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Aisha Shelton Adam
Company: Adam Law
Title: Partner
Phone: (562) 731-2411
Email: aisha@investigationscounsel.com
Profession: Attorney
Home Group: Downtown Los Angeles IV
Bio: Aisha Shelton Adam investigates complex allegations of discrimination (race, gender, gender identity, and political viewpoint), whistleblower retaliation, harassment, and abusive conduct against high-level managers and executives.
Jacob Agi
Company: Russ August & Kabat
Title: Attorney
Phone: (310) 979-8219
Email: jagi@raklaw.com
Profession: Attorney
Home Group: Santa Monica IV
Bio: Corporate, M&A and Real Estate attorney focused on the Los Angeles Middle Market.
John Bamford
Company: Nevers Palazzo Packard Wildermuth & Wynner PC
Title: Attorney
Phone: (818) 879-9700
Email: jbamford@npwlaw.com
Profession: Attorney
Home Group: Woodland Hills II
Bio: I specialize in complex commercial litigation and representation of brokers and broker-dealers in FINRA arbitration and regulatory proceedings.
Dwight Brown
Company: Home Helpers
Title: Owner
Phone: (818) 968-0992
Email: dbrown@homehelpershomecare.com
Profession: Consultant Service
Home Group: Westlake V
Bio: For over a decade, Home Helpers of Thousand Oaks has provided caregivers for seniors that need and deserve help to continue living safely at home or in a senior community.
Daniel Gilbert
Company: Parq Advisors
Phone: (424) 253-7400
Email: dgilbert@parqadvisors.com
Profession: Consultant Service
Home Group: Mid City
Vincent Goldberg
Company: Digital Marketing Ally
Title: Consultant
Phone: (805) 279-5377
Email: vincent@digitalmarketingally.com
Profession: Consultant Service
Home Group: Westlake VIII
Charles Heaphy
Company: First Republic Bank
Title: Senior Managing Director
Phone: (310) 407-7119
Email: cheaphy@firstrepublic.com
Profession: Banking Finance
Home Group: Beverly Hills IV
Bio: Senior Managing Director of the Business Banking Group at First Republic Bank. Primarily focused on serving private equity and venture capital firms as well as companies engaged in the entertainment/media industry.
Yonatan Hoorizadeh
Company: Innovative IT Group Inc.
Title: President
Phone: (424) 348-3737
Email: yonatan@innovativeitgrp.com
Profession: Consultant Service
Home Group: Santa Monica IV
Bio: Yonatan Hoorizadeh is president and founder of Innovative IT Group. He and his team specializes in handling the IT needs of companies with 1-150 employees. Innovative IT Group helps companies reduce their overall technology costs.
Vikram Kalra
Company: Benefit Consulting Group
Title: TPA
Phone: (949) 222-3490
Email: vikram@pension-experts.com
Profession: Consultant Service
Home Group: South Bay II
Bio: I am an experienced third party administrator (TPA), providing small to mid-size businesses with custom-designed qualified retirement plans (401(k), defined benefit, cash balance, etc.) and full annual administration including filing IRS Form 5500 series.
Peter Malick
Company: Inbound AV
Title: Founder and CEO
Phone: (323) 719-8110
Email: peter@inboundav.com
Profession: Marketing
Home Group: Universal City
Bio: MA media savvy musician turned marketing technologist. Founded Inbound AV Marketing Strategists in 2017 after growing Westlake Pro’s revenue by 200% in 3 years as CMO.
Kevin Manahan
Company: CMC Pension Professionals
Title: Actuary
Phone: (818) 247-7900
Email: kevinm@cmcpenpro.com
Profession: Consultant Service
Home Group: Universal City
Bio: We help advisors and businesses convert tax dollars into effective retirement benefits through customized plan design and administration of all types of retirement plans.
Bahaa Mikhail
Company: PayrollCentric
Title: Owner
Phone: (310) 258-9703
Email: bmikhail@payrollcentric.com
Profession: Human Resources
Home Group: Rancho Park
Bio: Bahaa has been servicing the payroll needs of Southern California businesses since 1995! He enjoys working with his clients to solve payroll compliance issues and implement operational efficiencies related to payroll, labor management and HR systems.
Stephanie Olson
Company: Citizens Business Bank
Title: Relationship Manager
Phone: (805) 324-5921
Email: slolson@cbbank.com
Profession: Banking Finance
Home Group: Santa Barbara I
Bio: Citizens Business Bank prides itself in providing creative financial solutions for our business customers. We are proud to be in the position to assist entrepreneurs with opportunities to foster and grow their businesses.
P. Robert Page
Company: Wells Fargo Commercial Banking
Title: Senior Vice President
Phone: (805) 278-7423
Email: p.robert.page@wellsfargo.com
Profession: Banking Finance
Home Group: Ventura
Bio: Commercial Banking – providing lending, treasury management, foreign exchange, trade financing, risk management and many other financial services.
Krista Richardson, CPA, MBA
Company: LHMP Financial & Insurance Sevices
Title: Client Accounting Services
Phone: (626) 744-5100 ext 103
Email: krichardson@lhmp.com
Profession: Accountant
Home Group: Silicon Beach II
Bio: Outsourced Controller who strengthens the financial reporting process and helps clients create effective internal controls so they can focus on building their business with the confidence that their accounting is accurate and clear to relevant parties.
Jennifer Richmond
Company: Film & Ink Law Group PC
Title: Attorney
Phone: (310) 689-7291
Email: jennifer.richmond@filmandink.com
Profession: Attorney
Home Group: Mid City
Bio: I am a transactional entertainment attorney for studios, independent producers, writers, and performers in film, TV, and digital media. I handle a wide range of matters and agreements related to production, acquisitions, distribution, and marketing.
DeLynn Russell
Company: Osher Van de Voorde Investment Management
Title: Certified Financial Planner
Phone: (626) 844-7184
Email: dr@oshervandevoorde.com
Profession: Financial Service
Home Group: Downtown Los Angeles I
Bio: As a Certified Financial Planner at Osher Van de Voorde Investment Management, DeLynn is part of an advisory team of wealth management professionals that provide investment counsel and life planning to high net worth individuals and families.
Jamie Schwartzman
Company: Flux Branding
Title: Chief Creative Strategist
Phone: (213) 599-7949
Email: jamie@fluxbranding.com
Profession: Marketing
Home Group: Downtown Los Angeles III
Almuhtada Smith
Company: ARS IP Law Firm, P.C.
Title: Attorney
Phone: (310) 966-0716
Email: asmith@arscounsel.com
Profession: Attorney
Home Group: Downtown Los Angeles II
Bio: Almuhtada Smith is the principal attorney at ARS IP Law Firm, P.C. He focuses his practice on all aspects of corporate law, intellectual property and capital raising.
Jacqueline Yu
Company: Karlin & Peebles LLP
Title: Attorney
Phone: (818) 441-4156
Email: jacqueline.d.yu@gmail.com
Profession: Attorney
Home Group: Downtown Los Angeles IV
Bio: I am an attorney specializing in Trusts and Estates, Tax, and Business Law. My practice includes matters involving foreign persons and foreign assets.
Member News
Alyson C. Decker named rising star super lawyer for sixth year in a row
Lowthorp, Richards, McMillan, Miller & Templeman is pleased to announce that attorney Alyson C. Decker has been named a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers for the sixth straight year.
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Alyson is the only Ventura County attorney to be named a Rising Star in the “Civil Litigation: Plaintiff” category.
Eden Gillott Writes for Forbes “Five Business Mistakes You Can’t Afford To Make”
Learn the 5 basic mistakes that frequently land people in hot water — and tips on what you should do instead. If you don’t want to end up in the middle of a scandal, this one’s for you. https://tinyurl.com/y2jr3etb
Heather Backstrom published an article in Forbes
Heather Backstrom has published an article in Forbes about how women can strengthen their leadership presence in the workplace.
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These tips come from her experience as an executive coach and having worked in corporations. https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2019/01/25/women-make-your-presence-known/#bc7a45e1cd21
Newman Grace Named One of Best Website Design Firms!
Newman Grace Inc. (NGI) was chosen as one of California’s 37 Best Website Design Firms by the popular design website DesignRush.com. Provisor’s members at NGI include Creative Director and Woodland Hills 1 Group Leader Jerri Hemsworth, and Chief Marketing Officer Brian Hemsworth.
Eisner Gorin LLP secures murder case appeal win
Bar-Certified Criminal Law Specialists Alan Eisner and Dmitry Gorin, partners in defense boutique Eisner Gorin LLP, litigated a murder case on appeal for several years.
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The murder conviction was just reversed, and the 60-year old client has a new chance at a life outside of prison: https://www.whittierdailynews.com/2019/06/11/womans-murder-and-elder-abuse-conviction-reversed-in-death-of-her-sister-in-montebello/
Attorney Nathan B. Hoffman has again Achieved the AV Preeminent® Rating- Judicial Edition The Highest Possible Rating from Martindale-Hubbell
Martindale-Hubbell has confirmed that attorney Nathan B. Hoffman still maintains the AV Preeminent Rating, – Judicial Edition – Martindale-Hubbell’s highest possible rating for both ethical standards and legal ability, even after first achieving this rating in 1989.
Attorney Debra S. Frank Named Among Lawyer Monthly Magazine’s “Women in Law Awards 2019”
Debra S. Frank, a Certified Family Law Specialist, and the Founder of Debra S. Frank, APLC (dsfranklawoffice.com), has been named among Lawyer Monthly Magazine’s ‘Women in Law Awards 2019’ in recognition of her outstanding legal expertise and contribution
CCIV’s Seth Horowitz Named to Prestigious Los Angeles Business Journal “Most Influential Marketers” list
Seth Horowitz, a ProVisors member since 2016, was recently named to the Los Angeles Business Journal’s prestigious “Most Influential Marketers” list.
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He was one of only a handful of independent agency marketers to make the LABJ list, which can be found here: https://labusinessjournal.com/news/2019/mar/19/most-influential-marketers-seth-horowitz/
Clear Home Solutions Earns Expertise.com’s Award for Third Year in a Row
For the third year in a row, Expertise.com awarded Clear Home Solutions its Expertise Badge, recognizing CHS as one of the top Home Organizing companies in Los Angeles.
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Helmed by CEO Marty Stevens-Heebner, Clear Home Solutions project manages moves, takes care of clearing out a home and also professional organizing for homes and businesses – particularly for older adults and their families.
Angela Reddock-Wright Among Los Angeles Daily Journal’s 2019 List of Top Women Lawyers
Angela Reddock-Wright, a leading authority on employment and labor law and workplace issues, has once again been named among the Los Angeles Daily Journal’s prestigious list of “Top Women Lawyers,” published on May 8, 2019. This list is made up of 100 women lawyers practicing and barred in California.
Sheryl Mazirow Honored with Three New Professional Awards for 2019
Sheryl L. Mazirow, WLK1, founder and president of Mazirow Commercial, Inc., was honored this spring with three new awards as a top woman business leader in Ventura and Los Angeles counties.
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The Pacific Coast Business Times this year included Mazirow on its 2019 list of the Top 50 Women in Business for the Tri-Counties. In addition, Mazirow was included on the Pacific Coast Business Times’ 2019 list of Who’s Who In Commercial Real Estate. Thirdly, Mazirow received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the San Fernando Valley Business Journal’s Women’s Council.
Pat Kramer Named 2019 Woman of the Year
Pat Kramer, aka “Writer For Hire,” was named 2019 Woman of the Year, Sunland-Tujunga by Congressman Adam Schiff in a ceremony held on April 16, 2019 in Los Angeles. Kramer, who is a longtime ProVisors member (Pasadena 3), received the award for her numerous contributions to her community.
Dennis Brager selected as socal super lawyer for 13th year in a row
Dennis N. Brager, Esq., founder of Brager Tax Law Group, has been selected as a Southern California Super Lawyer for the 13th year in a row!
Gary Barr & Adam Grant Named Super Lawyers for 2019
Gary Barr and Adam Grant have been included in the 2019 Super Lawyers List. Gary was selected as a Top Rated Business & Corporate Attorney, while Adam was recognized as a Top Rated Business Litigation and Construction Litigation Attorney. For more information: https://bit.ly/2Sj98D0
Top Lawyers
Susan Barilich, a member of ProVisors PasIV, was selected to Pasadena Magazine’s list of 2019 Top Lawyers in the Pasadena area. The list appeared in the March 2019 issue of Pasadena Magazine.
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