Jonathan Smoller is a principal attorney in the firm’s Litigation Practice Group. He generally focuses his practice on real estate and business litigation. Jonathan has trial and arbitration experience in representing both individual and corporate clients in litigation involving commercial leases, residential purchase and sale agreements, title and related real property matters, accounting, construction law partnership/shareholder dispute and creditors’ rights in both state and federal courts.
While earning his B.A. from the University of California at Los Angeles, Jonathan served as Managing Editor for the UCLA Journal of Environmental Law & Policy.
Representative Matters
- Represented charter jet company involving a major dispute with Gulfstream jet owner
- Represented secured lenders in mechanic’s lien litigation involving Southern California condominium and hotel projects
- Defended major title insurance company in bad faith and mortgage fraud cases
- Defended NY real estate firm in commercial lease dispute with global fashion company
- Represented iconic American toy manufacturer in a lawsuit filed by Hollywood celebrity
- University of California Los Angeles School of Law (J.D.)
- University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., magna cum laude)
- California
- California State Bar Association, Member
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, Member
- Rotary Club of Downtown Los Angeles, Member and Past President
