Employee Benefits lawyers in California Alan Kassan to Michelle Roberts

Firm: Kantor & Kantor LLP

19839 Nordhoff Street , Northridge , California 91324

Practice Areas: Employee Benefits

Alan E. Kassan is a Senior Partner in the Firm of Kantor & Kantor, and has over 30 years of experience in representing plaintiffs whose insurance benefits have been denied. For the latter half of those years, Alan’s law practice has focused on helping people recover their health-related insurance benefits. This includes benefits for life insurance, long term care insurance, long term disability insurance, and health insurance claims when those benefits have been wrongfully denied. In most instances, these benefits are employer provided and thus governed by the Federal laws of ERISA. Individual claims are governed by state laws, and are subject to the remedies for insurance bad faith, including the recovery of punitive damages. Alan has vast experience in both of these areas of law.. Alan has also acted as a Judge Pro Tem, a volunteer mediator, and has been active with a variety of professional and non-profit Boards and Associations over the last many years, and currently serves as President of the San Fernando Valley Bar Association. He has been selected year over year as a "Super Lawyer" signifying a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations to rate outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas.. Call attorney Alan E. Kassan for the experienced guidance and support you need. Call 800-446-7529, or email akassan @ , today.

Firm: Brucker & Morra, A Professional Corporation

10880 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 2210 , Los Angeles , California 90024

Practice Areas: ERISA, Retirement Benefits, Tax Audits, Employee Benefits

Alex M. Brucker is the founding partner in the Pension and Employee Benefits law (ERISA) firm of Brucker & Morra. This exclusive ERISA law practice prevents/solves federal tax and fiduciary law problems involving pension and cash balance plans, ESOPs 401(k) and profit sharing plans, 403(b) plans health and welfare plans and deferred compensation (409A and 457 plans). Alex is an Expert Witness and acts as a co-litigation counsel for pension and benefits related cases.. Alex is a nationally recognized employee benefits/ERISA lawyer, speaker and author. His knowledge of the intricacies of the regulations and policies of the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Labor, results in exceptional insight, experience, credibility, authority—and creative solutions—for his clients.. He began his career in benefits law in 1974, the year the ERISA law was enacted. His legal career grew with the law — a claim few attorneys in his field can make. He has since grown to be a tireless advocate for tax equity, particularly for privately owned businesses and business owners, and has worked with Congress on pension and tax legislation.. Alex has appeared before the American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries, the National Institute of Pension Administrators, the California CPA Foundation for Education Conferences, the Annual Enrolled Actuaries Conference, the Western Pension and Benefits Conference, the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, and the University of Southern California Federal Tax Institute speaking on such issues as ERISA fiduciary obligations, investing and liabilities, 401(k), pension and profit sharing plans, and IRS and Department of Labor controversies and compliance initiatives. Alex leads continuing education pension and employee benefits workshops for attorneys, plan administrators, trustees, accountants, and insurance and financial professionals.. Alex is a Fellow of the American College of Employee Benefit Counsel and a director of the Small Business Council of America, Washington, D.C. (SBCA), a National nonprofit organization representing the interests of privately held businesses. He is a former member of the Board of Directors of the American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries, and a current member of the Motion Picture and Television Tax Institute.. In 2009, Alex was honored with a Congressional Award for his outstanding leadership, dedication and achievement on behalf of the Small Business Council of America of Washington, D.C.  In 2010, Alex legislated to obtain needed relief from disproportionate IRS penalties; the results of his efforts were enacted into the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010, for which he received the SBCA Special Appreciation Award. Each year he is awarded the Super Lawyer award by Super Lawyers Magazine.. Alex acts as co-counsel in employee benefits (ERISA) litigation and is often engaged as an expert witness on pension and employee benefits (ERISA) issues.. Alex’s goal is to find a solution to his client’s problem. He is well known for never taking “no” for an answer, and is notorious for inspiring dread among Internal Revenue Service auditors when CPAs and plan administrators declare, “If you don’t settle reasonably, we’ll call in Brucker!”

Firm: The Kaufman Law Firm

4580 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., , Thousand Oaks , California 91362

Practice Areas: Employee Benefits

Since 1993, Matthew A. Kaufman has represented employees in the areas of wrongful termination, wage and hour disputes, work rights and entertainment issues in Westlake Village and statewide. He is admitted to practice law in all the state courts of California and the United States District Court, Central District of California. He has handled trials, appeals, and labor board hearings. Through his class action work, Matthew has received extensive experience in pre-trial procedure. Matthew has litigated numerous contract matters as well.. Matthew is a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association and their Labor and Employment Section, and the California Employment Lawyers Association. He participates regularly in seminars on trial practice and legal ethics given by the Southern California Business Litigation Inn of Court. Matthew is also a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA).His pro bono activities include obtaining restraining orders on behalf of victims of domestic violence. He has served as a settlement officer on the Los Angeles Superior Court’s settlement graduated in 1993 from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. During that time, he was Executive Editor of the school’s International Law Journal. In 1989, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in History and a Minor in Rhetoric at the University of California at Berkeley.. He plays guitar and enjoys boxing in his spare time.

Firm: Baker McKenzie LLP

10250 Constellation Blvd. , Los Angeles , California 90067

Practice Areas: Employee Benefits

West Broadway , San Diego , California 92101

Practice Areas: Employee Benefits,ERISA,Taxation - State & Federal

Firm: Ford & Associates, LLC

P.O. Box 287 , Carmel -by-the-Sea , California 93921

Practice Areas: Employment, Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Employee Benefits, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor

Ms. Ford is an attorney based in Carmel, California and admitted to active practice in California, Oregon and Colorado. She has been in practice for over 35 years and in all that time has exclusively represented clients in employment and labor law matters. She has represented clients in thousands of employment law matters across the nation including dozens of court and jury trials and appeals to numerous state and federal courts of appeal and to the California and US Supreme Courts. All of this nationwide practice was exclusively in the area of employment law. She has been a frequent pubic speaker throughout the US on employment law issues, has served as a division chair of the American Bar Association and as a member of the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Legal Aid Society Employment law center.. Ms. Ford is admitted to the bar in California, Colorado and Oregon and has represented clients in the United States Supreme Court, the California Supreme Court and the Federal Courts of Appeals for the Seventh, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits. In addition to the states in which she is admitted she has represented clients in courts and other forums across the nation including Washington, Nevada, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Illinois, Utah, and New York.. During her remarkable career Ms. Ford has handled employment litigation and arbitrations for some of the largest companies in America. She has also represented a wide variety of individuals and both union and non-union employers in traditional labor matters before the National Labor Relations Board, and in administrative proceedings the Department of Labor, the California Labor Commissioner, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries, and the Workers Compensation Boards of California and Colorado. She has also counseled employers and employees with regard to a wide range of employment law matters and negotiated thousands of employment disputes to successful conclusion through settlement.. Within employment law Ms. Ford handles a variety of matters including:. Workplace discrimination (race, religion, gender, race, age). Wrongful discharge. Disabilities in the workplace. Workplace harassment. Workplace retaliation. Wage and hour disputes. Safety in the workplace. Violence in the workplace. Employment Agreements. Executive compensation. Employee benefits and ERISA. Workers compensation. Trade secrets and unfair competition. Non-compete agreements. Union disputes. Ms. Ford has planned and conducted hundreds of training sessions for thousands of employees and members of management.. She has conducted employment law risk analysis and risk management including analysis and development of human resources forms, polices, and practices.. Ms. Ford has drafted all varieties of employment documents including employment contracts, executive agreements, employment applications, handbooks, job descriptions, summary plan descriptions for ERISA plans, performance review forms, termination and layoff notices, and COBRA notices.

Firm: Kaufman Dolowich Voluck & Gonzo

11755 Wilshire Blvd Ste 2400 , Los Angeles , California 90025

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor, Employee Benefits

Firm: Zuber Lawler & Del Duca

777 South Figueroa Street , Los Angeles , California 90017

Practice Areas: Banking & Finance, Business & Commercial, Business Formation, Business , Business Organizations, Construction , Contracts, Copyrights, Corporate , Employee Benefits, Employment & Labor , Entertainment & Sports , Equipment Finance and Leasing, Franchise , General Practice, Intellectual Property , Internet , Leases and Leasing, Mergers & Acquisitions, Patents, Real Estate , Securities , Trademarks, Wrongful Termination, Litigation

Firm: Holmes Law Group

1613 Chelsea Road , San Marino , California 91108

Practice Areas: Employment, Class Action, Wrongful Termination, Entertainment, Employee Benefits, Sexual Harassment, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor

Over $500 million recovered!  I'm one of the leading employment attorneys in California, representing workers.  The cases I handle include Wrongful Termination, Class Actions, and Unpaid Wages.

Firm: Blady Weinreb Law Group LLP

5757 Wilshire Blvd. , Los Angeles , California 90036

Practice Areas: Appellate , Business , Civil Rights, Corporate , Discrimination, Employee Benefits, Employment & Labor , Labor , Sexual Harassment, Wages/Commissions/Overtime, Wrongful Termination, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor

Benjamin Blady is a founding partner of Blady Weinreb Law Group, LLP, where he heads the Labor and Employment and Class Action practice. Since 1994, Mr. Blady has focused his practice primarily on employment litigation, including wage and hour litigation, and business litigation.. He has handled claims for wrongful or unlawful termination, discrimination (age, disability, gender, race, sex, sexual orientation), sexual harassment, failure to pay wages, employee misclassification, retaliation, and whistle-blowing. Mr. Blady has successfully represented clients in individual employee, collective action, and representative and class action litigation. He has spoken extensively on civil litigation, wage and hour law and wrongful termination.. After years of practice as a litigation attorney, Mr. Blady added mediation to his practice in 2003. Since then, he has mediated numerous civil and employment litigation matters to successful resolution.. Mr. Blady prides himself on providing his clients with personalized and thoughtful legal representation. He is devoted to the highest standards of aggressive and professional client representation.

Firm: The ERISA Law Firm

Post Office Box 12295 , Orange , California 92859

Practice Areas: Employee Benefits

Avid golfer and tournament softball player.  Closet chef with three thirty-something daughters and with the same girl he met at 13.

Firm: Boutwell Fay LLP

1 Park Plaza Suite 600 , Irvine , California 92614

Practice Areas: Employee Benefits, Employment & Labor

Firm: Chambers Law Firm

404 West 4th Street , Santa Ana , California 92701

Practice Areas: Arbitration & Mediation, Business & Commercial, Business , Construction , Copyrights, Employee Benefits, Employment & Labor , Insurance , Intellectual Property , Landlord & Tenant, Real Estate , Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense

The founder of Chambers Law Firm, Dan E Chambers, has been in practice for 30 years. He served as a Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney for six years and was in private practice at other firms for approximately 15 years, handling a wide range of highly complex litigation matters. Dan’s primary area of practice now involves the representation and defense of individuals and businesses in all types of criminal and administrative matters, in both federal and state court throughout southern California. As a former prosecutor, Dan has unique insight into the criminal justice system that enables him to provide his clients with quality representation for charges ranging from DUI, petty theft, domestic violence, and other misdemeanors to homicide, kidnapping, sex crimes, and other serious felonies.. I pay referral fees to attorneys who refer matters to me.

Firm: Mullen & Henzell L.L.P.

112 E Victoria St , Santa Barbara , California 93101

Practice Areas: Employee Benefits, Employment & Labor , ERISA

I am a California attorney practicing exclusively in the employment benefits (ERISA) and employment law area. My goal is to help employers use the powerful tool of tax-qualified and other benefits to attract and retain quality employees.  My client base includes for-profit and non-profit organizations ranging in size from a handful of employees, to several thousand.   I also have a number of clients who are benefit brokers and advisors, and whom I help navigate legal compliance issues including federal health care reform and HIPAA privacy, security and breach disclosure issues.

Firm: Springer Ayeni, A Professional Law Corporation

4319 Piedmont Ave. , Oakland , California 94611

Practice Areas: Employee Benefits

Caring for my clients comes naturally for me, and I take pleasure in developing new legal arguments to change the inequities of employee benefits law, resulting in a top reputation and amazing results for my clients. Making a difference in people’s lives and in the legal landscape is the reason I became a lawyer to begin with. I am proud of the work we do at Springer Ayeni, and proud to be a woman-owned firm in a field still dominated by men. I take pleasure in setting a new definition of what it means to be a successful woman litigator when I bring my baby to a conference or along with me for a meeting with a colleague. I aim to show that women can both practice in a rigorous field and be dedicated parents at the same time.. Outside of work, I relax by arranging flowers for non-profits such as the March of Dimes, playing the piano (I’m thrilled that my two oldest girls are loving their piano lessons as much as I did as a girl!), and enjoying time with my wonderful family. I have three beautiful daughters and it is truly joyous for me to spend time with them. Having lost one of my twin girls in 2008 due to consequences of prematurity, I am acutely aware of how precious kids are, and I am grateful for my daughters’ good health. Such a tragedy gave me the fortitude not just to survive, but to thrive and to better the lives of others, especially my clients

Firm: Daniel G. Brown

The Borel Financial Centre   160 Bovet Road Cali , San Mateo , California 94402

Practice Areas: Employee Benefits,Estate Planning,Real Estate ,Trusts,Wills

Firm: Kantor & Kantor LLP

19839 Nordhoff St , Northridge , California 91324

Practice Areas: Employee Benefits

Andrew Kantor, associate attorney, began his work as a client advocate long before he became an attorney. Upon graduating college, Mr. Kantor worked at Kantor & Kantor as an intake director. When in law school, he worked as a legal extern for Consumer Watchdog, a public consumer organization specializing in consumer-side insurance issues in the class-action context. He also used his ERISA & disability experience to write a seminar paper regarding the incorporation of RICO into wrongfully denied insurance claims.. Andrew's practice is focused primarily on helping individuals obtain wrongfully denied disability and life insurance benefits in both the ERISA and non-ERISA (bad faith) policies.

Firm: Boutwell Fay LLP

1401 Dove Street, Suite 540 , Newport Beach , California 92660

Practice Areas: Employee Benefits

Firm: Roberts Disability Law

66 Franklin Street , Oakland , California 94607

Practice Areas: Employee Benefits

“Fighting for the Underdog”. The theme of my life has been a determination to fight for the underdog. My work is a natural extension of that theme and fulfills me every day. I value hard work above most other things in my life. I often find myself preoccupied with how to fix a client’s problem or how to fix ERISA on a larger scale. Helping clients with disabilities became a personal mission of mine after seeing my father, a disabled veteran, struggle to work and support his family while dealing with the consequences of debilitating medical conditions. I like to think I got from him my strong work ethic, compassion, and desire to serve. I also value taking advantage of every opportunity for personal growth and am always looking for a way to become a better person. Running a business and raising children in a busy city is all consuming, but I am as happy as I’ve ever been, and wouldn’t have it any other way. For fun and relaxation, I enjoy the ritual of Peloton or a hike in the mornings so that I can start work with a clear head and ready to face the challenges that may lie ahead. I also try to practice mindfulness throughout the day, which helps me stay calm in stressful situations. At the end of the day, I enjoy listening to music on Spotify, a book on Audible, or a podcast. In addition to fighting for my clients, I volunteer with the Federal Bar Association, the Legal Aid at Work Workers’ Rights Clinic, and the AIDS Legal Referral Panel. I hope to show my kids by example that giving to others is the best way to lead a life of fulfillment.

Firm: DiMarco | Araujo | Montevideo Attorneys At Law

1324 North Broadway , Santa Ana , California 92706

Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Workers Compensation, Insurance, Black Lung, Industrial Insurance, Workers Compensation Appeals, Workers Compensation Arbitration, Workers Compensation Mediation, Workers Compensation Self Insurance, Work Permits, Transportation, Common Carrier Law, Common Carrier Liability Law, Public Transportation Law, Transit Labor, Truck Accidents, Trucking Liability, Trucking Law, Occupational Safety and Health, Industrial Accidents, Occupational Injuries, OSHA, Litigation, Trial Practice, Labor and Employment, Employee Rights, Employer Intentional Torts, Employer Liability, Employment at Will, Employment Claims, Employment Law, Employment Litigation, Labor Law, Union Labor Law, Wage and Hour Law, Wage and Hour Class Actions, Workplace Violence, Government, County Liability, Government Tort Liability, Governmental Law, Governmental Liability, Local Government Liability, Employee Benefits, COBRA, Deferred Compensation, Disability Benefits, Employee Benefits Litigation, Employee Compensation, ERISA, Unemployment Compensation, Construction Law, Construction Accidents, Construction Claims, Construction Liability, Construction Litigation, Construction Products Liability, Construction Safety, Construction Mediation, Construction Labor Law, Construction Equipment Liability, Construction Defects, Construction and Design Law, Construction and Surety Law, Construction Arbitration, Contractors Liability, Public Construction Law, Roof Industry Liability, Scaffolding Liability, Stucco Litigation, Consumer Law, Consumer Arbitration, Consumer Litigation, Consumer Protection, Consumer Rights, Civil Rights, Personal Rights, Civil Practice, Aviation and Aerospace, Airline Labor Law, Airplane Crash Litigation, Aviation Accidents, Aviation Liability, Aviation Litigation, Aviation Products Liability, Helicopter Crash Litigation