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Robin Leonard is the President of R. Leonard CSR, Inc. She founded her company in 1993, where she has sought to provide accurate, timely and professional litigation support services. Services include reporting, videography, interpreting and access to their document repository.

David Samani is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Lewis Brisbois and a member of the Professional Liability Practice. Mr. Samani has extensive experience in defending attorneys against claims of legal malpractice, malicious prosecution, and other third-party claims. Examples include:

• Defense of malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty claims arising from transactional matters, including complex direct and derivative claims against corporate counsel, claims relating to the negotiation of licensing agreements, the preparation of estate planning documents, and immigration matters.
• Defense of malpractice claims involving the alleged negligent handling of patent infringement, medical malpractice, construction, real estate, tax, and business litigation, as well as family law, probate, and workers’ compensation proceedings.
• Defense of malicious prosecution and fraudulent transfer actions brought by non-clients relating matters such as initiation and litigation of underlying fraud lawsuits and purportedly fraudulent asset protection efforts.

Mr. Samani is a co-author of the California Legal Malpractice and Malicious Prosecution Liability Handbook, a publication providing an overview of the issues and law governing legal malpractice and malicious prosecution litigation in California. 

Michael R. Sohigian is an attorney in sole practice in Los Angeles, specializing in the litigation of business disputes, with particular emphasis in the areas of insurance coverage, employment, and real estate. He is a Past President of the Beverly Hills Bar Association, and served on the Executive Committees of the State Bar’s Solo and Small Firm and Litigation Sections. He and Mr. Raucher are the authors of the Insurance Law chapter of the State Bar Litigation Section’s annual California Litigation Review.