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Niles R. Sharif
Direct Telephone: 1 (619) 463-9111
E-mail: nrsharif@yahoo.com

Qualification Summary

Impressive sixteen-year career as a business litigator highlighted by promotion through increasingly responsible positions, including five years as a partner in a leading San Diego law firm and five years as the sole proprietor of a successful litigation boutique.

Managed complex state and federal litigation in all fields of business and commercial law. Lead counsel in dozens of complex state and federal court business litigation cases. Handled all phases of litigation, including pleadings, depositions and discovery motions, trials and appeals. Supervised teams of associates and paralegals.

Serviced all types and sizes of clients, including foreign and domestic corporations and partnerships.

Attorney for plaintiff in the CA Supreme Court case of Gates v. Discovery Communications (2004) 34 Cal.4th 679.

Developed impressive roster of clients, including businesses of all types and sizes, and high net worth individuals.

Professional Experience

The Affinity Law Group APC August 2005 - Present

Law Offices of Niles R. Sharif, La Mesa, California January 2000 - Present

Barnhorst, Schreiner & Goonan, San Diego, California April 1993 - December 1999

Kaplan, Russin & Vecchi, San Francisco, California December 1988 - March 1993

Education

    JD - The University of Texas at Austin 1988
    BA - The University of California at Berkeley 1985

Professional Memberships

    State Bar of California September 1988 - Present
    Supreme Court of the United States January 2005 - Present
    USDC for the Northern District of California January 1989 - Present
    USDC for the Southern District of California June 1993 - Present
    USDC for the Central District of California June 1993 - Present
    San Diego County Bar Association April 1993 - Present

Community Service

    Rotary International June 1997 - Present
    President, La Mesa Club July 2003 - June 2004
    Assistant Governor, District 5340 July 2004 - Present
    Chairman, District 5340 Iraq Task Force January 2004 – Present Federalist Society September 1985 – Present Global Missions Fellowship
    Member, Iraq Team November 2003