Attorney Profiles
Paul Takakjian
Position: Partner
Born: Los Angeles, California, November 16, 1953
Admitted to State Bar: 1979, California; 1980, U.S. District Court, Central District of California
Education: University of California at Los Angeles (BA, cum laude, 1975); Loyola Marymount (JD, 1979)
Certifications: Former Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney (Certified Specialist, Criminal Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization)
Languages: French
Notable Cases: P. v. Tamborrino (1989) 215 Cal. App. 3d 575 263 Ca. RPTR. 731
Memberships: Los Angeles County Bar Association; State Bar of California, California Attorneys for Criminal Justice
Practice Areas: Criminal Law; DUI - DWI; Drug Crimes; Felonies; Homicide; Parole and Probation; Sexual Assault; Traffic Violations; Juvenile Law
Previous Positions: Instructor at California New Prosecutor's College, 1985.
CALIFORNIA STATE BAR CERTIFIED CRIMINAL LAW SPECIALIST; FORMER LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY; FORMER INSTRUCTOR FOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF'S ACADEMY AND CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL
Donald G. Sowers
Position: Partner
Born: Los Angeles, California, February 7, 1953
Admitted to State Bar: 1986, California; Practice in State Courts of California and “Federal” U.S. District Court, Central District of California
Previous Positions: Police Detective, Santa Monica Police Department, 1977-1986; Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney 1986 – 1989; Instructor at Criminal Laws of Arrest, Search & Seizure and Evidence at the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Academy, 1988 to present; Instructor at the Southwestern University School of Law Alumnus of the Year 2000; Former Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association Criminal Justice Section
Awards: Police Detective of the Year Award, Santa Monica, 1985
Memberships: Southwestern University School of Law Board of Trustees 1995 – 1999; Former Alumni and Student Bar Association President; Malibu, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations, Phi Alpha Delta, California Attorneys for Criminal Justice
Practice Areas: Criminal Law; DUI DWI; DMV; Drug Crimes; All Misdemeanors & Felonies; Homicide; Parole and Probation; Traffic Violations; Juvenile Law
FORMER POLICE DETECTIVE OF THE YEAR, FOR OVER 14 YEARS AN INSTRUCTOR AT THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF'S ACADEMY, LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND CHAIRMAN LOS ANGELES COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION CRIMINAL JUSTICE SECTION
Stephen David Sitkoff
Position: Partner
Born: Los Angeles, California, October 2, 1956
Admitted to State Bar: 1983, California; 1986, U.S. District Court, Central District of California
Education: University of California at Los Angeles (BA, 1978); Emmanuel College Law, Cambridge, England; Loyola Marymount University (JD, 1982)
Previous Positions:Commissioner, Los Angeles County Superior Court, 1994-1995; Deputy District Attorney, 1983-1994
Awards: Dean's Honor List, University of California at Los Angeles; Loyola Law School
Memberships: South Bay Bar Association; State Bar of California (Member, Executive Committee of Criminal Law Section); California Judges Association; Criminal Courts Bar Association. California Attorneys for Criminal Justice
Practice Areas: Criminal Law; DUI DWI; Drug Crimes; Felonies; Homicide; Parole and Probation; Sexual Assault; Traffic Violations; Juvenile Law
FORMER SUPERIOR COURT COMMISSIONER; FORMER L.A. COUNTY DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY; STATE BAR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SECTION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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