Evalina Cheadle earned her Bachelor's degree from Vanderbilt University in 1978. She taught special needs children in the Metropolitan Nashville Davidson County school system from 1978 until she received her Juris Doctorate from Nashville School of Law in 1987. She began practicing law in May of 1988 with her father, John Roaten Cheadle, Sr., and her brother, John Roaten Cheadle, Jr. She is Distinguished, high ethical standards, rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been awarded as one of “2016 Top Lawyers in Tennessee” by the Legal Network. She is frequently invited to lecture on creditor rights, the Fair Debts Collection Practices Act, and Compliance issues.

Dan is a founding member and partner of Dean Powell, PLLC. Dan graduated Austin College (Sherman, Texas) in 2001. In 2004, Dan graduated from the University of Arkansas School of Law. After positions with the United States Small Business Administration and a Dallas-based Law Firm, Dan began working in the Oil and Gas Industry. He worked for several years in land services, before co-founding a nationwide Oil and Gas Law Firm. Then, he joined Katey Powell Stimek and Eric Dean to form Dean Powell, PLLC. Dan prides himself on creating and maintaining relationships with Dean Powell clients. When you work with Dan, you are working with family.

Louise M. Cherkis received her law degree from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and obtained an undergraduate degree from SUNY Binghamton. Ms.Cherkis is a seasoned attorney who handles cases in civil litigation. She focuses her practice on a variety of areas within the firm. Her specialities include Intellectual Property and Information Technology, Appellate Practice, Civil Rights Litigation, Discrimination Litigation, Insurance Coverage Litigation, and Premise Property and Security Liability.

Area of Practice: Employment Civil Rights As the founding partner of Chesler Law PC, Natasha Chesler represents clients throughout Los Angeles in employment and labor law matters, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, disability rights, and wage-and-hour violations. Ms. Chesler began her career at O’Melveny & Myers LLP, one of the nation’s premier law firms, representing large employers in state and federal court. That early defense-side experience gave her an insider’s understanding of how companies and their counsel think, prepare, and negotiate—insight she now uses to anticipate their strategies and advocate more effectively for employees and individuals. Ms. Chesler earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television, where she studied writing and production for film and theatre. That creative foundation continues to shape her work as a litigator. She believes that, at its heart, every case is a story—one that deserves to be told with truth and clarity. Grounded in deep compassion for her clients, she approaches each matter with empathy and dedication, ensuring their voices are heard and their experiences understood. With more than two decades of litigation experience, Ms. Chesler has achieved significant verdicts and settlements, including one of the top ten employment verdicts in California in 2019. Much of her work focuses on advancing the rights of women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities, and on creating safer, fairer workplaces. In addition to her litigation practice, Ms. Chesler conducts workplace investigations and serves as a mediator on the panels for the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California and Los Angeles Superior Court. She has been ranked among the nation’s Top Employment Lawyers by eBossWatch and selected for inclusion by Super Lawyers. Ms. Chesler also remains active in the legal community through the State Bar of California, the American Bar Association, and the Los Angeles County Bar Association, where she previously served on the Board of Trustees.