Our Team

OUR TEAM

We provide quality representation to our clients during the litigation process, from first contact through trial and until the final appeal is concluded. We know that this means responsiveness, open communication and fair pricing. Our results speak for themselves. Our attorneys are known as the best of the best in their respective fields. We get results and we do it with civility and respect.

Our attorneys are members of and leaders in every major bar organization in California and nationwide, including the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers, the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (ASCDC), Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA), the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) and the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC), the ASCDC Women in the Law Committee, the LACBA President’s Advisory Committee on Women in the Legal Profession, and the Jack Daniels Trial School, founded by our former partner, Jack Daniels.

Our group of partners has remained the bedrock of the firm for over two decades. Our partnership group is stable, talented and deep. We are committed to providing the best representation available in California.

We provide quality representation to our clients during the litigation process, from first contact through trial and until the final appeal is concluded. We know that this means responsiveness, open communication and fair pricing. Our results speak for themselves. Our attorneys are known as the best of the best in their respective fields. We get results and we do it with civility and respect.

Our attorneys are members of and leaders in every major bar organization in California and nationwide, including the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers, the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (ASCDC), Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA), the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) and the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC), the ASCDC Women in the Law Committee, the LACBA President’s Advisory Committee on Women in the Legal Profession, and the Jack Daniels Trial School, founded by our former partner, Jack Daniels.

Our group of partners has remained the bedrock of the firm for over two decades. Our partnership group is stable, talented and deep. We are committed to providing the best representation available in California.

Meet the Players

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Michael Schonbuch

Managing Partner
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Erin O. Hallissy

Managing Partner
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Laurie Julien

General Counsel / Managing Director
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Bernadette C. Brouses

Partner / Owner
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Jonathan R. Gerber

Partner / Owner

Mary R. Fersch

Partner / Owner
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Paul R. Fine

Of Counsel

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Sophia Halavi

Associate

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Shaelyn Carroll

Law Clerk
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Jamie Gabbay

Law Clerk
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Brandon Henderson

Law Clerk

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Kristen Rai

Law Clerk

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Jack Ramler

Law Clerk

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Meet our Amazing Staff

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Kinji Hithe Baker

Legal Secretary
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Kelly Beltran

Legal Secretary
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Barbara J. Bohan

Paralegal
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Yvett Espinoza

Legal Secretary
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Martin G. Gómez

Operations Manager
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Ekaterina Grigoriev

Accounting
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Rachel Israel

Paralegal

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Victoria LaVallis

Paralegal
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Danelle Lopez

Legal Secretary
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Kelsie Lopez

Firm Operations
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Monica Mejia

Legal Secretary
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Daniela Ramirez

Accounting
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Tarshia Rodgers

Human Resources

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Peter Rodriguez

Office Services
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Amanda Safai

Paralegal

Briseida Tebalan

Accounting
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Jorge Trejo

Controller
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Christine Tucker

Firm Administrator / Legal Secretary
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Charlene Washington

Legal Secretary
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Lorena Watt

Legal Receptionist