Sullivan, Workman & Dee

800 Figueroa Street, 12th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90017View Map


 
Practice Areas:
General Civil Practice including Trial and Appellate Litigation. Eminent Domain, Land Use and Real Property, Real Estate, Commercial Real Estate, Buying or Selling Commercial Real Estate, Landlord and Tenant, Environmental, Construction Law, Employment, Discrimination, Disability Accommodation, Wrongful Termination, Sexual Harassment, Employment Contracts, Employee Benefits, Civil Rights, Business Law and Corporate Matters, Mergers, Partnerships, Closely Held Business, Small Business, Buying or Selling a Business, Starting a Business, Contracts, Joint Ventures, Limited Liability Companies, Human Resources, Commercial Leasing, Business Planning, Wills and Probate, Trust and Estate Planning, Elder Law, Personal Injury, Automobile Accidents, Dog Bites, Slip and Fall, Wrongful Death, Nursing Home Abuse, White Collar Crime, Buying or Selling a Home.
 
Firm Size: 15
 
PARTNERS
 
John J. Dee (1941-2003).
 
Charles D. Cummings (Partner) born Boise, Idaho, February 18, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, California. Education: Loyola University of Los Angeles (B.A., cum laude, 1971; J.D., cum laude, 1974). Member, Board of Governors, St. Thomas More Law Honor Society, 1973-1974. Member: Los Angeles County (Member, Real Property Section) and American Bar Associations; The State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Business Litigation; Real Estate Transactions.
 
Charles F. Callanan (Partner) born Washington, D.C., January 12, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, District of Columbia; 1979, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: Fordham College (B.A., 1964); Catholic University Law School (J.D., 1967). Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association; State Bar of California; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Corporations Law; Real Estate Law; Commercial Law.
 
Gary A. Kovacic (Partner) born Pasadena, California, November 16, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, California; 1977, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1978, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 1980, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., cum laude, 1973); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1976). Note and Comment Editor, Southwestern University Law Review, 1975-1976. Adjunct Professor, University of LaVerne, College of Law, 1987-1988. City of Arcadia, California: Planning Commissioner, 1984-1987; City Council Member, 1996-2006 and 2008—; Mayor, 1998-1999, 2000-2001 and 2004-2005. Speaker, American Planning Association: Zoning Institute, 1985; California Chapter Conference; National Planning Conference. Member: Los Angeles County (Member, 1986— and Chair, 1990-1992, Condemnation and Land Valuation Litigation Committee) and American (Member, Committee on Condemnation Law, 1978—) Bar Associations; The State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Eminent Domain Law; Zoning Law; Land Use Regulation Law; Environmental Law.
 
Joseph S. Dzida, Jr. (Partner) born Los Angeles, California, August 9, 1955; admitted to bar, 1979, California. Education: Loyola Marymount University (B.A., 1976); Loyola University of Los Angeles (J.D., 1979). Member, Board of Governors, Loyola Law School Alumni Association, 1987-1989. Member: Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations; The State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate Litigation.
 
Robert H. Rogers (Partner) born Angola, Indiana, March 19, 1955; admitted to bar, 1982, California; 1983, U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: St. Martin's College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1978); University of San Diego (J.D., 1982). Member: Los Angeles County and Federal Bar Associations; Harbor Bar Association; State Bar of California; Association of Business Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Construction Litigation; Employment Litigation.
 
D. Daniel Pranata (Partner) born Indonesia, March 15, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: Loyola Marymount University (B.A., 1998); Loyola Law School (J.D., 2001). Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Elder Law; Eminent Domain.
 
Karyn A. McCreary (Partner) born Los Angeles, California, April 27, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: Willamette University (B.A., 2000); University of Michigan (J.D., 2002). Member: Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Eminent Domain(50%, 20); Employment Law(30%, 15); Real Estate Litigation(10%, 5); Real Estate Transactions(5%, 3); Elder Law; Contracts; Litigation(5%, 3).
 
ASSOCIATES
 
Sherrill Tanibata (Senior Associate) admitted to bar, 1979, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1965); Loyola University, Los Angeles (J.D., 1979). Member, Loyola Law Review. Member: State Bar of California; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: General Business Law; Estate Planning Law; Real Property Law.
 
Theodore S. Khachaturian (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, California. Education: University of California, Irvine (B.A., Political Science, 2001); University of San Diego School of Law (J.D., 2005). Congressional Intern, James Rogan, Washington, D.C., 2004-2005.
 
OF COUNSEL
 
Henry G. Bodkin, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Los Angeles, California, December 8, 1921; admitted to bar, 1948, California; 1958, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Loyola University of Los Angeles (B.S., cum laude, 1943; J.D., 1948). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Chancery Club, 1965; President, 1990-1991. Member, 1972-1974; President, 1973-1974, Board of Water and Power Commissioners, City of Los Angeles. Regent, Marymount College 1962-1967. Trustee, Loyola-Marymount University, 1967-1991. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association (Member, Board of Trustees, 1968-1971); The State Bar of California (Member, Executive Committee, Conference of Delegates, 1968-1970). [Lt., U.S.N.R., 1943-1945; 1951-1953]. Practice Areas: Business Litigation.
 
Thomas E. O'Sullivan (Of Counsel) born Louisville, Kentucky, April 13, 1924; admitted to bar, 1955, California. Education: University of Southern California (B.S., 1949); Loyola University of Los Angeles (J.D., 1954). Revenue Agent, Internal Revenue Service, 1950-1955. Member: Los Angeles County, Beverly Hills and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Taxation Law; General Business Planning Law; Estate Planning Law; Probate Law.
 
Henry K. Workman (Of Counsel) born Los Angeles, California, February 5, 1926; admitted to bar, 1957, California. Education: University of Southern California (B.S., 1948); Loyola University of Los Angeles (LL.B., 1956). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations; The State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Civil Appeals; Condemnation Law; Probate; Trust Law.
 
Hodge L. Dolle, Jr. (Of Counsel) born 1934; admitted to bar, 1962, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1965, U.S. Supreme Court; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Southern California (B.S., 1954; J.D., 1961). Phi Delta Phi (Province President, Province XI, 1968-1975). Director, Legion Lex, 1966-1972; President, 1973-1974. Author: "Impending Condemnation and Stultification of Use," American Bar Association Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal, Vol. 3, No. 1, Spring, 1968; "Inverse Condemnation: The Property Owners Breach of Promise Remedy," Real Estate Review, Fall, 1979. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Member: Los Angeles County (Member, 1967— and Chairman, 1979-1980, Committee on Condemnation Law) and American (Member: Condemnation Law Committee, Section on Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, 1967—; Chairman, Section of Litigation, 1984-1986; Member, Committee on Condemnation, Zoning and Property Use Litigation, 1979—) Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Member, Committee on Condemnation, 1988-1993). (Also Member, Dolle and Dolle, Los Angeles, California). Practice Areas: Condemnation; Inverse Condemnation; Zoning Law; Land Use; Property Rights.
 
Roger M. Sullivan, (A Professional Corporation) (Of Counsel) born Los Angeles, California, October 27, 1926; admitted to bar, 1952, California. Education: Occidental College California; Loyola University of Los Angeles (J.D., 1952). Member, Chancery Club. Author: "Eminent Domain and Inverse Condemnation," Los Angeles Lawyer, January 1994; "Oakland v. The Raiders-Eminent Domain Law will Never be the Same," Probate and Property, 1984. Co-author: "Practical Aspects of Condemnation Proceedings," State Bar Conference of Barristers, 1953; "California Condemnation Practice," Continuing Education of the Bar, 1960. Advisor, Uniform Code Commission, Committee on Model Eminent Domain Code, 1973-1974. Lecturer, "Selected Problems in Condemnation Practice," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1981. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Member: Los Angeles County (Chairman, Committee on Condemnation Law and Procedure, 1970-1972) and American (Member, 1967— and Chairman, 1975-1977, Committee on Condemnation Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Member: Committee on Condemnation Law and Procedure, 1960-1968; Chairman, Committee on Condemnation, 1975-1976); American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Practice Areas: Eminent Domain Law; Land Use Regulation Law.
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