Firm: Mortenson Taggart LLP
Practice Areas: Litigation
Michael D. Mortenson is a founding partner of Mortenson Taggart LLP. He is an experienced trial lawyer who represents and advises Fortune 500 companies, innovative startups, emerging middle market companies, and high-profile individuals, as both plaintiffs and defendants, in complex, high-stakes matters in federal and state courts throughout the country.. Michael’s trial practice focuses primarily on business litigation, consumer litigation and employment litigation. Michael regularly handles matters involving fraud, breach of contract, breach of warranty, breach of fiduciary duty, misappropriation of trade secrets, products liability, whistleblower actions, discrimination, and retaliation for clients in various industries including automotive, technology, manufacturing, alternative energy, private equity and sports and entertainment. Michael’s work has been featured in various media outlets including The Washington Post, Fox News, ABC News, Los Angeles Times, Associated Press, and Law360 among others. Michael has been recognized by Top Verdicts for winning one of California’s top 100 jury verdicts in 2019, and he has repeatedly been recognized as a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers Magazine.. Michael’s clients include iconic Fortune 500 companies such as Ford Motor Company and Western Digital, innovative startups such as Rivian Automotive and Bubs Naturals, emerging middle market companies including Valta Energy, and sports and entertainment companies including Gracie Barra Jiu Jitsu and Angelus Entertainment, among others.. Michael also devotes a substantial amount of his time to pro bono work. Among his many successful outcomes over the last decade, Michael represented the family and estate of U.S. Navy SEAL Glen Doherty, who was killed in the Benghazi terrorist attacks, against the Central Intelligence Agency and the State Department, which resulted in modifications to CIA and State Department policies regarding contractors killed in action, and against the Defense Base Act insurance broker for breach of fiduciary duty that resulted in a favorable settlement. Michael also represented California’s foster care children in a suit against the State of California for violating the Child Welfare Act, which resulted in hundreds of millions of additional dollars spent to care for California’s most vulnerable children. California Lawyer Magazine touted this victory as “precedent-setting.”. Before founding Mortenson Taggart LLP, Michael was the Chair of Consumer Litigation at Stradling, Yocca, Carlson & Rauth, and before that was a partner at Baker Hostetler LLP.
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Firm: Bulkley, Richardson & Gelinas, LLP
Practice Areas: Litigation
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Firm: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Practice Areas: Litigation
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Firm: Plager Schack, LLP
Practice Areas: Litigation
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Firm: Husch Blackwell
Practice Areas: Litigation
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Firm: Reden | Riddell
Practice Areas: Litigation
Mike is a named partner and is experienced in all areas of corporate transactions and disputes, business transactions and disputes, real property transactions and disputes, development, general civil litigation, and asset protection. He helps clients plan, structure and negotiate the legal aspects of a wide range of corporate, business, real estate, and personal matters. Mike serves as outside general counsel to many of the firm’s corporate clients, and represents a variety of other clients, including business owners, developers, contractors, and individuals. He helps clients plan, structure and negotiate the legal aspects of a wide range of transactional matters. He has effectively resolved a wide variety of civil litigation cases, including business and commercial disputes and personal injury, and has successfully tried cases in jury, bench trials, and arbitration.
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Firm: Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, PA
Practice Areas: Litigation
Michael Zareh Pehlevanian is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A. He focuses his practice on civil litigation defense, general liability, premises liability and product liability.. Prior to joining QPWB, Mr. Pehlevanian was lead counsel for a financial services company specializing in tax planning. He assisted individuals and businesses with Federal and State tax liability issues. He represented clients in all aspects of the audit process, negotiated with the Internal Revenue Service and with State taxing agencies to release levies, garnishments and federal tax liens, and petitioned tax court involving tax obligation issues.. Mr. Pehlevanian received his Juris Doctor cum laude from Thomas Jefferson School of Law, San Diego, California in May 2013 and Bachelor of Arts from Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California in May 2008, graduating with a major in political science.. Mr. Pehlevanian is licensed to practice law in California. He is a member of the State Bar of California, the Los Angeles County Bar Association and San Diego County Bar Association.. He is fluent in Armenian.
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Firm: Floyd Skeren Manukian Langevin, LLP
Practice Areas: Litigation
Michael has lived and worked in the Ventura area since the 1980's and believes in serving the community where he grew up, went to school, and has a family. He has concentrated his practice on civil litigation from the very beginning of his legal career. He has over a decade of experience dealing with litigated claims, including those related to personal injury, employment, general negligence, fraud, consumer protection, contractual issues and insurance related disputes. Mr. Peterson is admitted to practice law in all State and Federal courts in California. When not working, Michael enjoys cooking, motorcycles, making music with a variety of instruments, and most of all quality family time.
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Practice Areas: Litigation
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Firm: Posner & Rosen LLP
Practice Areas: Litigation
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Practice Areas: Litigation
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Firm: INTO CHAMPON & ASSOC., A Law Corporation
Practice Areas: Litigation
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Firm: Cooley LLP
Practice Areas: Litigation
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Firm: Wilmerhale
Practice Areas: Litigation
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Firm: Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Practice Areas: Litigation
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Firm: Experian
Practice Areas: Litigation
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Practice Areas: Litigation
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Firm: GREEN & HALL,APC
Practice Areas: Litigation
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, San Diego , California
Practice Areas: Litigation
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Practice Areas: Litigation
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