Stephen Warren Solomon

Stephen Warren Solomon

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Solomon, Saltsman & Jamieson

Land Use Planning - Liquor Law Lawyers in Playa Del Rey, CA in Playa Del Rey, CA

Playa Del Rey, CA800-405-4222
Land Use Planning - Liquor LawAdministrative/Governmental RelationsAppellate LawConstitutional LawCivil Litigation - Business, Personal Injury, Products Liability and MalpracticeGaming

About Stephen Warren Solomon

Honors & Awards: 2004 Super Lawyer, Los Angeles Magazine, February 2004 Media 2012 Winner Los Angeles EMMY Awards Academy of Television, Arts & Science, Cheap Eats 2012 Nominee Los Angeles EMMY Awards Academy of Television, Arts & Science, Cheap Eat 2011 Presenter Los Angeles Area EMMY Awards Academy of Television, Arts & Science Television Co-host and Co-creator, "Cheap Eats"™ 2009 to date - Channels 16 & 36 Star Award Winner #2 - Cheap Eats - SCAN NATOA 2012 - Magazine Television Co-creator, Co-producer, Co-host "Legal Help Live" 2005 to date - Channels 16 & 36 and 30 others Star Award Winner #2 - Legal Help Live - SCAN NATOA 2011 - Talk Star Award Winner #3 - Legal Help Live - SCAN NATOA 2008 - Talk Star Award Winner #2 - Legal Help Live - SCAN NATOA 2006 - Talk Television Co-host "It' Your Call" - homeless issues in Southern California 2007, 2008 - Channels 16 & 36 Television Co-host "Get Out" - fun things to do in Santa Monica 2008 - Channel 16 Radio Talk Show Host for "Legal Help Live" 2000 to 2006 - KRLA Radio AM 870 Published Works: Recent Articles "Temporary Judges: Critical Asset During Budget Crisis" - Daily Journal, Co-Author, Sept. 2012 "In a State of Denial About Pot?" - Los Angeles Business Journal, Co-Author, Feb. 6, 2012 "No Indian Casinos in Los Angeles County? Why Not?" - Indian Country Today, Co-Author, November 22, 2011 "Letting the Genie Out of the Bottle?" Indian Intrastate Internet Gaming - Indian Country Today, Co-Author, January 7, 2011. "Is it an Elephant or a Mouse?" - 2010 Los Angeles Daily Journal, Co-Author "Identity Swap: California and Amsterdam” - Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2009 Co-Author “Into the Cookie Jar” - 2009 Los Angeles Daily Journal, Co-Author “Indian Casino Liquor: Licensing Impacted by Anti-Indian Forces” – 2006 Indian Country, Co-Author “The Wal-Mart Way - The Nation's Largest Retailer Should Inspire Respect Instead of Animosity” – 2006 Los Angeles Business Journal, Co-Author “Extreme Makeover: Identity Upgrades” – 2006 Los Angeles Daily Journal, Co-Author “Who's the Judge? Or, How Those Backroom Decisions Are Made” – 2004 California Beverage News, Co-Author “Sovereign Indian Nations and California’s ABC” - Nov 5, 2003 Indian Country, Co-Author “Native American Nations Should Set Their Own Liquor-Licensing Rules” – 2003 Los Angeles Journal, Co-Author Awards and Honors Honors 2013 Super Lawyer, Los Angeles Magazine February, 2013 2012 Super Lawyer, Los Angeles Magazine February, 2012 2011 Super Lawyer, Los Angeles Magazine February, Gaming Law, 2011 2010 Super Lawyer, Los Angeles Magazine February, 2010 2009 Super Lawyer, Los Angeles Magazine, New York Times and Corporate Counsel Magazine, February, 2009 2008 Super Lawyer, Los Angeles Magazine & New York Times, February, 2008 2007 Super Lawyer, Los Angeles Magazine, February, 2007 2006 Super Lawyer, Los Angeles Magazine, February, 2006 2005 Super Lawyer, Los Angeles Magazine, February, 2005 2004 Super Lawyer, Los Angeles Magazine, February, 2004 Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum®, The Top Trial Lawyers in America® Rated 'AV® Preeminent™' By Martindale-Hubbell, The Highest Rating Available for Legal Ability and General Ethics Certificate of Appreciation - Los Angeles Superior Court Temporary Judge Program, 2009 Certificate of Appreciation - Los Angeles Superior Court Temporary Judge Program, 2010 Certificate of Appreciation - Los Angeles Superior Court Temporary Judge Program, 2011 Certificate of Appreciation - Los Angeles Superior Court Temporary Judge Program, 2012 2012 Winner Los Angeles EMMY Awards Academy of Television, Arts & Science, Cheap Eats 2012 Nominee Los Angeles EMMY Awards Academy of Television, Arts & Science, Cheap Eats Profiled in Southern California's Top Rated Lawyers Edition(S), 2012 - 2013

Education

Legal Education

  • University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law, Los Angeles, California, 1964
  • J.D.
  • Honors: Winner, First Year Moot Court Program
  • Law Review: UCLA Law Review

Non Legal Education

  • University of California, Los Angeles, California, 1961
  • B.A.
  • Honors: With Honors
  • Major: Economics and Political Science, Specialization in Local Government

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Managing Partner

Classes and Seminars

  • Instructor, Labor Relations, UCLA Extension
  • Instructor, International Association of Chiefs of Police
  • Lecturer, ABC Law and Land Use Planning Seminars, 1994 - 2000
  • Speaker, 19th Annual State Convention, "How to Survive in Business Under the New ABC Statutes and Land-Use Planning", California State Package Store & Tavern Owners Association, 1995
  • Speaker, "Liability and Responsibility", Valley for Responsible Beverage Service, 1995
  • Speaker, How to Select a Qualified Attorney, Projustice Summit, 1996
  • Speaker, Legal Rights Seminar, San Bernardino, CA, 1996
  • Speaker, "Understanding the Laws, Rules and Regulations of the ABC and Growing Problem with Use Permits", Business Opportunity Council of California, 1996
  • Speaker, "Zoning and Use Permits by Cities and Counties to Regulate or Abolish Retailing of Alcoholic Beverages", National Association of Beverage Retailer Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1996
  • Speaker, "Protect Your Business form Police and Decoy Stings", California Grocers Association, Retail Food Industry Show, 1996
  • Speaker, "The Trips & Traps of Alcoholic Beverage License Ownership", Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals, LA Chapter, September Meeting, 2007

Published Works

Articles

  • "Help! What Can Be Done to Make Applying For a License Fair?", Co-Author, California Beverage News, Vol. LXVIII, No.5, May 2004
  • "Tobacco Boondoggle, Now You'll Need a License to Sell a Cigarette", Co-Author, California Beverage News, Vol. LXVIII, No.4, April 2004
  • "Here Comes the Judge, When Does a Licensee Get to See a Real Judge?", Co-Author, California Beverage News, Vol. LXVIII, No.3, March 2004
  • "Who's the Judge? Or, How Those Backroom Decisions are Made", Co-Author, California Beverage News, Vol. LXVIII, No.2, February 2004
  • "Sue the Minor and Parents of the Minor Who Uses False ID to Buy Alcohol", Co-Author, California Beverage News, Vol. LXVIII, No.1, January 2004
  • "Playing "Who's the Buyer"", Co-Author, California Beverage News, Vol. LXVII, No.12, December 2003
  • "Serving the Obviously Intoxicated, Can You Be Sued For Serving That Drunk?", Co-Author, California Beverage News, Vol. LXVII, No.11, November 2003
  • "Is Organized Crime Buying ABC Licenses?", Co-Author, California Beverage News, Vol. LXVII, No.10, October 2003
  • "What To Do When You Get A "309" Letter From The ABC", Co-Author, California Beverage News, Vol. LXVII, No.9, September 2003
  • "Alcopops, Malternatives and Flavored Coolers: The ABC's of Kiddy Alcohol", Co-Author, California Beverage News, Vol. LXVII, No.8, August 2003
  • "Thirty-Two Questions on Buying a Hospitality Business", Co-Author, California Beverage News, Vol. LXVII, No.7, July 2003
  • "Alcohol Problem - Native American Nations Should Set Their Own Liquor-Licensing Rules", Co-Author, Los Angeles Daily Journal, Wednesday, June 18, 2003 pg.6
  • "Sovereign Indian Nations and the ABC", Co-Author, California Beverage News, Vol.LXVII,No.6, June 2003
  • "Lost in the Application Maze", Co-Author, California Beverage News, Vol.LXVII,No.5, May 2003
  • "Narcotics Paraphernalia: The New ABC Dragnet", Co-Author, California Beverage News, Vol.LXVII, No.4; April 2003
  • "Pleading Your License Away", Co-Author, California Beverage News, Vol.LXVII, No.3; March 2003
  • "ABC Appeals Board: Court of Last Resort", Co-Author, California Beverage News, Vol.LXVII, No.2; February 2003
  • "Conditional Use Permits and ABC Licenses", Co-Author, California Beverage News, Vol. LXVII, No. 1; January 2003
  • "The World of False Identification", Co-Author, California Beverage News, Vol. LXVI, No. 12; December 2002
  • "Minor Decoys: Multiple Liabilities", Co-Author, California Beverage News, Vol. LXVI, No. 11; November 2002
  • "Consultants as Counselors", Co-Author, California Beverage News, Vol. LXVI, No. 10; October 2002
  • "Judges Should Not Permit Consultants to Practice Law", Co-Author, Los Angeles Daily Journal, Vol. 115, NO. 132
  • "Judging the Judges", A Study of the Administrative Law Judges of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
  • California Forms of Pleading and Practice, "Alcoholic Beverage Licensing," (Co-Editorial Consultant), Matthew Bender, Chapter 18, 1996
  • "Los Angeles Liquor Retailers' Struggle with Local Politicians & Morality Issues", LIT No. 5, 6 & 7, Beverage Bulletin, Part I 5/95, Part II, 6/95, Part III, 7/95
  • "Los Angeles Riot of 1992, Earthquake of 1994, Nude Entertainment, Local Politics and Moralities", 1994-1995 Article
  • Annual Updates, ABC Licensee Handbook
  • “Judges Should Not Permit Consultants to Practice Law” Los Angeles Daily Journal, Co-Author, 2012

Bar Admissions

  • California, 1964
  • U.S. District Court Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of California
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court

Other Affiliations

  • UCLA (Coaches Roundtable)
  • UC Santa Barbara (Chancellor Associates, Past Member)
  • UCLA (Chancellor Associates, Past Member)
  • Windward High School (Past Member, Board of Trustees)
  • Crossroads High School (Past Member, Board of Trustees)
  • Malibu Justice Court (Judge Pro Tem)
  • L.A. Municipal Court (Judge Pro Tem)
  • Pepperdine Law School Moot Court Program (Judge)
  • UCLA Law School: Judge, Moot Court Program
  • Administration Bar Association (Past President)
  • Long Beach Police Honorary Association (Member)
  • Intertribal Court of Southern California Bar Association (Member)
  • Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice
  • American Bar Association
  • California Indian Law Association
  • Certificate of Appreciation - Los Angeles Superior Court Temporary Judge Program, 2011
  • Certificate of Appreciation - Los Angeles Superior Court Temporary Judge Program, 2010
  • Certificate of Appreciation - Los Angeles Superior Court Temporary Judge Program, 2009
  • Committee on Beverage Alcohol Practice
  • Eagle & Badge Foundation (Life Member)
  • Long Beach Police Officers Honorary Association
  • UC Santa Barbara Chancellor Associates (Past Member)
  • UCLA Coaches Roundtable
  • UCLA Chancellor Associates (Past Member)

Attorney Details

Full NameStephen Warren Solomon
FirmSolomon, Saltsman & Jamieson
Address426 Culver Boulevard, Playa Del Rey, CA 90293
Phone800-405-4222
Phone310-822-3512
Websitewww.ssjlaw.com
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