About

Michelle E. Soon
Associate

Michelle E. Soon is an associate at Kimura London & White LLP. Ms. Soon earned her J.D. in 2018 from Western State College of Law.

She graduated cum laude in 2015 from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia where she studied Political Science and Chinese.

Currently, Ms. Soon serves on the Alumni Advisory Committee for the University of California, Irvine Chapter of Pi Beta Phi.

Ms. Soon is a member of the Orange County Bar Association and Orange County Asian American Bar Association.

Significant Victories

• Represented a client who was the sole beneficiary of a life insurance policy for $500,000. Client’s siblings filed a frivolous lawsuit to prevent funds from being dispersed to our client, alleging undue influence and fraud, without providing any evidence. The court found in favor of client and awarded the funds to which he is entitled.
• Represented a vendor providing contractual professional services to corporations. Due to a dispute arising during performance of services, defendants refused to pay the remaining balance owed on the contract. The case was settled at mediation for a six-figure settlement.
• Recovered six-figure settlement for a client through a wire fraud dispute. The client was defrauded by an online fund advertising on Facebook. The bank teller failed to follow proper verification protocols to protect the client. Prior to an arbitration hearing, the defendant settled.
• Recovered $800,000 settlement for client in a commercial real estate construction dispute.
• Recovered settlement for client tenant for a building that caught fire.
• Obtained settlement for client in a business fraud case in which our client was a minority shareholder. The majority shareholder locked the client out of the company by moving various assets to several different sub-companies.

David J. Steadmon
Associate

David J. Steadmon is an Associate Attorney with Kimura London & White LLP. An Orange County native, David represents businesses of all sizes across multiple industries.

He earned his J.D. with Scholastic Merit from Western State College of Law in Irvine. Prior to his legal training, David spent a decade as an educator in Orange County schools.

Renowned for his keen ability to listen, assess, and teach, David works in the Firm’s litigation department.

Significant Victories

• Recovered six-figure settlement for a client through a wire fraud dispute. The client was defrauded by an online fund advertising on Facebook. The bank teller failed to follow proper verification protocols to protect the client. Prior to an arbitration hearing, the defendant settled.
• Recovered $800,000 settlement for client in a commercial real estate construction dispute.
• Represented a client who was sexually harassed prior to being wrongfully terminated. The case was ultimately resolved after the defendant realized the strength of the case.
• Represented a client broker sued by a nationwide real estate brokerage. The big broker demanded high six-figures from the client. After reviewing the 200-page franchise agreement, KLW discovered numerous illegal practices and sued. The case settled within two weeks with all parties agreeing not to pursue claims.
• Obtained settlement for client in a business fraud case in which our client was a minority shareholder. The majority shareholder locked the client out of the company by moving various assets to several different sub-companies.

Maggie A. Miller
Of Counsel

Maggie A. Miller is an Of Counsel at Kimura London & White LLP. Ms. Miller earned her J.D. from Chapman University School of Law in 2018.

Ms. Miller specializes in civil litigation, employment law, and personal injury.

Prior to her legal training, she has a history of aiming for Olympics as an athlete for middle-distance runner.

Olivia L. Benvenuto
Associate

Olivia L. Benvenuto is an associate attorney at Kimura London & White LLP. She received her J.D. from Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law in 2020.

During law school, Ms. Benvenuto was selected to the Dean’s Circle, served as a mentor to first-year students as Dean’s Fellow, and was placed on the Distinguished Honor Roll. She graduated from California State University of Fullerton with a Bachelor’s of Arts in English Literature in 2017, where she was Vice President of the English club.

Significant Victories

• Obtained a six-figure settlement in a car accident case. A six-figure settlement was received from the insurance company within one week of sending a demand letter, despite a police report with adverse findings against the client. Private investigators were hired to canvass the scene less than 24 hours after the car accident. That surveillance footage helped prove liability.

Maxx E. Sharp
Associate

Maxx Sharp is a Litigation Associate at Kimura London & White LLP. Maxx handles all commercial litigation matters at the firm, including, complex business disputes, breach of contract actions, and fraud actions.

Maxx earned his J.D. from Chapman University Fowler School of Law and his B.A. from Chapman University. While in law school, Maxx externed for United States District Court Judge Andrew J. Guilford (ret.).

Before joining the firm, Maxx litigated business, fraud, and government enforcement defense cases with a local Orange County firm. He obtained excellent results for local and out of state business owners. Subsequently, Maxx served on the litigation team for local municipalities, including, the County of Orange and City of Irvine.

Maxx is a member of the Orange County Bar Association where he serves as Chair of the Business Development Committee for the Young Lawyers Division. Maxx’s published articles include Proper Netiquette in the Orange County Bar Association’s Orange County Lawyer Magazine and Importance of Collection Strategy: Ensuring Judgement Collection in the Orange County Association of Business Trial Lawyers’ ABTL Report. He is also a member of the Orange County Federalist Society and previously served as President of Chapman Law’s Federalist Society Chapter.

Significant Victories

• Obtained settlement for client in a business fraud case in which our client was a minority shareholder. The majority shareholder locked the client out of the company by moving various assets to several different sub-companies.
• Represented a publicly traded company in a business dispute with minority shareholder. Prosecuted legal action in the United States District Court and recovered all stock from minority shareholder within 30 days from filing.
• Obtained settlement of multi-million dollar business dispute with former officer of multi-national logistics company.
• Recovered six-figure settlement for a client through a wire fraud dispute. The client was defrauded by an online fund advertising on Facebook. The bank teller failed to follow proper verification protocols to protect the client. Prior to an arbitration hearing, the defendant settled.
• Represented a client in a business dispute with a vendor refusing to pay for $200,000 worth of goods received. After obtaining a default judgment against the vendor and pursuing collection efforts, the vendor resurfaced and paid the money that was due to client.

Nicholas Massari
Associate

Nicholas D. Massari is an Associate Attorney with Kimura London & White LLP. A Southern California native, Nicholas represents businesses and individuals of all sizes across multiple industries.

He earned his J.D. from Western State College of Law. Prior to joining Kimura London & White LLP, Nicholas assisted individuals, families, and employees across various industries, in navigating the United States immigrant and non-immigrant process.

Nicholas is a member of Kimura London & White LLP’s Business Litigation team.

Samantha Rego
Associate

Samantha E. Rego is an associate at Kimura London & White LLP. Ms. Rego earned her J.D. in 2018 from Western State College of Law.

She graduated Cum Laude in 2015 from Chapman University in Orange, CA where she studied English Literature and Leadership & Organizational Studies.

Ms. Rego is a member of the Orange County Bar Association, California Lawyers Association, and the Orange County Hispanic Bar Association.

Izumi Mitsuda
Notary & Paralegal

Practice Areas

• Business Law
• Contracts
• Employment Law
• Estate Planning
• Personal Injury

Taeva Quezada
Case Manager & Paralegal

Practice Areas

• Business Law
• Estate Administration and Litigation
• Estate Planning
• Real Estate
• Trust Administration and Litigation