Mr. Abel is rated AV Preeminent™, the highest rating for legal ethics and knowledge of the law by Martindale-HubbellR. He has over thirty-four years of experience litigating and resolving business, insurance and employment disputes. Mr. Abel prosecutes and defends bench and jury trials, arbitrations, mediations and administrative proceedings. He has been lead counsel in appeals that have made California law and argued before the California Court of Appeal and the California Supreme Court.

Mr. Abel represents both plaintiffs and defendants in all aspects of civil litigation. His broad range of experience and success is one reason other lawyers retain him to represent them in their legal matters. Mr. Abel is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, a prestigious national organization of trial attorneys and judges who have demonstrated skill, civility, and integrity in trial and are dedicated to protect and preserve the right to jury trial.

Mr. Abel was a guest lecturer in Appellate Advocacy at Whittier School of Law where he also judged Moot Court Competitions. He also taught Corporations at Pierce College and Moorpark College. Additionally, he has sat as a judge protem in hundreds of traffic arraignments and trials. Other quasi-judicial experience includes acting as a Superior Court Referee. Early in his career, Mr. Abel prosecuted misdemeanor cases for the City of Los Angeles. Mr. Abel is the co-author of a college textbook entitled, Business Law in California. He also acts as a fee arbitrator for the Los Angeles County Bar Association.

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Mr. Abel earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology from UCLA and then earned a master’s degree in writing from San Francisco State University, one of the 4 most prestigious writing schools in the country. Following this, Mr. Abel became a licensed contractor in California and Nevada and ran a multi-million dollar contracting business until he became an attorney in 1982. Mr. Abel graduated with a Juris doctorate from Southwestern School of Law. During law school, he academically distinguished himself by making Dean’s List and earning awards for exceptional achievement in Insurance Law and Intellectual Property.

Mr. Abel, a member in good standing in the California State Bar, is admitted to practice before all the Courts of the State of California, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and numerous United States District Courts in California.