LItigation lawyers in California Samuel Kelsall to Scott Edelman

Firm: Kelsall & Associates PC

2921 Roosevelt St. , Carlsbad , California 92008

Practice Areas: Litigation, Estate Planning, Bankruptcy, Lawsuits & Disputes, Immigration

Mr. Kelsall is the managing partner responsible for the daily operations, management and performance of legal services. When Mr. Kelsall started his practice 15 years ago, he provided legal services focusing mainly on transactional matter and the defense of lawsuits. However, the Firm has diversified its legal practice to include a substantial amount of plaintiffs' work, comprising approximately 50% of the Firm's caseload. To date the most successful area of the Firm's practice has been Plaintiffs' work. The Firm is active in several community groups, including the Chamber of Commerce and is proud to serve members of the Carlsbad community.

13428 Maxella Ave #238 , Marina Del Rey , California 90292

Practice Areas: Litigation

I am available to meet with clients not only during business hours, but also on weekends and during the evening hours.  I offer affordable rates.. I am an experienced attorney who takes a personal interest in his client's cases.  When you call my office, I will be the one you speak to.. I look forward to working with you to help resolve your legal matter.

27332 Antela , Mission Viejo , California 92691

Practice Areas: Workers Compensation, Litigation

Firm: Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP

222 N Pacific Coast Hwy , El Segundo , California 90245

Practice Areas: Business , Corporate , Insurance , Legal Malpractice, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Litigation, Litigation

SCOTT H. CARR IS A HIGHLY RESPECTED TRIAL LAWYER and represents clients in the areas of business litigation, legal malpractice, insurance bad faith, products liability, and employment litigation. He enjoys Martindale-Hubble's highest rating for competence and ethics.. His accomplishments include obtaining $11.9 million in a wrongful termination case involving violation of public policy for filing a claim with California's Division of Labor Standards Enforcement; $10.4 million in a business fraud action relating to the sale of a business; $5.25 Million in a Product Liability action for a defective swimming pool; $4.5 million in a collision at Los Angeles Airport involving a police vehicle and an airline tug; $2 million in confidential settlements for cases involving the failure of a corporation and stock transfer agent to timely transfer stock certificates; $3 million in a legal malpractice action based on an underlying wrongful termination action; $3 million in an action related to a defective golf cart; $5.5 million in a premises liability action involving a defective skylight; $5 million in a Dangerous Condition of Public Property case and $3.7 million in a breach of contract action involving a loan organization company and a bank. Additionally, Scott was involved in the Binkow v. Osbourne action related to Binkow's creation of the idea and concept for the highly successful television series "The Osbournes," the Bethea v Burnett action involving the creation of the television series "The Apprentice," and the Burton v DeLaHoya action involving the creation of the television series "The Next Great Champ.". Among his other successful cases are $3 million settlement in a transactional legal malpractice action and another legal malpractice action resulting from transactional malpractice which resulted in a confidential settlement of $8 million. He was instrumental in the settlement of a $2.25 million case involving an automobile collision that killed a celebrity; a $3 million industrial accident involving brake failure on a loader; a $2.4 million product liability action concerning a household appliance's ignition of flammable vapors; a $3 million tire tread separation case; and $9 million in a Highway Design case against the State of California.. Scott has also handled several automobile v. pedestrian collisions resulting in total settlements in excess of $8 million. At trial, Scott's achievements include: Ebrahimi v. American Express Bank, Int., $3.2 million verdict in addition to a punitive damages finding, which was a wrongful termination action; Scholz v. State of California, $3.7 million verdict, which involved road design issues; Meruelo v. Marcus & Millichap, $1.3 million verdict, a fraud action against a real estate broker; Schluep v. Gunsenhauser, $1.145 million verdict in a breach of contract action; and Botez v. Hertzfeld & Rubin, $900,000 verdict in a legal malpractice case.. Scott was listed as an up-and-coming attorney in the 2004 Law & Politics inaugural issue of Southern California Rising Stars Magazine/Los Angeles Magazine, which lists the top 2.5 percent of noteworthy attorneys in Los Angeles and Orange Counties. In 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 he was named as a Super Lawyer in Law & Politics' Southern California Super Lawyers which lists the top five percent of established Los Angeles and Orange County attorneys.. He currently serves as President of the Los Angeles chapter of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers, where he previously served on the Executive Committee and the Board of Governors.. Scott writes regularly and his published articles include: "Tax Implications of Tort Damage Awards," Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association, Advocate October, 1992; "23 USC '409: The State's Attempt to Abolish Highway Design Cases," California Trial Lawyers Association Forum, November, 1994; "Measure of Damages for Interference with a Shareholder's Ability to Sell Stock," Association of Business Trial Lawyers Report, Spring and Summer 2003; and "The Reality of Idea Theft," Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles, The Advocate, April 2006.. Scott also gives back to the community through his numerous civic and charitable activities. He was appointed by the City Council of Thousand Oaks to serve on the Board of Governors for the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza as well as the Board of Directors of the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza Foundation. For more than 20 years, he has mentored college students through his work as an officer with the Sigma Phi Epsilon Alumni Board for the University of California at Santa Barbara, where he currently serves as President. He was also awarded the Distinguished Alumnus Award for his numerous contributions to Sigma Phi Epsilon. In addition, Scott has long been active in raising awareness and money for various charities including the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and Children's Hospital Los Angeles.. A graduate of University of California at Santa Barbara, Scott received a B.A. in political science and business economics in 1986. He earned his J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles in 1991, where he made dean's list, and was a 1991 recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award in Products Liability and Remedies.

4640 Admiralty Way Ste 800 , Marina Del Rey , California 90292

Practice Areas: Litigation

Firm: The Homampour Law Firm

15303 Ventura Blvd Ste 1450 , Sherman Oaks , California 91403

Practice Areas: Litigation

Scott Boyer is an attorney at The Homampour Law Firm where he represents injured parties in catastrophic injury and wrongful death claims involving dangerous condition of public property, public entity liability, premises liability, motorcycles, motor vehicles and commercial vehicles, as well as insurance bad faith. He also represents employees in their workplace claims for wrongful termination and unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation.

Firm: Baker & Associates

1875 Century Park East , Los Angeles , California 90067

Practice Areas: Aviation & Aerospace, Business & Commercial, Business , Construction Defects, Contracts, Defamation, Libel and Slander, Employment & Labor , Litigation, Litigation

We serve as Outside General Counsel for entrepreneurs and growing companies, with an emphasis in the construction industry, providing superior cost-effective legal and business solutions in collections, contracts, employment, insurance, and intellectual property matters. Litigation, mediation, arbitration and transactions.

Firm: Law Offices of William J. King

19800 Macarthur Boulevard Suite 1000 , Irvine , California 92612

Practice Areas: Business , Contracts, Corporate , Real Estate , Litigation

Firm: Sheppard Mullin Et Al

350 S Grand Ave # 40 , Los Angeles , California 90071

Practice Areas: General Practice, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation

Firm: Ourfalian & Ourfalian

700 N Brand Blvd Ste 1150 , Glendale , California 91203

Practice Areas: Litigation

Firm: Callahan & Blaine

3 Hutton Centre Drive Suite 900 , Santa Ana , California 92707

Practice Areas: Business , Insurance , Personal Injury, Litigation, Litigation

Sarah Serpa’s practice focuses on complex litigation, including catastrophic personal injury, contract disputes and business fraud. Sarah Serpa was the responsible attorney for the largest pre-trial personal injury settlement in the history of the United States, at $50,000, for two Orange County mothers rendered quadriplegic.. Ms. Serpa was recently named a “Rising Star” as one of the top 2.5% of Southern California lawyers as rated by her peers.. She successfully prosecuted three severe brain injury cases against large newspaper companies, involving complex issues of employee vs. independent contractor status of workers.. Ms. Serpa also has extensive experience in litigation against governmental entities concerning dangerous conditions of public property wherein she gained vast knowledge in the area of roadway design and traffic engineering.. She also successfully defended corporations and their directors against allegations of fraud and unfair business practices.. Ms. Serpa is admitted to practice in California and in the United States District Courts of California and Colorado. Ms. Serpa obtained her B.S. in Management with a Certificate of Excellence in Economics from the Georgia Institute of Technology and attended Mercer University Law School and Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, obtaining her Juris Doctor in 1998.

Firm: Borton Petrini, LLP

201 Needham Street , Modesto , California 95354

Practice Areas: Litigation

Sarah A. Ornelas is a Partner in the Modesto office of Borton Petrini, LLP.  She graduated summa cum laude from California State University, Stanislaus in Turlock, California. She graduated in three years with a BS in Business Management with a concentration in International Business, and received the title of Management Student of the Year.  Sarah attended law school at Suffolk University Law School in Boston, Massachusetts and graduated cum laude in May 2007.. Sarah is licensed to practice law in California, Massachusetts Connecticut, the United States District Court for the Central District of California, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, and the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.. Prior to joining Borton Petrini, LLP, Sarah practiced in a wide variety of practice areas in the Massachusetts and Connecticut State and Federal Courts.  When Sarah, a Modesto native, and her family decided to return to the Central Valley, she joined Borton Petrini, LLP as a senior litigation associate.. Sarah has experience in a wide range of practice areas, including: civil litigation, wrongful termination, employment discrimination, housing discrimination, education litigation, insurance defense, construction litigation, collection litigation, estate administration, personal injury litigation, special education advocacy and landlord/tenant liability cases.. In her free time, Sarah enjoys volunteering in her community, escaping to the beach, and spending time with her husband and two children.

Firm: Ragghianti Freitas LLP

1101 Fifth Ave., Suite 100 , San Rafael , California 94901

Practice Areas: Litigation

Specializing in civil litigation and management-side employment law.

Firm: The Law Office of Sara B. Poster

8335 Sunset Blvd. , West Hollywood , California 90069

Practice Areas: Sexual Harassment, Litigation, Personal Injury, Employment, Car Accident

Firm: Jerry L. Freedman, A Professional Corporation

3625 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. , Westlake Village , California 91362

Practice Areas: Litigation

Sara Fazio focuses her practice on the representation of clients with respect to corporate law, business and civil litigation, professional liability, real estate litigation, homeowner association law and insurance coverage.  Prior to joining the firm, she worked in several areas of law, including family law, landlord-tenant, insurance subrogation, judgment execution, workers’ compensation and lien negotiation, and immigration. Sara graduated with honors from the Ventura College of Law.. While in law school, Sara interned with the Ventura County District Attorney and served as a member of the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund.  She received several awards for academic excellence, including a place on the dean’s honor list, the Witkin Award, and the highest grade in tort and constitutional law.  Sara now represents her clients with the same dedication that earned her these honors.. Sara received her B.A. in history from San Francisco State University, where she had the opportunity to hone her research, writing, and analytical skills.  While at SFSU, Sara was a member of the History Students Associations and vice president of Phi Alpha Theta, a national history honor society.  She also earned several other academic awards, including the Undergraduate Distinguished Scholar Award, the Joe Martin Memorial Scholarship, and was invited to join the Golden Key International Society.. Sara is admitted to practice before all courts in the State of California and the Central District of the United States District Court.  She is a member of numerous professional legal organizations, including the Ventura County Bar Association and State Bar of California.

Firm: CHIAO & WU, LLP

600 S Lake Ave Ste 405 , Pasadena , California 91106

Practice Areas: General Practice, Litigation, Litigation

As a founding partner of Chiao & Wu, LLP, Sandy T. Wu is an experienced litigator, representing clients ranging from individuals to small businesses to Fortune 500 companies.  Ms. Wu also has experience in representing public entities, including the County of Los Angeles, City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Unified School District, Manhattan Beach Unified School District and Montebello Unified School District.  Ms. Wu has litigated construction delay cases as well as wrongful termination, labor and wage issues for public entities.  Finally, Ms. Wu has experience in representing insurance companies, litigating extra-contractual and bad faith cases and issuing coverage opinions.. Prior to joining Chiao & Wu, Ms. Wu served as in house counsel for a well-known architectural and design distributor company and worked as an associate attorney at the law firms of Selman Breitman LLP and Bergman & Dacey, Inc.  Ms. Wu graduated from the University of California, Irvine, where she obtained two B.A. degrees in Political Science and Sociology.  Ms. Wu earned her J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law, graduating summa cum laude.  While in law school, Ms. Wu served as the Editor in Chief of Southwestern Law Review and externed for both state and federal judges, the Honorable Charles McCoy, Jr. in the Superior Court of Los Angeles and the Honorable Stephen V. Wilson in the United States Central District Court of California.. Ms. Wu previously served on the Board of Governors for the Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association.  Ms. Wu was also a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, American Bar Association, San Marino Chamber of Commerce, and Arcadia Chamber of Commerce.

Firm: Infinity Law Group LLP

1020 Aileen St , Lafayette , California 94549

Practice Areas: Litigation, Business, Real Estate

Firm: The Law Offices of Sandra A. Groven

1346 Fourth Street , San Rafael , California 94901

Practice Areas: Litigation

Firm: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher L Lp

2029 Century Park E Ste 4000 , Los Angeles , California 90067

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Education , Entertainment & Sports , Intellectual Property , Litigation

Firm: Umberg Zipser LLP

1920 Main Street , Irvine , California 92614

Practice Areas: Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Litigation, Financial Services, IP Litigation, Securities Litigation & Enforcement