Partner Steven Sharafian specializes in the
formation and analysis of both design and construction contracts
and has extensive transactional experience representing
architects, engineers, and landscape architects in projects
involving federal, state, and local governments as well as
private owners.
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CLARA LAW SCHOOL Santa
Clara, California J.D., 1986
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY COLLEGE OF
ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN Berkeley, California
B.A., Architecture, 1983
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND
ACTIVITIES
Member: California State Bar; Intellectual
Property Section of the State Bar of California and American Bar
Association; American Institute of Architects, Associate.
Admitted: United States District Court,
Northern District of California.
Faculty: University of California, Berkeley,
College of Environmental Design, lecturer; 1989 - present.
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Author: "The Architectural Works
Copyright Protection Act: Risks & Benefits," Legal
Ledger, Vol. 5, October 1994
Co-author: "Delay Claims: The Current
Attack on Design Professionals", DPIC Communiqué,
July 1990
Author: "Copyrights for Architects: The
Basics," California Council American Institute of
Architects Focus, 1988
Co-author: "Beyond B141: On the Offensive
for Architects," State Bar of California Real Property
Journal, Fall 1988, Vol. 6, No. 4
PERSONAL
