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Alliance Bank
Alliance Bank is the oldest independently owned bank in Culver City. Organized in 1980, Alliance Bank provides quality banking to small-to-moderate sized businesses, executives and professionals with varying credit needs.

BLT Enterprises, Inc.
BLT Enterprises, Inc. is a privately-owned Southern California based company specializing in materials recovery facilities, transfer stations, and the processing and marketing of recyclable materials. BLT is, also, an active industrial land and real estate developer in Northern and Southern California. BLT has offices in Los Angeles, Burbank, Oxnard, and Sacramento.

Carnegie General Insurance Agency (CGIA)
Carnegie General Insurance Agency (CGIA) was founded in 1988 to serve and capitalize on an industry that is integral to the security of the California consumer. Over the years CGIA has operated as a General Agency with specialty auto, preferred auto, commercial auto, motorcycle and excess lines of insurance. Their experience includes the formation and ownership of an insurance company (since sold), operation of a general agency, claims administration and retail agency management.

Century 1031 Exchange Inc.
Century 1031 Exchange Inc. provides qualified intermediary services for complex real property and non-real property exchanges. Its affiliated company, Century Reverse Exchange Inc., provides safe-harbor and non-safe-harbor reverse exchange services.

City National Bank
City National Bank gives California's successful businesses and professionals the kind of dedicated, attentive banking they deserve. City National offers the rare combination of hands-on personal service and the world class resources of a major bank.

City of Hope
Compassion was the driving force that led to the founding of the City of Hope in 1913. That spirit lives on at the City of Hope National Medical Center and Beckman Research Institute, which today provides help to millions of people who are battling life-threatening diseases.

Commerce Escrow Company
Commerce Escrow Company was founded in 1980 by President Phil Graf and Executive Vice-President Mark Minsky. Together, Phil and Mark bring over 50 years of title and escrow experience to make Commerce Escrow Company, "A Team That Knows the Business."

Concorde-New Horizons
The saga of independent filmmaker Roger Corman ranks as one of the most amazing motion picture success stories. Having produced more than 550 films and directed fifty others, his influence on American film goes far beyond his own energetic, creative low-budget movies. He is arguably one of Hollywood's most gifted and masterful film makers.

EJM Development Co.
EJM Development Co. was formed in 1973 by Eugene and Jerry Monkarsh to acquire, develop and manage industrial, commercial and residential properties. Since then, the family-run company has grown to its current status as one of the leading industrial/commercial developers in the western states of California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.

Ensemble Investments, LLC
Ensemble provides strategic real estate solutions for the medical community. From development and acquisitions to property management, they are building a reputation as the preferred medical real estate provider. Today, Ensemble's property portfolio exceeds more than 2.0 million square feet in Arizona, Southern California and Nevada. Their strength continues to grow through acquisitions of existing medical-use facilities and development of new properties throughout the Western region.

Gursey, Schneider & Co. LLP
Since 1964, Gursey, Schneider & Co. LLP has been providing a wide range of accounting and financial services to a broad spectrum of clients. These services are significantly more comprehensive than the mere preparation of financial statements and tax returns. These services include: Accounting & Auditing, Business Management, Business Valuation, Litigation Services, Information Technologies, Problem Resolution and Tax Services.

Hager Pacific Properties
Hager Pacific Properties (HPP) is a real estate investment firm which owns and manages over 100 properties in Southern California including approximately 3,000 apartment units and 8 million square feet of industrial and commercial property. HPP's portfolio includes a wide range of product types - office buildings, warehouses, industrial facilities, research and development complexes, apartment buildings, and community shopping centers.

The Hertz Investment Group
Founded in 1979, The Hertz Investment Group is a fully-integrated national real estate investment company specializing in the acquisition, marketing and management of exceptional properties throughout the country, encompassing prominent high-rise office buildings, international market centers for fashion, gift and jewelry, historically significant landmark properties, luxury hotels, high profile theaters, large retail centers, and multi-family residential properties. As founder of The Hertz Investment Group, Mr. Judah Hertz has directed the growth of the business from its beginnings as a small, New York based company to a national real estate investment firm.

Ice Cold Storage of Nevada, LLC
Ice Cold Storage is an ultra modern low temperature public storage and distribution center. Ice Cold offers customized services and programs for any type of refrigerated or frozen products in a clean and secured facility. The facility consists of the newest and most modern refrigeration equipment completely computerized and automated.

Jobbers Meat Packing Co., Inc.
Jobbers was founded in 1978, and provides beef processing, portioning, boning, grinding, and exporting services. Customers of the company include brokers, food distributors, institutions, and the military.

Maguire Automotive Group
Located in New Jersey, Maguire Automotive Group is a full service Saturn, Chevrolet, and Nissan retailer. After years of customer satisfaction, Maguire has grown to become New Jersey's leading Saturn and Chevrolet dealers and central New Jersey's largest Nissan dealer.

Mary McDonald, Inc.
Mary McDonald is a renowned interior designer whose extensive resume has included work with numerous celebrity clients. Her work has been spotlighted in various publications, including an extensive article in December 2005's Town and Country Magazine. Additionally, she was the interior designer for the renovation of the innovative Luxe Hotel on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles.

Milbank Real Estate
The Milbank Real Estate team has been providing its clients exceptional service and value for over 25 years. Milbank provides guidance and expertise in virtually all areas of real estate. From initial property search and acquisition to financing, leasing, and management, their team of experts assists clients in realizing their greatest asset value. Milbank takes great pride in the success of its assignments. During the last ten years, it has helped clients achieve some of the highest returns in the industry.

Petersen Automotive Museum
The Petersen Automotive Museum, one of the world's largest and most innovative of its kind, invites you to experience history, technology, science, architecture and more through the windshield of the automobile. The first floor "Streetscape" enables visitors to experience the impact of the automobile on U.S. history and culture. Visitors have the opportunity to walk through time and experience the changes of car culture over the centuries by walking through the exhibits.

Reliable Properties
Reliable Properties is a real estate development and investment company based in Los Angeles, California. The company has been doing business since 1975 working on the development and management of commercial and residential properties.

Seligman Group
Founded in 1954, Seligman Group continues to be a leader in development, acquisition, and management of multiple commercial properties, including business parks, retail and offices and residential properties throughout the western United States and Hawaii.

Sky Las Vegas
Sky Las Vegas condos include 409 units from 870 to 5,500 square feet, priced from approximately $500,000 to more than $5 million. In addition to penthouse units, Sky Las Vegas is offering premium three-story suites with rooftop garden patios. Sky Las Vegas condos enjoy the distinction of being among the first high rise luxury condominiums directly on Las Vegas Boulevard. Sky Las Vegas' Strip location, coupled with an impressive list of luxury amenities, make it the most desired address on Las Vegas Boulevard.

St. Vincent Meals on Wheels
Delivering food and love to L.A.'s homebound seniors since 1977, St. Vincent Meals on Wheels delivers hot meals and warm greetings to more than 2,200 clients across L.A. every single day.

Turf Paradise
Turf Paradise is a first class race track in Phoenix. It was a pioneer in Off Track betting. Turf Paradise has a recently renovated Clubhouse and Turf Club and new race book style betting carrels.

University of Michigan, Rackham School of Graduate Studies
Rackham Graduate School at the University of Michigan administers the application and admission process for more than 120 departments and programs that offer graduate and graduate/professional degrees. Rackham works in conjunction with 17 schools and colleges. Rackham oversees the requirements and procedures and certifies the admission recommendation as appropriate.

Venice Investments
Established in August 1986, Venice Investments is a privately owned company. Its principal business is real estate investment, development and management mainly in Southern California. Venice Investments is fully staffed for operations including in-house management, accounting and legal. Current development projects include: Packard Lofts at Southpark, LA Lofts, Sunset Park and Sunset Place.

Ventura Strawberry Farms
Ventura Strawberry Farms is the producer of some of the finest strawberries in Southern California. It has dedicated itself to quality over the years and continues to impress its consumers.

XIV Karats
XIV Karats in Beverly Hills has been faithfully serving four generations of customers. In the beginning, XIV Karats opened its doors specializing in pearls and gold, today, it is Beverly Hills largest family owned jewelry store. XIV Karats' client base of over fifty thousand satisfied customers includes a host of A list celebrities, Hollywood studios, Fortune 500 corporations and some of the most distinguished names on the Forbes 400 list.

The foregoing is a representative list of the clients and friends of Kessler & Kessler, A Law Corporation

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