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Brendan Gilbert is a Partner at Taylor & Ring who handles cases involving the sexual abuse of minors, sexual assault and harassment, products liability, and complex personal injury actions with catastrophic injuries. Brendan has been the handling attorney on numerous cases that have resulted in eight-figure and seven-figure settlements as a result of his aggressive and persistent style of litigating cases. He has also second chaired multiple personal injury trials to verdict and was lead ...
Natalie Weatherford is a senior partner and trial attorney at Taylor & Ring in Los Angeles, California. She focuses her practice on representing both children and adults in sexual harassment, assault, abuse and misconduct cases as well as civil rights litigation throughout the state. Natalie is a relentless advocate for survivors and her work has led to numerous record-breaking verdicts and settlements against individuals, large corporations, and school districts and administrators. Repre...
John C. Taylor is a nationally recognized trial lawyer in California. The broad variety of cases he has tried during his career is matched by few attorneys, trying more than 135 cases to verdict, including: police shootings and civil rights, sexual abuse, serious personal injury, wrongful death, products liability, insurance bad faith, and employment. Among his record-setting outcomes are: $57.5 million verdict in an insurance bad faith action arising from an aviation accident resulting in th...
Sonya Ostovar is the Managing Partner at Taylor & Ring. Her practice focuses on representing both children and adults in sexual abuse and sexual assault/misconduct cases. She has obtained multimillion-dollar verdicts for clients – most notably a $100 million judgment on behalf of a young girl who was sexually abused by her Jiu Jitsu coach; a $97.5 million settlement where Sonya represented over 30 plaintiffs in the Santa Monica PAL/Eric Uller abuse cases; and a $45.4 million verdict...
Peter Reagan is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Peter practices law in Manhattan Beach, California Best Lawyers has recognized Peter Reagan 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 Peter Reagan is held by other lawyers.
Marion T. Hack is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Construction Law and Litigation - Construction. Marion T. practices law in Los Angeles, California Best Lawyers has recognized Marion T. Hack since 2018. 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 Marion T. Hack is held by other lawyers.
Jeffrey L. Steinfeld has extensive trial experience and a broad complex commercial litigation practice representing clients in federal and state court at both the trial and appellate levels. Mr. Steinfeld’s practice focuses on white collar criminal defense and SEC enforcement actions, class action defense, federal and state securities laws, duties of corporate officers and directors, and related litigation. He also has first-chaired a federal trial to jury verdict and has participated i...
Steven E. Knott is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Insurance Law. Steven E. practices law in Los Angeles, California Best Lawyers has recognized Steven E. Knott 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 Steven E. Knott is held by other lawyers.
Steven M. Goldsobel is a former federal prosecutor and the founder of the Law Offices of Steven Goldsobel, based in Los Angeles, California. He previously served as a partner in the White Collar Crime Practice Group and Trial Department of the international law firm McDermott, Will & Emery. His background as a federal prosecutor provides valuable insight when counseling and representing individuals and organizations facing criminal investigations, indictments, and related enforcement acti...
Anton N. Handal has over 40 years of first-chair litigation experience in Federal, State, and Administrative Tribunals and has been recognized by Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers in America, in 2023, 2024, 2025, and as a Law Firm Visionary by the LA Times. Notable clients include Volvo Car Corporation, Illumina Inc., and members of the Saudi Royal Family. He has significant business and legal contacts in the Middle East, Asia, and China and has proven to be a valuable resource to U.S. companies...
Bijan Esfandiari is a pharmaceutical product liability litigation attorney and senior partner at Wisner Baum in Los Angeles, where he focuses his practice on complex and multi-district litigation, including defective medical devices, pharmaceutical drug product liability, and consumer fraud. Since joining the firm in 2007, Bijan has worked as lead counsel on several cutting-edge pharmaceutical and medical device cases. His legal work has helped thousands of clients secure compensation for the...
P. Michelle Gasaway is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Corporate Law. P. Michelle practices law in Los Angeles, California Best Lawyers has recognized P. Michelle Gasaway since 2020. 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 P. Michelle Gasaway is held by other lawyers.
Dawn M. Irizarry is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Dawn M. practices law in Los Angeles, California Best Lawyers has recognized Dawn M. Irizarry 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 Dawn M. Irizarry is held by other lawyers.
