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Today's News

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California Supreme Court


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Columns

Intellectual Property

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Technology

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Unlike the dot-com era, when women were largely sidelined, the AI boom offers a historic opportunity for women to lead by leve...


Government, Constitutional Law

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James Madison warned that a functioning republic depends on an informed citizenry, yet President Trump's unprecedented pattern...



Verdicts & Settlements

ADA Wylene Lena Hinkle and Denn... $1,550,000
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Retaliation Keith Baraka v. City and Co... $160,000
Dangerous Condition of Public Property Jane Gazzola v. City and Co... $128,000
Sexual Discrimination Katrina Baptiste v. The Cit... $125,000
Wage and Hour Pablo Garcia Campos v. Gree... Dismissal
Song-Beverly Act Ana Laura Hernandez, Jesus ... Defense
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress Alexandra Zarini v. Patrici... $115,000,000

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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Daily Appellate Report

Anti-SLAPP

Willis v. The Walt Disney Company

Disney's alleged "booking ban" of The Village People fell within the scope of conduct protected by the catchall provision of California's anti-SLAPP statute.


Criminal Law and Procedure

Modification: People v. Melgoza

Modified jury instruction defining "force" for forcible rape and forcible oral copulation as including movement or positioning of the victim's body misstated the law and constituted preju...


Environmental Law, Civil Procedure

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Workers' Compensation

Modification: Atlanta Falcons v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Bd.

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Anti-SLAPP

Cocoa AJ Holdings, LLC v. Schneider

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