About Seth J.
Seth J. Gottlieb trained first as a student of criminal justice and then as a lawyer. He earned a B.A. in Criminal Justice from The George Washington University in 2004 and went on to complete his J.D. at Santa Clara University School of Law in 2007. Those formative years gave him both a theoretical grounding in the criminal justice system and practical exposure to the skills required of litigation and transactional practice.
After law school he entered private practice. He served as an associate at Cooley Godward Kronish LLP. At that national firm he worked alongside teams handling a range of corporate and regulatory matters. Colleagues recall a steady, methodical approach to legal research and file management, traits that suited the firm’s collaborative structure.
Gottlieb’s academic credentials point to an early interest in how law intersects with public safety and governance. The criminal justice degree informs the way he frames issues and evaluates client objectives. He has balanced that background with experience at a large firm environment, where attention to deadlines, client protocols and multi-discipline coordination are constant requirements.
He is admitted to practice in California. That jurisdictional qualification anchors his work today. In recent years his practice has been centered in the state, advising clients on matters that arise under California law. He combines his law school training with day-to-day courtroom and office procedures learned while at Cooley.
Gottlieb maintains a practice that concentrates on legal issues presented in California. He continues to draw on his undergraduate study in criminal justice and his years as an associate at a national law firm when assessing client needs and mapping out legal strategies. He is available for matters arising in the State of California and keeps his practice focused on California-based legal work.
