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Columns

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Civil Rights

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Evidence

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Verdicts & Settlements

Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress Alexandra Zarini v. Patrici... $115,000,000
Excessive Force Nakia V. Porter, an individ... $17,000,000
Premises Liability Allison Balos, a minor by a... $15,045,000
Dangerous Condition of Public Property Michael Fox v. City of San ... $4,000,000
Auto v. Motorcycle John Doe v. Roe Vehicles, L... $3,500,000
Malpractice Minor Plaintiff v. Roe Hosp... $2,500,000
Malpractice Lovell Avery v. County of R... $2,250,000
Wage and Hour Robert Estrada, individuall... $2,200,000
Malpractice Doe Plaintiffs v. Roe Hospital $1,800,000
Auto v. Truck Vincent Carlos Hamlin v. 56... $1,183,163

On the Move

Procel Levine LLP

Oct. 31, 2025


Brian Procel forms Procel Levine LLP in Santa Monica.

Procel has been a trial lawyer for more than two decades, prevailing in complex commercial disputes involving investor and consumer fraud, class actions, breach of fiduciary duty, lender liability, intellectual property, entertainment and real estate. He has received awards from the State Bar of California, Los Angeles County Bar Association and Bet Tzedek Legal Foundation for his dedication to pro bono work. Procel graduated from UC Berkeley School of Law.


Jeremiah Levine forms Procel Levine LLP in Santa Monica.

Levine previously served as a federal prosecutor, where he prevailed in numerous jury and bench trials and indicted the largest white supremacist case in the history of the Justice Department. He also prosecuted complex RICO matters and white-collar crime, including bank fraud and COVID benefits fraud. Before his work as a federal prosecutor, Levine was an award-winning civil and white-collar litigator at a top 20 global law firm. There, he ran internal investigations that he completed on time and under budget, won dismissal of government investigations before charges, and won not guilty verdicts at trial for corporate defendants. In the civil arena, Levine won injunctions in favor of Fortune 500 companies suffering from expressive activity on their property; resolved complex disputes in the areas of securities litigation, financial services, and intellectual property, and prevailed in numerous class actions. He also achieved appellate victories at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and California state courts of appeal. He graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School.




Details

Procel Levine LLP has 2 attorneys in Santa Monica. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Commercial Litigation, Government Investigations Defense, Financial Services Disputes, Real Estate, White-Collar Criminal Defense. The firm’s website is www.procellevine.com

Address

401 Wilshire Blvd, Fl 12 , Santa Monica CA 90401 USA
T: (424) 788-4538

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Where evidence supported proper substituted service at defendant's usual place of business, and defendant's contrary claims were inconsistent, default judgment was valid and trial court c...


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State law prohibiting voter identification requirements beyond those required by state or federal law preempted city ordinance attempting to impose such requirements for municipal elections.


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Hesitation and reluctance from mother of minor witness-victim were insufficient to show genuine impossibility of live testimony.


Constitutional Law

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Equal Rights Amendment-based challenge to Military Selective Service Act's requirement that men register for selective service was properly dismissed for failure to state a claim.