Matthew Sean Harrison

Top rated Administrative Law attorney in Aliso Viejo, California

Practice Areas:

Administrative law,

Business litigation,

Constitutional law,

Cannabis law,

Contracts,

Business organizations,

Government contracts

Education Qualification:

University of Southern California Gould School of Law

Practice Areas:

Administrative law,

Business litigation,

Constitutional law,

Cannabis law,

Contracts,

Business organizations,

Government contracts

120 Vantis Dr Suite 300Aliso Viejo, California, 92656

First Admitted: 2015, California

Bar/Professional Activity:

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

Successfully negotiated and obtained settlement and dismissal of misconduct charges against client, a professor in University of California (UC) system, regarding alleged violations of faculty code of conduct., 2023
Successfully ensured that California Massage Therapy Council restored certification to good standing on behalf of client, a licensed massage therapist improperly denied certificate renewal, and those similarly situated., 2023
Obtained dismissal of meritless attempted license revocation by local municipality, 2018

Representative Clients:

Representing owner of licensed foster home in ongoing dispute with the California Department of Social Services and County Health and Human Services Agency, including administrative hearings, juvenile court, and civil court. Successfully obtained dismissal of accusation after eight days of administrative hearings before the Office of Administrative Hearings., 2023
Representing a prospective applicant for testing to become a Registered Dietician, through exam administered by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the Committee on Dietetic Registration. Filed civil rights lawsuit, currently pending in U.S. District Court, Central District of California., 2023
Representing one of the largest and most popular cannabis brands in the state, and one of the few completely vertically integrated licensed operations. Assisting with all aspects of compliance from contract and entity structuring to regulatory and legislative engagement., 2020

Transactions:

Facilitated successful real property purchase for $1,500,000 for court-ordered sale, over objections from opposing counsel and court-appointed receiver, enabling client to retain existing ownership rights., 2022

Honors/Awards:

Educational Background:

University of Miami, B.B.A., Political Science, Minor in Economics, Deans List and Provost’s Honor Roll, 2005
University of Southern California, M.P.P., Price School of Public Policy, Accepted to accelerated joint law/public policy degree program, 2010

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Legal analysis regarding a 2023 ATF regulation, “Definition of Frame or Receiver," and Supreme Court case staying a lower court ruling. , Author, A Vague Rule to Define the Receiver of a Firearm is Confusing and Divisive, Daily Journal, 2023
Although a recent California Superior Court ruling authorizing retail delivery of cannabis into any city in the state has been criticized as confusing, the state's cannabis delivery law is ultimately clear on both cities' right to ban commercial delivery and the specific conditions under which statewide deliveries remain lawful, says the Reason Foundation's Matt Harrison, a co-author of the law., Author, California's Cannabis Delivery Law Is Clearer Than It Seems, Law360, Cannabis, Public Policy, 2020

Other Outstanding Achievements:

Drafting attorney, California Proposition 64, "Adult Use of Marijuana Act" (2016). As part of the policy development and drafting team, Matt directly authored several provisions in the voter-approved initiative, after negotiating with a broad and diverse coalition of state leaders and stakeholders to carefully craft a balanced, comprehensive, yet flexible policy structure. Given the state's sui generis size, complex legislative background, and unprecedented black/gray market operations, the legal and policy challenges were immense - making the effort (and the eventual landside passage by a record percentage) even more notable., 2016

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