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(Main Office)

SCHWARTZ SEMERDJIAN HAILE BALLARD & CAULEY LLP combines the legal skills, litigation experience and support found in a large firm with the virtues of a more personal practice zealously representing a variety of clients across a spectrum of specialized areas, across California and the United States.

Our clients include Fortune 500 companies, mid size and small firms, as well as individuals and families. Since its inception, Schwartz Semerdjian Haile Ballard & Cauley has become a preeminent law firm with special consideration devoted to each client's particular needs and uncompromising dedication to task and results.

Statement of Practice

General Practice and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Business, Construction, Copyrights, Corporate, Employment, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Real Estate, Securities, Trademarks, Trusts and Estates, and Unfair Competition.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards

• Visa
• MasterCard
• American Express

Address

101 West Broadway, Suite 810
San Diego, CA 92101, (San Diego Co.)

Phone

Phone: 619-236-8821
Facsimile: 619-236-8827

Website

http://www.sshbclaw.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:15 AM - 05:15 PM
Tuesday: 08:15 AM - 05:15 PM
Wednesday: 08:15 AM - 05:15 PM
Thursday: 08:15 AM - 05:15 PM
Friday: 08:15 AM - 05:15 PM

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Ross J. Schwartz (Member) born Fresno, California, March 11, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California. Education: University of California at San Diego (B.A., 1979); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., with distinction, 1982). Practice Areas: Business; Commercial; Corporate Law; Internet; Intellectual Property; Employment; Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning; Wills; Probate; Real Estate; Trademarks; Copyrights; Unfair Competition.Email: Ross J. Schwartz

Dick A. Semerdjian (Member) born Fowler, California, October 19, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California. Education: University of California at San Diego (B.A., with provost honors, 1981); University of San Diego School of Law (J.D., 1985). Languages: Armenian. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Trial Practice; Commercial; Employment; Insurance; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Trademarks; Copyrights; Unfair Competition.Email: Dick A. Semerdjian

Jeffrey A. Haile (Member) born San Francisco, California, April 7, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, California and U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of California. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1982); University of San Diego (J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Commercial Litigation; Construction; Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Real Estate.Email: Jeffrey A. Haile

James R. Ballard (Member) born Fullerton, California, June 23, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1992); University of San Diego (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Business Litigation; Trial Practice; Corporate; Employment; Insurance Defense; Real Estate; Securities.Email: James R. Ballard

Kevin T. Cauley (Member) born Harvey, Illinois, September 24, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, California and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Central Districts of California. Education: University of Massachusetts (B.A., cum laude, 1979); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., 1982). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Business; Commercial; Construction; Mechanics Liens; Employment; Real Estate; Unfair Competition.Email: Kevin T. Cauley

OF COUNSEL

Kristen T. Dalessio (Of Counsel) born Denver, Colorado, January 18, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Denver (B.S.B.A., Finance, magna cum laude, 1987), Alumni Scholar, National Dean's List, Beta Gamma Sigma; University of San Diego School of Law (J.D., 1990). Member: San Diego County Bar Association; State Bar of California; Association of Business Trial Lawyers; Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA); Voices for Children. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Professional Negligence; Real Estate; Employment.Email: Kristen T. Dalessio

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Sarah Brite Evans (Associate) born Hardinsburg, Kentucky, November 14, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 2001, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Southern California (B.A., cum laude, 1997); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 2000). Thomas J. White Scholar. Note Editor, Notre Dame Journal of Law Ethics and Public Policy, 1999-2000. Member: San Diego County Bar Association; State Bar of California; Lawyers Club of San Diego; American Inns of Court (Member, William L. Todd, Jr. Chapter). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Employment; Professional Liability; Securities; Unfair Competition.

Amy P. Melden (Associate) admitted to bar, 1997, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; 1999, California. Education: University of San Diego (B.A., 1989); Rutgers University School of Law (J.D., 1997). Languages: French and Spanish. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business; Corporate.Email: Amy P. Melden

Sierra Jasmine Spitzer (Associate) born Reno, Nevada, June 21, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, California. Education: University of Puget Sound (B.A., Psychology, 2000); Santa Clara University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: State Bar of California; American Bar Association (Member, Young New Lawyers Division); Lawyers Club of San Diego; San Diego County Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Civil Litigation; Family Law; Entertainment and Sports Law; Young New Lawyers Division); Barristers Club of San Diego (Executive Board Member, 2008). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Employment Litigation; Civil Litigation; Family Law.Email: Sierra Jasmine Spitzer

Keith A. Liker (Associate) born San Diego, California, April 4, 1960; admitted to bar, 1984, California; 1985, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1988, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: San Diego State University; Western State University (B.S.L., 1982; J.D., 1983). Nu Beta Epsilon. Recipient, Delta Theta Phi Scholarship Key, 1983. Member: San Diego County and San Diego North County Bar Associations; State Bar of California; San Diego Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Employment Litigation; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death.Email: Keith A. Liker

Lana Sheshina (Associate) born Russian Federation, April 9, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, California. Education: University of Colorado at Denver, Business School (B.A., Business Management, 2004); California Western School of Law (J.D., 2007). Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity International (District XXX Vice Justice). Member: San Diego County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Lawyers Club of San Diego; Associated Builders and Contractors; Associated General Contractors of America; San Diego Chapter of American Sub-Contractors Association. Languages: Russian. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law.Email: Lana Sheshina