Kia attended Beverly Hills High School and graduated top of his class. He attended the University of California – Santa Barbara where he pursued a major in communications. Thereafter, he attended Pepperdine Law School and obtained his JD degree. Kia passed the California Bar Examination on his first attempt and became sworn in December 2000 to practice law. Kia has handled thousands of criminal matters from arraignment to trial.
Kia is an experienced trial attorney in courts throughout Southern California. He has an excellent reputation amongst colleagues, Judges, prosecutors and others working in the legal field.
Please review our firm’s recent results. You will see the dedication, love and compassion that is given to each and every case. Our recent results signify the amazing work our office strives to perform for each client.
Kia is also a Board Certified Specialist in Criminal Law, a distinction that is rare to achieve in the State of California. Essentially, Board Certification means Kia has proven a track record of accomplishments and achievements for the State Bar of California to recognize him as a “specialist”. A Board Certified Specialist in Law is much like a Board Certified Medical Professional to the extent that the Board has approved certification for someone who has further training and experience in their field to a higher standard than other professionals.
His dedication to his clients and the legal field is unsurpassed. He has an avid interest in securing positive results for his clients. For a free consultation, please call the Riverside office at (951) 686-4818.
Founding Partner Lance Claery has been successfully practicing family law for nearly two decades. He has worked with a diverse client base ranging from multi-millionaires to low income and modest means clients. He started his career working for a prestigious Southern California family law firm. Since then, Mr. Claery has worked on hund
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
Education
- McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, Sacramento, California
- J.D. – 1998
- University of California, Riverside, California
- B.A. – 1993<
Daniel Selarz specializes in personal injury litigation, with a focus on motor vehicle negligence and premises liability. Mr. Selarz received his B.A. in Business Economics from the University of California Santa Barbara in 2009 and continued on to receive his Juris Doctorate from Southwestern Law School in 2012, where he earned Dean’s List honors ea
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
Larry Buckley is the owner and founder of the firm. His expertise encompasses matters involving personal injury and wrongful death, products liability, insurance bad faith, and medical malpractice.
Mr. Buckley graduated from California State University Chico, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Science with an emphasis in chemistry, physics, and mathematics. He then earned a
Michael Avanesian was a mathematics professor at colleges and universities for over ten years. His experience as a teacher translates into a lawyer who can educate clients, judges and juries to obtain great results.
Mr. Avanesian has been named Glendale’s #1 Personal Injury Attorney for 4 years in a row. He was awarded this title by Super Lawyers. He currently represents thousands of c
Aaron Eslamboly is the primary trial attorney and partner at The Law Collective. Aaron is a tried and true litigator who fervently represents his injured and wronged clients and fights against the Defense to the brink.
Prior to starting The Law Collective, Aaron exclusively practiced insurance defense at a preem
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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.
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.
Sergio Jose Siderman, the main Immigration America lawyer and former Commissioner of the City of Los Angeles, has dedicated his career to fulfilling the dreams of immigrants who live and work legally in the United States. Lawyer Sergio José Siderman was born and raised in Argentina. He lived there until 1976, when his family was forced to forcibly leave the country, due to death threats from t
Cameron Brock is a recognized lawyer with extensive experience and success representing individuals and families in catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death cases. Cameron’s proven track record of helping those who have been harmed by wrongful conduct, violations of safety rules, and defective products has focused on claims involving automotive product defect, tire product defect, comm
Jon C. Teller acts as one of the primary trial attorneys at Wilshire Law Firm. He has resolved hundreds of cases, many worth well over seven figures. In 2016, Jon received the 20th highest personal injury trial verdict in California, a $3,652,000 verdict for a disputed liability vehicle collision at an intersection.
Jon is proud to work for and support those in need of Wilshire Law Firm�
Nina Jafari is the founding partner and President of Jafari Law APC. Upon graduating from the University of San Diego School of Law in 2010, Ms. Jafari obtained a position at a boutique law firm in Irvine, California. After gaining an abundant amount of legal experience at that firm and wanting to use that skill set to provide a more individualized service to her clients, Ms. J
Paula Canny is one of the premier criminal defense lawyers in California. Paula practices criminal defense law in all county courts within the State of California. Although she focuses her practice primarily in California state court matters, she also handles cases in the federal criminal courts. In recent years, Paula has expanded her practice to include probate litigati
Mr. Maggio previously worked in other Southern California law firms for years before opening his own practice in 2005. Prior to becoming an attorney in 1999, Mr. Maggio worked in the legal field, and therefore has over 20 years of legal experience.
Throughout his work experience in general, and his legal career in particular, Mr. Maggio has always worked closely with people to reach so
David K. Dorenfeld has been continuously practicing in both state and federal court for the last 20 years. He has handled numerous trials and appeals over that time. He regularly sits as a pro tem judge and offers his services as a pro bono mediator for the county of Los Angeles.
During his years of practice he has committed himself to one overriding consideration, representing clients a
A veteran attorney with four decades of legal experience, Richard Sullivan is widely regarded as one of the top family law attorneys in the Orange County area. He is compassionate and competent, always dedicated to securing the best possible res
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