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Rutan, LLP Wins Judgment Requiring Dana Point Medical Marijuana Dispensary To Pay $2.4 Million In Civil Damages
COSTA MESA, Calif., March 18, 2011 – A medical-marijuana dispensary in Dana Point must pay more than $2.4 million in civil damages following a summary judgment won by attorneys at Rutan, LLP, California’s largest full-service law firm based in Orange County. Earlier this month, partner Patrick Muñoz, who serves as city attorney for Dana Point,…
Rutan, LLP Wins South Laguna Beach Easement Case
COSTA MESA, Calif., March 9, 2011 – Following nearly five years of litigation and a four-week bench trial, partner Stephen Ellis and senior associate Gerard Mooney of Rutan, LLP, California’s largest full-service law firm based in Orange County, achieved a significant victory in the Orange County Superior Court for client Paul Esslinger. In the case,…
Attorney Maria Z. Stearns Joins Rutan, LLP
COSTA MESA, California, March 3, 2011 – Attorney Maria Z. Stearns has joined Rutan, LLP, California’s largest full-service law firm headquartered in Orange County, as Senior Counsel in the firm’s Employment Law Department. Ms. Stearns represents employers in litigation and transactional matters. She has extensive wage and hour class action experience, and has defended a…
Caroline R. Djang Joins Rutan, LLP
COSTA MESA, California, February 2011 – Caroline R. Djang has joined Rutan, LLP, California’s largest full-service law firm headquartered in Orange County, as an associate attorney. Djang joins the firm’s Bankruptcy/Financial Practices Group and Business Litigation Department. Her practice includes the representation of debtors, secured lenders, chapter 11 trustees, unsecured creditors’ committees, landlords and other…
Nineteen Rutan Partners Named “Southern California Super Lawyers” for 2011
COSTA MESA, Calif., January 20, 2011 – Nineteen partners at Rutan LLP, California’s largest full-service law firm based in Orange County, have made the prestigious annual list of “Southern California Super Lawyers” for 2011. Recognized for their professional development and career achievements, Super Lawyers represent the top five percent of the Bar Association membership in Southern…
Rutan, LLP Launches Government Relations and Political Law Practice Group
COSTA MESA, Calif., January 00, 2011 – Rutan LLP, one of California’s one of California’s oldest and largest full-service law firms, has launched a Government Relations and Political Law Practice Group to advise clients that must participate in the public policy, regulatory and political arena. The new practice group formalizes the firm’s excellent reputation and…
Brad Martinson Named Partner at Rutan, LLP
COSTA MESA, Calif., January 3, 2011 – Rutan LLP, California’s largest full-service law firm based in Orange County, has announced that attorney Brad Martinson has been elevated to partner. He joined the firm as an associate in January of 2010. A member of the firm’s Corporate Section, Martinson specializes in tax law and represents domestic…
Alejandro Angulo Named Partner at Rutan, LLP
COSTA MESA, Calif., January 3, 2011 – Rutan LLP, California’s largest full-service law firm based in Orange County, has announced that attorney Alejandro Angulo has been elevated to partner. He joined the firm as an associate in 2001. As a member of the firm’s Trial Section, his practice consists of general business and civil litigation,…
Volunteers from Rutan LLP Assist With Annual SOS Adopt A Family
COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, December 21, 2010 – Volunteers from Rutan, LLP, California’s largest full-service law firm headquartered in Orange County, recently assisted in the delivery of holiday gifts and food to struggling Orange County children and their families. Costa Mesa, California-based Share Our Selves, a nonprofit that provides free healthcare and social services to those…
Rutan, LLP To Sponsor “Waiting for Superman”; Panel Organized By Silicon Valley Education Foundation; Partner Ash Pirayou joins panel of experts
PALO ALTO, California, December 9, 2010 – A panel of experts organized by the Silicon Valley Education Foundation will address how to best solve problems in our schools in response to the provocative new documentary film about the nation’s education system entitled “Waiting for Superman.” Sponsored by Rutan, LLP, one of the largest and oldest…
