Law Offices of Omar Gastelum & Associates, PLC

What Law Offices of Omar Gastelum & Associates, PLC does

The Law Offices of Omar Gastelum & Associates, PLC is a California Professional Law Corporation (APLC) founded in 2003 by Omar Gastelum, headquartered in Whittier, California, with a second office in City of Industry. The firm operates as a full-service general practice law firm serving individuals, families, and small-to-mid-sized businesses across Greater Los Angeles, Orange County, and Southern California, with a multilingual team fluent in English, Spanish, Farsi, Korean, and Arabic. The practice is split roughly 50% family law, 25% criminal law, and 25% immigration, real property, and civil litigation, and the firm has represented over 20,000 clients across more than two decades of operation.

The firm's core service lines are Family Law, Criminal Defense, Immigration, Civil Litigation, Estate Planning, and a vertically specialized Sexual Abuse Civil Litigation practice covering clergy abuse, Boy Scouts abuse, revenge porn, school abuse, and entertainment industry abuse. Sexual abuse is the high-profile contingency practice, headlined by a $122.5 million settlement against the City of Santa Monica, while the family law and criminal defense practices anchor high-volume consumer work. The firm also operates a Divorce Advisory Services module through channel partnerships with CompleteCase, Divorce.com, OnlineDivorce.com, and Online Divorce Service, offering limited scope legal advisory services across multiple U.S. states.

Revenue is generated through traditional professional services billing: hourly rates with retainer fees, flat-fee arrangements for certain matters, and contingency arrangements for sexual abuse civil litigation. GTM is sales-led and relationship-driven, with free initial consultations (in-person and Zoom), content marketing via a broad blog, organic social media presence across Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and Yelp, and recurring Univision media commentary by the founder and associates. The firm uses no proprietary technology platform; its core technology stack is a standard WordPress website and conventional legal practice tools. As of the data the firm has 9 employees including 4 attorneys (Omar Gastelum, Scott Juber, Behnaz Lavian, and Felix Martinez), no disclosed funding, no parent company, and no M&A activity.

Name

Law Offices of Omar Gastelum & Associates, PLC

Legal name

The Law Offices of Omar Gastelum and Associates, APLC

Website

https://gastelumlaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Law Offices of Omar Gastelum & Associates is a California Professional Law Corporation founded in 2003, serving individuals, families, and small businesses across Greater Los Angeles and Orange County with family law, criminal defense, immigration, civil litigation, estate planning, and sexual abuse civil representation through a multilingual team.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Litigation & Dispute Resolution (BPAHAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK), Immigration Legal Services & Representation (Law Firms) (THACAKAF)

Keywords

• Family law services
• Criminal defense representation
• Civil litigation services
• Immigration legal services
• Estate planning services

Headquarters

HQ city

Whittier

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Hourly/Retainer Billing: Traditional legal services billed on hourly rates with retainer fees. Retainers vary based on case complexity and whether the case will be litigated, determined during initial consultation. The firm also offers flat-fee arrangements for certain services.
2. Limited Scope Representation (Divorce Advisory Services): Partnership with divorce service providers (CompleteCase, LLC, Divorce.com, LLC, OnlineDivorce.com, LLC, Online Divorce Service, LLC) offering limited scope legal advisory services. Fees are earned on receipt and not deposited into client trust accounts.
3. Sexual Abuse Civil Litigation: Contingency-based representation for sexual abuse victims seeking civil damages against perpetrators and institutions. The firm has secured significant settlements, including a $122.5 million settlement for sexual abuse of minors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Law Offices of Omar Gastelum & Associates, PLC is a California Professional Law Corporation providing full-service legal representation across Family Law, Criminal Law, Civil Litigation, Immigration, Estate Planning, and Sexual Abuse cases. The firm serves individuals, families, small/mid-sized businesses, and institutional clients throughout the Greater Los Angeles and Orange County areas, handling matters ranging from routine disputes to high-stakes litigation including multi-million dollar settlements.

Product overview

The Law Offices of Omar Gastelum & Associates is a California Professional Law Corporation providing comprehensive legal services across multiple practice areas. The firm's core service offerings include Civil Litigation, Sexual Abuse Legal Representation, Criminal Law, Estate Planning, Family Law, and Immigration Services. Sexual Abuse representation spans specialized sub-services for clergy abuse, revenge porn victims, entertainment industry abuse, adult sexual abuse, Boy Scouts abuse, and abuse in schools at all educational levels. Criminal Law services include defense for misdemeanors, felonies, violent felonies, narcotics offenses, domestic violence, drug crimes, DUI, sex crimes, theft crimes, and white-collar crimes. The firm also offers a Divorce Advisory Services module through partnerships with CompleteCase and Divorce.com for limited scope representation, as well as Eaton Fire victim assistance. All services are provided by a multilingual legal team fluent in English, Spanish, Farsi, Korean, and Arabic.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Family Law Family law representation covering divorce, property distribution, debt division, child support, spousal support, child custody, visitation, adoption, domestic partnerships, abuse cases, and pre/post-marital agreements for individuals and families.
• Criminal Law Criminal defense representation covering state and federal offenses, misdemeanors, felonies, violent felonies, narcotic offenses, domestic violence, drug crimes, DUI, sex crimes, theft crimes, and white-collar crimes for individual defendants.
• Civil Litigation Civil legal representation covering business law, corporations, LLCs, partnerships, articles of incorporation, dissolutions, promissory notes, contract drafting, real estate law, small business representation, and loan modifications for businesses and individuals.
• Immigration Services Immigration legal services including removal proceedings defense, asylum applications, withholding of removal, Convention Against Torture protection, adjustment of status, voluntary departure, and waivers of inadmissibility for individuals facing immigration challenges.
• Estate Planning Estate planning services including conservatorships, power of attorney, probate, wills, health care directives, living wills, trusts, and guardianships for children or disabled adults.
• Sexual Abuse Legal Representation Comprehensive legal representation for sexual abuse survivors, including clergy abuse, revenge porn, entertainment industry abuse, adult sexual abuse, Boy Scouts abuse, and abuse in schools at all educational levels from elementary through college.
• Divorce Advisory Services Limited scope legal representation for divorce through partnerships with CompleteCase, LLC and Divorce.com, providing telephone consultations, document review, and legal check-ups for customers purchasing online divorce packages.
• Eaton Fire Legal Services Legal assistance for Eaton Fire victims including guidance through insurance claims, property damage disputes, and financial recovery for individuals and families affected by the disaster.

Quantifiable outcome

• $122.5 million settlement for sexual abuse of minors case with City of Santa Monica
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• CompleteCase, LLCminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDivorce service provider partner offering limited scope legal advisory services. OGA reviews final document packets from this provider and offers telephone consultations and legal document review services to customers purchasing CompleteCase packages.
• Divorce.com, LLCminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDivorce service provider partner. OGA utilizes Divorce.com for marketing and technology services and may provide services as part of package offerings. Divorce.com is not a regulated provider of legal services.
• OnlineDivorce.com, LLCminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDivorce service provider partner. OGA provides limited scope legal services for customers using this platform's document preparation services.
• Online Divorce Service, LLCminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDivorce service provider partner. Similar arrangement to other divorce partners for limited scope legal advisory services.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights10 records

Broad incumbents

• Panish | Shea | Boyle | Ravipudi LLP: Top-tier California plaintiff firm handling catastrophic injury, wrongful death, and sexual abuse cases with verdicts routinely in the eight and nine figures. Larger and better-capitalized, but operates in overlapping practice categories and competes for the same high-value sexual abuse matters.
• Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley: California-based consumer law firm (formerly known as 1-800-LAW-FIRM) handling family law, personal injury, criminal defense, and immigration. Comparable practice breadth and consumer-oriented marketing approach, but at substantially larger scale.

Direct peers

• Manly, Stewart & Finaldi: California-based plaintiffs' firm specializing in childhood sexual abuse, clergy abuse, and institutional sexual abuse cases. Direct competitor in the same niche Gastelum has built around its $122.5M settlement, competing for similar survivors and institutional defendants.
• Arias Sanguinetti Wang & Torrijos LLP: California trial firm with a strong sexual abuse and catastrophic injury practice alongside general civil litigation. Comparable multi-office California presence and similar plaintiff-side case mix targeting institutional defendants.
• Jacoby & Meyers Law Firm: Long-standing California consumer law firm offering multi-practice representation to individuals and families (personal injury, family law, criminal defense, immigration). Closely comparable in scope, client mix, regional concentration, and reliance on Spanish-language outreach.

Others

• LegalShield: Subscription-based prepaid legal services provider offering unlimited consultation and document review through a network of provider law firms. Represents a different GTM (subscription/membership) for the same consumer legal services category where Gastelum operates, and is even linked from the firm's own "Legal Shield" page.
• Lawyers of Distinction / National Trial Lawyers: Legal marketing and membership organizations that promote member attorneys through earned-media-style directories and PR channels. Ecosystem enabler that reflects the same playbook (media presence, awards, public profile) Gastelum uses via Univision and settlement officer appointments.
• Binder & Binder (now part of National Disability Advocates): High-volume consumer-facing legal services brand built on mass advertising and standardized intake. Not a direct practice-area peer, but a comparable example of how California consumer law firms scale client acquisition beyond traditional referral networks.
• Divorce.com / CompleteCase (parent: FinTech Collective / Rapid Legal): Online document-preparation and limited-scope divorce service platform that is a current channel partner of Gastelum's. Adjacent ecosystem player offering a tech-enabled, lower-cost alternative that could compete for the same price-sensitive divorce clients.

Regional players

• The Carlson Law Firm: California-based multi-practice personal injury and family law firm. Comparable consumer-facing service mix and bilingual outreach, but operates primarily in Northern/Central California rather than Gastelum's LA/Orange County footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/GastelumLawLA
• Facebookfacebook.com/Gastelumlaw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gastelum-law
• Instagraminstagram.com/gastelumlawla

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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