Archives: Team

Mark J. Ballinger

December 14, 2023

Mark J. Ballinger joined Graves & King LLP in 2023 and is an attorney in the firm’s Glendale and Riverside offices. His practice focuses on the defense of public and private entities across a broad range of matters, including general liability, premises liability, professional liability, construction, and employment. Mr. Ballinger represents clients at all stages […]

Eric M. Ziegel

March 01, 2023

Mr. Eric M. Ziegel joined Graves & King LLP in 2022 and is an associate attorney at the firm’s Riverside office. Mr. Ziegel graduated cum laude from California State University of Fullerton with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science in 2016. He went on to graduate cum laude from University of La Verne, […]

Bethany J. Ring

June 26, 2021

Ms. Ring specializes in highly complicated public entity and corporate defense litigation with an outstanding record of successfully representing clients in complex, multi-faceted and multi-party cases.   Ms. Ring excels in situations that require strategic analysis of technical data and transforming complexity to clarity for the court and jury and the disassembly of opposing expert […]

Cynthia M. Herrera

June 26, 2021

Ms. Herrera joined Graves & King, LLP in 2020. She is admitted to practice before all the courts of the State of California as well as the United States District Court, Central District. Before joining Graves & King, Ms. Herrera’s practice focused on medical malpractice and elder abuse defense law as a Senior Associate at […]

Szu Pei Lu-Yang

June 26, 2021

Szu Pei Lu-Yang, a Partner of the firm, has been with Graves & King since 2005. Mrs. Lu-Yang’s practice is centered on general liability litigation, large personal injury losses, defense of public entities, and the investigation of fraudulent and suspect claims. She defends public transportation entities, public and private employers, corporations, private individuals and insurance […]

Victor J. Wear

June 26, 2021

Victor Wear is a Partner in the firm’s Riverside Office and has extensive litigation experience defending public entities and other businesses in personal injury claims, including automobile accidents, bus and trucking accidents, pedestrian accidents, and slip/trip and falls. Mr. Wear always puts the client’s interests before his own and takes his role as advocate and […]

Michael D. Sargent

June 26, 2021

Michael D. Sargent is a partner working in the firm’s Riverside office primarily working with public entities on a wide range of legal issues. Mike has also worked extensively with contractors on various civil liability claims including construction defect and breach of contract. Mike received his Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice Administration from […]

Michael G. Martin

June 26, 2021

Michael “Mike” Martin, a partner with the firm, is a trial lawyer whose practice is centered on product, construction defect, and general liability litigation, large personal injury losses, wrongful termination employment disputes, sexual harassment claims, employment wage and hour disputes, defense of public entities, and the investigation of fraudulent and suspect claims. He defends public […]

Harvey W. Wimer III

June 26, 2021

Harvey (“Chip”) W. Wimer III has been with Graves & King since 1994 and is the firm’s managing partner. Mr. Wimer has dedicated his career to defending public entities in a variety of settings, including: Wrongful death and Catastrophic personal injuries Dangerous Condition of Public Property Roadway/Highway design Auto/Transportation Liability Inverse Condemnation Flooding/Debris Flows/Fire Code […]