Buellton Lawyers

Mr. Sullivan has an impeccable academic background, including being #1 in his class at Georgetown University and an honors graduate of the nationally-ranked University of Michigan Law School. He has been admitted in multiple jurisdictions and has over forty years of litigation experience in state and federal trial and appellate courts as well as before administrative agencies. He also served over thirty years as a judge advocate in the U.S. Naval Reserve Law Program, retiring as a Captain in the Judge Advocate General's Corps ("JAG"). His trial experience includes federal tort, contract and employment law litigation, aviation...

Our driving belief is based on old-fashioned advocacy. We are a small Westlake Village-based firm and recognize the importance of being accessible to our clients. We believe in personal attention, and our clients have direct, responsive contact with us. At the Law Offices of Richard J. Uss, we take particular pride in the quality of service that our clients receive. We believe in forming relationships.

Eric Smith received his bachelor’s degree from UCSD in 1995 and his law degree from Pepperdine University in 1997. Eric holds the Certified Financial Planner(TM) designation. He has been a securities dispute arbitrator for FINRA and taught retirement planning classes for Cal Lutheran’s MBA program. He is a member of the California Bar, the Ventura County Bar Association, and the Financial Planner’s Association of Ventura County. He is co-owner of Lifetime Planning, Inc., a financial planning firm in Camarillo. He resides in Ventura with his spouse, Jamie King, and their children, Kell and Leif.