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Statement of Practice

Insurance Defense, Plaintiffs' Personal Injury and Civil Litigation.

Representative Clients:

Aetna Casualty & Surety Company
Fireman's Fund Insurance Company
Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc.
Fleetwood Motor Homes of California, Inc.
Fleetwood Motor Homes of Indiana, Inc.
Fleetwood Motor Homes of Pennsylvania, Inc.
Fleetwood Travel Trailers of California, Inc.
Fleetwood Travel Trailers of Oregon, Inc.
Winnebago Industries, Inc.
Textron, Inc.
Countrywide Services Corporation
R & B Realty Group
Bernard Warschaw Insurance Sales Agency, Inc.
GAB Business Services, Inc.
Pizza Hut
UCA Risk Management, Inc.
Dependable Insurance Company
Home Insurance Company
The Clorox Company
Royal Insurance Company of Canada
Sterling Casualty Insurance Company
Pacific Pioneer Insurance Company of Oklahoma
American Bonding Company
A.R.D.I. Exchange - A Risk Retention Company
Dynamics Corporation of America
Get Smart Scaffold Company
Westinghouse Air Brake Company
Gulf Stream Coach, Inc.
The Prime-Mover Co.
Sunnybrook R.V., Inc.
Whirlpool Corporation
Southcorp U.S.A., Inc.
American Water Heater Company
American Appliance Manufacturing Corp.
Briggs & Stratton Corporation
International Managers, Inc.
U.S. Rentals, Inc./United Rentals, Inc.
National Unity Insurance Company
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center
Equipment Supply Company, Inc.
Damon Corporation
The Commodore Corporation
First American Dental Plans
Airxcel, Inc.
Eclipse Recreational Vehicles, Inc.
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
ABA Towing
State Industries, Inc.
A.O. Smith Corp.
GSW Corp.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Free Initial Consultation

Address

26056 Acero
Mission Viejo, CA 92691-2768, (Orange Co.)

Phone

Phone: 949-206-0550
Fax: 949-206-0560

Website

http://www.lawyers.com/sutton&murphy

Office Hours

Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Michael S. Sutton (Partner) born August 20, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, California; U.S. District Court, District of Oregon. Education: California State University, Fullerton (B.A., 1977); Loyola Law School (J.D., 1980). Instructor, Fundamentals of Civil Litigation, Continuing Education of Bar. Judge Pro Tem: Orange County Superior Court; Los Angeles County Superior Court. Pro Hac Vice: District Court for Clark County, Nevada; Third Judicial District Court of Salt Lake County, Utah; Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County; First Judicial District of Pennsylvania; Superior Court for the State of Arizona, County of Maricopa; District Court of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. Member, Board of Directors, Foundation of Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center, Mission Viejo, California. Member: Orange County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Southern California Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Insurance Defense.Email: Michael S. Sutton

Thomas M. Murphy (Partner) born March 12, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, California; U.S. District Court, Northern, Central, Southern and Eastern Districts of California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1984); Loyola Law School (J.D., 1987). Arbitrator, Orange County Superior Court, 1994—. Board Member, Trabuco Little League, 2002—. Member: Orange County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; California Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Insurance Defense.Email: Thomas M. Murphy

ASSOCIATES

Deborah Urell Wesseln (Associate) born February 21, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, California; U.S. District Court, Central District of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of California, Irvine (B.A., 1981); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., 1986). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: State Bar of California; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense.Email: Deborah Urell Wesseln

Jeffrey L. Lepere (Associate) born December 19, 1969; admitted to bar, 1999, California; U.S. District Court, Southern and Central Districts of California. Education: University of California (B.A., 1992); Simon Greenleaf University, Anaheim (M.A., 1994); University of San Diego, School of Law (J.D., 1998). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Insurance Defense.Email: Jeffrey L. Lepere

Kathleen M. Lord (Associate) born July 27, 1962; admitted to bar, 1998, California. Education: Cypress College (A.A., 1984); Western State University (B.S.L., 1990; J.D., 1998). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Insurance Defense.Email: Kathleen M. Lord

Krisann S. Kurosu (Associate) born Orange, California, June 1, 1983; admitted to bar, 2007, California. Education: University of California, San Diego (B.A., 2004); Chapman University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: Orange County and Los Angeles County Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Insurance Defense.Email: Krisann S. Kurosu