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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...

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...

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. ...

R. Rex Parris and his wife, Carrol, founded PARRIS Law Firm in 1985 with the goal of building a truly great law firm. That goal has never changed – they continue to innovate and work tirelessly to improve the service and results they provide daily. Rex is recognized as one of the most successful and innovative trial lawyers alive today. Rex handles a wide variety of cases, ranging from severe personal injury to class actions, products liability, and business torts. When he is not in tri...

Keith Lemieux is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Municipal Law and Water Law. Keith, who practices law in Westlake Village, California, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Keith is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Morgan Ricketts is a partner at Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai LLP in Pasadena, California, where her practice focuses on civil rights litigation , labor and employment litigation, police misconduct cases, and trial advocacy. She represents individuals in state and federal courts involving workplace disputes, constitutional rights violations, wrongful arrest, excessive force, and other complex civil litigation matters. Before joining Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai LLP, Ms. Ricketts worked...

Cornelia Ho Chin Dai is a partner at Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai LLP in Pasadena, California. Her practice focuses on employment law , wage and hour matters , civil rights litigation , and complex class actions. She represents individuals and groups in matters involving workplace rights, including claims related to discrimination, harassment, retaliation, whistleblower protections , wrongful termination, unpaid wages, meal and rest break violations, and other labor and employment dispute...

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.

Wayne Lemieux is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Water Law. Wayne, who practices law in Westlake Village, California, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Wayne is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.