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| | Address | | 1250 Sixth Street, Suite 300 | | Santa Monica, California 90401 | | (Los Angeles Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 310-393-1007 | | Telecopier: 310-458-1959 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.hlmlaw.com | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Harding Larmore Mullen Jakle
Kutcher & Kozal, LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Land Use, Real Estate Finance/Development and Investment, Civil Litigation, Civil Writs, Commercial Disputes, Personal Injury, Family Law, Professional Negligence, Appellate Proceedings, Estate Planning, Probate, Trust Management, General Business. | | Year Established: 2005 | Firm Profile:
This is a full-service law firm offering a wide range of legal services, including all types of real estate and land development matters, civil litigation, estate planning and general business matters. The firm's clients range from major corporations and financial institutions to local and regional businesses and non-profit organizations, as well as many individuals and their start-up enterprises. | | Firm Size: 9 | | —————————— | | Christopher M. Harding (Member) born Santa Monica, California, June 12, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, California, U.S. District Court, Central District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Loyola Marymount University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1974); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1977). Associate Editor, U.C.L.A. Alaska Law Review, 1976-1977. Member, Board of Directors, First Federal Savings Bank of California, 1984—. Santa Monica Area Chamber of Commerce, Member, Board of Directors, Past President, 1990-1991; 1980-1999. Member, Board of Directors, 1979-1982 and President, 1979-1981, Legal Aid Society of Santa Monica. Member, Santa Monica Charter Review Commission, 1991-1992. Member, Financial Oversight Committee, Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District, 2000-2006. Member: Santa Monica, Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Reported Cases: Javidzad, et al. v. City of Santa Monica, 204 Cal. App. 3d 524, 251 Cal. Rptr. 350 (1988); City of Santa Monica v. Yarmark, et al., 203 Cal. App. 3d 153, 249 Cal. Rptr. 532 (1988); McHugh v. Santa Monica Rent Control Board, 49 Cal. 3d 348, 261 Cal. Rptr. 318, 777 P.2d 91 (1989); Vega v City of West Hollywood, 223 Cal. App. 3d 1342, 273 Cal. Rptr. 243 (1990). Practice Areas: Land Use; Civil Litigation; Real Estate. Email: Christopher M. Harding | | Thomas R. Larmore (Member) born Miami Beach, Florida, January 6, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, California. Education: University of California, Los Angeles (B.S., 1965; J.D., 1968). Acting Articles Editor, U.C.L.A. Law Review, 1967-1968. Law Clerk, Judge Shirley M. Hufstedler, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1968-1969. Member, Executive Committee Urban Land Institute, Los Angeles District Council, 1988—(Chair, 1988-1990). Member, Santa Monica Planning Commission, 1983-1985. Member, Board of Directors, 1984-1986, 2000— and Chair, 2007-2008, Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce. Adjunct Lecturer, University of Southern California, 1997-2000. Member: Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Real Estate Transactions; Land Use. Email: Thomas R. Larmore | | Dennis M. Mullen (Member) born Los Angeles, California, June 29, 1944; admitted to bar, 1971, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles; California State University at Long Beach (B.A., cum laude, 1967); University of California at Los Angeles Law School (J.D., 1970). Author: "Good Samaritan, Clarified or Muddled?" Medical Journal STAT, Vol. 1, No. 2, Summer, 1979. Speaker, "Practical Approach for Employers in Dealing with Employee Drug Problems," California Manufacturers Association Convention, Monterey, California. Television Panelist, "Family Law Symposium," produced by Group W Cable Television. Santa Monica Town Club, President, 1980; Member, Board of Trustees, 1979; Member, 1976-1984. Member, Santa Monica Kiwanis Club, 1979-1982. Member, Board of Directors, Corpus Christi School, 1985-1987. Member: Beverly Hills, Santa Monica Bay District (President, 1974-1975), Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Wills; Trusts and Estates; Probate Litigation; Family Law; Tort Litigation; Professional Negligence; Personal Injury; Appellate Practice. Email: Dennis M. Mullen | | John B. Jakle (Member) born Palo Alto, California, January 11, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: Pomona College (B.A., 1967); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1970). Order of the Coif. Member, University of California at Los Angeles Law Review, 1968-1970. Faculty, Executive Education Program, University of California at Los Angeles Graduate School of Management, 1983-1985, 1988-1992. President, Pomona College Alumni Association, 1983-1984. Director and Member of Executive Board of Directors, Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce, 1988-1996. Chairman, Board of Governors, Boys and Girls Clubs of Santa Monica, 2003-2004. Member: Santa Monica (Trustee, 1979-1980), Los Angeles County (Member, Sections on: Probate and Trust; Corporate; Tax) and American (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Taxation) Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Probate and Estate Planning; Trusts; Business Law; Real Estate. Email: John B. Jakle | | Kenneth L. Kutcher (Member) born Brawley, California, October 28, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, California; 1985, U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of Southern California (B.A., magna cum laude, 1980); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1983). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Extern - Clerk to Hon. Winslow Christian, California Court of Appeals First Appellate District, Spring, 1982. Past Board Member, Santa Monica Neighborhood Support Center. Past Chair, Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce Zoning Ordinance Task Force. Past Director, Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce. Past Chair, Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce Land Use Committee. Past Chair, Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce Task Force on Growth Management. Past Director, Santa Monica Meals on Wheels. Practice Areas: Land Use; Real Estate; Land Use Litigation. Email: Kenneth L. Kutcher | | Kevin V. Kozal (Member) born Las Vegas, Nevada, November 30, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: Santa Clara University (B.S., cum laude, 1984); University of Southern California (J.D./M.B.T., 1987). Alpha Sigma Nu (National Jesuit Honor Society); Beta Gamma Sigma (National Honor Society for Business and Administration). Staff member, 1985-1986 and Publication Editor, 1986-1987, Major Tax Planning and Computer Law Journals. Licensed private pilot. Past Director and Officer, Member of Advisory Board, Center for Healthy Aging. Director and Vice President, Many Mansions, Thousand Oaks, California. Past Member, Malibu Chamber of Commerce Economic Study Group. Past Chair, Thousand Oaks-Westlake Village Regional Chamber of Commerce Governmental Relations and Land Use Committees. Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Land Use; Real Estate. Email: Kevin V. Kozal | | —————————— | | Christine M. Arden (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, September 24, 1950; admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1988, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1990, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: Illinois State University (B.S., 1972); Northern Illinois University (M.S., 1977); Loyola University (J.D., 1985). Member, Loyola Law Review, 1983-1985; Loyola Law Review Articles Editor, 1984-1985. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Christine M. Arden | | James A. Nicholas (Associate) born San Diego, California, May 14, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, California; U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., cum laude, 1991); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Tort Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Family Law; Real Estate. Email: James A. Nicholas | | Lori C. Whitney (Associate) born Concord, Massachusetts, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, California. Education: University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., 1993); Santa Clara University (J.D., 1996). Member: State Bar of California; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Probate; Estate Planning; Trusts. Email: Lori C. Whitney | | Lisa C. Alexander (Associate) born Seattle, Washington, September 9, 1958; admitted to bar, 1986, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., Linguistics and French, 1981); University of Southern California (J.D., 1985). Member: Beverly Hills (Member: Trust and Estates Section), Santa Monica (Member: Trust and Estates Section) and Los Angeles County (Member, Trusts and Estates Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Member, Trusts and Estates Section). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Trust Administration. Email: Lisa C. Alexander |
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