David Mara is the founding member and president of Mara Law Firm, PC. Mr. Mara has devoted his many years of practice to representing employees in all aspects of California wage and hour law, including, but not limited to, class representation of employees seeking unpaid wages, unpaid overtime, unfair business practices, and meal and rest period violations. Mr. Mara also specializes in representing injured civilians working abroad pursuant to a U.S. defense contract. Over the course of his career, Mr. Mara has obtained tens of millions of dollars on behalf of California and Defense Base Act workers.
A long standing member of Consumer Attorneys of California, Mr. Mara is on the short list of lawyers the organization selects in California to author briefs in support of workers in California Courts of Appeal and the California Supreme Court. Mr. Mara was co-counsel in the seminal California Supreme Court decision, Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court, in which the Court articulated the standards on employee entitlements to and employer obligations for providing meal and rest breaks in California and the availability of class action treatment for those claims. In addition to his trial and appellate work on behalf of California workers, Mr. Mara is also on the cutting edge of shaping California laws, as he is frequently asked to review and offer counter proposals to laws affecting California workers proposed in the California legislature and Congress.
John H. Toohey is a Partner for Bremer Whyte Brown & O’Meara, LLP. Mr. Toohey is an A.V. Preeminent rated attorney with a practice that is focused on contract negotiation and litigation, complex product liability, construction, and wrongful death/catastrophic injury. He has successfully represented hundreds of clients in alternative dispute resolution and trial, including multiple cases t
With more than 15 years of legal experience, Attorney Robert A. Carichoff is known as an accomplished personal injury attorney in Sacramento. He is passionate about obtaining justice on behalf of those who have been victimized by another’s negligence or recklessness.
In addition, he represents employees in discrimination cases, unpaid wage cases, and wrongful termination claims. As a r
Al Wiseman has spent more than 25 years advocating for his clients. His total focus and singular dedication is to obtain compensation for their injuries while seeking justice for their pain and suffering.
Mr. Wiseman has litigated more than a thousand legal cases. He is experienced and deeply knowledgeable in both the civil and criminal justice systems at state and federal levels.
Alice A. Purdy is an associate in the firm’s Family Law Department. The enthusiasm Ms. Purdy brings to family law is based on a strong sense of justice and commitment to make a measurable difference and improvement in the lives of her clients. Ms. Purdy transitioned from environmental law and civil litigation practice to exclusively family law in 2013. Her practice includes all aspects of fam
It took blood, sweat and tears of our predecessors to create a safe place for us, the Courts, where we truly really ARE and MUST BE ALL EQUAL. Otherwise, all the efforts to make all men and WOMEN EQUAL a REALITY are mere idle acts. It takes only a corrupt few to take the safety of our Courts away. If we lose this, the death of hope will follow. And, hope dies last! #COURTINTEGRITYFIRST -Katerin
Our attorneys at the Nakase Accident Lawyers & Employment Attorneys are dedicated to providing the strongest advocacy as personal injury lawyers & employment attorneys to improve the lives of our clients, one person at a time.
To be a dynamic, client-focused attorney and recognized for excellence by creating measurable value for my clients in the success of their needs through exc
EDUCATION
University of California, Los Angeles, B.A.
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, J.D.
BAR ADMISSION
State Bar of California
United State District Court, Central District of California
FOUNDING ATTORNEY
Mr. Jackson focuses his practice on probate, estate planning, and litigating probate and real p
Attorney Lance Jacot was born in Newport Beach and grew up in Huntington Beach, California. After receiving his bachelor’s degree from UC Irvine in 1996, Mr. Jacot began law school at the University of California’s Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco. During law school Mr. Jacot interned at the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office and the Office of the State Public Defender.
Mr. Bohm practices in all of our main practice areas and has substantial experience in construction defect litigation, business litigation, trust and probate litigation and personal injury litigation. He has represented developers, general contractors, sub-contractors and design professionals in construction defect litigation. He has represented Fortune 500 companies in various complex business
Elliot Eslamboly is the founder and managing partner at The Law Collective. Elliot became a personal injury attorney because he believes it gives him an extraordinary opportunity to support vulnerable people during one of the most difficult periods of their lives. Elliot cares about and understands the trauma of each c
As Managing Partner of Owen Patterson & Owen, Susan Owen significantly impacts the firm’s success in the courtroom. She has extensive experience in a variety of areas in the personal injury field, including product liability, general negligence, wrongful termination, harassment and discrimination, and wrongful death. Throughout her nearly 25-year career of representing injured victims, sh
Richard Alexander is the Founder and Managing Partner of the Alexander Law Group, LLP. He is a nationally-recognized personal injury lawyer and consumer protection advocate. Richard has over 30 years of in-depth legal expertise in the areas of traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, wrongful death and other serious injuries resulting from car, truck, motorcycle, and SUV accidents as well as
Laura Strasser has worked in the legal field for over 30 years starting her career as a paralegal, which gave her the foundation and motivation to become a well-rounded attorney. After graduating top of her class at Lincoln Law School of Sacramento, she founded a business, Legal Concepts, which provided legal research and writing on complex legal issues f
Douglas Borthwick was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1965. He graduated with high honors from Muskingum College in 1988 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business, Economics, and Religion. At Muskingum College he was the recipient of the Wall Street Journal Award and the Financial Executive Institute Award. He received his Juris Doctorate degree in 1991 from Capital
Mohsen Parsa is a proven leader. Whether it was negotiating sophisticated contracts with companies like SpaceX and Mitsubishi, or competing professionally on the soccer field, he has shown that hard work and perseverance are the keys to successful results.
Today, Mohsen’s law practice includes the representation of both individuals and businesses across a variety of industries. H
Lauren Wood is a partner at the Law Offices of Schurmer and Wood. She is a civil litigation attorney specializing in all types of plaintiffs’personal injury and wrongful death matters. Ms. Wood has both trial and arbitration experience, as