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Firm: Vokshori Law Group, A Professional Law Corporation

1010 Wilshire Blvd Suite 1404 , Los Angeles , California 90017

Practice Areas: Real Estate

Mr. Stephen Vokshori graduated Magna Cum Laude from USC’s Marshall School of Business and elected to attend the UCLA School of Law for his Juris Doctor.  While in UCLA’s Business Law and Policy Program, he exhibited academic excellence in Real Estate, Corporate, and Finance law, and became a recipient of the Stephen E. Claman Scholarship.Mr. Vokshori’s work experience has included being managing partner at Taylor & Vokshori, a prominent real estate law firm, in-house legal counsel for a sizeable commercial and residential real estate company, litigation consultant with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, and litigation associate at Demler Armstrong & Rowland. As Managing Attorney of Vokshori Law Group, Mr. Vokshori utilizes his unique background in law, accounting, finance, and business when encountering complex real estate transactions, bankruptcy litigation, or business planning in anticipating and formulating solutions for his clients.  He brings a strategic perspective to his work that enables clients to understand the issues they face in new ways.  All the while, Mr. Vokshori understands that clients want to be kept apprised of their case and he makes time to personally meet with them and provide frequent status reports.Mr. Vokshori represents clients in all facets of bankruptcy proceedings and litigation, as well as insolvency issues in business transactions, and he represents debtors and secured lenders in their in- and out-of-court restructurings.  He also represents distressed homeowners who have been victimized by the proliferation of sub-prime and predatory lending as well as those who have witnessed double-digit percentage declines in property values which has stripped the equity out of their homes. Mr. Vokshori regularly advises business owners and entrepreneurs in all of their business transactions including matters relating to business planning and growth, and provides advice and legal services at all stages including startup, business expansion, transition planning and execution.  He has wide-ranging experience in all aspects of commercial and residential real estate.  He is also experienced in estate planning and trust administration, including business succession planning for family and other closely held enterprises.Mr. Vokshori understands the importance of community service and regularly devotes significant time to delivering needed pro bono legal assistance.  Throughout his legal career, he has volunteered his services to individuals fighting against corporate and state powers.  Volunteering with Public Counsel’s general relief advocacy program, Mr. Vokshori argued to protect the rights of people in the welfare system that were homeless or at risk of becoming so.  Mr. Vokshori also provided free legal assistance to UCLA students through UCLA’s Student Legal Services program, counseling students on a wide variety of legal issues. Currently, Mr. Vokshori spends his free time assisting low-income tenants fight against illegal evictions and unlawful detainer actions – a troubling corollary of the subprime mortgage foreclosure crisis.  He also dedicates time to volunteer at Public Counsel's Consumer Law and Debtor Assistance Projects in providing advice and counsel to debtors that are filing for bankruptcy without an attorney.

23 Corporate Plaza , Los Angeles , California 90048

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

1100 Town and Country Road , Orange , California 92868

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Mr. Madu has over five years’ experience working for the District Attorney’s Office of Los Angeles County. He worked on arraignments, drug court, preliminary hearings and also assisted senior attorneys in the Hardcore Gang Division in criminal prosecutions.. After the District’s Office, Mr. Madu worked in the corporate financial space as a compliance expert, helping companies, such as Promontory Financial Group navigate mortgage business regulations. He also worked for other fintech companies as their head of compliance to protect the assets of banks and lenders such as Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and Chase Bank.. Mr. Madu has now opened his office with a client focus on Criminal defense Law and Business Law. With his vast experience in criminal law and business law, he works tirelessly as an advocate for his clients to obtain the best results possible.. Emeka Madu received his undergraduate degree from California State University, Northridge, where he majored in Sociology, Criminology and Criminal Justice. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from Trinity Law School, he focused on Criminal Law and Evidence, Contracts and Business Law. He received the highest grade in Evidence, Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure. He also obtained a scholarship based on merit.

Firm: Sidley & Austin

555 West 5th Street , Los Angeles , California 90013

Practice Areas: Litigation

Firm: Harris Ginsberg LLP

6420 Wilshire Blvd. , Los Angeles , California 90048

Practice Areas: Family

Firm: Abramson Labor Group

3580 Wilshire Blvd. , Los Angeles , California 90010

Practice Areas: Litigation

Mr. Levin is a Partner at Abramson Labor Group. With a wide range of experience in employment law including trial practice, Mr. Levin has accumulated considerable experience in matters relating to workplace discrimination, harassment, and retaliation on state and federal levels.. Mr. Levin also maintains experience in the areas of elder law and estate litigation.. Mr. Levin is primarily responsible for overseeing the firm’s cases and ensuring their successful litigation from pre-filing through resolution, including alternative dispute resolution, settlement, and trial.. Mr. Levin has been named a Super Lawyers Rising Star in each of the last few years.

Firm: Law Offices of Nissan Thomas, Esq.

6230 Wilshire Blvd #2015 , Los Angeles , California 90048

Practice Areas: Landlord & Tenant

301 E Colorado Blvd Ste 800 , Pasadena , California 91101

Practice Areas: Trademark Application

Firm: Niral Patel Injury Law

3333 Michelson Dr., , Irvine , California 92612

Practice Areas: Car Accidents

6114 La Salle Avenue, #174 , Oakland , California 94611

Practice Areas: Contracts & Agreements

Firm: Ameri Law, PC

9595 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 900 , Beverly Hills , California 90212

Practice Areas: Entertainment

I am an entertainment, intellectual property,and tax controversy attorney in Los Angeles and Orange County. I have clients all over the United assist them with a variety of transactions.  I have over a decade of experience resolving tax controversies before the IRS, FTB and various states. I represent both individuals and businesses. My tax controversy practice includes but is not limited to the following: audits, offers in compromise, wage and bank levies and penalty the realm of entertainment, I advise producers and production companies with respect to the acquisition of intellectual property and the development and production of motion pictures, television and new media projects. In addition, I assist them with the engagement of talent and negotiating distribution have also negotiated writer and director agreements.  I have substantial experience assisting clients in selecting,and clearing their trademarks and filing trademark applications on their behalf with the USPTO. I also help them to protect their trademarks and enforce their also have represented clients in trademark disputes before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and domain name disputes before ICAAN.  I also regularly advise on copyright issues. My clients are in various industries including but not limited to entertainment, fashion, beauty, and technology. I look forward to helping you with your legal needs.

Firm: Ries Law Group

515 S Flower St Fl 36 , Los Angeles , California 90071

Practice Areas: Business , Intellectual Property , Real Estate

Nina B. Ries has extensive experience in business and real estate, both as a litigator and as a transactional attorney. She has litigated a variety of complex matters and countless cases involving breaches of a variety of contracts, partnership disputes, business torts, 17200 claims, real estate disputes, employment matters (including sexual harassment), class action defense and intellectual property (including trademark, trade secret and unfair competition) on behalf of entrepreneurs, small businesses and Fortune 500 companies. She credits her ability to anticipate the opposing party's arguments, strategy and actions to her experience both prosecuting and defending cases. Indeed, she is just as likely to sit at the defendant's table as she is at the plaintiff's.. Ms. Ries's experience as a litigator also benefits her clients in transactional matters. Because of her experience identifying weaknesses in documents, analyzing the parties' vulnerabilities, and crafting innovative ways to exploit those weaknesses during litigation, Ms. Ries readily applies this analysis to mitigate her clients' risk upfront, to protect clients in the event a deal later falls apart. The firm serves as outside General Counsel to a number of growing companies, and provides a wide range of legal services, including advice and counsel on business and real estate matters, the negotiation and structuring of deals, due diligence, and the drafting and negotiation of operating and partnership agreements, purchase and sale and related documents, employment contracts, disclosures, warranties, waivers, releases and more.. Ms. Ries has served on a number of Boards, including the Executive Board of the Los Angeles County Bar Association Barristers (2004-2009), the Editorial Board of Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine (2002-2003), and has also served as a member of the Board of a nonprofit corporation (2006-2010), the Executive Board of the USC Gould School of Law Young Alumni Committee (2004-2012; co-chair 2011-2012). Ms. Ries helped to found the USC Gould School of Law Alumni Association, and serves as President of the organization. In 2012, she was presented with the Widney House Alumni Award for her work with the Law Alumni Association. Most recently, Ms. Ries was named to the USC Alumni Association Board of Governors. She has been admitted to both state and federal courts in California and is a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, the Los Angeles County Bar Association Barristers, the State Bar of California and the American Bar Association.. Ms. Ries is a Southern California native. She attended college at the University of California at Irvine, where she triple-majored in Political Science (with honors), Philosophy and Sociology and was a member of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority. She attended law school at the University of Southern California, where she earned honors in several classes, including Contracts, Real Property and Remedies. She is active with her sorority's alumnae association (including as President of the Pasadena alumnae chapter and as an adviser to the House Corporation Boards at USC and UCLA) and within the Trojan family. In her leisure time, Ms. Ries enjoys attending sporting events, traveling and pursuing water-based sports, including snorkeling, kayaking and whitewater rafting.

Firm: Seibert Bautista Montoya

9255 Sunset Blvd , West Hollywood , California 90069

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Nina’s employment practice is focused in the entertainment industry where she litigates labor code violations, discrimination, and harassment in the workplace. Nina obtained her undergraduate degree from Pepperdine University, where she graduated magna cum laude and her law degree from the University of Southern California. She is admitted to practice in the Northern and Central federal district court of California and is a member of the Los Angeles chapter of the National Lawyers’ Guild.. Seibert Bautista Montoya is a boutique law firm representing clients throughout Northern and Southern California. Our firm employs a team-based approach that ensures personalized attention and zealous advocacy. Our focus is on empoyment litigation and we maintain offices in Oakland and Los Angeles.

Firm: Kaplan Marino

1546 N Fairfax Avenue , Los Angeles , California 90046

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense , White Collar Crime

Nina Marino co-founded Kaplan Marino, PC with partner Richard Kaplan in 1998 to create a platform for the firm's then-burgeoning white-collar practice. Since then Nina has devoted her practice exclusively to white-collar and complex criminal defense achieving global recognition for her successful representation of individuals. Nina Marino recognized by Chambers USA, says, “Nina Marino has cultivated an excellent reputation in the market for her skillful representation of senior executives in white-collar criminal litigation.” .” Forbes Advisor says, “Nina Marino is frequently recognized as one of the best criminal defense attorneys in California.” Clients say, "she is dogged in getting to the bottom of things, but she's smart and flexible. She is very focused on her clients' interests, and she is really top-notch.”. As a prominent member in the criminal defense bar, Nina Marino has been honored with the American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section's (CJS) Charles English Award, the highest accolade for excellence in criminal justice. She serves as the First Vice Chair of the Section, the Director for Continuing Legal Education, and the founder of the Women in White Collar Subcommittee. Additionally, she is a founding member and City Leader of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Women in White Collar Defense Association (WWCDA) and established the Criminal Justice Section of the Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles (WLALA). Nina has also represented as a legal representative and was the Appointed Chair of the Ninth Circuit Lawyer Representatives for the Central District of California.. Featured PracticesBUSINESS & FINANCIAL CRIMESPUBLIC CORRUPTIONHEALTHCARE FRAUDMONEY LAUNDERINGINTERNATIONAL EXTRADITIONSENTENCING. With over three decades of advocacy for women’s issues, Nina has significantly contributed to reshaping the gender composition of the ABA’s educational programming and frequently speaks at both domestic and international forums. She regularly authors articles and treatises on criminal law and international extradition, including a recent chapter on international extradition in the ABA’s International Litigation Strategies and Practice (Third Edition).. Nina is an active member of the planning committee for the National Institute on White Collar Crime, the premier conference in the U.S. where the Department of Justice announces its annual policies on white-collar crime. She also co-chairs the London White Collar Crime Institute and regularly speaks at the Southeast White Collar Crime Conference in Braselton, Georgia. Nina serves on the Executive Board of C5LA, a nonprofit focused on creating college pathways for underserved youth and is involved with the Women’s Leadership Council in Los Angeles and the Women in Leadership Advisory Board at the University of California, Santa Barbara.. Recent Notable MattersStunning Defeat for United States Attorney's Office. In a stunning defeat for the United States Attorney’s Office, after a ten-week jury trial where the government called 41 witnesses to the stand, it took less than twelve hours for jurors to return not guilty verdicts on all counts for a CEO of a prominent engineering firm in Honolulu. The United States Attorney’s Office sought to portray campaign donations to the Honolulu prosecutor’s office as bribes. Nina Marino, argued to the contrary, persuasively demonstrating day after day the lack of evidence to substantiate the charges and that the campaign donations were just that: campaign donations and not bribes.. Dismissal of Workers Compensation Fraud Case. Secured the complete dismissal of workers comp fraud case filed against an attorney charged in an illegal referral and kickbacks scheme. Over the course of more than six years, Marino challenged by demurrer each charging instrument and succeeded, leaving the District Attorney with little choice other than to recharge using a different mechanism. After the final dismissal of the case, the Court ordered the dismissal with prejudice, foreclosing the District Attorney the ability to recharge. The District Attorney did not appeal the decision.. Probation Granted for 46 Counts of Misappropriation. Achieved Probation for doctor charged with 46 counts of misappropriation of public funds, embezzlement, and conflict of interest in relation to his management of two hospitals in Central California. Marino was the fourth attorney to represent the client. After intensive negotiations lasting over several months, Marino negotiated a probationary sentence.. Probation Granted for 6 Year Tax Evasion. Probation granted for husband and wife who failed to file and pay taxes for more than 6 years despite living a lavish lifestyle and receiving countless notices. Despite the losses more than $2.5M, 6 criminal felony charges and an aggravated white collar crime sentencing enhancement which mandates a state prison term, Marino negotiated probationary sentences for both clients, with the wife pleading only to a misdemeanor.. Probation Granted in 39 Count Felony Complaint. Probation granted to tech startup consultant who was charged in a 39 Count felony criminal complaint with defrauding four start up executives by receiving payment for consulting and not providing services. The client was also charged with multiple counts of false personation and an aggravated white collar crime enhancement which mandates a state prison sentence. Marino filed a demurrer to the criminal complaint which resulted in the dismissal of the allegations made by one of the four victims. Marino then focused on the work product performed by her client. Marino was able to establish that two of the remaining three purported victims received work product for their payment to the client opening the door for Marino to negotiate a resolution where the client would pay restitution only to the remaining purported victim, his felony plea to a single count was reduced to a misdemeanor and dismissed in a single day leaving him with no criminal record.. Probation Granted for Federal Charge. Probation granted for family of restauranteurs charged federally with failure to pay taxes. All told there were six members accused. After five years of investigation and negotiation, only three of the seven members were charged and pursuant to creative plea negotiation all received probation.

Firm: KANI LAW GROUP

23 corporate plaza , Newport Beach , California 92660

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Nina Kani is the principal and founder of Kani Law Group.. Ms. Kani’s labor and employment experience spans two decades across a wide variety of industries, ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Ms. Kani’s practice focuses on advice and counseling on all aspects of labor and employment law, human resources management, and defense of labor and employment litigation.. Ms. Kani handles day-to-day employment law issues that arise through her clients' businesses, regardless of size or industry. In addition, she routinely handles internal investigations for employers and responds on her clients' behalf to complaints filed with government agencies. Ms. Kani is also a seasoned litigator, with experience in sexual harassment, disability, retaliation, wage and hour, and trade secret disputes.. Ms. Kani is the primary attorney on all Kani Law Group matters. However, when it is in her clients’ best interests, Ms. Kani supervises other attorneys and staff, specifically retained for their excellence, to provide the best service for her clients.. Ms. Kani graduated from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, cum laude. She earned two undergraduate degrees (Political Science; International Relations, Peace and Conflict Studies) from the University of California, Irvine, summa cum laude. Ms. Kani has served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Howard A. Matz, Judge of the United States District Court, Central District of California. She is admitted to practice law in the state of California, as well as several United States District Courts and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Prior to opening Kani Law Group, Ms. Kani was a labor and employment attorney at Foley & Lardner LLP and O’Melveny & Myers LLP in San Francisco. Ms. Kani has published articles for the San Francisco Recorder and has regularly contributed to industry magazines regarding labor and employment matters.. Ms. Kani has also been named a Rising Star by Superlawyers Magazine in Labor and Employment Law for solo and small firm practice. Selection is based on peer nomination and research process designed to select the highest rated attorneys.

Firm: Jafari Law APC.

3311 W Macarthur Blvd , Santa Ana , California 92704

Practice Areas: Estate Planning

Nina Jafari is a founding partner of Jafari Law APC. Ms. Jafari’s first priority is being an advocate for her clients and consistently providing them with excellent results. Ms. Jafari’s goal is to help her clients achieve the best outcomes possible. Whether it be in immigration law, estate planning or business law, her objective is satisfying the client’s end goal.. Ms. Jafari insists on listening to each individual client and providing the client with a candid assessment of their situation. Ms. Jafari ensures using the strong resources at our firm’s disposal in order to guarantee that the client is informed and aware of all their options.. In addition to being admitted to practice law before the California State Courts and the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Ms. Jafari is a licensed California real estate broker. Ms. Jafari’s knowledge and understanding of both law and real estate, allows her to provide her real estate clients with effective representation.

Firm: Law Offices of Nina Gortinski

Moore St. , Glendale , California 91214

Practice Areas: Contracts & Agreements

Firm: Law Ofc Mark J Werksman

888 W 6th St 4FL , Los Angeles , California 90017

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Firm: The Brahman Law Office

5009 Topanga Canyon Blvd. , Los Angeles , California 91364

Practice Areas: Car Accidents

4929 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 245 , Los Angeles , California 90010

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Call  for a FREE initial consultation from an experienced, results-driven, and hands on trial lawyer with a focus on employment discrimination, violations of labor laws, housing discrimination, and habitability claims. I focus on disputes and civil actions almost exclusively on behalf of employees and tenants against employers and housing providers. I also handle personal injury cases (car accidents, slips-and-fall, etc...). I work on a contingency basis - which means I get paid only if I successfully settle your case or prevail at trial.