Our Staff

Walter D. Janoff, Esq. earned his law degree from Loyola School of Law and has been practicing personal injury law in the South Bay area for more than 30 years.

Jerome Karpel, Esq. earned his law degree from U.C.L.A. School of Law and has 31 years of experience. He practices in the areas of personal injury, workers’ compensation, real estate, probate and other areas.

Paul Cowan, Esq. earned his law degree from Southwestern School of Law. Mr. Cowan is a certified specialist in worker’ compensation law. He also handles personal injury cases and “third party claims,” which involve both workers’ compensation and personal injury law within the same claim.

Chris Beissert, Esq. earned his law degree from U.S.C. School of Law and has been practicing personal injury law for more than 10 years.

Sandra Carancho is the office manager and secretary to Paul Cowan. She has worked for Janoff, Karpel & Cowan for 20 years.