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  Alese Lesser, Esq.

  Associate Attorney

  Alese was born and grew up in Southern California and is an associate attorney at Century Park Law Group. Prior to joining CPLG, Alese’s practice encompassed maritime law, general business, education and personal injury litigation. She represented both plaintiffs and defendants, ranging from individuals to large business entities.Alese graduated from the University of Southern California, and obtained her Juris Doctor degree from William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii. While in law school, Alese served on the boards of the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund and the Environmental Law Society. She was also a founding facilitator for Law for Youth Empowerment, an outreach program dedicated to juvenile justice advocacy. Additionally, Alese attended a summer quarter in Oxford, England studying comparative law and international climate change law and policy. She also interned with Justice Sandy R. Kriegler of the Second District of the California Court of Appeal in Los Angeles.After graduating from law school, Alese served as law clerk to the Honorable Colette Y. Garibaldi in the First Circuit Court of Hawaii. During this time, Alese oversaw dozens of criminal trials, as well as sentencings and fitness hearings.In 2016, Alese moved back to Southern California and joined Lesser and Associates in Redondo Beach, which specializes in scuba diving and maritime cases, including personal injury and product liability. She then became an associate at The Hahn Legal Group, working primarily on insurance defense and education law cases.Alese joined CPLG for the opportunity to advocate for those who need assistance the most. It is her goal to provide the guidance and advocacy necessary for her clients to receive justice.Alese is admitted to all state courts in California and Hawaii, and is licensed to practice in the United States District Courts of Hawaii and the Central District of California.Alese is part of the pre-litigation team at Century Park Law Group. In her spare time, she enjoys playing beach volleyball and spending time with her dogs. EDUCATION University of Southern California, Bachelor of Arts, History (2011)

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  Sam Tabibian

  Partner Attorney

  Sam Tabibian was raised in Southern California in a family of physicians. During his childhood, he saw countless injured patients walk through his father’s and uncles’ medical offices. Having witnessed patients suffer through injuries from no fault of their own, Sam began his path to law school. Sam graduated from Loyola Marymount University with a JD and MBA in 2004.After graduating, Sam joined a prominent California firm that focused on civil litigation. Frustrated with the types of cases he worked on, in 2008 Sam started his own practice focusing in Personal Injury, Business Litigation and Real Estate litigation largely representing plaintiffs in complex cases.In 2013 Sam co-founded Century Park Law Group, a firm dedicated to representing plaintiffs in personal injury matters. Sam has also utilized his MBA from Loyola Marymount to manage Century Park Law Group and help obtain excellent results for clients while finding new and innovative ways to use cutting edge technology in the firm. EDUCATION J.D. from Loyola Law School, California – 2003 B.A. in Sociology from University of Southern California (USC) – 1999 MBA from Loyola Marymount University – 2004 B.A. in Psychology from University of Southern California (USC) – 1999

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  Sahm Manouchehri

  Partner Attorney

  Sahm Manouchehri was raised in Los Angeles from the time he was six months old. During his junior year, while working on a pre-med degree at UCLA, Sahm decided to switch gears and instead pursue a law degree after realizing his medical understanding could be of benefit to those in personal injury legal matters. After completing his undergraduate studies at UCLA, Sahm attended USC School of Law where he took courses on litigation and injury law with the intention of becoming a prominent personal injury attorney.After graduating from USC, Sahm joined Tharpe & Howell LLP as an associate attorney. Sahm specialized in defending the interests of insurance companies against victims with injuries caused by truck and auto accidents through no fault of their own. Following this role, Sahm took an associate position at Wilson, Kenna & Borys LLP where he represented business establishments that had been sued by persons injured while on their property, continuing to represent insurance companies.The years Sahm spent at both of these law firms gave him invaluable insights into the inner workings of personal injury litigation and the self-interests of insurance organizations. This experience was crucial to providing Sahm with the perspective needed to represent CPLG’s injured clients’ claims against the type of insurance companies that he once represented.In 2006, Sahm left Wilson, Kenna & Borys, LLP to start his own personal injury law practice. In 2013, Sahm co-founded Century Park Law Group with the exclusive goal of representing injured clients. EDUCATION B.A. in Political Science from the University of California, California (UCLA) – 2000 J.D. from University of Southern California School of Law (USC) – 2003