An accomplished litigator, Sara Colón is admitted to practice in both California and New York, where she has extensive experience handling a broad range of commercial litigation cases in federal and state courts and in arbitral forums. Ms. Colón has skillfully managed a variety of legal matters including disputes regarding breach of contract, partnerships, investments, insurance coverage, fraud, government investigations, and business torts. She has also represented plaintiffs in financial elder abuse cases. Ms. Colón’s clients include local and international businesses in a variety of industries, including finance, real estate, telecommunications, entertainment, and technology.

Sherwin Arzani is personal injury attorney and co-founder of Citywide Law Group, a personal injury firm located in Los Angeles, CA and serving the surrounding areas. The Citywide Law Group team has over 20 years of experience helping accident victims receive compensation after an accident. Citywide Law Group handles all personal injury matters including car accidents, motorcycle accidents, dog bites, wrongful death claims, slip and fall accidents, and many more. Mr. Arzani attended top ranked University of Michigan School of Law. He uses his education and experience to maximize the compensation his clients receive after being injured due to someone else's negligence. Call Citywide Law Group today to discuss your case. We offer a free consultation and only get paid if you win.

We specialize in: Probate, Wills and Estate Planning, Estate Litigation and special issues regarding Testamentary Competence and Elder Abuse.

Welcome to Takehara & Stuart, LLP, a distinguished boutique law firm based in the beautiful City of Santa Monica and offering a diverse range of legal services in all of California. Our firm's mission is to provide exceptional legal representation across various practice areas, including personal injury litigation, auto accidents, entertainment law, aviation law, employment law and other areas of practice. With a deep commitment to excellence and a proven track record of success, we pride ourselves on delivering tailored, client-focused solutions that meet your unique needs. Whether you've been injured in an accident, require expert counsel in the entertainment industry, or seek specialized aviation legal services, our team of experienced attorneys is here to guide you through every step of your legal journey. Explore our website to learn more about our firm and the comprehensive legal expertise we bring to the table. Your legal needs, our passion for justice—Discover the Takehara & Stuart difference today.

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.

California attorney Scott Rahn resolves contests, disputes and litigation related to trusts, estates and conservatorships, creating a welcome peace of mind for clients. He represents heirs, beneficiaries, trustees and executors. He utilizes his experience to develop and implement strategies that swiftly and efficiently address the financial issues, fiduciary duties and emotional complexities underlying trust contests, estates conflicts and probate litigation. Driven by a commitment to provide relief to people grieving the loss of a loved one, Scott collaborates closely with clients. He pursues and defends claims involving incapacity, incompetence, undue influence, breach of fiduciary duty, and other similar areas of dispute. His advice and counsel includes prevention and remediation of financial elder abuse.

Demos Phaon Anagnos is a practicing lawyer in California handling personal injury matters.

Mr. Joshua Zokaeem is the founder and managing partner for The CAPITAL Law Firm. Mr. Zokaeem possesses an extensive knowledge of personal injury law. He is a passionate advocate for his clients and an aggressive litigator. Prior to founding The CAPITAL Law Firm, Mr. Zokaeem worked at several well-respected litigation firms in Beverly Hills, and Los Angeles, California where he focused on personal injury matters, and business litigation. Mr. Zokaeem graduated, with a Bachelor degree from University of California Los Angeles. He obtained his juris doctorate from Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles, California. In 2014, he took the California bar examination and passed on his first attempt. While attending Southwestern Law School, Mr. Zokaeem was the recipient of the CALI “Excellence for the Future” Award in Legal Analysis, Writing & Skills. He was also the recipient of the CALI “Excellence for the Future” Award in Immigration Law. In addition to his academic achievements, Mr. Zokaeem was a member of the Negotiation Honors Program. As a member of the team, Mr. Zokaeem competed in the International Law School Mediation Tournament in Chicago, IL where he was a finalist in the Mediator category. Mr. Zokaeem is a member of a number of associations including CAALA, AAJ, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, Beverly Hills Bar Association, and is admitted to practice in all California State Courts, and the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Attorney Sharen H. Ghatan, founder and CEO of California Legal Counsel, APLC; is a highly regarded and passionate attorney. She has diligently built deep-rooted, solid relationships with judges, prosecutors and insurance companies for nearly two decades; all to the great benefit of her clients. Attorney Ghatan is dedicated to fighting aggressively for her client’s personal and financial freedoms. She takes on all types of criminal and personal injury cases with vigor. Her unmatched work ethic, combined with her ambition, intelligence, charm and savoir-faire make her a formidable advocate. Attorney Ghatan’s sharp wit and comedic genius have also helped her obtain countless victories; whether that be criminal case dismissals or huge monetary settlements for her injured clients. Attorney Ghatan has been recognized as a 2019 Super Lawyer® and has consistently received "Client's Choice" awards, prestigious recognitions as "Top Attorney", "10/10" Ratings from various, revered law boards and legal social media sights. She is highly sought after for Legal Analysis in the radio, television and print worlds. Attorney Ghatan is also recognized as a pro-tem judge in Los Angeles County.

Dedicated to protecting individuals, families and improving the safety of our communities, Reza Torkzadeh is an advocate on behalf of those who have been seriously injured or killed as a result of negligence, defective products or dangerous road conditions. In 2015 and 2016 Reza was a recipient of the Best Lawyers Award; one of the oldest and well respected peer review publications in the legal profession. In 2014, 2015 and 2016, Reza was selected to the Super Lawyer list in California. An honor saved for only 5% of the attorneys in the State. Reza served on the Plaintiffs’ Settlement Committee in litigation related to an FDA recalled medical device. The lawsuits settled in 2015 in a confidential settlement in the amount of $14,250,000.00. In 2014, Reza represented a catastrophically injured pedestrian, in which a verdict in the amount of $26,255,367.84 was obtained. VerdictSearch announced that the result was one of the largest verdicts in the Country in 2014. In 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 Reza was selected by his peers as a Super Lawyers Rising Star, a recognition only given to 2.5% of the attorneys in the state. Los Angeles Magazine named him as one of the Top Young Lawyers as selected by his peers and The National Trial Lawyers selected him on the Top 40-Under-40 list. In 2014, The American Society of Legal Advocates named Reza as a Top 40-Under-40 litigator. In 2012, as a result of a $12,000,000.00 judgment in a wrongful death action, Reza was invited for membership into the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum; one of the most prestigious trial lawyers organizations in the Country. Less than 1% of all attorneys in the US are members. Reza is the Co-Author of the book, Accidents Happen But Who’s Going to Pay the Bills: A Consumers’ Guide to the California Personal Injury & Wrongful Death System. Reza’s practice is focused on representing those who have been seriously injured as a result of someone else’s wrongdoing. He has successfully represented those who have lost loved ones in wrongful death actions, auto accidents, motorcycle accidents, bicycle accidents, brain and spinal cord injuries, defective medial device and FDA recalled products, premises liability and dog bite cases in both State and Federal Courts. Reza is a graduate of the prestigious Trial Advocacy Project (TAP).