Hector M. Ortega is an associate attorney in Graves & King LLP’s Riverside office. His practice focuses on civil litigation, with an emphasis on the defense of public entities. He approaches each matter through disciplined legal research, clear written advocacy, and careful attention to the client’s objectives. Mr. Ortega earned his Juris Doctor from Western […]
Ben Chen is an associate attorney at Graves and King’s Riverside office and has experience representing and defending public entities in various manners, ranging from personal injuries, dangerous condition of public property, and breach of contract claims to more transactional matters relating to construction, land use, surplus property, leases, bond-financing, compliance, and the Public Records […]
Mr. John Robert Hale joined Graves & King, LLP in August 2026 as an associate attorney at the firm’s Riverside Office. Before joining the firm, Mr. Hale’s legal career focused on Criminal Defense, Juvenile, and Family Law. As a Defense Attorney, Mr. Hale handled and defended a variety of cases ranging from vehicular manslaughter, fraud, […]
Colleen J. Downes joined Graves & King LLP in 2025 and is an attorney at the firm’s Glendale office. Ms. Downes’s practice primarily focuses on general liability litigation and defense of public entities. During law school, Ms. Downes served as an extern for the United States District Court, Eastern District of Washington, and later worked […]
Maurice S. Kane, Jr. is a Senior Associate in the firm’s Riverside Office and primarily works with governmental entities on a variety of legal issues. Throughout his legal career, Mr. Kane has represented private individuals and corporations, including trucking companies and other businesses. Clients invest not only time and money in legal representation and Maurice […]
Joana Arilyn T. Castro joined Graves & King LLP in 2025 and is an associate attorney in the firm’s Riverside office. Ms. Castro earned her Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law in 2025, concentrating in Privacy Law and Cybersecurity while earning a Law and Artificial Intelligence Certificate. […]
Mr. Romeu is an experienced trial attorney and has tried cases in both California and Louisiana. He has extensive experience defending general liability, premises liability, general and fraudulent automotive and commercial vehicle casualty claims, and claims brought against rental car companies and their customers, as well as having defended professionals, both legal and medical, from […]
Anthony Javier graduated from Northern Arizona University in 2016 with B.S. degrees in Economics and Business Administration. Mr. Javier graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Law in 2020. To gain hands on experience, Mr. Javier worked as a judicial clerk at the Richard J. Daley Center’s Mortgage Foreclosure Section, and as […]
Gary Dennis joined Graves & King, LLP in May 2024 as an associate attorney at the firm’s Riverside Office. Prior to joining Graves & King, Gary worked at a public service law firm where he provided legal representation in civil matters to individuals from underserved communities in the Inland Empire. He earned his JD degree […]
Mike Liao joined Graves & King LLP in 2024 and is an attorney at the firm’s Glendale office. Mr. Liao’s practice primarily focuses on civil litigation. During law school, Mr. Liao was a member of the Environmental Law Society where he furthered his passion for the environment. After law school, Mr. Liao focused on a […]