First Admitted: 1974, California

Professional Webpage: https://ssjlaw.com/profiles/saltsman/

Bar/Professional Activity:

Member, California Trial Lawyers Association
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
Member, California Bar Association
U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
U.S. Supreme Court
Member, American Bar Association
Member, LA County Bar Association
California, 1974
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
Member, Intertribal Court of Southern California Bar Association

Representative Clients:

Acapulco Restaurants, Inc. v. Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board., 67 Cal.App.4th 575, 1998
Rondon v. Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board, 151 Cal. App.4th 1274, 2007
Chevron Stations, Inc. v. Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board, 149 Cal. App.4th 116, 2007
Dash, Inc. v Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board, 682 F.2d 1229, 1982
Board of Police Commissioner v. Superior Court (Chippendales) 168 Cal.App.3d 420, 1985
Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control v. Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board (Quintanar) 40 Cal.4th 1, 2006

Special Licenses/Certifications:

Certificate of Appreciation - Los Angeles Superior Court Temporary Judge Program 2011

Pro bono/Community Service:

Member, Governing Board of Loyola University-Community Service Program. 1973
The Loyola Student Rep. to the Community Legal Assistance Center Executive Board
Member, Student-Faculty Clinical Education Committee, 1972-1973

Honors/Awards:

Southern California's Top Rated Lawyers, 2013 Edition
Judge, Moot Court Competition, Loyola Law School
Southern California's Top Rated Lawyers, 2012 Edition
Rated 'AV' by Martindale-Hubbell, Highest Rating available for Legal Ability and general Ethics
Recognition of Service to Student Body, Loyola Law School, 1973

Educational Background:

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CAHonors: Blackstonean Honor Society, 1968 Major: English Literature, 1970

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Co-Author, "Temporary Judges: Critical Asset During Budget Crisis" – Daily Journal, Sept. 2012
Co-Author, "In a State of Denial About Pot?" – Los Angeles Business Journal, Feb. 6, 2012
Co-Author, "No Indian Casinos in Los Angeles County? Why Not?" – Indian Country Today, November 22, 2011
Co-Author, "Letting the Genie Out of the Bottle?" Indian Intrastate Internet Gaming – January 7, 2011
Co-Author, "Is it an Elephant or a Mouse?" – 2010 Los Angeles Daily Journal
Co-Author, "Into the Cookie Jar" – 2009 Los Angeles Daily Journal
Co-Author, "Indian Casino Liquor: Licensing Impacted by Anti-Indian Forces" – 2006 Indian Country
Co-Author, "The Wal-Mart Way – The Nation's Largest Retailer Should Inspire Respect Instead of Animosity" – 2006 Los Angeles Business Journal
Co-Author, "Extreme Makeover: Identity Upgrades" – 2006 Los Angeles Daily Journal
Co-Author, "Who's the Judge? Or, How Those Backroom Decisions Are Made" – 2004 California Beverage News
Co-Author, "Sovereign Indian Nations and California's ABC" – Nov 5, 2003 Indian Country
Co-Author, "Native American Nations Should Set Their Own Liquor-Licensing Rules" – 2003 Los Angeles Journal
Co-Author, "Judges Should Not Permit Consultants to Practice Law" Los Angeles Daily Journal
Co-Contributing Editor, "Administrative Law, Alcoholic Beverage licensing" (Chapter 18) – 1994 Matthew Bender, Annual updates, ABC and OLCC Licensee Handbooks
Speaker, IMLA Annual Conference in Austin, Texas, 2012
Seminar Leader/Instructor, ABC Law Seminars
Lecturer, ABC Law and Land Use Planning Seminars, 1993 â€“ 1995
Lecturer, Live Adult Entertainment Seminar, 1995

Ralph B. Saltsman

Ralph B. Saltsman

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