ProxiLaw combines innovative technologies and exemplary service to create solutions to support your practice. Founded by experienced attorneys who have worked at some of the most prestigious law firms in the country, ProxiLaw is leading the legal practice into the future of law. ProxiLaw is a wholly owned subsidiary of LegalZoom, the premier legal internet company. Discover ProxiLaw's remarkable tools and services to increase the productivity of your practice. Robert L. Shapiro Mr. Shapiro, Co-Founder, is one of the most recognized attorneys in the world. He is currently a partner of Chistensen, Miller, Fink, Jacobs, Glaser, Weil & Shapiro, LLP, a full-service law firm with approximately 120 attorneys (no relationship with ProxiLaw). Mr. Shapiro has over 33 years of legal experience and has served as counsel in United States of America v. Samango, People v. Christian Brando and People v. O.J. Simpson. Mr. Shapiro is the author of "For the Defense" (Loyola Law Review, November 1996), "The Search For Justice: A Defense Attorney's Brief on the O.J. Simpson Case" (1996) and "When The Press Calls: A Lawyer's View" (California Litigation, Fall 1991). Brian P.Y. Liu Mr. Liu, Co-Founder and CEO, was formerly a corporate attorney with the law firm of Sullivan & Cromwell, a prominent "Wall Street" law firm based in New York. He has extensive experience in initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate law. In addition, Mr. Liu was assistant Vice President - Legal with Oaktree Capital Management, LLC, a leading Los Angeles-based investment adviser with over $14 billion of assets under management. Mr. Liu graduated from U.C. Berkeley Phi Beta Kappa and with honors in Biochemistry and received his Law Degree from UCLA School of Law. Brian S. Lee Mr. Lee, Co-Founder and President, was formerly an attorney with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP and a Manager at Deloitte & Touche, LLP. He has substantial experience in consulting on tax and accounting issues specializing in the high technology industry. His clients have included HNC Software, Microsoft, Amgen, PairGain Technologies, Broadcom, and Alltel. Mr. Lee graduated Magna Cum Laude with at B.A. in Economics/Business from UCLA and received his J.D. from UCLA School of Law. Edward R. Hartman Mr. Hartman, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, was formerly the Senior Vice President for Technology of XCEED International. His responsibilities included integrating XCEED's existing technology base; setting all direction for new applications; and managing the technical strategy for clients ranging from CBS to FirstAuction (the Home Shopping Network's web presence) to the United States Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Hartman is the author of XCEED's internal technology strategy and is the author of two web-based applications, MajorFind and Megaphone. Mr. Hartman received a B.A. in Computer Science from Yale University. Frank Monestere Mr. Monestere, Chief Operations Officer, brings a strong mix of business acumen and operational leadership to the ProxiLaw team. As a management consultant with Greencastle Consulting, he used his substantial experience in designing and implementing business strategies and large-scale program management for former clients Comcast Communications and Time Warner Cable. Prior to that, he served as a Captain in the U.S. Army Special Forces. Mr. Monestere graduated top 10% of his class with a B.S. in International Relations from the United States Military Academy at West Point and received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, where his studies focused on operations strategy and management. Honorable Armand Arabian Hon. Armand Arabian, an Advisor to ProxiLaw, served as a member of the Supreme Court of California from 1990 to 1996. Hon. Arabian's distinguished legal career and record of public service began in 1962 and has included service as a deputy district of attorney, superior court judge and justice of the California Court of Appeals, as well as ten years in private practice. On the Supreme Court of California, Hon. Arabian authored 104 majority opinions, 17 concurring opinions, 6 concurring and dissenting opinions and 16 dissents. In 1980, Hon. Arabian created the sexual assault victim counselor privilege now embodied in the California Evidence Code and adopted by 18 other states. Hon. Arabian currently serves as an Adjunct Professor of Pepperdine University School of Law. Mark Grady Mark Grady, an Advisor to ProxiLaw, is the Dean of George Mason School of Law. Dean Grady is a distinguished scholar with expertise in a variety of legal fields including Torts, Intellectual Property, Anti-trust, and Patent Law. He has written numerous articles and books, most notably, Cases and Materials on Torts (West 1996), Patent Law and Rent Dissipation, 78 Va. L. Rev. 305(1992), A New Positive Economic Theory of Negligence, 92 Yale L.J. 799 (1983), and Readings on Intellectual Property (UCLA School of Law). Dean Grady was the former Acting Director of the Federal Trade Commission, Office of Planning and Evaluation. He began his distinguished teaching career at the University of Iowa School of Law and subsequently taught law courses at Duke University, Northwestern University and UCLA School of Law. Paul Bergman Mr. Paul Bergman, an Advisor to ProxiLaw, is a Professor of Law at the University of California, Los Angeles. Professor Bergman began his career as a clerk for Judge O.D. Hamlin of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Since joining the UCLA School of Law in 1970, he received the 1992 University Distinguished Teaching Award and received an award from the American Trial Lawyers Association for Excellence in Teaching Trial Advocacy. He is a distinguished author and has books aimed at laypeople who represent themselves in civil and criminal cases, including Represent Yourself In Court (now in its second edition). He has also authored The Criminal Law Handbook, which explains the criminal justice system to non-lawyers and helps defendants charged with crimes work effectively with their lawyers. Gary Culliss Gary Culliss, an Advisor to ProxiLaw, was formerly Chairman, Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder of Direct Hit, a leading provider of internet search technologies for consumers and OEMs based on his patented Internet search engine methods. Direct Hit was acquired by Ask Jeeves, Inc. and now forms a part of their Internet and corporate search services. Mr. Culliss is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and, prior to founding Direct Hit, practiced patent law for over six years. Mr. Culliss is a graduate of Harvard Law School and holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. Julius Christensen Julius Christensen, an Advisor to ProxiLaw, is Vice President and General Counsel of Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. Previously, he served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Western Bancorp from 1997 until its purchase by US Bancorp in 1999. Prior to joining Western Bancorp, Mr. Christensen practiced law at the law firm of Sullivan & Cromwell, where he engaged in merger and acquisitions and securities law practice. Mr. Christensen graduated Cum Laude from Harvard Law School and Summa Cum Laude from UCLA, where he received his BA in Philosophy. Don M. Griffith Don Griffith, an Advisor to ProxiLaw, has been Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of First Coastal Bancshares, a registered bank holding company, and First Coastal Bank, N.A. since 1996. Mr. Griffith is also Chairman of DataTech Management, Inc., a data outsourcing company, and the founder of D.M. Griffith & Co., an investment firm started with the financial backing of Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Co. From 1979 to 1989, Mr. Griffith was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of First Interstate Bancorp. A Los Angeles native, Mr. Griffith earned an MBA from Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration, an MA in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley and a BA in Political Science from Stanford.