Gomez Law, APC

Where the firm puts its focus

The firm works out of Los Angeles and centers its practice on real estate law. It handles real estate litigation, partition actions, quiet title claims, and foreclosure defense. The list also takes in wrongful foreclosure, real estate fraud, habitability matters, and general property disputes. That grouping points to a team that spends most of its time on who owns a property and who has the right to stay in it.

The transactional side covers purchases, sales, and contract drafting for both commercial and residential property. Alongside the litigation and the deals, Gomez Law, APC handles estate planning, probate, and trust and will disputes. Civil litigation is on the list too. In my opinion, that mix reads as a real estate practice with an estate planning arm attached to it, and the two feed each other when a property passes through an estate.

What these matters involve

Real estate disputes tend to follow set procedures, and a short guide helps put the firm's list in context. A partition action asks a court to divide or sell property that co-owners cannot settle between themselves. A quiet title suit sorts out competing claims over who holds a parcel, which matters when a deed, a lien, or an old boundary is in question. Foreclosure defense answers a lender's move against a home, and it often turns on notice and the paperwork behind the loan.

Real estate fraud claims look at misrepresentation in a sale or a transfer, and they can pull in forged signatures or hidden defects. Habitability cases test whether a rental meets basic living standards for a tenant. Probate and trust disputes move through a separate court track that reviews wills, estates, and the people named to manage them. A firm that keeps trial lawyers and an estate planning attorney under one roof can carry a property fight and the inheritance questions that sometimes follow it. These are the matters the firm names on its own practice page.

How the team is built

Mark A. Gomez leads the firm as CEO. He began his career with the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, which placed him in public-interest work at the start of his career, and he holds a published appellate ruling. In 2026 he spoke at a Los Angeles County Bar Association event on law firm growth. He works as both an attorney and a real estate investor.

The site lists ten attorneys, and several hold the title of Senior Trial Attorney. Susan Murphy has 25 years in real property litigation and was lead counsel at Advocate Legal, where she handled wrongful foreclosure and quiet title cases. Charles G. Gomez brings 19 years in real estate litigation and was lead counsel in the federal case Ruvalcaba v. Ocwen. His work drew coverage in a California Lawyer article, and he supervised a free legal clinic for veterans for 12 years.

Steven L. Boortz ran his own practice for 32 years across civil litigation, tax law, civil rights, and entertainment work, and earned his Juris Doctor from Washington University. James Hornbuckle graduated from USC and finished law school magna cum laude, with a background in business and franchise litigation. He also works as a pastor and a certified yoga instructor. As a reviewer, I read this bench as one weighted toward trial experience in property disputes.

The associate ranks

The associate roster adds range to the senior bench. Hailey Gallo is a Senior Associate Attorney whose work covers real estate, family law, and probate litigation, and she earned her Juris Doctor from Southwestern Law School. Robert Gonzalez also studied at Southwestern, where he was a Lead Article Editor on the Southwestern International Law Journal and a teaching assistant for a law professor, and he holds a history degree from Florida State University. Miriham Antonio earned her Juris Doctor from UC Irvine School of Law in May 2025, graduated magna cum laude from USC, and is fluent in Spanish. During law school she externed for the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office and for a federal judge.

Albert Bagdasarian works as both an attorney and a certified public accountant, with a Juris Doctor from California Western School of Law and prior work for the Tax Counsel's office at the IRS. Michelle Nilsson focuses on real estate litigation, probate litigation, and estate planning, and earned her Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School. Between them, the associates carry credentials in tax, law journals, and languages that widen what the firm can pick up.

Where the firm works

The firm is based in Los Angeles and takes clients across the surrounding area. It lists Los Angeles along with Culver City, Venice, Ontario, and Glendale as the places it works. That footprint reaches from the Westside toward the Inland Empire, which covers a wide spread of property markets and local courts. The site does not state a founding year, so the firm's exact age stays open. What the pages do show is a roster of ten attorneys and a practice built around property and the disputes that come with it.