Attorney Profiles

Levik Yarian

EDUCATION

• Southwester University School of Law, Los Angeles, Juris Doctor – May 2000
  Oralist Semi-Finalist in Intramural Moot Court Competition (1998)
  Moot Court Honors Program Member (1998-1999)
  Moot Court Nationals Competition (1999)
  Moot Court Jessup Competition (1999), Regional First Place Oralist, First Place Team
  Moot Court, Invited for membership, (1999-2000.)
  Law Journal Honors Program, Invited for membership (1999-2000.)
• California State University, Los Angeles, 1996
  Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice
  Minor, Pre-law
  Magna Cum Laude
• Glendale Community College, Glendale1994
  A.A Administration of Justice           

LICENSES

California State Bar
Great Britain Bar; Pending

EXPERIENCE

Yarian & Patatanyan LLP, 2004-present
Full Service Law Firm Specializing in Business and Civil Litigation

Los Angeles County, 2001-present
Trial Attorney

Glendale Computer Center, 2002-present
Attorney Consultant

International Career Development Center, 2003-2004
Instructor of Criminal Law, Legal Writing, Civil Procedure, Employment Law

Platt College, Winter 2002
Instructor of Criminal Law and Constitutional Criminal Procedure

Law School Masters, 2000-2002
Instructor of Legal Writing, Civil Procedure, Wills and Trusts, and Torts

Bonne, Bridges, O’Keefe, Mueller & Nichols, 2001-2002
Attorney, Practiced Medical Mal-practice and Products Liability, Argued motions, Conducted depositions, Interviewed clients and expert witnesses, Formulated and planned discovery in the course of litigation, Assisted senior attorneys in preparation for trial.

Glenoaks Legal Center, Summer 2000
Attorney, Prepared appellate-briefs for asylum cases, Represented clients in business and partnership disputes, Drafted contracts, Handled forfeiture cases by the Department of Justice

District Attorney's Office, Alhambra, Spring 2000
Extern, Conducted preliminary hearings, researched and drafted recommendations on evidentiary issues, Interviewed witnesses, Assisted senior attorneys in preparation for trial

United States Bankruptcy Court, Honorable Ellen Carroll, Fall-1999
Extern, researched and drafted recommendations on bankruptcy issues and reaffirmation agreements

Professor Joan C. Bohl, Southwestern Univ. School of Law, Fall-1999  
Research assistant, researched issues on grandparent visitation rights

Professor Marin Scordato, Southwestern Univ. School of Law, Spring 1999               
Research assistant, researched issues regarding the First Amendment

Alternate Pupblic Defender's Office, Los Angeles, Summer 1998
Researched and drafted motions to exclude evidence, interviewed clients, prepared Habeas Corpus briefs

LANGUAGES

Fluent Armenian; Fluent Farsi           

Allen Patatanyan, Esq.

EDUCATION     

• Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, California
  Juris Doctor, May 2000 – Magna Cum Laude
  • Exceptional Achievement Award in Legal Research & Writing, Criminal Law, and Constitutional Law,
  • Southwestern University Law Review
    • Staff Member, 1998-1999
    • Notes & Comments Editor, 1999-2000
    • The Blue Book Award for outstanding editing
    • Note, The Fifth Amendment and Fear of Foreign Prosecution: United States v. Balsys, 29 Southwestern University Law Review 201 (1999)
  • Moot Court Honors Program, Writer 1998-1999
    • 1999 Philip C. Jessup International Law Competition-1st place team; 5th place brief      
• California State University, Northridge, California 
  Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, June 1997

EXPERIENCE    

Partner, July 2004-present
Yarian & Patatanyan LLP, Glendale, California
Full Service Law Firm Specializing in Business and Civil Litigation       

Associate, October 2000 – July 2004  
O’Melveny & Myers, LLP, Los Angeles
Business & Civil Litigation

Summer Associate, Summer 1999
O’Melveny & Myers, LLP, Los Angeles  

Research Assistant, Spring 1999
Professor Marin R. Scordato, Southwestern University School of Law Researched the different rationales justifying the First Amendment freedom of speech and expression                                          

Extern, Fall 1998                                    
Honorable Edward Rafeedie, Senior United States District Court Judge, Central District of California, Los Angeles
Researched and drafted reports and recommendations to the Judge regarding petitions for Writ of Habeas Corpus and motions in civil litigation       
                
Law Clerk, Summer 1998 
Judge Ralph D.H. Fertig, Humanitarian Law Project, Los Angeles
Researched constitutional law issues in the 1996 Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act; researched and co-authored article, U.S. Arms Trade With Turkey Violates Domestic and International Law-Contributing to the Genocide of the Kurds (presented in Geneva Convention and Lausanne Conference in Switzerland)

Research Assistant, Summer 1998
Associate Dean Christopher Cameron, Southwestern University School of Law
Researched the possibility of salary discrimination in Major League Baseball; researched the potential consequences of raising the minimum  age requirement for receiving Social Security benefits  
                  
College Intern, Spring 1996
Honorable Richard Kolostian, Los Angeles Superior Court, Van Nuys
  
LANGUAGES      

Fluent Armenian, Conversational Russian

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES    

Coach, Marshal High School Mock Trial Team, 2002-2003;
Coach, Teen Basketball Team, Armenian General Athletic Union and Scouts, 1996-1997;
Tutor, assisted new high school immigrant students with English language skills, Fall 1994;