Partners and Leadership

John C. Carpenter is co-founder of Carpenter & Zuckerman. John's practice focuses on helping clients with the gravest injuries – especially traumatic brain injuries – recover the money they need to re-establish their lives.

Paul S. Zuckerman co-founded Carpenter & Zuckerman in an effort to help injury victims protect themselves from large, manipulative insurance companies and get the fair compensation they deserve.

Robert J. Ounjian, Esq. obtained his law degree from Southwestern Law School in 2000.  His practice has focused on general liability and medical malpractice litigation with an emphasis in birth injuries.

Steve Glass is the Director of Special Projects at Carpenter & Zuckerman, and has been with the firm since 2004. He graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University’s Law Center where he was one of the John M. Olin student fellows in law and economics.

Pej believes in his core that being a trial lawyer is a noble calling. He has dedicated his career to standing up to insurance companies and large corporations on behalf of injured people.

Sark Ohanian, Esq. has been with Carpenter & Zuckerman since 2000. He practices personal injury and employment litigation, with an emphasis on discrimination and life-changing injuries. 

John P. Kristensen joined Carpenter & Zuckerman after 9 years of running his own plaintiffs’ law firm, Kristensen LLP. John specializes in litigating products liability, civil rights, employment law, sex offense, and consumer class action cases.

Steven Lance Mazza has over three decades of experience successfully representing injury victims against the insurance companies that seek to take advantage of them. Steve has taken over 125 cases to trial.

Daniel Benji’s favorite hobby is fighting the insurance companies that try to take advantage of injured people. As a California personal injury lawyer, Mr. Benji litigates all types of accident and injury cases throughout the state.

Aaron Stiegler is a compassionate advocate, who loves standing up for the rights of injured individuals. Endorsed by his peers for excellence in personal injury litigation, he has recovered millions of dollars on behalf of his clients.