Seth Wiener
Attorney at Law
California
CA
"Hardworking! He did significant research to provide guidance on a tight deadline."
About
Prior to forming the Law Offices of Seth W. Wiener, Mr. Wiener worked as a commercial litigator at several prominent Bay Area law firms, including, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. and LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae LLP. Representative matters that he… read more handled at those firms include the following reported Boghos v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s of London, 36 Cal. 4th 495, 30 Cal. Rptr. 3d 787, 115 P.3d 68 (Cal. Sup. Ct. 2005) (insurance companies entitled to compel arbitration of claims arising under a disability policy);State of Nevada v. Pioneer Companies, Inc., 245 F. Supp. 1120 (D. Nev. 2003) (granting motion to dismiss an interpleader action brought by the State of Nevada);Aquila, Inc. v. Superior Court, 148 Cal. App. 4th 556, 55 Cal. Rptr. 3d 803 (Cal. Ct. App. 2007) (granting motion to quash service for lack of personal jurisdiction). In the past two years, Mr. Wiener has successfully tried five cases to verdict.
Mr. Wiener received his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with First Class Honors from McGill University in Montreal, Canada, in May 1996. While at McGill University, Mr. Wiener tutored learning disabled children and counseled outpatient schizophrenics. Mr. Wiener was awarded his Juris Doctorate by the Columbia University School of Law in New York City, in May 1999. Mr. Wiener was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar at Columbia University School of Law, and served as a Writing & Research Editor on the Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems.
Mr. Wiener was admitted to the California State Bar on December 6, 1999, and is admitted to all California state courts, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and all of the United States District Courts for California.
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"Seth Wiener is an excellent attorney. He answered all my questions and advised me how to handle my case. I strongly recommend him to anyone."
"I am very happy I found Seth, he has been wonderful to work with."
"I have used his expertise twice and I was not disappointed. He is for real and i will definitely hire him again for any of my legal needs in the future. I highly recommend his service for people that wants results."
"good and normal, thank you"
"Very satisfied! Will hire again in the future. Seth provided detailed answers backed by actual law codes and real life similar cases. Seth was quick to respond, performed thorough documents review, and answered all my questions via email and phone consultation."
"Great job as always."
Work History
Law Offices of Seth W. Wiener
Principal - Commercial Litigation
Dec 2007 - Present
Seth W. Wiener is an experienced litigator and trial lawyer. He has handled and successfully resolved a myriad of federal and state litigations and alternative dispute resolution matters, including antitrust, contract, construction, employment, fraud, insurance coverage, intellectual property, product liability, real property, tort, and unfair competition claims.
LEBOEUF, LAMB, GREENE & MACRAE LLP (NOW DEWEY & LEBOEUF LLP)
Litigation Associate
Jan 2001 - Dec 2007
Wilson Sonsini
Litigation Associate
Sep 1999 - Jan 2001