Anna Lisa Knafo create new email

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Anna Lisa Knafo has been representing plaintiffs in personal injury, products liability, medical malpractice, elder abuse/neglect, and consumer law cases for 14 years. Born and raised in Southern California, she graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2002 with a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy, and from Loyola Law School in 2006.

Since then, Anna has successfully litigated products liability and negligence cases on behalf of catastrophic injury victims and Plaintiffs’ Steering Committees in individual and complex, coordinated litigation against product and auto manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies.

She has successfully assisted in obtaining eight-figure results for her clients through settlement, arbitration, and trial and was recognized by Super Lawyers Magazine as a “Rising Star” each year from 2013 through 2018. She is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in the state of California and is a member of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (“CAALA”). In her free time, Anna enjoys jazz, ballet, and hip-hop dancing, and spending time with her husband and son. 

Samantha K. Gold create new email

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Samantha K. Gold, Esq. has dedicated her entire career to helping victims – first as the director of a nonprofit health organization and then as an attorney. Recognized for her skillful and creative lawyering, she handles a wide variety of civil cases on behalf of injured individuals and their families. While shepherding her clients through the legal process, Samantha always demonstrates compassion and professionalism while vigorously fighting for what is right.

Samantha was fortunate to start her career under the guidance of the late Jim O’Callahan, a renowned plaintiffs’ attorney. With him, she successfully litigated numerous state and federal cases, including medical malpractice, medical device, product liability, wrongful death, catastrophic injury and mass tort cases.

A graduate of Loyola Law School, Samantha has remained involved in the school’s moot court program as a competition judge and coach (National Criminal Procedure Moot Court Team).

Samantha received her Bachelor of Arts in American Literature from UCLA.

Michael Harutunian create new email

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Michael Harutunian is an associate at Abir Cohen Treyzon Salo, LLP. Mr. Harutunian zealously fights on behalf of his clients, who have suffered property damage, to receive the maximum compensation available to them. Mr. Harutunian passionately advocates for his clients’ rights from the inception of the claim and continuing through litigation. His prior practice in foreclosure defense and copyright enforcement has provided Mr. Harutunian with a wide array of experience in litigation. Mr. Harutunian was named a Super Lawyers “Rising Star” in 2019.

Mr. Harutunian received his Bachelor of Science in Business Marketing from California State University of Northridge. He went on to earn his Juris Doctor, specializing in Intellectual Property Law, from Whittier Law School. During his tenure in law school, Mr. Harutunian was the vice president for the Armenian Law Student Association.

Mr. Harutunian is admitted to practice law in all the State Courts of California as well as the Central, Eastern and Northern District Courts of California. Mr. Harutunian speaks English, Armenian and Russian.

Michael P. Kelly create new email

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Michael Kelly is an associate at Abir Cohen Treyzon Salo, LLP. His practice areas include personal injury, wrongful death, products liability, class actions and toxic torts. Throughout his career, he has successfully represented clients against some of the largest corporations in the nation.

Mr. Kelly is a member of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), the Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC), and the American Association of Justice (AAJ).