Nahid McGlynn

Attorney

Nahid McGlynn is an attorney at ACTS Law. Nahid dedicates her practice to represent consumers in her community and those injured by the fault of others. She earnestly advocates for the rights of her clients involved in vehicle accidents to families grieving as a result of wrongful death.

As a former member of Loyola’s Project for the Innocent, Nahid assisted in several cases, two of which resulted in the release of clients later that year. During her last semester of law school, she tried a felony case and argued motions as a certified law clerk at the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.

After graduating, she was selected as an ABOTA Fellow while awaiting bar results, where she completed internships at prominent defense and plaintiff firms, as well as a fellowship with The Hon. Daniel S. Murphy of the Los Angeles Superior Court. Once sworn-in, she spent her first year working at a defense firm led by ABOTA attorneys gaining valuable experience in the fields of general liability and medical malpractice.

Nahid lives in the South Bay with her husband and Blue Heeler pup. She spends her spare time camping, hiking, and riding her bike along the coast.

Kevin Culpepper

Associate

Kevin P. Culpepper is an Associate Attorney at ACTS Law. During the past several years of assisting the experienced lawyers at his previous firm on a wide range of serious personal injury matters, Kevin has developed a strong passion for advocating and obtaining meaningful results for his clients injured as a result of the negligence of others. Kevin’s practice is primarily focused on automobile and bicycle crashes, premises liability, medical malpractice, defective products, and wrongful death.

He earned his Juris Doctor at Southwestern Law School. During his time at law school, he attended night classes while working full time at a prestigious personal injury law firm as a Paralegal and later a Law Clerk. Kevin was also a member of the Southwestern Journal of International Law and later served on the executive board as a Lead Articles Editor.

Kevin is also an accomplished Paralegal and was certificated at UC-Irvine. He has been a lifelong resident of the South Bay.

Kevin aims to continue assisting injured cyclists by advocating for increased public awareness of bike safety on the roads.

John F. Ramey

Attorney

John F. Ramey is an Attorney at ACTS Law. His practice includes representing clients in the areas of construction defect, personal injury, medical malpractice, and business litigation. A member of the American Board of Trial Advocates with extensive trial experience, Mr. Ramey has tried over fifty cases in state and federal courts over his more than 34 years of practice. He has  concentrated his practice on the representation of individuals whose person or property has been harmed by the negligence of others in the areas of personal injury and construction defects. John represents clients in numerous arbitrations and mediations involving seven and eight-figure settlement claims. He is a frequent lecturer on construction and personal injury law and also considered to be an experienced mediator, in which he successfully mediated to resolve cases involving personal injury and breach of contract claims. 

Mr. Ramey is a member of Rotary International, which is the world’s oldest service organization. Rotary’s motto is “Service Above Self.” He takes this motto seriously in how he approaches the practice of law and professional life as well as his involvement in community and charitable work. He served as President of the Westchester Rotary Club and was a co-chair for the 2012 Rotary District 5280 humanitarian trip to Puerto Rico, which involved 13 service projects in partnership with Rotary Clubs in Puerto Rico. John also served as co-chair of the Westchester Rotary Club’s “Extreme Home Makeover Project” as seen on television and featured on YouTube.  

Mr. Ramey’s been notably named as a Southern California Super Lawyer from 2016-2023. He also was recently presented with CAL-ABOTA’s 2022 “Community Service Award” alongside his wife, Christa Ramey, for their years of community service. Currently, he serves as the Board Chair on the Westchester YMCA Board of Managers, which oversees community relations, development and fundraising for the Westchester YMCA.    

Schyler S. Katz

Attorney

Schyler S. Katz is a dedicated attorney who has had years of experience litigating cases, which stems from her motivation to obtain the most favorable results for her clients. She views those she represents as real people whose lives have been shattered by the wrongdoing of others. 

As a result, Schyler is able to indulge in her passion to help plaintiffs who suffer from catastrophic personal injury, premises liability, products liability, wrongful death, school bullying, and sexual abuse, and has even been able to diversify her expertise from her past experiences to include construction defect cases. 

While Schyler loves helping individuals of all ages, her role as a mother of two has tremendously shaped the compassion she has for children who suffer from school bullying and sexual abuse. She understands that children need a vigorous and knowledgeable advocate who can ensure they are educated in a safe environment. 

She works tirelessly and diligently in her profession as an attorney at ACTS Law in order to ensure that she is a good role model for her daughter and son, as well as future generations of men and women who strive to succeed in a career they are passionate about.

Schyler is a graduate of Southwestern Law School, where she obtained her Juris Doctorate. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Southern California majoring in European History and Women’s Studies. 

Alin Ghayvandian

Attorney

Trial attorney Alin Ghayvandian represents plaintiffs in serious and traumatic brain injury cases and
wrongful death matters. Alin takes pride in her role helping those impacted by catastrophic injuries seek
and receive justice. She has a track record of success that includes more than $15 million in settlements
in personal injury cases.

Prior to joining ACTS Law, Alin worked at several personal injury law firms. At her last firm, she zealously
litigated personal injury matters and supervised the pre-litigation department.

Alin earned her law degree at Southwestern Law School, where she graduated top of her class and
received a public service distinction. During law school, she served as a clerk for the Los Angeles County
District Attorney’s Office, gaining valuable courtroom experience handling preliminary hearings, and
interned for a Los Angeles Superior Court judge. Alin earned certification from LexisNexis for research
proficiency and served as a LexisNexis Ambassador while in law school.