Montebello, CA

Michael Alder is a Senior Trial Attorney who represents plaintiffs. As one of the top trial attorneys in California, Mr. Alder vigorously pursues all cases on behalf of his clients who have suffered injustices and injuries. Mike’s separate law firm, AlderLaw, to-date has recovered over $3.1 billion for his clients suffering from personal injury, employment disputes and toxic tort claims. In 2020, he co-founded Z.A. Lawyers with Gina Zapanta to offer a quality law firm specializing in injured workers’ needs. As an underdog advocate, Mr. Alder takes pride in being personally involved in every case his firm takes on. Along with his team, he is consistently breaking records and earning the praise of the press with significant settlements and impressive verdicts. The former CAALA president, renowned speaker, and published author on trial strategy has a long history of supporting other trial attorneys. Mr. Alder maintains a 9,000-deposition database and an expert witness directory and provides information, at no charge, to up and coming lawyers upon request.

Gina Zapanta

Gina Zapanta has been an advocate for employees and injured people her entire career. In 2020, she co-founded Z.A. Lawyers with Mike Alder to create a law firm dedicated to injured workers rights after having founded a previous successful business assisting doctors who treated injured workers with legal claims. Working alongside her father, renowned orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Zapanta, she saw the need to serve the community with a quality law firm that understood the specialized law for injured workers. Additionally, she served a two-term appointment as Trustee on the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association’s Board of Retirement (LACERA) and, in November 2023, was appointed to the California Organized Investment Network (COIN) Commission by the California Insurance Commissioner. She has expertise in contracts, healthcare management and personal injury strategic partnership development. Separately she founded the ‘Empowered with Gina’ empowerment platform including the ‘Empowered with Gina’ podcast and women’s retreats and events.

Allan S. Night

Allan S. Night is a partner and founding member of LEYVA & NIGHT, APC, with law offices in Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside Counties. Allan manages the day to day practices of LEYVA & NIGHT, APC in the areas of Workers’ Compensation and Personal Injury law representing seriously injured persons throughout the State of California.

Michael Leyva

Michael L. Leyva is a partner and founding member of LEYVA & NIGHT, APC, with law offices in Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside Counties. He practices in the area of Workers’ Compensation and Personal Injury law representing seriously injured persons throughout the state of California.

Ruben R. Espinoza’s practice is focused on workers’ compensation, immigration, employment and auto accident litigation. Prior to founding Espinoza Law Group, he worked at the law firms of Best, Best & Krieger, LLP, Carlos Cruz & Associates, APLC as well as The Dominguez Firm, one of the most recognizable injury law firms in Los Angeles. A Los Angeles work comp attorney with years of experience before the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, Mr. Espinoza has recovered millions of dollars in benefits for injured workers. He aggressively pursues claims involving serious injuries caused willfully as well as cases involving discrimination or retaliation against workers. In addition to his experience with work injury cases, Mr. Espinoza has represented immigrants from all over the world, at nearly all levels of immigration litigation, including the Board of Immigration Appeals, U.S. District and Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal. Lauded as an “expert, forceful” advocate, Mr. Espinoza strives to ensure that every client exhausts all remedies available to the fullest extent of the law. Mr. Espinoza’s experience also includes handling employment law and Public Records Act litigation before California courts as well as providing advice and counsel to various public entities and businesses throughout Southern California. Mr. Espinoza is a former Deputy City Attorney for the cities of Corona and Fontana, California. He draws on his depth of experience to his clients’ advantage.

Sanford Baddin

Sanford S. Baddin has been a litigation attorney in the Southern California area for many years whose practice has emphasized automobile collision and other type accidents where there has been injuries due to someone else's negligent behavior.

Jennifer Dean, Esq. founded this law firm. After working for several workers’ compensation defense law firms representing large corporations, she saw how injured workers (“applicants”) could be mistreated by the system and unfairly compensated for their injuries. She could not tolerate this any longer and felt a passion to fight for the worker, to make sure they get everything they deserve. Because of her intimate knowledge of tactics used by defense firms, she has a unique ability to fight for workers’ interests and obtain the best possible settlement. Ms. Dean gives individual attention to all of her clients’ cases, and is accessible at all times.