ABRAM C. ZUKOR
ZUKOR AND NELSON
9665 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 1050
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Tel: 310-274-0846
Fax: 310-278-4862
abramczukor@gmail.com
www.zukorandnelson.com
Abram Charles Zukor is a litigation partner with Zukor and
Nelson and has practiced for 37 years specializing in wrongful
deaths, brain injury, spinal cord injuries, product liability,
premises liability, automobile accidents, truck accidents,
motorcycle crashes, and governmental claims. He is a member
of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, has an AV rating from
Martindale-Hubbell, and is admitted to practice in state and
federal court.
JOHN D. ROWELL
CHEONG, DENOVE, ROWELL,
BENNETT & KARNS
10100 Santa Monica Boulevard
Suite 2460
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Tel: 310-277-4857
Fax: 310-277-5254
firm@cdrbk.com
www.cdrbk.com
PROFESSIONAL LIABILIT Y: PLAIN TIFF
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: PRODUCTS
John Rowell is an ABOTA member who has devoted his career
to products liability cases. He has represented clients against
numerous tire manufacturers, including Firestone, Bridgestone,
Cooper, Continental, Goodyear, Goodrich, and Kuhmo, and
automobile manufacturers, including Ford, General Motors,
Chrysler, Nissan, Toyota, Volvo, Mercedes-Benz, Hyundai, and
Saturn. Nominated for CAALA Appellate Lawyer of the Year,
he is also an accomplished appellate lawyer – 17 published
decisions bear his name. More than 30 years ago, John
began his career handling air crash disaster and gas tank fire
cases. A member of the California Plaintiffs Committee for
Firestone/Ford Explorer cases, John is counted among the most
knowledgeable tire defect and roof crush lawyers in the country.
DAVID B. PARKER
PARKER SHUMAKER MILLS
LLP
801 South Figueroa Street
Suite 1200
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Tel: 213-622-4441
Fax: 213-622-1444
parker@psmlawyers.com
www.psmlawyers.com
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
PROFESSIONAL LIABILIT Y: DEFENSE
PROFESSIONAL LIABILI T Y: PLAIN TIFF
A “Lawyers’ Lawyer” (California Law Business, “The Malpractice
Practice,” November 30, 1998) and to many the answer to the
question “Who You Gonna Call” (California Lawyer, February
2002), Dave is an expert on California legal malpractice and
professional ethics. A member of ABOTA, former Chair and
long time member of LACBA’s Professional Responsibility
and Ethics Committee, and for many years rated AV by
Martindale-Hubbell, he is also among California’s elite lawyers
on business and professional liability insurance, and non-profit/
corporate officer liability. David is widely sought as an expert
witness/consultant, has tried or arbitrated dozens of cases, and
served as lead lawyer in numerous reported California appeals
courts decisions.
STEVEN L. SALDO
ATTORNE Y AT LAW
11911 San Vicente Boulevard
Suite 140
Los Angeles, CA 90049
Tel: 310-471-8458
Fax: 310-471-7091
ssaldo@saldolaw.com
www.saldolaw.com
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL
ELDER LAW
PERSONAL INJURY PLAIN TIFF: MEDICAL MALPRAC TICE
Steven L. Saldo is widely recognized as one of the leading
trial attorneys in California. With over 27 years of trial
experience, Mr. Saldo represents individuals in complex
medical malpractice and significant personal injury cases.
He is the immediate past President of the American Board of
Trial Advocates, California Coast Chapter and currently serves
on the CAL-ABOTA and National ABOTA Board of Directors.
As a former partner of one of the largest medical malpractice
defense firms in California, Mr. Saldo offers clients a unique and
broad perspective in litigation. With offices in San Luis Obispo
and Los Angeles, Mr. Saldo has obtained over $170 million for
his clients in settlements and awards. He is also a member of
the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
JAMES I. HAM
PANSKY MARKLE HAM LLP
1010 Sycamore Avenue
Suite 308
South Pasadena, CA 91030
Tel: 213-626-7300
Fax: 213-626-7330
jham@panskymarkle.com
www.panskymarkle.com
CIVIL LI TIGATION DEFENSE
PROFESSIONAL LIABILI T Y: DEFENSE
Jim Ham provides lawyers with legal ethics and risk
management compliance advice and defends attorneys against
State Bar disciplinary proceedings, professional malpractice
and related claims, and legal fee disputes. He also represents
selected clients in commercial litigation. Member, Board of
Trustees, Los Angeles County Bar Association (2009-2010)
and Chair, Los Angeles County Bar Association Professional
Responsibility and Ethics Committee (2009-2010). Member,
Board of Trustees, California Indian Legal Services (2008-2011).
Lecturer in Law on legal ethics, Gould School of Law, University
of Southern California.
RICHARD M. HOEFFLIN
HOEFFLIN • BURROWS,
A LAW CORPORATION
2659 Townsgate Road
Suite 232
Westlake Village, CA 91361
Tel: 805-497-8605
Fax: 805-497-8625
rmhoefflin@hoefflinlaw.com
www.hoefflinlaw.com
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
ESTATE & TRUST LITIGATION
REAL ESTATE
Richard M. Hoefflin has been practicing law for over 36 years,
primarily as a civil litigator in a variety of business and real
estate matters. He receives many referrals from small and large
firms, including conflict referrals. He graduated with honors in
Business Administration (Accounting) from CSUN in 1971 and
from Loyola University School of Law (Los Angeles) in 1974.
Mr. Hoefflin has successfully argued several cases before the
California Courts of Appeal and the California Supreme Court.
In the past few years, he has successfully arbitrated and tried
cases regarding breach of contract and real estate fraud, each
of which lasted several weeks or months. He has served on
country club and community non-profit boards, including the
Michael Hoefflin Foundation for Children’s Cancer.
CORNELIUS “NEIL”
BAHAN
CORNELIUS P. BAHAN, INC.
18200 Von Karman Avenue
Suite 500
Irvine, CA 92612
Tel: 949-622-0200
Fax: 949-622-0206
neil@bahanlaw.com
www.bahanlaw.com
ELDER LAW
INSURANCE COVERAGE
PERSONAL INJURY PLAIN TIFF: PRODUC TS
For more than 30 years, Mr. Bahan has been a passionate
plaintiff advocate in California, Idaho, and Arizona. He has
obtained multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements
for his clients in the areas of product liability, medical and
legal malpractice, bad faith insurance, governmental tort
liability, elder abuse, class actions, and other catastrophic
injury litigation. Noteworthy accomplishments include one
of Orange County’s largest medical malpractice verdicts
($24 million), a $14.5 million class action settlement involving
the mismanagement of a retirement fund, and a $15.2 million
verdict against the State of California for dangerous condition
of a public highway. Mr. Bahan graduated with a B. A. from UC
Santa Cruz and a J.D. from USC School of Law.
ELLEN A. PANSKY
PANSKY MARKLE HAM LLP
1010 Sycamore Avenue
Suite 308
South Pasadena, CA 91030
Tel: 213-626-7300
Fax: 213-626-7330
epansky@panskymarkle.com
www.panskymarkle.com
PROFESSIONAL LIABILIT Y: PLAINTIFF
PROFESSIONAL LIABILI T Y: DEFENSE
Ellen A. Pansky specializes in legal ethics and malpractice,
State Bar disciplinary defense, and expert testimony. Former
prosecutor, State Bar of California. Extensive litigation and
appellate court experience, briefed and argued over 15 cases
before the California Supreme Court. Numerous published
articles on legal ethics issues. Certified Legal Malpractice
Specialist, the State Bar Board of Legal Specialization. Member,
Los Angeles County Bar Board of Trustees; former chair, ethics
committee; State Bar Certified MCLE provider; member of ABA
Center for Professional Responsibility; former member, Editorial
Board, Lawyers’ Manual on Professional Conduct. Association of
Professional Responsibility Lawyers (President 1996); former
president, National Association of Women Lawyers.
ROBERT ZELLER
MUSICK, PEELER & GARRETT
LLP
One Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 2000
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Tel: 213-629-7874
Fax: 213-624-1376
r.zeller@mpglaw.com
www.musickpeeler.com
BONDS/GOVERNMENT FINANCE
BUSINESS/CORPORATE
REAL ESTATE
Robert Zeller is a transactional attorney, emphasizing real estate,
business, and secured financing transactions, representing
institutional and private investors in the purchase, sale, lease,
financing and development of industrial, commercial, and retail
properties. Mr. Zeller also represents non-profit organizations
in social infrastructure development, including the acquisition
and financing of charter schools with bond and New Market Tax
Credit financing. AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell, Mr. Zeller
graduated Phi Beta Kappa from UCLA, receiving a B.A. in
economics magna cum laude in 1972 and a J.D. from UCLA
Law School in 1975, where he served as a member of the Law
Review. He clerked for the honorable Rodney J. Potter on the
California Court of Appeals.
