Los Angeles County (Los Angeles)
Career Highlights: Nominated to the 2nd District Court of Appeal, Division 4, by Gov. Gavin Newsom, June 2023, confirmed July 2023. Appointed to the Los Angeles Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, 2018; partner, Kiesel Law LLP, Los Angeles, 2013-18; partner, of counsel Kiesel Boucher & Larson LLP, 2006-13; sole practitioner, Los Angeles 1995-2006; associate, Simke, Chodos, Silberfeld & Anteau, Los Angeles, 1985-95
Law School: Loyola Law School
Career Highlights: Nominated to the 2nd District Court of Appeal, Division 4, by Gov. Gavin Newsom, June 2023, confirmed July 2023. Appointed to the Los Angeles Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, 2018; partner, Kiesel Law LLP, Los Angeles, 2013-18; partner, of counsel Kiesel Boucher & Larson LLP, 2006-13; sole practitioner, Los Angeles 1995-2006; associate, Simke, Chodos, Silberfeld & Anteau, Los Angeles, 1985-95
Law School: Loyola Law School
LOS ANGELES — A few years ago few people would have been more surprised to see Helen Zukin on the bench of a family law court than Helen Zukin herself.
High profile cases and top-dollar verdicts were in abundance throughout Zukin’s career, including a staggering $417 million class verdict against pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson in the summer of 2017. Zukin, then a partner at Kiesel Law LLP, served as liaison co... (continued)
