- Divorce
- Child Custody and Visitation
- Premarital AgreementIt's been an exciting week! Gurvey's Law can hardly wait to tackle Adrian Peterson, Charles Manson, Michael Phelps, Casey Kasem and Bill Cosby. But if that's not enough, Alan Gurvey and Kerri Kasem will also be discussing prenuptial agreements with prenuptial expert attorney Jeffrey Alpert. Tune in on Saturdays to Gurvey's Law at 2PM PST on Talk Radio 790 KABC a...
- Guardianship
- Criminal DefenseWith criminal defense attorney Sam Bassett, CEO of Edgeworth Analytics John Johnson, tech entrepreneur Joshua Browder and wealth manager Josh Oder
- Wrongful DeathA personal injury is described as any harm caused to a person. It can be any injury resulting from bodily injury, sickness, disease, or death sustained by any person and caused by an occurrence for which the state or anyone else may be held liable. Also included in personal injury claims are causes of actions for libel, slander, malicious prosecution, and false arrest. Each victim can file a personal injury claim for physical injury, emotional injury and, occasionally, for property damages. In some cases, such as those involving medical malpractice or wrongful death, the family of the injured or deceased can file suit on behalf of its loved one.
- Traffic ViolationsOn top of exposure problems and the mix of chemicals, emotional stress on the job from conflicts, personalities or fear of being near speeding traffic all day can harm the body’s ability to fight cancer and other illnesses, and speed up the processes toward early death.
- Sex CrimesThis is not your stuffy legal show! The Misfit of Magic, Ed Alonzo, sits in for Kerri and the hilarious banter begins. Hear stories about Bill Cosby, Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, and Alan's missteps in Ed's Vegas show. Plus, #TimesUp on Bill Cosby! Former prosecutor Paul DerOhannesian II joins the show to give his erudite take on the comedian's sexual assault convictio...
- FraudBernie Madoff became a household name when he confessed to a $65 billion Ponzi scheme in 2008, the largest securities fraud crime in history. Ten years later, as Madoff serves his 150 year sentence, Madoff’s former attorney Ike Sorkin provides inside information on the case and the scandalous fallout with Alan Gurvey and guest host Melissa Lewkowicz. Ike will also discuss the last time...
- Assault
- MurderHear Montel Williams in all of his passionate glory on the newest episode of Gurvey's Law, which originally aired on August 14th, 2022 on KABC Radio. Joining Montel in the second half hour is director Terrance Tykeem, as they talk about Terrance's important new movie that Montel stars in called, “When George Got Murdered", a fascinating account of the aftermath of the George Floyd murder. Li...
- Corporate LawUpon graduation from Brown, Mr. Gurvey became an advertising account executive with the Leo Burnett Advertising Agency in Chicago and Toronto. After attending acting school, he worked for Princess Cruises as an entertainer and disc jockey. Mr. Gurvey’s first job in the legal arena was at the NBC Legal Department in Burbank, California, focusing on entertainment, media, intellectual property, and corporate law. Soon thereafter, Mr. Gurvey started his own production company geared toward the development of fact-based drama television programming and children’s television shows and videos.
- Trade Secrets
- Intellectual Property
- Antitrust
- Workers CompensationWorkers' compensation attorneys in California don't agree on precisely what changes the state should make to its computer-based case management system, but many agree that it needs to be more efficient and user-friendly.
- Employment Discrimination
- Employment ContractProfessional hockey, football, basketball and baseball players may not be aware that the California Workers Compensation Appeals Board generally has jurisdiction over their cumulative trauma injuries. If a professional athlete has played even one game in the state of California, or entered into their employment contract in the State of California. Labor Code §3600.5 provides the general rules for filing workers’ compensation claims, on the athletes behalf. Injured athletes (and workers in general) can file a workers’ compensation claim up to one year after it was discovered that there was disability caused by their employment. However, this period of time can be extended in some cases if the employer did not provide the player with a workers’ compensation Claim Form and legally required notices. Serious long-term sports related injuries, such as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (brain injuries), traumatic arthritis, complex orthopedic injuries, and internal injuries may not be fully detected, let alone diagnosed, for many years, at which time professional athletes might not even be aware of the process and that valuable compensation and lifetime medical care is available under California law.
- Sexual HarassmentPsychiatric injuries in workers’ compensation law can be “direct” or “indirect”. Examples of direct injuries, sometimes called “primary psyche injuries”, include: Sexual harassment, workplace harassment and abuse, violence on the job, robberies, terrorist attacks, witnessing violent crimes and threats at work.
- Citizenship and Naturalization
- Personal InjuryPersonal injury is an area of law designed to protect those harmed by the negligence, recklessness, malpractice, or inaction of others. Also called “tort law,” personal injury law encompasses a full range of legal claims.
- Medical MalpracticeGurvey's Law gets political (as if we're not always political!). We will be discussing Proposition 46 in anticipation of the upcoming California elections. Should there be a cap on damages for medical malpractice? How much should it be? Are all trial lawyers just trying to get a windfall? Should doctors be drug tested? We will also have a special guest on the show who you won't want to...
- Auto Accidents
- Social Security DisabilityMr. Rowen represented injured workers since 1983. In addition to litigating workers’ compensation cases, Mr. Rowen represented clients in Social Security Disability cases before the administrative law judges of the Social Security Administration, as well as clients pursuing disability retirement cases before such administrative agencies as the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), State Teachers Retirement System (STRS), and Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA).
- Slip and Fall InjuryIn addition a great deal of information and research indicate that one traumatic event such as a car accident or a slip and fall injury, can act as a catalyst or trigger to the development of many symptoms, ultimately leading to fibromyalgia or another pain syndrome.
- Estate Planning
- Tax LawWe are honored to have been representing injured workers for over 35 years in the great state of California. Throughout this period of time, the state has seen many changes to the workers’ compensation system. In fact, probably the only constant in workers’ compensation law in California is change. It seems like every seven or eight years, the workers’ compensation world is a flutter with its need to deal with new legislation. The most recent major overhaul of the system occurred in 2012 with the passage of SB863. The result was a far reaching exploration into what some chefs might call “half-baked” concepts such as independent medical review, independent bill review, “Return to Work Program” (which is probably a misnomer), “catastrophic” injuries and “add ons”. What it all means is confusing and didactic. And, for better or for worse, it is most likely the major reason why injured workers now, more than ever, need the assistance of an attorney to represent their interests and navigate them through the process. The system has become so convoluted that it has now probably overtaken federal tax law as the most complex area of law known to attorneys.