Steve Vondrak, Esq.
Founder & Managing Attorney
A veteran-owned California firm in downtown San Clemente, bridging deep network technical architecture, black-letter corporate law and private wealth protection.
Attorney profile
Two decades in national security, applied to the boardroom.
Steve Vondrak bridges the gap between deep network technical architectures, black-letter corporate law, and private wealth protection. With nearly two decades of national security and signals intelligence experience — including service as an intelligence analyst at the National Security Agency and eight years of active duty in military signals intelligence — Steve brings an elite threat-assessment perspective to corporate boardrooms and business owners alike.
Whether advising corporate boards on Agentic AI strategic deployment and Delaware Caremark compliance, guiding founders through business formation, or crafting high-net-worth trusts and estate plans, Steve provides authoritative, process-driven counsel designed to withstand legal scrutiny.
He holds a Juris Doctorate from Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law, where he chaired the Honor Board and founded the Veterans’ Legal Society, and is licensed to practice before all courts in the State of California. Steve volunteers over one hundred legal hours every year to single mothers, senior citizens and military veterans.
Credentials
Background
California SBN 271300
Licensed to practice before all courts in the State of California.
Pepperdine Caruso Law
Juris Doctorate. Chair of the Honor Board; founder of the Veterans’ Legal Society. B.S. in Business Administration with honors.
U.S. Military & NSA
Eight years active duty in military signals intelligence; intelligence analyst at the National Security Agency. Projects managed in Afghanistan, Kuwait, Russia and Albania.
International Contracting
Negotiated international manufacturing contracts in China and Peru for startup clients; longstanding aerospace client relationship.
Licensed Real Estate Broker
Has litigated or resolved hundreds of real estate disputes — useful context in property and trust-asset matters.
AI Traceability Counsel
Counsel to an artificial-intelligence traceability and control company; author of scholarship on bounded delegated authorization.
The team
Who you will work with
A deliberately small firm. You work with Steve directly — not a rotating case handler.
Steve Vondrak, Esq.
Founder & Managing Attorney. Enterprise AI governance, business formation and corporate counsel, trusts, estates and asset protection.
Alexis Santiago
Client Services Director and commissioned Notary Public — notary services, electronic document recording and fingerprint services. Background in law enforcement, business management and professional nanny training; leads Child Protection Plan client communication.
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