The Law Offices of Edward Z Kotkin

Specialties

The firm provides transactional and litigation services, with large firm skill and quality, but small firm dedication and value.

The firm represents (i) public agencies, officials, and private parties facing issues with government entities, and (ii) corporate and commercial entities.

The firm’s principal draws upon more than two decades of diverse experience with complex matters, often at the intersection between the public and private sectors. The firm’s practice is general, with a focus on areas including Corporate, Government, Commercial, Land Use & Real Estate, Solid Waste & Recycling, Licensing, Public Integrity and Ethics.

History

Established in 2011.

Mr. Kotkin was a deputy district attorney for eleven years and a contract city attorney, responsible for all aspects of a city’s representation, for eight and a half years. After leaving public employment in 2002, he managed his own law firm until 2005, joined a larger firm from 2005 – 2011, and returned to his own practice thereafter. During more than a decade in private practice, Mr. Kotkin has represented a variety of companies and individuals. His clients have included a Fortune 500 company, start-​up businesses, residential and commercial real estate developers, an institution of higher learning, a worldwide retail ready packaging company, contractors, government agencies and officials, and solid waste and recycling companies. He is «Of Counsel» to the law firm of Cummins & White, LLP in Newport Beach.

Meet the Business Owner

Edward K.

Business Owner

Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C. (1988 – 1991)

* Juris Doctor, May 1991

* Participant, Georgetown Criminal Justice Clinic, Maryland Division, 1990 – 1991

* Recipient, Greenfield Trial Practice Award, 1991

Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania (1984 – 1988)

* Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy, May 1988

* Participant, «One-​Year Program,» Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, 1986 – 1987

State Bar of California, Member Number 155 588, (1991-​Present)

State Bar of California, Special Master, (2004 to 2012) accompanied peace officers serving search warrants re evidence under the control of attorneys, physicians, psychotherapists and clergy

Orange County Bar Association Member (2005-​Present)

Orange County Bar Association Lawyer Referral & Information Service Panelist (2012-​Present)

Admitted to the United States District Court, Central District of California (2005-​Present)

Pro Bono General Counsel services provider to 501©(3) sports program for children with special needs