Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP

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Los Angeles, California 90071-2953
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Phone: 213-236-0600  
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Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Municipal and Public Agency Representation. Local Government Financing, Taxation and Assessments; Eminent Domain, Community Redevelopment and Land Use Law. Education, College and University; and Non-Profit Organization Law. Employment and Personnel Law. General Civil and Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts; Environmental, Tort, Toxic Torts, Insurance Defense; Products Liability. Corporate, Business and Real Estate; Securities, Insurance, and Commercial Law.
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Other Office Locations of Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP
Camarillo, California, U.S.A.
Irvine, California, U.S.A.
Menlo Park, California, U.S.A.
Palm Desert, California, U.S.A.
Riverside, California, U.S.A.
PARTNERS
Daphne M. Anneet (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1990); University of California, San Diego (M.A., 1991); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1994). Member, Southwestern Moot Court Honors Program, 1992-1994. Recipient: Best Brief, American Bar Association Regional Moot Court Competition, 1993; Outstanding Woman Legal Graduate Award; American Jurisprudence Award for Torts, Contracts and Civil Pre-trial Practice; Exceptional Achievement Award for Intellectual Property. Note and Comment Editor, Southwestern University Law Review, 1993-1994. Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section); State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Public Entity Law; Products Liability Litigation; Toxic Tort Litigation; Public Law. Email: Daphne M. Anneet
Michael F. Bell (Partner) born Little Rock, Arkansas, November 10, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: Texas Christian University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975); Stanford University (J.D., 1979). Phi Beta Kappa. Vice President, Moot Court Board, 1978-1979. Editor and Business Manager, Stanford Journal of International Studies, 1977-1979. Member: Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Professional Liability; Disability Insurance Defense; Insurance Bad Faith Defense; Life Insurance Defense.
Michael Bernacchi (Partner) born Oxnard, California, November 25, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, California; 1993, U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., cum laude, 1988); Loyola University at Los Angeles (J.D., 1992). Note and Comment Editor, Loyola Law Review, 1990-1992. Author: "The Doctrine of Specialty: A More Liberal Exposition of Private Rights," 25 Loyola Law Review 1263. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: General Litigation; Disability Insurance Defense; Insurance Bad Faith Defense; Life Insurance Defense.
Julie Hayward Biggs (Partner) born Providence, Rhode Island, July 30, 1946; admitted to bar, 1978, California; 1979, Colorado; 1998, U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of Southern California (A.B., cum laude, 1966; M.A., 1969; M.S.Ed., 1970; J.D., 1978). Phi Delta Phi. Staff Member, 1976-1977 and Note and Article Editor, 1977-1978, Southern California Law Review. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards: Torts II; Community Property. City Attorney, City of Colton, 1993-1997. Assistant City Attorney, City of Glendora, 1998-1999. City Attorney, City of Hemet, 1998-2004. City Attorney, City of Laguna Woods, 1999-2006. City Attorney, City of Goleta, 2002—. City Attorney, City of Banning, 2004—. Member: Riverside and San Bernardino County Bar Associations; Greater Inland Empire Municipal Law Association (President, 2000-2004). (Resident, Riverside County Office). Practice Areas: Public Law; Land Use Law; Municipal Law; Redevelopment Law; Election Law; Real Estate Law; Local Government; Employment; Environmental. Email: Julie Hayward Biggs
Robert Stanford Brown (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, California; 2001, U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of Southern California (B.A., 1989); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1994).
Joseph P. Buchman (Partner) born Los Angeles, California, July 27, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1986); Loyola Marymount University (J.D., 1990). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Editorial Staff, Loyola Entertainment Law Journal, 1988-1989. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Corporate Law; Education Law; Writs; Appeals; Bankruptcy Law; Business Workouts and Reorganizations; Debt Collection; Enforcement of Judgments; Real Property Litigation; Real Property Transactions. Email: Joseph P. Buchman
Martin J. Burke (1903-1997).
Joseph P. Byrne (Partner) born 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 1992); University of Notre Dame Law School (J.D., 1997). Counsel, Office of the Speaker, California State Assembly. Languages: Spanish. Email: Joseph P. Byrne
Allan E. Ceran (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, California. Education: Boston University (B.A., with distinction, magna cum laude, 1976) Phi Beta Kappa; University of California School of Law, Los Angeles (J.D., 1979). Chief Article Editor, UCLA Law Review, 1978-1979. Law Clerk to the Hon. John F. Gerry, U.S. District Judge, District of New Jersey, 1979-1980. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Securities Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Employment Litigation; Trade Secret Litigation; Unfair Competition Litigation. Email: Allan E. Ceran
Melissa M. Cowan (Partner) born Bellflower, California, November 7, 1970; admitted to bar, 1994, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1996, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Southern and Northern Districts of California. Education: California State University at Long Beach (B.S., Finance, summa cum laude, 1991); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1994). Phi Delta Phi. Managing Editor and Member, U.C.L.A. Law Review, 1992-1994. Author, "Determining Insider Status Under Bankruptcy Code Section 547 (b)(4)(B): When 'I Resign' May Not Be Enough to Terminate Insider Status," 41 U.C.L.A. Law Review 1541 (1994). Member: State Bar of California; Defense Research Institute; International Claim Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Disability Insurance Defense; Insurance Bad Faith Defense; Life Insurance Defense.
Donald M. Davis (Partner) born Detroit, Michigan, September 30, 1961; admitted to bar, 1993, California. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., cum laude, 1984); University of California at Davis (J.D., 1993). Assistant City Attorney: City of Industry, 2001—; City of Camarillo, 2003—; City of Calistoga, 1994-1998; City of Dana Point, 2001-2002; City of Goleta, 2002-2003; City of St. Helena, 1994-1998. Assistant City Attorney, 1993-1997 and City Attorney, 1998-1999, Town of Yountville. Assistant General Counsel, Napa Sanitation District, 1993-1998. Languages: Arabic and French. Practice Areas: Land Use; Municipal Law; Public Law; Real Estate Law; Trial Practice. Email: Donald M. Davis
Timothy L. Davis (Partner) born Los Angeles, California, May 11, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: Saint Mary's College of California (B.A., cum laude, 1992); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., 1995). Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association; John M. Langston Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Civil Litigation. Email: Timothy L. Davis
Richard Fannan (Partner) born Los Angeles, California, April 27, 1947; admitted to bar, 1977, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles; University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1968); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1977). Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, California Law Review, 1976-1977. Author, Note, "Setback for the 'Newer' Equal Protection," 65 California Law Review, 493, 1977. Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Copyright Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Employment Law.
Stefanie G. Field (Partner) born New York, New York, December 31, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, California; 2002, U.S. District Court, Central, Southern, Northern and Eastern Districts of California. Education: University of California, San Diego (B.A., cum laude, 1992); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1995). Phi Alpha Delta (President, Taft Chapter, 1991-1992). Member: Riverside County Bar Association; Riverside County Inns of Court. (Resident, Riverside County Office). Practice Areas: Litigation; Environmental Law. Email: Stefanie G. Field
Carol J. Fogleman (Partner) born Grand Prairie, Texas, August 21, 1953; admitted to bar, 1993, California and U.S. District Court, Central, Southern, Northern and Eastern Districts of California. Education: University of Southern California (B.A., 1990); McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 1993). Member: State Bar of California. (Resident, Riverside County Office). Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Foreclosures. Email: Carol J. Fogleman
Ralph D. Hanson (Partner) born Portland, Oregon, May 16, 1952; admitted to bar, 1980, California; 1986, U.S. District Court, Central District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: California State University, Fullerton (B.A., 1974); California Western School of Law (J.D., 1978). City Attorney and Redevelopment Agency General Counsel, Stanton, 2002—. Assistant City Attorney: City of Industry, 1999—; Stanton, 1999-2002; Diamond Bar, 1989-1992; Irwindale, 1992-1996. Deputy City Attorney and Redevelopment Agency Counsel: Brea, 1981-1997; La Mirada, 1981-1997; Buena Park, 1983-1997; Rancho Cucamonga, 1985-1997; Hesperia, 1988-1997, Upland, 1994-1997. Member: Orange County Bar Association. (Resident, Orange County Office). Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Land Use; Land Development; Redevelopment. Email: Ralph D. Hanson
Amy E. Hoyt (Partner) born 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, California; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2006, U.S. District Court, Central and Eastern Districts of California and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Loyola Marymount University (B.A., cum laude, 1986); Loyola of Los Angeles Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Order of the Coif; St. Thomas More Law Honor Society. (Resident, Riverside County Office). Practice Areas: Public Law; Land Use; Environmental Litigation. Email: Amy E. Hoyt
Thomas D. Jex (Partner) born Salt Lake City, Utah; admitted to bar, 1999, California. Education: California State University, San Bernardino (B.A., cum laude, 1996); J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Member: Riverside County Bar Association; State Bar of California. (Resident, Riverside County Office). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Land Use; Municipal Law. Email: Thomas D. Jex
Jack P. Lipton (Partner) born New York, N.Y., April 23, 1952; admitted to bar, 1989, California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Central, Eastern and Northern Districts of California. Education: University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., cum laude, 1973); California State, Northridge (M.A., 1975); University of California, Riverside (Ph.D., 1979); University of Arizona (J.D., summa cum laude, 1988). Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, Arizona Law Review. Recipient, Robert C. Watson Award, American Intellectual Property Law Association (1988). Licensed Psychologist, 1990—. Law Clerk to Hon. Thomas Tang, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1988-1989. Vice Chancellor of Human Resources, Ventura County Community College District, 1998-1999. Member: American Psychological Association; California Psychological Association. (Also at Camarillo Office). Practice Areas: Mental Health Professionals; Education Law; Litigation; Labor and Employment Law; Business Litigation. Email: Jack P. Lipton
Daniel W. Maguire (Partner) born New York, N.Y., August 31, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, California. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1981); Pepperdine University (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Student Director, Clinical Law, National Moot Court Team. Member: Wilshire, Los Angeles County (Member, Appellate Courts Committee, 1986—) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Supreme Court of The United States; Los Angeles Public Counsel; Baha'i Justice Society. (Resident, Palm Desert Office). Reported Cases: Moore v. Provident Life Accident Ins. Co., 786 F.2d 922 (9th Cir. 1986); Weil v. Federal Kemper Life, 7 Cal. 4th 125 (1994). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Life, Disability and Insurance Bad Faith Defense; Investment Products Litigation; ERISA.
Stephen A. McEwen (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2006, U.S. District Court, Central and Eastern Districts of California. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1992; J.D., 1996). (Resident, Orange County Office). Practice Areas: Public Law; Trial Practice. Email: Stephen A. McEwen
Joseph M. Montes (Partner) born Alhambra, California, June 15, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, California; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Santa Clara University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1990); Loyola Marymount University (J.D., 1994). Chief Note and Comment Editor, Loy. of L.A. Ent. L.J. 1993-1994. City Attorney: City of Alhambra; City of Moorpark. Assistant City Attorney, City of Santa Clarita. Practice Areas: Public Law; Civil Litigation. Email: Joseph M. Montes
Mark J. Mulkerin (Partner) born Springfield, Minnesota, September 29, 1965; admitted to bar, 1993, California; 2006, U.S. District Court, Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1984); London School of Economics; Loyola Marymount University (J.D., 1993). Editor, International and Comparative Law Journal, 1992-1993. Member: Orange County Bar Association. (Resident, Orange County Office). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Business Litigation; Computer Law; Internet Law; Real Estate; Products Liability; Tort Litigation; Environmental Law; Public Law; Land Use; Eminent Domain. Email: Mark J. Mulkerin
Carl K. Newton (Partner) born Los Angeles, California; admitted to bar, 1963, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.S., 1955); Loyola Marymount University (LL.B., 1962). Phi Delta Phi. Law Clerk, California Court of Appeals, 1962. City Attorney: Manhattan Beach, California, 1968-1994, Azusa, 1976-1982; Downey, 1983-1987; Santa Clarita, 1987—; Bellflower, 1995. Member: Los Angeles County (Chairman, Condemnation Procedures Committee, 1974-1975) and American (Chairman, Committee on Condemnation, 1981-1983) Bar Associations; National Institute of Municipal Law Officers. Practice Areas: Public Law; Eminent Domain Law; Litigation. Email: Carl K. Newton
Janae Novotny (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, California; U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of California. Education: California State University, Fresno (B.A.); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1980). Member: State Bar of California. (Resident, Menlo Park Office). Practice Areas: Public Sector Employment Law. Email: Janae Novotny
Brian A. Pierik (Partner) born Santa Monica, California, December 24, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, California. Education: Loyola University of Los Angeles (B.A., 1971); Loyola School of Law (J.D., 1974). Member: Ventura County Bar Association. (Also at Camarillo Office). Practice Areas: Public Law; Litigation; Environmental Law; Contracts; Real Estate; Inverse Condemnation; Eminent Domain; Business; Land Use; Construction. Email: Brian A. Pierik
Rachel H. Richman (Partner) born Camden, New Jersey, July 1, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, California. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., 1994); Loyola Law School (J.D., 1999). Moot Court Honors Board, National Moot Court Member. Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association; Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles. Practice Areas: Public Law. Email: Rachel H. Richman
Ellen J. Shadur (Partner) born Encino, California, July 15, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, California; U.S. District Court, Central, Eastern and Southern Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Wellesley College (B.A., 1982); Yale University (J.D., 1985). Phi Beta Kappa. Durant Scholar. Guest Lecturer, University of Nice Law School, 1993. Member: The State Bar of California. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Education Law; Employment Law; Business Law; Mediation; Trial Practice. Email: Ellen J. Shadur
Edith S. Shea (Partner) born Weehawken, New Jersey, August 3, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, New Jersey; 1992, New York; 1995, California. Education: Cornell University (A.B., 1988); Boston University School of Law (J.D., 1991). Editor, Boston University International Law Journal, 1991. Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, New York City, 1992-1994. Member: State Bar of California (Member, Litigation Section). Reported Cases: Crystal Clear Industries v. United States, 18 C.I.T. 47, 843 F.Supp. 721 (CIT 1994); Transborder Customs Services, Inc. v. United States, 18 C.I.T. 22, 843 F.Supp 1482 (C.I.T. 1994). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Disability Insurance Defense; Insurance Bad Faith Defense; Life Insurance Defense.
Joseph F. Silvey (Partner) born Winchester, Massachusetts, March 14, 1946; admitted to bar, 1978, New Jersey; 1997, California. Education: Boston College (B.S., 1967); New York University (M.S., 1969); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1978). Member: Los Angeles County (Member, Corporate Environmental & Transactions Subcommittee) and New Jersey State Bar Associations. [Lt., U.S. Navy, 1969-1972]. (Resident, Orange County Office). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Public Law. Email: Joseph F. Silvey
Sandra Lynette Smith (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, California; U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A.); University of California, Hastings College of Law (J.D.). Member: State Bar of California. (Resident, Menlo Park Office). Practice Areas: Public Sector Employment Law. Email: Sandra Lynette Smith
Janet Sommer (Partner) born Long Beach, California; admitted to bar, 1993, California; 1994, U.S. District Court, Central, Northern and Eastern Districts of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of California (A.B., with honors, 1983); Stanford University (J.D., 1993). Order of the Coif. Member: State Bar of California. (Resident, Menlo Park Office). Email: Janet Sommer
Royal M. Sorensen (1914-1983).
Alan Sozio (Partner) born Los Angeles, California, 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, California; U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of California. Education: University of California, San Diego (B.A., 1990); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., 1996). Order of the Coif. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Evidence and Property. Member, International Right of Way Association. Vice Chair, Inverse Condemnation/Eminent Domain Subsection - South and Member, Real Property Law Section, State Bar of California. Speaker: "Precondemnation Damages and Inverse Condemnation," Legal Issues Symposium, California Redevelopment Association, Huntington Beach, CA, August 13, 2003; "Defining Public Use Post Kelo and the Latest Word on Regulatory Takings," Lorman Education Services, Los Angeles, CA, November 8, 2005; "Eminent Domain in California—The Tools to Handle an Eminent Domain Action from Beginning to End," Lorman Education Services, Pasadena, CA, June 29, 2006; "Causation and Goodwill Loss Claims: City of Santa Clarita v. NTS Technical Systems," Legal Issues Symposium, California Redevelopment Association, Long Beach, CA, August 10, 2006; "Causation & Goodwill Loss Claims," IRWA Chapter 1 Annual Valuation Seminar, Montebello, CA, April 24, 2007. Member: Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Bar Association (Member, Condemnation and Land Valuation Committee); Association of Business Trial Lawyers. Reported Cases: City of Santa Clarita v. NTS; Technical Systems (137 Cal.App 4th 264). Practice Areas: Eminent Domain; Business Litigation; Municipal Litigation. Email: Alan Sozio
M. Carol Stevens (Member) admitted to bar, 1977, California; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of California. Education: Hamline University (B.A., 1970); University of St. Thomas (M.A., 1972); University of San Diego School of Law (J.D., 1977). Member: State Bar of California. (Resident, Menlo Park Office).
Michele R. Vadon (Partner) born Santa Rosa, California, July 17, 1952; admitted to bar, 1982, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (A.B., magna cum laude, 1976); Loyola Marymount University (J.D., 1981). City Attorney: City of Lomita, 1994-1999; Dana Point, 1997-2002; City of Belflower, 1995-1997; City of Industry, 1998—. Special Counsel on Litigation, Costa Mesa, 1998—. Judge Pro Tem, Orange County. Member: Los Angeles City Attorneys Association; Orange County City Attorneys Association. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Municipal Litigation; Civil Rights Litigation. Email: Michele R. Vadon
Eric S. Vail (Partner) born San Diego, California, July 21, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, California and U. S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: California State Polytechnic University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1989); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., 1992). Adjunct Professor of Housing and Land Use Planning, 1999— and Community Redevelopment Law, 1998—, University of California at Riverside, Extension. City Attorney, City of Hemet, 2004—. Assistant City Attorney: City of Banning, 2004—; City of Hemet, 2001-2004; City of Lake Forest, 2001-2003; City of Hesperia, 1999-2001. Deputy City Attorney, City of Ontario, 1992-1997. Special Redevelopment Counsel: Riverside RDA, 1997—; Hemet RDA, 2001—; Hesperia RDA, 1999—; Lake Forest RDA, 2001-2003; Ontario RDA, 1995-1997. Others Advised: Port Hueneme; Goleta; Stanton; Lawndale; Riverside County Education Foundation; Private Developers. Member: State Bar of California (Member, Public Law Section); Riverside County Bar Association. (Resident, Riverside County Office). Reported Cases: City of Barstow v. Mojave Water Agency (2000) 23 Cal.4th 1224, 99 Cal. Rptr. 2d 294. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Redevelopment; Land Use; Water Law; Eminent Domain. Email: Eric S. Vail
John J. Welsh (Partner) born Catskill, New York, December 16, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, New York; 1991, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1992, District of Columbia. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1984); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1988); Indiana University (M.B.A., 1990). Member: District of Columbia Bar; Los Angeles County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Education Law; Business Transactions. Email: John J. Welsh
Harry C. Williams (1912-1967).
Neil F. Yeager (Partner) born Newark, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 1974, California. Education: Claremont McKenna College (B.A., cum laude, 1970); University of Southern California (J.D., 1974). Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Commercial Law; Bankruptcy); California State Bar (Member, Section on: Business Law); California Redevelopment Association; Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting. Practice Areas: Corporate; Corporate Finance Law; Public Finance; Real Estate Law; Commercial Law; Business Litigation; Public Law. Email: Neil F. Yeager
ASSOCIATES
Erica Ball (Associate) born Oxnard, California; admitted to bar, 2006, California. Education: Smith College (B.A., 2003); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 2006). (Resident, Riverside County Office). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Municipal Law. Email: Erica Ball
Elizabeth Del Cid (Associate) born Los Angeles, California; admitted to bar, 2007, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., cum laude, 2004); University of Minnesota Law School (J.D., 2006). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Natural Resources; Municipal Law. Email: Elizabeth Del Cid
Sheila Delshad (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of Southern California (B.A., cum laude, 1998; J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Litigation; Employment Law; Environmental Law.
Rachel Louise Enos (Associate) born Beverly, Massachusetts, August 19, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, California; 2004, U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: Boston College (B.A., 1999); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 2003). Languages: Greek and French. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Rachel Louise Enos
Sarah P. Gorman (Associate) born 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, California; 2006, U.S. District Court, Central and Eastern Districts of California. Education: University of Southern California (B.A.); University of Southern California (J.D.). Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Municipal Finance. Email: Sarah P. Gorman
Michele Garrett Graeler (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 2006, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. Education: University of California, Irvine (B.A., 1999); Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation; Business Litigation.
T. Linh Ho (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2008, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 2001); Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government (M.P.P., 2004); University of California at Los Angeles School of Law (J.D., 2007). Languages: Vietnamese and Spanish. Practice Areas: Municipal Law. Email: T. Linh Ho
Keiko J. Kojima (Associate) born Los Angeles, California, May 22, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, California; 2002, U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: Brown University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1995); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1999). Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award in Evidence. Practice Areas: Litigation; Disability Insurance Defense; Insurance Bad Faith Defense; Life Insurance Defense.
Gregory M. Murphy (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, California. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1996); Loyola Marymount University (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Public Law; Environmental Law; Trial Practice. Email: Gregory M. Murphy
Scott E. Porter (Associate) born Torrance, California, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, California; 2006, U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., magna cum laude, History, 1997); University of California School of Law, Los Angeles (J.D., 2000). Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Reported Cases: Attorney General Opinion 02-509 (cities are exempt from paying documentary transfer taxes when acquiring title to real property); Attorney General Opinion 03-804 (an independent fire protection district is eligible to receive Proposition 172 monies under the Local Public Safety Protection and Improvement Act of 1993). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Land Use; Litigation; Environmental Law. Email: Scott E. Porter
Monica Sanchez (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., Business Administration, 2000); University of San Diego School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment(80%); Education Law(20%). Email: Monica Sanchez
Emanuel S. Shirazi (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, California, U.S. District Court, Central District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., summa cum laude, with honors, 2000); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Emanuel S. Shirazi
Katy A. Suttorp (Associate) born Redwood City, California, August 18, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, California; 2005, U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 1998); University of California at Davis (J.D., 2003). Member: Los Angeles County and American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Education Law; Trial Practice. Email: Katy A. Suttorp
Kelly Trainer (Associate) born Wimbledon, England, March 12, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, California and Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.A., 1998); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Trial Practice. Email: Kelly Trainer
OF COUNSEL
James T. Bradshaw, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Los Angeles, California, June 12, 1923; admitted to bar, 1949, California. Education: George Pepperdine College and University of Redlands; University of Southern California (LL.B., 1949). Practice Areas: Corporate; Real Estate; Commercial; Trade Regulation; Business Litigation. Email: James T. Bradshaw, Jr.
Martin L. Burke (Of Counsel) born Los Angeles, California, September 9, 1936; admitted to bar, 1962, California. Education: Loyola Marymount University (B.S., 1958; LL.B., 1961). Member: American Bar Association (Vice Chairman, ABA Committee on Torts in Non-Profit, Charitable and Religious Organizations, Section of Tort and Insurance Practice); National Association of University Counsel. Practice Areas: Education Law; Corporate Law; Aviation Law. Email: Martin L. Burke
Stephen H. Galton (Of Counsel) born Tulare, California, December 23, 1937; admitted to bar, 1970, California. Education: University of Southern California (B.A., 1966; J.D., 1969). Author: "Coping with Punitive Damages: A California Perspective," Best's Review, November, 1981. Member: Wilshire (President, 1986-1987; Member, Board of Governors, 1979-1989), Los Angeles County (Member: Board of Trustees, 1987-1989; Trial Lawyers Section; Legislative Activity Committee, 1986-1987; Federal Courts Practices and Procedures Committee, 1986-1987; Superior Courts Committee, 1976-1978 and 1986-1987) and American (Member: Sections on Torts and Insurance Practice and Litigation; Committees on Life Insurance and Health Insurance) Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Chairman, Committee on Federal Courts, 1990-1991; Delegate, Conference of Delegates, 1973, 1976-1986); American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA); Conference of Insurance Counsel; Defense Research Institute; American Life Insurance Counsel. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Disability Insurance Defense; Insurance Bad Faith Defense; Life Insurance Defense.
William F. Kay (Of Counsel) born 1941; admitted to bar, 1975, California. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1963); George Washington University Law School (J.D.). (Resident, Menlo Park Office). Practice Areas: Public Sector Employment Law. Email: William F. Kay
Rufus C. Young, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Wyandotte, Michigan, November 10, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, Oregon; 1966, California and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Washington & Lee University; San Diego State University (B.A., 1962); University of San Diego (J.D., 1965); George Washington University (LL.M., Environmental Law, with highest honors, 1978). Phi Alpha Delta. Senior Deputy City Attorney, City of San Jose, California, 1987-1989. Member: San Diego County Bar Association (Environmental Law/Land Use Section); Oregon State Bar (inactive); American Water Works Association; Solid Waste Association of North America. [With U.S. Marine Corps., Col., 1965-1987]. Special Agencies: E.P.A., California State Water Resources Control Board, California Regional Water Quality Control Boards, California Department of Health Services, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, California Integrated Waste Management Board. Languages: Japanese, Spanish and Vietnamese. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Homeland Security; Clean Water Act; Safe Drinking Water Act; Solid Waste Law; Hazardous Materials and Substances; Endangered Species; Environmental Reporting and Compliance; Transportation. Email: Rufus C. Young, Jr.
Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Orange County Office: 4 Park Plaza, Suite 850, Irvine, California. Telephone: 949-863-3363. Facsimile: 949-863-3350.
Riverside County Office: 2280 Market Street, Suite 300, Riverside, California. Telephone: 951-788-0100. Facsimile: 951-788-5785.
Ventura County Office: 2310 Ponderosa Drive, Suite 25, Camarillo, California. Telephone: 805-987-3468. Facsimile: 805-482-9834.
Palm Desert, California Office: 73-929 Larrea Street, Suite 4A. Telephone: 760-776-5600. Facsimile: 760-776-5602.
Menlo Park, California Office: 545 Middlefield Road, Suite 180. Telephone: 650-327-2672. Facsimile: 650-688-8333.
All Members and Associates of the firm are members of the State Bar of California.
Maintains an office in more than one location.

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