PARTNERS
Steven C. Smith (Partner) born Long Beach, California, September 19, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, California; 1985, Utah, U.S. District Courts, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Central Districts of California, U.S. District Court, District of Utah and U.S. Court of Claims. Education: California Polytechnic State University (B.S., with highest honors, 1981); Brigham Young University (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Member, American Inn of Courts I. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in Real Estate Finance, Real Estate, Transactions, Computer Uses Law and Accounting for Lawyers. Instructor, Cerritos Community College, 1984-1990. Executive Secretary, Torrance Downtown Redevelopment Project Area Committee, 1984-1988. Affiliated Member, American Institute of Architects. Member: Orange County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Utah State Bar; American Trial Lawyers Association; Jury Instruction Committee (Member).J. Reuben Clark Law Society. Reported Cases: Bostick v. Flex Equipment Co., Inc. (2007) 147 Cal. App. 4th. 80; Parlour Enterprises, Inc. v. Kirin Group, Inc. (2007) 152 Cal. App 4th 281. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Business Law; Litigation; Breach of Contract; Construction Law; Insurance Defense; Probate; Estate Planning.Email: Steven C. Smith
William D. Chapman (Partner) born Long Beach, California, March 26, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, California; 1987, U.S. District Court, Central, Northern and Southern Districts of California. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., 1978); Pepperdine University (J.D., 1981). Phi Delta Phi. Semi-finalist, Oral Advocacy, Vincent Dalsimer Moot Court Competition, 1980. Best Brief Award and Best Oralist Team, Phillip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, Pacific Region, 1981. Member: Orange County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Reported Cases: Bostick v. Flex Equipment Co., Inc. (2007) 147 Cal. App.4th 80. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Personal Injury; Construction Defects; Legal Malpractice.Email: William D. Chapman
Douglas M. Campbell (Partner) born Long Beach, California, October 13, 1953; admitted to bar, 1981, California. Education: Long Beach City College (A.A., 1976); Western State University (J.D., 1981). Member: Orange County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Languages: Portuguese. Practice Areas: Construction Defects; Personal Injury; Premises Liability; Tort Liability; Insurance Defense; Business Litigation.Email: Douglas M. Campbell
John S. Clifford (Partner) born Provo, Utah, March 3, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, California. Education: Western State University (B.S., 1992; J.D., 1994). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Litigation.Email: John S. Clifford
Mark T. Kearney (Partner) admitted to bar, 2002, California; U.S. District Court, Central District of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Arizona State University (B.S., Justice Studies, 1999); California Western School of Law (J.D., 2002). Recipient, Award for Academic Excellence, Constitutional Law II. Practice Areas: Business Litigation.
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Thomas C. Aikin (Associate) born Colorado Springs, Colorado, July 15, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, California. Education: University of California, San Diego - John Muir College (B.S., 2000); University of San Diego School of Law (J.D., 2005; LL.M., Taxation, 2005). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Property; Taxation; Probate; Estate Planning.
Robert J. Hadlock (Associate) born Long Beach, California, May 31, 1961; admitted to bar, 1994, California; 1995, U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: California State University, Fullerton (B.A., with honors, 1988); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1994). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Evidence Workshop. Note Editor, Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly, 1993-1994. Adjunct Professor: Southern California College of Business and Law, 1994-1995; University of West Los Angeles Law School, 1996-1997. Founding Member and President, Hastings Educational Alliance for the Rights of the Disabled (HEARD), 1992-1994. Member: State Bar of California. Reported Cases: Anguiano v. Allstate Ins. Co., (9th Cir. 2000), 209 F.3d 1167; Bostick v. Flex Equipment Co., Inc. (2007) 147 Cal. App.4th 80; Parlour Enterprises, Inc. v. Kirin Group, Inc. (2007) 152 Cal. App.4th 281. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Legal Malpractice; Insurance; Civil Litigation.Email: Robert J. Hadlock
Derrick C. Hughes (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, California. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 2004; B.S., university honors, 2004); Columbia Law School (J.D., 2007).