Porter Simon, A Professional Corporation

Porter Simon's attorneys have expertise in a broad range of practice areas. Our firm's philosophy is to serve our clients' legal needs by providing effective and prompt solutions, from business planning to litigation. Our attorneys are skilled at identifying and solving problems, with an eye toward developing long term solutions to ensure future success.

With offices in both California and Nevada, our firm welcomes new clients in all practice areas.

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• The Law Office of Porter Simon is pleased to announce that Catherine E. Blaber, has joined our firm as an associate attorney and will be a member of our litigation team.
  
  Catherine is a Truckee native, a graduate of Tahoe-Truckee High School, and received her undergraduate degree from U.C. Berkeley in 2001 and her Juris Doctor from U.C. Hastings College of the Law in 2005.
  
  Since graduating from law school she has focused her practice on complex business, construction and real estate litigation. Catherine is licensed to practice law in California, Nevada and Oregon.

• Sierra Sun's Law Review, "Porter Not a Fan of Donald Trump"  more >
  - Donald Trump, one of Jim Porter's least favorite persons, sued a former student at his so-called Trump University for slander after she claimed she had been ripped off by his $34,000 wealth building seminar. Trump and his University (not really a University) lost because they are 'public figures' involved in a 'public debate', so must prove the student disparaged them with 'actual malice'. Even bad publicity is better than no publicity right Donald?

• Washoe County Bar Association's Monthly Newsletter, Must Unlicensed Contractor Return Hard-Earned Payments?  more >
  - California means business when it comes to protecting its citizens from unlicensed builders. Under Business and Professions code 7031, unlicensed builders may not recover for their labor and materials even if they do a perfect job. But worse yet, as upheld in Alatriste v Cesar's Exterior Designs, Inc, an unlicensed builder must return money paid by an owner.