
From left, associate Michael L. Simon, partner Philip E. Strok, of counsel Sharon Oh-Kubisch, founding partner Robert S. Marticello, partner Kyra E. Andrassy, partner Kraig C. Kilger, founding partner Lei Lei Wang Ekvall, associate Timothy W. Evanston.
COSTA MESA — For the eight attorneys at Smiley Wang-Ekvall LLP, one of a few insolvency boutiques in the small bankruptcy law community, the firm is much like a family.
In a recent interview in their glass-paneled, red-accented office, the partners explained that although the firm is relatively new at 5 years old, they’ve been working together for more than two decades.
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