Tim Harris

Tim Harris, an equity partner in the Firm, has successfully defended lawyers, directors, officers, appraisers, architects and other professionals since 1982. He also handles employment and business litigation, and directs the Employment Litigation Department. The Firm represents management in all aspects of employment litigation. He has defended directors, officers and third parties against claims brought by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and RTC.

 

He has been rated a Superlawyer and obtained one of the “Top 50” jury verdicts in California in 2019.

 

Mr. Harris has appeared in state and federal courts, before the American Arbitration Association and the International Chamber of Commerce.

 

Born in Yakima, Washington, Mr. Harris received his Bachelor of Arts degree, with distinction, from the University of Washington in 1975, and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law in 1978, where he was Articles Editor and a member of the Board of Editors of the UCLA Law Review. Mr. Harris is a member of the State Bar of California, and is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for all California Districts, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

 

Mr. Harris is the author of several articles including “Selection and Presentation of Evidence At Trial,” (2005); “The Business Judgment Rule For Officers, Directors and General Partners,” (2003); “The Requirement of Expert Testimony In Appraisal Litigation,” The Appraisal Journal (1992); and “Business Decisions” (2010).