Richard Smith – Managing Partner

Richard Smith is Harland Law Firm LLP’s Managing Partner and has been with the firm for over 50 years, since the 1970s.

Practice Areas

  • Business Law
  • Civil Litigation
  • Solid Waste
  • Real Property Law
  • Farm and Ranch Law

Biography

  • Born: Jacksonville, Florida, February 24, 1945
  • Admitted: 1970, South Dakota; 1971, California; 1973, U.S. Supreme Court; 1975, U.S. Claims Court
  • Law School: Loyola Marymount University, J.D.
  • Member:Humboldt County and American Bar Associations (Chairman, American Bar Association Forest Resources Committee, Natural Resources Section, 1991-1993); State Bar of California; State Bar of South Dakota.
  • Loyola University of Los Angeles Law Review, 1969-1970

Allison G. Jackson – Partner

Allison Jackson is a longtime Partner with Harland Law Firm LLP. Allison is a zealous litigator with over 30 years of experience, with ten of those years serving as a prosecutor in the Humboldt County District Attorney’s office.

Practice Areas

  • Civil Litigation
  • Real Property
  • Environmental Law

Biography

  • Admitted: 1991, California
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of California Law – 1991
  • Law School: Santa Clara University, J.D.
  • Member: Humboldt County Bar; State Bar of California
  • Humboldt County Deputy District Attorney, 1994-2004

John S. Lopez – Partner

John S. Lopez is a Partner with Harland Law Firm LLP and has litigated civil cases in state and federal court on behalf of clients from all over the world, including Mexico, Chile, Peru, the Philippines, the Marshall Islands, American Samoa, Samoa and Croatia.

Practice Areas

  • Civil Litigation in State and Federal Court
  • Trust Litigation
  • Real Property Litigation
  • Contract Litigation
  • Business Torts
  • Maritime Law

Biography

  • Admitted: 1990, California
  • Law School: University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, J.D., 1990
  • Member: State Bar of California; Humboldt County Bar Association
  • Admitted to Practice in all California Federal District Courts
  • Over 30 years of litigation practice in the State and Federal Courts
  • Practiced, pro hac vice, before the Territorial High Court of American Samoa, the District Court of Arizona, the District Court of Texas.
  • Appellate practice in the State of California Appellate Courts and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Amy M. Stover – Partner

Amy M. Stover is a Partner with Harland Law Firm LLP. A 6th generation Humboldt County resident, Amy is a leader in local estate planning issues, with a dedicated history of helping families ensure their assets are held and distributed as directed. Amy’s unique history allow her to anticipate issues that may arise while establishing a will or trust in Humboldt or the surrounding areas.

Practice Areas

  • Estates and Trusts
  • Farm and Ranch Law
  • Business Law
  • Real Property
  • Civil Litigation

Biography

  • Admitted: 2007, California
  • Admitted 2007 U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
  • Law School: University of San Francisco, J.D.
  • Member: Humboldt County Bar Association; State Bar of California
  • Born: Arcata, California
  • Languages: Spanish

Heather L. Burke – Partner

Heather Burke is Harland Law Firm LLP’s newest Partner. Heather’s practice focuses on real property, business law and related civil litigation, including trust and probate litigation.

Practice Areas

  • Real Property Law
  • Business Law
  • Civil Litigation
  • Trust and Probate Litigation
  • Debt Collection/ Enforcing Judgments
  • Cannabis Business Litigation

Background

  • Law School: California Western School of Law, J.D., cum laude
  • Admitted to Practice: 2010
  • Admitted to the Eastern District of California
  • Member: Humboldt County Bar Association
  • B.A., cum laude, English Literature, Humboldt State University, 2005
  • “30 Powerful Cannabis Attorneys You Should Know.” MG Retailer, Nov. 5, 2018; NORML’s John Mark Flowers Scholar, 2014

Tamara C. Falor

A 4th generation Humboldt County resident, Tamara Falor is an attorney at Harland Law Firm LLP with almost 40 years of experience practicing in the Humboldt County courts. Tamara served as the County Counsel for the County of Humboldt from 1995 to 2007 and, prior to that time, she served as the Assistant County Counsel, a Deputy County Counsel and a Humboldt County Public Defender. Ms. Falor now leads Harland Law Firm LLP in complex civil litigation, government and regulatory litigation and case strategy.

Practice Areas

  • Civil Litigation
  • Government Agencies Law
  • Administrative Hearings
  • Administrative Appeals and Writs

Background

  • Law School: McGeorge School of Law, J.D., 1986
  • Admitted to Practice: 1986, California
  • Member: Humboldt County Bar Association
  • Member of the Court of Appeal, Third District Mediation Panel
  • Appointee and Member, Humboldt County Law Library Board of Trustees

Maria M. Huitron

Maria M. Huitron is Harland Law Firm LLP’s newest attorney. Maria’s practice area focuses on estates and trusts.

Practice Areas

  • Estates and Trusts
  • Trust and Probate Litigation

Background

  • Law School: Northwestern California University School of Law, J.D. 2023
  • Admitted to Practice: 2024
  • Admitted to the All California Courts
  • Member: Humboldt County Bar Association