H. Scott Leviant

H. SCOTT LEVIANT is the founder, primary author and Editor-in-Chief of The Complex Litigator, a weblog covering developments in class actions and complex litigation. Mr. Leviant is a civil litigation attorney with 11 years of experience (9 as an attorney) handling complex and class action matters. Mr. Leviant is currently employed as a managing associate in the class action practice group at Khorrami Pollard & Abir LLP. Before accepting his current position, Mr. Leviant was employed as a senior associate by Arias Ozzello & Gignac LLP in Los Angeles. Prior to his employment at Arias Ozzello & Gignac LLP, Mr. Leviant worked at the boutique civil litigation firm Stanbury & Fishelman, Inc., where he handled increasingly sophisticated matters, including complex commercial litigations, class actions, appellate matters and civil trials. As a first year associate, Mr. Leviant argued a matter before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (where he was filleted, disemboweled, and generally didn’t do as well as he had hoped, spurring him to improve his appellate advocacy skills). Mr. Leviant has obtained several published appellate decisions, including Laliberte v. Pacific Mercantile Bank, 147 Cal.App.4th 1, 53 Cal.Rptr.3d 745 (January 25, 2007), which reversed an adverse trial court ruling and reaffirmed the expansive nature of the “community of interest” concept in California class actions. Education: Mr. Leviant received his undergraduate degree from Occidental College. Graduating cum laude, Mr. Leviant majored in economics and received a “minor” emphasis in mathematics. Along with his study of economics and mathematics, he also had an emphasis in physics. This combination of scientific and economic education has been of assistance during his litigation of complex civil actions. Mr. Leviant attended law school at the University of Southern California Law Center, receiving his Juris Doctor degree. Publications: Mr. Leviant has authored or co-authored various published articles, including: * Cutting Class, Daily Journal (Los Angeles), April 15, 2008 * H. Scott Leviant & Jason E. Barsanti, Maximize Recovery in Unpaid Wage Cases, FORUM, January/February 2008 * Leveling The Playing Field, Daily Journal (Los Angeles), May 4, 2007 * Mike Arias, H. Scott Leviant & Louis Pacella, Electronic Evidence: No Longer an Optional Element in a Comprehensive Litigation Plan, ADVOCATE, April 2006 * Improving Rule 12(b)(6) Survival Odds: Some Considerations For Effective RICO Pleading, CIVIL RICO REPORT (April 26, 2000) Mr. Leviant has also contributed to lecture materials for various educational seminars, including: A Seminar Overview of the Current State of Employment Law, The Westchester/LAX/Marina Del Rey Chamber of Commerce (February 23, 2006); Practicing Under Section 17200 in 2005, Orange County Bar Association Last Dash MCLE Seminar (January 21, 2005); and, An Overview of Business Torts, CAALA’s 24th Annual Convention (September 2006). Bar Admissions: Mr. Leviant is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and state and federal courts in California. NOTE: The Complex Litigator is not affiliated with any employer of Mr. Leviant. The views expressed by Mr. Leviant on his blog are his alone and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or positions of any past or current employer.