Michael J. Simkin - Los Angeles, CA
Attorney at Simkin & Associates, Inc.
Real Estate Law Lawyers in Los Angeles, CA
1875 Century Park East Suite 1750 Los Angeles, CA 90067 - 2573
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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37
Years
Experience
Los Angeles Real Estate Law Lawyer
Updated: 03/02/2026
Areas of Practice
- Real Estate Law
- Business Law
Litigation: 90%
Attorney Information
Overview
Michael Simkin is a litigator and managing partner of Simkin & Associates Mr. Simkin is licensed to practice law in California, New York, and the District of Columbia. His practice focuses on real estate and business law and immigration law for Canadians who want to live or work in the U.S. Simkin & Associates prosecutes and defends breach of contract, fraud, negligence, misrepresentation and many other types of cases. Typical cases involve property owners, construction, neighbor disputes, businesses, trustees, and realtors concerning purchase and sale agreements, leases, contracts, and all other matters of residential and commercial property and business disputes. The firm also handles employment, probate and trust litigation.
Michael Simkin prides himself in guiding clients through the legal maze as if he were a member of your family or a personal friend. Mr. Simkin represents clients from beginning to end including jury trials, appeals, and collection of money judgments. Mr. Simkin provides his clients with creative solutions, personal attention and cost-effective services.
Mr. Simkin has appeared on Fox TV in Los Angeles discussing legal issues involving homeowners and mortgages and has been a speaker for the Continuing Education of the State Bar of California at the annual CEB Real Property Conference in Monterey, CA and the California Lawyers Association Real Property Law Section Executive Committee. He has also produced many webinars for the California Lawyers Association Real Property Section.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Beverly Hills Bar Association Journal Prinzmetal Legal Writing Award, 1989
Other Sources of Feedback About Michael J. Simkin
Included on the 2026 Southern California Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Southern California Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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Southwestern University School of Law,
Los Angeles,
California, 1989
J.D.
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Southwestern University School of Law,
Los Angeles,
California, 1989
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Non Legal Education
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UCLA,
Los Angeles,
California, 1985
B.A.
Major: History
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UCLA,
Los Angeles,
California, 1985
Current Employment Position(s)
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Managing Attorney
Classes and Seminars
- Real Estate CLE, California State Bar Real Property Section
Representative Cases
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Dromy v. Lukovsky, 219 Cal.App.4th 278, 2013, Court of Appeal, B242952
Published Works
Articles
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Enforcement of Foreign Marital Judgments, Enforcement of Foreign Marital Judgments, Summer, 1988
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The New 2020 Landlord-Tenant and Statewide Residential Rent Control and Eviction Laws, State Bar of California -- Real Property Journal, 1, 2020
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2022 Business Law Symposium: Residential & Commercial Evictions After Covid-19
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2021 State Bar Annual Conference Covid-19 Eviction Law Webinar
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State Bar CLA: Webinar Covid-19-era-evictions
- New 2020 State Rent Control Law - Journal of the California State Bar Real Property Section
- AB3088 The 2020 COVID-19 Residential Eviction Laws
- Chart of which forms to use for AB3088 Compliance during COVID-19
- Commercial Lease forms AIR vs. CAR forms
- Persuasive Writing: Sentence Structure
- Persuasive Writing: Outlining Your Argument
- Persuasive Writing: Paragraphing for Lawyers
- Persuasive Writing: Problematic Words a Cheat Sheet
Bar Admissions
- California, 1989
- District of Columbia, 1996
- New York, 1998
Other Affiliations
- American Immigration Lawyers Association, 1998 - Present (Member)
- California Lawyer’s Association, Real Property Law Section Executive Committee, 2020 - Present (Executive Committee Member)
- Law Society of Ontario, Canada
- Law Society of British Columbia
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