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Encino Business and Commercial Law Lawyer
Overview
Harmon Sieff has a well-earned reputation as a ‘lawyer of first resort‘ representing individuals and small businesses with transactions and disputes. Mr. Sieff is a former Staff Assistant to the U. S. Congressional Office of Minority Leader; Law Intern to Justice Winslow Christian, California Court of Appeal; Staff Assistant, Department of Justice, San Francisco, California; and private corporate counsel and counselor at law in Los Angeles, California . Mr. Sieff became licensed as a Real Estate Broker in 1980.
Professional affiliations have included the Santa Monica Bar Association (Past President), San Fernando Valley Bar Association (Vice Chair of Small Firms section and member of Litigation and Business Law sections), State Bar of California (Litigation, Business Law, and Small Firm sections); and admission to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, Court of Appeals (9th Circuit), U. S. District Court, U. S. Tax Court, and all courts of the State of California.
Community affiliations have included the Santa Monica Junior Chamber of Commerce (Past President), Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce (Past Director), Rotary Club of Santa Monica (Past Director), American Red Cross (Local Director), Boys and Girls Club (Council Member), and volunteer for several youth sports teams.
About Harmon Sieff
Practice Areas
- Business and Commercial Law
- Civil Litigation
- Real Estate Law
- Regulatory Compliance
- Outside General Counsel
- Employment Law
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- California, 1976
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1980
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1978
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1978
Other Affiliations
- San Fernando Valley Bar Association (Member)
- Los Angeles County Bar Association (Member, Business and Corporations, Real Property, and Trial Lawyers Sections) (Member)
- Santa Monica Bar Association (Board of Trustees 1984-1988, President, 1989-1990) (Member)
- American Bar Association (Member)
- State Bar of California (Member)
- Santa Monica Junior Chamber of Commerce (Past President)
- Rotary Club of Santa Monica (Past Director)
- Sherman Oaks Chamber of Commerce, Encino Chamber of Commerce, and UCLA law alumni Association
Pro Bono Activities
- American Red Cross (local chapter)
Education
- University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law, Los Angeles, California, 1976
J.D. - University of California, Los Angeles, California, 1973
A.B.
Honors: cum laude
Honors: Phi Eta Sigma
Honors: Pi Gamma Mu - Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
Business Administration
Honors: Dean's List
Fraternities and Sororities
- Pi Gamma Mu
- Pi Eta Sigma
Office Information
Address
15760 Ventura Boulevard#700 Encino, CA 91436
Phone
Fax
- (818) 986-4780
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