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

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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.

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

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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.

Murchison & Cumming Welcomes Eight Attorneys From Cotkin & Collins’ Santa Ana Office

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Los Angeles, CA – Murchison & Cumming, LLP is pleased to announce that eight attorneys formerly with the Orange County office of Cotkin & Collins have joined Murchison & Cumming, as partners and associates in the firm’s Orange County office.

Joining the firm are former Cotkin & Collins founding partner and Harvard Law alum James Phil Collins, along with shareholders William D. Naeve and David A. Winkle and member Ellen M. Tipping, each of whom has joined the firm as a Partner. Former Cotkin & Collins associates Terry L. Kesinger and Gregory A. Sargenti have joined the firm as Associate Partners, along with Cooper W. Collins and Kristie M. Mackey, who have joined the firm as Senior Associates. All are members of the California Bar, with Mr. Naeve and Ms. Tipping also being members of the Nevada Bar.

“We are excited and privileged to be joining Murchison & Cumming. We know from first hand experience that the firm has a strong litigation, trial, and appellate practice, with talented and resourceful lawyers,” Phil Collins said. “We are particularly happy it has such a vibrant Las Vegas office. Our practice areas blend perfectly with theirs. We expect a seamless transition.”

Collectively, the new Murchison & Cumming attorneys bring with them years of experience in defending general business and tort litigation in California and Nevada, with a particular emphasis in the healthcare, professional liability, employment, product liability, and life & disability fields. “It is exciting to have such a strong and dedicated group of lawyers join the firm. They bring a wealth of trial and problem solving experience with them,” said Dan Longo, Partner In Charge of the firm’s Orange County office.

Murchison & Cumming attorneys have a long history of participation and leadership in national and international legal organizations as do the former Cotkin & Collins attorneys, including the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel, of which Claude Cumming was a founding member and of which Phil Collins and Michael Lawler are past presidents; the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, of which Jean Lawler is a past president; the Federal Bar Association, of which Mr. Collins is a past president of the Orange County Chapter; and ABOTA, DRI and Lawyers for Civil Justice, for which organizations attorneys in the firm have served on the Board of Directors.

“We are very pleased to have our Orange County neighbors of more than 20 years join the firm. We have the utmost respect for their legal abilities and know them to be individuals of character, with whom we share similar values, backgrounds, legal experience and a culture of client service,” said Ms. Lawler, Murchison & Cumming’s Managing Partner. “This acquisition is consistent with the firm’s business plan that calls for steady, focused growth, seizing opportunities to expand and add depth to the firm’s existing areas of practice, which we believe will allow the firm to better serve the needs of our clients.”

 

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. For additional information, please visit our website at www.murchisonlaw.com.