Legal Services & Lawyers

Kevin Forrester is an attorney whose representative practice includes negotiation, property and trust management, litigation and trial, and whose neutral practice includes arbitration, conflict resolution through mediation, and service as a Superior Court Judge Pro Tempore.

Robert J. Allan is a barrister and solicitor and an AV rated attorney with over 30 years of international legal experience. Mr. Allan has earned a global reputation for excellence in both the legal and business community, and has been honored with an AV Rating; Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards. He has extensive experience representing the interests of existing and emerging domestic and international businesses and provides insightful legal counsel on matters such as corporate law, corporate governance, global finance and transactional representation.

Mr. Allan has considerable expertise in corporate compliance and global corporate structures. His ability to understand the nuances of establishing and growing an international business provides him with an exceptional ability to forecast the challenges many businesses face while expanding their international operations.

He has represented domestic and foreign corporations, partnerships and trusts covering a wide array of practice areas. Mr. Allan also serves as general counsel for many of his clients. Mr. Allan's experience as an attorney at law, as well as his experience as a President and CEO of public and private corporations provides him with unique insight into the complexities of running a global business.

In 2007, Mr. Allan co-founded AL NPL Partners, Inc., a fund management and investment advisory firm focused exclusively on investments in non-performing loans (NPL) in China. The investment strategy managed by AL NPL Partners Inc. invests in NPL portfolios in China with several major international financial institutions. Mr. Allan is responsible for the overall strategy and management of AL NPL Partners Inc.

He also co-founded the USA China Law Group, an organization dedicated to providing high quality legal and strategic business advice to individuals, businesses and corporations looking to establish and grow a business presence in China. In September 2008, Mr. Allan authored an article titled The Conflicted Duty of Chinese Lawyers, which was published in the highly esteemed National Law Journal.
He also recently spoke at the CEO Roundtable in Beijing on the topic of Corporate Social Responsibility in the US and China, as well as the UCLA US-China Business Law Conference.

Mr. Allan began his law career at the firm of Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP in Vancouver, British Columbia. He received a Law Degree from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 1975, With Distinction. He is admitted to practice in California and in British Columbia. He currently resides in Malibu, California with his wife and two children.

Zev J. Eigen is a labor/employment and entertainment litigator with more than a decade of substantial experience handling complex negotiations, alternative dispute resolution and general contract law. Eigen has developed a particular background in representing clients in the entertainment industry and the restaurant and hospitality industry. He previously served as Senior Counsel to Twentieth Century Fox, where he represented Fox in all facets of its relationships with the entertainment industry labor organizations such as the Screen Actors Guild, the Writers Guild and the Directors Guild. Prior to joining Fox, Eigen worked as an associate with the law firm, Littler Mendelson, where he represented numerous companies in labor and employment matters.

Eigen’s articles have appeared in the Cornell Hotel & Restaurant Administration Quarterly, Dispute Resolution Journal, Fordham Law Review, Connecticut Law Review and the University of Pennsylvania’s Journal of Labor and Employment Law and. He regularly speaks at conferences and legal events, including the annual Human Resources in Hospitality conference, and the Entertainment Industry Labor & Employment Law conference, as well as the Academy of Management.

Beginning in the Fall of 2009, Eigen will join the faculty of Northwestern University School of Law where he will teach contracts, commercial transactions, negotiations and employment law. His current research is supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation. Eigen is also a Graduate Research Fellow with Harvard Law School’s Program on Negotiation (PON).

The high cost of having a divorce can force couples into handling their own divorce case without proper legal representation. Yet, being unfamiliar with Family Law and being in a dispute over custody, property, assets, etc. can be confusing and very costly in the long run. The Brenner Law Firm can help you mediate your divorce. As a neutral mediator, Cherie Brenner, who is an attorney knowing Family Law, can help you settle your divorce without the expensive cost of two Divorce attorneys battling it out in court. Don't leave the decisions about your future and your children's future in the hands of a Judge who has no real knowledge of your wants and needs. Through the Mediation Process you both can work through your own agreement in a setting that is conducive to settlement. Ms. Cherie Brenner can also help in the low cost filing and the necessary paper work involved. The Brenner Law Firm can handle your divorce without the stress, anger and anxiety of handling it yourselves, and saving both parties thousands of dollars attorney fees. Call today to set up an appointment for a free consultation to discuss how successful the mediation process works. View our website at http;//The BrennerLawFirm.net and/or call (949) 259-3140. Our office is close to the 5 freeway near Crown Valley Parkway at 28202 Cabot Road, Suite 300, Laguna Niguel, Ca. 92677. We are looking forward to meeting you.
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Mr. Mellor obtained his Bachelor of Science Degree from Cornell University in 1988. While at Cornell he was a member of Cornell University's National Debate and Forensics Team, repeatedly recognized as an exceptional debater and individual public speaker throughout the country. Mr. Mellor obtained his Juris Doctorate from Southwestern University School of Law in 1992. He was admitted to both the California and the District of Columbia Bars and has been practicing law for over 16 years in both state and federal courts, including the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Mellor started his own Real Estate and Business Litigation Practice in 2001 and has had three published opinions in the California Courts of Appeal since that time.

Mr. Mellor is the Immediate Past Chair of the Executive Committee for the Litigation Section of the State Bar of California and was Chair in (2007-2008); Vice-Chair (2006-2007); Treasurer (2005-2006); Secretary (2004-2005) and Executive Committee Member (2002-2004). He also assists with the State Bar's Real Estate Section Committee in California. He has special interests in Real Estate and Business litigation involving Loan Modifications, Foreclosures, Mechanic’s Liens, construction defects, business contracts, business entity formation, and technology.

Mr. Greer is expert in real estate and construction, whether involving litigation, mediation, arbitration, or consultation; he has served construction-oriented clientele (large and small) in ALL of their "phases" of need (litigation in California and Colorado, dispute resolution (mediator and arbitrator), assistance in procurement or development, contract drafting and letting, specification identification, disputes arising during the project, payment issues,liens, and the like). He also serves the real estate industry, whether pursuing class-action litigation, defending brokers/agents/appraisers, or mediating disputes between Purchasers and Sellers of property. In summary - there is NO DISPUTE involving construction or real estate that Jim Greer can not assist in a reasonable and efficiently priced manner.