Joshua D. Friedland

Attorney

Joshua D. Friedland is an attorney at ACTS Law where he focuses his practice on construction defect, insurance bad faith, and catastrophic personal injury law. Prior to joining ACTS, Josh worked at several prominent Plaintiff law firms both during and after law school, where he gained valuable litigation experience working on complex, high-value cases. Josh has committed himself to zealous and tireless advocacy for his clients. 

Josh earned his Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School where he was president of the Consumer Law Society. Josh obtained his bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington in International Studies. He was admitted to the California State Bar in 2022. 

Eduardo J. Ascencio

Attorney

Eduardo J. Ascencio is a seasoned personal injury litigator at ACTS Law with nearly 30 years of experience zealously representing victims of catastrophic medical negligence, specializing in birth injuries, wrongful death and brain injuries.  

Mr. Ascencio is considered by his colleagues as a driven, self-starter with meticulous case development expertise and an unwavering commitment to seeking justice for the victims of medical negligence. Before answering the call many years ago to champion plaintiffs’ rights, Mr. Ascencio previously defended hospitals and physicians giving him a keen understanding of the tactics employed by the defense to evade liability. Mr. Ascencio has deposed hundreds of physicians, nurses, hospital staff and experts in complicated cases and strives to distill complex medical issues into simple concepts which juries can digest. Over his career, Mr. Ascencio’s knowledge of the law and medicine has enabled his deserving clients and their families to secure numerous multi-million settlements and verdicts.

Mr. Ascencio is fluent in Spanish, his native language, and is particularly proud of his Hispanic heritage. He has devoted decades of service to the historically underrepresented Hispanic community throughout the State of California. Mr. Ascencio is a proud member of Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA) and the Mexican American Bar Association (MABA), organizations with proven track records of fighting for consumer justice. He is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he earned his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Western State University, College of Law, where he earned his Juris Doctor.

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.