About James Leonard Royal Swearingen

James Leonard Royal Swearingen is a lawyer practicing appellate advocacy, arbitration & alternative dispute resolution, commercial & business litigation and 6 other areas of law. James received a B.A. degree from University of Oregon in 2012, and has been licensed for 10 years. James practices at Miller Starr Regalia A Professional Law Corporation in Walnut Creek, CA.

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Areas of Law

Litigation
Real Estate
Other 7
- Appellate Advocacy
- Arbitration & Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Commercial & Business Litigation
- Commercial Lease Disputes
- Construction Claims & Litigation
- Eminent Domain & Inverse Condemnation
- Land Disputes, Easements & Lien Priority Claims

Practice Details

Firm Information

Position
Shareholder

Firm Name
Miller Starr Regalia A Professional Law Corporation
Representative Cases & Transactions

Cases
Representative Matters: Part of trial team that won 2.1 million award after trial of competing breach of construction contract claims involving a high rise building in downtown Los Angeles, including 100% of the legal fees that were incurred in prevailing on the successful claims.
Part of appellate team that obtained complete victory in Second District Court of Appeals for a commercial tenant in a lease dispute with its l
lord.
Part of trial team that obtained a successful verdict for l
lord in Orange County Superior Court in dispute involving enforcing CC & Rs.
Part of trial team that won 1.2 million award in an arbitration involving breach of contract claims related to a failed merger of two companies.
Represented plaintiffs in a successful challenge to the at-large election system in the Compton Unified School District that resulted in the adoption of a district-based election system, a requirement that those elections occur concurrent with statewide primary elections
the advancement of the date of the first such election from November 2022 to March 2020.

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Experience

Bar Admission & Memberships

Admissions
2016, California
United States District Court - Central District of California
United States District Court - Northern District of California
United States District Court - Southern District of California
All State Courts of California
Education & Certifications

Law School
University of California at Davis
Class of 2016
J.D.

Other Education
University of Oregon
Class of 2012
B.A.
Psychology and Business Administration (minor)

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