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FORMER: POLICE DETECTIVE OF THE YEAR

CURRENT INSTRUCTOR AT THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF'S ACADEMY FOR TWENTY YEARS

FORMER LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY

FORMER CHAIRMAN LOS ANGELES COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION CRIMINAL JUSTICE SECTION

Position: Partner. Born Los Angeles, California, February 7, 1953; Police Detective, Santa Monica Police Department, 1977-1986. Recipient: Police Detective of the Year Award, Santa Monica, 1985. Admitted to the California Bar 1986, Practice in State Courts of California and Federal U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Former Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney 1986 1989. Instructor: Criminal Laws of Arrest, Search & Seizure and Evidence at the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Academy, 1987 to present. Southwestern University School of Law Alumnus of the Year 2000 - Member of the Southwestern University School of Law Board of Trustees 1995 1999 and Former Alumni and Student Bar Association President. Member: Malibu, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations, Phi Alpha Delta, California Attorneys for Criminal Justice. Former Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association Criminal Justice Section. PRACTICE AREAS: Criminal Law; DUI DWI; DMV; Drug Crimes; All Misdemeanors & Felonies; Homicide; Parole and Probation; Traffic Violations; Juvenile Law.

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Areas of Practice:
Drug Crimes
Criminal Law
DUI DWI
DMV
Misdemeanors & Felonies
Homicide
Parole and Probation
Traffic Violations
Juvenile Law
Bar Admissions:
California, 1986
U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1986
Education:
Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, California, 1985
J.D.


Moorpark College, Moorpark, California, 1983
A.S.


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Instructor, Laws of Arrest, Search and Seizure & Evidence, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Academy, 1987 - Present


Honors and Awards:
Detective of the Year Award, Santa Monica, Police Department, 1985


Southwestern University School of Law Alumnus of the Year, 2000


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Los Angeles, 1984 - 1997
Chairman of the Board


Southwestern University School of Law, 1982 - 1983
Student Bar Association, President


Southwestern University School of Law
Alumni Association, President


Southwestern University School of Law
Member, Board of Trustees


Malibu Bar Association
Member


Santa Monica Bar Association
Member


Los Angeles County Bar Association
Chairman, Executive Committee, Criminal Justice Section


American Bar Association
Member


Past Employment Positions:
Santa Monica Police Department, Police Detective, 1977 - 1986


Los Angeles County, Deputy District Attorney, 1986 - 1989


Fraternities/Sororities:
Phi Alpha Delta
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Los Angeles County
West Los Angeles (Main Office)
11845 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 1000
Los Angeles, CA 90064

Long Beach
211 E. Ocean Blvd., 2nd Floor
Long Beach, CA 90802

Pasadena
225 S. Lake Ave., 3rd Floor
Pasadena, CA 91101

Santa Clarita
27240 Turnberry Lane, Suite 200
Valencia, CA 91355

Torrance (South Bay)
21250 Hawthorne Blvd., Suite 500
Torrance, CA 90503

Woodland Hills
5850 Canoga Ave., 4th Floor
Woodland Hills, CA 91367

Orange County
Huntington Beach
7755 Center Avenue, 11th Floor
Huntington Beach, CA 92647

Irvine
19800 MacArthur Blvd., Suite 300
Irvine, CA 92612

Laguna Niguel
28202 Cabot Road, Suite 300
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677

Newport Beach
895 Dove Street, 3rd Floor
Newport Beach, CA 92660

Orange
333 City Blvd. West, 17th Floor
Orange, CA 92868

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The criminal defense lawyers at Takakjian, Sowers & Sitkoff, LLP, all former district attorneys, represent clients throughput Southern California, including Los Angeles County, Orange County, and the San Fernando Valley. Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Burbank, Culver City, Encino, Glendale, Long Beach, Marina Del Rey, Pasadena, Santa Clarita, Santa Monica, Sherman Oaks, Torrance, Valencia, Van Nuys, Venice, West Covina, Whittier and Woodland Hills. Orange County: Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach, Fullerton, Irvine, Laguna Niguel, La Palma, Newport Beach, Orange and Seal Beach.

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