Stanley L. Friedman WHGC, P.L.C. 1301 Dove St. Suite #1050 Newport Beach, CA 92660 Toll Free: 866-970-0186 Phone: 949-833-8483 Fax: 949-833-2281 ContactUs@WHGCLaw.com


Bar Admissions ❚ California (active status), 1985 ❚ Nevada (active status), 2001 ❚ U.S. District Court Northern District of California


❚ U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit


❚ U.S. District Court Central District of California


❚ U.S. District Court Eastern District of California


❚ U.S. District Court Southern District of California


❚ U.S. Supreme Court Education


Education ❚ J.D., University of Southern California Gould School of Law 1985


❚ B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, California 1981


Stanley Friedmanhas been providing effective representation in white collar criminal defense and complex civil litigation matters for more than 25 years. As a board-


certified specialist in criminal law and a former federal prosecutor with the United States Department of Justice, Mr. Friedman brings extensive skill and courtroom experience to every case.


Attorney Friedman’s private practice is focused on protecting the rights and interests of individuals facing either civil or criminal allegations of fraud such as public corruption, insurance fraud, securities fraud, Ponzi schemes, embezzlement, tax crimes, money laundering, credit card fraud, computer fraud and counterfeiting of U.S. currency.


As an Assistant United States Attorney for the Central District of California in Los Angeles, California, assigned to the Major Fraud Unit, Mr. Friedman conducted grand jury investigations and effectively prosecuted complex multimillion-dollar cases.


As a criminal defense and complex civil litigation attorney, Mr. Friedman has obtained six injunctions against the state of California and the United States in cases involving approximately three billion dollars in healthcare costs. One of these cases was recently argued before the United States Supreme Court. He has also successfully represented a wide range of professionals including attorneys, accountants, medical doctors, pharmacists, business executives, elected officials, government employees and corporations.


From 2006 to 2010, Mr. Friedman served on the State Bar of California Criminal Law Advisory Commission, which is the commission responsible for all aspects of certifying and re-certifying attorneys as criminal law specialists, and he served as its Chairman for the 2009 - 2010 term. Also, in the 2009 - 2010 term, Mr. Friedman was a member of the Rules Subcommittee of the State Bar of California’s Board of Legal Specialization.


Mr. Friedman’s Notable Cases ❚ United States v. Lawson – obtained guilty verdicts against tax preparer for tax crimes. ❚ United States v. Pratte – obtained guilty verdicts against owner of retirement facility for loan fraud.


❚ United States v. Tyler – obtained guilty verdicts against officer of company engaging in securities fraud and ponzi scheme.


❚ United States v. Akin – obtained verdicts of guilty in nationwide insurance fraud case. Led task force of more than fifty personnel from Internal Revenue Service, Postal Inspection Service, Interstate Commerce Commission and Department of Transportation.


❚ United States v. Danny Means – obtained not guilty verdict for client charged with bribing an IRS Revenue Officer.


❚ Kleinman v. American States Insurance Company – obtained $7.96 million verdict against major insurance company.


Published Works ❚ Criminal Law News, State Bar of California, 1995 ❚ Identity Conservation and Equivalence Conservation: A Question of Developmental Priority, Child Development, 1982


❚ Performance of Downs Syndrome Individuals on the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1982


Special Licenses/Certifications ❚ Criminal Law, State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization ❚ Commission, State Bar of California, 2006 - 2010

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