For me, the courtroom is the place where David really can stand up to Goliath. My clients, individuals and their families, have gone up against the largest health systems, the biggest insurance companies, the most bad-ass chemical company, the richest pharmaceutical company, and even the United States government. After college, I started as a foreign correspondent and then an investigative journalist. For each article, I would conduct interviews and often review reams of documents. Often, my stories were about those in powerful positions who had misused those positions. Those skills gave me a taste for cross-examination. For my final project as a journalist, I wrote a historical account of the Nazi war crimes trials in Germany, told through the story of one of the last major Nazi figures to stand trial. I attended the trial in Stuttgart, Germany and listened to the stories of Holocaust survivors who testified to the crimes the Nazi officer had committed. I saw just how much the law matters, how the law really is a means to a measure of justice. When my book manuscript was completed and off to the publisher, I turned to the law myself. I found a way to channel my experiences and skills ? writing, investigating, questioning, challenging ? so that I, too, could help people achieve a measure of justice. The cases I take often involve complex issues of medicine and science. A medical procedure that went bad. A devastating medication error that caused a brain or spinal cord injury. A toxic exposure that caused cancer. A product or drug that was defective and caused a serious loss or permanent injury. Of course, the goal is to obtain maximum compensation for the serious wrongs my clients have suffered. We have won millions of dollars in jury verdicts and have obtained millions more in settlements to achieve that goal. The goal also has to be to help the client achieve a measure of justice, to restore dignity and respect. From the first meeting I have with a new client until the moment that person?s case is completely resolved, I always try to remember the road that led me to where I am and the reasons I do what I do.

Chad Frese earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids in 1992. In 1996 he earned his Juris Doctor from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. Mr. Frese has earned admissions to all Iowa Courts to include: the Supreme Court of Iowa, Northern District of Iowa Federal Court, Southern District of Iowa Federal Courts, U.S. Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit, and U.S. Supreme Court. He also represents the Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa’s tribal court. Prior to becoming a partner at Kaplan & Frese, LLP, in 2000, Mr. Frese practiced general law at Moon Law Office. His first position upon graduating from law school was as a Narcotics and Career Criminal Prosecutor for the Marshall and Hardin County Attorney’s Office. Chad’s 27 years of experience in the legal profession, combined with his membership in professional organizations such as the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, enable Mr. Frese to provide unparalleled legal representation to his clients.

Sandford L. Frey (“Sandy”) is a Partner with Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl, Inc. in the firm’s Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights Practice Group. Based in Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl, Inc. s Pasadena office, Sandy focuses his practice on bankruptcy-related legal matters including out-of-court workouts, Chapter 11 reorganizations, bankruptcy, insolvency and lending, real estate, general corporate and transactional matters and wine law. Sandy has over 30 years of experience representing debtors, lenders, purchasers, creditors and borrowers in and out of Chapter 11 matters, as well as in business and lending transactions and loan workouts. He has very diverse experience in business and business reorganizations, not only in the Central, Northern, and Southern Districts of California, but throughout the United States. Sandy often represents borrowers in negotiating and documenting new financing, DIP loans and takeout financing.

Professional Experience Martin E. Freidel is a founding shareholder and managing director of NXTLAW PC and has been practicing law for over 30 years. Prior to forming the firm, for 17 years Mr. Freidel was a senior executive and general counsel for various public and private companies that ranged in size from $35 million to $14 billion in revenue. Mr. Freidels practice is concentrated in business organizations, transactional, mergers and acquisitions, securities and corporate governance.

Daniel Friedenthal graduated with honors from UCLA in 1983, with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science. He received his Juris Doctor from Rutgers University School of Law in 1986. Mr. Friedenthal is a member of both the California and Colorado Bars. Since the late 1980s, Mr. Friedenthal has routinely handled and tried complex, catastrophic and high exposure cases in a variety of fields, including premises liability, products liability, employment law, construction site accidents, suspicious/fraudulent claims, and auto, motorcycle and truck accident cases. He has tried more than 60 jury trials in some of the toughest jurisdictions in California. He began his career working at a large civil defense firm, before forming his own law firm in 1999. Mr. Friedenthal has achieved the elevated rank of Advocate in the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), an organization of experienced trial lawyers dedicated to the promotion of civility, integrity and professionalism in trial advocacy. He takes pride in serving his clients in an ethical and zealous manner, while always being accessible and responsive to their needs. Mr. Friedenthal is often called at the eleventh hour to get up to speed on a case and take it to trial.