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ERIC B. KUNKEL

ERIC B. KUNKEL is a Senior Counsel of the Firm in its Sherman Oaks, California, office.  Mr. Kunkel’s practice is focused on appellate law, including the handling of cutting-edge appeals and writ petitions.  His appellate work includes first party claims and complex class-action lawsuits and has involved the substantive issues of negligence, the employer-employee relationship, contract disputes, insurance coverage and agency law, and personal injury.  Mr. Kunkel has prepared and argued numerous briefs before the state appellate courts, and has handled appeals brought in the Ninth Circuit.   Read More

TODD R. HOWELL

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

GAIL T. GONZAGA is an 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

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

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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