Southern California Super Lawyers Articles
Lisa Kantor fights insurance companies who deny treatment coverage for eating disorders
Discovery with Neville L. Johnson
Neville Johnson, aka Trevor McShane, publishes poetry, loves Lennon, and wouldn’t mind a bitchin’ double cheeseburger
The search for the story behind the will that set Terry Franklin’s ancestors free
Inside the White House, with Shawn Holley and Kim Kardashian
How the LA attorney and her client helped free Alice Marie Johnson
The meticulously prepared Ramit Mizrahi once confronted her own identity thief in court
'If I Ever Get in Trouble, Call Brian Sun'
Colleagues call the Jones Day attorney both relentless and a consummate gentleman
The Two Epiphanies of Bonnie Eskenazi
Clients compare the entertainment attorney to Evander Holyfield and the T-100
Give Toni Jaramilla a double shot of espresso and Eskrima sticks, and watch out
Local Counsel with Louise A. LaMothe
Santa Barbara’s Louise LaMothe tells us what’s good in the neighborhood
From Miranda to Booker: 40 years of historic and hilarious moments clerking for the U.S. Supreme Court
Moez Kaba, a first-generation Pakistani Muslim, reps clients from the LGBT community to a Koch brother
Tea With Ginsburg, Hiking With O’Connor
Two attorneys reminisce about their year clerking or the U.S. Supreme Court
Discovery with Sarah Fergusson Chambless
The Manatt associate boldly goes where no corporate and finance attorney has gone before
The personal harassment cases that made an employment attorney out of Genie Harrison
Did Claudia Ribet’s bicycle accident turn her into a better lawyer or just a better Californian?
Civil rights attorney Ron Kaye leads the charge against malfeasance in law enforcement
You Messed with the Wrong Marine
How elder abuse litigation attorney Kimberly Valentine transcended a tough upbringing to become a voice for the vulnerable
Inspired by an injustice, bored by the CIA, business litigator Michelle J. Correll keeps moving
Eminent domain attorney and Expo Line advocate Bradford B. Kuhn on why the easiest way from Point A to Point B isn’t necessarily a straight line
Employment plaintiff attorney Leonard H. Sansanowicz learned empathy as an actor opposite (among others) Steve Carrell
From Gitmo to Orange County, Cindy Pánuco fights for inmate rights
Rescuing businesses and other animals
Lindsey L. Smith on the emotional burden of bankruptcy
‘Hey Chick, Want to Go to Court?’
An oral history of the good, the bad and the ugly experiences of the first wave of female attorneys
Dan Stormer likes fighting for people who need help
Top med-mal attorney Margaret Holm wants you to know she’s not that interesting
Candace Carlo is like Teri Garr in a Game of Thrones town
How Gregory L. Bentley and Inner City Law Center helped tenants who didn’t know their rights—or that they had any
What Lester J. Friedman learned from John Wooden
Employment defense attorney Samantha N. Hoffman, scion of a surfing clan, on gender-plus discrimination cases
Real estate attorney Susan Lee Daly’s parents crossed the 38th parallel, then an ocean, to give her this opportunity
Traveling the world and buying Chagalls with international tax attorney Albert S. Golbert
Life After Life Without Parole
Marshall Camp successfully argued the first case under the Fair Sentencing for Youth Act
Christy Han Mohan has one, and she says it’s the key to immigration law
PI plaintiff’s attorney Robert T. Simon hung a shingle at 29, but it’s his pretrial ritual that’s eye-opening
Julian André defends stolen art and due process
Pity Jordan R. Bernstein; part of his job involves testing the best restaurants in the city
Crystal Lofing’s latest real estate deal involved Dodger Stadium
Aitken•Aitken•Cohn takes on Disneyland, mountain lions, and hit-and-run executives
M&A attorney Brian J. McCarthy leads on mergers involving Disney, Pixar and Lucasfilm
The Ethicist and the Economist
Heather L. Rosing, professional liability lawyer and CFO, is both
As a child, Evan A. Jenness stood up to schoolyard bullies; as a criminal defense lawyer, she stands up to government overreach
John A. O’Malley argued the case of a lifetime against billionaire Sheldon Adelson
Sonia Carvalho has been city attorney for Yorba Linda, Azusa, Colton, Claremont and now Santa Ana
Timothy Coates’ stint as a comedian helps when he argues before the U.S. Supreme Court
How N. Denise Taylor helped LA County deal with cutbacks
Former pilot Ronald L. M. Goldman represents air crash victims, but one of his first clients was one of the most famous lawyers of the 20th century
On the job with employment defense attorney Sabrina A. Beldner
Every summer, Brian Recor turns into “un avocat”
To Dream a Dream of Family Law
Michael Maguire won a Tony for leading a failed revolution in the original Broadway production of Les Miserables; now he helps those with failed marriages
Across the Aisle: Linda Miller Savitt and David deRubertis
The two employment attorneys share alma maters and a big-picture perspective; but their disagreements are legend
John Quinn and David Quinto, of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, general counsel and lawyer for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, get ready for their close-up
Commercial real estate lawyer Stuart Graiwer navigates the global financial meltdown
The Thief, His Wife & Her Lawyer
Marc Miles successfully defended the widow of an alleged Ponzi schemer; but the case wasn’t over
Laura Faer, statewide education director at Public Counsel, knew what she wanted to do in high school and never wavered
David Stern and Robert Pfister help same-sex couples with that ‘richer or poorer’ vow
Why Michael Tuchin calls bankruptcy ‘the emergency medicine of law’
How family law lawyer Judith Forman went from ‘highly educated Mom’ to knocking out Muhammad Ali
Securities litigator Philip Aidikoff knows what’s inside the box
Former public defender John Barnett has carved a niche practice representing the police
Between setting up an office in LA and setting world records in swimming, Dan Stephenson helped set a young girl free
Paul F. Cohen hears them in jazz and the law
IP and business litigator Adrian Pruetz, whose eponymous firm merged with Glaser Weil Fink Jacobs Howard Avchen & Shapiro last November, talks about preparing witnesses, debriefing juries, and the perceived advantage of being a female attorney
Alan Braverman, general counsel at The Walt Disney Co., has an instinct for what’s around the corner
Recent Texas transplant Victoria Cook has already made a splash in the McCourt divorce case
Construction lawyer Jay Freedman keeps things steady during the real estate crisis
The Entertainment Lawyer is with the Band
Christiane Cargill Kinney gets creative while helping the creative
Kelly Chang Rickert on being the girl who’s blindfolded with the justice scales
For employment lawyer Perry Smith, songwriting is just a hobby; but that didn’t stop American Idol from calling
Sara Azari fled Khomeini-era Iran, practiced law in Rio and defends the worst of the worst
Dan Petrocelli on how to handle the high-profile cases
Amy Fisch Solomon takes on Bayer, Disney and the ‘learned intermediary defense’
In junior high, Brian Weinhart sold hair dryers to secretaries; now he makes multimillion-dollar deals
Brian Kabateck’s grandparents survived the Armenian genocide; now he represents the descendants of those who didn’t
Four Wheels Good, Two Wheels Just as Good
Howard Krepack tries to keep L.A. roads safe for bicyclists
Howard Weg and David Shemano see the Terminator franchise through two bankruptcies
‘Take Your Violin and Go Back to Vienna!’
Entertainment lawyer Eric Weissmann, of Weissmann Wolff Bergman Coleman Grodin & Evall, on fleeing Nazi-occupied Europe, becoming friends with Gene Wilder, and being called ‘a rotten son of a bitch’ by Burt Lancaster
David C. Friedman helps Summit Entertainment release the Twilight series and more
When the Queen of Soul—yes, Aretha—felt she was libeled, she called Michael Niborski
Few lawyers do more to advocate for the rights of children than Andrea Heyn
Playing hockey as a kid taught Pascal Benyamini to never give up
Who Will Guard the Guards Themselves?
Personal injury lawyer Robert Jarchi, for one
Keith Griffin helps victims of tragedy piece their lives back together
The Very Busy World of Matt Kline
A young lawyer is tapped to help rewrite America’s war powers legislation
After a stint in the ultra-intense U.S. attorney’s office, nothing fazes criminal defense lawyer David Willingham
Former insurance defense lawyer and shoe salesman Robert Clayton finds his niche on the plaintiff side
Drew Hansen was a lock-down defender on the court at the University of Utah, and is one again at Arent Fox
Rahul Ravipudi digs in for consumers and wins on a huge scale
First a Personal Disaster, Then Mass Disasters
Ilyas Akbari
Jeremy Rosen
Vered Yakovee
Todd Harrison
Lan Quach
How Marshall Grossman parlayed a $5 overcharge into a powerhouse career
Schmoozing His Way to Century City
Scott Edelman’s cases have happy endings
A Bit of a Rebel with a Bit of a Cause
Schuyler Moore’s life would make a great movie; but would he watch it?
In 2000, Channing Johnson helped a church buy the Forum, and his life changed forever
Gail Title knows, and she fights to protect the authors’ rights
The understated, underrated Mark Robinson’s outrageously creative research pays dividends
These four lawyers spend their lives toiling to keep a righteous balance between the needs of the environment and the demands of business and government
Walking in Hammurabi’s Footsteps
When he's not winning cases, Najeeb Nabil Khoury studies Islamic philosophy
Compared with Michael Avenatti's previous work—politics under Rahm Emanuel—life in the courtroom is a breeze
Didn’t Abraham Lincoln End Slavery?
Here's Chang(e) you can believe in
Truth and beauty, says Jesse Chavez, are all he knows and all he needs to know
What keeps Nu Usaha motivated? A psychic paycheck
Enlarging the ‘Family’ in Family Law
Long before Proposition 8, Jeffrey Bollinger was working to legalize same-sex marriage
Jeffrey Glassman had to lose a million dollars to learn how to become a success
Are You Running With Me, Justices?
Meet three attorneys on the fast track
Marc Jacobs knows that people laugh at him. It's part of his job
Patrick Avakian is hooked on speed
How does a labor lawyer win television's highest honor?
That’s My Life Up There on the Stage!
For public defender John Littrell, the line between theater and real life got a little blurred
At 36 years old, Jonathan Anschell stepped into the hot seat at CBS
It’s Hot When You Face the Broiler
Bruce Broillet knows how to weave dreams and win cases
How Steven Spielberg Turned the Nicest Guy in Hollywood into a Shark
Bruce Ramer may be the loneliest Republican in America
Mark Geragos is on the front page as often as his high-profile clients
Nina Shaw helped found one of Hollywood's most important law firms
How Anti-Semitism Inspired the Creation of a Los Angeles Institution
Philip Glusker celebrates Greenberg Glusker's 50th year
Arthur Greenberg celebrates Greenberg Glusker's 50th anniversary
At 36 years old, Jonathan Anschell stepped into the hot seat at CBS
The Man Who Would De-Fang Divorce
Steve Mindel thinks you shouldn't have to part with your money when you part with your spouse
Confessions of a Former Couch Potato
Lawrence Jacobson goes from the sofa to swimming with the sharks
For Andrei Iancu, the good ol' days are now
Lori Loo and son Quinten work in tandem to beat an awful foe
What to Expect from the Supreme Court
Eddie Lazarus' newest book reveals hitherto unknown machinations behind the nation's highest court
David Neale says deep sea diving makes him a better lawyer
After a long and successful political career, including years as the speaker of the California Assembly, Robert Hertzberg reflects on having settled into his law practice.
The Braided Lives of Cunningham and Lazenby
How two East Coast guys became West Coast best friends
Alexis Neely brings the Rockefeller treatment to the common guy
Jean-Claude André's high court trifecta
Why Did Carol Burnett Sue Over That?
Jean-Paul Jassy and the fight for free speech
Patriotic clichés are easy to spout. But for three young Los Angeles-area attorneys, immigration to this country really did grant them life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
Why Wayne Brady Would Make A Great Lawyer
Douglas Lief brings his improv skills to the courtroom
Dad checks in from Iraq
How Seth Levy fell into trying to save the world
Even Tom Girardi depends on the kindness of strangers
Why is the National Enquirer Afraid of This Man?
Martin Singer may be a mad dog, but he’s crazy like a fox
Bringing beauty to the business of law
The passion of David Lash
How Do You Fill the Shoes of a Giant?
Randy McMurray grows Johnnie Cochran’s L.A. office
From Crosswords to the Courtroom
Stacy Phillips’ reading includes complex financial documents and iffy national gossip rags
You Can Take the Boy Out of Ebbets Field But You Can’t Take Ebbets Field Out of the Boy
Don Burris has created an A1 museum to the Dodgers—in his own home.
George Hedges and the Lost City of Ubar Is Not a Movie Title: It’s His Life
How a curious entertainment lawyer became Indiana Jones
From the Courtroom to a Republic Pictures Ranch
Greg Stone is one of California’s last real cowboys
Charles Rettig’s friendship with Don Ho was a meeting of like minds
Jeffry L. Weiler and Richard A. Killworth married their old professions with their new calling
For Abusive Employers, The Dai Has Been Cast
Cornelia Dai, along with her good karma Pasadena law firm, doesn’t just hate injustice; she changes its course
Michael Baroni Hates Big Law Bills
By keeping lawsuit costs low, and thinking like a businessman, this general counsel has presided over a doubling of company revenues
Alex Kohner and the Naked Truth
Connected? Kohner’s pals and his family helped propel him to success
David Glass is a whole new kind of family lawyer
How to Win at Poker and Never Play a Hand
Shaun C. Clark takes a gamble on the World Poker Tour
Whom to Partner With for Your Family Law Practice? Family, Of Course
Scott Klopert and Debra Ravden practice family law. Doubly so.
It Takes an INS Lawyer to Know an INS Lawyer
Laura Wytsma devotes several hundred pro bono hours to immigration and asylum cases
Jake Gittes, Col. Nathan Jessep and … Wes Strickland
Water, water everywhere ...
Clark Kent’s Pal Finds Genuine Drama in the Courtroom
Deborah M. Parker made waves in court instead of Hollywood
Portrait of the Lawyer as a Young Arts-Lover
Mitch Mitchell doesn't just represent artists and writers, he is one himself
When Becoming a Christian Earns the Death Penalty
Ben Davidson knows too well the perils of living in Iran
Nothing Scares Luan Tran Anymore
Tran fled war-torn Vietnam and barely survived the boat ride to freedom
Sandra Smith Thayer recalls visiting Stanley “Tookie” Williams on San Quentin’s Death Row
Commercial Litigation? Sometimes It's Downright Grisham-esque
Tellis became immersed in an investment fraud case involving a Middle East investment firm
The People's Republic of Ginger
Ginger Heyman Pigott feels the legal world could use a few more rimshots
Providing free legal assistance to more than 10,000 low-income people is precisely what she had her eye on
The 5-foot-1-inch Giant-Killer
How diminutive Debra Yang took on L.A.’s bad guys and won
Shaman At the Negotiating Table
Want to jump-start your career? Get fired by Michael Jackson
A recent win against the City of San Francisco brngs his $1 million win total past the 100 mark
Why would one man be foolish enough to take on the major Hollywood studios?
How Robert Nachshin Got His Groove Back
How did a man happily married for three decades become the divorce king?
Honor Thy Father, Thy Mother and America’s Environmental Laws
Chen’s parents cringed at her choice to become a lawyer, now they bask in their daughter’s success
Jeff Lenkov’s clients love him, and it’s not just because of the pet rocks
Does That Star Spangled Banner Yet Wave?
No Secrets: Fighting for the Press’s Right to Know
From O.J. to Oklahoma City, Kelli Sager keeps the courts open
Behind Door One: Torture Behind Door Two: Deportation
A Human Rights Stop in Venice Beach
The Burmese generals ask: What’s wrong with a little forced labor?
Video Games Will Rot Your Brain
For Damon Watson, playing games is serious business
All Seriousness Aside
Between patent infringement discussions, Robert Benson had a vision
The Child was Father of the Lawyer
The birth of his first son moved Mark Teuton to become an attorney
Sarbanes-Oxley a barrel of monkeys? Well, almost, for Michael O’Sullivan
Nothing Plain About His Plaintiffs
Kevin Boyle sides with the little guy — and he’s darn proud of it
The Man Who Pitched Three Strikes
Republican activist Michael Reynolds was moved to political action after the murder of his sister
Having grown up in Chinatown and armed with a law degree and a good mind, Judy Lam has a mission: to help her community
Morgan Chu: Whose Spectacular Successes Are Nothing to Sneeze At!
Even the mighty Microsoft fell after this high school dropout took after it
The archetypal Hollywood lawyer, Fields takes no prisoners when representing his famous clients
Danny Kuchuck sells his screenplay and finds a new best friend — lawyer Jeff Frankel
Auschwitz Didn’t Issue Death Certificates
Lisa Stern sued Italy’s largest insurance company on behalf of her grandfather-in-law, who died in a Nazi concentration camp — and every Holocaust victim was a winner
James is every mother’s fondest dream — a doctor and a lawyer
Being Religious: It's the New Coolest Thing
All across allegedly godless L.A., lawyers are finding solace in their religion
Home on the Range (and in the Courtroom)
Jim Nichols saddles up
Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo is a politician in forward motion
Patricia Kinaga just wanted to document victims of domestic violence – instead she wound up being nominated for an Emmy
Because he had to get some demons out of his psyche, Chuck Patterson discovered he was a poet