Michael Berg is an experienced criminal defense attorney who is dedicated to defending his clients and ensuring they receive excellent representation. He has represented more than 1,000 clients in felony and misdemeanor cases in Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Diego, Imperial, and Kern counties. He has defended clients against a wide array of charges, including murder, sex crimes, domestic violence, drugs, gun crimes, battery, gang crimes, assault with a deadly weapon, three strikes, child abuse, DUI, theft, embezzlement, credit card fraud, identity theft, and traffic matters. Michael also handles probation violations, pre-filing investigations, and negotiations with officers and prosecutors. He additionally represents victims of domestic violence. Through years of practicing criminal law in Southern California, Michael has built relationships with prosecutors and judicial officers based on his ability to identify strong legal and factual defenses for his clients. When appropriate, he also prepares materials for prosecutors to “humanize” his clients and share mitigating factors that can help to prevent charges from being filed or reduce their severity. He also has successfully worked with expert witnesses on DUIs, DNA, gangs, accident reconstruction, mental health, and other issues to develop defenses and prepare the best arguments for pre-trial and trial phases. Michael graduated from Southwestern University School of Law in 2005. During law school, Michael was a certified law clerk in the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office and handled over 5,000 arraignments and 2,000 bail motions. He also previously clerked in the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office.

​Antonio J. Bestard has 40 years of experience, and is prepared to manage the complexity issues of criminal law. Mr. Bestard is Certified Legal Specialist in Criminal Law, and is fluent in Spanish. He has been an active member of the State Bar of California since 1976. He is a member of the California Attorneys for Criminal Justice.

At the Law Office of Mark A. Velez, you will be treated with the utmost respect and professionalism. I understand this is a confusing and stressful time for you which is why I provide services that are client-centered. I believe that everyone deserves a strong representation when facing criminal charges. Whether you are suspected of a crime or you have been arrested, call me for representation. During my time as a police officer, I arrested hundreds of people, written dozens of search warrants, and supervised officers for over 30 years. I know the common mistakes officer make, the signs that questioning was improper, evidence was missed, or indications that your rights might have been violated. If you have been arrested, have a scheduled court appearance date, or seek post-conviction assistance, I will handle your needs in a respectful and professional manner so you can put these matters behind you. Let me put my knowledge, experience, and relationships to work for you.

Jeffrey Costell is a practicing attorney in the state of California. He graduated from Georgetown University with his J.D. in 1980. He currently works for Costell & Cornelius, Law Corporation specializing in real estate law.

Bryan was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He was the Valedictorian of his graduating class at the University Of West Los Angeles School Of Law where he received his Juris Doctorate Degree. Prior to law school, Bryan was a successful entrepreneur, owning several businesses in the service industry

Peter Haber started Haber Law Firm after several years as a legal executive at Popcornopolis, a gourmet popcorn brand sold at groceries and stadiums nationwide. In this role, Peter served as the company’s sole in-house legal advisor as it related to all functions of the company’s operations, including dispute resolution, compliance, and employment law, to name a few. With his help and guidance, the company relocated its entire corporate and manufacturing operation, developed a new factory and warehouse, and was successfully acquired by private equity.

Lilit Safaryan is a practicing lawyer in the state of California handling personal injury. matters.

Joel Glaser is the principal of Joel Glaser APC in the Los Angeles, Newport Beach and San Diego offices. His practice includes Employment and Business Litigation. Mr. Glaser has extensive experience in Employment Practices Liability, including defending whistleblower, wrongful termination, harassment, race, age, disability, and gender discrimination and retaliation cases. He has also defended wage and hour class actions and single plaintiff cases. Additionally, he has counseled employees and employers on employment-related matters such as applications and hiring, sexual harassment policies and training, employment handbooks, internal investigations, compliance issues, employee discipline issues, severance agreements and termination issues. He has represented clients in both state and federal court, and before the California Labor Board, Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Unemployment Appeals Board. In the area of Business Litigation, Mr. Glaser has handled issues related to business litigation, real estate, collections and compliance issues. He has brought and defended numerous general business litigation actions, including actions for breach of contract, fraud, misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, unfair competition, specific performance, quiet title, landlord-tenant discrimination, insurance bad faith, professional liability, products liability, and collections claims. Mr. Glaser has tried to verdict several employment and personal injury claims, tried to a defense verdict a homeowners’ association dispute, obtained summary judgment for a government contractor on an age and disability discrimination action, and has obtained positive feedback from clients on the excellent results he has obtained in defending allegations of harassment, discrimination, retaliation, breach of contract and product defects. Prior to forming Joel Glaser APC, Mr. Glaser successfully tried and arbitrated several cases to verdicts favorable to his clients at AmLaw 100 firms. Mr. Glaser represents companies in several industries throughout the United States, including government contractors, hotels, restaurants, appliance stores, hardware stores, electronics stores, industrial manufacturers, banks, private lenders, product manufacturers, distributors and retailers, real estate management companies, and other companies in various industries.

Robert Collins is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Lewis Brisbois and a co-chair of the Intellectual Property & Technology Practice. Robert’s practice is focused on intellectual property matters including trademark and Lanham Act claims, copyright litigation, unfair competition litigation, false advertising, trade secret litigation, right of publicity, anti-piracy, franchising, and related complex business litigation. He has litigated numerous matters in California State Court, all Federal District Courts in the State of California, Federal Courts nationwide, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. In addition to litigation, Robert’s practice includes copyright and trademark prosecution, licensing, and extensive online enforcement of intellectual property rights in response to unauthorized use on multiple e-commerce platforms. Robert has been recognized as a California Super Lawyers “Rising Star”, an honor reserved for the top 2.5% of attorneys, and as a “Top Attorney” by Pasadena Magazine.

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