CIVIL CASES
I have extensive experience in various civil matters including employee and wage/hour litigation, ADA defense, personal injury, dog bites, landlord/tenant disputes, contractor/homeowner litigation, and business transactions. I have successfully represented clients before various government agencies such as the FBI, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Justice, and U.S. Department of Homeland Security, etc. Additionally, I can handle all types of Administrative Hearings, School Bboard hearings, asset forfeitures and governmental seizures. Contact me to discuss your civil case.
CASES TRIED
WITH SUCCESSFUL RESOLUTION
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Employee/Wage Litigation, Labor Board Defense
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ADA Defense of businesses in accessibility & discrimination lawsuits
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Serious Personal Injury (Representing Plaintiffs and Defendants), settled over $50,000,000.00 in cases and claims in the past 25 years
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Dog Bites (Representing Victims and Dog Owners)
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Any and all civil disputes involving money, equitable, land, water, fence, neighbor, view disputes. (Saved a corporate defendant over $2,000,000.00 in a sexual harassment litigation defense involving 3 plaintiffs)
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Landlord/Tenant (Representing Landlords and Tenants, commercial & residential) (Over 100 court trials Orange, Fresno, LA, San Diego, Riverside & San Bernardino Counties)
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Contractor/Homeowner Litigation, Mechanic's Liens Litigation
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Business Transactions (Representing all aspects of Business disputes, franchises, partnerships, LLC, Corporations, dissolutions) (Over 100 disputes successfully handled)
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Complex General Civil Litigation of whatever nature
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Professional Malpractice Defense (Legal, Medical, CPA, Broker, etc.) (Represented 3 lawyers in separate capacities, none paid any money to the opposing side)
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Litigation involving Professional license Revocation/Suspension/Fines/Discipline (Medical, Legal, CPA, Broker, Cosmetology, Nursing, Architecture, License to carry concealed weapons CCW, Department of Education Teaching Credentials, Disciplinary Boards, etc.) (Represented Dentists, CPAs, Lawyers, Doctors & Teachers before their respective professional State Boards).
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FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) Successfully handled various matters including Inquiries, Investigations and Subpoenas, Represented an FBI agent in a criminal probe resulting in no charges filed
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U.S. Department of Labor (Have appeared more than 100 times in different matters)
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U.S. Department of Justice (over 20 Quasi-criminal hearings, Inquiries, Subpoenas to Appear, etc.)
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U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Released 3 clients in DHS custody for what they later labeled an "Administrative Misunderstanding")
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EEOC- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Filed, prosecuted and defended over 50 Grievances)
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DFEH- Department of Fair Employment & Housing (Over 50 cases submitted)
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California Department of Industrial Relations (Made over 250 appearances in various capacities)
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Wrongful termination of contract employees/Human Resources Conferences (Reviewed & advised clients in over 150 cases)
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Department of Motor Vehicles (Commercial Licenses, Fines, License Revocations, Probation, Investigations of whatever nature) (Have appeared over 50 times in various capacities on various issues in LA, Orange, Fresno, Riverside & San Bernardino Counties)
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City Hall and other Governmental Entity Hearings
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Homeowners' Association Hearings, successfully represented 15-20 Homeowners against their HOA
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Any and all Administrative Hearings
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School Board Hearings, expulsions, suspensions & replacements
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Asset Forfeitures & Governmental Seizures, Penal Code 1275 matters (Recovered over $5,000,000.00 in clients' assets)
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Recoveries of Bail/Bond (Represented Agents, Bounty Hunters in both civil & criminal cases)
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Any and all Garnishments, Levies & Seizures (Sheriff Keepers, Vehicle levies, Till taps, Bank acct freezes)
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Creditor Actions, Fraudulent Transfer Actions
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California State Lottery Board (Represented 4 clients whose claims were denied but miraculously paid, citing an "administrative error" after I stepped in)
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"Please call us to discuss" letters signed by Investigators, Detectives, Social Workers, etc.
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Insurance disputes and refusals to pay under the policy (the never-ending "under investigation" case)