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Claire Crowson
Claire Crowson uses her legal education and experience to help level the playing field between insurance companies and injured Alaskans. Claire is a Swiss American citizen who is fluent in French, German, Italian and English. She graduated from St. Lawrence University and leveraged her language skills for the US Army prior to going back to school to get a master’s degree in business. Although Claire was happy using her languages and business experience for large, multinational companies, her desire to help ensure that everyone receives fair and equal treatment led her to pursue a law degree and to focus on serving injured Alaskans.
James Crowson
James Crowson has dedicated his career to fighting for Alaskans who were injured by the negligence and carelessness of others. After earning degrees in Biochemistry and Zoology, James earned his Juris Doctor and began his legal career defending insurance companies and health care providers against negligence claims. James learned exactly how insurance companies think, how they build their cases, and what strategies they use to minimize payouts. Today, he uses his insider knowledge of insurance defense tactics to level the playing field for accident victims.
James Rubinowitz
James Rubinowitz is a personal injury attorney who is devoted to helping our clients obtain justice after suffering catastrophic injury. Mr. Rubinowitz handles cases, involving motor vehicle crashes, premises liability, labor law, construction injuries, medical malpractice, product liability, and wrongful death.
At Emory University, Rubinowitz focused his education on forensic psychology and also served as a research assistant at Emory’s cognitive psychology lab and conducted studies that help psychologists better understand human reasoning. His senior thesis topic was “The Deficits of Eyewitness Testimony in the Courtroom.”
Rubinowitz has also worked in intellectual property law, specifically in protecting recording artists’ intellectual property rights. He also lectured at Cardozo Law School to demonstrate the intricacies of an opening statement in a Wrongful Death case. The lecture was part of Cardozo’s Intensive Trial Advocacy Program (ITAP), which teaches law students cutting-edge strategies for success in courtroom litigation.
Doug Burnetti
Trial attorney Doug Burnetti is a board certified civil trial lawyer who tries many different types of personal injury cases, including auto accidents, premises liability, medical malpractice, nursing home neglect, and products liability. He was given a Preeminent Rating by Martindale-Hubbell, selected to the Florida Super Lawyers List for three consecutive years.
John W. Day
John W. Day is a Santa Fe attorney who practices in criminal defense, civil litigation and government misconduct/civil rights litigation.
John has successfully defended cases involving national security clearance matters, white-collar offenses, homicide, violent crime, and drug offenses, among others. He also has worked on several cases serving Native American communities in the Southwest.
John’s prior careers as Deputy District Attorney in northern New Mexico and as an award-winning investigative reporter covering political corruption in the Southern U.S. have served him well in the field of law.
Harry Kazakian
Harry Kazakian is a licensed private investigator based in Los Angeles with nearly 30 years of experience in legal support, claims management, background checks, premises security and risk control.A former paramedic and insurance adjuster, he draws on his extensive experience to explain how investigations can uncover key details, such as proving a defective seatbelt’s role in a fatal accident or using security footage to establish fault in a liability case.
Harry has mediated over 4,000 cases and frequently provides expert testimony on his investigative findings. His work includes recreating accident scenes using advanced tools such as drones and FARO scanners, as well as uncovering evidence that has been instrumental in resolving cases. He recently appeared on KTLA News to discuss the elaborate case of a man who dressed as a bear to tear up luxury cars and file insurance claims for the damage.
Tray Gober
Austin, Texas attorney Tray Gober, Managing Partner of Lee, Gober & Reyna, is a passionate advocate for individuals injured by the negligence of others, with a focus on personal injury cases – including car accidents, truck accidents, premises liability, and product liability with a special emphasis on drunk driving accidents and bicyclist and motorcyclist collisions.
Gober participates in Austin projects such as Destination Imagination, the Austin Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (AGLCC), and is an adjunct professor at UT Law School paralegal studies.
Gober regularly provides legal analysis for Court TV and Law & Crime, and has commented on breaking news stories, such as Justin Timberlake’s DWI charge, the Baltimore Bridge Collapse and other stories for AP News, Fox News, Salon, Newsweek, Law360, The Guardian, Fox 7 Austin, KVUE and more.
V. James DeSimone
Civil rights attorney V. James (“Jim”) DeSimone brings over 40 years of experience in employment discrimination, police misconduct, wrongful death, and excessive force cases. Notable achievements include securing a $1.6 million verdict for a disabled man subjected to police brutality, advocating in a wrongful death lawsuit against LAPD that reached the 9th Circuit, and winning a precedent-setting case recognizing same-sex harassment under California law. His recent cases include suing the LA County Sheriff’s Department for excessive force, covered by the Los Angeles Times, and a federal lawsuit against the Culver City Police for the shooting death of a mentally ill man. The case was covered by the Associated Press, Fox 11, NBC 4, and others. DeSimone has appeared on KABC, NBC 4, Telemundo, NewsNation, Scripps News multiple times, Vinnie Politan’s show for Court TV, and LiveNOW from FOX, just to name a few.
Adanté Pointer
Civil rights and trial attorney Adanté Pointer has offices in both Los Angeles and the Bay Area. Adanté has a distinguished career advocating for the underserved and fighting police brutality cases. He won a $21 million verdict for the family of a pregnant teen shot by police, covered by CBS News, The Associated Press, The San Francisco Chronicle, and others. He lead a high-profile federal lawsuit against SF police for using a rape kit DNA to arrest a woman for an unrelated crime, a case that resulted in a change in California state law and was covered in New York Times, The Associated Press, CBS News, The Guardian and more than 200 others.
In addition to his legal work, Adanté has been a regular commentator on national TV, including the Tyre Nichols case, the attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband, the Lori Vallow Daybell trial and others. He joined LiveNOW from FOX to discuss Trump’s legal woes and Scripps News to analyze Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual assaults and death. Additionally, Pointer is a regular guest on Court TV and is often quoted in top outlets such as USA Today and The Guardian.
Neama Rahmani
Neama Rahmani, a former federal prosecutor in Southern California turned litigator, gives a prosecutor’s perspective without bureaucratic restrictions. He can discuss both criminal prosecution and civil litigation. He also has deep expertise in the arena of fraud and ethics, having served as the Director of Enforcement of the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission, an independent watchdog that oversees and investigates elected officials and high-level city employees, including the mayor and city council.
Rahmani provides frequent legal analysis for national TV and print outlets, including as a recurring guest on CNN and Court TV. He regularly comments on breaking news such as President Biden’s pardon of his son, Hunter, for the Washington Post, the Menendez brothers’ case for the Guardian, embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams for Fox News, Sean “Diddy” Combs’ legal woes for The Associated Press and the Los Angeles Times, and Newsweek, USA Today and on Donald Trump’s various legal woes. Neama has also appeared many times on CNN, FOX News, NewsNation, ABC News, CBS News, Entertainment Tonight, and more.
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