Julia Sylva
The Founder of the Firm, Julia Sylva, is rated “AV” by Martindale-Hubbell ((Very High to Preeminent in Ability and Ethics–Lawyer has reached the height of professional excellence and is recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity).
Julia Sylva was born in East Los Angeles and grew up in the City of Hawaiian Gardens, CA, located in Southern California, where she attended local grammar school, middle and high schools.
Ms. Sylva, a graduate of Loyola Law School (1983, scholarship recipient) and California State University, Long Beach, wherein she earned a B.A. in Political Science, with a minor in Public Administration (1978). She has practiced law in California since 1983.
Ms. Sylva is a member of the State Bar of California and is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States, the U.S. Court of Appeal, Ninth Circuit, and the U.S. District Court, Central District of California.
Ms. Sylva serves as Of Counsel to other firms in Southern California as needed for litigation support.
Public Policy Expertise
Julia Sylva is an accomplished professional due to the many opportunities and successes she has had in her long career in politics and the law. Her achievements and accomplishments are remarkable and outstanding.
Ms. Sylva’s political career began in 1976 when she elected to the City Council, City of Hawaiian Gardens. At the age of 20 years old; she is the youngest and first Latina elected to the City Council (Source: U.S. Conference of Mayors).
She brings over thirty (30) years’ experience as an elected public official and public policy-maker. She continues to be active in the community and works to maintain close working relationships with current and past elected public officials and policy makers. This level of expertise and access is helpful to many of her clients who seek to process land use entitlements and the granting of government contracts. On behalf of clients, she regularly attends due process hearings and meets and confers with staff and elected public officials.