M&C Names Partners in Three Offices and Adds Of Counsel in San Diego

January 24, 2011

LOS ANGELES – Murchison & Cumming, LLP is pleased to announce that Scott J. Loeding, Cooper W. Collins and Tim M. Agajanian have been named Partners and that Joseph Fox has joined the firm as Of Counsel.

Mr. Loeding joined the firm’s San Diego office over a decade ago. He focuses his practice on appellate law and law and motions matters, specializing in complex business and tort litigation. Known for his attention to detail and ability to make complex issues easily understood, Loeding has a record of many summary judgment wins, as well as the favorable published appellate decision in Havery v. The Landing Homeowners Association (2008) 162 Cal.App.4th 809, to his credit.

Mr. Collins, of the firm’s Orange County office, practices in the areas of professional liability, real estate, and general business litigation. He has been published in the Privacy & Data Security Law Journal, and has served as speaker to numerous medical centers on professional liability topics. Collins’ recent victories include securing summary judgment in favor of his clients, prominent Orange County probate attorneys, in a legal malpractice action, and obtaining a money judgment for more than a quarter of a million dollars in favor of a landlord client.

Mr. Agajanian of the firm’s Los Angeles office, known for providing practical, hands-on advice to regional and national clients in business transactions and litigation, as well as his ability to work out creative terms and solutions that keep deals “on track” and prevent litigation, regularly advises clients in such industries as petroleum, oil and gas, waste management, insurance and construction. Agajanian, who attributes strong client relationships and teamwork to his success, has also been named Co-Chair of the firm’s Business Litigation practice group and Chair of the Toxic Tort & Environmental practice group.

Mr. Fox, who has been named Co-Chair of the firm’s Business & Real Estate Transaction practice group, brings with him years of experience in handling business formations, purchases and sales of businesses, litigation of business disputes, real property purchase and sale dissolution, disassociation and breach of contract, residential and commercial real property purchase and sale transactions, residential and commercial unlawful detainers, boundary and easement disputes and landlord and tenant matters. He has held leadership positions in the San Diego County Bar Association, Foothills Bar Association and the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego. Mr. Fox has also served as an arbitrator in a real estate matter and numerous attorney fee disputes for the San Diego County Bar Fee Arbitration Committee. His pro bono work includes handling matters for, and providing general counsel services to, the Lupus Foundation of Southern California.

About Murchison & Cumming, LLP

With a firm history dating to 1930, Murchison & Cumming, LLP is a premier civil litigation firm with five offices in California and Las Vegas, whose attorneys specialize in the defense of domestic and international businesses, insurers and individuals, at trial and on appeal. The firm's attorneys also handle employment matters and business transactions. The firm is a member of the USLAW Network. For additional information, please visit our website at www.murchisonlaw.com.