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Caring - Dedicated - and Passionate About Achieving Justice for Our Clients. I founded my law practice with a strong sense of doing the right thing.  At my office we do this by representing people that have been hurt by the negligence, recklessness or purposeful behavior and actions of others.  Our office has always been about using our compassion and skills to help real people and their families whose lives have been severely affected as a result of the wrongful actions of others.. As part of our commitment to our clients, we always try to respond as quickly and carefully as possible to your legal needs. We try to temper the speed of our service with the need to be thorough. We don't want just to take care of your legal needs quickly, we want to take care of them correctly in order to help you achieve the results you deserve.. Thanks very much.

I was born and raised in the Greenbrae hills of Marin County, California, next to beautiful Mt. Tamalpais and the San Francisco Bay. I graduated from Redwood High School in 1981, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, with a minor in Business Administration, from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1985. I received my law degree (JD) from Santa Clara University School of Law in 1989. I am a member of the State Bar of California, the Marin County Bar Association, and am a former member of the Santa Clara, San Mateo & San Francisco Bar Associations.. I began my legal career with the law firm Ropers, Majeski, Kohn, Bentley, Wagner & Kane in Redwood City, California. I specialized in Appellate & Insurance Coverage/Bad Faith defense for two years before transferring to the firm's San Jose offices to handle complex litigation in the areas of product liability, construction defect and severe personal injuries. In 1996, I joined the litigation firm of Shiver & Gulick in San Francisco which specialized in business and corporate law. At that time, I expanded my practice to include real estate matters including partition, easement & title disputes, and eminent domain.. Desiring to represent clients on a personal "one-to-one" basis, I opened the Law Office of Michael O. Lamphere in downtown San Francisco in 1996. I continued to specialize in general civil litigation. In 2000, I merged my law office with the Law Office of Paul O. Lamphere of Martinez, California, forming Lamphere Law Offices, LLP.  Our new firm specialized in eminent domain and other real estate litigation, as well as all personal injuries, malpractice & insurance disputes. The firm combined 58 years of trial experience in the California State and Federal courts. In April 2003, Paul retired from the practice of law after 43 years, and the firm became the sole proprietorship, Lamphere Law Offices. I moved our offices to the current San Rafael location in 2015.. With 26 years of litigation trial experience,  I have developed a keen understanding of the court system, its judges and juries, and the hard work that is required to successfully resolve a civil dispute. To that end, I approach my clients' cases with a time-tested formula: "Prepare" the case by listening to my client, understanding their concerns, marshaling  all the facts,  intensively researching the law, and being better prepared than our opposition; "Fight" to convince our opposition and, if needed, a jury of the merits of my client's case, and "Succeed" by achieving a fair result for which my client will say I fought hard for them and justice was done.

Outside of the law, I enjoy golfing, surfing, hiking and backpacking.. I am grateful to have a wife and friends who enjoy the outdoors as much as I do.  As our children grow it is a joy to introduce them to the world around them.  Much of my time is living vicariously through their young eyes and minds.

Aaron Sibley has dedicated his legal career to representing injured victims. Aaron has extensive experience obtaining full compensation for his clients in all stages of injury claims, from insurance claims through jury trials and appeals.. He enjoys a diverse injury case load of personal injury matters including car accidents, bicycle accidents, dog bites, motorcycle accidents, nursing home abuse, premises liability claims, truck accidents, and wrongful death.

Mr. Arendsen is a founding partner of Arendsen Braddock LLP, a personal injury law firm. He founded the firm after a distinguished career with the Justice Department, having served as a Deputy Chief in the Trial Section of the United States Attorney’s Office here in San Diego. In addition to trying his own cases, Mr. Arendsen supervised a team of prosecutors and received the Certificate of Congressional Recognition for his work prosecuting violent crime and drug trafficking cases. An experienced trial lawyer with over 30 jury trials to his credit, Mr. Arendsen now puts his advocacy skills to work representing individuals who have suffered catastrophic injuries and their families. He has been recognized by his peers as one of the Nation’s Top 100 Trial Lawyers, a nationally-recognized Super Lawyer and Lawyer of Distinction, and received the Outstanding Trial Lawyer award. He also has a perfect 10 rating on Avvo, the nation’s leading attorney review website, and is a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.. Mr. Arendsen grew up in Wisconsin and then attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He graduated summa cum laude with a degree in Political Science in 1997, earning honors from Phi Beta Kappa and the Golden Key National Honor Society. Mr. Arendsen then attended the University of Illinois College of Law, where he served on the Law Review, the board of the Public Interest Law Foundation, and provided free legal services to victims of domestic abuse and low-income families through the school’s clinic. In 2000, Mr. Arendsen graduated summa cum laude and Order of the Coif, and then began a clerkship with the Honorable Henry A. Politz on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.. After his clerkship, Mr. Arendsen joined the nationally renowned law firm of Gibson Dunn as a litigation associate in their San Francisco office. While at Gibson, Mr. Arendsen focused on high profile antitrust cases, securities fraud, and other areas of complex litigation. He also dedicated a portion of his practice to pro bono projects, earning the Outstanding Volunteer in Public Service Award from the San Francisco Bar Association. Mr. Arendsen left Gibson in 2004 to join the United States Attorney’s Office in San Diego, where he took numerous difficult cases to trial and earned a reputation as a tenacious courtroom advocate. In 2007, Mr. Arendsen returned to Wisconsin for two years, supplementing his civil litigation and white-collar experience while working at Godfrey & Kahn in Madison.. Mr. Arendsen then returned to the United States Attorney’s Office in San Diego in 2009, where he became a Deputy Chief in the Trial Section of the office. In addition to trying his own cases, Mr. Arendsen supervised a team of prosecutors. He also received the Certificate of Congressional Recognition and the Police Department Meritorious Unit Citation for his work prosecuting violent crime and drug trafficking cases.. In 2012, Mr. Arendsen left government service to hone his civil trial skills at Gomez Trial Attorneys. While working with the Gomez firm, Mr. Arendsen built a reputation as a compassionate, zealous, and trusted advocate for his clients. His successes included helping secure a $5,000,000 settlement in a federal wrongful death case and obtaining a million dollar judgment after a jury trial for a well-deserving client who suffered a significant ankle fracture after being struck by a car in downtown San Diego.. Mr. Arendsen then went on to secure numerous multi-million dollar recoveries for his clients while working as partner with Arendsen Cane Molnar LLP before founding Arendsen Braddock LLP.. In addition to helping his clients in the courtroom, Mr. Arendsen continues to focus on public service. He enjoys presenting at local grade schools for Constitution Day, working with law school moot court teams, and participating in community outreach programs put on by the Federal District Court and other organizations. He is an active member of the Lawyer’s Club and the Federal Bar Association and enjoys emceeing various events for the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego, as well as teaching trial advocacy courses at local law schools.. Mr. Arendsen lives with his wife, Anne, and two young boys in the Scripps Ranch community of San Diego. In addition to spending time with their boys and coaching Little League, Mr. Arendsen enjoys jogging around Mission Bay, dining out with friends and motorcycle riding.

Adam Hepburn is the managing partner of HHJ’s Personal Injury Division, specializing in catastrophic injuries and wrongful death. Just two years after opening his firm, Adam was named a Super Lawyer within the field of personal injury, an award reserved for only the top 2.5% of attorneys in the nation. Adam is responsible for litigating the most complex injury cases, including any case valued over $1 million dollars. Since the firm’s opening in 2018, Adam has successfully recovered millions of dollars for his clients. Adam and his firm were also recently voted the “Best Litigation Firm” by their peers in the San Diego Union-Tribune.. Adam’s interest in the law started when he attended the #1 public university in the world, U.C. Berkeley. Adam’s passion for serving the community led him to the California State Senate, where he assisted a state senator with public policy initiatives and constituent communications. His legislative experience ignited his passion for law, and he soon began working at the court in Oakland, California. After graduating U.C. Berkeley, Adam received a full-tuition merit scholarship to law school in San Diego, California, where his legal career took off.. Adam ranked amongst the top 5% of his class and often obtained the highest grade in his challenging law school courses. In addition to writing for his school’s Law Review, Adam earned his position on the school’s highly decorated Trial Advocacy Team and won many awards and trial competitions across the nation. Due to his trial skills and impressive scholastic abilities, Adam was hand-picked to work with the U.S. Navy JAG Corps in San Diego to help defend military members facing serious criminal charges. Adam also worked with the San Diego Public Defender’s Office where he litigated multiple jury trials with immense success even before he was admitted to the State Bar.. Early in Adam’s practice, he distinguished himself as a highly skilled trial attorney by litigating many trials against both the District Attorney’s Office and City Attorney’s Office with amazing results. Adam’s acquittal and dismissal rate was one of the highest in an office with over 200 attorneys. Wanting to develop his trial skills even further, Adam was hand selected and accepted into one of the most highly regarded trial skills programs in the world, The Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College in Dubois, Wyoming. Adam spent over a month training with the best trial lawyers in the world to perfect his craft. It was during this time that Adam decided to focus his career and talent to fighting against powerful and rich insurance companies trying to take advantage of injured victims.. Adam always strives give back to his community. Adam served on the Board of Directors for The San Diego Freedom Ranch, a non-profit residential treatment program operating in San Diego for over 40 years. Adam also serves as a trial coach at California Western School of Law, where he teaches law students trial skills and trial techniques. Whether fighting in court on behalf of his clients or out in the community volunteering his time and resources, Adam’s passion is to help others and fight for those who have no voice.

Joshua Braddock is one of the founding partners of Arendsen Braddock LLP.. He is an experienced trial attorney in both State and Federal Courts throughout San Diego county and across the nation. Joshua focuses his practice on helping individuals who have suffered life-changing personal injury, and families who have lost their loved ones. He has been recognized by his peers as one of the Nation’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators, and a nationally recognized Super Lawyer, Rising Star, and Lawyer of Distinction. He also has a perfect 10 rating on Avvo, the nation’s leading attorney review website, which has also name Joshua as a multi-year recipient of the Client’s Choice award. Finally, Joshua is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, an honor reserved only for attorneys achieving seven and eight figure awards for their clients.. Joshua grew up in Florida where he attended Florida State University. He graduated summa cum laude in 2005, earning honors from the Golden Key National Honor Society. Mr. Braddock then attended the California Western School of Law in San Diego, where he studied trial advocacy, and volunteered for the California Innocence Project.. Soon after graduation, Joshua moved to the courtroom, where he began litigating cases in State and Federal Courts here in San Diego, and across the county. Joshua’s practice focused primarily on litigation of complex matters ranging from fraud and conspiracy charges to federal capital cases.. After achieving a deep well of experience as a trial attorney, Joshua narrowed his practice to exclusively serve victims and families suffering life changing personal injury or loss of a loved one. To further this vision, Joshua partnered with Hamilton Arendsen to found Arendsen Braddock LLP, and assemble a team of dedicated and determined personal injury attorneys and wrongful death attorneys to serve the San Diego and North County San Diego communities.. And Joshua cares deeply about community involvement. He is a member of Outback America, which is an organization that works to organize events and groups to help heal and deepen relationships between parents and their children. Joshua is also an active member of the Encinitas Rotary Club, where he works with other business leaders to strengthen and protect our community. Finally, Joshua is also a member of the San Diego County Bar Association, and Consumer Attorneys of San Diego – two associations that work to provide legal services to underrepresented members of our community.. Joshua and his wife, Hannah, live in Encinitas with their daughter, Magnolia. In their free time they love to spend time with friends surfing, hiking, and dining out at local restaurants. Hannah and Joshua are also parents to a little dachshund that Josh reluctantly allows to sleep in the bed when it is cold outside!

Chris is a seasoned litigator with nearly a decade of experience working on complex cases for and against insurance companies, municipalities, and Fortune 500 companies. After gaining a deep knowledge of the insurance industry and the interworkings of his corporate clients, he decided to pursue his passion and fight for individuals who have been harmed. Now, he applies his unique knowledge of how insurance companies and corporations operate to help navigate his clients to extraordinary results. He strongly believes in the principal that injured people and their families should have access to the same quality legal representation as corporations and insurance companies. Chris has consistently prevailed for his clients in all aspects of a claim, from pre-litigation negotiation, to settlements, and through trial.. Chris graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara with Honors and as an All-American athlete. Chris earned his Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law, cum laude, and as a member of the Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Society.. Chris is highly involved in philanthropic efforts in the community and currently sits on the board of The Nancy Amato Foundation, a non-profit corporation dedicated to helping families affected by pancreatic cancer.

Tim Riley is Rated Top Trial Lawyers in America by Million Dollar Advocates Forum; and Best Personal Injury Lawyers in Carlsbad, and Best Medical Malpractice Attorneys in Carlsbad by Extertise .com.. Tim Riley Finds Satisfaction Fighting for the Underdog according to the Daily Law Journal's published Profile about Riley after he won a multi-million dollar jury verdict, including punitive damages, against an insurance company for treating his cients unfairly.. “California Supreme Court Justice Markus M. Kaufman, retired, described Riley as a ‘sensational, conscientious and skilled attorney.’‘I can't say enough about him.’ Judge Kaufman reviewed an appeal by Riley: ‘He had insight into issues that interested the court and knew how to present them.’”. “David A. Van Riper of Campion, Rodolff & Van Riper, Santa Ana, a former student of Riley's at Pepperdine University School of Law, described Riley as a ‘powerful speaker.  When he talks, people listen... he is a very credible man.’  Van Riper praised Riley as ‘an excellent professor’ who is able to ‘simplify difficult and complex concepts. This probably accounts for [Riley's] success as a trial attorney.’”. “Kenneth A. Maranga of Garcia, Emmons, Maranga & Morgenstern has tried several cases against Riley. He described Riley as being ‘tenacious.’ Riley ‘never lets up and is always a challenge... When you go up against him you know he is not going to miss anything.’  He also noted that Riley has the ‘rare ability in our business to be able to lock horns with someone and then have an amicable relationship afterwards.’”. “Alan Gooding of Pearman & Wilson, Glendale, is a defense attorney who retained Riley to handle a personal matter. Riley ‘is an excellent trial lawyer... highly principled, ethical, charming and articulate.’  ‘He's a heck of a guy and thinks fast on his feet.’”. [Attorney Advertising | Prior results do not guarentee a similar result]

I have been practicing law for the past fifteen years.  I began my career working as a criminal defense attorney, which allowed me to gain trial experience and to build my understanding of the vehicle code and how it correlates with personal injury.  That experience gives me unique perspective on dealing with auto accidents, that too often include driving under the influence, hit and runs and various other criminal conduct.  It also allowed me an opportunity to gain trial experience at much younger age than a typical civil attorney.  If you have had the unfortunate experience of being involved in a car accident, I am happy to answer any questions that you may have.

Gregory Hood has been licensed to practice law in the State of California since 1987.  He attended the University of Washington from  1978-1983 where he received a bachelor's degree.  He attended the University of San Diego from 1983 - 1986 and received a Juris Doctorate degree.  During law school Mr. Hood clerked for a law firm specializing in bankruptcy where he learned about business and consumer bankruptcy.  After law school Mr. Hood worked for a law firm where he learned Personal Injury and Criminal Defense and obtained extensive trial experience.  In 1989 Mr. Hood started his own practice and has been providing legal assistance for a wide range and variety of client's, which has led him into the area of business litigation.  Particular emphasis in the area of Business Litigation has been civil litigation involving breach of contract, collection and trademark infringement claims.  Mr. Hood emphasizes customer service and personal attention.  He handles all cases personally.

The Sahhar Law Firm was founded by John Sahhar in order to provide excellent legal services to accident and injury victims in the greater San Diego and Southern California areas.My History:I have been practicing personal injury law for 25 years and started the Sahhar Law Firm in order to provide expert legal services and representation to injured persons and their families.  The firm specializes in all personal injury matters, including traffic accidents involving automobiles, motorcycles, bicycles, pedestrians, and tractor trailers, wrongful death and catastrophic injury claims, construction and worksite injuries, product liability, dog bites, and general negligence claims.My Approach:Many lawyers and potential clients believe that the best attorney is the one who pounds his chest the hardest, yells the loudest, and practices with the most anger.  I disagree.  It is my belief, proven by my experience, that the best attorney is the one who knows the law, has a deep grasp of the facts of the case, and who educates and enlightens his clients.  Last, but certainly not least, the best attorney is the one who steps into his client’s shoes, who bonds with his client, and who comes to know who his client is and and the story his client presents.  If you become my client, I promise to you that I will educate and explain to you, in the most straight forward manner possible, all aspects of your legal situation and provide the in-depth-guidance and direction necessary to obtain, under the circumstances of your case, a successful and complete resolution of your claim.  You will have total access to me.  Each of my clients gets my cell phone number.  I will personally handle your case.The Sahhar Law Firm is a small firm by design.  I do not advertise.  I am not on bus benches, billboards, shopping carts, radio, television, print media, etc.  I am not a mill.  Rather, I accept only as many clients as I can personally serve.  My goal and desire is to provide unparalleled legal service to good people in difficult situations.My clients primarily come from the coastal communities of North County San Diego County, including Del Mar, Solana Beach, Cardiff, Encinitas, Leucadia, Carlsbad, and Oceanside. However, I also have clients from throughout San Diego, Orange and Los Angeles counties.If I can be of service to you, please contact my office. All inquires are received by John Sahhar and are confidential.  There is never a charge for a consultation.

Courtney Vasquez is an accomplished litigator that works on the firm’s personal injury and mass tort cases. Before joining Fox Law, Courtney was an associate at a leading global corporate defense firm where she gained invaluable insight into corporate defense strategy. This knowledge provides her with a unique basis to build the strongest case for her clients who have been harmed.. In 2006, Courtney graduated from the University of San Diego, cum laude, with a double major in Philosophy and Psychology. Upon graduation, she was granted membership into the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. Courtney then attended law school at UC Davis School of Law and earned her Juris Doctor in 2009.. Courtney returned to San Diego and began her legal career as a defense attorney at a top international law firm, DLA Piper LLP (US). At DLA Piper, she focused her practice on defending product liability and mass tort actions. She was the lead associate on several trial teams and obtained numerous victories for medical device and product manufacturers. Courtney also successfully represented a CEO against an insider trading investigation brought by the SEC. While there, Courtney served as a mentor to younger associates, was a member of the Recruiting Committee, was involved in the Latina Affinity Group, and was elected as the San Diego delegate for the firm’s Leadership Alliance of Women.. Courtney remains actively involved in the San Diego legal community. She is currently a member of the San Diego Lawyer’s Club and the San Diego County Bar Association.

Hailing from New York City, George Arvanitis has relentlessly represented insurance companies for over 30 years. During that time, he predominantly practiced insurance litigation, representing insurance companies and their insureds, and knows the inner workings of these companies.. However, now he represents the injured parties, and his years working for insurance companies gives him a unique advantage in navigating the culture on behalf of his clients.. George Arvanitis has practiced in every state court in Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange, San Bernardo, Riverside, and Imperial counties. His practice is comprised of: automobile, motorcycle, premise, trucking and other injury cases, insurance arbitration, contracts and agreements. With his three decades of legal experience, George Arvanitis is the definition of qualified and has the dedication to fight for his clients to get them what they deserve.