Marc G. Reich
mgr@reichradcliffe.com
Founder; Managing Partner
Education: University of California, Davis, School of Law, J.D.
Accomplishments: Marc has received an individual AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, its highest rating, and has been named a Southern California Rising Star for 2004 and a Southern California Super Lawyer for 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 by the Publishers of Los Angeles Magazine and Law & Politics, a distinction reserved for only 5 percent of lawyers practicing in Southern California. Marc is licensed to practice before all the State and Federal Courts in California and before the Ninth and Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. His practice emphasizes business litigation and business law. He has litigated hundreds of cases, and has had ten trials, including four jury trials. Recently, Marc obtained a defense verdict in a premises liability case in which the plaintiff sought more than $1 million in compensatory and punitive damages and was part of a trial team that obtained a tentative decision awarding $18 million to a class of California consumers. Marc has also taught continuing education seminars on deposition taking skills.
Founder; Managing Partner
Education: University of California, Davis, School of Law, J.D.
Accomplishments: Marc has received an individual AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, its highest rating, and has been named a Southern California Rising Star for 2004 and a Southern California Super Lawyer for 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 by the Publishers of Los Angeles Magazine and Law & Politics, a distinction reserved for only 5 percent of lawyers practicing in Southern California. Marc is licensed to practice before all the State and Federal Courts in California and before the Ninth and Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. His practice emphasizes business litigation and business law. He has litigated hundreds of cases, and has had ten trials, including four jury trials. Recently, Marc obtained a defense verdict in a premises liability case in which the plaintiff sought more than $1 million in compensatory and punitive damages and was part of a trial team that obtained a tentative decision awarding $18 million to a class of California consumers. Marc has also taught continuing education seminars on deposition taking skills.
Marc graduated from UC Davis Law School in 1991, where he finished in the top 15% of his class. Upon graduation, Marc clerked for the Honorable Justice Warren Matthews of the Supreme Court of Alaska. After his clerkship, Marc entered private practice as an associate at Irell & Manella. Before law school, Marc worked as an accountant for Ernst & Whinney, where Marc passed the CPA Examination.
Marc is involved in his community and in local bar functions. Marc is a past treasurer of the Melinda Heights Elementary School PTA, is past president of his homeowners’ association and is a member of the Orange County Bar Association. Marc resides in Rancho Santa Margarita with his wife and three young children.
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Richard J. Radcliffe
rjr@reichradcliffe.com
rjr@reichradcliffe.com
Partner
Education: Loyola Marymount University, J.D.
Accomplishments: Richard was formerly a partner in the AV-rated law firm, Capretz & Radcliffe LLP of Newport Beach, California, and has worked in the Office of General Counsel for Ernst & Young, LLP. He also served as a litigation attorney in the First Amendment and business litigation law firm of Spach, Capaldi & Waggaman, LLP of Newport Beach and San Diego, California. Richard is licensed to practice before all the State and Federal Courts in California and the United States Tax Court. His practice emphasizes business and real estate litigation, appellate advocacy, and business planning and counseling.
Education: Loyola Marymount University, J.D.
Accomplishments: Richard was formerly a partner in the AV-rated law firm, Capretz & Radcliffe LLP of Newport Beach, California, and has worked in the Office of General Counsel for Ernst & Young, LLP. He also served as a litigation attorney in the First Amendment and business litigation law firm of Spach, Capaldi & Waggaman, LLP of Newport Beach and San Diego, California. Richard is licensed to practice before all the State and Federal Courts in California and the United States Tax Court. His practice emphasizes business and real estate litigation, appellate advocacy, and business planning and counseling.
Richard holds several graduate degrees. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from Loyola Law School in 1991, where he was an editor of the Law Review, and received the American Jurisprudence Award in Trial Advocacy. In addition, Richard has received an advanced law degree, an L.L.M. in Taxation, from the University of San Diego School of Law. On top of his law degrees, Richard has earned an M.A. in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary, School of Theology, with a 3.80 GPA. He obtained a B.S., summa cum laude, studying accounting, business management, and public administration, from Biola University in 1988 where he finished number one in his class, with a 4.0 GPA. Richard was a member of the Board of Directors and an officer of his homeowner’s association, and has obtained a California Real Estate Broker’s License (inactive).
Beth S. Kuttler
bsk@reichradcliffe.com
bsk@reichradcliffe.com
Partner
Education: Thomas Jefferson School of Law, J.D.
Accomplishments: Beth S. Kuttler is licensed to practice before all the State Courts in California. Beth has been named a Southern California Rising Star for 2005 by the Publishers of Los Angeles Magazine and Law & Politics, a distinction reserved for only 2.5 percent of lawyers practicing in Southern California. Her practice emphasizes real property, corporate, and transactional law, as well as estate planning and general civil litigation.
Education: Thomas Jefferson School of Law, J.D.
Accomplishments: Beth S. Kuttler is licensed to practice before all the State Courts in California. Beth has been named a Southern California Rising Star for 2005 by the Publishers of Los Angeles Magazine and Law & Politics, a distinction reserved for only 2.5 percent of lawyers practicing in Southern California. Her practice emphasizes real property, corporate, and transactional law, as well as estate planning and general civil litigation.
Beth graduated cum laude from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego, California in 1997 where she achieved several merit awards and was a published member of Law Review. Prior to and while attending law school, Beth worked as a legal assistant.
Beth is an active member of the Orange County Bar Association, Orange County Barristers, the Orange County Women Lawyer’s Association and the William P. Gray Legion Lex Inn of Court.
Kyle Crenshaw
kylesq@yahoo.com
Of Counsel
Education: George Washington University, National Law Center, J.D.
Accomplishments: Kyle is Of Counsel to the firm. Kyle has been practicing law in the State and Federal Courts since 1982. Kyle has received an AV Rating from the Martindale‑Hubbell Legal Directory of Attorneys, its highest rating. His practice emphasizes business and real estate disputes, and he has handled many hundreds of litigated actions, including nearly twenty trials.
Of Counsel
Education: George Washington University, National Law Center, J.D.
Accomplishments: Kyle is Of Counsel to the firm. Kyle has been practicing law in the State and Federal Courts since 1982. Kyle has received an AV Rating from the Martindale‑Hubbell Legal Directory of Attorneys, its highest rating. His practice emphasizes business and real estate disputes, and he has handled many hundreds of litigated actions, including nearly twenty trials.
Kyle was selected as a judge pro tem by the local courts and has regularly served in that capacity, as needed, over the past thirteen years. He also was selected to, and serves on, the Orange County Superior Court's Judicial Arbitration Panel and its Civil Mediation Panel. Kyle was named Attorney of the Year in 1998 by the Constitutional Rights Foundation. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Orange County Bar Association Charitable Fund and on a variety of bar association sections, committees and legal related programs. Kyle also regularly serves as a private arbitrator and mediator in civil actions and disputes. He is a Lifetime Member of the National Registry of Who's Who.
Kyle earned his law degree from the National Law Center at George Washington University, in 1982, where he also served as Editor of the International Law Society's publication. Before choosing law school, he worked on a master's degree in public administration at California State University, Chico, where he also obtained his B.A. degree.
Adam T. Hoover
adhoover@reichradcliffe.com
adhoover@reichradcliffe.com
Associate
Education: Texas Tech University School of Law, J.D.
Accomplishments: Adam was a member of the Texas Tech Law Review, where he served as Manuscript Editor in 2003 and Technology Editor in 2004. In 2005, Adam published a Law Review article on FCC telecommunication rule-making procedures. Since joining the firm in 2006, Adam has litigated disputes in business contracts, real estate, commericial debt collection and employment law. Adam has been involved in four trials and has made appellate arguments before the Second District Court of Appeal. Adam frequently represents credit card processing companies and has litigated over twenty disputes on their behalf.
Education: Texas Tech University School of Law, J.D.
Accomplishments: Adam was a member of the Texas Tech Law Review, where he served as Manuscript Editor in 2003 and Technology Editor in 2004. In 2005, Adam published a Law Review article on FCC telecommunication rule-making procedures. Since joining the firm in 2006, Adam has litigated disputes in business contracts, real estate, commericial debt collection and employment law. Adam has been involved in four trials and has made appellate arguments before the Second District Court of Appeal. Adam frequently represents credit card processing companies and has litigated over twenty disputes on their behalf.
Adam also assists clients with their transactional needs, including copyright and trademark filings, stockholder buyout agreements, employment contracts and compliance research.
Adam is a member of the Litigation Section of the State Bar of California and the Business Litigation Section of the Orange County Bar Association.
