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Mission Statement 

Our practice is dedicated to providing, quality legal services in the most cost effective manner available.  We do this by helping you: plan for the future, find the right solution to your problem, comply with regulations and laws, understand your rights and responsibilities and make informed decisions.

 

We value personal dignity and responsibility, we take pride in our commitment to honesty and integrity.  These values drive us to practice law in a responsible manner always keeping your goals and costs in mind as well as our ethical obligations.

 

Richard L. Spix
 
Richard's undergraduate degree included a heavy emphasis in Spanish.  He speaks and writes Spanish fluently, including the translation of complex legal transactions from English so that clients can fully grasp the concepts involved.  After graduating law school he worked for about 20 years in the Spanish-speaking communities in Southern California on housing and consumer issues.  
 
He is an experienced litigator with more than 400 jury trials under his belt. He has been favorably published in numerous appellate and California Supreme Court cases, often involving important community and consumer rights. 
 
Education
Undergraduate: California State University Fullerton
Law School: USC School of Law
 
Licensed to practice law in California since 1983. 
 
D. Elizabeth Martin
 
Elizabeth worked in the non-profit sector for 16 years. She now focuses on helping people deal with end of life and disability issues. She conducts outreach to Senior Citizens and persons with disability issues to provide information on wills, trusts, durable Powers of Attorney for Finances, Advance Health Care Directives and Special Needs Trusts.
 
Elizabeth completed her undergraduate work with an emphasis in criminology, law and accounting.  Since graduating from law school she worked in the non-profit sector investigating and prosecuting housing discrimination cases.  She was noted as a "well qualified expert" by the 4th circuit court of appeal in a fair housing case.
 
Elizabeth also teaches at Western State University College of Law. She has written educational materials for training in Fair Housing and Landlord-Tenant law as well as conducted seminars at local and national conferences.
 
Affiliations
Orange County Woman Lawyers Association, Lifetime Member
Orange County Lawyers Association
American G.I. Forum, Rudy Escalante Chapter
 
 
Education
Undergraduate: Tallahassee Community College, Floida State University, Western State University
Law School: Western State University College of Law
 
Licensed to practice law in California since 1993.