Scott Joseph Harris

S J Harris Law is devoted to representing individuals and businesses in Professional Licensing and Civil Litigation Matters, as well as Small Business Transactions, Formation, Dissolution, and Contracts.

Scott J. Harris is a former Deputy Attorney General with the California Department of Justice, where he represented many of the licensing agencies of the California Department of Consumer Affairs, and the People of the State of California. Scott J. Harris served as the Liaison Deputy for the Licensing Section of the Office of the Attorney General to the California Board of Accountancy, and the Court Reporters Board of California, and prosecuted hundreds of cases involving professional licensing discipline, license applications (Statement of Issues), petitions for reinstatement, administrative appeals, and appeals by Writ of Mandamus in the California Superior Court. Scott J. Harris also has experience in general business and personal civil litigation in California State Court and has represented clients in State criminal court proceedings.

Professional Licensing Law and Defense

We vigorously defend the rights of professionals and businesses to obtain, defend and maintain professional licensure in the State of California. After years representing California licensing agencies as a Deputy Attorney General with the California Department of Justice, attorney
Scott J. Harris combines firsthand knowledge of the administrative and licensing procedures with a commitment to provide clients with the best legal representation possible.

Scott J. Harris defends against Accusations seeking discipline against licenses, fight the denial of license applications, seek the reinstatement of revoked licenses, address the consequences of criminal convictions, defend against citations issued by licensing agencies, provide representation during investigations of both licensed and unlicensed activities, and appeal actions taken by licensing agencies through Petitions for Reconsideration and filing appeals through Writs of Mandamus in California Superior Court.

• Public Benefits

California

Since 2005

Deputy Attorney General

California Department of Justice

2006 - 2010

Johns Hopkins Univ

Undergraduate Degree

Loyola Law School

Law Degree

California State Bar  # 238437

Member

2005 - Current