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The premiere ADA lawsuit defense lawyers, as well as a top-rated law firm handling real estate, business, claims, and other matters. Family-run and operated, we are here to help.
We are The Karlin Law Firm LLP, one of the leading law firms in the nation offering clients efficient and effective representation in many areas of the law. We are proud to be able to provide the comprehensive knowledge and experience of a large firm and the customized personal services of a small firm.
As the top ADA defense firm, our firm has resolved and consulted on, over 4,000 ADA cases, including drive-by lawsuits, ADA website and app lawsuits, Hotel website and access lawsuits, Apartment ADA and reasonable accommodation claims, and restaurant ADA lawsuits. In addition, our versatility allows us to assist clients dealing with business, commercial landlord-tenant matters, buyers and sellers of real estate and businesses, entertainment industry entrepreneurs, as well as other areas of the law, Unruh violations, including Prop 65 Unruh claims.
Recent News:
Karlin Law forces dismissals of two Andres Gomez ADA Lawsuits that were filed by two different ADA Plaintiff’s law firms, one of which was filed by the Potter Handy (Center for Disability Access) Law Firm. Examples of Andres Gomez ADA Website Lawsuits and Lawsuit Claim threat letters filed or sent by the Potter Handy (Center for Disability Access) law firm are shown on our website here:
https://www.karlinlaw.com/andres-gomez-ada-website-lawsuits-claims/
Potter Handy “Center for Disability Access” named in lawsuit filed by the San Francisco District Attorney against Potter Handy LLP joined by the Los Angeles District Attorney. See here for more into: https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2022/04/12/district-attorneys-boudin-gascon-ada-lawsuits/
See Lawsuit: https://sfdistrictattorney.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/PEOPLE-V-POTTER-HANDY-LLP-ET-AL-complaint-and-Exhibits.pdf
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Of note is a new development where at least one law firm is targeting owners of mobile applications – apps – for alleged ADA noncompliance. In our view, there is no legal basis for almost all of these ADA app claims and lawsuits. The law firm of Carlson Lynch of Pittsburg, PA, is one of the law firms making claims against owners of apps, on behalf of Robert Jahoda and Eddie White through its lawyers and attorneys, R. Bruce Carlson, Kevin W. Tucker, Todd D. Carpenter and Eric Zard. If you have received one of their claim letters, give us a call.
Plaintiffs filing ADA lawsuits
including Jose Colon, aka Jose Velez, aka Jose Velez-Colon (files in pro per), Estela J. Ramos (files in pro per), Teresa Brooke (hotel pool lift ADA lawsuits), Oscar Flores, John Ho, Scott Johnson, Adam Ghadiri (files in pro per and also uses ADA plaintiffs lawyers), Rosario Rodriguez, Robert Wendt, Andrew Baracco, Pamela Hill, Aderiyike Lawal (Filing under attorney Azar Mouzari), Tito Vasquez and Ruben Paul Gonzales aka Ruben Gonzales represented by Joseph Bakhos, Roberta La Fleur, Shirley Lindsay, Anthony Navarro, Carmen Perri, Jose Reyes, James Rutherford, United African Asian Abilities Club (apartment ADA lawsuits), Martin Vogel, Matthew Verdiglione, James Zarian (industrial property ADA lawsuits), Samuel Zarian (industrial property ADA lawsuits), Patricia Filardi, Gabriela Cabrera, Donna Dugo (hotel website ADA lawsuits), Poupak Barekat (hotel website ADA lawsuits), Abacus Hereas (hotel ADA lawsuits). Jeff Jinkins, Damian Minna, Juan Garibay, Iviena Newkirk, David Hester, Rory Chavez, Ronald St. Pierre aka Ronald Saint Pierre, Jin Lee, James Farr (website lawsuits), Brett Deslavo (website lawsuits), Douglas Powers, Louis Thomas Morrow, Sunderland Lyle Morrow, Barbara Phelp, Anthony Ernst, Elizabeth Ernst, Robert Elguezabal, Chantel Contreras, Robert Getz, Debra Turgeon, Shyann Courage, Jose Daniel Castillo-Antonio, Richard Sepulveda, Michael Smith, Brenda Core, Daniel Lopez, Robert Cauley, Terry Hubbard, Cynthia Hopson, Meryl Pomponio, Michael Hanson, Fernando Gastelum, Virgil M. Lorenzo, David B. Ketroser, Janie Collins, Hendrick Block, Carol Murray, Sonia Guerra, Cameron Shaw, Andrew Galpern, Jesus Torres, Irving Griffin, Sue Agustin, Eduardo Deras-Nava, Cindy Kravs, Michael Rhambo, Jeremy Holland, Columbus Grisby, Paul Madrid, Anne E. Menasche, Ben Conway, Louis Do (website ADA lawsuits), Rusty Rendon (website ADA lawsuits), Ismael Herrera (website ADA lawsuits), Robert J. Kulick, Andres Gomez (hotel website ADA lawsuits), Byron Chapman, Daniel Trippeidi, Gwendolyn Clouser aka Wendy Clouser, Travis Morgan, Malina Gomez, James Llewllyn, Martha Kimes, Scott Lissberger, John Meggs, Lee Manuel Weilch, Mister Bailey, Edmond Neal, Larry Dunn, Gabriel Dorsey, Roosevelt Canton, Jacob Bonczyk, Ruthee Goldkorn, Andrew Baracco, Julian Vargas, Anne West, Marva Samuel , Vern Robert Theroux, Christopher Soldan, Kayla Ryan, Cheryl Freeman, Glenn M. Goffin, James Privette, Shaunte Jones, Xandra Kahre (website letters), Kimberly Frazier, Marcia Gayle, Oziel Sawyer III, Abacuc Heras, Alexander Motlagh, Steve Frye, George St. George, Francisca Moralez, Brenda Pickern, Adelfo Cerame, Jr., Teresa Chavez-Crone, Jose Daniel Castillo-Antonio, Bryan Estrada, Jaime Ranberg, Jimmy Varriano, Ruben Paul Gonzales, Gevork Dzhngozyan, Joseph S. Quigg, James Lee, Guri Gonzalez, Po Tang (hotel website ADA lawsuits), George Avalos, Sue Gaspar, Sheila Biglang-Awa aka Sheila Biglang Awa (website lawsuits), Jose Casillas (website lawsuits), Eleanor Burke, Gabriela Cabrera, Robert Aaron McKissick, Jessie James IV, Anna Marie Wiggins, Bruce Begg and Sonny Hernandez. Justin Zeller, John Gurrieri filing website lawsuits in New York. Thomas W. Kohler, Jonathan A. Stieglitz. Additional attorneys include David Paul Force of Stein Saks, PLLC, in New Jersey and files lawsuits in New York. David Force represents plaintiffs Mary West, Pamela Williams, Frances Kalender, Joseph Guglielmo, Yaseen Traynor and Valentin Reid. Dan Shaked represents Linda Slade in the Southern District of New York. Jeffrey M. Gottlieb and Michael LaBollita file website lawsuits in the Eastern and Southern District of New York, Gottlieb’s plaintiffs include Henry Tucker, Yony Sosa, Lawrence Young, Marcos Calcano, Donna Hedges, Emanuel Delacruz, Sandy Graciano, Cedric Bishop, Braulio Thorne, Milton Williams, Steven Matzura, Juan Roman and Arturo Stevez. Another Attorney to note is Dan Shaked filing lawsuits against APPS in the New York District that include plaintiff’s: Aretha Crosson, Mary Conner, Rasheta Bunting, Denette J. Ligon, Linda Slade, Angel Rodriguez. Attorney Robert Tauler with Tauler Smith LLP representing plaintiff Drew Hunthausen sending website threat letters. Attorney Sahira Shahbaz is another attorney sending threat letters to website owners.
Law firms and lawyers filing these type of cases for ADA plaintiffs
including The Center for Disability Access, Disabled Advocacy Group, Ray Ballister, Mark Potter, Phil Grace, Bryan Miller, Brian Andrews, Ross Cornell, Michael Taibi, Christopher Monge, Scott Lynn J. Hubbard IV, Morse Mehrban (restaurant, bathroom mirror ADA lawsuits, hotel meeting room listing device hearing aid ADA lawsuits, website lawsuits), Pamela Tsao, Ascension Law Group, Ted Shin, Metz and Harrison, Jason Yoon, Sung T. Kim, Joseph R. Manning Jr. aka Joe Manning, the Manning Law Firm, LLP (business, website ADA lawsuits and hotel website ADA lawsuits), Michael J. Manning (business, website ADA lawsuits and hotel website ADA lawsuits with plaintiffs including Perla Mageno, Rebecca Castillo, Jennifer Carbine, Cesar Cotto, Sheila Biglang-Awa aka Sheila Biglang Awa and Anthony Bouyer, Valinda Rothman, Joshua Hartley, James Rutherford, Poupak Barekat, James Shayler, Carmen John Perri, George Avalos and Suzanne Na Pier. More attorney’s include Craig Cote (business, website ADA lawsuits and hotel website ADA lawsuits), Babak Hashemi, Jong Yun Kim, Peter Kristofer Strojnik (Swimming Pool lift ADA and Hotel ADA lawsuits), aka Peter Strojnik, David C. Wakefield (Apartment ADA lawsuits), Kevin Hong, Dennis Price, Advanced Disability Advocates, So. Cal. Equal Access Group, John Y. Kim, Faud Haghighi, Eric G. Calhoun (blind and visually impaired ADA lawsuits), Eric Calhoun, Calhoun & Associates (blind and visually impaired ADA Lawsuits, Marty J. Nicholson (blind and visually impaired ADA Lawsuits), Marty Nicholson, Nada Higuera. These Lawsuits have been recently investigated as Drive-By ADA Lawsuits in a 60 Minutes CBS News with Anderson Cooper. Almazan Finneman Law firm, Pablo A. Almazan, Trevor J. Finneman. Law offices of Tran and Iserhein, PC, Krystina Tran. Tang and Associates, Kevin Trang. Fuller, Fuller and Associates, John P. Fuller, Donald A. Mackay, Thomas E. Frankovich. NYE, Stirling, Hale, Miller LLP, Jonathan D. Miller, Alison M. Bernal. Lawyers for ADA Rights, R. Alan Smith, Lindsey M. Hansen. Matt Valenti. Beaumont/Costalles LLC, Robert Luis Costales, William H. Beaumont. Canon Law, Kousha Berokim (website letters), Scott J. Ferrell and Pacific Trial Attorney’s aka PAC Trial represent plaintiffs: Rusty Rendon, Walter Mitchell, Drew Hunthausen, Luis Licea, Brittney Mejico, Anita Ogletree, Cheryl Thurston and Dominick Martin. Kevin W. Tucker (website letters) plaintiff: Blair Douglass, Morgan J. McGrath (website letters in Florida), Another Lawyer sending website accessibility letters is Olga Nazimova representing plaintiff: Edward Davis. Also, Hasstie Sanjar, Steven L. Derby. Lipsky Lowe, LLP, Douglas B. Lipsky (New York City, New York) represent Plaintiff: Brian Fischler. Amanda F. Benedict, Law Office of Amanda Benedict, Plaintiff: Richard Cooks. Ruban D. Nathan, Nathan & Associates, APC, Plaintiff: William White, Amanda Seabock with Center for Disability Access, Jonathan A. Stieglitz, Apex Law, Ryan M. Ferrell, (Website letters, based in Arizona).
AccessiBe, Userway and other ADA Plug-in Apps and Programs:
KarlinLaw.com reviews AccessiBe and other ADA Website Compliance Programs, Plug-in’s, and Apps for WCAG compliance and Lawsuit Prevention. Reliance on certain ADA Plug-in Programs, Applications or Widgets can possibly cause problems and a false sense of compliance. Various ADA Plug-In Programs, Apps, and Widgets such as AccessiBe are reviewed for ADA and WCAG 2.1 compliance and discussed by the Karlin Law Firm, including AccessiBe, Userway, and others. See the link below for more information on AccessiBe.com
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Companies that have a presence online may be vulnerable to lawsuits if their websites are not compliant with the Americans With Disabilities Act. California businesses,
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- Business Transactional Services, Pass-Through Entities, in light of the new tax laws, including Limited Liability Companies (LLC), Sub-Chapter S Corporations, and Partnerships. See latest on new tax law from Senate and House reconciliation, including the full text of the new tax bill as of December 15, 2017. Click Here.
- Personal injury claims as these claims relate to ADA access claims. New ADA plaintiffs now include Abelardo Martinez Jr., Cesar Cotto, Perla Mageno (Website lawsuits) and Lorenzo Martinez (blind or visually impaired ADA lawsuits).
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- Some new people making ADA website claims include Cesar Cotto and others, see our website tab.
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Recent News:
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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Beverly Hills attorney Kousha Berokim has been indicted for an alleged scheme demanding monetary settlements from San Francisco businesses and nonprofits to avoid Americans With Disabilities Act lawsuits. Of note is that the Karlin Law Firm has handled over 100 claims made by Kousha Berokim under is own name as the attorney or using the name Canon Law. The Karlin Law firm was successful in all 100 separate cases and our clients never paid Kousha Berokim, Canon Law or his client any money.
District Attorney Chesa Boudin said among the grand jury charges Berokim faces were one for grand theft from an elder and 14 counts of grand theft by false pretense.
The charges culminated from a nine-month investigation.
Berokim allegedly sent 17 San Francisco businesses and nonprofit organizations emails and letters in which he purported to represent a blind Californian, threatening those businesses with federal ADA lawsuits for alleged website-accessibility violations if they did not enter into settlements and pay him sums of money to resolve the claims. It is alleged that these emails and letters were false because, as reflected in the federal courts’ public records, Berokim has never filed any such ADA cases and had no intent to file them.
For at least one business, Berokim’s client never visited the website in question. Fourteen of his alleged victims paid Berokim amounts of $950 or more, while the remaining three victims refused to pay him and were not sued.
California State Court may follow what the Karlin Law calls the “No Place No Case” Doctrine. In Thurston v. Midvale Corp., 39 Cal. App. 5th 634, 640-41 (Sep 3, 2019), the Court closely followed 9th circuit Federal Case, Robles vs Domino’s Pizza. On the one hand, the Court allowed an ADA website case to go forward, but it also stated that the main reason for doing so, just as in the Robles case, was because there was a likely nexus between the website and the defendant’s physical store, suggesting that without the nexus to a physical location where customers can obtain goods or services, there would be no ADA case. This is what The Karlin Law Firm LLP has called the “No Place – No Case” doctrine or for short the Karlin Website Doctrine. However, the Court specifically did not address the ultimate question of whether a nexus was required in all website cases.
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