Pasadena, CA

Arash Khorsandi

Arash Khorsandi, Esq. is the owner and founder of Arash Law, a large injuries and accidents law firm with offices throughout California. He built an all-star team and has recovered over $750 million dollars. He graduated from USC Marshall School of Business and Pepperdine University School of Law. He is fluent in English and Farsi.

Martin D. Gould

Martin D. Gould is a trial attorney representing individuals and classes of victims in wrongful death, toxic exposure, medical malpractice, auto and trucking accidents, construction and other workplace accidents, product defect, and sexual abuse cases across the country. Martin has played a key role in securing numerous record-breaking multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements on behalf of clients who have been harmed as a result of wrongful conduct. In 2017, Martin played a key role in securing a $44.7 million verdict at trial against the City of Chicago in a case where an off-duty police officer shot a construction worker in the head leaving him paralyzed; this was the largest verdict in Illinois and one of the largest in the country for a police misconduct case. In 2019, Martin and his team secured a $21.337 million verdict at trial on behalf of the family of a mother of five young children who was killed in a car accident. Later that same year, Martin played a key role in securing a $12.35 million settlement at the beginning of trial on behalf of the family of a young mother of three children in a medical malpractice case; the settlement was the largest recorded in Illinois for a misdiagnosis of breast cancer case. In addition to obtaining significant recoveries for his clients, Martin takes on many cases where he believes he can change policies or the law to protect future generations. In that regard, Martin has represented and currently represents dozens of survivors of rape and childhood sexual abuse in many of the highest profile abuse cases in the country. Some of those cases include claims against the Boy Scouts of America, the Boys & Girls Club, University of Michigan (abuse involving Dr. Robert Anderson), professional sports teams, the Estate of Jeffrey Epstein, private and public schools, elite private boarding schools, orphanages, foster care programs, hospitals, mental health facilities, Fortune 500 companies, and countless religious institutions and related entities (ranging from the Catholic Church, religious orders, and the YMCA, to Jehovah’s Witnesses, Mormon Church, and the Royal Rangers Youth Organization). He has helped shed light on systemic abuse and cover-ups while securing millions of dollars in settlements on behalf of survivors, including a recent $2.1 million settlement on behalf of 7-year-old abused by a Church camp counselor. Understanding the lasting impact child abuse can have on someone, Martin has also taken on school bullying cases as well, securing a $250,000 verdict in a school bullying case in Woodford County, Illinois, the largest bullying verdict ever reported in Illinois. In helping manage a mass tort litigation practice, Martin currently represents hundreds of individuals whose homes were destroyed when after years of neglect, the Edenville and Sanford dams near Midland, Michigan failed, devastating the surrounding community. He also represents hundreds of individuals injured by consumption of and/or exposure to harmful products, including exposure to ethylene oxide emissions; RoundUp herbicide exposure; Johnson & Johnson talc baby powder; and individuals who took prescription and over-the-counter Zantac/ranitidine medication, which was recalled by the FDA due to defects in its design potentially leading to cancer. Martin regularly appears in the media to discuss cases, including appearances on Fox 32 and ABC 7 to discuss the toxic exposure involving Sterigenics, interviews with the Associated Press, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, and the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin to discuss clergy abuse lawsuits and settlements, and appearances on the Legal Broadcasting Network to discuss a federal class action lawsuit against a large municipality. Currently, Martin holds leadership positions within numerous legal organizations, including serving on the Advisory Board of the National Crime Victims Bar Association (NCVBA), with membership on NCVBA’s Clergy Abuse Committee and the Child Abuse Section. He is also on the Junior Board of Child USA, the leading national nonprofit fighting for the civil rights of children a fair legal system that allows survivors of child abuse to seek justice in the courts. He also holds leadership positions with the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and Chicago Bar Association (CBA), serving as the CBA’s Vice Chair of the YLS and former Chair of the Torts Litigation Committee. Martin graduated toward the top of his class from Chicago-Kent College of Law, cum laude, and was a published member of the Chicago-Kent Law Review. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Northwestern University, where he was also a four-year member of the Northwestern Varsity Wrestling Team. The team placed 4th in the NCAAs Martin’s sophomore year in 2007.

Mark S. Algorri

Mark Algorri is a founding partner of DeWitt Algorri + Algorri, LLP, specializing in catastrophic injury, bad faith insurance, and wrongful death cases. He graduated from UCLA in 1976 and obtained his J.D. in 1979. He has tried over 75 cases to verdict, securing numerous multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements, and is recognized as a Southern California Super Lawyer and a member of ABOTA.

Pius Joseph

Pius Joseph is a personal injury lawyer who began practicing in 1987. He has successfully represented victims of auto, motorcycle, and product injuries, trying over 500 cases, including more than 100 jury trials, across California. He has secured multimillion-dollar judgments and settlements for his clients and practices in both state and federal courts throughout California and the Western United States.

Mike Danko

Mike Danko has tried cases across the country, from Hawaii to Massachusetts. He is regularly named one of Northern California’s “Top 100” Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, one of “Top 100” Trial Lawyers by the National Trial Lawyers, and one of the Best Lawyers in America by US News and World Report. Mike has extensive experience representing those seriously injured in explosions and fires, in accidents involving cars, bicycles, or aircraft, and by dangerous or defective products. He earned his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College, magna cum laude, and his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law. He has earned for his clients more than a billion dollars in settlements and in judge and jury awards. Mike has been honored as the San Mateo County Trial Lawyer of the Year and has been named a Northern California Super Lawyer each year since 2004. He is an experienced pilot who has logged more than 4000 flight hours over a 30 years span.

G. Don Swaim

Don is a trial lawyer that loves his job. He has handled cases across the United States. He has tried cases from coast to coast. Don has spent his career representing clients in complex litigation. He frequently represents manufacturers, maintenance facilities and aviation operators in serious death and personal injury litigation. Don has represented individuals and businesses in bet the company litigation.

Ernest P. Algorri

Ernest P. Algorri is a senior partner and trial attorney at DeWitt Algorri + Algorri, LLP. He received his undergraduate degree from UCLA in 1983 and his Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School in 1986. He has exclusively represented plaintiffs in civil personal injury cases throughout his career, specializing in complex personal injury, defective products, dangerous conditions, and insurance bad faith. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.