Saed Atallah
Irvine,USA
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
ASSOCIATE
Evans Fears & Schuttert LLP
Irvine, CA
08.2025 - Current
- Conducted and defended depositions in complex civil matters, including taking percipient and party depositions and defending depositions of PMKs/corporate representatives and experts.
- Prepared witnesses for deposition and hearing testimony, developing outlines, key admissions themes, and exhibit strategy; managed objections and created clean records for motion and trial use.
- Drafted and argued dispositive and law-and-motion filings, including motions for summary judgment/adjudication (MSJ/MSA), demurrers, motions to strike, discovery motions, and related supporting declarations, separate statements, and evidentiary objections.
- Managed discovery strategy and enforcement, including written discovery (RFPs, SROGs, RFAs), meet-and-confer efforts, and motions to compel; coordinated third-party subpoenas and document productions.
- Handled oral arguments and court appearances on a wide range of matters, presenting concise, issue-focused arguments and responding to tentative rulings and court questions.
- Second-chaired multiple trials, assisting with trial preparation and courtroom execution, including exhibit organization, witness sequencing, and impeachment planning.
- Drafted and argued motions in limine (MILs) and opposed MILs, integrating evidentiary standards and trial themes to narrow issues and exclude prejudicial evidence.
- Delivered trial advocacy components, including opening statements and direct/cross-examinations, using exhibits and prior testimony to support case themes and credibility arguments.
- Supported mediation and settlement efforts, including preparing mediation briefs, evaluating exposure and damages, assembling key evidence packets, and assisting with negotiation strategy and resolution terms.
ASSOCIATE
Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A
Los Angeles, California
04.2025 - 08.2025
- Defend employers in FEHA discrimination/retaliation, wage-and-hour (meal/rest, overtime, waiting-time), PAGA, and putative class actions; draft and argue pleadings and motions (demurrers, motions to strike, MSJ, motions to compel/protective orders), manage written discovery and depositions, and prepare mediation/settlement briefs.
- Lead written discovery; prepare privilege logs, protective orders, and third-party subpoenas; analyze payroll, timekeeping, POS, and scheduling data.
- Attend and second-chair mediations, case management and settlement conferences, evidentiary hearings, and arbitrations.
- Prepare early case assessments and liability/penalty exposure models to drive strategy and settlement leverage; draft mediation.
- Represent broker-dealers and associated persons in FINRA arbitrations; prepare Statements of Answer/Counterclaims, discovery responses under the FINRA Discovery Guide, and pre-hearing briefs; draft motions (including motions to dismiss under FINRA rules and motions in limine), coordinate experts and exhibits, and second-chair evidentiary hearings/mediations through award.
LAW CLERK/ASSOCIATE
Burke Williams & Sorensen LLP
Los Angeles
03.2024 - 03.2025
- Drafted essential legal motions, such as demurrer, motion to strike, motion to summary judgment, and motion to stay contributing to case development.
- Drafted all forms of discovery and responded to discovery.
- Communicated with clients including drafting extensive status reports.
- Met and conferred with opposing counsel concerning issues such as deficient discovery.
LAW CLERK
LaFollette, Johnson, DeHaas, Fesler & Ames
Irvine, CA
01.2023 - 03.2024
- Drafted essential legal motions, such as demurrer, motion to strike, and motion to summary judgment, contributing to case development.
- Extensive legal research on various legal issues and solutions.
- Participated in over 100 deposition proceedings, honing my legal acumen.
ADVANCED CLINICAL STUDENT
Intellectual Property, Arts, and Technology Clinic, University of California, Irvine School of Law
Irvine, CA
01.2022 - 05.2023
- Contributed to research and publication of the Rap on Trial legal guide.
- Analyzed documentaries clip by clip to ensure that all clips are within the Intellectual Property fair use guidelines.
- Analyzed marks for licensing agreements.
Education
JURIS DOCTOR -
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Irvine, CA01.2023
BACHELOR OF ARTS - POLITICAL SCIENCE
University of California - Riverside
Riverside, CA01.2019
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
- BUSINESS OWNER
- The Neighborhood Café
- I own and operate Neighborhood Café, managing full P&L, vendors, and Café management.
Timeline
ASSOCIATE
Evans Fears & Schuttert LLP
08.2025 - Current
ASSOCIATE
Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A
04.2025 - 08.2025
LAW CLERK/ASSOCIATE
Burke Williams & Sorensen LLP
03.2024 - 03.2025
LAW CLERK
LaFollette, Johnson, DeHaas, Fesler & Ames
01.2023 - 03.2024
ADVANCED CLINICAL STUDENT
Intellectual Property, Arts, and Technology Clinic, University of California, Irvine School of Law
01.2022 - 05.2023
BACHELOR OF ARTS - POLITICAL SCIENCE
University of California - Riverside
JURIS DOCTOR -
University of California, Irvine School of Law