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Kazandjieff & Traney LLP was founded in 2000 when Nick Kazandjieff and Bruce Traney joined forces to form a law firm with the purpose of providing the highest quality of legal services available to injured consumers, workers and employees.  With an emphasis on Workers' Compensation and employment related matters, the firm has allowed Mr. Kazandjieff and Mr. Traney to pool their respective legal careers with the result being a firm with over 40 years of experience helping injured consumers and employees.

Although this website primarily addresses Mr. Kazandjieff's and Mr. Traney's experience and work within the Workers' Compensation or employment law fields, through their long careers both partners have pursued medical malpractice claims and cases, products liability claims and cases and general personal injury matters in addition to those issues raised within the site.  In respect thereof, the firm does stand ready to assist on all matters that might arise in respect of these areas.

Finally, set forth below are the Curriculum Vitaes of both Mr. Kazandjieff and Mr. Traney as well as some periodical articles regarding cases or claims they have advanced or are advancing along with the results and outcomes of some litigated matters they have pursued on behalf of their clients. 

Curriculum Vitaes

NICK KAZANDJIEFF, ESQ.

Professional Experience

Kazandjieff & Traney LLP - 2000-Present

Shelley & Graff - 1996-1999

Shiney Fargo - 1992-1996

Nothern & Kazandjieff - 1989-1992

McNulty Law Firm - 1984-1989

Law Offices of Sanford Gage - 1981-1982
Certified Law Clerk

Admissions

United States Supreme Court - 1988

United States Federal District Court Central District of California - 1984

United States Federal District Court Northern District of California - 1988

California State Courts - 1983

Areas of Practice

Medical Negligence, Products Liability, Workers’ Compensation

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association

California State Bar Association

California Applicants’ Attorneys Association

Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles

San Fernando Valley Bar Association

Voters’ Injured At Work

Education

Glendale University College of Law

Juris Doctorate 1983

University of California Los Angeles

Bachelor of Arts 1979 

Recognition and Trial Experience

Los Angeles Superior Court Settlement Referee
1990-1991

Los Angeles Superior Court ADR Panel - 1990-2004

Guest Speaker CAAA Winter Convention - 2005

Guest Speaker LAAVA - 2004

Cases to Jury Verdict -12

Bench Trials - 50 -100

 

BRUCE TRANEY, ESQ.

Professional Experience

Kazandjieff & Traney LLP - 2000-Present

Law Offices of Bruce Traney - 1992-1999

Tulchin, Traney & Associates - 1988-1992

Law Offices of Bruce Traney - 1985-1988

Mommaerts & Rutledge - 1983-1985

Law Offices of Sanford Gage - 1981-1982
Certified Law Clerk

Admissions

United States Federal District Court - Central District of California - 1983

California State Courts - 1983

Areas of Practice

Personal Injury, Employment Law and Workers’ Compensation

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association

Association of Trial Lawyers of America

California Employment Lawyers Association

California State Bar Association

Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles

Consumer Attorneys of California

Education

Southwestern University School of Law

Juris Doctorate 1983

Georgia Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Science - Industrial Management 1977

 

Cases of Note

<  Los Angeles Daily Journal, Friday, October 7, 2005, Administrative Law Judge Mulls Class Action

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