A Reputation For Success
"Rehab Mogul" Christopher Bathum has been formally charged with insurance fraud and multiple sexual assault offenses, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. Bathum plead not guilty Monday after being arrested Thursday during a raid that...
Fires can cause extensive property damage regardless of the causes of ignition. Homeowners often suffer minimal damage or complete loss of property, material possessions, and other inventory throughout properties. When this occurs, homeowners may be able to recover...
As of Friday, August 19, fire officials have stated that the Blue Cut Fire in the Cajon Pass has grown to 37,002 acres. Firefighter crews continue to focus much of their efforts protecting the communities west of the fire, including Wrightwood and Lytle Creek, which...
Last week, Schimmel & Parks, APLC attorney Alan Schimmel was featured on an episode of 20/20 entitled "Rehab Mogul," which explored the case against a Los Angeles rehab center owner who is being accused of providing drugs to vulnerable patients and trying to take...
A pair of wildfires growing northeast of Los Angeles continues to burn during this hot summer week, and one of them has forced evacuations of nearly 700 suburban homes near Brookridge Road and Encanto Parkway in Duarte. The Fish Fire, which began yesterday, has grown...
On Wednesday afternoon, June 15th, a fire broke out in the Los Padres National Forest. By midnight, the fire had consumed roughly 2 square miles of land, approximately 1,100 acres, reported Captain Dave Zaniboni of the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. As the fire...
This Friday, June 17, 2016 at 10/9c, Attorney Alan Schimmel will be featured on ABC's 20/20 to talk about rehabilitation center abuse. As you may recall from our previous blog, Schimmel & Parks, APLC is representing plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the founder and...
More than 5,000 Calabasas residents were forced to evacuate their homes Sunday when a wildfire broke out on a canyon slope near Old Topanga Canyon Road, coming up right behind Calabasas High School and Viewpoint School. Over 400 firefighters responded to the area to...
As California endures its fifth year of a crippling drought, the dry landscape is especially susceptible to wildfires as temperatures increase. Southern California is once again entering into fire season, and experts are saying this could be the hottest year ever,...
California is seeking over $90 million in firefighting costs from Pacific Gas & Electric Co. for the massive 110-square-mile Butte fire that destroyed 900 homes and other structures in September 2015. Investigators determined that a failed pine tree sparked the...