California Lawyers Mark Russakow to Mark Venardi

Firm: Trust Law Partners

275 E California Blvd , Pasadena , California 91106

Practice Areas: Trusts

I am a strong believer of fighting for justice for my clients.  Sometimes justice takes a long time, but it's worth it.

Firm: Law Offfice of Mark F Sullivan

2625 Townsgate Road, Suite 330 , Westlake Village , California 91361

Practice Areas: Litigation

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.

Firm: JEPPSON & GRIFFIN, LLP Attorneys at Law

1478 Stone Point Drive, Suite 100 , Roseville , California 92101

Practice Areas: Aviation & Aerospace, Civil , Contracts, General Practice, Labor , Personal Injury, Business, Business

I am committed to providing affordable legal counsel with an emphasis on personal service, and outstanding results.  I practice a wide range of business and civil litigation including, but not limited to business formations, contracts, civil litigation, product liability, aviation law, premises liability, employment law, and administrative law.. Prior to beginning my practice I worked as an associate with the law firm of Wesierski & Zurek, LLP on a wide array of insurance defense cases including car accidents, dental malpractice, homeowners association disputes, and real estate disputes.  I previously worked for the San Diego law firm of Michell and Gilleon on cases involving personal injury, defamation, employment disputes, contract disputes, and medical malpractice claims.  While in law school, I represented persons charged with misdemeanor and domestic violence crimes with the Public Defender's Office, and advised persons with landlord/tenant issues in the Sacramento County Unlawful Detainer Clinic.I have over ten years of experience in the aviation field.  Prior to attending law school I flight instructed for San Diego Flight Training International.  I then became a Captain for AirNet Express, flying express mail and hazardous materials across the county.  My last assignment was as a First Officer for American Eagle Airlines flying international routes throughout the Caribbean islands, and within the Southwest United States.

Firm: Valencia & Cywinska, ALC

355 S Grand Ave. , Los Angeles , California 90071

Practice Areas: Business , Construction , Corporate , Employment & Labor , Personal Injury, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor

Mark Joseph Valencia is a litigator, and welcomes resolution by jury trial. What is unique about Mr. Valencia is that not only is he a trial advocate, but he has broad experience in the Court of Appeals. Such experience facilitates strategy at the trial level. In December 2009, the California Court of Appeals, 4th District, Division 3, (Orange County) agreed with Mr. Valencia and overruled a jury verdict and ordered retrial. This was yet another reversal in the Appellate Courts for Mr. Mark Joseph Valencia. In addition, in 2013, Mr. Valencia attained yet another victory in the California Court of Appeals, and further secured review by the California Supreme Court. In relation to trial experience, Mr. Valencia and Plaintiff proved sexual harassment against Playboy Entertainment Group, which was represented by international law firm Morgan Lewis & Bockius. A jury unanimously found sexual harassment against Playboy.. Mark Joseph Valencia has the commitment to his clients, ensuring a reduced case load with significant client attention. He can therefore focus his complete attention on the client's situation, attempting to place the client into the very best circumstance possible. At the Law Offices of Mark Joseph Valencia, ALC, our success is measured by your success.

Firm: Ufkes & Bright

2040 N Tustin Ave Ste B , Santa Ana , California 92705

Practice Areas: Workers Compensation

At Ufkes & Bright, our workers’ compensation lawyers provide hands-on service for injured workers, ensuring that each client gets the personal attention and fully qualified counsel they deserve. We bring more than 50 years of combined claims experience and a rich history of success achieving substantial settlements for for our clients. Our law firm takes pride in being able to deliver where you, our client, is put first.. One a personal level, I am a graduate of the University of California and Loyola Law School. I am licensed to appear in all California State and Federal Courts. I am passionate about defending injured workers and am an active member of the California Applicant Attorneys' Association. I am a second generation Applicant attorney, along with my father who was a pioneer in prosecuting Applicants' claims starting in the mid 1960's. I take pride in the success the firm has had in securing the best outcomes possible for our clients.

Firm: LAW OFFICE OF MARK L. TSESELSKY, APC

21021 DEVONSHIRE ST. , Chatsworth , California 91311

Practice Areas: Family, Child Abuse

I am passionate about representing people in family law and juvenile dependency cases.

Firm: MARK A TIKOSH LAW OFFICES

PO BOX 3578 , Seal Beach , California 90740

Practice Areas: Estate Planning

Native speaker of Romanian (born and educated in Romania, including Law School education at Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj).

Firm: Sweet Lawyers

4590 MacArthur Blvd , Newport Beach , California 92660

Practice Areas: Car Accident, Personal Injury, Motorcycle Accident, Trucking Accident, Car Accidents, Car Accidents, Car Accidents, Car Accidents

I truly care about my clients, taking the time to get to know them and making sure that their needs are addressed.  By utilizing technology, and immense work,  I have been able to achieve amazing results for some of my clients, turning cases that others believed had no value into life altering monetary settlements.. Being part of the Sweet Law team brings significant resources. We at Sweet Law provide an intensely personal service. We represent our clients. We speak for them when they cannot speak for themselves. When our clients are injured or suffer damage as the result of negligence or misconduct we get them compensation for their loss. If the opposition has an attorney and the other side does not, they will lose. At Sweet Law we even the odds especially when opposing huge corporations or large legal factories.. We are hands-on. and we want to make sure that you understand your particular rights you have along with a variety of options available as you begin your legal journey. At  Sweet Law, we will explain each step to you in plain English. We will fully prepare you for every twist and turn in the process and keep you informed of the progress we have achieved.

Firm: Law Offices of Mark E. Swatik, APC

21250 Hawthorne Blvd, Ste 500 , Torrance , California 90503

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Trusts, Probate

Mark Swatik is a Certified Legal Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate law under the State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization, which is a distinction held by less than 1% of California attorneys. Mr. Swatik practices in the area of Estate Planning, Revocable and Irrevocable Trusts, Probate, and Trust Administration.  Mr. Swatik’s practice also includes advanced tax planning, Asset Protection, Special Needs planning, and Elder law, as well as civil litigation with an emphasis in Trust and Will contests, Personal Injury & Wrongful Death.. Mr. Swatik also works with financial advisors and CPA’s to assist their clients in drafting complex irrevocable trusts, including Dynasty Trusts, Grantor Retained Trusts (GRATS/GRUTS), Intentionally Defective Grantor Trusts (IDGTS), Qualified Personal Residence Trusts (QPRTS), Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts (ILITS), Family Limited Partnership Trusts (FLPS), Spousal Lifetime Access Trusts (SLATS), and Charitable Remainder/Lead Trusts (CRATS/CRUTS/CLATS).. Mr. Swatik was a partner at the firm of Sanders, Montalto and Swatik, LLP, and in 2015, Mr. Swatik was invited to join the premier estate planning, business and real estate law firm in the South Bay, Burkley & Brandlin, where he was named as a partner and the new firm name has now become Swatik & Brandlin LLP.. Mr. Swatik is also a licensed California Real Estate Broker, which has been very beneficial in overseeing dozens of real estate transactions during probate and trust administrative matters.. Mr. Swatik brings an extensive background in business management to the firm’s Estate Planning practice, differentiating him from many other Estate Planning attorneys. Additionally, because Mr. Swatik not only drafts trusts and Estate Plans, but litigates them in court, he is provided a unique perspective in understanding the shortcomings of many trusts, and how to perfect them whether it be in the area of tax avoidance, creditor protection, or simply protecting the client’s wishes from being successfully challenged later in court.. In addition to his legal experience in areas of estate planning and administration, Mr. Swatik is an honorably retired Police Sergeant, who managed Internal Affairs, Detectives, Training and Hiring, Administration and served as the Team Leader for the SWAT/Hostage Crisis Negotiations Team.  Mr. Swatik has extensive experience and training in Risk Management and civil liability pertaining to Public Sector employment.  Mr. Swatik has provided “Use of Force” expert testimony and has been the designated City representative regarding policies and procedures in Federal and State courts.  Mr. Swatik also assisted in multiple federal and state civil litigation matters pertaining to municipal defense against civil rights and tort claims. Mr. Swatik has also testified before State Senate and State Assembly Committees for Senate Bill 506 (2005) and Assembly Bill 1595 (2005), and assisted in the drafting of these documents, both of which have been passed into current laws regarding Public Safety Professional’s Privacy Rights.. Mr. Swatik has authored Risk Management newsletters and offered instruction to police agencies on administrative, legal and procedural matters.  Mr. Swatik had been the Department’s designated investigator/facilitator during 4 Civil Service Commission disciplinary hearings involving excessive force and police misconduct.

Firm: Stutzman & Klotz

2137 Splendorwood Place , Escondido , California 92026

Practice Areas: Securities Offerings

Mr. Stutzman received his Bachelor of Arts Degree (Political Science) from  the University of California, Berkeley in 1981 and his Juris Doctorate Degree from Northwestern School of Law, Lewis & Clark College in 1986, graduating cum laude. In 1997, after ten years of business litigation culminating in a bench trial with a $750,000 judgment for his business client, Mark accepted a position as General Counsel for a diversified financial service company, with subsidiaries providing securities, mortgage, real estate, and life settlement brokerage services.  After serving about fourteen years as General Counsel, Mark and his partner, Randy Klotz, formed Stutzman & Klotz in 2011 to offer business owners and CEO's their Virtual General Counsel services.

Firm: Javaherian & Ruszecki, PC

1900 Avenue Of The Stars Ste 310 , Los Angeles , California 90067

Practice Areas: Personal Injury

Firm: Mayall, Hurley, Knutsen, Smith and Green, A Professional Corporation

2453 Grand Canal Boulevard   Second Floor Califo , Stockton , California 95207

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor ,Insurance ,Personal Injury

Firm: Peckar & Abramson

1875 Century Park East , Los Angeles , California 90067

Practice Areas: Construction & Development

Firm: Ethos Law Group, P.C.

5900 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2600 , Los Angeles , California 90036

Practice Areas: Mergers & Acquisitions

Mark is a corporate lawyer with a broad-based practice that includes mergers & acquisitions, equity financings, fund formation, strategic partnerships, licensing, and almost any other kind of commercial transaction. He acts as outsourced general counsel for many of his clients.. Mark believes that all problems are solvable. He understands the importance of listening closely to the needs of his client and the other parties to any business transaction.  From there, Mark is extremely adept at employing the appropriate strategies and tactics necessary to ensure that profits are maximized, risks are minimized, and deals are closed on time and in compliance with law.  Integrity and service are Mark’s highest values.  Mark has a policy of returning telephone calls and e-mails on a same-day basis.. He lives with his wife and three children in their Colonial Revival home in the historic West Adams neighborhood. In his free time, Mark enjoys yoga, travel, and spiritual seeking.

Firm: Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, Attorneys at Law

660 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1600 , Newport Beach , California 92660

Practice Areas: General Practice, Corporate & Incorporation

6151 Van Nuys Blvd , Van Nuys , California 91401

Practice Areas: Workers Compensation

Firm: None

2112 E. Fourth Street , Santa Ana , California 92705

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Firm: Saulino Tax Counsel

11111 Santa Monica Blvd , Los Angeles , California 90025

Practice Areas: General Practice, Tax, Tax

4212 Saddlecrest Ln , Westlake Village , California 91361

Practice Areas: Real Estate, Personal Injury, Lawsuits & Disputes

Firm: Venardi Zurada, LLP

101 Ygnacio Valley Road , Walnut Creek , California 94596

Practice Areas: Admiralty & Maritime, Employment & Labor , Insurance , Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury

Bio“Every day I think about where I’m from and how it has felt in my own life to have people care, so I am committed to helping people from all walks of life receive justice for their injuries.”. Mark Venardi, the senior founding member of the Venardi Zurada Law firm, was born in 1962 in Seattle, Washington but was raised in Peoria, Illinois; a Midwest blue-collar town in a hardworking Italian family of 3 boys. After high school Mark followed his passion for service and the sea and enlisted in the United States Coast Guard, where he proudly served our country from 1980 to 1985.. Life at SeaDuring his military career at sea, Mark was assigned an incredible variety of challenging tours. From working on a sea-going tug performing search and rescue and marine law enforcement to sailing the Eastern seaboard in boats ranging from 37 to 205 feet. His early years were spent sailing from the Grand Banks to the Windward Passage on the famed Coast Guard Cutter Tamaroa, the Cutter that later performed the rescue in the movie “The Perfect Storm.” From the Tamaroa he then sailed the seas of Southeast Alaska aboard the Coast Guard cutter Planetree, a 180-buoy tender, a tour that also included a round trip voyage from Alaska to Hawaii. Mark’s final year in the Coast Guard was spent back in search and rescue at Group Seattle and it is from there that he received an honorable discharge in 1985 from the USCG as an E-5.. Law SchoolAfter serving our country and a short stint on an oil platform, Mark decided to pursue a career in law. He earned a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California at Berkeley in 1991 and his JD from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1994. During law school, Mark was the Co-Chairperson of the Moot Court Competition Committee, a recipient of the Snodgrass Competition Outstanding Oral Argument Award, a member of the University of San Francisco Maritime Law Review, and served as a Judicial Extern to the Honorable Charles Legge, United States District Court Northern District of California. Mark was admitted to the California Bar in December 1994.. CareerAfter graduating law school Mark worked as an associate at Cox Wootton, Griffin & Hansen before joining Haight, Gardner, Holland & Knight in 1998. Mark made partner at the end of his 6th year of practice at Holland & Knight LLP, a multinational law firm with over 1,000 attorneys. In his first years of practice, one of the managing partners regularly shared his short mantra, “Be somebody.” Those words stuck with Mark and while he loved his early years of practice, he found himself wanting to do more. In 2004 he struck out on his own, deciding to serve people instead of corporations. Even with the huge move to the other side, there was no hiccup in Mark’s rapid rise to the top, and he has been serving members of the community with compassion and dogged determination ever since.. Areas of PracticeAuto AccidentsMotorcycle AccidentsBoating AccidentsTrucking AccidentsPersonal InjuryWrongful DeathMaritime Personal InjuryEmployment LawHarassmentDiscriminationWhistleblower Protection CasesRetaliationWage and HourSeverance AgreementsEmployment AgreementsExecutive CompensationInsurance Bad FaithSelect Commercial and Intellectual Property Disputes on Contingency Fee. Honors and AwardsNorthern California Superlawyers, 2009-2024National Trial Lawyers Top 100, 2013-2023Best Attorneys in California, 2012-20232023 California Top 100 Verdicts“AV” rating from Martindale-Hubbell, 2001-2024Top 10 Best of the Best Attorneys for Personal Injury, 2022America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigator, Northern California, 2017, 2021Lawyer of Distinction, Personal Injury Law, 202010 Best Attorneys as Published By the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys, 2019National Trial Lawyers Top 25 Brain Injury Trial Lawyers, 2019Million and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Lifetime Member since 2007America’s Top 100 Attorneys Lifetime AchievementRecipient, Outstanding Oral Argument Award, Snodgrass Competition, 1993. RecognitionsMark is one of the select few graduates of Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyer’s College, the most demanding and prestigious trial lawyer program in the country.. National Trial Lawyers, an invitation-only organization has recognized Mark as a Top 100 Trial Attorney from 2013-2024, in 2012 and 2013 his peers recognized him as one of the Best Attorneys in California as featured in the San Francisco Chronicle and the Wall Street Journal. From 2009-2024 Super Lawyers magazine selected and recognized Mark with the prestigious Super Lawyers award for Northern California (only the top 5 percent of attorneys are selected).. From 2004-2024, his peers have awarded him with a Martindale Hubbell “AV” Preeminent Rating.. Throughout his career, Mark has also tried multiple cases to verdict and received multiple verdicts more than $1,000,000, entitling him to be a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, an organization made up of less than 1 percent of US lawyers.. What Drives HimWhen you ask Mark where he gets his drive from, he is quick to cite the example of his mother who was struck with illness at an early age and has lived her life without complaint. Her strength is one of the reasons he believes in being self-disciplined, dedicated, and above all positive. Mark is passionate about caring for people and does much of what he does to ensure that he will create a legacy of working for justice. Mark knows that the people who seek his counsel are living through the worst times of their lives, and it matters to him that those he helps have faith in him and know he can be trusted. Mark will take risks for you, he will fight for you, and he won’t give up until you are satisfied.. Mark is most proud of how he has helped clients in need, his friendships, the dedication he and his employees have to each other, and his family. Together, they enjoy anything waterborne including power boating, surfing, sailing, wake surfing, wakeboarding, fishing, and scuba diving. They also love camping, road biking, mountain biking, and his most competitive sport of all, Scrabble, which he regularly (and happily) loses to his wife, Shelley, who has lit his way for over 30 years.. Bar AdmissionsCalifornia, 1994All State Courts within CaliforniaU.S. Court of Appeals 9th CircuitU.S. District Court Northern District of CaliforniaU.S. District Court Central District of CaliforniaU.S. District Court Southern District of CaliforniaMark has also litigated cases “pro hac vice” or as a guest attorney in New Hampshire, Arizona, Minnesota, Washington, Oregon, and Hawaii.. EducationGerry Spence’s Trial Lawyers College, studied trial skills over a 5 year period and graduated from the Trial Lawyers College in August, 2013Pepperdine University, Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution, became a certified mediator upon completion of required coursework in 2012University of San Francisco, patent law class. Earned an A in class.University of California, Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, CaliforniaJ.D. – 1994Honors: Snodgrass Award for Best Oral ArgumentHonors: Chairman, Moot Court Competition CommitteeLaw Review: University of San Francisco Maritime Law Review, Member, 1994University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CaliforniaB.A. – 1991Major: Political Science. Published WorksAuthor, “To Arbitrate or Not”, Silicon Valley Business Weekly, 2001. Classes/SeminarsSpeaker, “A Primer on Maritime Law”, Young Barristers’ Division Admiralty Committee, 1995“Investigating Personal Injury Claims”, California Association of Private Investigators, 1996“California Lawyer Roundtable Discussion on Employment Law”, 2002“Employment Related Records in California”, Lorman Education Services, 2003“Employment Related Records in California”, Lorman Education Services, 2004. Professional Associations and MembershipsConsumer Attorneys of CaliforniaAmerican Association of JusticeSan Francisco Trial Lawyers AssociationNational Employment Lawyers AssociationCalifornia Employment Lawyers AssociationContra Costa County Bar Association, Board Member Employment Law Section 2011, 2012, 2013American Bar Associations, MemberState Bar of California, Member. Past Employment PositionsCox Wootton, Griffin & Hansen LLP, Associate 1994-1998Haight, Gardner Holland & Knight LLP, Associate 1998-2000Holland & Knight LLP, Partner 2001-2004. VeteranUnited States Coast Guard, 1980-1985