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I specialize in Social Security Disability law. I represent people who are denied Social Security Disability benefits for medical reasons, or who need help in obtaining these benefits. I've successfully represented over 500 clients including before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) at a Hearing level. Our main office is in San Diego but we also serve most of southern California including Riverside and Imperial County. My law practice embraces a client-centered approach. This means putting the client first. We strive to maintain good communication and do everything both ethically and aggressively possible to ensure the best outcome for our clients. We...

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...

Mr. Yturralde has practiced law for over twenty years. He has tried both civil and criminal case before juries including personal injury, wrongful death, white collar criminal, large scale drug cases and murder. He is a former Deputy District Attorney for the County of Imperial and a former Special Assistant United States Attorney. Mr. Yturralde offers legal services in both the Imperial and San Diego counties. He is fluent in Spanish. El abogado se habla Espanol.

Law practice focusing on the communities of Imperial County. I am very accessible, give my office a call.

Angela has extensive experience as an attorney and mediator. She has worked with couples going through divorce and mediating for almost 30 years. She was certified by the State Bar of California as a family law specialist for the first time in 2001, and as a High Conflict Divorce Coach by the first such program in the US. While her formal experience and knowledge are extensive, those aspects of her professional persona are surpassed in importance by her innate ability to help people through difficult times. Angela is the founder of The Law Office of Angela Zinn and Heather Cutlip, where she...

Brian C. Ellis is a founding partner at Ellis Helm, APC. Mr. Ellis graduated from the University of California at Santa Barbara with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business/Economics and a minor in Spanish in 2003. He graduated with his Juris Doctor from Suffolk University Law School in Boston, Massachusetts in 2006. Mr. Ellis was admitted to the California Bar and began practice in February 2007. Prior to founding Ellis Helm, APC, Mr. Ellis worked for large insurance companies as a defense attorney. He spent many years on The Major Case Team for a national insurance company; working on personal...

Mr. Storey first became acquainted with the criminal justice system as a deputy sheriff in 1970. He completed his education through Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego while working as a deputy and sergeant at the Imperial County Sheriff’s Office. He transferred from the Sheriff’s Office to the District Attorneys Office after receiving his Juris Doctor. Mr. Storey is a second generation resident of Imperial County. His law enforcement experience and time with the District Attorneys Office influenced him to run for political office which resulted in his election as Imperial County District Attorney where he served until 1987. Mr....

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts – University of California, Los Angeles (1991)

Juris Doctor – West Los Angeles School of Law (1995)

BACKGROUND

For more than 24 years, Pejman “Tony” Rahnama has represented clients on their personal injury and workers’ compensation matters. He has successfully represented more than 1000 clients and applicants, recovering more than 600 million for his law firm clients.

Tony graduated from West Los Angeles School of Law with a Juris Doctor (J.D.) Degree and received his Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from UCLA and was admitted to the California Bar on 1995.

Tony is Licensed and authorized to practice before all courts...