were constructed.. Mr. Stern’s 38 years of legal experience began while he was earning a bachelor’s degree in political science from UCLA. He served as a Field Representative and Legislative Aide for Congressman Henry A. Waxman and Assemblyman Herschel Rosenthal, where his work was instrumental in passing legislation that protects renters from security deposit abuses and legislation that provides senior citizens with preference in civil trial date calendaring.. Mr. Stern is widely published in the areas of elder abuse and nursing home reform, disability discrimination, medical malpractice and the judicial arbitration system. In addition, he is a well-respected speaker on elder abuse law.. He is also a member of the American Association for Justice, the Consumer Attorneys of California and the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles where he has served on that organization’s Government Affairs Committee. In addition, Mr. Stern has served as Judge Pro Tem and Settlement Officer for the Los Angeles Superior Court.. A community activist, Mr. Stern has volunteered his time for a wide variety of organizations, including Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters Association of Los Angeles, the State of California Respiratory Care Board and the Glendale Crescenta Volunteers Organized in Conserving the Environment.. Mr. Stern is married to Sandy. His son Daniel is a special education teacher working with autistic children. His daughter Laura was a competitive figure skater and recently completed a 7 year career as a cast member with Disney on Ice as well as a public relations and media mentor for the Disney on Ice owners, Feld Entertainment.  She now works for a West Los Angeles entertainment public relations agency.

Gary A. Nye has been practicing law since 1986.  He represents the business community in all aspects of commercial litigation and business transactions including employment, insurance, real estate and corporate disputes.. Mr. Nye serves as outside general counsel to small, medium and large businesses.  He represents organizations and executives on matters involving business formation, operations, labor and employment issues, strategic planning and risk management, as well as growth related opportunities and challenges.. In connection with his extensive commercial litigation practice, Mr. Nye has represented certain clients in numerous matters involving the following subjects:. - Representation of various businesses in the successful defense of class actions arising out of claims asserting Labor Code violations and unfair business practices under the Business and Professions Code. - Serving as lead counsel in class action claims relating to a business’ independent contractor classification of its sales force. - Numerous cases in a variety of different industries involving shareholder disputes, operating issues, corporate dissolution and employment related issues. - A variety of matters against former employees and competitors for unfair competition, violation of trade secret laws, and unfair business practices. - Representation of insurance agencies in litigation against governmental agencies seeking claims related documentation under the Freedom of Information Act. Mr. Nye also represents numerous surety and insurance companies, as well as insurance agencies throughout the United States.  Mr. Nye has developed multi-dimensional expertise in insurance law as it relates to surety bonds, government liabilities and insurance bad faith.  He has represented numerous insurance companies in both claims and bad faith actions.  Mr. Nye’s expertise in this area includes the:. - Representation of the plaintiffs in the matter Amwest v. Reno, et al., resulting in a landmark settlement pertaining to the administration of Federal surety bonds. - Representation of numerous clients against the federal government challenging the federal governments’ administrative procedures with respect to bond breach procedures. - Representing surety insurers on all aspects of very large bond claims including construction bonds, workers compensation deposit bonds and self-insurance bonds. - Representing insurance companies in significant disciplinary and administrative matters involving the California Department of Insurance, as well as regulatory matters before the legislature. Mr. Nye also has extensive experience in all aspects of corporate and business transactions. In the transactional area, Mr. Nye's experience includes the representation of both buyers and sellers in the sale of a variety of businesses, all aspects of business formation and capitalization, as well as the preparation of all types of general business agreements.. Mr. Nye is the author of “The Customer List as a Trade Secret,” nationally published in the Intellectual Property Law Journal.  He has served as a commercial mediator and arbitrator on the Los Angeles Court Panel of Judicial Arbitrators, and is a frequent guest speaker on legal issues pertaining to surety and general business.  Mr. Nye was named a "Southern California Super Lawyer" and recognized as one of the top lawyers in Southern California by his peers in Los Angeles Magazine and Super Lawyers publications.

Emil Davtyan places exclusive focus on employment law. He brings energy, passion and skill to employment law throughout California for employees from all walks of life. In order to provide excellent client service and wise legal counsel, he limits his case load so each client receives personal attention. He understands and appreciates the magnitude of the conflicts employees encounter, both financially and emotionally.. Emil Davtyan offers free consultation and free Legal Case Review to hear you out and evaluate your potential claims.

Eden Kalderon is a partner at Sho-Kal Law, APLC, specializing in employment law, personal injury, and immigration matters. Eden has focused her legal career in the field of employment law and personal injury, where she represented injured individuals and employees and has handled hundreds of cases from beginning to resolution, obtaining successful and often life-changing results for her clients. Her experience in both defense and plaintiff’s work, gives her a distinct perspective on cases and allows her to effectively advocate for her clients’ best interests regardless of the circumstances. Eden genuinely believes in equality for all, including access to quality legal representation, regardless of one’s financial status and ability to pay.

David Payab, Esq. is the founder of the Law Office of Payab & Associates and one of the most respected employment and personal injury attorneys in the Southern California legal community. A graduate of Southwestern University School of Law, Attorney Payab was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1997. Since then and for the past 20 years and counting, he has built a reputation for both litigating and settling complex employment law, personal injury, and business litigation cases while assertively protecting the rights of his clients—including in one confidential settlement that resulted in $5.5 million for his client. Attorney David Payab has been the Legal Adviser to all USC's undergraduate and graduate students for the past 11 years.  Attorney David Payab has established a great reputation among his clients and locally in Woodland Hills and San Fernando Valley so much so that he has received over 130 five-start reviews on Avvo, over 120 five-star reviews on Google, and over 185 five-star reviews on Yelp from happy and satisfied clients. Also, Yelp has provided him with a "People Love Us on Yelp" award. The Law of Offices of Payab & Associates is BBB accredited with an A+ rating. Attorney David Payab maintains membership in the Los Angeles County Bar Association, and alongside his team at the Law Offices of Payab & Associates, he continues to provide incisive, knowledgeable, and diligent counsel to California workers and other individuals who need their rights asserted before the law. Request a consultation today at.Specialties: employment litigation, wrongful termination, sexual harassment, gender discrimination, race discrimination, religion discrimination, race discrimination, whistleblower retaliation, disability discrimination, nationality discrimination, constructive termination, wage and hour, unpaid rest breaks, unpaid meal breaks, unsafe work conditions, personal injury litigation, auto accidents, bike accidents, pedestrian accidents, slip and fall cases, premises liability litigation, business litigation, and breach of contract.Tel:

Cathryn is an attorney at JML Law, A Professional Law Corporation. Located in Woodland Hills, California, she divides her practice between employment law matters, personal injury and wrongful death litigation. Admitted to practice before all California state courts, Ms. Fund is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.. In her employment law practice, Ms. Fund only represents former, current and prospective employees. Many of her cases involve violations of federal and state discrimination laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. Ms. Fund's experience in this area also includes sexual harassment claims, wage and hour violations arising under the Fair Labor Standards Act, wrongful termination and other forms of retaliation, and disputes under the California Family Rights Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act. Ms. Fund's personal injury and wrongful death practice encompasses the representation of people who have suffered catastrophic harm due to the negligence of other persons or entities in motor vehicle crashes and other incidents.. Raised in upstate New York, Ms. Fund pursued her undergraduate education at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in sociology and legal studies in 2006. She subsequently went on to attend New England Law | Boston, and while she was there, she made the Dean's List each year and received the New England School of Law Service Award before being awarded her Juris Doctor in 2013. Ms. Fund has been with her current firm since 2015.

Attorney Taraneh (Tara) Khorrami provides legal services devoted exclusively to Immigration Law.  She has dedicated the last 18 years of her practice to immigration law and assisting immigrants with complicated immigration related matters. She handles all types of immigration cases on behalf of immigrants desiring to become lawful residents of the United States. Ms. Khorrami has distinguished academic credentials and has received her Juris Doctorate from Whittier Law School, Costa Mesa, California. Ms. Khorrami is a member of the State Bar of California, and is admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court, Supreme Court of California, United States District Court, Central District of California, and United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She is also a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and the Los Angeles County Bar Association.  She is a recipient of CALI certificates and Certificate in International and Comparative Law.  Ms. Tara Khorrami has also worked very closely with the Los Angeles Neighborhood Legal Services and Immigration Legal Assistance Project. If you are considering the services of a United States immigration attorney to professionally manage your visa and green card matters, Attorney Tara Khorrami will confidently navigate your case through the complex US immigration law process.

As an employment attorney for close to 25 years, I see how increasingly difficult it is for small businesses to stay informed and remain compliant with the various and numerous state and federal laws regardign their personnel concerns and employment law matters.  It is my goal to work closely with my clients on their compliance issues so that they can reduce and/or avoid potential liability.. The wage and hour cases in California can just cripple a business and by spending just a little bit of time undertaking an audit to ensure that all employees are properly classified, are taking their meals and breaks, being paid overtime and maintaining proper time records, a company can prevent a lawsuit from occuring or at the least reduce potential exposure to such claims.. I enjoy working with my clients, getting to know their business operations and helping my clients feel secure in knowing that their employment law matters are being handled.

A business trial and appellate lawyer since 1982, Drew E. Pomerance specializes in the areas of insurance coverage, insurance bad faith and employment litigation. Mr. Pomerance has dedicated his practice to representing the business community in all aspects of insurance coverage and bad faith disputes, employment and privacy issues, and trial and appellate argument.  .  He represents businesses of every size and type in a variety of matters, typically involving insurance coverage or bad faith issues, as well as labor and employment counseling.  He also litigates trade secret issues for businesses, including insurance coverage matters for misappropriation lawsuits.  Mr. Pomerance is one of the most experienced class action attorneys in the country, having represented a number of different classes of employers against a variety of property and casualty insurance carriers for bad faith practices impacting hundreds of millions of dollars in premiums.. He has also represented different classes of consumers against their automobile carriers for violations of law in the manner of assessing premiums. He is one of a select group of lawyers to handle a class action lawsuit through its beginning stages, to trial, and ultimately on appeal.. Reported Cases. Drew has served as lead counsel or co-counsel on more than 10winning published appellate decisions and counting, including:. Palm Medical Group v. State Fund (2008) 161 Cal. App. 4th 206. Donabedian v. Mercury Ins. Co. (2004) 116 968. State Compensation Insurance Fund v. The Superior Court of Orange County; Shaefer Ambulance Service, Inc., et al., Real Parties in Interest (1999) 24 930, 103 662. Joe Notrica dba. Notrica’s 32nd St. Markets v. State Fund, (1999) 70 911, 83 89 [rev. denied 7/14/99]. MacGregor Yacht Corp. v. State Fund, (1998) 63 448, 74 473 [rev. denied 7/29/98]. Air-Sea Forwarders v. Air Asia, 880 F.2d 176 [9th Cir. 1989]. Tozer v. LTV Corporation, 792 F.2d 403 [4th ]. Hingson v. Pacific Southwest Airlines, 743 F.2d 1408 [9th Cir. 1984]. Stud v. Trans International Airlines, 727 F.2d 880 [9th Cir. 1984]. James v. Bell Helicopter, 715 F.2d 166 [5th ]. Community. President of one of City of Hope’s fund-raising chapters for two years. Currently sits on the Board of Trustee for the Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles.. Articles. “Settlement Negotiations” chapter in Mark Dombroff’s 1987 treatise Personal Injury Defense Techniques. “Trade Secret Insurance” published in the November 1999 issue of the California Lawyer magazine