LAW PRACTICE BACKGROUND

LAW OFFICE OF STEVEN SOLOMON
319 West Portal Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94127
Tel: (415) 682-2454
Fax: (415) 664-5161
Info@ConsumerWarrior.com

Steven has nurtured a consumer protection law practice since 1985. He graduated from Golden Gate University Law School in May, 1984, and passed the summer bar exam. Steven was admitted to practice before all California state courts, the federal Northern District of California, the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and in 1994, the United States Supreme Court.

During his first year, Steven handled a variety of civil, criminal defense, juvenile law, and appellate cases, and was special counsel to the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture defending a constitutional challenge to Forest Service regulations over houseboat permits on Lake Shasta.

In 1986, Steven turned his focus to consumer disputes of individuals and small businesses involving breach of warranty ("Lemon Law"), credit, employment, building contractors, fraud, and breach of contract. Steven obtained two of California's largest Lemon Law judgments for physically disabled clients.

Steven had eight published appellate decisions out of almost 50 appeals he handled, including precedents affecting the rights of those involuntarily committed to mental institutions and the rights of de facto parents in juvenile dependency proceedings. (In re Elsie Smith (1986) 187 Cal.App.3d 903; In re Andre G. (1989) 210 Cal.App.3d 62; In re Rachael C. (1991) 235 Cal.App.3d 1445; and In re Matthew C. (1993) 6 Cal.4th 386.)

For over 10 years , Steven was a court-appointed judicial arbitrator, deciding over 30 disputes involving contracts, employment, legal malpractice, and injuries. On Oct. 14, 1995, the San Francisco Chronicle spotlighted Steve's decision in the civil rights claim of an African-American homecoming queen. From 2000 to 2002, Steven presided as a small claims court judge.

Steven has published articles in legal journals, and in January, 1995, he was quoted in a Smart Money magazine article on Lemon Laws. He was also quoted in an August, 1998 New York Times article about gag clauses in Lemon Law settlement agreements. One of Steven's cases, involving rental car companies' sale of salvaged cars, was featured in a 2002 Consumer Reports issue & broadcast that year on both local and national NBC news' shows.

Steven's law practice was highlighted in the Spring, 1995 Santa Clara County Bar Association journal. Steve's cases have been featured on KGO TV Channel 7 News' "7 On Your Side" and KRON's "Contact 4" consumer advocacy segments. Since 1994, Steven has been invited to testify before the California Legislature on the Lemon Law and other consumer laws, where he testified and consulted with legislative staff.

Contact Steven at (415) 682-2454 or email us at Info@ConsumerWarrior.com.