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title: Ron W. Makarem
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# 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](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-august/mediation-confidentiality-and-legal-malpractice-matters "Mediation confidentiality and legal malpractice matters")

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

[Ron W. Makarem](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ron-w-makarem "Ron W. Makarem")
[Samuel D. Almon](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/samuel-d-almon "Samuel D. Almon")

[2018 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-august)

## [Resolving attorney fee disputes under the Mandatory Fee Arbitration Act (MFAA)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-september/resolving-attorney-fee-disputes-under-the-mandatory-fee-arbitration-act-mfaa "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

[Jared Walder](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jared-walder "Jared Walder")
[Ron W. Makarem](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ron-w-makarem "Ron W. Makarem")

[2022 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-september)

## [Evaluating the legal-malpractice case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-june/evaluating-the-legal-malpractice-case "Evaluating the legal-malpractice case")

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

[Ron W. Makarem](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ron-w-makarem "Ron W. Makarem")
[Samuel D. Almon](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/samuel-d-almon "Samuel D. Almon")

[2023 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-june)