Practice Areas - Business Litigation
- Real Estate Litigation
- Construction Litigation
- Governmental
- Environmental
- Land Use
| - Entitlement
- Condemnation
- Probate
- Trust Administration
- Conservatorship
- Appellate Practice
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| University | University of California at Berkeley, B.A., 1976 |
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| Law School | Southwestern University, J.D., 1979 |
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| Admitted | 1979, California; 1982, U.S. Tax Court; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Central Districts of California |
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| Memberships | San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Member, Executive Committee, Probate and Trust Sections, 1995-1997). |
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| Born | Los Angeles, California, April 17, 1955 |
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| Biography | James C. Fedalen is a partner at the firm and has achieved the highest rating for legal ability in Martindale-Hubbell with 30 years of legal experience. He focuses his practice on litigation and arbitration and has served as an arbitrator with the Los Angeles County Bar Association and as Deputy City Attorney Litigation Counsel for both Desert Hot Springs and Cathedral Cities in California. He acted as Special Litigation Counsel for the Inland Valley Development Agency, the City of San Bernardino, and the San Bernardino International Airport Authority, and Special Counsel for the City of Victorville. In addition to litigating and arbitrating cases, Mr. Fedalen lectures about Real Estate and Business law at California State University at Northridge and California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, California. He has also served as a Judge Pro Tem with the Los Angeles Superior and Municipal Courts. Special Litigation Counsel, Inland Valley Development Agency. Special Litigation Counsel, City of San Bernardino. Panel Attorney, Los Angeles County Superior Court Probate Volunteer Panel, 1984-1997. Member, Tri-County Government Attorneys Association, 1997-2000. Football Coach, High School. Board Member, West Hills Property Owners Association, 1986-1992.
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| Reported Cases | Friends of Mammoth, et al. v. Town of Mammoth Lakes, 82 Cal. App. 4th 511, 2000; Cathedral City Public Safety Management Assoc. v. City of Cathedral City, 72 Cal. App. 4th 821, rev. den., ord. depub., 1999; Warren v. Merrill, 143 Cal. App. 4th, 1996; Niesner v. Kusch, 186 Cal. App. 3d 291, 1986; Tokidoki, LLC v. Fortune Dynamic, Inc., 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 65665 (C.D. Cal. Jul. 28, 2009), Fortune Dynamic, Inc. v. Victoria's Secret Stores Brand Management, Inc., 618 F.3d 1025 (9th Cir. 2010). |
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| ISLN | 907495022 |
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