Niki Bailey is an aggressive criminal defense attorney who can safeguard your rights, challenge evidence brought by the prosecutor and negotiate effectively on your behalf. Our proactive approach can make a crucial difference in protecting your freedom and achieving the best possible outcome in your case.
F. Clayton Tyler has more than 40 years of success working in criminal law and is deeply dedicated to defending individuals accused of serious crimes. Mr. Tyler has handled hundreds of cases ranging in severity from murder to misdemeanor theft. He handles cases involving search and seizure, domestic assault, DUIs, theft, white-collar, and other criminal charges. Providing defense for assault, drugs, and weapons charges are his specialty. A diligent defender of clients’ rights, Mr. Tyler has an outstanding record of achieving results for those he represents. He has the rare honor of winning two federal drug cases within six months. Less than one percent of all the attorneys in Minnesota can claim that record.
Mr. Tyler has represented professional athletes, college students, and a broad range of clients from diverse communities. He is licensed in Federal, State, and Tribal Court. He is a Board-Certified Criminal Law Specialist, an honor earned by less than three percent of Minnesota attorneys. Mr. Tyler has earned wide respect for his professionalism, tenacity, proven record, and the “Straight talk and Honest Answers” he brings to his work.
Born and raised in the North Minneapolis community, Mr. Tyler is a life-long resident of Minneapolis and is dedicated to defending the city’s residents. Among his many professional associations, he has served as Chair of Minneapolis Public Housing and as a member of the University of Minnesota’s Diversity Committee. He has also served as Chair of the Minneapolis Urban League Board and founded ForeUs, formerly known as Minnesota Minority Junior Golf Association, a caddy program serving inner-city youth.
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Bejeir is an experienced intellectual property attorney with a practice focused on U.S. and foreign patent preparation and prosecution in the materials science, mechanical and electromechanical arts. In particular, Bejeir has expertise in ceramic materials for ballistic applications and semiconductor processing equipment, as well as titanium and nickel alloys in aerospace and oil and gas industries. A key part of Bejeir’s success has been his ability to develop intellectual property strategies based on his extensive industry experience while balancing client goals and industry trends.
With his multifaceted engineering background and legal expertise, Bejeir is a solid asset for our client teams. His dedication to protecting innovation and guiding clients through the complexities of patent protection has earned him a well-deserved reputation as a highly respected patent attorney who works seamlessly with innovators across a variety of industries.
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Bejeir began his professional journey as a Senior Engineer at a Department of Defense contractor. During his tenure, Bejeir worked extensively with suppliers, contributing to the manufacturing, development, and testing of new ceramic materials for ballistic applications. He conducted thorough analysis and improvement of various ceramics processes, including pressing, HIP (hot isostatic pressing), and encapsulating. His expertise in ceramic testing covered areas such as glasses, coatings, ballistic and non-ballistic solutions, and insulative properties, among others. Furthermore, as an Integrated Program Team Lead, he demonstrated his exceptional leadership skills in managing system/subsystem teams, preparing budgets, and directing workforce efforts.
Bejeir’s passion for innovation and intellectual property rights also led him to work with the United States Army as a Senior Engineer, where he played a key role in project management, intellectual property strategy development, and engineering oversight throughout program lifecycles.
Bejeir has also served in the position of Patent Examiner at the United States Patent & Trademark Office. In this role, he diligently reviewed patent applications, conducted prior art searches, and ensured compliance with formal USPTO requirements.
In his spare time, Bejeir enjoys attending local music shows, cooking and engaging with his community.
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Janice Bashford brings more than 15 years of experience in building strategic partnerships across a range of issues to help clients navigate the legislative process. In her prior role as Legislative Director and Chief Counsel to Congresswoman Karen Bass, she played a key role in negotiating and advancing legislation and other initiatives on a range of issues, including judiciary, appropriations, foreign affairs, child welfare, civil and human rights, voting rights, immigration, health, labor, intellectual property and copyright, and the COVID-19 response.
Janice also has worked closely with numerous key committees and groups, including the Ways and Means Committee, the Judiciary Committee, the Foreign Affairs Committee, the Congressional Black Caucus, the Bipartisan Women's Caucus, the Congressional Tri-Caucus (the Congressional Black Caucus, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and the Congressional Asian-Pacific American Caucus), and the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth.
Other senior leadership roles include working for Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, and, earlier in her career, in staff positions for U.S. Senator John Kerry and on the field operations team of the 2008 Obama-Biden campaign.
Shawn Holley is a partner at Kinsella Holley Iser Kump Steinsapir LLP, a boutique entertainment and business litigation firm in Santa Monica. She began her career as a Los Angeles County Public Defender, handling hundreds of serious criminal cases from inception to trial. She was the Managing Partner of the Los Angeles office of The Cochran Firm and the head of its national Criminal Defense Section.
With more than sixty trials to her credit, Ms. Holley is the rare trial attorney who practices in the areas of both civil and criminal litigation. She was a highly visible member of the O.J. Simpson defense team and worked closely with Mr. Cochran on a number of high-profile civil and criminal cases when the firm was known as The Law Offices of Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr.
Among others, Ms. Holley has represented or currently represents Kanye West, Justin Bieber, Lindsay Lohan, Nicole Richie, Paris Hilton, Michelle Rodriquez, the Kardashian/Jenner family, Katt Williams, Shemar Moore, accused Symbionese Liberation Army bomber Sara Jane Olson, celebrated Black Panther leader Geronimo Pratt, Michael Jackson, Tupac Shakur, Snoop Dogg, The Game, Axl Rose, Mike Tyson, “Sugar” Ray Leonard, Lamar Odom and Reggie Bush.
Ms. Holley was chief legal correspondent for the E! Network and was a featured legal analyst on its nightly coverage of the Michael Jackson trial which was broadcast internationally. Ms. Holley was the on-air legal analyst for KABC Eyewitness News in Los Angeles for several years and has appeared on the Today Show, Good Morning America, PrimeTime Live, Court TV, Fox News and CNN. She was a featured lawyer on Fox TV’s Power of Attorney for two seasons and the judge on MTV’s The Verdict.
For the past 20 years, Ms. Holley has taught trial advocacy at Cardozo Law School’s Intensive Trial Advocacy Program at Yeshiva University in New York City. She is a frequent speaker on high-profile litigation, women in the law and the representation of “celebrity” clients.
Ms. Holley has been named a “Power Lawyer” and a “Hollywood Troubleshooter” by The Hollywood Reporter, one of the Daily Journal’s Top 100 Lawyers, one of the Daily Journal’s Top Women Lawyers, one of the Los Angeles Business Journal‘s LA500, and one of the Daily Journal’s 2015 Top Entertainment Lawyers. She was also named Southwestern Law School’s 2013 Outstanding Alumnus by the Black Law Students Association.
Ms. Holley is a Los Angeles native who attended the University of California, Los Angeles and Southwestern University School of Law. She is married to Dorian Holley, a prominent and well-known vocalist and vocal director. They have three daughters Nayanna, Sasha and Olivia. She is a lover of books, music and SoulCycle.