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For much of the past decade, Jeff has been recognized annually by his peers as a New York “Super Lawyer” (one of the Top 25 in Westchester County), and selected as one of US News & World Report’s “Best Lawyers in America” in the area of commercial litigation. He has also been named a lifetime member of “Elite Lawyers in America,” “The Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum,” and “Top Trial Lawyers in America.” He is a Fellow in the prestigious Litigation Counsel of America, and a member of the venerable American Bar Association Foundation. Jeff’s versatility with a wide array of subject matters has led to his handling of many high profile, difficult cases. Among other matters, Jeff successfully led the defense in federal court of a boat-builder wrongfully implicated in the “Ethan Allen” tragedy on Lake George in which twenty persons perished, winning summary judgment on the client’s behalf; prosecuted a $4.5 million jury verdict in Columbia County against Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI); argued before the New Jersey Supreme Court the landmark consumer fraud class action, Lee v. Basic Research, which resulted in a unanimous, 9-0 opinion overturning the lower courts’ decisions denying class certification; and argued before the Massachusetts’ Supreme Judicial Court the precedent setting case of Tyler v. Michaels which declared unlawful the collection of personal identifying information in connection with retail credit card transactions. Jeff’s reputation for excellent results and dogged preparation, make him a formidable adversary, regardless of which side of the aisle any particular dispute may place him. Jeff is no stranger to the Courtroom, and has successfully tried to verdict a diverse number of matters, including securing a defense verdict for Madison Square Garden and Amtrak in a federal jury trial in the Eastern District of New York; winning a multi-million dollar jury award in a state court breach of contract action in White Plains; prevailing in a nine month real estate fraud arbitration in New York City in which he recovered a multi-million dollar judgment; and securing on the eve of jury selection tens of millions of dollars for clients with catastrophic losses. Jeff’s experience in the sports, media and entertainment industries has also allowed for his successful handling of a variety of matters including claims of copyright infringement, trademark infringement, breach of television Executive Production Agreements, royalty disputes, and artist-management conflicts. Jeff has advised television broadcast journalists, senior media executives and executive producers on a wide range of issues concerning non-competes, first amendment rights, and compensation and severance disputes. Jeff led the successful prosecution of the wrongful death action of Baltimore Orioles’ pitcher Steve Bechler, helped extricate former light heavyweight World Champion boxer Reggie Johnson from an onerous promoter’s contract, and counseled the Estate of Tito Puente, the Latin Salsa King, in a misappropriation of name and likeness litigation. Jeff also spearheaded the successful prosecution of the United States Tennis Association’s (USTA) multimillion dollar breach of contract action against a sponsor of the US Open, as well as defended the USTA against a claim of disability discrimination which he successfully had dismissed, and successfully represented Heineken in a breach of contract action arising from a marketing services agreement. Jeff regularly counsels media and entertainment clients in contract negotiations, severance disputes, and intellectual property matters. Jeff’s skill with complex litigation has also helped the Firm to develop significant experience handling a diverse array of maritime and admiralty matters. Jeff has successfully defended boat builders, marinas, charter vessels, stevedores and other marine interests in both federal and state litigations throughout the Country. Among other successful outcomes, Jeff defended a marine terminal operator in a federal wrongful death action in Portland, Maine; represented a luxury yacht manufacturer in a premises liability action in federal court in New Jersey; defended a Manhattan sight-seeing tour operator against a personal injury claim; and handled a Society of Maritime Arbitrators (SMA) arbitration concerning the scope of a contractual indemnity between a terminal operator and a multinational transport company. The Firm’s experience includes handling claims arising under the Jones Act, the Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act, and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, as well as prosecuting exoneration from and limitation of liability actions. Jeff is a cum laude graduate of Dartmouth College, a graduate of Columbia Law School and began his career as a litigator at Cravath Swaine & Moore. He lives in West Harrison, New York, with his wife Lauren, a pediatrician, and their two children, one of whom works in New York City and the other who is attending college.

Dennis Spurling is a native of Southern California. He is a graduate of Grambling State University, (B.S. 1997), The Southern University Law Center (J.D. 2000) and the Tulane University School of Law, (LL.M. 2001). He began his legal career as an associate at a small Plaintiff oriented personal injury firm in New Orleans, Louisiana. where he has been licensed to practice law since he was sworn in October 2000. Mr. Spurling is a plaintiff’s oriented civil litigation attorney focused on serious injury claims resulting from motor vehicle, 18-wheeler, motorcycle wrecks, along with dog bite and trip and fall cases. Mr. Spurling now is the owner of a multi-jurisdictional civil litigation firm based in Houston, Texas. He is licensed to practice law in multiple states and jurisdictions, including Texas, Illinois, New York & Louisiana. He is also admitted to practice law before the Supreme Court of the United States of America, The United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, The United States Southern District of Texas, The United States Middle District of Louisiana, The United States Western District of Louisiana, The United States Eastern District of Louisiana, The United States Southern District of New York and The United States Eastern District of New York.

Attorney Marc Karlin is a partner in the Los Angeles law firm of Karlin & Karlin, Attorneys at Law, practicing throughout Southern California in the areas of Immigration law & Personal Injury law, & Business Litigation. A native of Los Angeles, Mr. Karlin earned his Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of California at San Diego and his Juris Doctorate law degree from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. While attending law school, Mr. Karlin completed an externship for the Honorable Cynthia Holcomb Hall of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Prior to forming Karlin & Karlin in 1993, Marc Karlin worked as an associate attorney in law firms in San Diego and Los Angeles. Mr. Karlin maintains his commitment to the legal profession and professional growth through membership in several professional organizations, such as the Los Angeles County Bar Association and the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles. In service to the community, Mr. Karlin lends his legal expertise on a pro bono basis to Homeboy Industries, Los Angeles, founded by one of his Loyola High School instructors, Fr. Greg Boyle.

Corey MacDonald is the founder of MacDonald Law, PC, and Black Lion Services, PLLC. MacDonald began his law practice in 2005 and is admitted to the bars of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Colorado, and the 1st Circuit Federal District Court. MacDonald Law is a New Hampshire based litigation practice focusing on all aspects of family law from divorce to post-divorce and parenting disputes. The firm also provides representation in select criminal defense matters at the state level. With over 27 years of law and law enforcement and prosecutorial experience, Attorney MacDonald has put together a team of professionals who are considered among the top in the state at representing their clients. MacDonald Law prides itself on taking on the hard cases receiving referrals from other attorneys in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. MacDonald Law often handles complex case litigation to include high net worth asset division, closely held business negotiations, parental alienation and domestic violence related matters. A wholly owned subsidiary of MacDonald Law, Black Lion Services, PLLC is a business law practice MacDonald started in 2020 providing outside general counsel services to businesses as well as individual clients. These clients include individuals and entities in sports and entertainment, as well as domestic and international supply chain operators in footwear and medical supply. MacDonald serves as outside general counsel to several companies to include USA Rugby, the National Governing Body for the sport in the United States as well as our Olympic rugby teams. Entertainment clients include serving as counsel and community coordinator for the Goonies House, LLC, from the famed 1985 classic movie. Prior to practicing law full-time, MacDonald ran his practice part-time while serving for over 18 years in law enforcement. He spent most of his law enforcement career as a detective rising to the position of Chief of Detectives for the City of Portsmouth and then Deputy Chief of Police. He also served as the City Prosecutor for three years trying hundreds of cases throughout the District Court. MacDonald was appointed by Attorney General Eric Holder's administration as the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Commander for the State of New Hampshire. MacDonald received an honorable early retirement as the Deputy Chief of Police to run his growing law practice on a full-time basis. Corey MacDonald was named one of NH's Top Forty Under 40 in 2011; as well as NH's Young Professional of the Year in 2014; and one of Seacoastonline.com's “Top 10 to Watch” young professionals. MacDonald serves on the New Hampshire Association for Justice Board of Directors and co-chairs the family law section. In addition he serves on various non-profit boards throughout the seacoast focusing on wilderness preservation, youth at risk and the arts.

The Law Offices of Shaun Whitehead Esq LLC, also known as GET1LAW, are licensed to practice in Michigan and Ohio in the areas of family law, corporate, estate planning and personal injury. The law firm primarily focuses in Family/Domestic Court on divorce, custody, child support, alimony, parenting time, genetic testing and Probate Court issues such wills, estates, trust, guardianships and adoptions. Attorney Whitehead currently serves as Councilman for the City of Oak Park. Whitehead earned his Bachelor’s Degree from Michigan State University in Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy. Attorney Shaun earned his Juris Doctor from Case Western Reserve University’s Law School where he was the research assistant to Professor Kevin C. McMunigal and gained additional exposure with the third revision of American Bar Association’s Prosecution and Defense Function Standards. Attorney Whitehead began his legal career in entertainment law (Rock & Roll Hall of Fame), focusing on licensing and copyright issues and moved quickly into providing consulting services to entities such as: Cisco, Deloitte and Black Box. Attorney Shaun also gained criminal and juvenile law experience as a Summer Law Clerk in 2015 with the Cuyahoga County Office of the Public Defender. A staunch community advocate, Attorney Whitehead has been involved with Meals on Wheels for more than 15 years and volunteers as a caddy for the U.S. Kids Golf Association. Attorney Shaun is also a Proud member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.

Debranski & Associates, LLC is a general practice law firm. We are Family Attorneys serving North Metro Atlanta in the areas of Business law, Family law, Real Estate and Property Law, and Wills, Trusts, and Estate Planning. Call on us for the answers to your legal questions. Debranski & Associates, LLC are your Georgia Family Attorneys practicing in North Atlanta, GA, USA. We Practice in all areas of the law that affect your family including the Areas of Divorce and Family Law as well as the areas of Business, Real Estate and Property, Wills, Trusts, Probate, and Personal Injury Cases. Ron Debranski has been a succesful litigation and transaction attorney for 14 years. Picture When you or your family faces a legal issue, you want to know that the lawyer and law firm you choose not only understands the legal questions you have related to your lawsuit, whether it involves a divorce, contempt action, custody or visitation modification, or other area of family law, or a business or property dispute, but also understands how other legal and personal issues play into your case. Ron Debranski and his associates are not only familiar with divorce and family law, but also have a great deal of experience with business litigation, and other civil litigation, as well as issues related to business, business valuation, real estate, asset protection, or estate planning, and bankruptcy, and how all these issues interact in your unique legal situration. Ron will listen to you and work toward achieving your legal goals in the most direct and inexpensive way possible. Because of our varied experience, our attorneys in Woodstock and legal associates have the knowledge and expertise to guide you through any phase of the the legal system. Ron Debranski has over fourteen years of legal experience in family law and litigation, business law and litigation, real estate law, personal injury and medical malpractice, wills, trusts, estate planning, and entertainment law as well as thirty years of business experience. Our Woodstock GA based attorneys have handled every type of lawsuit including divorce and domestic issues comprised of uncontested divorces to fully contested divorces involving complicated issues of custody, visitation, child support, alimony and domestic and international property division, either in front of a judge or in a jury trial. We also handle contempt issues, modifications, and adoptions. In addition, our attorneys have extensive experience in the areas of civil litigation in the areas of personal injury, residential and commercial real estate, probate and estate issues, business, commercial collections, and construction. We also handle transactions related to residential and commercial real estate, contractual and business issues, incorporation and llc formation, and drafting of wills, trusts, and estate documents.

Mr. Davis is the founder and lead attorney of the Law Offices of Vincent W. Davis & Associates. Since 1986, Mr Davis' practice cover all areas of law including family law, juvenile dependency, probate, civil litigation, contracts, immigration, entertainment law and criminal defense.Mr. Davis and his associates represent clients going through divorce and handle issues such as child custody and visitation, child support and spousal support and division of property.At Vincent W. Davis & Associates we also handle domestic violence, paternity, adoption matters, civil litigation matters, real estate matters and all criminal matters.

Lisle W. Blackbourn is the President and Managing Partner of Godfrey, Leibsle, Blackbourn & Howarth, S.C., and chairs the firm's litigation division. Lisle earned his law degree from Marquette University Law School in 1982, where he was a member of the Marquette Law Review. Lisle has developed a comprehensive civil trial practice, concentrating in complex business, corporate, and land use litigation, along with extensive experience in plaintiffs' personal injury matters. Lisle has achieved successful results for many clients, large and small, commercial and individual, and has appeared in state and federal courts throughout the United States. Lisle has received board certification from the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) as a Civil Trial Specialist. NBTA is accredited by the American Bar Association to provide board certification through a rigorous application process and an exacting set of standards and examinations on a nationwide scale. Board certified trial attorneys engage in litigation of civil controversies before state and federal courts. To become board certified, Lisle was required to pass the NBTA written examination, which covers trial law, civil procedure, evidence, and ethics. The exam is written and graded by attorneys and law professors. The NBTA requested submission of confidential performance reviews from judges before whom Blackbourn had appeared, and from attorneys with whom he had worked. NBTA reviewed samples of legal briefs Blackbourn had written for scholarly content. Blackbourn was further required to submit proof of participation in at least 100 jury trials and other contested matters as lead counsel, to demonstrate a concentration of his practice in trial law. The NBTA board certification process is designed to identify lawyers who possess an enhanced level of skill and expertise in trial advocacy, and who have demonstrated superior professional competence. Nationally, only about 2200 attorneys have received civil trial board certification to date. Lisle has been named a Wisconsin Super Lawyer in 2010, by the Wisconsin Super Lawyers magazine. The Super Lawyers listing is based upon 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement - things like experience, verdicts, clients, honors and awards. The Wisconsin Super Lawyers listing represents the top 5 percent of the lawyers in the state. Lisle is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, a national trial lawyer honorary society whose membership is limited to less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers. Fellowship in the LCA is highly selective and by invitation only. Wisconsin’s LCA Fellow delegation includes only 58 lawyers and judges. Fellows are selected based upon excellence and accomplishment in trial law, both at the trial and appellate levels, and superior ethical reputation.

Andrew concentrates his family law practice in divorce, alimony and spousal support, child support, collaborative law, custody, prenuptial agreements, litigation and appeals, complex litigation, federal trial practice, state appellate practice, state trial practice, business law and mediation. Andrew has been recognized as an Illinois Super Lawyer since 2012. He is a member of the DuPage County Bar Association, Will County Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association and the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals. He is currently a Fellow for the Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois and also served as a past member of their TEC Committee. At Andrew Cores Family Law Group, we assist clients in all aspects of the law relating to the needs of today's families,

**Helping Good People in Tough Situations Since 1992** My name is Jim Crawford. I founded the Law Office of James E. Crawford, Jr., & Associates -- JC Law -- back in 1992 to protect Maryland's most vulnerable against a biased legal system while helping them get their lives back. As our clients' legal needs have grown, the Firm has grown with them to provide the same level of legal expertise and guidance in every aspect of Maryland law. I and my Firm's team of family, criminal, & business lawyers understand that each case presents unique challenges and must be met with equally unique approaches. We commit to providing clients with: + An overall professional and positive experience; + Respect and compassion during often difficult times; + Experienced attorneys with a deep understanding of the judicial system and every aspect of Maryland law; and + Zealous legal representation to champion the client’s best interests in every situation. **Criminal Defense Against Maryland State & Federal Charges** For the past 28 years, I personally have defended people who have been charged with crimes in Baltimore, Catonsville, Annapolis, Bel Air and throughout every county and courtroom in Maryland. My trial experience is extensive. I am in court in front of judges and juries almost every day of my working life. Criminal defense is about more than knowing the law; it's also about understanding people. Judges, prosecutors, lawyers, police, and defendants all bring variables that can alter the outcome of a criminal case. At JC Law, our job is to stand next to you in your hour of need and help you get your life back. + Traffic & DUI Charges + Sex Crimes, including Rape & Sex Offenses + Child Pornography Investigations & Charges + Federal Charges, including Bribery, Fraud, Conspiracy, Embezzlement, Identity Theft, & Perjury + Domestic Assault & Violent Crimes, including Murder, Aggravated Assault, Abuse, Kidnapping, & Arson + Juvenile Offenses & College Misconduct, including Underage Drinking, Cyberbullying, Academic Misconduct, & Minor-related Sex Offenses + Drugs & Weapons Charges, including Armed Robbery & Weapon Possession at School + Court System Matters, including Warrants, Bail Hearings, Probation Violations, & Expungements If you are already charged or believe you are under investigation by a state agency such as the police or the federal government, it is extremely important that you retain the services of a highly qualified lawyer immediately. The quicker we have an understanding of the facts, the easier it is to push your case to resolution. **Domestic & Family Legal Services for Maryland Families** At JC Law, we help Maryland families form the best futures for themselves and their children through the legal system. We will stand with you through it all, doing whatever is necessary to make sure your case closes with a happy ending – and a bright new beginning. + General Divorce Services, including Prenuptial Agreements & Post-Divorce Modifications + Marital Settlement Agreements (MSAs) + Mediation Services + Men's Divorce Services, including Paternity & Father's Rights + Military Family Law, especially unique Divorce & Property Division requirements + Child-Related Services, including Custody, Visitation, & Child Support; Adoption; Grandparents' Rights; and Reproductive Technology + Alimony Negotiations + Protective & Peace Orders, both Emergency & Final + Contempt of Court **Business & Civil Litigation** JC Law helps our business & civil litigation clients keep their head in the game, not the courtroom. Our expert team of business & civil litigators defend your business when legal issues appear to sap your time, attention, and resources away from what truly matters: Your professional success and livelihood. + Business Services, including Corporate Transactions & Legal Guidance, Government Contracts, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Business Organization Creation + Civil Litigation, including the Defense of Professionals, Government Investigations, and Coronavirus Issues + Real Estate, including Property-Related Dispute Resolution, Leasing, Zoning & Permitting, Liens, and Settlements + Sports & Entertainment Law, including Contracts, Litigation & Disputes, Title IX & Title VII Issues, Arbitration & Mediation, and Public Relations **General Legal Services: Your Legal Champions, Always** I want my Firm to be your go-to legal resources whenever a legal issue arises. From immigration and bankruptcy to wills and worker's comp, we are always on your side. + Wills, Estates, & Trusts, including Estate Planning, POAs & Living Wills, Trust Administration, Estate Litigation, Elder Law, and Inheritance Disputes + Bankruptcy, including Personal Bankruptcy, Business Bankruptcy, Foreclosure, and Debt Consolidation + Personal Injury, including Vehicular & Driver Accidents, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, and Swimming Pool Injuries + Worker's Compensation, including Appeals & Hearings, Death & Dependent Claims, Settlements & Compensation, Workplace Accidents, Pre-Existing Conditions, and Fraudulent Petitions Learn more about me and my team at JamesCrawfordLaw.com.