Halling + Sokol LLP
23586 Calabasas Road,
Suite 200
Calabasas, CA 91302

Telephone:
(818) 222-4994
(310) 277-2080

Fax:
(818) 222-4995
(310) 277-2084
 

 

The firm's offices are located in Calabasas, California, an upscale community straddling the Santa Monica Mountains between the southwestern edge of the San Fernando Valley and Malibu.  Our offices are just outside the Los Angeles City limits and enjoy easy access to Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego Counties.


NEWS

It was truly an honor to lend our support to the Providence Saint Joseph Foundation's "Passport to Europe" gala, which was held on November 29, 2009 at the Universal Studios Hollywood Globe Theater. We extend our heartfelt congratulations to the Foundation for this event, and to this year's honorees, for their dedication and commitment to the Hycy and Howard Hill Neuroscience Institute and the endowment fund for the Roy and Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center.

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Steven A. Sokol, in his capacity as a Master Instructor accredited by the California Association of REALTORS® (C.A.R.), teaches several courses presented through Professional Realty Institute (PRI). As part of its Real Estate Masters program, Mr. Sokol is principal co-author of and regularly teaches the "Probate and the Foreclosure Process" course. Future presentation dates are being scheduled. As part of the Graduate REALTOR® Institute program, Steven is also principal co-author of and teaches a course entitled "Legal Issues." Future presentation dates are being scheduled.

At the request of the California Community College Real Estate Education Center, Mr. Sokol gave a presentation at the California Real Estate Educators' Conference, held in San Francisco on April 25th entitled "Real Estate in Troubled Times: Short Sales, Foreclosures, Bankruptcy & Tax Effects."


CLIENT ALERTS

A recent case holds that service providers may not change their terms of service by merely posting a revised contract on their website, without otherwise notifying customers.  CLICK HERE for more information.

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Class action lawsuits for unpaid overtime wages on the rise.  CLICK HERE for more information.

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Recent decisions hold that arbitration awards are not reviewable for errors of law or defective reasoning.  CLICK HERE for more information.

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California Supreme Court holds some arbitration awards may be appealed for legal errors.  CLICK HERE for more information.

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New Rules for Commercial Landlords: Disposing of Personal Property Left on the Premises After Termination of Tenancy.  CLICK HERE for more information.

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Estate Planning: Changes in Federal Estate and Gift Tax.  CLICK HERE for more information.

 

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