Blackstone Law
Employment Law | Serving Beverly Hills, CA
424-777-7967Blackstone Law has years of experience helping clients with their Employment needs in Beverly Hills, California.
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At Blackstone Law, our goal is to change your impression of the legal process by delivering aggressive representation as well as exceptional service with compassion. No one is above the law, and we make sure to hold all individuals, companies, and institutions accountable.
If you need dedicated, determined, and honest legal representation, contact Blackstone Law. We will fight for results and ensure that your rights are upheld.
Contact us today if you need legal assistance with any of the following:
- Animal Bites
- Brain Injury
- Car Accident
- Discrimination
- Employment
- Labor
- Personal Injury
- Premises Liability
Call 424-777-7967 today to arrange your free initial consultation.
Attorney Jonathan Genish
Education
- Cardozo School of Law in New York City
- Juris Doctorate
- California State University of Northridge
- Bachelor of Science with honors in both Real Estate and Finance
Attorney Ryan Chuman
Bar Admissions
- Supreme Court of California, 2014
Education
- Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles, California
- J.D.
Professional Association and Membership
- Japanese American Bar Association
- National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
Languages
- English
Attorney Matthew W. Dietz
Education
- Washington University School of Law
- Juris Doctorate
- Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations
- Bachelor of Science
- Bachelor of Science
Attorney Barbara Duvan-clarke
Education
- Case Western Reserve University
- Juris Doctorate
- UCLA
- Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
Professional Association and Membership
- CELA Women’s Committee
- Inaugural Chair
- CELA Mentor Committee
- Co-Chair
- CELA Elimination of Bias in the Judiciary Committee
- CAALA
- LEFTJAW
Attorney Karen Gold
Education
- UCLA
- Graduated cum laude
- Boston University School of Law
- J.D.
- ACC Law Student’s Ethics Award
Attorney Jacob Karczewski
Bar Admissions
- California and Washington States
Attorney Leo Livshits
Education
- Loyola Law School
- Juris Doctor
- UCLA
Attorney John R. Parker, Jr.
Education
- Harvard Law School in 2002
- J.D.
- Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy
- University of Georgia in 1999
- A.B. in Ancient Greek and Latin
- Graduated summa cum laude
- Active in the Phi Kappa Literary Society
Attorney Ryan Quadrel
Professional Association and Membership
- PIHRA
Attorney Miriam Schimmel
Bar Admissions
- Supreme Court of California, 2008
- California, 1996
Education
- Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California, 2008
- J.D.
- University of California - Los Angeles, 1992
- B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Professional Association and Membership
- CELA
Languages
- English
Attorney Wayne C. Smith
Education
- McGeorge School of Law
- American Jurisprudence Award for Constitutional Law
- Verne Adrian and Annabel McGeorge Scholarship
Attorney Sage Stone
Education
- California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo
- University of Texas School of Law
Languages
- Spanish
Attorney Kiersten Wiens
Education
- Loyola Law School in Los Angeles
- Juris Doctorate
- University of Southern California
- Dual Bachelor of Arts in Communications and Social Sciences with an emphasis in Psychology
Attorney Hazel Blackman
Bar Admissions
- California
- All districts of the United States District Court in California
Education
- University of California, Berkeley
- Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Legal Studies
- University of Davis- School of Law
- Juris Doctorate
- Managing Articles Editor for the Journal of Juvenile Law and Policy
- Co-Chair of the Filipino Law Student Association
- Negotiations Team Board Member
- Recipient of the Pro Bono Program Certificate and Public Service Law Program
Attorney Joana Fang
Bar Admissions
- California
- All districts of the United States District Court in California
Education
- University of California, Berkeley
- Bachelor of Arts in Legal Studies and Media Studies
- Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
- Juris Doctorate
- Production editor on the Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review
Attorney Philippe Gaudard
Bar Admissions
- All state courts of California
- The United States District Court for the Southern, Central, Eastern and Northern Districts of California
Education
- University of California – Los Angeles
- Master of Laws (LL.M) in General Studies with a Specialization in Media, Entertainment, and Technology Law and Policy
- Business Law Institute of Aix-Marseille University, France
- Two Masters in Corporate Law and Intellectual Property and New Technologies
Languages
- English
- French
Attorney Zachary Gershman
Education
- University of Southern California Gould School of Law
- Juris Doctorate
- Executive Senior Editor for the Southern California Law Review
- University of Connecticut
- Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
- Graduated summa cum laude
- Research assistant to Professor Matthew Singer
- Co-authored an article published in the Journal of Electoral Studies regarding international Constitutional law titled Do Changes In District Magnitude Affect Electoral Fragmentation? Evidence Over Time at the District Level
Attorney Danielle Gruppchang
Education
- UC Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco
- Chairperson of the Alternative Dispute Resolution team
Attorney Marissa Mayhood
Education
- Pepperdine University School of Law
- Juris Doctorate
- Certificate of Dispute Resolution
- Clerked at a prestigious plaintiff-side employment litigation firm
- participated in Pepperdine’s Disaster Relief Clinic
- CLEA Outstanding Clinical Team Award
Attorney Jared Osborne
Bar Admissions
- California
- The United States Central District Court of California
Education
- New York University
- Bachelor of Arts in Art History
- Delta State University
- Masters in Elementary Education
- University of Southern California Gould School of Law
- Juris Doctorate
- Public Interest Scholar
- Executive Senior Editor for the Southern California Law Review
- His note “Prosecution or Forced Transport: Manhattan Beach’s Unconstitutional Banishment of the Homeless” was published in the Southern California Law Review Postscript in 2020
- Clerked at the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles and the Western Center on Law and Poverty
Attorney Noam Reiffman
Education
- Southwestern Law School in 2014
- Juris Doctorate
- Graduated summa cum laude
- Member of the Southwestern Law Review
- Dean’s Fellow
- Dean’s List honoree
Attorney Alexandra Rose
Bar Admissions
- California
- All districts of the United States District Court in California
Education
- University of California, Los Angeles
- Bachelor of Arts in English
- New England Law | Boston
- Juris Doctorate
Attorney Arnel Tan
Bar Admissions
- All California State Courts
- The U.S. District Courts for the Central, Eastern, and Southern Districts of California
Education
- Ateneo de Manila University
- Juris Doctor
Languages
- Tagalog
- Some Ilocano
Attorney P.j. Van Ert
Education
- University of California, Los Angeles for law school
Professional Association and Membership
- California Employment Lawyers Association
- Serving on the Wage and Hour Committee
- Shasta Trinity County Bar Association
- Former board member
Attorney Annabel Blanchard
Bar Admissions
- California
- All districts of the United States District Court in California
Education
- University of California at Berkeley
- Bachelor of Arts in English Literature
- Southwestern University School of Law
- Juris Doctorate
- Paul W. Wildman Scholarship for academic achievement
Attorney Noriya Bragg
Education
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas
- Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a minor in Philosophy of Law
- University of California, Davis School of Law (Martin Luther King Jr. Hall)
- Juris Doctorate
- Research Assistant to Professor Irene O. Joe
- Clinical Student Advisor at the Family Protection and Legal Assistance Clinic representing survivors of violence in Title IX investigations
- California Employment Lawyers Association (CELA) Employee Justice Summer Clerkship
- Cruz Reynoso Academic Achievement Award
- Certificates from the Public Service Law Program and Pro Bono Program
Attorney Alex Favela
Education
- Stanford Law School
- J.D.
- Managing Editor for the Stanford Journal of Civil Rights & Civil Liberties
- Selected for a partnership with the Office of the County Counsel for the County of Santa Clara
- The Johns Hopkins University
- Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy
Languages Spoken
- Spanish-only
Attorney Robin C. Hall
Education
- Indiana University – Bloomington’s Maurer School of Law
- Graduated cum laude
- Director of the Inmate Legal Assistance Clinic
- Editor in Chief of the Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
Attorney Lara Heckman
Education
- Wake Forest University
- Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with a concentration in Criminal Justice and a minor in Communications
- University of California, Los Angeles
- Juris Doctorate
- Specialized in Critical Race Studies
- El Centro Teen Court Clinic
- Disability Law Journal
- Incarcerated Persons Correspondence Project at UCLA Law
Attorney Paul Huff
Education
- UC Santa Barbara
- Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
- UC College of the Law, San Francisco
- Juris Doctorate
Attorney Jasmine Kianfard
Education
- Cal State Fullerton
- Bachelor of Arts in Communication
- University of Southern California, Annenberg School
- Master’s in Journalism
- Chapman University, Fowler School of Law
- Juris Doctorate
- Emphasis in Entertainment law
- Participated in Chapman’s OnRamp program
- Take Master’s courses from the Business & Film schools
Attorney Harris Koepenick
Bar Admissions
- California, 2025
Attorney Marianne Laleuf-thom
Education
- UC Berkeley
- B.A. in Cultural Anthropology with highest honors
- Concert mistress of the UC Berkeley Symphony
- California Western School of Law
- J.D., cum laude
- Participated on the trial team
- A clinical student with the California Innocence Project advocating for individuals with claims of wrongful conviction
Languages
- French
- Continuing to learn Spanish
Attorney Alexander Lima
Education
- Santa Clara University School of Law
- J.D. from 2018
- Executive Board of the Honors Moot Court program
- Regional finalist in the American Bar Association Negotiation Competition
- University of California, Riverside
- B.A. from 2014
Languages
- Spanish
Attorney Sarah Madan
Education
- University of California, Hastings College of the Law
- Juris Doctorate
- Mediator in the San Francisco Superior Court Small Claims department
- Joseph Grodin Fellow in the Workers’ Rights Clinic for Legal Aid at Work
Attorney Hallie Makrakis
Education
- Chico State University
- Majored in Political Science
- Minored in Criminal Justice
- Golden Gate University School of Law
- graduating with honors
- Women’s Employment Rights Clinic
- Legal Aid at Work
Attorney Mahnoor Mangrio
Education
- University of Washington
- Bachelor of Arts in Law, Economics and Public Policy
- Santa Clara University School of Law
- Juris Doctorate
- Immigration Law Clinic
- Worker’s Rights Clinic
- Entrepreneur’s Law Clinic
Attorney Lizeth Marin
Bar Admissions
- California
- Oregon
Education
- Lewis & Clark Law School
- Juris Doctor
Attorney Betty Markarian
Education
- UCLA
- Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a concentration in International Relations and a minor in Armenian Studies
- Started the Armenian Pre-Law Students Association
- UCLA School of Law
- Juris Doctorate
- Legal Research and Writing Advisor for first year law students
- Co-chaired El Centro Teen Court Clinic
- Executive board of the Armenian Law Students Association
Attorney Joe Marshall
Bar Admissions
- All California State Courts
Education
- University of Utah’s SJ Quinney College of Law
- Founding member of the Employment and Labor Law Student Association
- Member of the Consumer Advocacy and Protection Society
Attorney Shelby Miner
Bar Admissions
- California
- Minnesota
- Central District of California
- DC Court of Appeal
Education
- University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
- Anthropology, Communications, and Leadership
- UCLA School of Law
- Specialization in Tax Law
- Published an article regarding Use Tax and the changes that should occur in that area of law
- Christopher E. Bergin Award for Excellence in Writing
- President of the Moot Court Program
- Order of the Barristers designation
Professional Association and Membership
- National Lawyers Guild
- California Employment Lawyers Association
- Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
- Los Angeles Bar Association
Attorney Sharon Perez
Education
- Chapman University Law School
- Served as Diversity Editor for the Chapman Law Review
- Vice President of the Public Interest Law Foundation
- Article on intersectionality and the Federal Rules of Evidence was published in the Chapman Law Diversity and Social Justice Forum
- University of California, Santa Barbara
Attorney Sara Pezeshkpour
Professional Association and Membership
- Associate Marriage and Family Therapist
Attorney Melissa Rodriguez
Education
- California State University Northridge
- Bachelor’s in criminology and justice studies
- UC College of the Law, San Francisco
- Juris Doctorate
- Serving as an extern for the United States circuit judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal, the honorable Kim Wardlaw
Attorney Stephanie Roseman
Bar Admissions
- California
- All the United States District Courts in California
Education
- University of California, Los Angeles
- Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
- Pepperdine Caruso School of Law
- Juris Doctor
- certificate from the Geoffrey H. Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law
- certificate in Dispute Resolution through the Straus Institute
Attorney Matthew Soto
Bar Admissions
- California
Education
- Pepperdine Caruso School of Law
- Juris Doctor
Attorney Sydney Wilberton
Education
- UC Santa Barbara
- Bachelor of Arts in both English and Feminist Studies
- UC Law San Francisco
- Juris Doctorate
- A concentrated study in Work Law
- UC Law Gender and the Law Journal
- Executive board for UC Law’s Employment and Labor Law Student Association
Attorney Kyle Wilson
Bar Admissions
- The State of California
- The Federal Northern, Central, and Southern District Courts of California
- The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Education
- Columbia Law School
- Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
- Public Interest Honoree
- University of California, Los Angeles
- Regents Scholar
- B.S. in Neuroscience
Attorney James Winn
Bar Admissions
- California
Education
- University of California, Santa Barara
- Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a Minor in Professional Writing
- University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento California
- Juris Doctorate
Since 1997, the "Lead Counsel Verified" status has been granted to attorneys who possess:
- The Right Professional Experience
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The following attorneys at this firm are Lead Counsel Verified:
Jonathan M. Genish
This attorney practices in California and is Lead Counsel Verified in the following practice areas:
| Practice Area | Year |
|---|---|
| Employment Law | Since 2018 |
| Personal Injury | Since 2018 |
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