Best Lawyers Near You in South Pasadena, California
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Erika Contreras is a partner at Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP and focuses her practice on catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, and motor carrier liability cases. Licensed in California and Nevada, Ms. Contreras has obtained millions of dollars in awards for her clients, including many seven-figure and eight-figure verdicts and settlements. Some of Ms. Contreras results include: Casillas v. Landstar Ranger, Inc : Ms. Contreras was part of the trial team that obtained a $34,555,220 jury...
Bryan C. LeRoy is a partner in our Real Estate practice group and is based in our Los Angeles office. Bryan represents private and public entities in zoning, land use, environmental compliance, energy and infrastructure and other property development matters. Clients seek his counsel on property rights, entitlement strategy and the processing of land use permits, securing zoning approvals and managing environmental concerns and other project impacts, particularly with regard to requirements o...
Walter Yoka is a nationally recognized trial attorney with particular focus on products liability. He has tried numerous complex and high profile cases to verdict on behalf of Yoka & Smith’s corporate clients and successfully argued in California’s Supreme and Appellate courts. Among his many affiliations, Mr. Yoka is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, Product Liability Advisory Counsel and International Society of Barristers. He served as President of the Asso...
Andrew K. Fogg is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Land Use and Zoning Law and Real Estate Law. Andrew K. practices law in Los Angeles, California Best Lawyers has recognized Andrew K. Fogg since 2019. 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 Andrew K. Fogg is held by other lawyers.
Marc Fenster is co-chair of the Litigation Department and chair of the Patent Litigation department at RAK, which he founded in 2003. Mr. Fenster is a first chair trial lawyer specializing in high-technology patent litigation. Prior to joining Russ August & Kabat, Mr. Fenster was a lawyer at Irell & Manella LLP from 1995 to 2003, where he was a member of the Intellectual Property and Litigation work groups. Mr. Fenster has handled complex commercial cases involving patents, trademarks...
Richard began his career as a workplace lawyer in 1977 after obtaining degrees from Cornell University’s School of Industrial & Labor Relations and the Santa Clara University law school. Richard has spent his entire career assisting management defend and risk manage workplace related legal matters and proposed personnel transactions. His experience in the trenches enables Richard to provide management with a clear-eyed assessment and strategic options. Richard’s style is one w...
Mr.Sherwin received his BA from Cal State Northridge in 1969, and his JD from Loyola University School of Law in 1972. Mr. Sherwin is a member of the California and Los Angeles Bar Associations, the Inland Empire Bar Association, the Consumer Attorneys of California and the Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles. He has served as a member of the Board of Governors for the Consumer Attorneys of California. Mr. Sherwin has served as a Superior Court Arbitrator and serves as an independent mediator.
Glenn Kantor is a founding partner of Kantor & Kantor LLP. As a young attorney, Glenn saw the injustice of wrongful insurance denials and created a law firm to represent individuals seeking to obtain their rightful benefits. Glenn is committed to ensure that clients receive the benefits they are entitled to under their insurance policies or group health plans. In the past 20 years, Glenn has represented thousands of individuals suffering a wide range of medical conditions including: Multi...
Peter B. Morrison has a broad litigation practice, representing clients in both federal and state courts, with a particular emphasis on takeover and securities litigation. Mr. Morrison advises corporations on matters involving both federal and state securities laws, duties of corporate directors, SEC and stock exchange inquiries and investigations, civil RICO matters, and contests for corporate control. Mr. Morrison is one of only two attorneys nationwide to be named to Law360 ’s list o...
Darryl Cluster is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Nonprofit / Charities Law and Trusts and Estates. Darryl practices law in Los Angeles, California Best Lawyers has recognized Darryl Cluster since 2013. 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 Darryl Cluster is held by other lawyers.
David Nelson is co-chair of Loeb & Loeb’s Trust and Estate Litigation Practice. Previously, he served as chair of the firm’s Los Angeles Trusts and Estates Practice. He concentrates on trust, probate and conservatorship litigation including: litigation and disputes involving trusts, decedents’ estates and conservatorships; will and trust contests; breach of fiduciary duty claims; and interpretation of testamentary instruments. David also has an appellate practice. His pr...
Seth Levy leads Nixon Peabody's Intellectual Property practice group and handles some of the most complex deals at the intersection of science, health care, and innovation. Universities, research institutes, and academic medical centers turn to him for high-level counsel on technology transfer, including patent procurement and portfolio management, negotiation of commercial transactions involving IP, coordination of enforcement activities, and resolution of related disputes. Beyond individual...
Since graduating from UCLA Law School in 1973 (Order of the Coif), James Goldman has represented clients in trials and appeals in state and federal courts, regulatory proceedings (involving the Securities and Exchange Commission, Federal Home Loan Bank Board, California and Arizona State Boards of Accountancy, Federal Trade Commission, California Department of Corporations, NYSE, NASD, and FINRA), arbitrations, and mediations. His practice has focused on complex commercial litigation involvin...
