Atty. Kurt L. Schmalz
Kurt Schmalz, a litigator and trial attorney with over 30 years of experience in federal and state courts and arbitrations, resolves complicated business disputes for corporations, shareholders, professionals and individuals. Clients appreciate his steady guidance through the often chaotic and challenging maze of litigation, from the onset of a dispute through trial and appeal, as necessary.
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Kurt L. Schmalz is a Shareholder based in Los Angeles, California. They have 43+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1983. Their practice focuses on employment, business, real estate, partnership disputes, and estate litigation. Admitted to practice in California (1983) and U.S. Supreme Court U.S. District Court, Central, Northern, Eastern and Southern Districts of Califor (1995). Educated at Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1983) and Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1978). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Active member of Los Angeles County and Beverly Hills Bar Associations. Serands clients in Los Angeles, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Kurt Schmalz, a litigator and trial attorney with over 30 years of experience in federal and state courts and arbitrations, resolves complicated business disputes for corporations, shareholders, professionals and individuals
- Clients appreciate his steady guidance through the often chaotic and challenging maze of litigation, from the onset of a dispute through trial and appeal, as necessary
- Mr. Schmalz takes a thoughtful approach to planning and implementing a case strategy
- His experience has demonstrated to him that, with an appropriate strategy effectively executed, many difficult cases can be managed, tried and successfully resolved without plunging the client into an expensive and sometimes wasteful litigation “war.” In recent cases, Mr. Schmalz won a jury verdict and judgment exceeding $4.1 million in a breach of contract dispute on behalf of an attorney client
- won a $2.4 million arbitration award for a member of a real estate development joint venture in a dispute with his partner
- and, obtained a permanent injunction, following trial, preventing an Orange County city from tearing down a resident’s retaining wall and stopping his construction project.Mr
- Schmalz has a successful appellate practice
- He has argued cases to the California and Utah Supreme Courts and is a member of the U.S
- Supreme Court Bar
- Mr. Schmalz has served as lead counsel in both trial court and appellate court in three published decisions: El-Attar v
- Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, 56 Cal.4th 976 (California Supreme Court 2013)
- American Airlines, Inc. v
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, et al., 96 Cal
- App. 4th 1017 (2002)
- and, Cathco
- Inc. v
- Valentiner. etc., 944 P2d 365 (Utah Supreme Court 1997)
- In addition to his successful law practice, Mr. Schmalz is committed to community service
- He served as an elected member of the Redondo Beach City Council and has earned awards for his volunteer work for the Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce, Constitutional Rights Foundation and the Redondo Beach Unified School District
- Mr. Schmalz believes his experience as an elected public official and community volunteer benefits his law practice by providing him with a unique perspective on how to solve difficult problems and reach a consensus in hotly contested matters
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Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Kurt L. Schmalz handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
Kurt L. Schmalz is one of 169,120 employment attorneys indexed nationally. Browse employment attorneys in California →
Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
Kurt L. Schmalz is one of 501,317 business attorneys indexed nationally. Browse business attorneys in California →
Real estate attorneys handle home purchases, sales, commercial transactions, title disputes, and landlord-tenant matters.
Kurt L. Schmalz is one of 316,149 real estate attorneys indexed nationally. Browse real estate attorneys in California →
Kurt L. Schmalz is one of 1,569 partnership disputes attorneys indexed nationally. Browse partnership disputes attorneys in California →
Kurt L. Schmalz is one of 20,023 estate litigation attorneys indexed nationally. Browse estate litigation attorneys in California →
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Why local counsel matters in California
Practicing law in California. Legal matters in California are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Los Angeles are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate California state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in California brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in California courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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