Million Settlement
$13.5 Million Settlement
A sibling dispute erupted over their late mother’s estate, which included a landmark Los Angeles restaurant and several rental properties. The older brother had coerced the mother into leaving him nearly everything, excluding our client from the family business. After her passing, our firm filed a probate action and an elderly abuse lawsuit, placing liens on the properties and depositing over 15 key witnesses. Through years of determined litigation, we ultimately secured the return of the restaurant and properties to our client, recovering assets of significant value.
Todaro v. Mancuso-Property/ConstructiveTrust Dispute
$675,000 Verdict
Mr. Burns represented a nephew who was promised property in exchange for managing it, but the owner later sold it without compensation. Despite no written agreement and facing three opposing attorneys, Mr. Burns proved a Constructive Trust had been established. The court awarded the nephew $675,000—far surpassing the last and best $30,000 offer, which Mr. Burns and his client were told they were insane to refuse, by a retired judge, no less.
Clark v. Reckless Drivers and Insurance Company
$4.25 million settlement
$5,625,000 Total ($4,250,000 Settlement for Driver 1, total policy limits PLUS $1375,000 for Driver 2, TWENTY FIVE TIMES THE POLICY LIMITS, on a Bad Faith Insurance Claim) Mr. Burns secured a $4.25 million settlement in a wrongful death case involving a school teacher struck in a crosswalk by a driver engaged in road racing. He compelled the insurer to pay full policy limits through a demand letter without even filing a lawsuit and after the insurance company for the other driver delayed on tendering their limits of $25,000, he sued them for bad faith and had them pay $1,375,000, twenty-five times the original policy limit.
Arbitration Verdict on Fraud Business Dispute
$3.1 Million Settlement
Our office represented the former founder of a large cannabis company who stepped down from the company in exchange for a structured payment, which never occurred. Mr. Burns sued the company and proved in arbitration that it had committed fraud inducing the client to enter into the agreement.
Premises Liability assault case
$2.45 Million
Mr. Burns represented a man who asked to use the restroom at a national store chain and got involved in a verbal dispute with a cashier and then a security guard stepped in and things escalated and the guard followed the man out and attacked him. Our office proved that the area was prone to a lot of crimes and that the owners and operators of the mall and the store neglected providing sufficient security guards and training and even falsified some training certificates for their guards.
SC v. Long Beach Memorial Medical Group
$1,400,000 Verdict
Mr. Burns co-tried a medical malpractice case involving failure to diagnose leg clots, resulting in above the knee amputation: Initial Offer: $25,000 Verdict: $1,400,000
P v. S Company/Party Planners
$650,000 Settlement during Trial
Mr. Burns co-tried a negligence case involving a girl who was hit with an aluminum bat at a Pinata event during a company picnic. Partiessettled after plaintiff’sopeningstatement: InitialOffer: $50,000 Settlement: $650,000
Stringer v Mumma (S v M)
$500,000 Settlement
The defendant negligently and recklessly crashed her vehicle into our client’s vehicle, resulting in severe personal injuries such as traumatic brain injury, fractured vertebrae, a bruised lung, and multiple cuts on both elbows and shins.
This case involves wrongful death and an auto accident.
Allen v Soto (A v S)
$450,000 Settlement
Auto- Accident where defendant rear-ended our clients causing personal injuries and property damage to our client.
Engel Probate Settlement (E Probate Settlement)
$450,000 Settlement
After the decedent’s passing in 2010, our client—an equal beneficiary under the Family Trust—was entitled to several real estate assets. However, the Co-trustee, who began managing the decedent’s finances in 2005, failed to provide a proper accounting and withheld key financial records. Despite the trust’s clear directive for an equal division, the respondent deducted questionable expenses and failed to repay a loan owed to the decedent. Legal action was pursued to ensure a fair distribution of the trust assets as originally intended.
A v NC
$300.000 Settlement
Home Mold damage
Civil Verdictof $300.000
Johnston v Thomas (J v T)
$335,000 Settlement
Defendant failed to slow down behind our client’s vehicle causing Defendant to rear-end our clients and resulting in injuries and damages to our client’s vehicle.
Hernandez v Do
$335,000 Settlement
The defendant failed to stop and struck the back of our client’s vehicle causing injuries and damage to our client’s vehicle.
Moe v Allstate (M v A)
$225,000 Settlement
Our client was stopped at a red-light intersection where a defendant was driving immediately behind our client. The defendant was careless and negligent, failing to pay attention to upcoming traffic which was immobile at an intersection and resulted in defendant colliding into our client’s vehicle.
Policy Limit Settlement for $225,000. On top Paid by third party
Beard v Sun (B v S)
$650,000 Elder Abuse verdict
Following the end of a four-year relationship, the defendant manipulated our client—an elderly man in a vulnerable mental state—into signing over his home and personal property. She took out a substantial loan on the house, evicted him, sold his vehicles and a sentimental ring, leaving him homeless and without transportation. Our firm proved that the defendant exploited his mental frailty. Arbitration ruled in our client’s favor, rescinding the deed, restoring full ownership of the Brookline home, and awarding $575,000 in damages plus attorney’s fees for a total of $650,000.
Albert v Skjerven Gegelman (A v SG)-$
$175,000 Settlement
This personal injury case involved a collision at Culver Boulevard and Lincoln, where the defendant made an improper left turn in front of our clients, who had the right-of-way. While the defendant admitted fault, they contested the severity of the injuries. After trial, the jury awarded a total of $175,000 to Plaintiff. The top offer prior to trial was $54,000.
Crespo v Mercury Insurance Group (C v MIG)
$100,000 Settlement
Vehicle-1 traveling southbound on Shenandoah St Collided with vehicle 2 which was Westbound on Olympic Blvd in Lane 3. Force of the impact caused our client to be ejected from Vehicle 2 and collided with roadway.
Mercury Insurance Personal Injury Claim
Garcia, Joaquin (G v F)
$100,000 Settlement
Opposing party pick-up truck T-boned our client’s Volkswagen Golf GTI sending our client’s vehicle up and over the curb, launching glass from the driver’s side window directly into our client’s face. Our client suffered multiple deep gashes and painful glass shards imbedded into his left cheek, temple, and eye are for several weeks.
Personal injury and property damage claim. AAA Insurance Policy Limit
Parker v MM Enterprises USA
$30 Million
The plaintiff, former CFO of MedMen Inc., filed a lawsuit claiming that co-founders Bierman and Modlin conspired to induce him into an employment contract and later sabotaged its fulfillment to deny him significant compensation. After a month-long trial, the jury sided with our clients, finding no constructive discharge, no breach of contract, and no promissory fraud—ultimately awarding the plaintiff none of the $30 million he sought.
Johnson v Knapp (J v K)
Johnson v Knapp
The plaintiff sued our client—the ex-wife of his late business partner—claiming she held a 50% community property interest in their company. However, we successfully had the entire complaint dismissed. The court found that all claims were barred by statutes of limitation and that the complaint lacked sufficient facts, relied on vague allegations, and included unintelligible causes of action.
Huang v Kuan (H v K
$1,800
Our client leased property with the landlord’s consent to operate short-term rentals, an arrangement that benefitted both parties. Despite this agreement, the landlord later issued conflicting notices—including a rent increase, a 60-day notice to vacate, and subsequently allowed her own relatives to use the property as an Airbnb. Our client continued paying above-market rent and even invested in property repairs, but eventually moved out due to harassment. In court, we successfully opposed the landlord’s motions, secured $1,800 in sanctions against the Plaintiff and her attorney, and achieved partial dismissal of their cross-complaint, with punitive damages and attorney’s fees struck pending amendment.
Gomez v Juarez
Gomez v Juarez
The case involved ongoing civil harassment, beginning with a violent attack where the respondent choked and struck our client, followed by a false police report accusing our client of assault. The respondent continued to escalate the situation by creating a hostile living environment, committing further assaults, making false allegations, and unlawfully entering private areas of the home. As a result, the court granted a Civil Harassment Restraining Order to protect our client and their family.
S V P
In a case that was remarkably similar to the movie “Not Without My Daughter” our firm was able to help a mother get custody back of her son who had been taken out of the country by the father and when he re-entered the country on the East Coast, our office, working with an East Coast firm and the Authorities was able to then get the father held and the son returned to his mother after THREE YEARS apart.
C v W
Got mom full sole custody and restraining order granted against opposing party
T v S
The opposing party filed a restraining order against our client, we beat their restraining order, filed one against them and got it granted
P v L
The opposing party filed a restraining order against our client, we beat their restraining order, filed one against them and got it granted
B v B
Sole custody granted and home awarded in lieu of support
N v N
Sole custody granted and home awarded in lieu of support
M v M
Restraining Order filed against Opposing Party and granted
The opposing party sexually abused the kids, since he is in jail, we were able to get the entire retirement account to our client
G v M
Pro Bono Case
Full custody of her sons, opposing party is not allowed visitation except with express permission of the judge or our client
R v R
Separated for 12 years and the court granted that the petitioner shall pay our client equalization payments for the real property
P v K
With the help of Minor Counsel’s, we got sole custody for our client and opposing party agreed to ever other weekend for visitation
O Conservatorship
In December 2015, a conservatorship was secretly initiated over our client’s mother, who has Alzheimer’s, without notifying next of kin. Our client only discovered this months later and learned the conservator had falsely claimed to have provided notice. The conservator also sought a restraining order against our client, which was denied. Ultimately, the court denied the conservator’s petition to control the estate and instead appointed our client as Successor/Co-Conservator of both the Person and Estate.
S Conservatorship
After discovering that the existing temporary conservator had been acting without proper authority—making unauthorized financial withdrawals, altering the home, and discarding personal belongings—our client filed a petition to protect his father’s interests. The conservator had been appointed without providing the required legal notice to the proposed conservatee. Recognizing these serious violations, the court granted our client’s petition and appointed him as the Temporary Conservator of the Person and Estate.
Russel Conservatorship (R Conservatorship)
R Conservatorship
The petitioner sought to place our client under conservatorship, claiming psychiatric issues warranted such control. However, medical evidence confirmed that our client was fully capable of managing his affairs. It became clear the petition was driven by an attempt to access our client’s Special Needs Trust for personal gain. The court terminated the conservatorship, restoring full autonomy to our client.