From left, Arya Tahmassebi, Giancarlo Mendez and Michael Sanchez
Litigators Giancarlo J. Mendez and Michael A. Sanchez first met as teenagers in Spanish class at Damien High School in La Verne.
"We're very close," Mendez said. "Even though we're not blood related, we see each other as brothers."
The duo also completed their legal degrees at Whittier Law School - where Sanchez graduated in 2014 and Mendez in 2015 - before deciding to strike out together, hanging a shingle in East Los Angeles.
