Aaron Shechet advocates for his clients. Mr. Shechet represents parties at the trial and appellate levels. His past cases include complex real estate and intellectual property litigation, numerous Quiet Title cases, opposing and defending trademarks in the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and assisting with a white-collar criminal defense case involving complex and nuanced real estate issues (resulting in a complete dismissal of all charges).
In late 2010, he was retained to provide an Expert Opinion in Phil Spector’s lawsuit against Robert Shapiro.
Along with Leigh Chandler, he is Amicus Curiae before the California Supreme Court in In re Stephen Glass, on admission (S196374).
Mr. Shechet has taught for the Pepperdine University, Geoffrey H. Palmer Center Micro-enterprise Program, and has also taught as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Pepperdine University School of Law.
Aaron Shechet earned a Bachelor’s with Honors in Economics from UC Santa Barbara before earning his Juris Doctorate from Pepperdine University School of Law with a Certificate from the Geoffrey H. Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law, of which he served as an Executive Board Member.
While earning his law degree, Mr. Shechet served as Vice-President and then President of Pepperdine’s Federalist Society and co-founded the Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law — only the fourth scholarly journal in the history of the Pepperdine School of Law. Mr. Shechet worked for a large publicly traded company in both the Legal and Human Resources Departments, drafting numerous internal forms and established policies, rules, and processes.
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Leigh Chandler is a co-founder of Chandler & Shechet, LLP. In addition to her law degree, she has a Master of Dispute Resolution from the prestigious Straus Institute.
In 2004, Ms. Chandler graduated Summa cum Laude from the Commonwealth College Honors Program at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst with a Bachelor’s Degree in English and a minor in Psychology. She moved to Los Angeles later that year to take advantage of a full scholarship to the Pepperdine University School of Law. Leigh graduated from law school Cum Laude and in the top 15% of her class, with a Certificate in Dispute Resolution from the prestigious Straus Institute, in addition to her law degree. She returned seven years later to complete her master’s degree, while still working full time at Chandler & Shechet, LLP.
Ms. Chandler is admitted to the State Bar of California.
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