Stephen G. Hammers Bio
Stephen G. Hammers is the principal attorney at Hammers, PC, a business and litigation boutique firm, representing both local and international businesses in Southern California.
Mr. Hammers is a graduate of U.C. Berkeley (1987) and Loyola Law School (1991). He has 32 years’ experience in the areas of general business and real estate law and has tried cases to verdict in most State and Federal Courts of Southern California. Of these, a significant number have been jury verdicts rendered in favor of his clients. For a list of representative cases tried by Mr. Hammers, go to Verdicts and Settlements.
Mr. Hammers is an active member of the Los Angeles and Orange County Bar Associations. He regularly lectures on business and real estate issues, including varied topics in commercial and residential real estate. Mr. Hammers has been a guest speaker on the issues of Secured Transactions and Anti-Deficiency Legislation at the Southwestern Law School. He serves on the Board of Directors of Loyola Law School and is a member of its Juris Society. He has been a volunteer Judge Pro Tem for the Los Angeles Superior Court, and has volunteered as a judge in National Trial Advocacy Competitions.
Practice Areas: General business litigation including partnership disputes, governance, purchase and sale, derivative actions, trade secrets, business fraud, trust litigation. Real estate disputes including title, escrow, boundary issues, easements, landlord/tenant and brokerage.
Business Litigation:
Stephen has represented local and international businesses in a wide range of business disputes, from unfair competition and trade secret matters to commercial litigation and partnership disputes. He has counseled and defended directors and officers in shareholder derivative actions and employment litigation, as well as debtors and creditors in loan workouts and bankruptcy. His business clients have included National Banks, Fortune 500 Companies, local contractors and shop owners, commercial and residential brokerages.
Real Estate Litigation:
Stephen represents land owners, developers, commercial landlords and tenants in real estate matters. He has tried and arbitrated actions involving large scale development projects and smaller disputes between contractors and residential neighbors. While negotiation and resolution are always a primary goal in Stephen’s litigation practice, successful trial practice has consistently been a valuable tool in obtaining favorable settlements for his clients.
Bar Admission: 1991, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California
Law School: Loyola Law School, J.D., 1991.
Undergraduate: University of California, Berkeley, B.A., Liberal Arts/History, 1987.
Memberships: State Bar of California; Los Angeles County Bar Association (Real Property Section); Orange County Bar Association (Business Litigation and Real Property Sections); American Bar Association.
Activities: Los Angeles Superior Court, Judge Pro Tem, 2004-2007; Board of Directors, Loyola Law School, 2016-present; Juris Society, Loyola Law School, 2016-present.
Born: Los Angeles, California, January 10, 1965