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Attorney Mark Johnson is a retired police lieutenant and accomplished trial attorney, who has obtained excellent results for his clients. His unique background gives him an edge in the courtroom unlike other attorneys.

Mr. Johnson offers affordable superior legal representation. in some cases, a payment plan for services may be accepted.

Mr. Johnson appreciates that the justice system can go wrong, and he is available to assist with your legal problems day and night. He welcomes an opportunity to advocate on your behalf.

The Law Offices of Mark Gonzales focuses on litigation of personal injury and criminal matters. Unlike other law firms and attorneys, we do not prepare your case for settlement, we prepare for trial. We feel that this is most effective way to get the most for the client. We know how to get full value for your case.

The Law Offices of Mark Gonzales is dedicated to helping families though difficult personal injury and criminal matters. This firm is committed to client attention and communication. We give all prospective clients a free consultation with an actual attorney and most injury matters are handled on a contingency fee basis, meaning no fees if no recovery.

Mark Gonzales, Esq. has recovered over a million dollars for clients in difficult cases. He has also worked for the insurance defense industry, which gave him inside prospective and experience, which he now uses to help his clients fight the powerful insurance industry.

Mark brings his wealth of insight and knowledge to helping individuals through complex and difficult legal circumstances. He is committed to aggressively pursuing client's interests through detailed and experienced litigation. He prosecutes cases ranging from medical malpractice and caregiver abuse though catastrophic industrial injuries and major vehicle injury accidents. Mark is one of the most experienced Attorneys in the nation in Beg Bug lawsuits against major hotel chains.

Mark is a member of the Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles and Los Angles County Bar Association and has represented clients throughout Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties.

Kevin Kump has practiced law in southern California for 23 years. He and his staff are very patient and helpful in explaining the bankruptcy process. There is no pressure and, unlike other bankruptcy firms, you will always meet the attorney. The office handles bankruptcy in the counties of Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino and Orange.

An honors graduate of UC-Berkeley and Harvard Law School, Neil Shouse served five years as Deputy District Attorney for Los Angeles County. He prosecuted more than 60 criminal trials, and handled more than 1,000 evidentiary hearings. He earned a reputation as one of the toughest and most successful trial prosecutors, with an astounding 96% success rate in felony criminal jury trials to verdict.

As a trial prosecutor, Mr. Shouse's cases ranged from DUIs and drug charges to complex, high profile murders. He worked in close partnership with police, detectives, the California Highway Patrol, criminalists and fellow prosecutors.

Among his cases was the successful prosecution of Shadae Schmidt, a college student who shot and killed her mother and then staged a fake robbery scene. Shadae Schmidt was defended at the trial by Michael Jackson lawyer Thomas Messereau.

Mr. Shouse frequently speaks as a guest legal commentator on national television. He has appeared on Good Morning America, CNN, Court TV, Fox News Channel and Public Television.

Prior to serving as a trial prosecutor, Mr. Shouse was a litigator for several of the nation's top law firms, including the global law firm Sidley Austin Brown & Wood. In that role, he represented such clients as AT&T, Microsoft, Metropolitan Life, Western Union and KPMG.

Graduating from Brown University with a BA in both Political Science and Political Philosophy then from the California Western School of Law, Punam Patel Grewal has proven herself to be driven in all that she pursues with an unparalleled enthusiasm. While in law school, Punam clerked with the Riverside District Attorney’s Office and then later she was a prosecutor for the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s office. Here her professionalism, superb work ethic and preparation were a constant source of respect from her peers. After finding success in the legal field, Punam sought further personal challenges by entering the hospitality industry as a hotel owner and operator. Later, Punam took on greater responsibility as the Managing Attorney at the Law Offices of Marc E. Grossman where she is primarily responsible for the day- to-day management of staff, attorneys, cases, accounting, etc. Her areas of practice at the firm include Special Education Law and Criminal Defense.
Fluent in Hindi and Gujarati, Punam has numerous accomplishments at the Law Offices of Marc E. Grossman such as receiving the Patriotic Employer award from her staff, as well as notable cases that include plea bargaining a twenty-six month sentence on an attempted murder case (which carries twenty-five years to life)and successfully obtaining compensation for children and their families in matters of California Special Education. Still committed whole-heartedly to practicing law, Punam continues to work diligently not only as a California Special Education lawyer, but as an entrepreneur, a wife and most importantly as a mother. The tireless yet infinitely fulfilling work of raising two young boys is her most rewarding job as she seeks to shape the moral character that will serve them well throughout their lives.
Consistently professional, unparalleled drive, genuine leadership, commitment to preparation, maturity and personal growth, Punam Patel Grewal was born with the unique combination of traits that generate a sincerely gifted lawyer and an exceptional person.

James Olson is an associate in the Riverside office of Fernandez & Lauby. Mr. Olson graduated from University of California, San Diego in 2004 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology. In 2008, he received his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of San Diego School of Law. While in law school, Mr. Olson volunteered for the San Diego County Public Defender's Office and received recognition for honors in Advanced Legal Writing and Negotiations. Also while in law school, Mr. Olson clerked for Kolod Wager Law Offices. Mr. Olson has worked as an associate attorney at the Law Offices of Robert E. Muir, a real estate and business litigation firm, for more than a year.

Mr. Olson's current practice includes general civil litigation, construction defect, insurance defense and personal injury.

Graham J. Baldwin is an associate attorney with Fernandez & Lauby LLP. He has a wide variety of experience in civil litigation encompassing the fields of personal injury, wrongful termination, professional liability, construction accidents, construction defect, and general business, at both the trial and appellate levels. Mr. Baldwin has been a past civil litigation arbitrator and is a current member on the Riverside County Fee Arbitration panel. Mr. Baldwin graduated from California State University (Long Beach) with a B.A. in 1971 and obtained his J.D. from Western State University in 1976. He is admitted to practice before the Federal and California state courts.

Grant’s Law Firm, is a business oriented law firm composed of experienced attorneys delivering aggressive and innovative services in a cost-effective manner. While we offer the kind of work product, expected from a large law firm, we retain small firm efficiency and focus on personalized service to individuals, businesses and business owners throughout Orange County, Riverside County, and Los Angeles County, California.

Our business lawyers craft creative and efficient solutions to various legal problems, no matter how complex the issues may be. In doing so, we seek to build long term relationships with our clients, so that we can contribute to the overall success of their business.

Working personally with you and your business

Our lawyers practice in a variety of specialized legal areas, including:

Business Law: (sometimes known as Commercial Law) is the body of law that governs business, corporate law, and commercial transactions. We provide practical legal advice in negotiating and documenting business transactions and agreements for individuals, business owners and entrepreneurs.

Business Formation: We assist clients in selecting the appropriate organizational form for their new business endeavor, and document the selection by formalizing it with the appropriate State entity, whether it’s a corporation, a limited liability company (LLC), or a partnership.
We also help those clients acquire the appropriate business licenses, permits, and tax registrations so they can conduct business.

Employment Law: Helping business owners and start-ups with their day-to-day employment related issues, resolving employment disputes, and drafting clear and concise executive and key employee contracts, handbooks, policies, confidentiality agreement, and invention assignment agreements.

Entertainment: We advise on, draft and negotiate contracts for music recording, music and book publishing, and movie and television production packaging deals.

Franchise Law: We represent companies on a regional and national level, from first-time franchisors to multi-unit systems. Our law firm provides comprehensive services from development, operation and expansion to termination, non-renewals and contractual disputes.

Intellectual Property (IP) Law: We assure client ideas, whether protected by patents, trademarks, domain names, copyrights, trade secrets, and/or trade dress, are up to date and current to continuously guard against any infringement and counterfeiting.

Patent: We represent clients in the prosecution and protection of utility and design patents. We will research prior art, prepare all filings, respond to requests and office actions from the Patent Office, and handle all appeals. We also handle all litigation to enforce or defend patents.

Trademark: We assist in the selection of trademarks, conduct trademark clearance searches, prosecute trademark applications before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), maintain and monitor our clients’ trademark registrations and litigate trademark infringement and related actions.

Trade Dress: Refers to the packaging, bottling or labeling of a product, which focuses on the appearance of a manufactured item. We can help register the Trade dress of your product, in a process that is similar to trademark registration.

Trade Secret: Guard the intensive work you have invested while developing your business know-how, customer lists, market intelligence and business plans over the years. We can help you protect those secrets.

Copyright: Protects your creative work by properly registering copyrights for your websites, writings, marketing materials, music or developed software. These represent your competitive advantage in the market place. We will protect your rights against those who violate your copyright.

Domain Names: We advise and represent clients in connection with their use of IP on the Internet — authorized or otherwise — blogging, social networking, web compliance, privacy statements, terms of use, disclaimers, and the application of the doctrine of fair use.

International Protection: In a global economy based upon instantaneous communication, securing intellectual property protection worldwide has never been more important. We offer assistance to our clients in pursuing all forms of intellectual property protection in foreign countries and especially in neighboring countries such as Canada and Mexico. We coordinate with foreign specialty firms practicing before foreign tribunals and agencies, to secure, defend and exploit our client’s IP rights, worldwide.

International Clients: We offer assistance to our foreign associates and foreign attorneys who seek protection for their International Clients U.S. Patents and International Client U.S. Trademarks. Our office serves as a US associate for foreign law firms seeking to file patents and/or trademark in the United States. We coordinate with those foreign attorneys to ensure all of their intellectual property needs are met for our foreign clients.

Licensing: Our intellectual property attorneys have vast experience crafting licensing agreements that protect businesses intellectual property while optimizing revenue. We have drafted and negotiated numerous franchise licenses, patent licenses, and trademark licenses.

Contract Negotiation, Development and Litigation: Our attorneys have the experience to review and advise you on any negotiable instruments including all types of contracts, agreements, memoranda of understanding and letters of intent related to intellectual property and technology. We can help you develop contractual agreements that protect you and your business. If you find your business in conflict, our contract litigation attorneys are experienced in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and civil procedures, including pre-litigation analysis and investigation.

Civil Litigation: Our litigation attorneys are equipped to litigate in California and federal courts regarding business, commercial, employment, and intellectual property disputes involving trade secret theft, confidentiality violations, IP counterfeiting, non-compete agreements, trademark and unfair competition litigation, patent litigation, copyright litigation, and litigation matters.

At Grant’s Law Firm, we value the relationships we have created with our clients in handling their various legal issues. Contact an Orange County, Riverside County, or Los Angeles County attorney for an initial consultation.

In 1998, Ms. Lauby received her Bachelor of Science degree in Social Policy from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. As a student, Ms. Lauby interned at the Chicago Department of Human Services. There, she participated in various aspects of the policy making process including research and analysis regarding the local impact of the federal transition from Aid to Families with Dependent Children to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. In addition to her academic pursuits, she also pitched for the Wildcatsâ Varsity Softball team.

After college, Ms. Lauby joined the Chicago office of the prestigious, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, as a case assistant on the tobacco litigation team. There, she learned the ins and outs of complex litigation and traveled to Seattle, Washington and Kansas City, Missouri to provide trial support.

In 2000, Ms. Lauby returned to her native Southern California and transferred to the Kirkland & Ellis office in Los Angeles where she continued to work until 2003. While still at Kirkland, Ms. Lauby decided to take the next step in her legal career and simultaneously attended law school.

After moving to the Inland Empire, Ms. Lauby became a law clerk for Fernandez & Lauby, marking the beginning of her in-depth exposure to the practice of construction and insurance litigation.

Ms. Lauby received her Juris Doctor degree in 2005 from Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles, California. As a first year student she was recognized as a finalist in the Moot Court writing competition.

After going through her own divorce, Ms. Lauby became interested in family law. She has cultivated a philosophy that encourages parties to reduce costs, stress and harm to children by taking control of the outcome of their case though mutual negotiation rather than litigation. While litigation is sometimes unavoidable, Ms. Lauby believes that it should be a matter of last resort.

Brian Mankin is an experienced attorney who primarily represents clients in employment disputes, class action and mass tort litigation. His practice also consists of general business, personal injury and construction matters.

Brian completed his undergraduate degree from San Diego State University while serving six years as a military police officer in the California Army National Guard. He received his law degree from Whittier Law School where he was on the Dean's Honor List, and a member of all three Honors Boards - Law Review, Moot Court and Trial Advocacy - on behalf of which he competed in national competitions.

Brian originally joined Fernandez & Lauby LLP in 2004. He is admitted to practice before Federal and California courts, and is a member of local bar associations.

In his time away from the office, Brian and his wife enjoy spending time with their baby boy, house projects, and the thrill of motocross and road bike racing.

Edward A. Fernandez has over 25 years' experience in general civil litigation with an emphasis in personal injury, premises liability, construction (both injury and defect) and business litigation. He has tried, arbitrated and mediated hundreds of cases throughout Southern and Central California. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of California San Diego in 1979 and his Juris Doctorate from the University of San Diego in 1982. More recently, he completed the Pepperdine University School of Law/Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution Mediating the Litigated Case program. Mr. Fernandez also recently attended "Impasse Is A Fallacy" a 14-hour Advanced Mediators' Forum with Lee Jay Berman, Doug Noll, and Tim Corcoran of the American Institute of Mediation. He is licensed to practice in the State of California and before the United States District Court and is currently a member of the California Bar Association, the American Board of Trial Advocates, the Riverside Bar Association, The Los Angeles County Bar Association, The American Inns of Court [Leo A. Deegan Chapter], and the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel.

Mr. Fernandez is the recipient of the 2008 Defense Attorney of the Year Award presented by The International Association of Special Investigation Units, Southern California Chapter. He is a former director for Southern California Insurance Professionals and in addition to doing private mediations, also serves as a mediator for the Riverside Consolidated Courts and the California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Two. From a personal standpoint, he is married and has five children. He and his family live in Riverside and he has been actively involved in the AYSO Soccer Program where he served as a Board Member, Referee Administrator, Coach and Referee. He is an instrument-rated private pilot and enjoys activities such as flying, skiing and playing golf.

Kyle K. Lauby is a partner in the Riverside office of Fernandez & Lauby. Mr. Lauby graduated in 2003 from the University of California at Los Angeles School of Law with a specialization in business law. In 1999, he graduated magna cum laude from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business.

Mr. Lauby is admitted to practice in the State of California and before the United States District Court for the Central District of California. He has litigated cases in a variety of practice areas, including construction defect, wrongful death, personal injury, securities fraud, antitrust, and general business disputes. Prior to joining Fernandez & Lauby in 2006, Mr. Lauby practiced at the law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.

The Law Firm of Attorney Dennis Dascanio is a Certified Workers Compensation lawyer providing legal representation to injured workers in Santa Ana, San Diego and Ontario. Call our Law Firm at 800-980-6381.

Father of eight--four sons, four daughters.
Resident of Glendora/San Dimas area since 1971.
Graduate of Glendora High School 1983.

John M. Holmes opened his law practice in 2008, an exclusively criminal defense firm practicing in Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange, and Los Angeles counties. The practice was built on a foundation of ethical and aggressive representation. Mr. Holmes takes pride in handling your case from start to finish, and he is available for his clients 24-7.

John M. Holmes has a B.A. from University of California at Davis and a J.D. from University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. He worked for the District Attorneyâs Office in Yolo County for two years prior to opening his law firm. Mr. Holmes is a member of the State Bar of California, American Bar Association, and the Los Angeles County Bar Association. He has conducted over 1100 parole probable cause hearings and argued over 100 Morrissey Hearings. Mr. Holmes has experience in misdemeanor and felony cases, including driving under the influence, driving on suspended license, leaving the scene of an accident, burglary, petty theft, grand theft, grand theft auto, fraud, robbery, assault, assault with a deadly weapon, battery, domestic violence, illegal weapon possession, drug possession, drug sales, assault with great bodily injury, and parole and probation violations.

Mr. Holmes treats every client with dignity and respect. With his knowledge of the Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange, and Los Angeles criminal courts, he will fight aggressively and ethically to obtain the best possible outcome for you. The Law Office of John M. Holmes proudly serves Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange, and Los Angeles counties.

Call today for a free consultation (909) 635-2846. Available 24-7. Or visit us at www.holmescriminallawyer.com.

Kimberly Lessing is an attorney dedicated to providing customized legal solutions to individuals, families, and businesses. Her practice areas include Estate Planning, Estate Administration, Probate, and Business Law. Ms. Lessing works with clients and their financial team to "plan, provide, and protect" their estates, businesses, and most importantly, the ones they love.

Ms. Lessing is licensed to practice law in the State of California and has been admitted to the United States District Court, Central District. A Southern California native, she earned her law degree from Western State University. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology/Exercise Science and a Master of Arts degree in Sport Management from California State University, Long Beach.

She is currently serving as Co-Chairman of the Riverside County Bar Association - Estate Planning, Probate, and Elder Law Section and Corporate Partners Chairman for the Inland Empire Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO).

Ms. Lessing is an active member of WealthCounsel, LLC, a nationwide collaboration of estate planning attorneys and other legal, tax, and business professionals. She is a member of the National Association of Women Business Owners, the Trusts and Estates section of the State Bar of California, the Riverside County Bar Association and the Orange County Bar Association.

Ms. Lessing currently resides in Eastvale with her amazing husband and fast-moving toddler. An active member of her community, Ms. Lessing enjoys playing soccer, reading, and spending time with her family and friends in Lake Havasu, Arizona.

DON FEATHERSTONE is the Managing Shareholder and Founder of the Firm. He has the distinction of being peer reviewed and rated by Martindale-Hubbell for professional skills and ethics; and is one of the Inland Empire's leading Employment Law and Workers' Compensation Defense attorneys.

Since 1987, Mr. Featherstone has successfully represented a broad range of clients on matters relating to employment, workers' compensation, wage and hour, discrimination, privacy, wrongful termination, sexual harassment, subrogation, and fair employment/housing/civil rights law. He also has a substantial amount of appellate experience with case law on record.

Mr. Featherstone taught workers' compensation law at U.C. Riverside from 2002 to 2008, and has attended numerous speaking engagements as an expert on employment and workers' compensation law. Mr. Featherstone aims to help clients avoid litigation by assessing risk, providing tools to resolve risk issues and offering resources to mitigate future risks.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
Workers' Compensation Law, Employment Law, Appellate Law, Administrative Law, Wage & Hour, Labor Code Section 132a, Discrimination, Privacy, Wrongful Termination, Sexual Harassment, Subrogation, Fair Employment/Housing/Civil Rights, OSHA, Unfair Business Practices, Serious & Willful Allegations

OTHER SERVICES OFFERED:
Personal Disability Rating Services
Employee Handbooks
Policy and Procedures Manual
Sexual Harassment Training/ Policy Creation
Customized Seminars / Training
Creation of Employer Programs:
Medical Provider Network
Return to Work Programs
Speaking Engagements

Brian Brandt has over twenty years of experience assisting clients in personal injury cases. Since 1987, he has provided victims of personal injury with the aggressive and strategic representation necessary to recover the maximum compensation in settlements and verdicts