(Main Office)

Statement of Practice

General Civil Practice Litigation in all State and Federal Courts, Business, Business Litigation, Corporate and Commercial Transactions, Mergers and Acquisitions, Real Estate and Construction Law; Commercial Leasing, Finance, Banking, Lending Law, Structured Finance, Securitization, Unfair Competition, and Employee Relations, Intellectual Property, Government Relations and Public Affairs.

Representative Clients:

GE Capital Loan Services, Inc.
CT Operating Partnership, L.P., Bank of America
Countrywide Home Loan
J.P. Morgan Capital, Inc.
NewMark Merrill Companies
Union Oil Company of California
Secured Capital Corp.
Capital of America Client Services LLC
Property Capital
The Cimarron Group/CBO
Premiere Home Video, Inc.
Flagship Communications, Inc.
California Color Corporation, Inc
Pacific Thermographics
Celluloid Heroes
Tellem & Associates
Children At Play Productions
Katie Face Productions
Ring of Fire Advanced Media
Rose Works, LLC
George Elkins Property Management Co.
CMI Management, Inc.
Toibb Enterprises, Inc.
Palm Springs Hilton Resorts
Beitler Commercial Realty Services
Sagamore Equities, LLC
Winco Asset Management
California Retail Centers, LLC
Pacific Stock Exchange Place
First Interstate Retail Centers, LLC
Calvin Homes Owners's Association
404 San Vicente Home Owner's Association
Keyboard Galleria
Piano Mart
Pacific Athletic Club
L.A. Apparel Mart
Unitex Dyeing & Finishing
Russian Petroleum Investors
La Natura
Futuretronics
Vivorx, Inc.
Outdoor Technologies Group, Inc.
Zapwrap, Inc.
Pacific Restaurant Innovations
Cha Cha Cha Restaurants
Cava Restaurant & Nightclub
Hollywood Palladium
Light & Life Community Church
Iranian American Jewish Center
Palos Verdes Library Foundation
Churchill Mortgage
Crown NorthCorp
Dorothy C. Thorpe, Inc.
Haagen Company, LLC
R.W. Selby Company
Watson & Associates
Pioneer Theatres, Inc.
American Honda Finance Corporation
American Honda Motor Company
Center Oak Properties, LLC
Capital USA
Estate of Duke Ellington
Estate of Mercer K. Ellington.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available

Address

333 S. Hope Street, 36th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071, (Los Angeles Co.)

Phone

Phone: 213-229-2868
Fax: 213-229-2870

Website

http://www.swjlaw.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM

MEMBERS OF FIRM

William W. Steckbauer (Member) born Los Angeles, California, December 10, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1995, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1980); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1984). Research Editor, 1983-1984 and Staff Member, 1982-1983, Southwestern University Law Review. Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Construction Litigation; Business Litigation.Email: William W. Steckbauer

Brian S. Weinhart (Member) born Los Angeles, California, September 26, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of Southern California (B.A. Philosophy, 1982; J.D., 1985). Member, Hale Moot Court. Recipient, University of Southern California Law Center Negotiations Program Honors, 1984-1985. Director, Steven S. Cohen Heart Fund. Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association; State Bar of California; Commercial Real Estate Secondary Market and Securitization Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Real Estate Finance; Securitization; Structured Finance.Email: Brian S. Weinhart

Robert D. Jaffe (Member) born May 11, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, California. Education: University of California (B.A., 1986); Loyola Law School (J.D., 1992). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Civil Procedure. Staff Member, Loyola Law Review, 1990-1991. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Finance; Structured Finance.Email: Robert D. Jaffe

Dawn M. Coulson (Member) born Meadville, Pennsylvania, September 12, 1960; admitted to bar, 1990, Colorado; 1991, California; U.S. District Court, Central, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of California and District of Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth and Tenth Circuits. Education: University of Texas (B.A., B.B.A., 1982); University of Denver College of Law (J.D., 1990). Beta Gamma Sigma, Honor Society. Author: "Tenant Debts- Ways to Find Assets and Collect Judgements from Renters", April, 1998; "Landlords' Evolving Duties," July 1998; "Employers' Concerns in Giving Employee References," September 1998; "Should Landlords Discriminate Against Unmarried Couples?," March 1999, Apartment Management Magazine. Co-Author: "When A Tenant Files Bankruptcy - A Synopsis Of A Landlord's Rights When A Tenant Files Bankruptcy," Dec. 2000; "Property Inspection," March, 2001; Apartment Management Magazine. Member: Beverly Hills and Los Angeles County Bar Associations; State Bar of California; The Receivers Forum; The Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum; The Financial Lawyers Conference. Practice Areas: Corporate; Real Estate; Commercial Law; Business Torts; Employment; Litigation; Bankruptcy Law.Email: Dawn M. Coulson

SENIOR COUNSEL

Salvador P. Laviña (Senior Counsel) born Los Angeles, California, February 9, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1983); Columbia University School of Law (J.D., 1987). Staff Member, 1985-1986 and Administrative Editor, 1986-1987, Columbia VLA Journal of Law and The Arts. Chief of Staff, Operation Hope, Los Angeles, 1992. Recipient, Wiley W. Manuel Award for Pro Bono Legal Services, 1993. Member: Los Angeles County Bar Associations; Mexican American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business.Email: Salvador P. Laviña

Christopher Macken Dargan (Senior Counsel) born Cleveland, Ohio, October 17, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, California. Education: University of California at San Diego; University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., magna cum laude, 1978); University of Southern California (J.D., 1981). Pi Gamma Mu. Member, Hale Moot Court. Co-Author: "Assignment and Subletting—The Changing Standards and Practical Solutions," National Mall Monitor, Vol. 15, No. 2, May, 1985. Member: Los Angeles County (Member, Real Property Section) and Orange County Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Member, Real Property and Taxation Sections).Email: Christopher Macken Dargan

ASSOCIATES

Susan M. Freedman (Associate) born Wilmington, Delaware, October 26, 1959; admitted to bar, 1991, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Mount St. Mary's College (B.A., Marketing and Finance, cum laude, 1987); Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (J.D., 1990).Email: Susan M. Freedman

Jason J. Amoroso (Associate) born Tarznia, California; admitted to bar, 2003, California. Education: Villanova University (B.S., 1999); Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D., 2002).Email: Jason J. Amoroso

Pablo De Leon (Associate) born Los Angeles, California, February 28, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, California. Education: California State Polytechnic University (B.A., 1995); University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D.). Practice Areas: Real Estate Finance.Email: Pablo De Leon

Alejandro Ramirez (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, February 18, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Nevada; 2006, California. Education: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (B.A., 1996); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1999). Member: State Bar of Nevada; State Bar of California; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Finance.Email: Alejandro Ramirez

OF COUNSEL

Daniel Goodkin (Of Counsel) born Los Angeles, California, January 18, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: Claremont Men's College; University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1983); Loyola Marymount University (J.D., 1987). Co-Case Note Editor. Judge Protem, Municipal Court, 1997—. Frequent Lecturer, Real Estate Topics, such as Lien Laws, Landlord-Tenant, Mold, Indoor Air Quality Issues. Assistant Chair, University of Southern California Law School Institute. Member, Benjamin S. Crocker Symposium on Real Estate and Business. Practice Areas: General Real Estate Litigation; Construction Litigation; Real Estate Finance Litigation; Landlord Tenant Litigation.