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