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I am committed to defending the constitutional rights of my clients. I do not practice any other kind of law and have always been on the side of the individual. I believe in our system. It is the best in the world and affords individuals rights they cannot obtain anywhere else on the globe.

My goal is simple: to obtain the best possible outcome for my clients. I have developed many relationships within the court system over the last 15 years and frequently put them to use on my client's behalf.

My strategy has always been to personalize my client's situation so that the court and opposing counsel can see the human side of our story, not just a dry police report.

I am one of only a handful of local attorneys who have been actively trying cases before juries in this state for over 30 years now. I am a former Imperial County Deputy District Attorney IV (2002-2009), the last three years of which I served as the Director of the Special Prosecutions Unit (Narcotics). I am proud to be a Life Member of the California Attorneys for Criminal Justice (C.A.C.J.), and I am also a Private Defense Counsel Member of the California Public Defenders Association (C.P.D.A.). Most importantly, I would be privileged to represent YOU--and other accused persons--against the government's charges in your criminal matter!

Our firm is focused in the area of real estate law, foreclosure defense, and bankruptcy. We are a leading firm helping commercial and residential property owners facing foreclosure. We also practice in the area of Sports & Entertainment law.

We are multifaceted south Orange County law firm that handles collections issues (regarding creditors and debtors), issues with real estate brokers, agents and loan representatives and actions by and against contractors and home owners and wide variety of breach of contract actions. We also handle foreclosures and disputes against real estate agents and mortgage brokers. We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover credit cards.

FREE TELEPHONE CONSULTATION. We specialize in personal and business collections, foreclosure, breach of contract actions and actions against real estate and loan companies and their agents. We represent both debtors and creditors. For creditors, our firm has the resources and experience to help collect the money that is due. We offer courteous, friendly service and lower hourly rates than other firms with similar experience. Collection agencies can only do so much to collect your debt. If unsuccessful in their attempts, you may have to hire an attorney to begin litigation anyway. Why not hire us and begin the collection process sooner? Commercial and business accounts are welcome. For debtors, if you are you being sued on an unpaid debt, or a debt you are disputing, we may be of assistance. We can attempt to negotiate a settlement or defend you in court. We are not a debt counseling service or a credit repair agency. There are things we can do to help protect your credit rating. If you have a judgment against you and you claim that you did not know you were sued, we may be able to have judgments set aside. If your house is being foreclosed on, give us a call. Mr. Safion is a license real estate broker and active sales agent. In-home initial meetings and Saturday hours are available by appointment. We practice in all Southern California Counties from San Diego to Los Angeles

Kevin K. Hull is an experienced securities lawyer who benefits HEK firm clients with his multifaceted background from multiple positions in the securities industry, regulation and law since 1988. Most recently, Mr. Hull was the chairman, president and chief executive officer of Grubb & Ellis Securities, Inc., the managing broker-dealer of the various investment programs sponsored by Grubb & Ellis Company, a position he held for nearly six years. Responsible for all aspects of the broker-dealer, including compliance, legal and arbitration defense, accounting, national accounts, marketing and sales management, Mr. Hull was successful in managing the structure and operations of the firm to be in line with current regulatory expectations while achieving sales during his tenure of approximately $3.4 billion across multiple product lines including publicly-registered non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs), tenant-in-common interests and similar private placements.

Prior to assuming his executive role with Grubb & Ellis Securities, Mr. Hull was a senior associate at Dechert LLP, a large international law firm he joined in 2001. From 1999 to 2001, Mr. Hull was an associate attorney in the New York City office of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP, another law firm with a premier practice in financial services. Mr. Hull’s prior practice of law centered on providing service to investment advisers, broker-dealers, mutual funds and hedge funds in the areas of compliance, registration, disclosure, customer complaints and investigations, regulation and enforcement in addition to advertising and product operations and sales practices. Mr. Hull is well versed in providing support on the practical day to day business issues faced by advisers and broker-dealers in relation to their customers, registered representatives and the arbitration bar.

Mr. Hull’s career in the securities industry began in 1988 as an associate compliance examiner in the Los Angeles district office of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. or NASD (now FINRA). After leaving the NASD, he worked in a registered capacity as the chief operating officer and chief financial officer of a mid-size independent broker-dealer for six years where he supervised all aspects of the firm’s business including trading, operations, corporate and commission accounting, legal, compliance, regulatory reporting and licensing. Mr. Hull also actively participated in defending the firm against securities arbitrations and appeared as an expert on behalf of the firm. While completing the securities law concentration at Catholic Law School in Washington, D.C., Mr. Hull served in the NASD Enforcement Department and in the Division of Enforcement at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission where he assisted in preparation for litigation of insider trading and other securities fraud cases. Mr. Hull also spent his second summer in law school working in the Office of Chief Counsel in the Division of Investment Management at the SEC followed by third-year law clerk position at Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering where he researched and drafted chapters for the reference treatise: Investment Advisers: Law & Compliance.

Until returning to private practice of law, Mr. Hull held numerous securities registrations including general securities principal, financial and operations principal, municipal principal and options principal. Mr. Hull is a member of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Compliance and Legal Division.

Mr. Hull is a graduate of The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1999) and California State University at Fullerton (B.A., finance, 1988). He is admitted to practice law in California, New York and Massachusetts and is admitted as an attorney and counselor of the Supreme Court of the United States.