TODD R. HOWELL is a founding Partner of The Firm. He is AV Rated – having achieved the highest rating available to attorneys nationwide. In addition to being a licensed attorney, Mr. Howell has held a California Real Estate Broker’s License since 1987 and actively assists owners and managers of Commercial and Multi-Family Dwellings on a wide range of matters including:
- Acquisitions (malls, strip malls, raw land, and single and multi-family dwellings).
- Negotiation and drafting of commercial and residential lease terms.
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GAIL T. GONZAGA is a Senior Associate of the Firm in its Sherman Oaks, California, office.
Practice Areas
- Civil Litigation
- Insurance Defense
- Personal Injury
- Premises Liability
- Landlord/Tenant Law
- Transportation Law
Education
J.D., UCLA School of Law, 1996
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 1993
Bar Admissions
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STEPHANIE FORMAN is Managing Partner of the Firm and oversees its daily business operations from the Firm’s Sherman Oaks, California office. Ms. Forman is AV Preeminent Rated, having achieved the highest rating available to attorneys nationwide. Her practice focuses on all phases of civil litigation in both Federal and State courts, including arbitration, mediation and trial. She represents a broad range of clients, primarily in the areas of employment and labor law, premises liability, product liability, wrongful death and mass tort litigation; and has extensive experience counseling companies on administrative and regulatory compliance issues, including environmental and diverse risk assessment matters. Read More
WILLIAM A. BRENNER is a Senior Counsel of the Firm in its Sherman Oaks, California, office.
Practice Areas
- General Civil Litigation
- Insurance Bad Faith
- Business Litigation
- Personal Injury
Education
J.D., Thomas Jefferson School of Law, 1999
B.S., New York University, 1994 (Finance & International Business)
Bar Admissions
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J. CHRISTOPHER BENNINGTON is a Senior Counsel of the Firm in its Sherman Oaks, California, office. With 30 years of legal experience in insurance coverage and bad faith, Mr. Bennington has represented clients in a broad range of first and third party claims. He has extensive knowledge in the analysis of insurance policy provisions and carrier claims handling practices, and has helped clients recover millions of dollars in policy benefits for claims arising in a number of areas, including construction defects, life insurance, product liability, and toxic exposure. Read More
