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Scott Glovsky is one of the most experienced, respected, and trusted insurance lawyers in the nation. With offices in Pasadena and Claremont, California, the Law Offices of Scott Glovsky was founded in 1999 and specializes in insurance bad faith, catastrophic personal injury, health-related litigation, sexual abuse, and trial work. Our firm helps ordinary people suffering because of the negligent and bad acts of organizations and corporations. Our clients have included health insurance policy...

Ellen A. Pansky specializes in the defense of attorneys, bar applicants and other professionals in regulatory and licensure proceedings and represents both plaintiffs and defendants in civil legal malpractice actions. She consults with and advises lawyers in legal ethics and risk management. She frequently serves as an expert witness in legal malpractice proceedings. Ms. Pansky is a California State Bar Certified Specialist in the area of Legal Malpractice Law. In 2021, she was appointed to t...

Art Barsegyan is a senior associate attorney at Pansky Markle Attorneys at Law. He joined the firm in 2012, with a practice focused on legal ethics compliance, State Bar disciplinary defense and attorney admissions, and legal malpractice defense. He is an active member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA); the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers (APRL); and the Association of Discipline Defense Counsel (ADDC), for which he served on the Board of Directors in variou...

Attorney Erin Joyce has extensive experience in State Bar investigations and disciplinary proceedings, plus over thirty years of civil litigation practice. Erin was admitted in 1990 and practiced for nearly eight years in an intellectual property boutique before joining the Office of Chief Trial Counsel as a prosecutor for the State Bar, from 1997 through 2016. Erin has over twenty-five years of experience handling all aspects of discipline cases against attorneys in State Bar Court, from the...

Michael A. Akselrud is an associate at The Lanier Law Firm in Los Angeles , specializing in business litigation , personal injury and products liability . He joined the Lanier family in 2012 as a law clerk and member of the firm’s pharmaceutical litigation team. Michael was named by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in Southern California since 2016. In 2020 Michael was named to the LawDragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers, one of the most respected guides to the legal profession. ...

Wesley H. Avery is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation - Bankruptcy. Wesley H., who practices law in Pasadena, California, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Wesley H. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Rachel Lanier practices in the areas of toxic torts, pharmaceutical litigation, mass torts, and product liability. Prior to joining The Lanier Law Firm in 2016, Ms. Lanier was an associate at a mid-sized firm in Manhattan, where she focused on representing individuals suffering from asbestos-induced diseases, such as mesothelioma and lung cancer. Ms. Lanier earned her undergraduate degree from Pepperdine University in California, and her law degree from the St. John’s University School ...

Lee Cirsch is a senior attorney at The Lanier Law Firm. He is an experienced trial lawyer who has handled a wide variety of personal injury, products liability, and business and commercial litigation matters for more than two decades. He primarily focuses on representing the firm’s clients in personal injury and product liability matters. Lee focuses on the needs of the firm’s clients and develops the best strategy to achieve those needs in the most creative, efficient, and econom...

Daniel C. Lorenzen is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Tax Law and Trusts and Estates. Daniel C., who practices law in Westlake Village, California, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Daniel C. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jose represents private companies at all stages of the corporate life cycle in buy- and sell-side mergers and acquisitions. His experience includes reverse/forward triangular mergers, equity purchases and asset sales. He also advises private companies and investors in financing transactions, such as sales of preferred or common stock, company interests, convertible notes and SAFEs. In addition, Jose counsels private companies on formation and general corporate matters. Jose provides ongoing g...