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May 2, 2022

The Job is to Help People

The guiding principle at Makarem & Associates is to care and right wrongs.

Ron Makarem and Sam Almon outside their office in Los Angeles, CA on Wednesday, April 27, 2022. Justin L. Stewart / Special to the Daily Journal

After founding the Los Angeles law firm Makarem & Associates in 2004, Ron Makarem's initial case involved a future president. He represented Mark Bethea, a writer who sued Donald Trump, NBC, and producer Mark Burnett of "The Apprentice," alleging his idea for a reality television show had been stolen.

Makarem recalls visiting Trump Tower for the deposition, where he encountered a "very relaxed, narcissistic" Trump, he said.... (continued)

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