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Dear Reader:
This magazine puts the spotlight on noteworthy plaintiff attorneys practicing personal injury law in California, which includes but not limited to auto accidents, catastrophic injury, wrongful death as well as premises liability.

What To Do If You Are in An Accident
DRIVING ON CALIFORNIA’S HIGHWAYS CAN BE A RISKY PROPOSITION. WHENEVER YOU ARE IN A VEHICLE, THERE’S A CHANCE OF BEING INVOLVED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT.

Personal Injury Law Roundtable: Trends and Updates
Personal injury law is one field in the legal profession most hope they won’t need but many do require at one time or another.

Calculating Personal Injury Damages
IF YOU ARE INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT, AT SOME POINT, YOU WILL HAVE TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH MONEY YOU THINK YOU ARE OWED.

What to Do When Injured at Work
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BENEFITS ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE MEDICAL TREATMENT YOU NEED TO RECOVER FROM YOUR WORK-RELATED INJURY OR ILLNESS,...

Protect Yourself, Your Property and Your Wallet
WHEN AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS, WHETHER OR NOT SOMEONE GETS HURT, OR WHETHER OR NOT YOU ARE TO BLAME FOR THE INCIDENT, THE EXPERIENCE CAN BE TRAUMATIC AND STRESSFUL – AND POTENTIALLY VERY COSTLY.

Understanding Statutes of Limitations
A STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS IS THE DEADLINE FOR FILING A LAWSUIT. MOST LAWSUITS MUST BE FILED WITHIN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME. IN GENERAL, ONCE THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS ON A CASE “RUNS OUT,” THE LEGAL CLAIM IS NOT VALID ANY LONGER.

Frequently Asked Questions About Filing a Claim
THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE HAS SHARED THE FOLLOWING RESPONSES TO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS AFTER AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT.

Almost Two Million People Die Annually from Work-Related Causes
WORK-RELATED DISEASES AND INJURIES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATHS OF 1.9 MILLION PEOPLE PER YEAR, ACCORDING TO THE FIRST JOINT ESTIMATES FROM THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) AND INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION (ILO).

California Lawyers Association
LATE LAST YEAR, THE CALIFORNIA LAWYERS ASSOCIATION (CLA) ANNOUNCED THE EXPANSION AND ENHANCEMENT OF ITS MEMBERSHIP STRUCTURE.

The Top Southern California Personal Injury Attorneys
Accidents can strike at any time, and to any person, and often it is the fault of someone else’s negligence.

Sayan Aboudi
Attorney Sayan Aboudi pursued a career in the field of law, focusing on personal injury. His passion to help people in need of an advocate started at a young age when he witnessed the forced exile of his family by the Iranian government.

Albert Abkarian
Albert Abkarian and his firm, Albert Abkarian & Associates, is currently celebrating over 25 years in business.

Darren O'Leary Aitken
Darren Aitken is an Orange County native and has been a practicing attorney in California since 1989. He is a partner of the law firm Aitken Aitken Cohn and has practiced since 1992.

Wylie Aitken
Nationally recognized and widely admired plaintiff attorney Wylie Aitken is considered one of the preeminent trial lawyers in California. As the founding partner of the Santa Ana-based law firm Aitken Aitken Cohn, Aitken's impressive legal career spans more than 40 years.

Christopher R. Aitken
Trial lawyer Chris Aitken, a partner with the Orange County plaintiff's firm Aitken Aitken Cohn, is a compassionate and highly skilled consumer safety advocate who consistently obtains seven and eight-figure results in some of the most emotionally charged personal injury cases.

Paul Aghabala
Paul Aghabala is the president and founder of Prestige Law. With over 19 years of experience, he has won numerous multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements in the field of personal injury, specializing in catastrophic injury.

Michael Abed Akiva
Akiva is the managing partner of Jacoby & Meyers. Having started his career as an attorney at Latham & Watkins LLP, a prestigious, global corporate law firm, Akiva quickly realized that representing big corporations was not for him.

Eric Craig Bonholtzer
Civil trial attorney Eric C. Bonholtzer is a multiple award-winning personal injury lawyer who goes the extra mile to ensure that the injured get full compensation.

Shawn Azizzadeh
As managing attorney at Bedford Law Group, Shawn Azizzadeh oversees the day-to-day activities of the firm. He gives each case his personal attention.

Michael L. Baum
Michael L. Baum is the senior managing shareholder of Baum Hedlund Aristei & Goldman.

Angel Carrazco, Jr.
Angel Carrazco’s heart has always been into making a difference in the life of others, in particular, children and adults with brain injuries.

Richard Cohn
Known as a persistent, aggressive trial attorney who takes a "turn every stone" approach toward the legal matters he handles, Rich Cohn has received numerous accolades for his results.

Bruce M. Brusavich
Bruce Brusavich co-founded AgnewBrusavich when he was 28 years old.

Bruce A. Broillet
Bruce Broillet's intelligent and committed approach to the law has earned him national recognition and respect among his peers in the legal community and has led to his induction into the Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles “Hall of Fame.

Gary A. Dordick
For example, Dordick achieved a $72,645,402 verdict in July of last year for a sister and brother who had sustained injuries when they were physically assaulted.

Jacob Emrani
Jacob Emrani, the founding principal of the Law Offices of Jacob Emrani 2015-2017, often explains to people that “We all know accidents can happen. Most of the time we can simply deal with them and carry on.

Matthew D. Easton
Since joining Easton & Easton, Matt Easton has litigated hundreds of cases for meritorious plaintiffs, including important cases against the State of California,...

Brian W. Easton
Brian Easton, the co-managing partner of Easton & Easton LLP, has acquired more than $40 million for his clients in the past four years alone,...

Saleem K. Erakat
Saleem Erakat began his career defending product liability clients, with an emphasis in automobile and pharmaceutical products.

Samer S. Habbas
Samer Habbas is a business owner, practicing attorney, and mentor. He has dedicated his career to helping injured victims get the justice they deserve.

Clark H. Fielding
Clark Fielding of Fielding Law is passionate about fighting for the “underdog” and standing up to the “bully” and punching back.

Lem L. Garcia
Lem Garcia opened his law firm in 2014 to provide people who have been injured with the guidance and results they are looking for.

Daniel M. Hodes
Daniel M. Hodes is a founding and managing partner of Hodes Milman Ikuta, LLP. His expertise in the area of complex medical malpractice actions and his extensive,...

Cindy Hickox
Cindy Hickox is an associate at the Stalwart Law Group, with a focus on employment litigation representing employees.

James Otto Heiting
The only past president of the State Bar of California ever elected from the Inland Empire, James Heiting handles civil litigation matters throughout California,...

Allen Haroutounian
Allen Haroutounian is an experienced plaintiffs’ attorney who represents individuals and their families in catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death cases.

Mitch Jackson
Jon Mitchell “Mitch” Jackson is a senior partner and founding attorney of Jackson & Wilson. He has represented clients in the Orange County area for over 30 years,...

Patrick Jacobs
Patrick Jacobs is of counsel at Stalwart Law Group. Focusing on civil litigation, Jacobs has extensive experience in litigating cases involving complex business disputes,...

Arash Homampour
Arash Homampour has tried over 38 cases, with 12 eight-figure verdicts and 15 seven-figure verdicts and handled over 25 appeals, with two before the California Supreme Court.

Stephen A. Jamieson
With a reputation for outstanding legal ethics and the highest legal ability, Stephen A. Jamieson, a founding partner with Solomon Saltsman & Jamieson has been rated AV Preeminent with Martindale-Hubbell.

Mariam Kuregyan
Mariam Kuregyan launched Davana Law Firm in 2017. Her practice focuses on personal injury and property damage claims.

Brian S. Kabateck
Few plaintiff attorneys demonstrate the same level of leadership or command the same level of respect in the legal community as Brian S. Kabateck,...

Bradley I. Kramer, M.D.
Dr. Bradley Kramer's practice focuses on medical malpractice cases nearly exclusively, which is extremely rare given the limitations on medical malpractice cases in California under the MICRA law.

Kyle D. Kring
Kyle D. Kring is a founding partner of Kring & Chung, LLP. He is a veteran of a number of lengthy jury trials in both state and federal courts.

Joseph M. Lovretovich
Joseph M. Lovretovich founded JML Law, APLC to carry out his commitment to the representation of the rights of the individual. Lovretovich was first admitted to practice law in the state of California in 1976.

Angela S. Lee
It wasn't a surprise when Angela S. Lee decided to pursue law. She grew up loving to read, write, and present arguments in her living room.

Edward Y. Lee
Edward Y. Lee has been a licensed attorney since 1994, specializing in the areas of personal injury, criminal defense, and civil litigation.

Suzanne B. Leslie
Suzanne Leslie began her career working as a law clerk with Allen & Flatt (now Allen Flatt Ballidis & Leslie) and she has been with the firm for over 25 years.

Sahm Manouchehri
While working on a pre-med degree at UCLA, Sahm Manouchehri decided to pursue a law degree after realizing his medical education could benefit those in personal injury legal matters.

Geraldine G. Ly
Attorney Geraldine Ly has been representing injured workers and plaintiffs for over 26 years, obtaining numerous six-, seven-, and eightfigure judgments,...

Patrick McNicholas
Patrick McNicholas consistently remains at the forefront of the ever-changing legal landscape by bringing to light and demanding accountability for unacceptable practices,...

Shakeal Masoud
Shakeal Masoud is the managing partner and principal at Sky Law Group, A.P.C. He has written, lectured and served as a guest speaker on various legal topics,...

Shahab Mossavar-Rahmani
Shahab Mossavar-Rahmani is a personal injury attorney with the Omega Law Group, PC. Among his recent successes has been his work in a case where he was part of the litigation team that secured a verdict (with 998 costs) in excess of $640,000.

Phil Michels
Philip Michels, A.P.L.C., is the founding principal of Michels & Lew in West Los Angeles, specializing in medical malpractice, catastrophic personal injury and sexual abuse cases.

Jeffrey A. Milman
Jeffrey A. Milman, founding and managing partner, isa seasoned medical products, mass torts and personal injury trial lawyer serving clients nationally as well as throughout California.

John A. Montevideo
For the past 32+ years, John Montevideo has honed his skills as a work injury and personal injury lawyer in Orange County,...

Brian Poulter
Brian Poulter is an experienced trial attorney who devotes his practice to representing individuals and their families in matters of personal injury and wrongful death.

Brian J. Panish
Recognized among the country's leading trial attorneys, Brian Panish has obtained some of the most significant jury verdicts and settlements in United States history on behalf of plaintiffs, including a $4.

Jubin Niamehr
Jubin Niamehr is the managing partner of Jacoby & Meyers. His practice focuses on all types of personal injury matters, including auto accidents, slip and falls,...

Joubin Nasseri
Joubin Nasseri has been handling personal injury cases for the last 19 years. He started working at various prestigious personal injury firms more than 31 years ago as a paralegal, moving on to working as a law clerk and now as an attorney.

Neama Rahmani
Neama Rahmani is a personal injury attorney who serves as president and co-founder of West Coast Trial Lawyers.

Barry M. Rudman
Barry M. Rudman has been practicing law in the Los Angeles area for over 40 years. His primary emphasis is in personal injury law.

David M. Ring
In 2020, Dave Ring filed a horrific case in which a 13-year-old boy was killed by bullies at his middle school in Moreno Valley, attracting national media attention,...

Catalina Rodas
Fighting for tenants' rights, which have become even more important in the time of COVID, Cataline Rodas of Castelblanco Law Group strives to empower its clients who are usually low income,...

Ryan D. Saba
Ryan D. Saba is a civil litigation and trial attorney who has been at the forefront of many social changes for his clients,...

Bobby Saadian
Renowned plaintiff’s lawyer Bobby Saadian founded Wilshire Law Firm, PLC in 2007 and has since grown his practice into an award-winning law firm with more than 35 attorneys and over 200 team members.

Jeffrey A. Rudman
Jeffrey A. Rudman has been practicing personal injury law in Los Angeles and its surrounding areas since 1998.

Edwin Saghian
California personal injury attorney Edwin Saghian is a founding partner of Omega Law Group, PC. At a young age, Saghian developed a sense of empathy for those who are taken advantage of undeservedly.

Payam Mark Shayani
Pacific Attorney Group’s managing attorney Mark Shayani is a hard-working, experienced, and passionate attorney with an interest in personal injury, catastrophic injury claims, and work-related injuries.

Justin H. Sanders
Hustin H. Sanders is the founding and co-managing partner of Sanders Roberts LLP. His practice focuses on business litigation, general liability defense and criminal investigations involving medical professionals.

Laura F. Sedrish
Laura Sedrish is a partner at Jacoby & Meyers and one of the most accomplished plaintiff personal injury attorneys in California. She has successfully negotiated on behalf of both national and international clients regarding a range of litigation needs.

Robin Saghian
Skilled Beverly Hills personal injury attorney Robin Saghian is a founding partner of Omega Law Group, PC.

James R. Traut
James Traut has been a top trial lawyer since 1978. Most of his cases are referred to by other attorneys who know of his reputation.

Belinda Theam
Belinda Theam is the managing attorney of Nguyen Lawyers, ALC. Alongside Minh T. Nguyen, she has second chaired multiple trials to verdict and obtained settlements in excess of $21 million on behalf of her clients.

Marshall Silberberg
Before founding the Law Office of Marshall Silberberg, attorney Marshall Silberberg served for 29 years as a defense attorney for hospitals and physicians.

John C. Taylor
Within the first few months of 2021, John C. Taylor of Taylor & Ring obtained several record-breaking successes, including a $5 million settlement, the largest recovery in the nation for the sexual assault of female trainee truck driver who was raped...

R. Brent Wisner
An attorney and senior shareholder in the San Francisco Bay Area office of Baum Hedlund Aristei & Goldman, R. Brent Wisner is driven by a deep-rooted passion for using the law to help those who have been marginalized and hurt by large and sometimes malicious corporations.

Lisa M. Wilson
A senior partner at Jackson & Wilson alongside husband and fellow attorney Mitch Jackson, Lisa M. Wilson is passionate about protecting the rights of the injured, wronged, and voiceless.

Bradley S. Wallace
Hundreds of thousands of cases were delayed and interrupted last year, but despite these challenges, Bradley Wallace was still able to secure extraordinary results for his clients. One example is a $2.

Ghazal Amy Vahdat
While attending law school, Ghazal Amy Vahdat served as a law clerk for the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office, Target Crimes Division.