Ron W. Makarem

Ron W. Makarem

Ron W. Makarem is the founder of Makarem & Associates, where he represents consumers with a focus on legal malpractice and employment actions. Mr. Makarem is a graduate of the University of Southern California and Pepperdine University, School of Law and is certified by the State Bar of California as a legal malpractice specialist. Mr. Makarem represented Michael Cassel in the Cassel litigation and argued the case before the California Supreme Court in 2010.

Articles written by this author:

Mediation confidentiality and legal malpractice matters

The state of the law since [case]Cassel[/case] and a proposal for change

Samuel D. Almon
Ron W. Makarem

2018 August


Resolving attorney fee disputes under the Mandatory Fee Arbitration Act (MFAA)

The MFAA requires an attorney in a client fee dispute to offer the client the option of participating in a dispute resolution program with a local bar association

Ron W. Makarem
Jared Walder

2022 September


Evaluating the legal-malpractice case

The complex statute of limitations and the “case within the case”

Ron W. Makarem
Samuel D. Almon

2023 June