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Gregory A. Fishman is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Real Estate Law. Gregory A. practices law in Los Angeles, California Best Lawyers has recognized Gregory A. Fishman since 2025. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Gregory A. Fishman is held by other lawyers.

Behram V. Parekh is an attorney at Wisner Baum in the firm’s Los Angeles office, where he focuses his practice on mass torts, products liability, and class action litigation. A seasoned attorney with over 30 years of experience litigating complex class action and mass tort cases, Behram has represented individuals and institutions in high-stakes litigation at the trial and appellate levels. He has earned appointments as lead or co-lead counsel in numerous cases involving consumer fraud,...

Jason D. Strabo is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Criminal Defense: White-Collar. Jason D. practices law in Los Angeles, California Best Lawyers has recognized Jason D. Strabo since 2024. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Jason D. Strabo is held by other lawyers.

Michael L. Baum is a senior partner of Wisner Baum (formerly Baum Hedlund Aristei & Goldman) based in Los Angeles. For 29 years, Michael was the managing partner of Baum Hedlund until he turned over the reins to R. Brent Wisner at the beginning of 2023. Under Michael’s stewardship, our firm grew from a small boutique law firm to one of the nation’s leading plaintiffs’ litigation firms that is now known for its cutting-edge, superior legal work. While running Baum Hedlund...

Louise Ann “Luzann” Fernandez is co-chair of the Labor and Employment practice group, with more than 30 years of experience. Luzann is a fierce litigator who is hired by corporations, hospitals, and celebrities for high profile and exposure cases. Luzann does not back down from challenges facing her clients and comes up with out of the box and novel theories. Luzann is also active as an independent investigator. Using her litigation experience, Luzann investigates claims of discri...

Laura Sedrish is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Laura practices law in Los Angeles, California Best Lawyers has recognized Laura Sedrish since 2023. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Laura Sedrish is held by other lawyers.

Dave Ring is a plaintiff's personal injury trial lawyer with many precedent-setting verdicts and settlements. He is recognized as one of the leading victim advocate lawyers in the nation for his work representing survivors of sexual abuse and assault. For over 30 years he has represented children and adults who suffered sexual abuse in cases against schools, churches, youth organizations and other institutions. Dave also handles major personal injury cases, including those involving wrongful ...

Jacqueline C. Charlesworth is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Copyright Law. Jacqueline C. practices law in Los Angeles, California Best Lawyers has recognized Jacqueline C. Charlesworth since 2021. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Jacqueline C. Charlesworth is held by other lawyers.

Dana is a partner in the Century City and Los Angeles offices and co-chairs the firm’s Renewable Energy Industry Group. He has over two decades of experience advising private and public clients on complex environmental, permitting, and regulatory matters across various sectors. Whether the focus is utility-scale energy infrastructure, commercial real estate, brownfields redevelopment, or the cleanup and remediation of sites (or related litigation), Dana’s focus is on providing val...

A. Ilyas Akbari is the Founder and President of KENNEDY WILSHIRE PC. In addition to a trial lawyer, he is also a bioengineer. Ilyas was a Senior Shareholder and Senior Partner at two of the most prestigious law firms in the country prior to starting his own firm. He is an experienced aviation litigator, having worked on over 200 aviation cases since 2005. Ilyas has litigated crashes and incidents involving commercial airlines, charter operations, general aviation aircraft, military aircraft, ...