The only thing worse than getting beat up, is getting beat up by the one who is supposed to protect you. You are not alone. When you are let down by the person in whom you placed your utmost Trust, you need a very special kind of representation. I have Decades of experience aggressively dealing with attorneys from all areas of practice.
EDUCATION
Graduated from Paramount High School, Paramount, California, 1962
Graduated from California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach, California, 1968. B.S. Degree in Social Sciences. B.S Degree in Political Science.
Graduated from Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, Juris Doctor, 1975.
EMPLOYMENT
Deputy Sheriff, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, 1966 to 1974. Promoted to rank of Sergeant and put in charge of Legal Unit, within the Sheriff's Department, acting as legal advisor to Sheriff and liaison between County Counsel and Sheriff's Department.
Attorney at Law, Southern California, 1976 to Present. General Practice with emphasis on Legal Malpractice, Business Planning and Litigation; Bankruptcy.
LAW PRACTICE
Admitted to California Bar, 1976, and admitted to practice before all four Districts of the Federal Court.
Admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Nevada, 2011.
Admitted to Practice before the United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit, 1985.
Admitted to Practice before the United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit, 1991.
Admitted to Practice before the United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit, 2000
Admitted to Practice before the United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit, 2001
Admitted to Practice before the United States Court of Appeals Eleventh Circuit, 2011
Admitted to Practice before the United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit, 2016
Admitted to Practice before the United States Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 2016
Admitted to Practice before the United States Tax Court, 1981
Admitted to Practice before the United States Supreme Court, 1997.
- California St Univ Long Beach
- Undergraduate Degree
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- Southwestern Univ School of Law
- Law Degree
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- District Governor, Founder's District, Toastmasters International, Orange County, California
- Toastmasters International
- Public Speaker for more than 25 years
- California State Bar # 69814
- Member
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- California
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- 2nd Circuit
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- 6th Circuit
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- 7th Circuit
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- 8th Circuit
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- 9th Circuit
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- 11th Circuit
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- Federal Circuit
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- Supreme Court of Nevada
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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- United States Tax Court
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Free Consultation
I do not charge to get to know each other, and to familiarize myself with your case, in order to decide whether I can benefit you. However, I do not give free legal advice, nor will I provide you, free of charge, with your roadmap to the best result. - Credit Cards Accepted
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Contingent Fees
I accept contingent fees if I am certain I can obtain and collect on a judgment. In some cases I accept a hybrid contingency. For example, I would accept one half my usual retainer; I would accept a fee at one half my hourly rate, and a contingency fee of one half my usual percentage.
- Legal Malpractice
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Bankruptcy
- Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Debt Relief
- Civil Litigation
- Q. CA franchise tax required just because I have an employee there?
- A: Employees have nothing to do with the California Minimum Tax. If you are an entity, LLC, Corp., LP, etc., that has applied for, and obtained qualification to do business in California, you are required to pay the Minimum tax of $800 per year, whether you have any employees or not, in California or not. If you do business in California without being qualified, and get caught, the entity will be required to pay the tax. The most common way an entity is caught, is when it is sued. If the entity is not qualified, it is not allowed to defend itself in Court, until it becomes qualified, and pays all back taxes.
- Q. Defendant’s Late Filing of Answer to Complaint in California
- A: The Courts have a great deal of discretion in this area. Usually a Judge will want a showing of excusable neglect, but two principles are at the top of the list of priorities. 1. Everyone should have his day in court. 2. Issues should be tried on the merits, not on the basis of who is fastest to get to the courthouse.
- Q. I just bought out 4 business partners and have 3 left, 2 are a husband and wife. In our Operating agreement for the LLC
- A: If you do what they are proposing, that will be giving them absolute control over YOUR business. It will be like two wolves and a lamb voting on "What's for lunch?" You own 60% of the company; you have the most to gain and to lose. If they want an equal voice, they should purchase from you enough interest to give them the voice they are entitled to.