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Law Practice

Dec. 23, 2015

By way of tragedy, LA attorney finds calling

After triumphing over tragedy in her own life, Mayra Fornos has spent decades helping others who are recovering from traumatic injuries through both her law practice and her non-profit.

By Ashley Cullins
Daily Journal Staff Writer

In the late 1970s, attorney Mayra Fornos was living a fairy tale. The former Los Angeles Rams cheerleader was working as a model and married to the man of her dreams.

Four months into their marriage, the fairy tale took a tragic turn that has since shaped her life in ways she never imagined possible.

Her husband, Ralph, had a surfing accident in Manhattan Beach ...

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