During his summer term of law school, Neal lived in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he worked as a judicial extern with the Defensoría Oficial ante la Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación Argentina (Defender General of the Nation before the Supreme Judicial Court of Argentina). While clerking in Buenos Aires, Neal was invited to lecture for two classes at the University of Buenos Aires Law School.  He co-authored a paper with Argentine Federal Judge Dr. Daniel Horacio Obligado (one of the lead jurists on the Guerra Sucia cases arising out of the military dictatorship in the late 1970s and early 1980s) on American Jury Systems which was later published by the Foundation for Higher Studies in Juridical Sciences in Buenos Aires. While in Argentina, Neal also conducted extensive legal research on the issue of same-sex marriage under Argentine law prior to its legalization in Argentina, presenting his findings to one of the seven Secretariats of the Argentine Supreme Court in the lead-up to Argentina becoming the first nation in South America to legalize marriage equality.  And upon returning back home to southern California, he then published and presented an award-winning paper on the subject of same-sex marriages in Argentina.

Prior to law school graduation, Neal also worked as a law clerk with Bet Tzedek Legal Services, a highly regarded pro bono law firm in Los Angeles. He was assigned to the Housing Conditions and Impact Litigation unit where he worked closely with the directing attorneys in conducting comprehensive research and drafting case materials in the areas of landlord/tenant, housing, consumer protection and other related topics.

Neal graduated from Southwestern Law School with Distinction for Public Service, where he was a part of the prestigious SCALE program, which enables a select group of students to complete law school's traditional three-year program in just two years.  Prior to attending law school, Neal had successfully worked for over 15 years in Management and Political Consulting.  He brings that broad range of experience and a keen understanding of many different industries and disciplines to the firm and to each client.

In his role as Management Consultant, Neal has worked with diverse business entities across the world.  These industries include:

·       Real Estate and Housing

·       Land Use

·       Entertainment and Media

·       Government Affairs

·       Medical

·       Personal and Professional Services

·       Fashion

·       Marketing and Advertising

·       Technology and Information Systems

·       Specialty Products

Neal has consulted for both start-ups and long-standing companies. In that role, he has authored business plans, conducted operational audits for expansions and restructuring, facilitated training, prepared personnel policies and procedures, and developed media and marketing strategies. He has also negotiated contracts for real estate, construction, employee benefit packages, product development and placement, manufacturing requirements and supply chain management.

In his role as Political Consultant, Neal has advised and managed more than two dozen political campaigns at the local, state and national levels. He has been invited to lecture on various political and legal topics at several major universities in the United States and Argentina.

Over the last 25 years, Neal has served on the boards of a number of community-based and public service organizations.  Neal served on the Board of Directors of the West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce for seven terms and co-founded the Chamber's political action committee. He has served as President of the Rotary Club of West Hollywood and was a member of the Rotary Club of Westwood Village. He also served for three terms on the City of West Hollywood's Eastside Project Advisory Committee, the city's advisory commission for redevelopment and quality of life issues on the formerly blighted eastside of the city.  Neal served as the commission’s Vice-Chair until redevelopment agencies were eliminated as part of Governor Jerry Brown’s budget reforms.  Neal also served two terms on the Board of Directors of the West Hollywood Library Foundation.

After studying at Boston University, Neal earned his B.A. from the University of Arizona in Political Science and Spanish Language and Literature. Subsequently, he was a Graduate Fellow, pursuing his Ph.D. in the University of Arizona’s Department of Political Science.  He taught classes on American Government, State and Local Government, and Voting Behavior. Many local, national and international media outlets have tapped Neal's expertise for political analysis of a number of different campaigns and various pressing issues of the day.

Neal holds his J.D. with Distinction for Public Service from Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles. While in law school, Neal received academic awards for Legal Ethics, Federal Tax Law and Legal Writing. Consistent with his commitment to public service and high ethical principles, during law school he served on the Student-Faculty Relations Committee, the University's enforcement body for the Code of Academic Integrity.

Neal is a member in good standing with the State Bar of California and is licensed to practice before all state courts in California, as well as in the federal courts of the Central District of California, the Northern District of California, and in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.  He has also been admitted pro hac vice to the Northern District of Illinois, based in Chicago.  Neal is also admitted to the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California.  He has also appeared before the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board in Southern California, the Central Valley, and the San Francisco Bay Area.  Neal has also appeared at numerous state and federal mediation and arbitration proceedings throughout the State of California.  Neal has participated in international legal proceedings on four continents (North America, South America, Asia, and Australia) and has taken overseas depositions pursuant to Letters Rogatory issued by judges in California.  Neal has also advised on legal proceedings outside of California and has clients across the country. 

Neal is a member of the American Bar Association and is a fellow for the National Civil Justice Institute.  He is a Barrister in the Southwestern Law School’s chapter of the National Inn of Court, and after being named as a Rising Star between 2014-2021, he was named a Southern California Super Lawyer for 2024 – a distinction granted to only the top 5% of lawyers.  Neal is also an active member of the American Association for Justice, where he serves on the Executive Committee of the Business Torts Section and is an appointed member of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (“DEI”) Committee.

In his spare time, Neal is an avid traveler who has visited 44 of the U.S. states, 4 Canadian provinces, and more than 40 countries around the world.