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.

Welcome, my name is Amir Afsar and I have been a California Bar Certified attorney since 2004. My practice, Afsar Law Group, A.P.C., is located in Palm Desert, California and provides legal services to clients throughout the Coachella Valley including:

Palm Springs, CA
Cathedral City, CA
Rancho Mirage, CA
Desert Hot Springs, CA
Palm Desert, CA
Indian Wells, CA
Bermuda Dunes, CA
La Quinta, CA
Indio, CA
Coachella, CA
Thermal, CA
Yucca Valley, CA
29 Palms, CA
Joshua Tree, CA
Banning, CA
Beaumont, CA

And various other areas throughout Riverside and San Bernardino County.

Here are the practice areas I can assist you with:

BUSINESS FORMATION

* Formation of California and Out-of-State Corporations
* Formation of Limited Liability Companies (LLCs)
* Formation of Limited Liability Partnerships
* Annual Corporate Maintenance (Shareholder/Director Meetings; Resolutions; Minutes)
* Partnership Agreements
* Buy-Sell Agreements
* Business Purchase and Sale Transactions

DIVORCE and FAMILY LAW

* Divorce / Dissolution:
* Legal Separation
* Child & Spousal Support
* Child Custody & Visitation
* Division of Marital Property & Debt
* Negotiated Settlement
* Adoption
* Guardianship
* Minorâs Counsel
* Domestic Violence / Restraining Orders
* Mediation, Arbitration, and Litigation
* PreNuptial Planning


REAL ESTATE and PROPERTY

* Mediation, Arbitration, and Litigation of Disputes
* Mechanicâs Liens and Stop Notices
* Foreclosures
* Construction Agreements (Fixed Price, Cost Plus, Home Improvement Contracts, etc.)
* Pool Construction Contracts
* Landscape and Maintenance Contracts
* Commercial and Residential Landlord / Tenant Matters
* Eviction (Unlawful Detainer)

For legal assistance in the Coachella Valley, contact Amir Afsar with Afsar Law Group, A.P.C. at 760-345-3110 or visit us on the web at www.AfsarLaw.com.

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.

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.
Disclaimer: A attorney-client relationship is only formed when all parties agree on the terms and conditions and a retainer is signed. However all communications at the free consultation and any meetings after shall be and shall remain confidential.

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.

Certified - Pepperdine University - Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution

More than twenty years of diverse experience as a trial attorney representing and counseling domestic and international clients in a vast array of matters. More than ten years of experience providing arbitration, mediation and other ADR services involving many domestic and international issues. Representation and ADR services have included: REAL ESTATE (purchase/sale, title, easements, financing, mortgage lending:underwriting - securitization, leases, fraud, environmental, receivership, foreclosure, appraisal/valuation); BUSINESS & CORPORATE (purchase and sale, formation: corporation - partnership - joint venture - LLC - LLP, capitalization, equity adjustment, fiduciary duties, D&O liability, executive compensation, internal investigations, fraud, business torts, unfair competition); COMMERCIAL (contracts, warranties, UCC, covenants not to compete, shipping); SECURITIES (SEC civil enforcement actions; private securities litigation and arbitration, including fraud, churning & suitability issues); TECHNOLOGY (semiconductors, semiconductor assembly, testing & packaging, commercial and consumer electronic device qualification, manufacturing and reliability, epidemic failures, root cause analysis, OEM / ODM contracting, manufacturing and supply chain, licensing, medical devices); CONSTRUCTION (public works, False Claim Act, licensing, differing conditions, scheduling & delay, architect of record consultants, means & methods); FINANCE & LENDING (commercial lending, asset backed lending, real property secured lending, letters of credit, credit facilities & enhancements, acquisition and construction financing, mortgage brokerage, mortgage banking and lending, underwriting, subprime & Alt-A, predatory lending, equity purchase, wrongful foreclosure, lender liability, secondary markets, warehouse lines of credit, repurchase demands); INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (patent licensing, royalty structures and disputes, copyright infringement); PROBATE, TRUSTS & ESTATES (will contests, trust administration, beneficiary disputes); ELDER ABUSE (financial elder abuse, caregiver overreaching, care facility issues).

Almost 30 years in law practice. 10 years as a Judge Pro Tem and court appointed arbitrator. Current Chairperson of the City of Palm Springs Administrative Appeals Board and member of the City of Palm Springs Personnel Board. 8 years as an active real estate broker-representing builders & developers & high end residential clients. Numerous Multi-Million Dollar transactions. Numerous scholarly and law review articles in print. Pioneering attorney in surrogate parenting law.