Michael S. LeBoff
Klein & Wilson LLP
Michael S. LeBoff brings nearly 25 years of business trial practice to Klein & Wilson, handling and winning high-stakes trials and arbitrations.
Michael represents clients of all sizes in a wide variety of business cases, including shareholder, partnership and joint venture disputes, trade secret claims, fraud, breach of contract, business torts, real estate, attorney fee disputes and legal malpractice actions.
Michael attended Loyola Law School on a full academic scholarship, graduating second in his class of nearly 400 students. At Loyola, Michael received countless academic awards and served as an editor for the Loyola Law Review.
After graduating from law school, Michael clerked for the former Chief Judge of the Central District of California, Manuel L. Real, where he saw firsthand the importance of always being prepared before entering the courtroom. Following his clerkship, Michael developed his trial skills working at some of the finest law firms in Orange County where he had the opportunity to go up against Klein & Wilson in a complex joint venture litigation. Having developed mutual respect for each other’s skills and civility, Michael joined Klein & Wilson in 2016. Less than two years later, he was named the first new partner in the firm’s 25-year history.
Michael also served as in-house litigation counsel for ACC Capital Holdings, the parent company of large, nationwide financial services companies. As in-house counsel, he managed nationwide litigation and worked daily with outside counsel to develop and implement cost-effective litigation strategies. Michael also reviewed and approved outside counsel bills and reported to senior management on significant litigation activities. In this role, Michael learned the importance of billing efficiencies and litigation results.
- Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
- J.D. (1999)
- Honors: Order of the Coif Dean's Scholarship Rank: 2 of 394
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- University of Redlands
- Undergraduate Degree (1996) | Government
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- Reporting Unethical Conduct: Understanding Your Obligations under Model Rule 8.3
- American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, Professional Liability Litigation Newsletter (Summer 2022)
- Three Mistakes Clients Make When Hiring An Attorney
- American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, Professional Liability Litigation Newsletter (Summer 2022)
- Five Tips for Handling Costly Fee Disputes
- American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, Professional Liability Litigation Newsletter (Winter 2021)
- Model Rule 1.4: Communication Is Key to Avoiding Malpractice Lawsuits
- American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, Professional Liability Litigation Newsletter (Summer 2021)
- Reflections on My First Post-COVID Jury Trial: What A Difference A Year Makes
- American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, Professional Liability Litigation Newsletter (Summer 2021)
- Demystifying Arbitration: What Really Happens and Is It a Better Option?
- Orange County Bar Association, Business and Corporate Law Section
- Thomas Girardi and Michael Avenatti: Lessons Learned
- American Bar Association, Section of Litigation Roundtable
- Eight Ways to Steer Clear of Legal Malpractice Lawsuits
- Orange County Bar Association
- Avoiding Ethical Pitfalls & Legal Malpractice
- Orange County Bar Association
- From Counsel Table to the Witness Stand
- American Bar Association Section of Litigation
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- Orange County Bar Association, Audit Committee
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- Orange County Bar Association
- Director
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- California State Bar # 204612
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- American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, Young Lawyers Leadership Program
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- American Bar Association Section of Litigation, Professional Liability Litigation Committee
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- Orange County Bar Association
- Business Litigation Section, Chair-Elect then Chair
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- American Bar Association, Section of Litigation
- Commercial and Business Litigation Committee, Co-Chair
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- Orange County Bar Association
- Banking and Lending Section, Chair
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- California
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- 9th Circuit
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- U.S. District Court Central District of California
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- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
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- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin
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- U.S. District Court Northern District of California
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- U.S. District Court Southern District of California
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
Klein & Wilson works on an hourly fee basis. On a very limited basis, Klein & Wilson will consider accepting cases on a contingency fee basis (i.e., where the damages exceed $10 million, and the client advances all costs).
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Legal Malpractice
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Trademarks
- Trademark Litigation, Trademark Registration
- Intellectual Property
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business - Arbitration/Mediation, Consumer - Arbitration/Mediation, Family - Arbitration/Mediation
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Business Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Complex Litigation
- Corporate Litigation
- Breach of Contract
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