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Mark P.

Mark Plager

11 reviews
Mark Plager is an attorney at law with over 26 years of experience. He is licensed to practice law in California and is a member of the California Patent Bar. Mark has a Juris Doctorate degree in law, which he obtained after graduating from the Quinnipiac University School of Law. Mark primary acts as a patent attorney, with exceptional experience in trademark and copyright law. Mark served as an attorney at his own law office for over 10 years.
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Yi Q.

Yi Qiao

11 reviews
Yi Qiao is a seasoned Attorney experienced in financial services, venture capital, private equity, technology licensing, as well as various general corporate transactions. Previously, he has done legal and business work for large technology companies and is skilled at navigating their systems. He has practiced law in both New York and Hong Kong.
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Mark P.

Mark Pearson

10 reviews
Mark Pearson, Partner at ARC Law Group, believes in vibrant, creative work atmospheres – and attorneys who aren’t stuffy. Representing creatives, techs, startups, and sports clients, Mark has an insider’s view to what his clients face. In his previous role as a TV journalist and producer, he covered the Iditarod and appeared in a client’s indie horror movie. He podcasts too!
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Eric C.

Eric Chung

10 reviews
Eric Chung has had experience as a General Counsel, chief compliance officer, corporate lawyer, fund-formation lawyer and a real estate lawyer. Eric has worked for companies such as Atmel Corporation and Protiviti Inc. He is currently the Founder of the Officer of Lighthaven Capital Management, LLC - his main focus areas include Corporate Governance and Fundamental Analysis. In 1996, he graduated with his J.D. from the Vanderbilt University Law School.
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Eric L.

Eric Loewe

9 reviews
Eric Loewe has been providing legal services to corporate clients for more than three decades. He is licensed in both California and Illinois, and obtained his degree in law from the Chicago – Kent College of Law. Eric focuses on drafting and negotiating various types of commercial contracts for his clients, and has exceptional experience as an outside general counselor. He started his own law office after serving as a counselor at the Prism Technologies Group for over 20 years.
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Elan R.

Elan Raffel

8 reviews
Elan Raffel finished law school from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University in 2012. He currently works as a Trademark Associate Attorney since October 2015 at Oliner Law. He was a Discovery Attorney in Cahill Gordon & Reindel from May 2014 – March 2015 and other prominent law firms. His areas of expertise include litigation, mediation, appeals, licensing, trademark infringement and others.
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Michael F.

Michael Fucci

7 reviews
Michael Fucci is a general business attorney with more than 15 years of experience. He has dealt with numerous legal cases that involves real estate, business formation, business consulting and other related practice areas. Michael graduated cum laude from the University of Georgia School of Law and is licensed to practice law in California. He has represented GEANCO, Intraceuticals, Christian Vision and numerous other clients. Michael started his own law firm in 2014.
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Nate K.

Nate Kelly

7 reviews
Nate Kelly can help with intellectual property, corporate organization and finance, contract drafting and negotiation, dispute resolution, and employment issues. He provides services to businesses that are designed to be a complete solution, regardless of their business law issue. His finance experience includes securities and collateralized debt obligations, alternative investments, and stock issuance.
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Karen G.

Karen Gibbs

7 reviews
A former Big Law partner and in-house counsel, Karen has successfully represented individuals, executives and corporations for over 20 years. Her practice includes litigati...
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Jason B.

Jason Balogh

6 reviews
Jason is an attorney at Lerch Sturmer LLP who handles insurance coverage, professional liability, and premises liability case. He has successfully represented many clients in complex, multi-party litigation with liability exposure. Outside of the firm, Jason volunteers as a Pro Bono Attorney for the National Center for Refugee & Immigrant Children.
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Ali Shalchi

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Troy Krich
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Troy Krich

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Daniel E. Goodrich
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Daniel E. Goodrich

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Lauri Donahue
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Lauri Donahue

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Stacy Dees
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Anthony Whittington, Jd/Mba
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Sagar Parikh
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Sagar Parikh

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David Yamaguchi
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"David is highly knowledgeable about working with marketing contractors in California. I hired him to review a contract template, and he answered all my questions clearly and comprehensively. Thanks to his insight, I feel confident moving forward with my contractors using the revised template."

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Alisha Bond
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Alisha Bond

"Alisha was incredibly knowledgeable, very helpful, professional and always responded in a timely manner. I would highly recommend working with Alisha and plan to partner with her again on future needs."

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Roberto (Bobby) Escobar
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Roberto (Bobby) Escobar

"Bobby was great to work with. He understood my needs and delivered the outcomes to perfection."

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Eric Alspaugh
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Eric Alspaugh

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Jake Siciliano
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Jake Siciliano

"Jake is fast, clear, and very helpful!"

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Seth Wiener
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Seth Wiener

"Very knowledgeable and very professional. Would work with Seth again."

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Ross Brandborg
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Ross Brandborg

"Ross is professional and will keep you updated throughout the entire process."

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Kanika Radhakrishnan
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"Loved working with Kanika. She and her team delivered work quicker than I could spend time reviewing. The key for me was details and I really love the level of detail that was delivered. I will be hiring Kanika again for future project needs."

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Michael Miller
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Michael Miller

"Great guy, we would absolutely reach out again if we need help."

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Matthew Roazen
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Matthew Roazen

"Super fast and responsive. Great quality of work. Will be a return client."

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San Diego, CA,

Joel Douglas
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Joel Douglas

"Joel and his team, especially Shem Lachhman, were excellent throughout the filing process. Shem was responsive, detail-oriented, and made the final steps smooth and efficient. I came in with a fully developed concept and draft, and they helped refine and package it for filing without overcomplicating things. Highly recommend them for clean, professional execution — especially for SaaS and workflow-based inventions."

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Ryan A. Woods
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