Litigation lawyers in California Alexandra Mikhail to Alicia McElwaine-Leto

Firm: Alicia McElwaine-Leto, Esq.

4164 Tweedy Blvd , South Gate , California 90280 Zip code: 90280

Practice Areas: Litigation

Ms. McElwaine-Leto is a member of the California Lawyers Association, American Bar Association, Pasadena Bar Association,and Los Angeles County Bar Association and is licensed to practice before all Courts in the State of California as well as the United States District Court, Central, Southern and Eastern Districts. In 2017 Ms. McElwaine-Leto earned Lawyers of Distinction recognition and was a recipient of Avvo's Client Choice Award in 2017, 2018, 2020, and 2021. In 2019 Ms. McElwaine-Leto was named a "Top Attorney" ranked in the top 5% by . From 2019 through 2025 she earned Super Lawyer status being named to the prestigious "Rising Stars" category - available only to those in the top 2.5% of the industry. In 2024 The National Trial Lawyers recognized her as a member of the Top 25 Female Trial Lawyers. In 2023, 2024 and 2025 Ms. McElwaine-Leto was recognized by Best Lawyers - Ones to Watch in America for her work in Plaintiff's Personal Injury Litigation.. Ms. McElwaine-Leto attended Concoridia University Irvine on an athletic scholarship for Softball and Deans Academic scholarship. In 2010 Alicia earned a Bachelor of Arts degree after double majoring in Political Science and History.. Upon receiving her Juris Doctorate degree from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in 2014 Alicia worked for a consumer protection firm with an emphasis in Federal consumer litigation where she gained a solid and articulated understanding of the law represenrting clients against Fortune 500 opponents.. Ms. McElwaine-Leto has resolved 100s of client disputes with banks, bill collectors and credit agencies pre-litigation in addition to being named counsel of record in over one hundred filed civil cases. With over a decade of courtroom experience Ms. McElwaine-Leto has gained an astute knowledge and understanding of both criminal and civil cases overseeing all aspects of litigation from client affairs to winning at trial after jury deliberation. Having spent thousands of hours in the courtroom, Ms. McElwaine-Leto has appeared in 100s of both felony and misdemeanor criminal cases frequently representing clients who were wrongfully accused and often facing life sentences behind bars.. Ms. McElwaine-Leto has been named counsel of record in 100s of cases overseeing all aspects of litigation from client affairs to second chairing a murder trial. Ms. McElwaine-Leto's most recent trial win occurred in March 2019 when she convinced a 12 person jury that her client was innocent of all five counts by unanimous decision.. Alicia has dedicated her practice to being an advocate for those who do not have the ability to represent themselves.. Ms. McElwaine-Leto has deep roots in Southern California where her family made a name for themselves as top executives in Hollywood with an impressive client list that included Frank Sinatra, Elivs Presley, Judy Garland and Steven Spielberg. Alicia has based her legal career on the objectives her family was known for, being "scrupulously loyal to clients as well as a tough, shrewd negotiator".

Firm: Shaumyan & Derbarseghian LLP

700 N Brand Blvd Ste 870 , Glendale , California 91203 Zip code: 91203

Practice Areas: Litigation

Firm: Yoka Smith, LLP

445 S Figueroa St # 38 , Los Angeles , California 90071 Zip code: 90071

Practice Areas: Litigation

alice@anpslaw.com , Mill Valley , California 94941 Zip code: 94941

Practice Areas: Litigation

Attorney | Mediator | Litigator | Negotiator. Representing nonprofit and other clients in litigation and tax-exempt law matters.  Update author to CEB's definitive practice guide, Advising California Nonprofit Corporations (2021, 2022, Ch. 22).  Over thirty years of practice in complex litigation, compliance and transactional work.

Firm: Madison Law, APC

17702 Mitchell North , Irvine , California 92614 Zip code: 92614

Practice Areas: Litigation

Ali Parvaneh manages Madison Law, and oversees the firm's paralegals, clerks, and staff members. Mr. Parvaneh is a board certified trial specialist, a licensed California real estate broker (DRE No. 01715925), a certified mediator, a Paul Harris Fellow, and a member of various BAR associations.  He is admitted to practice before the California Supreme Court, the United States District Court for the Central and Southern Districts of California, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Mr. Parvaneh studied law at Western State University and Newport University.  His undergraduate studies were in land surveying at the University of Florida.

Firm: Cox Castle & Nicholson LLP

50 California St Ste 3200 , San Francisco , California 94111 Zip code: 94111

Practice Areas: Litigation

Firm: Weitz & Luxenberg, PC

1880 Century Park East , Los Angeles , California 90067 Zip code: 90067

Practice Areas: Litigation

Alexandra Shef is passionate about helping her clients obtain the justice they seek. So passionate is she about her work, in fact, that Super Lawyer magazine in 2015 and 2016 counted Ms. Shef among its Rising Star attorneys, naming her to its Top 100 Up-and-Coming Attorneys of Southern California list and to its roster of Top 50 Up-and-Coming Women Attorneys in Southern California. Ms. Shef.. Alexandra Shef joined Weitz & Luxenberg in 2015, where her practice mainly focuses on representing people suffering from malignant mesothelioma and asbestos-related cancer. She came to Weitz & Luxenberg after more than four years with The Lanier Law Firm in Los Angeles, where she co-developed its asbestos litigation group, oversaw its California asbestos cases’ dockets, and mentored other attorneys. Prior to that Ms. Shef worked at the law firm of Simon, Eddins & Greenstone in Long Beach, California. She managed mesothelioma cases from filing until trial, including handling all procedural aspects involved in initiating a case and preparing for trial, planning and conducting discovery, obtaining preferential trial dates, and making key motions to advance her clients’ goals. Earlier, she worked in the office of the Los Angeles County District Attorney, in the enforcement division of the federal Securities and Exchange Commission, in an immigrant-focused legal-services program operated under the auspices of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, and in a Holocaust-survivor-oriented legal-services program operated by the organization Bet Tzedek. Additionally, she clerked for two Los Angeles County Superior Court judges.. Ms. Shef is a skilled litigation attorney who works hard to hold companies accountable for harms done to her clients. Ms. Shef takes pride in getting cases quickly to trial or settlement and in her track-record of success at locating long-buried evidence that proves helpful to her clients’ causes. Ms. Shef entered the practice of law in 2006, soon after receiving a juris doctor degree from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. During her years there she twice made the Dean’s Honor List and was a member of the Scott Moot Court Honors Board. Ms. Shef, who speaks and writes fluent Russian and Ukrainian, completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business, where she received a bachelor of science degree in business administration. At USC, she was named to the Dean’s Honor Roll every semester.

Firm: Ari Law, PC

3130 ALPINE RD , Portola Valley , California 94028 Zip code: 94028

Practice Areas: Litigation

Ali Ari Aalaei leads the Firm’s efforts in corporate and litigation matters.. Prior to founding the Firm, he has held positions with the United States Congress House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, the City of Boston Law Department, various technology companies, and the law firm of Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Dorr LLP.. His practice is primarily dedicated to corporate and dispute resolution services, including providing counsel on commercial law matters and going to trial. Cases that he handles often involve contracts, business organizations, unfair business practices, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, consumer, real estate, patent, technology, transactions, and public interest matters.

Firm: Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo

12800 Center Court Dr S Ste 300 , Cerritos , California 90703 Zip code: 90703

Practice Areas: Litigation

Firm: Mckool Smith

300 Crescent Ct Ste 1500 , Dallas , California 75201 Zip code: 75201

Practice Areas: Litigation

50 California St Ste 1500 , San Francisco , California 94111 Zip code: 94111

Practice Areas: Litigation

302 Cherrywood Ave , San Leandro , California 94577 Zip code: 94577

Practice Areas: Litigation

Firm: Capstone Law, APC

1840 Century Park E Ste 450 , Los Angeles , California 90067 Zip code: 90067

Practice Areas: Litigation

Firm: Alpine Investors

1 California St Ste 2900 , San Francisco , California 94111 Zip code: 94111

Practice Areas: Litigation

2130 Winterwood Drive , Fullerton , California 92833 Zip code: 92833

Practice Areas: Litigation

Firm: Morrison & Foerster LLP

425 Market St , San Francisco , California 94105 Zip code: 94105

Practice Areas: Litigation

Firm: Kaye Scholer

1999 Ave of The Stars Ste 1700 , Los Angeles , California 90067 Zip code: 90067

Practice Areas: Litigation

Firm: Perkins Coie LLP

505 Howard St Ste 1000 , San Francisco , California 94105 Zip code: 94105

Practice Areas: Litigation

690 Chestnut St Apt 303 , San Francisco , California 94133 Zip code: 94133

Practice Areas: Litigation

Firm: Courtney D. Flannery & Associates

655 N Central Ave # 12 , Glendale , California 91203 Zip code: 91203

Practice Areas: Litigation