Steven A. Sokol is a practicing attorney in Calabasas, California.  His firm, Halling + Sokol LLP, practices primarily in the areas of transactions and litigation involving real estate and business matters.  He is a member of the American Bar Association, the State Bar of California, the Association of Real Estate Attorneys, and other professional organizations.  He is a Master Instructor with the California Association of REALTORS®.  Steven received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Juris Doctorate degree from Southwestern University School of Law.  He has authored a number of Department of Real Estate approved continuing education programs for C.A.R. and other books and articles for the real estate community.  He also serves as an arbitrator and mediator in real estate and business disputes.  Steven was formerly Associate General Counsel of the California Association of REALTORS® and Assistant General Counsel of the Prudential-Jon Douglas Company, then California’s largest brokerage.  He is a frequent lecturer on real property issues and has participated as an instructor and panelist in numerous professional conferences for brokers and attorneys dealing with real property issues.  You may contact Steven at Halling + Sokol LLP, at ssokol@hallingsokol.com.