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New Members | 29 New Members in the Los Angeles Area
Brian Altman
Phone: (661) 291-3166
Email: brian.altman@cnb.com
Profession: Banking Finance
Home Group: Santa Clarita Valley
Farnaz Amini
Company: Friedman LLP
Title: Transfer Pricing Practice Leader
Phone: (323) 646-7950
Email: polecofar@gmail.com
Profession: Consultant Service
Home Group: Global
James Bulger
Company: Seber Bulger LLP
Title: Attorney
Phone: (310) 651-7438
Email: jim@seberbulgerlaw.com
Profession: Attorney
Home Group: Glendale 1
Bio: Jim is personal injury lawyer who cares about his clients.
Aaron Coco
Company: Quality Automation Systems
Title: Business Development
Phone: (714) 231-7916
Email: aaron@qualityautomation.com
Profession: Consultant Service
Home Group: Downtown Los Angeles 4
Susanne Cohen
Company: Hahn & Hahn LLP
Phone: (626) 796-9123
Email: scohen@hahnlawyers.com
Profession: Attorney
Home Group: Pasadena 4
Bio: Susanne B. Cohen works with clients on estate and special needs planning, conservatorships and trust administration, and elder and dependent adult financial abuse litigation cases.
Eric Coonrod
Company: Cascadia Capital LLC
Title: Senior Vice President
Phone: (323) 486-8115
Email: ecoonrod@cascadiacapital.com
Profession: Banking Finance
Home Group: Pasadena 4
Bio: Eric Coonrod is a Senior Vice President at Cascadia Capital, responsible for originating and executing transactions in the Health & Wellness and Healthcare Services sectors.
Scott Cukier
Company: SimpleTech
Title: President
Phone: (310) 876-2113
Email: scott@simpletechla.net
Profession: Consultant Service
Home Group: Century City 8
Bio: With over 20 years experience in the IT industry, Scott Cukier began his consulting career after seeing a pattern of small businesses struggle to keep up with the fast paced technology world.
Amy Fawcett
Company: Exalt Resources LLC
Title: Director of Operations
Phone: (949) 923-9545
Email: afawcett@exaltresources.com
Profession: Human Resources
Home Group: Pacific Business Corridor 1
Bio: Ms. Fawcett is the Director of Operations for Exalt Resources LLC. She enjoys developing cost- effective human resource strategies, management development, and designing compliant HR programs.
Richard Formoe
Company: Quick Fee
Title: Chief Revenue Officer
Phone: (310) 584-1172
Email: richard@quickfee.com
Profession: Banking Finance
Home Group: Downtown Los Angeles 1
Brinda Gandhi
Company: Chugh, LLP
Title: Attorney
Phone: (562) 483-7779
Email: brinda.gandhi@chugh.com
Profession: Attorney
Home Group: Pasadena 5
Bio: Caring & Compassionate Family Law attorney
Michael Gordon
Company: Sandler Training
Title: President
Phone: (310) 433-3151
Email: michael.gordon@sandler.com
Profession: Consultant Service
Home Group: Universal City
Bio: Michael is the President of Sandler Training. He works with business owners that are committed to growing sales without looking, acting or sounding like a sales person.
Robert Grimm
Company: Keystone Advanced Solutions, LLC.
Title: Managing Partner
Phone: (310) 359-8659
Email: rgrimm@keystoneadvsol.com
Home Group: Beverly Hills 4
Jake Hayutin
Company: CBRE
Phone: (858) 775-1847
Email: jake.hayutin@cbre.com
Profession: Real Estate
Home Group: Rancho Park
Bio: Capital Markets / Investment Sales Broker
Julie Hoffman
Company: Allen Matkins
Phone: (310) 788-2400
Email: jhoffman@allenmatkins.com
Home Group: West Hollywood
Richard Huynh
Company: Michael K. Lanning, APLC
Title: Esq.
Phone: (310) 820-1600
Email: richard@lpattorneys.com
Profession: Attorney
Home Group: Santa Monica 2
Christine Lawton
Company: Nolan Heimann LLP
Title: Partner
Phone: (818) 574-5710
Email: clawton@nolanheimann.com
Profession: Attorney
Home Group: Entertainment 1
Bio: Nolan Heimann LLP partner; fmr sr Bus Affairs exec at Disney, DreamWorks, Universal, Fox. License, distribution and strategic transactions for entertainment, media, consumer tech and brands, connecting Silicon Valley and Silicon Beach to Hollywood.
Patrick Loewe
Company: Vestian Global Workplace Services
Title: Transaction Advisor
Phone: (310) 595-5638
Email: loewe@vestian.com
Profession: Real Estate
Home Group: Santa Monica 3
Bio: I help businesses solve their real estate needs.
Craig Margulies
Company: Margulies Faith LLP
Title: Attorney at Law
Phone: (818) 705-2777
Email: craig@marguliesfaithlaw.com
Profession: Attorney
Home Group: Encino 1
Bio: Mr. Margulies has extensive “big-firm” bankruptcy law experience. His firm provides legal counsel for all aspects of a business and consumer bankruptcy law practice, representing both debtors and creditors in Chapter 7, 11 and 13 cases, litigation.
Eli Melamed
Company: Eli Melamed, Inc
Title: Attorney, Real Estate Broker and Investor
Phone: (424) 252-4350
Email: elimel.law@gmail.com
Profession: Real Estate
Home Group: Rancho Park
Jennifer Millier
Company: Jennifer Millier Law, Inc.
Title: Founder
Phone: (310) 579-9550
Email: jennifer@millierlaw.com
Profession: Attorney
Home Group: Santa Monica 5
Loriana Moizesch
Company: Moizesch Berberyan LLP
Title: Estate Planning Attorney
Phone: (818) 536-7436
Email: loriana@trustmblaw.com
Profession: Attorney
Home Group: Glendale 1
Bio: Loriana makes estate planning fun and helps clients feel more comfortable thinking about their death, talking about their death, & planning for their death. Most her clients are within the small to mid-sized estate category (owning 1-3 properties).
Tyler Morss
Company: Liberty SBF
Title: Vice President, West Coast Originations
Phone: (339) 222-3201
Email: tylersmorss@gmail.com
Profession: Real Estate
Home Group: Beverly Hills 3
Lindsey F. Munyer
Company: Keystone Law Group
Title: Partner
Phone: (310) 444-9060 ext. 117
Email: lindsey@keystone-law.com
Profession: Attorney
Home Group: Santa Monica 5
Bio: I am a Partner at Keystone Law Group, P.C., an 11-attorney firm focused exclusively on contested probates, trusts, and conservatorships. I am a Certified Specialist in this area of the law and have an LL.M. in Taxation.
Pankaj Raval
Company: Carbon Law Group, P.C.
Title: Founder/Managing Partner
Phone: (213) 880-7633
Email: p@carbonlg.com
Profession: Attorney
Home Group: Downtown Los Angeles 2
Bio: Counsel for deal makers and risk takers®Helping entrepreneurs, growing businesses, and investors.
Edi Santos
Company: SoCalCDC
Phone: (310) 991-6823
Email: edi@socalcdc.com
Home Group: South Bay Classic
Bio: Business Lending: Commercial Real Estate, Practice Finance, SBA Lending.
Yvonne St. Gelais
Company: Med-Billing Solutions
Title: VP, Business Development
Phone: (770) 335-3638
Email: yvonnes@med-billingsolutions.com
Profession: Consultant Service
Home Group: Westlake 6
Gary M. Tenzer
Phone: (310) 867-2903
Email: gtenzer@gspartners.com
Home Group: Century City 3
Michael Whitmarsh
Company: Whitmarsh Family Law, PC
Title: Partner
Phone: (310) 552-3505
Email: michael@whitmarshfamilylaw.com
Profession: Attorney
Home Group: Santa Monica 1
Bio: Michael L. Whitmarsh completed his undergraduate studies at U.C.L.A. in 2002. He then taught children with autism and trained and competed in triathlons for two years before attending Southwestern University School of Law™ evening program.
Mark Williamson
Company: VERITAS
Phone: (714) 915-2661
Email: williamson703@gmail.com
Profession: Consultant Service
Home Group: Pasadena 6
Member News
Angela Reddock-Wright Guest on ABC 7 News to Discuss Coronavirus and the Workplace
Angela Reddock-Wright, an employment law mediator and arbitrator with Judicate West and the Founding and Managing Partner of the Reddock Law Group, was a guest on ABC 7 News to discuss some of the many questions about Coronavirus and the workplace. Reddock-Wright followed the discussion with an in-depth Q&A on ABC-7 online and Facebook Live Q&A. See the segment.
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Angela Reddock was also was a guest on KTLA 5 News to discuss, “Coronavirus in the Workplace.”
View the segment.
Dr. Brian M M Harman Speaks at TEDx Conference
Trust, Humor, Failure, and Leadership – what do the have in common??? Check out Brian’s fun TEDx Talk here.
Dr. Jeremy Lurey Interviewed on Tips for Engaging a Virtual Workforce During Coronavirus Crisis
With “safer at home” becoming the norm across the U.S., most offices are closing and businesses are shifting to a virtual workforce. Dr. Jeremy Lurey shared several strategies for living through the lockdown and engaging a productive virtual workforce during this video blog interview with SingerLewak’s Bob Green.
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Dr. Jeremy Lurey Shares Strategies for Coping with Coronavirus & Making Remote Work WORK on SmallBizCast Podcast with Joel Volk
Dr. Jeremy Lurey shares several strategies for making remote work work and living through the lockdown on the SmallBizcast podcast with Joel Volk (WLK5).
John Grace on the News at TD Ameritrade
We were all getting high on “hopium,” See the interview.
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“From Complacency to Panic in a Nanosecond” – John Grace, Wave Publications Columnist
Look past COVID-19 to see that there is a financial malignancy that’s devouring the very foundations of capitalist prosperity in America. Read the article here.
Jonathan Fitzgarrald Recognized as a Los Angeles Business Journal Emerging and Small Business Award Nominee
The Los Angeles Business Journal has recognized Jonathan Fitzgarrald of Equinox Strategy Partners as a nominee for its inaugural Emerging and Small Business Award that recognizes the leaders of emerging and small companies in Los Angeles who are making an impact and driving economic growth.
Neville Johnson Top 100 SuperLawyer
Neville Johnson has been chosen by his peers as one of the Top 100 lawyers in Southern California, and the only one specializing in entertainment.
Immigrant Magazine interview with Klaudia Kovacs
Immigrant Magazine interviewed LEGACY DOCUMENTARY specialist and film director, Klaudia Kovacs, about how she helps individuals, families, companies, and non-profits to create a film-biography/legacy. See the interview here.
Ross Legal Featured in LawFlip Podcast on Cannabis Law and News
Polina Ross and Brian Ross, partners in Ross Legal Corporation, were recently the featured guests on the LawFlip Podcast, hosted by Benjy Smith and Louis Benowitz of Smith & Benowitz. In this episode, Polina and Brian discuss a host of issues regarding the regulated cannabis industry. They talk about the highs (and lows) of California’s growing cannabis industry, how they found their way into the legal end of it, and how it presents a host of fascinating and complex legal issues. This episode of the LawFlip Podcast can be found on YouTube.
Sarah Reznick, CFP Earns Nomination by CALCPA
Sarah Reznick, CFP and GL of WL8 has earned the nomination of 2020 Women to Watch Award from CalCPA as an Emerging Leader in the non-CPA category by CalCPA.
Member News content is selected from Needs, Deals & Wants posts published on the ProVisors Hub.
Member Milestones
Celebrating 25 Years
Sandy Weinstock
Company: Weinstock Interior Design Inc.
Title: President
Phone: (818) 817-9490
Email: sandy@weinstockdesign.com
Profession: Consultant & Service
Home Group: Century City 2
Bio: A full-service interior and exterior design firm including project management and construction, color and material selection, purchasing, architectural detail, decorative design and space planning combining harmonious use of furnishings and finishes for residential, office and retail.
Celebrating 20 Years
Matt Coletta
Company: M&A Business Advisors
Title: Co-Founder / Managing Partner
Phone: (818) 999-9621
Email: info@certifiedbizbroker.com
Profession: Financial Service
Home Group: Woodland Hills 1
Bio: Matt Coletta is the Co-Founder/Managing Partner of M&A Business Advisors, a full-service Business Brokerage and M&A Advisory Firm. Matt has over 25 years of experience representing Sellers and Buyers in the CONFIDENTIAL sale of privately owned Businesses.
Nancy Cole Loeterman
Company: Cole & Loeterman
Title: Partner
Phone: (310) 556-8300
Email: nancy@coleloeterman.com
Profession: Attorney
Home Group: Century City 1
Bio: Personal injury attorney.
Celebrating 15 Years
Robert Brandt
Company: Feinberg Mindel Brandt & Klein LLP
Title: Partner
Phone: (310) 447-8675
Email: rbrandt@fmbklaw.com
Profession: Attorney
Home Group: Century City 2
Bio: Robert C. Brandt is a Certified Family Law Specialist by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization and heads the FMBK Family Law Department. His practices focuses on high-profile divorces, contested child custody disputes and move away cases.
Andrew Gantman
Company: Gantman & Associates
Title: Principal
Phone: (818) 322-4707
Email: andrew@gantmancpa.com
Profession: Accountant
Home Group: Westlake 7
Bio: Tax geek with 25+ yrs exp (10+ yrs in Big 4) in Int’l Tax, M&A/Structuring, Research Credits, State/Local, & other specialties. Practical tax/business solutions re complex problems for clients & their advisors. (Individuals & business entities.)
Mark Goldstein
Company: SoCal IP Law Group LLP
Title: Attorney at Law
Phone: (805) 267-2256
Email: mgoldstein@socalip.com
Profession: Attorney
Home Group: Westlake 6
Bio: Protecting technology and creations with intellectual property (IP). At SoCal IP Law Group LLP I prepare patents, obtain trademark registrations, draft IP licenses, participate in technology and IP related business transactions, and resolve IP disputes.
Celebrating 10 Years
Ken Goldman
Company: Macias Gini & O’Connell LLP (MGO)
Title: Partner
Phone: (310) 746-2145
Email: kgoldman@mgocpa.com
Profession: Accountant
Home Group: Santa Monica 5
Bio: Accounting, auditing and taxation for small to medium sized businesses; expertise in the entertainment and soft goods industries; business management for high income and high net worth individuals and families and more.
Leonard Gordon
Company: Marcum LLP
Title: Partner
Phone: (310) 453-9400
Email: lenny.gordon@marcumllp.com
Profession: Accountant
Home Group: Beverly Hills 2
Bio: I specialize in consulting with clients on profitability and raising capital through debt and equity. I provide audits and reviews with a focus on Wear-it, Eat-it, Plug it in which are closely held companies that manufacture, distribute and retail consumer products.
Alan Grass
Company: Alan B. Grass, A Law Corporation
Title: Principal
Phone: (310) 552-9292
Email: agrass@hkemlaw.com
Profession: Attorney
Home Group: Santa Monica 5
Bio: Alan’s practice encompasses all facets of estate and tax planning, both for lifetime gifts and post-mortem distributions. His clients span all levels of wealth and a wide range of personal objectives.
Steve Weinberger
Company: HCR Wealth Advisors
Title: Financial Advisor
Phone: (310) 473-5445
Email: sweinberger@hcrwealth.com
Profession: Investment Advisor
Home Group: West Los Angeles
Bio: We are a full service, investment advisory firm that built our practice as an alternative to the large brokerage houses and bank-owned firms. We provide financial planning and investment services tailored to high net-worth individuals, families and non-profits.
R.W. Ziegler
Company: Mesa Consulting LLC
Title: COO
Phone: (805) 965-0109
Email: rwz@zri.com
Profession: Consultant & Service
Home Group: Ventura
Bio: Management consulting and business consulting: Planning facilitation including Vision, Strategy, Marketing, Business plans; Succession and Transition facilitation and Change Management; Organizational Development; Compensation planning and review; Technology audits and more.
Celebrating 5 Years
Scott Alderton
Company: Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP
Phone: (818) 444-4501
Email: salderton@stubbsalderton.com
Profession: Attorney
Home Group: Silicon Beach 2
Bio: I am a technology lawyer and business advisor to middle-market technology, emerging growth, and development stage companies in the areas of finance, corporate and securities law, mergers and acquisitions, high technology, business, licensing, and more.
Patrick Baghdaserian
Company: Baghdaserians Law Group Inc.
Title: Firm Principal, Certified Family Law Specialist
Phone: (626) 460-9525
Email: patrick@baglawgroup.com
Profession: Attorney
Home Group: Pasadena 4
Bio: Patrick is the firm Principal of Baghdaserians Law Group, a firm dedicated to the area of Family Law. Patrick is a State Bar Certified Specialist in the area of Family Law and an accredited minor’s counsel.
Barry Cohn
Company: Really Great Employee Benefits/JorgensenHR
Title: President & CEO
Phone: (818) 444-7722
Email: barry@rgeb4u.com
Profession: Human Resources
Home Group: Westlake 5
Bio: Barry is President & CEO of Really Great Employee Benefits and CEO of JorgensenHR. Really Great Employee Benefits Helps You Keep the HUMAN in Human Resources.
Christopher Delaplane
Company: Delaplane Law Group, APC
Title: Attorney
Phone: (818) 721-8881
Email: ced@delaplanelaw.com
Profession: Attorney
Home Group: Simi Valley 2
Bio: Due to my significant experience in the real estate industry, I am able to effectively and efficiently assist clients with both their simple and complex legal issues. I continually strive to put the client’s goals and needs above my own in order to obtain a favorable result for my clients.
Alexander Fisher
Company: Law Offices of Howard S. Fisher
Title: Attorney
Phone: (310) 553-2000
Email: ajf@howardsfisher.com
Profession: Attorney
Home Group: Westside 2
Bio: Alex is a litigator with a practice focused on complex business and real estate matters. He provides aggressive and effective legal representation to a variety of clients including: individuals, small and mid-size businesses, property management firms and more.
Ian Haga
Company: Miller Haga Law Group, LLP
Title: Partner
Phone: (818) 591-4200
Email: ihaga@millerhaga.com
Profession: Attorney
Home Group: Moorpark
Bio: Ian acts as outside general counsel for startups, early stage companies, and small and middle market businesses.
Nathan B. Hoffman
Company: Hoffman Law Firm
Title: Attorney
Phone: (844) 453-4529
Email: nbh@hoffmanlaw.lawyer
Profession: Attorney
Home Group: Woodland Hills 4
Bio: AV-Preeminent Attorney : Estate & Trust Independent Reviews, Estate & Trust Litigation, Elder Law, Real Estate/Construction, Tort and Business Litigation. Nathan B. Hoffman is a California licensed attorney with almost 40 years of experience.
Thomas “Hutch” Hutchinson
Company: Norman Dowler LLP
Title: Partner
Phone: (805) 654-0911
Email: thutchinson@normandowler.com
Profession: Attorney
Home Group: Westlake 7
Bio: Family Law, especially large, complex cases where my expertise in business, banking, and real estate is utilized. My Psychology degree is helpful in child custody cases. I can collaborate or litigate as needed.
Jim Kelley
Company: Kelley Insurance Agency
Title: Insurance Agent Owner/Broker
Phone: (818) 735-4959
Email: insurance@jkelleyinsurance.com
Profession: Insurance
Home Group: Westlake 5
Bio: Owner & Broker of Kelley Insurance Agency for more than 30 years, specializing in Residential 1-4 units & Business Insurance. I do Residential, Home, Condo, Renters and Landlord Policies, Earthquake, Flood and Umbrella Liability Coverage.
Chris Rabenold
Company: Harvest Small Business Finance
Title: Senior Vice President
Phone: (310) 363-9346
Email: crabenold@harvestsbf.com
Profession: Banking & Finance
Home Group: Westlake 8
Bio: Expert in owner occupied (SBA & non-SBA) and investor real estate financing.
David Tattersall
Company: Wintrust Mortgage
Title: Senior Loan Officer
Phone: (805) 906-4480
Email: dtattersall@wintrustmortgage.com
Profession: Banking & Finance
Home Group: Westlake 4
Bio: 30 years in the Mortgage originations. Specialize in Jumbo loans, 1-4 units, Purchase and Refinance loans, first time home buyers, FHA, VA loans, Investment properties and debt consolidation loans. Property types; Single family Residence, Condominiums and more.
Allan Williams
Company: Williams Law Group, A.P.C.
Title: President
Phone: (818) 451-1111
Email: allan@aswlawgroup.com
Profession: Attorney
Home Group: Westlake 4
Bio: Allan was licensed to practice law in California in 1995. Before founding Williams Law Group, he was a managing partner at Price Law Group, one of the largest bankruptcy firms in the country. In this role he managed more than 150 employees in nearly 30 locations.
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