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