Steven Platt

 
Steven Platt was a summer associate with the firm during law school, and he joined the firm full-time in 2006. He is a member of the firm’s Litigation and Trusts & Estates departments.
 
Some of Mr. Platt’s representative litigation matters include:

  • Serving as sole counsel for former CEO of non-profit agency in a jury trial involving employment, contract, and fiduciary duty claims.
  • Defending dozens of ADA and Unruh Act cases in state and federal court for private and public entities, including class action and multi-plaintiff lawsuits.
  • Representing clients in matters involving trade secret misappropriation, construction defects, and various real property claims.
  • Defending employers in a variety of matters, including wrongful termination and employment discrimination claims.
  • Defending pharmaceutical and agricultural companies in mass product liability cases.
  • Representing landlords in significant unlawful detainer matters.

 
Mr. Platt’s representative estate planning, administration, and litigation matters include:

  • Drafting wills, trusts, and related estate planning documents.
  • Assisting individuals in gift and estate tax planning, and in preparing estate tax returns.
  • Representing institutional and individual trustees in trust administration proceedings and in a variety of trust petitions, including accounting petitions, modification petitions, petitions for instruction, and petitions for approval of various trustee actions.
  • Representing conservators in conservatorship proceedings.
  • Advising clients on the administration of unique assets, including digital assets and genetic material.

 
Mr. Platt has been selected as a Super Lawyers Southern California Rising Star numerous times. He enjoys hiking, traveling, and visiting art museums in his spare time.

 

EDUCATION

• University of California, Irvine B.A. in Political Science, minor in Spanish, 2003, President of the Associated Student Body, Pi Sigma Alpha Founder’s Award for Outstanding Senior in Political Science, Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity
• University of California, Davis J.D., 2006, Managing Editor, U.C. Davis Law Review, National Mock Trial Team, Order of the Barristers