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Prior to returning to private practice, Mr. Essayli served in the United States Attorney’s Office, Central District of California located in Los Angeles. As an Assistant United States Attorney, he handled significant and important litigation including but not limited to violent and organized crime, identity theft, bank fraud, securities fraud, white-collar fraud, obstruction of justice, and a multitude of other matters.

His duties included advising and coordinating with federal agents on active federal and multi-jurisdictional investigations, evaluating legal issues, and filing criminal cases. Mr. Essayli was a trusted Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) and represented the federal government at all stages of his many cases. An essential part of his practice as an AUSA was the effective handling of all motion practice, jury trials, appeals before the Ninth Circuit, and post-conviction litigation.

During his tenure at the United States Attorney’s Office, Mr. Essayli was entrusted with working on some of the nation’s most serious cases. One such case involved a terrorist attack in San Bernardino in 2015 that tragically led to the deaths of many American citizens. Mr. Essayli also tried a three-week jury trial of a prominent California doctor charged with more than 80 counts of unlawfully prescribing opiates, which unfortunately led to the deaths of over a dozen patients.

As a foundation for his work as an AUSA, Mr. Essayli served with distinction as a prosecutor with the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. That office is one of the top prosecutorial offices in the nation, the tenth largest in the U.S., and third largest in California. During his service as a prosecutor, Mr. Essayli tried numerous jury trials successfully.

Before serving as a local and federal prosecutor, Mr. Essayli was in private practice at Paul Hastings, an international law firm. While at Paul Hastings, Mr. Essayli represented large corporate clients in commercial litigation. His practice included representation of employers in all aspects of employment law, including wage and hour class actions, employee mobility/trade secret protection, discrimination, retaliation, harassment, wrongful discharge, whistleblower, and ADA Title III access lawsuits; and administrative proceedings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, California Fair Employment and Housing Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, and other federal and state agencies.

Andrew worked as a civil litigation attorney from 2010-2013, and transitioned to trust and estates in 2014. Since that time, he has focused exclusively on estate planning, trust administration and probate. Andrew has worked as a fiduciary officer for some of the world’s best and largest banks, where he advised clients on and implemented hundreds of estate plans. In order to better serve clients, Andrew opened his own practice in 2019.

Andrew earned his Juris Doctor degree from Chapman University School of Law, graduating magna cum laude in 2010. While at Chapman University, he was a Notes and Comments Editor for Chapman Law Review, served as an Academic Fellow for Legal Research and Writing, and was a member of the Claremont Institute Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence. He also received the Top-Grade Award (CALI) for Excellence in the study of evidence.

Andrew attended Texas A&M University, graduating in 2006 when he earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in Management from Mays Business School. At Texas A&M, he was an active member in the Corps of Cadets and a member of Co. C-2, Marine Recon Company, and the Ross Volunteer Company. He was also a member of the O.R Simpson Honor Society and is still involved with the Associate of Former Students and the Texas Aggie Corps of Cadets Association.

Mr. Brown was admitted to the California Bar in 2010 and is licensed to practice before all courts in the State of California, the Central District of California, and is a member of the California Bar Trust & Estates section.