Steve Burton was born and raised in Los Angeles and has lived here his entire life. He graduated from UCLA in 1976 with a B.S. in Economics. He then attended Southwestern University School of Law, receiving his law degree in May 1980, and then was admitted to the California Bar in December 1980. After working as an associate in the law firm of Lang & Suttle for three years, he and John Speciale began their own practice in January 1984 and have been partners ever since. Mr. Burton’s practice focuses primarily in the area of business, real estate, construction and commercial matters, both litigation and transactional. His clients vary widely, but mostly are small to medium size businesses that require a general outside counsel with a strong background in litigation as well as catering to the client’s transactional needs. Mr. Burton’s clients have included real estate developers, contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers, design professionals, real estate brokers and agents, private lenders, escrow companies, aeronautic engineering and design firm, film and video production companies, pension plan administration firms, industrial design firms, scrap metal companies, graphic arts companies, advertising and marketing firms, distributors, channel marketing companies, film and television writers and producers, daycare and assisted living facilities, accountants, attorneys, physicians and professional bicycle racing teams. Mr. Burton has wide litigation experience in real estate, business, construction cases, in Federal, State and bankruptcy courts. This litigation experience extends to: