Mr. Friedberg is an Accident & Injury and Maritime Law attorney. He has been licensed by the California State Bar to practice law since 1983.

Frank Terrazas brings fourteen years of combined family law experience to Garwood Attorneys. After receiving his bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of San Diego, Frank obtained a Graduate Certificate in Paralegal Studies, and quickly found himself in family law. Frank spent ten years under the tutelage of two preeminent family law attorneys in San Diego county (now retired). After gaining ten years of invaluable experience as a distinguished paralegal in family law, Frank took the natural next step, and attended law school. While in law school, Frank earned the prestigious Bonnie Reading Memorial Scholarship, awarded by the Certified Family Law Specialists Committee of the San Diego County Bar Association to a law student who shows dedication and commitment to the area of family law. Eager to commence his legal career, Frank began making appearances in Family Court as a Certified Law Student. Upon graduation from law school, Frank opened his own family law practice which took little time to thrive given Frank’s unique qualifications. Frank swiftly obtained extensive courtroom experience in contested matters and trials, successfully representing his family law litigants. Frank also negotiated countless settlements on behalf of his clients. Frank’s unique background as a family law paralegal, then attorney, coupled with his engaging personality, make him a tremendous asset to Garwood Attorneys and his clients.

With over two decades of experience practicing criminal defense law, Dod Ghassemkhani and his law firm Dod Law, in Downtown San Diego, Orange County, and Vista California, have worked on more than 6,500 criminal cases in and out of the courtroom in the San Diego area. This experience includes nearly every type of criminal case, including more than 100 jury trials and 400 preliminary hearings. Mr. Ghassemkhani also is uniquely qualified by the California State Bar to handle serious capital offenses, including murder charges for clients who have multiple convictions. More about Dod Ghassemkhani.

Zeldes & Haeggquist is dedicated to representing clients throughout California in general business litigation matters (particularly, small to medium sized businesses seeking assistance with contractual disputes, business fraud, interference with business relations, employment matters and partnership issues), in employment litigation representing employees who have been wrongfully terminated from their jobs, suffered violations of employment contracts or otherwise experienced discrimination in the workplace. We also represent clients throughout California and the nation in consumer and insurance class action and antitrust litigation. Zeldes & Haeggquist bring more than 20 years business experience to the table and more than 15 years of litigation experience to their practice. Ms. Zeldes' practice focuses on class action litigation, employment discrimination, general business litigation and human rights.Ms. Zeldes has 20 years small business experience: from retail and manufacturing to importing and wholesaling to e-commerce, Helen has owned and operated eight businesses over the past two decades. Helen brings a business owner's sensibilities to the table in her litigation practice, understanding both the concerns of the employer and employee, and what litigation means to your bottom line.Helen also has extensive experience litigating complex consumer class actions with an emphasis on actions brought by policyholders against life, auto and other insurers for deceptive sales practices, mortgage lending and banking fraud, product defect claims, wage/hour violations, and human rights, civil rights and antitrust class actions. Ms. Zeldes is currently representing a nationwide class of plaintiffs in an action against Public Storage, Inc. for its alleged deceptive and misleading advertising practice of failing to inform consumers until they arrive at a Public Storage facility (often with their goods in tow) that they must buy add-on products such as locks and insurance before they can actually move in to their reserved storage unit, Hilary v. Public Storage, Inc., Case No. BC382782; a nationwide consumer product defect class action against Apple, Inc. on behalf of a class of over two million purchasers of an alleged defective power adapter. Gordon v. Apple, Inc., Case No. 5:06-cv-05358-JW (N.D. Cal). A nationwide settlement has been reached wherein eligible class members would receive from $25 - $79 each. Settlement is pending final approval. Ms. Zeldes is also representing a nationwide class of indirect purchasers of iPods (i.e. people who bought an iPod from someone other than Apple, like Best Buy, Costco, etc.) alleging that Apple, Inc. maintains an illegal monopoly on the digital music market and illegally tied the purchase of digital music and video files from its iTunes Store to the purchase of an iPod by making it impossible to play music and video purchased on iTunes using other portable players, Somers v. Apple, Inc., Case No. 5:07-cv-06507-JW.Prior to starting Zeldes & Haeggquist, LLP, Ms. Zeldes worked for many years at the nation's largest plaintiff's class action firm, Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins, LLP ("Lerach Coughlin") (formerly known as Milberg Weiss) in its consumer and insurance fraud class action practice group. At Lerach Coughlin, Ms. Zeldes was instrumental in litigating a series of nationwide senior annuities fraud class actions in which her former firm, Lerach Coughlin, was appointed Co-Lead Counsel. Other nationwide class actions Ms. Zeldes litigated at Lerach Coughlin included: a wage/hour overtime action against Cintas, one of the nation's largest commercial laundries for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act for misclassifying truck drivers as salesmen to avoid payment of overtime wages; race discrimination underwriting class actions against large insurance companies for their practice of intentionally charging African-Americans and other minorities more for life insurance than similarly situated Caucasians (cases that collectively recovered over $400 million for African-Americans and other minority class members as redress for the civil rights abuses they were subject to); race discrimination underwriting class actions against insurance companies based upon the improper use of credit scoring or geographical redlining to charge minorities higher premiums against insurance giants like Allstate and State Farm; a statewide consumer class action over the propriety of a private contractor operating "red light camera" systems throughout California, Red Light Photo Enforcement Cases, Judicial Council Coordinated Proceeding No. 4305, a case which Ms. Zeldes co-chaired at trial; A multi-state antitrust action entitled In re Medical Waste Services Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 1546 (D. Utah), in which plaintiffs brought claims for defendants' alleged conspiracy to allocate customers and territories in the market for the collection, transportation and disposal of medical waste, as well as for unlawful monopolization. Ms. Zeldes was also involved in the Carbon Fiber Antitrust Litigation, Case No. CV-99-7796 (C.D. Cal), in which a class of purchasers alleged that the major producers of carbon fiber fixed the price of carbon fiber from 1993 to 1999. The case ultimately settled for $675 million.Ms. Zeldes is licensed to practice law in the States of California and Hawaii and is admitted to practice before all the federal district courts in both states.PersonalHave traveled extensively for business and pleasure to: Guatemala, Mexico, Bali, Singapore, Thailand, and throughout Europe. Hobbies include hiking, paddling on an outrigger racing team and interior design.

“She’s a badass with a good heart, soft but strong. Unapologetic and honest. She’s the type of woman you go to war beside – not against.” – R.H. Sin ​ Immediately after becoming licensed, Abby began her own law firm. She is a tough-as-nails litigator, but her law practice has always been a success for another reason. She has a sincere dedication to putting the lives of her clients back on track. She focuses on their individuality. She helps prosecutors and judges see her clients as more than just a case, a number, and a list of charges. Abby has handled hundreds of criminal cases. She has appeared in all 5 major branches of the San Diego Superior Court as well as various courthouses throughout the State of California. From smaller issues such as traffic violations and warrant recalls to complex felony litigation, Abby treats every client like an individual and every matter like a serious impediment to their future success. Abby loves community involvement and is always looking for new ways to give back to causes she cares about. Intern Program. Abby has helped to train, supervise, and mentor countless attorneys and future attorneys in criminal law. Court Panelist on Community Youth Court, Southeastern Division. Since 2015, Abby has served as a Court Panelist on the Community Youth Court, a diversion program sponsored and run by the Office of the San Diego District Attorney as an alternative to criminal court for minors. President of the San Diego Parents of Twins Club. As a parent of twins, Abby knows the importance of community when it comes to raising kids. She currently presides over this organization that is comprised of over 150 twin families. When not defending justice, Abby enjoys sailing and traveling to adventurous destinations with her husband, twin boys, and Goldendoodle. She is a member at San Diego Yacht Club and loves cruising around with friends and family on her beloved boat

Thomas J. Filicia is a practicing lawyer in the state of California who handles Criminal defense cases.

Attorneys Jeffrey E. Estes and Alton J. Smith have been litigating personal injury cases on behalf of California residents for almost 30 years. Over the years, Estes and Smith have developed a reputation for tough litigation and a strategy for winning substantial settlements and verdicts for their clients. The firm serves all residents across the Great State of California and strives to deliver exemplary, client-focused legal advice and representation.

If you have a fiancé or spouse in another country, a parent that you'd like to bring to the USA, if you're looking to get US Citizenship, a 'Green Card', Political/Religious Asylum, or maybe you have a spouse already here in the USA, you’ve come to the right place. We focus on Family Based Immigration, Asylum, and Business Visas. Our goal is to provide excellent service and get approvals for our clients. Since 2009, we've received well over 10,000 approvals with a 99%+ success rate. Our staff speaks multiple languages: Spanish, Russian, Tagalog / Filipino, Chinese, and more. We've seen almost every type of case and can likely help you with yours.

Edward Robinson is a practicing lawyer in the state of California handling Intellectual Property matters.