THE VIRTUES OF A PERSONAL APPROACH TO PRACTICE

Schwartz Semerdjian Haile Ballard & Cauley LLP is an AV rated law firm that caters to California business.  The Firm represents businesses and individuals across a wide spectrum of specialized practice areas.  The Firm provides the legal skills, litigation experience and support found in a large firm with a personal approach found only in small firms.

Schwartz Semerdjian Haile Ballard & Cauley LLP was founded upon the knowledge and background of its lawyers.   The Firm's litigators have extensive trial experience, including jury and court trials in both state and federal courts, NASD arbitrations, judicial and non-judicial arbitrations, and alternate dispute resolution.  The Firm's transactional attorneys have a breadth of experience in traditional and complex business counseling, real estate matters as well as estate planning.

Latest News

Dick Semerdjian has been elected Vice-Chair of the American Bar Association Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) in February 2010. [read more]

Dick Semerdjian has been named in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice, in the specialty of Personal Injury Litigation. [read more]

Dick Semerdjian has been re-appointed as the Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section Liaison to the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Judicial Independence for the 2009-2010 term. In June 2009, Dick was named a Southern California Super Lawyer in the practice area of business litigation for the third straight year.  [read more]

Ross Schwartz was selected by The San Diego Daily Transcript as one of 10 noteworthy San Diego County attorneys to be listed under “The Transcript 10” for 2007, which showcases an eclectic mix of practices [read more]

James R. Ballard was honored with an Outstanding Trial Attorney Award from the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego in October 2008.

Sarah Brite Evans was named a Top 40 Under 40, San Diego Brightest Young Leaders, by the San Diego Metropolitan Magazine in September 2008.