Harding Larmore Mullen Jakle Kutcher & Kozal, LLP, ("HLM") is a highly regarded full-service law firm serving a wide range of clients from its Santa Monica offices. HLM's attorneys handle everything from the simple to the complex in a personal, "hands on" environment. The law firm's size (with less than 15 attorneys) - combined with the lawyers' hard work and dedication - ensure that each client receives the individual attention they deserve, while enjoying a level of expertise and sophistication typically associated with much larger firms.

HLM's clients come in all shapes and sizes. They range from major corporations and financial institutions to local and regional businesses and non-profit organizations, as well as individuals and start-up enterprises. No client is too small and no task is too large for the firm to handle.

Land use, real estate, finance, civil litigation, family law, estate planning, probate, trust management and general business matters are among the services available at Harding Larmore Mullen Jakle Kutcher & Kozal, LLP.

The principals of the law firm are:

Christopher M. Harding - a land use attorney practicing for more than 25 years in the City of Santa Monica, and other Southern California communities

Thomas R. Larmore - a real estate finance attorney practicing for more than 35 years, including 20 years at the law firms of Lillick McHose and Pillsbury Madison & Sutro, before moving his law practice to Santa Monica, where he has resided since early in the 1970s

Dennis M. Mullen - a civil litigator who has appeared in courtrooms throughout the State of California for nearly 35 years

John B. Jakle - a probate and estate planning specialist who has practiced, lived and volunteered in Santa Monica for nearly 35 years

Kenneth L. Kutcher - a land use attorney who has practiced in Santa Monica for the past twenty years with his longtime colleague Chris Harding

Kevin V. Kozal - a real estate and business attorney who has practiced in Santa Monica for more than 15 years

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