We are a litigation firm located in Pasadena, California. We have extensive expertise in the area of environmental protection and CEQA litigation. We also offer advice and representation regarding commercial and insurance coverage litigation on a "performance billing" or contingency basis. We represent a variety of closely-held businesses and corporations. We are proud to have received an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the country's preeminent attorney rating service. An AV rating signifies a firm that has "achieved the highest levels of professional skill and integrity." Our AV rating is based on peer reviews by members of the Bar and Judiciary. That means that the lawyers and judges with whom we work closely feel that we are among the best in the business, not only for our legal skills, but also for the honesty and integrity that characterize the way we practice law. We are committed to our clients' success. As contingency lawyers, we are invested in the case and the outcome. We strive to efficiently and promptly obtain results which add value to our clients. We have over thirty years of litigation experience, often going against the largest and most powerful corporations in North America. We have successfully prosecuted cases against the largest and most aggressive insurance companies. We have collected verdicts and settlements from large publicly traded corporations, insurers and franchisors. Our trial attorneys have appeared successfully in Federal District Courts throughout California and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. We have also successfully appeared in trial courts in Counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, Santa Barbara, San Bernardino and Ventura, as well as the California Court of Appeals.