about us

philip w. boesch jr.

Mr. Boesch is the founder of the Boesch Law Group. After joining Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher following law school, Mr. Boesch founded Kinsella, Boesch, Fujikawa & Towle, and then in 2000, he founded the Boesch Law Group. The Boesch Law Group is known for its highly selective and personal attention to a diverse range of individual and business clients.

An accomplished trial lawyer, Mr. Boesch has a long history of winning and closing complex litigation disputes. He was and is the lead trial counsel for Anna Nicole Smith in winning the $475 million Judgment named the “Number One Judgment in the U.S.” by US Lawyers Weekly. He won the largest wrongful death judgment for non-economic loss in California history; prevailed for the Wall Street Journal against all major oil companies in the leading case for public access to court files; won the widely reported case for Gary Coleman; prevailed as lead counsel in the McMartin Pre-School civil case; successfully defended the Los Angeles Times in well-publicized defamation and privacy cases, and Mr. Boesch was President of Heal the Bay during its action as lead plaintiff in the lawsuit that created the multi-billion dollar Hyperion sewage treatment plant. At the request of the California Judges Association, he has authored three editions of the Judge’s Handbook for media access to the courts; and he was retained by 26 of the 27 television news anchorpersons in Los Angeles in the first and leading case permitting cameras in the courtroom.

Enhancing his reputation as a strong advocate well-known to arbitrators and judges, Mr. Boesch serves as an Arbitrator on the Large Complex Case Panel of the American Arbitration Association, as a result of which he has been selected by more than 280 law firms to decide their clients’ disputes. With a breadth of experience and expertise in contracts, negotiation and business matters, Mr. Boesch’s skills also assist general counsel and serve numerous companies and entrepreneurs in negotiation, planning, business advice and contracts, particularly for businesses relating to entertainment, communications and technology.

Honors: U.S. Lawyers Weekly “No. 1 Judgment in the Nation;” Honored by Resolution of the City Council and Mayor of Los Angeles for public service; Honored as a “Super Lawyer;” “AV” rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating level for competence and the highest rating level for integrity.

Experience: Founder/Principal The Boesch Law Group, 2000 to present; Founder/Principal Kinsella, Boesch, Fujikawa and Towle; Attorney, Litigation, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.

See Business and Commercial Litigation
Entertaiment Litigation
Estate Litigation
Personal Injury Litigation
Intellectual Property Litigation
Building Business
Giving Back

benjamin c. johnson

Mr. Johnson specializes in civil litigation with an emphasis on intellectual property, trade secrets, entertainment, and partnership and business litigation, as well as, the representation of businesses both as general counsel and as litigation counsel.

Experience: Senior Counsel, The Boesch Law Group since 2003; Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart, Oliver & Hedges, LLP, Los Angeles

annie ksadzhikyan

Ms. Ksadzhikyan specializes in civil litigation with an emphasis on personal injury, intellectual property, estate litigation, and business litigation. Ms. Ksadzhikyan represents individuals and businesses in cases involving negligence, fraud, breach of contract, copyright and trademark infringement, and unfair business practices.

Education:University of West Los Angeles (J.D.); California State University Northridge (B.A)

michelle leigh wodynski

(Formerly Michelle Vizurraga)

Michelle is recognized as a leading trial lawyer and has earned a reputation as an
aggressive and successful advocate in a variety of complex commercial, intellectual
property and sports/entertainment matters. She also regularly counsels clients on the
transactional side of these matters and serves as outside general counsel for a number of
businesses.

Experience: Senior Counsel, Boesch Law Group since 2006; Jones Day Los Angeles; McDermott, Will & Emery Washington D.C.; law clerk, Honorable Judith Retchin, D.C. Superior Court; litigation support, Banner & Witcoff, Washington, D.C.; Dallas City Attorney’s Office, Dallas, Texas.

Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A. Political Science); Loyola University/Rome, Italy (Art History, Political Science); Columbus School of Law/Catholic University (J.D., cum laude); Catholic University Law Review.

cynthia e fruchtman

Ms. Fruchtman is a highly successful and seasoned civil litigator, with extensive experience handling complex Business Litigation cases, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, and Real Estate Litigation.

Honors: Martindale-Hubbell’s A-V rating, its highest rating for Legal Ability and Integrity; Guest Lecturer, University of California Los Angeles Law School, 1987-1990; Adjunct Professor: California State University, Los Angeles, 1991-1992; Whittier Law School, 1993-1997; Mediator, Los Angeles County Superior and Municipal Courts, 2002-2008; Arbitrator, Los Angeles County Superior and Municipal Courts, 1991-1997.

Romaine Oliver-Paschal

Ms. Oliver-Paschal has over 25 years experience in direct dealing with client needs and communications, discovery, Court filings, case management, document preparation, and all phases of litigation and contract work.

Experience: Director/Legal Assistant, Boesch Law Group since 2000; Legal Assistant, Kinsella, Boesch, Fujikawa & Towle; Legal Secretary/Personal Assistant to Sr. Partner & Founder, Raoul Magaña, Magaña, Cathcart, McCarthy & Pierry; Office Manager/Assistant to Counsel, Attorneys Office Management, Inc.; Assistant Director, Allegheny Community College Child Development Center; Administrator/Facilitator, Allegheny County Jail, Pittsburgh, PA; Site Manager/Instructional Supervisor, Allegheny Opportunities Industrialization Center

Education: Slippery Rock University, (B.S. Education/English 1975);
Indiana University (1978)

Member: President, Board of Trustees for Unity Church of Truth, Los Angeles, CA.

amy nashon

Ms. Nashon is an experienced litigation specialist with highly advanced technical skills and ten years of litigation experience, including, case management, investigation, case evaluation, document drafting, preparation of witnesses and experts, database and document management, preparation of and responses to discovery, legal research, damages studies and mediation and trial preparation and assistance.

Ms. Nashon’s work has included extensive experience in civil and business litigation, intellectual property litigation, medical malpractice, wrongful death, products liability, insurance defense and plaintiff’s litigation, with key contributions to case management, discovery and trial preparation. Ms. Nashon is a capable investigator and is excellent at developing a rapport with clients, witnesses and colleagues alike. She is tri-lingual, with an expertise in second language acquisition. She is also an accomplished martial artist.

Education: University of Alaska, Anchorage (B.A. cum laude)

Jenny Varghese

Ms. Varghese provides outstanding assistance with client interaction, case management, responses to discovery, trial preperation and all aspects of the organization of the client’s business affairs with The Boesch Law Group.

Experience: The Boesch Law Group since 2007; Member: Staff, UCLA InterVarsity Christian Fellowship; Assisting the Homeless, Los Angeles, CA; Assistant Site Coordinator, Los Angeles Urban Project.

Education: The University of Texas Austin, Austin, TX (Human Development Family Sciences 2007)

omid rahnama

Experience: Mr. Rahnama is skilled and efficient in all phases of litigation and trial preparation: Preparation of subpoenas, pleadings, research, discovery, motions, assistance, evidence document and exhibit organization, witness and client communications.

Education: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), B.A., Philosophy; Minor in Political Science; Class of 2011

Honors: Phi Rho Pi National Speech and Debate Tournament, National Champion; American Readers’ Theater Association National Championship, Semi-Finalist; Foundation of the State Bar of California, Legal Heritage Scholar. Member: UCLA Student Pre-Law Association, Phi Rho Pi National Speech and Debate Organization, UCLA Speech and Debate

Network

The Boesch Law Group maintains a strong network of professional relationships which is available to serve its clients through litigation and transaction support on an as-needed and case by case basis. The clients of the firm benefit from this extensive network of working professional relationships, which include affiliations and representations controlled and managed by the Boesch Law Group in labor and employment, mergers and acquisitions, large and complex litigation, and cases and business matters which reach outside the state of California.