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Lauren Babst
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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP - Business Litigation Lawyer

Lauren Babst represents businesses in general commercial litigation, trademark litigation, ADA litigation, and corporate defense and investigation matters. Read More »
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Michael N. Steuch
Michael N. Steuch
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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP – Corporate Lawyer

Michael Steuch represents businesses in M&A, equity and debt financings, and outside general counsel work. Read More »
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Barry L. Burten
Barry L. Burten
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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP – Corporate and Finance Lawyer

Barry Burten represents businesses in corporate, securities, financing, real estate and bankruptcy matters, including mergers and acquisitions, public offerings and private placements of debt and equity securities. Read More »
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Victor J. Yoo
Victor J. Yoo
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Skilled Business Representation! Consult an Experienced Business Law Attorney!

I am a dedicated and thorough business law attorney. I will work diligently to advocate for your rights and interests in business law issues. Visit my website for client reviews and testimonials. Call for a consultation. Read More »
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Kevin John Kensik
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El Segundo, CA Business Law Lawyer with 23 years experience
(310) 891-2300 400 Continental Blvd.
S. 600
 El Segundo, CA 90245
Business, Arbitration & Mediation, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Southwestern University School of Law
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I have been a practicing attorney for over 20 years, and my practice for the last 15 years has been focused on Family Law in the Los Angeles and Orange County areas of California.
Jeffrey Scott Bolender
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Rollings Hills Estates, CA Business Law Attorney with 24 years experience
(310) 896-2444 609 Deep Valley Drive
 Rollings Hills Estates, CA 90274
Free ConsultationBusiness, IP, Insurance Claims and Trademarks
Southwestern University School of Law
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Mr. Jeffrey S. Bolender is an established trial and appellate attorney with over eighteen years of experience representing policyholders, insurance carriers, underwriters, and other insurance professionals in complex legal disputes. Admitted to practice law in 1994, Mr. Bolender focuses his practice on commercial, business, and insurance law. He is licensed to practice law in the States of California, Hawaii, and Nevada, as well as the District of Columbia. Mr. Bolender regularly advises and advocates on behalf of policyholders and insurance professionals, providing guidance on legal principles for analyzing insurance policies and adjusting liability and property claims. He researches...
Jeffrey Lewis
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Rolling Hills Estates, CA Business Law Attorney with 22 years experience
(310) 935-4001 734 Silver Spur Road, Suite 300
 Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274
Free ConsultationBusiness and Appeals
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
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Jeffrey Lewis has been practicing law in Southern California since 1996. Mr. Lewis' current practice is limited to handling civil and criminal appellate proceedings as well as select business litigation matters in courts throughout Southern California. Mr. Lewis is a certified appellate specialist by the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization. California attorneys who are certified as specialists have taken and passed a written examination in their specialty field, demonstrated a high level of experience in the specialty field, fulfilled ongoing education requirements and been favorably evaluated by other attorneys and judges familiar with their...
Jill Ann Martin
Rch Palos Vrd, CA Business Law Attorney with 13 years experience
(310) 303-3225 1 Trump National Dr
 Rch Palos Vrd, CA 90275
Business and Employment
Pepperdine University School of Law
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Robert Frank Zwierlein
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Business Law Lawyer with 31 years experience
(714) 420-6388 27145 Fond Du Lac Rd
 Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
Business and Real Estate
USC Law School
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Jennifer Faye Novak
Rllng Hills Est, CA Business Law Attorney with 23 years experience
(310) 693-0775 500 Silver Spur Rd
Ste 206
 Rllng Hills Est, CA 90275
Business and Personal Injury
UC Davis School of Law King Hall
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Edward Lee Horton
Palos Verdes Estates, CA Business Law Attorney with 46 years experience
(213) 362-3680 1633 Via Machado
 Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274
Business, Health Care and Products Liability
Southwestern Univ School of Law
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Phillip E Adler
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Business Law Lawyer with 52 years experience
(310) 935-9512 31139 Palos Verdes Dr E
 Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
Business, Antitrust, IP and Real Estate
Boalt Hall School of Law
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Douglas Martin Rawlings
Palos Verdes Estates, CA Business Law Lawyer with 45 years experience
(213) 624-7707 1625 Cataluna Pl
 Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274
Business, Arbitration & Mediation, IP and Personal Injury
Yale Law School
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Savery Lewis Nash
Palos Verdes Estates, CA Business Law Attorney with 59 years experience
(310) 378-6618 401 Via Corta
 Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274
Business, Antitrust, Securities and Tax
University of California at Los Angeles
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Rachel M. Capoccia
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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP – Intellectual Property Lawyer

Rachel Capoccia represents businesses in intellectual property litigation and counseling. Her practice emphasizes patent litigation, copyright litigation, cybersecurity & privacy, and other technology-related matters. Read More »
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Simon Leefatt
Simon Leefatt
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California Business Law Attorney

Simon’s practice focuses on mergers and asset acquisitions, commercial financings, restructurings, and governance issues of public and private companies. He has experience with transactions in various industries,... Read More »
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Michael Allan Barth
Palos Verdes Estates, CA Business Law Attorney with 48 years experience
(310) 375-3855 31 Malaga Cove Plz
 Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274
Business, Estate Planning and Tax
Loyola Law School
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Richard Glenn Berg
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Business Law Attorney with 48 years experience
(310) 422-1300 4820 Falcon Rock Pl
 Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
Business and Estate Planning
Southwestern Univ School of Law
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Ernesto Felipe Aldover Jr
Palos Verdes Estates, CA Business Law Lawyer with 28 years experience
(310) 316-4899 2550 Via Tejon Ste 3C
 Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274
Business, Collections, Personal Injury and Real Estate
Santa Clara University School Of Law
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Michael Steven Lebovitz
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Business Law Lawyer
(310) 600-7162 27 Oceanaire Dr
 Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
Business and Tax
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
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Jarret Lynn Johnson
Pls Vrds Est, CA Business Law Lawyer with 26 years experience
(310) 200-0993 384 Via Almar
 Pls Vrds Est, CA 90274
Business
Loyola Law School
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Andrew Boyd Munro
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Business Law Attorney with 25 years experience
(310) 541-0735 5402 Eau Claire Dr
 Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
Business
Harvard Univ Law School
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Rana Nader
Rolling Hills Estates, CA Business Law Lawyer with 13 years experience
(310) 870-3186 609 Deep Valley Dr
Ste 200
 Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274
Business and Real Estate
Pepperdine Univ School of Law
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Michael Friedman
Palos Verdes Estates, CA Business Law Lawyer with 51 years experience
(310) 346-4037 1411 Via Mateo
 Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274
Business, Criminal and DUI
UC Hastings COL
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Kenneth John Kao
Rolling Hills Estates, CA Business Law Attorney with 21 years experience
(626) 354-6790 46 Peninsula Ctr Ste 405E
 Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274
Business
UC Berkeley School of Law Boalt Hall
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Joan Elaine Cochran
Palos Verdes Estates, CA Business Law Lawyer with 32 years experience
(310) 373-0900 36 Malaga Cove Plz Ste 206
 Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274
Business, Employment, Legal Malpractice and Real Estate
Capital Univ Law School
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Jonathan S. Forster
Jonathan S. Forster
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Dedicated & Experienced Business Law Attorney! Attentive & Skilled Counsel!

I am an experienced California business law attorney. I am dedicated to providing exceptional advocacy and pursuing the best possible outcomes for my clients! Visit my website for information, call for a consultation. Read More »
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Desiree DeSurra
Desiree DeSurra
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California Business Law Attorney

Loyola Law School, Los Angeles and University of California - Hastings College of the LawCalifornia, U.S. District Court, Central District of California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
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Victor J. Yoo
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Los Angeles, CA Business Law Lawyer with 25 years experience
(888) 553-8000 2049 Century Park E
#3850
 Los Angeles, CA 90067
Business, Bankruptcy, Estate Planning and Tax
Southwestern University School of Law
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Mr. Yoo's practice focuses on tax and bankruptcy litigation. He has represented clients in both criminal and civil cases against the California Franchise Tax Board, State Board of Equalization and Employment Development Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS). He has handled matters including IRS and sales tax audits, tax fraud investigations, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and innocent spouse claims. Mr. Yoo also represents debtors and creditors in Chapter 7, 11 & 13 bankruptcy proceedings, including tax bankruptcy cases.
Madhu Kalra
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Torrance, CA Business Law Attorney with 30 years experience
(310) 325-9012 23720 Arlington Avenue Ste 5
 Torrance, CA 90501
Free ConsultationBusiness, Bankruptcy, Family and Immigration
University of Delhi, Campus Law Center
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Admitted 1988, practice focused on Bankruptcy, Chapter 7, 11, 13, Immigration, Employment and Family based , Business Law, incorporation, Probate
Mark Jerry Haushalter
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Redondo Beach, CA Business Law Lawyer with 18 years experience
(310) 953-3799 225 Avenue I
Suite #201
 Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Free ConsultationBusiness, Criminal, DUI and Domestic Violence
McGeorge School of Law Univ of the Pacific
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Mark Haushalter has been involved with many highly complex and notable cases such as the: Temple City Public Corruption case, OJ Simpson case, Michael Jackson case, Jesse James case and many other high profile criminal cases seen in the media. Additionally, I have been a criminal defense analyst for CBS, FOX, KCAL, NBC and KTLA. My firm has co-authored the California Looseleaf Search and Seizure Handbook, a leading authority on criminal law in California. If you were subjected to an illegal search or seizure, we may be able to get your case completely dismissed. I am willing to...
Kyle D. Smith
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Torrance, CA Business Law Attorney with 7 years experience
(855) 670-1267 22939 Hawthorne Boulevard
Suite 202
 Torrance, CA 90505
Business, Appeals, Criminal and Employment
UCLA School of Law
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I draft high-quality appellate briefs for my clients. I also occasionally represent employees and small businesses in litigation or transactions. I love my work, and I think you will too.
Susan Keenberg
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Torrance, CA Business Law Lawyer with 26 years experience
(310) 783-0999 1217 Acacia Avenue
 Torrance, CA 90501
Free ConsultationBusiness, Arbitration & Mediation, Employment and Real Estate
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I act as my clients outside general counsel and advise them on the full range of legal issues facing their businesses. In addition, I mediate both litigated and non-litigated matters and do workplace investigations. I built my reputation by achieving outstanding results for the clients and colleagues with whom I have been privileged to work.
Gayle Lenore Eskridge
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Torrance, CA Business Law Lawyer with 30 years experience
(310) 303-3951 21250 Hawthorne Blvd., Suite 450
 Torrance, CA 90503
Business, Arbitration & Mediation, Employment and Real Estate
National Univ School of Law
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GAYLE L. ESKRIDGE, the principal of ESKRIDGE LAW, has been a litigation and trial attorney since 1988, representing individuals, corporations and partnerships, employees and employers, investors and developers, and municipalities. With broad litigation and trial experience, Ms. Eskridge has managed hundreds of cases and now dedicates her practice to employment, business and real estate litigation.

In addition to being a Super Lawyer from 2012 to the present, Ms. Eskridge holds an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell. An AV rating identifies a lawyer or firm with very high to preeminent legal ability. The AV rating is a reflection of expertise, experience, integrity and...
Jon Jeffry Mercant
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Redondo Beach, CA Business Law Attorney with 44 years experience
(310) 316-8738 707 Torrance Blvd
 Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Business, Estate Planning and Probate
UCLA School of Law
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Jason Mark Murai
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Torrance, CA Business Law Lawyer with 13 years experience
(310) 776-5604 21250 Hawthorne Blvd. #700
 Torrance, CA 90503
Free ConsultationBusiness, Bankruptcy, Estate Planning and Immigration
Chapman University Fowler School of Law
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Sunjay Prem Bhatia
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Torrance, CA Business Law Lawyer with 3 years experience
(424) 452-6221 3620 Pacific Coast Hwy
Ste 200
 Torrance, CA 90505
Business, Bankruptcy, Employment and Personal Injury
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Robert Steven Amador
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Long Beach, CA Business Law Lawyer with 39 years experience
(562) 436-4100 100 W Broadway, Suite 6060
 Long Beach, CA 90802
Business, Collections, Employment and Health Care
Stanford Univ Law School
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Jonathan A. Weininger
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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP - Business Litigation, Trials, and Appeals

Jon Weininger litigates business, commercial, intellectual property, and real estate matters for clients in industries including apparel, banking, construction, energy, entertainment, financial, hospitality and mining. Read More »
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Barry V. Freeman
Barry V. Freeman
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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP – Commercial Finance Lawyer

Barry Freeman focuses on bank and asset-based and real estate lending, restructuring creditors' rights and Article 9 of the UCC. He also maintains an active mediation practice and is a commercial arbitrator. Read More »
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Rodney William Wickers
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Torrance, CA Business Law Lawyer with 42 years experience
(310) 540-2520 2790 Skypark Drive
Suite 209
 Torrance, CA 90505
Business, Estate Planning, Family and Probate
UC Hastings COL
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Teresa Gutierrez
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Torrance, CA Business Law Attorney
(310) 503-6492 TERESA GUTIERREZ LAW
1308 Sartori Avenue, Suite 201
 Torrance, CA 90501
Business and Estate Planning
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Alan Herbert Sarkisian
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Torrance, CA Business Law Lawyer with 38 years experience
(424) 247-1152 3655 Torrance Blvd., Suite 301
 Torrance, CA 90503
Business, Immigration and Personal Injury
USC Law School
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I am a sole practitioner. My practice areas cover a wide range with an emphasis on immigration, personal injury, business litigation, and small business transactions. Within these areas of law, I have assisted a wide variety of clients on matters ranging from immigration asylum hearings to EDD unemployment insurance administrative hearings to shareholder disputes before the American Arbitration Association. In addition, I have represented clients regarding misdemeanor criminal cases, family law matters, and probate/estate planning matters. My work experience includes arbitrations; mediations; hearings, motions, and trials in state courts; hearings and trials before the Executive Office...
Christina Marie Wickers
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Torrance, CA Business Law Attorney with 6 years experience
(310) 540-2520 Skypark Atrium
2790 Skypark Drive, Suite 209
 Torrance, CA 90505
Business, Appeals, Divorce and Estate Planning
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Practice Areas:  Estates, Elder Abuse, Conservatorships, Real Property, Business Litigation, Family.
Ms. Wickers attended Loyola Marymount University and graduated from California State University Northridge receiving a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with a Finance Emphasis.  She obtained her Juris Doctor from Western State College of Law.
Ms. Wickers authored an article for the California State Bar, Trusts and Estates Quarterly titled, Das Closes the Door on Civil Liability for Financial Institutions Failure to Make Mandated Elder Abuse Report, Volume 16, Issue 4. Click here to view the article.
During law school, she worked part time at this office, while earning the Witkin Award for Academic Excellence in...
Michael Isaac Schiller
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Torrance, CA Business Law Attorney with 28 years experience
(310) 792-7798 3838 Carson Street
Suite 106
 Torrance, CA 90503
Business
Southwestern Univ School of Law
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John Michael Boyko
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Torrance, CA Business Law Lawyer with 42 years experience
(310) 316-9797 3655 Torrance Blvd
 Torrance, CA 90503
Business
Western State Univ
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Daniel Tashnek
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Redondo Beach, CA Business Law Lawyer
1611 S Catalina Ave
 Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Business
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Yitz Erik Weiss
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Los Angeles, CA Business Law Attorney with 12 years experience
(213) 553-4550 355 S. Grand Ave.
Suite 2450
 Los Angeles, CA 90071
Free ConsultationBusiness, Civil Rights, Employment and Products Liability
Southwestern University School of Law
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Yitz Weiss is an employment attorney with over a decade of experience in litigating a variety of employment law cases, including unpaid wage and overtime claims, discrimination, harassment, FEHA, Unequal Pay Act, and wrongful termination claims. Yitz counsels clients on pre-litigation employment disputes and represents them from the inception of a lawsuit all the way through trial and even on appeal. Yitz routinely serves as counsel in mediations, binding arbitrations and in major trials. Yitz has impressive trial skills, which have enabled him to obtain major victories for our clients.

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Ju-In Daniel Jung
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Los Angeles, CA Business Law Lawyer with 13 years experience
(310) 755-6513 21151 Western Ave Suite 116
 Los Angeles, CA 90501
Free ConsultationBusiness, Arbitration & Mediation, Family and Personal Injury
Western State College of Law at Argosy University
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Daniel has had substantial court experience in trying a variety of cases in civil and family law. Before bringing his expertise to the South Bay, he was an associate at a Century City civil law firm and handled high profile family law clients in Beverly Hills. His experience also includes exclusive work with Forensic Child Custody Evaluators (730 Evaluations) enabling him the unique opportunity to provide clients with the knowledge for a successful child custody evaluation. He received his Juris Doctorate from Western State University in 2006, graduating with a Witkins recognition for factual investigation, an award given to individuals...
Frank Sandelmann
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Manhattan Beach, CA Business Law Attorney with 23 years experience
(310) 229-9911 324 Manhattan Beach Blvd # 201
 Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Business, Construction, Employment and Real Estate
Boston University School of Law
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Mr. Sandelmann has represented large and small clients in real estate litigation, construction defects, complex title insurance litigation, employment matters, partnership disputes, manufacturing disputes, class actions involving wage & hour and other matters, medical malpractice, administrative proceedings before California governmental agencies, appeals before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the California Appellate Courts, real estate acquisitions, real estate developments, drafting homeowners association bylaws and rules and regulations, commercial leases, contracts, telecommunication license acquisitions, entertainment and banking. Mr. Sandelmann has represented clients extensively in State and Federal courts, in arbitrations and mediations, and in administrative...
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Jim Butler
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Jim Butler devotes 100% of his practice to hospitality. He is the author of www.HotelLawBlog.com and chairman of JMBM's Global Hospitality Group® which focuses on representing hotel owners, developers, and lenders. Read More »
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Travis Gemoets
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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP – Management Labor & Employment Lawyer

Travis Gemoets represents employers in all facets of labor and employment law, including wage/hour class actions, claims of discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, trade secrets and unfair competition. Read More »
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