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| | Location: Wells Fargo Plaza, 401 B Street, Suite 1200, San Diego, California 92101, (San Diego Co.) | | |
(Main Office)
| Solomon Ward Seidenwurm & Smith, LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Business Litigation, Real Estate, Construction, Corporate, Employment, Taxation, Trusts and Estate Planning, Bankruptcy, Securities, Mergers and Acquisitions, and International. | | Year Established: 1977 | Firm Profile:
Solomon Ward Seidenwurm & Smith, LLP believes in accessibility, responsiveness, practical solutions, and reasonable fees. The extensive expertise and diversity of practice areas of our lawyers enables us to provide a full range of legal services to individuals, as well as to businesses of all sizes. Our size and staffing allow us to efficiently and effectively handle matters of various levels of complexity, including large, complex matters. | | Firm Size: 32 | | PARTNERS | | Michael B. Abramson (Partner) born Richmond, Virginia; admitted to bar, 2000, California. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., 1997); University of San Diego (J.D., 2000; LL.M., 2003). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Real Estate; Trusts and Estates. Email: Michael B. Abramson | | Michael D. Breslauer (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1983, California. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1978); University of San Diego (J.D., cum laude, 1983). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Business Litigation. Email: Michael D. Breslauer | | Daniel E. Gardenswartz (Partner) born Albuquerque, New Mexico; admitted to bar, 1993, California. Education: George Washington University (B.A., cum laude, 1989); Emory University (J.D., with distinction, 1993). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Business Litigation; Corporate Law; Business Law. Email: Daniel E. Gardenswartz | | William N. Kammer (Partner) born New Orleans, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1972, California and Louisiana. Education: Fordham University (A.B., 1964); Duke University (M.A., 1965); Tulane University (J.D., 1972). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Corporate Law; Business Law. Email: William N. Kammer | | Lawrence J. Kaplan, (P.C.) (Partner) born Los Angeles, California; admitted to bar, 1975, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1971); University of San Diego (J.D., cum laude, 1975; LL.M., in Taxation, cum laude, 1988). Practice Areas: Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Corporate Law; Business Law; Real Estate. Email: Lawrence J. Kaplan, (P.C.) | | Thomas F. Landers (Partner) born Cartersville, Georgia; admitted to bar, 2000, California. Education: Duke University (A.B., cum laude, 1996); University of Southern California (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Construction Law; Bankruptcy; Insolvency. Email: Thomas F. Landers | | Richard E. McCarthy (Partner) born Denver, Colorado; admitted to bar, 1982, California. Education: U.C.L.A. (B.A., cum laude, 1979); Salzburg University, Salzburg, Austria; McGeorge School of Law (J.D., with distinction, 1982). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Construction Law. Email: Richard E. McCarthy | | Edward J. McIntyre (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1974, Pennsylvania; 1978, California. Education: Fordham University (A.B., 1965; M.A., 1967); Temple University (J.D., cum laude, 1974). Practice Areas: Business Litigation. Email: Edward J. McIntyre | | Paul S. Metsch (Partner) born Miami Beach, Florida; admitted to bar, 1985, California. Education: University of California at San Diego (B.A., 1980); University of San Diego (MBA, 1985; J.D., cum laude, 1985). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Construction Law. Email: Paul S. Metsch | | Harry J. Proctor, (P.C.) (Partner) born Jacksonville, Florida; admitted to bar, 1978, California. Education: San Diego State University (A.B., 1971); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1977). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Real Estate. Email: Harry J. Proctor, (P.C.) | | Tanya M. Schierling (Partner) born Silver Spring, Maryland; admitted to bar, 1995, Maryland; 2000, California. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1992); George Washington University (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Labor Law. Email: Tanya M. Schierling | | Stephen L. Schreiner (Partner) born Downey, California; admitted to bar, 1983, California. Education: University of California at San Diego (B.A., Philosophy, 1980); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1983). Practice Areas: Business Litigation. Email: Stephen L. Schreiner | | Miguel A. Smith (Partner) born Bakersfield, California; admitted to bar, 1987, California. Education: University of California at San Diego (B.A., 1984); University of San Diego (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Corporate Law. Email: Miguel A. Smith | | Norman L. Smith (Partner) born Springs, Republic of South Africa; admitted to bar, 1976, Republic of South Africa and Southwest Africa; 1982, California. Education: University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa (with honors, 1976). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Business Litigation; International Law. Email: Norman L. Smith | | Herbert J. Solomon (Partner) born Los Angeles, California; admitted to bar, 1956, California. Education: San Diego State University (B.S., 1953); University of California at Los Angeles (LL.B., 1956). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law; Business Law. Email: Herbert J. Solomon | | Karen M. ZoBell (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, California. Education: University of California (B.A.); Stanford University (J.D.). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: San Diego County and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Leases and Leasing; Real Estate; Zoning, Planning and Land Use. Email: Karen M. ZoBell | | ASSOCIATES | | Rafael Castellanos (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, California. Education: Arizona State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1999); University of Chicago (J.D., 2002). Cornerstone Scholar. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Rafael Castellanos | | L. Geoffrey Lee (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, California. Education: University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., in Business Economics, with honors, 2000); University of California, Davis (J.D., 2004). Email: L. Geoffrey Lee | | Yosina M. Lissebeck (Associate) born Glendale, California, November 21, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, California and U.S. District Court, Southern, Central and Eastern Districts of California. Education: University of California, Santa Barbara (B.A., 1995); California Western School of Law (J.D., 1998). Author: "The Southern District Bankruptcy Courts Steps up to the Plate in the Chapter 11 Filing Game with New Guidelines" Vol. 26 Cal. Bankr. J. No. 4 (2003). Judicial Externship, Chief Bankruptcy Judge, Louise Decarl Adler, 1996. Director/Officer, 1999-2001 and President, 2002-2004, Women Insolvency Network. Member: San Diego Bar Association (Member, Bankruptcy Section); San Diego Bankruptcy Forum; Lawyers Club. Languages: Dutch. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Trustees Rights; Creditors Rights; Insolvency; Business Litigation. | | Kristin C. Lund (Associate) born Huntington Beach, California; admitted to bar, 2005, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., cum laude, 2001); University of San Diego School of Law (J.D, 2005). | | Michael J. Mason (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, California. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1993); University of San Diego (J.D., 2002); U.S Navy Nuclear Power School. Email: Michael J. Mason | | Emily T. Patajo (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1999); University of San Diego School of Law (J.D., 2006). | | Paul A. Rose (Associate) born Santa Rosa, California, July 17, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, California. Education: University of California at Davis (A.B., 1994); Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1998). Member: San Diego County Bar Association. | | Adam R. Rosenthal (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, California. Education: University of Los Angeles; University of California School of Law, Davis (J.D., 2006). Email: Adam R. Rosenthal | | Michael M. Vasseghi (Associate) born London, England; admitted to bar, 2000, California. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1994); University of San Diego (J.D., 2000; M.B.A., 2000). | | OF COUNSEL | | G. Scott Lutz (Of Counsel) born Charlotte, North Carolina; admitted to bar, 1989, California. Education: Furman University (B.A., Political Science, 1986); University of South Carolina, School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Real Estate. Email: G. Scott Lutz | | Alison L. Pivonka (Of Counsel) born Santa Monica, California; admitted to bar, 1991, California. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1988); University of Chicago (J.D., 1991). Email: Alison L. Pivonka | | Paul A. Reynolds (Of Counsel) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1995, California. Education: University of Arizona (B.A., 1991); California Western School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1995). Executive Lead Articles Editor, 1994-1995 and Staff Writer, 1993-1994, California Western Law Review. Member, National Appellate Advocacy Competition Moot Court Team, 1995. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards: Property I, Criminal Law, Property II, Criminal Procedure, Secured Transactions and Community Property; California Western Academic Achievement Awards: 1993, 1994 and 1995; West Publishing Award, 1995. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Securities Litigation. | | Richard L. Seidenwurm, (P.C.) (Of Counsel) born New York, New York; admitted to bar, 1966, New York; 1973, California. Education: Williams College (A.B., 1962); Columbia University (LL.B., cum laude, 1965). | | Lawrence M. Sherman (Of Counsel) born New York, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 1965, New York; 1977, California. Education: New York University (B.A., 1962; LL.B., 1965). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Estate Planning; Real Estate. Email: Lawrence M. Sherman | | RETIRED PARTNER | | William O. Ward, III (Retired Partner) |
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