ERIC J. PALMER is a Senior Counsel of the Firm in its Sherman Oaks, California office. Mr. Palmer has extensive experience litigating in state and federal court in a wide variety of matters, including wage and hour class-action and PAGA lawsuits, as well as matters involving alleged discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, retaliation, and defamation.
Practice Areas
- Employment and Labor Law
- Wage and Hour Class Actions
Education
J.D., University of San Diego School of Law, 2003
B.S., Read More
CHARLES D. MAY is a Partner of the Firm in its Sherman Oaks, California, office. His practice focuses on all phases of civil litigation, including arbitration and alternative dispute resolution, trial and appellate work. Mr. May represents a broad range of clients, including self-insured entities, on matters related to business and contracts/real estate contracts, civil litigation defense, business litigation, administrative law, and first and third party general liability defense.
Education
J.D., Southwestern University School of Law, 1984
B.S., Read More
TIMOTHY D. LAKE is a Partner of the Firm in its Sherman Oaks, California, office and is Chair of the Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Practice Group. Mr. Lake also serves as a member of the California State Bar Insurance Law Committee, and the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee. He has authored numerous publications on insurance coverage related topics and has been an invited guest speaker at numerous events in the insurance industry. Read More
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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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
