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COSTA MESA – Rutan & Tucker partner and litigator Richard Howell was named this week to the Daily Journal’s annual “20-Under-40” list of rising young attorneys in California, making this the second year in a row an attorney from the firm has been so honored. Last year, government and election law attorney John Ramirez was named to the list. Ramirez was elected a partner in Rutan & Tucker in December. In naming Howell to the list, the Daily Journal noted his remarkably successful representation of both high-profile clients like basketball bad boy Dennis Rodman and less well-known individuals and companies. Howell “has not lost a case in 12 years and has lost only one (as a first-year associate serving second chair) his entire career,” wrote Daily Journal reporter Liz Valsamis. “We’re very proud of Rich, who certainly deserves this recognition,” said Managing Partner Jeff Oderman. “This shows that while the firm may date from the turn of the last century, like another century-old franchise -- the New York Yankees – we can still spot and develop the young talent to keep us in the top tier.”