Laguna Woods Lawyers

Mr. August has been practicing corporate and transactional law for over 30 years. He began his legal career in Washington, D.C., at the firm of Lane & Edson, where he was part of the team representing Wesray Capital on leveraged buyout transactions, and subsequently associated with the Washington, D.C. office of Dow, Lohnes & Albertson, where he serviced its telecommunications and other clients with corporate fundraising and strategic transactions. In 1990, he moved to California to serve in the Los Angeles office of Graham & James, handling securities, mergers & acquisitions and other transactions for its primarily international...

Manbir S. Chowdhary represents employees in all areas of labor and employment law, including wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, employee misclassification, and unpaid wages claims. Mr. Chowdhary's experience also includes contractual disputes, and the enforcement of partner/shareholder rights. Mr. Chowdhary's business litigation clients include real estate developers, national sportswear manufacturers, Fortune 500 executives, medical organizations, small businesses, and 501(c)(3) corporations. Mr. Chowdhary is a graduate of USC Law School, and a former legislative aide to the Lt. Governor of California. He is licensed to practice law in California, New York, and the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Asif Arif Esq. is an extremely skilled attorney specializing in Immigration and Global Mobility. Asif is admitted to Paris and California Bar. With more than 10 years of experience representing clients between France and the United States, he is a key player in the French-American legal market.

Mark A. Irwin is a Family Law Attorney and founding partner of IRWIN & IRWIN, LLP, with offices in Fullerton and Newport Beach, California. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism. Mr. Irwin earned his Juris Doctor in Law from Western State University College of Law. He graduated from law school second in his class. Mr. Irwin worked as a Family Law Attorney for another prominent firm before starting his own practice in 2011 with his wife, Kelly McGrane-Irwin.

Mr. Irwin is a member of the California State...

I obtained my law degree from the University of Bucharest in 1998 and started as an in-house counsel for an established civil engineering company serving both Romanian and German markets. I learned a lot during that time, mostly about myself as a professional and about the ethic and beauty of a job well done. As my life changed and I immigrated to the United States in 2003, I had to start all over again and dare to hope that I can reinvent myself and do what I most liked. It started with the opportunity offered by a great mentor that...

Chatow Law is built on a foundation of Mark’s 20 years of business experience as a founder, executive, and CEO of companies across a range of industries including real estate development, technology, wellness, and consumer products.

Mark began his studies at USC Law in 1990, and earned his J.D. in 1993.

1993 – Consumer Products
Between his first and second years of law school, Mark became a founding partner of Roundhouse Products. After graduating from USC, Mark began to work full-time at Roundhouse as VP Sales & Marketing, and helped grow the company from its initial three partners to more than 200 employees,...

Gavin Long is a California personal injury attorney representing injured plaintiffs. Gavin focuses on car accidents and serious injuries from dog bites, pedestrian accidents, and premise liability cases. Gavin has won multiple jury trials and taken on some of the largest corporations to ensure fair compensation for his injured clients. Gavin represents clients in San Bernardo, Orange County, Los Angeles & Riverside.

Steven I. Hochfelsen is a litigation attorney. A member of the American and the Orange County Bar Associations since 1986, Mr. Hochfelsen has handled business litigation of every description through trial. In recent years, Mr. Hochfelsen has represented major commercial landlords, developers, nationwide manufacturers and distributors of consumer goods, insurance companies and defense contractors in various state and federal court cases. His recent cases involve real property lease disputes, construction litigation, bankruptcy, general commercial contracts, unfair competition and trade secrets, insurance and bad faith issues and commercial fraud claims. Mr. Hochfelsen has extensive experience in Federal and state court representation...

Manoah S. Marton graduated summa cum laude from Concordia University Irvine with a major in History & Political Thought and a national championship in NPDA parliamentary debate. During college, Manoah worked at Klein & Wilson as a law clerk. He then attended UCLA School of Law, where he served as a Managing Editor of the UCLA Law Review. During law school, Manoah also served as a judicial extern for Judge Charles R. Eskridge III in the Southern District of Texas. After graduating from UCLA, Manoah worked at one of the biggest law firms in the nation in the litigation department where...

Tom Antunovich is a California personal injury attorney specializing in serious and catastrophic injuries as well as auto accidents and dog bite cases. Tom serves as an associate attorney with Bisnar Chase.

Elliott H. Stone is the founder and managing attorney of the STONE LLP.

Attorney John Styskal, Kinley & Styskal, Tustin, provides Estate Planning and Business Law experience. Attorney Styskal drafts contracts, represents clients in business contracts, construction defect disputes, mechanics liens and more.

Attorney Brian A. Bayati is the founder of Bayati Law Group. Mr. Bayati graduated from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. During law school, Mr. Bayati was a judicial extern to the United States Court of Appeals (9th Circuit), and was active as a public service mediator. Prior to founding Bayati Law Group, Mr. Bayati was legal counsel for a national corporation and member of a prominent Los Angeles based litigation firm with numerous offices throughout California and various other states. Mr. Bayati’s numerous involvements and affiliations within the community, include, but are not limited to, being...

Immigration lawyer located in Irvine, CA. Contact us at 949-440-3240 for all your immigration needs including the new "Dream Act" (known officially as Deferred Action), deportation and removal, "green cards", employment visas, and naturalization and US Citizenship.

A native of Southern California, Paul graduated cum laude from Chapman University where he pitched for Chapman’s World Series baseball team. Paul then attended Chapman University, Dale E. Fowler School of Law, where he was extremely active in Mock Trial and ADR competitions, winning numerous top advocate awards. He gained valuable courtroom experience while externing with the United States Attorney’s Office and the Orange County and Riverside County District Attorney’s offices. After receiving his law degree, Paul moved to Chicago, IL and gained significant trial experience representing clients in all phases of litigation, from inception of the case through post-trial motions...

John Thornton Greenway founded Guardian Litigation Group in 2018 to address the needs and interests of under-represented debtors across the country. In doing so John was able to quickly create one of the largest consumer advocacy firms in the United States. Following this success, the firm position expanded to include employment, personal injury, and estate planning services in order to provide a more holistic client experience that appealed to a larger audience. John has an aptitude for system design and controls that keeps the firm operating in an extremely efficient and effective manner despite the explosive growth. John grew up in...

Troy Sugg specializes in business law. He has extensive experience in corporate, partnership and LLC transactional matters, including mergers, acquisitions, financings and joint ventures. Mr. Sugg has been involved in transactions in a wide variety of business sectors and industries. Mr. Sugg has represented and worked extensively with companies of all sizes from small privately-held companies to large public companies. Prior to forming his own law firm, Mr. Sugg practiced law at the Orange County office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. Mr. Sugg received his B.S. degree in Business from University of Southern California and his J.D. degree...

Attorney Patrick Nolan has extensive trial experience which is reflected by his induction into the prestigious American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) in 2021. ABOTA is the premier trial organization in the United States whose members are admitted only after a rigorous screening process of demonstrated trial skills. Mr. Nolan's trial results are often published in the Daily Journal, including his most recent verdict for $3 million in the federal court case of Saavedra v. Integon Preferred, and a pedestrian v. auto trial in San Bernardino Superior Court that settled with a key witness on the stand for $2.75 million....

Carolyn Tan started at DeWitt Algorri & Algorri in 2010 and is now a Partner who practices in the areas of catastrophic injury, bad faith insurance, wrongful death, premises liability, products liability, and public entity claims. She has successfully defeated complex pre-trial motions and has settled products liability cases against amusement parks and car manufacturers. She has tried cases with Mark Algorri and Patrick Nolan, many which have resulted in multi-million dollar verdicts.

I am committed to delivering the highest level of service and making bankruptcy relief financially accessible for everyone. Creditors must comply to the rules under California's Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA). The failure of a creditor to comply with FDCPA could result in a statutory award to the consumer up to $1,000. I developed a proven system to screen for creditors in violation of the FDCPA.

Jenny has been living in Southern California for over 30 years. After attending the prestigious Whitney High School in Cerritos, Jenny earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Economics and a Minor in Computing from UCLA. She then graduated in the top third of her class at USC Gould School of Law, which is consistently ranked as one of the top 20 law schools in the United States.

Jenny has 12 years of legal experience and works directly with Sean on various complex tax and estate planning matters. Jenny also supports Sean with his Korean-speaking clients. Having grown up helping her...

Kenneth G. Marks was admitted to the California Bar in 1981 and has extended his practice into the area of Social Security Disability Law after working closely with a former Social Security Administrative Law Judge for his entire career. Personal injury law is another major area of practice and Mr. Marks brings his unique litigation skills to the Social Security Disability arena. He will handle an entire case, from application through appeals, and does not get paid unless he successfully gets his clients their benefits. You will receive personalized, experience legal service from Mr. Marks. He does not assign the case...

Law Office of Tung & Company, Inc. has represented a combination of high net worth individuals and businesses since 1994. We have earned a reputation for providing superior services throughout Southern California. A reputation we believe that stems largely from the Firm's rigorous standards. In addition to Juris Doctor (J.D.), our attorney hold advanced credentials such as the Master of Laws (LL.M. - Taxation) from one of the finest law schools in the country. The principal of the Firm, Mr. Derek C. Tung, is also a California Licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER professional.

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Lori Carver Hershorin is a licensed California, Texas and Indiana attorney with over 30 years of experience. Lori's practice focuses on real estate, escrow title, business, insurance and appeals. Ms. Hershorin has prevailed in 39 appeals out of 42. In 1991, Ms. Hershorin began her legal career at McDermott Will & Emery focusing on fraud, real estate, and employment matters. She subsequently joined Lewis Brisbois and focused on mortgage fraud, real estate and breach of contract litigation. In 1995, Lori joined the in-house legal team of Fidelity National Title Insurance Company as an Assistant Vice-President and Associate...

I am the managing partner and principle at Sky Law Group, APC. I have written, lectured and served as a guest speaker on various legal topics, including consumer protection laws, personal and business bankruptcy and personal injury law. With over a decade of legal experience and having represented thousands of clients, my approach remains rather old fashioned; it’s the human approach. To my clients, I am a combination of things — a coach, mentor, advisor, litigator and negotiator. I listen carefully to each client and guides them to a successful resolution of their legal problems during what is often...