(Main Office)

On February 1, 1985, Reid & Hellyer became one of the leading law firms in the Inland Empire when Reid, Babbage & Coil (founded in 1964) merged with Surr & Hellyer (founded in 1897).

Statement of Practice

General Civil and Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Administrative, Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights, Business and Real Estate Transactions, Commercial, Communications, Constitutional, Construction, Corporate, Environmental, Eminent Domain, Water Rights Law, Government, High Technology, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment Law, Litigation, Malpractice, Personal Injury, Real Property, Torts, Zoning and Municipal and Media Law.

Representative Clients:

Air Force Village West, Inc.
Bear Valley Mutual Water Co.
Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co.
Denny's, Inc.
J. D. Diffenbaugh, Inc.
Hemborg Ford
Lawyers Title Insurance Company
Lee & Associates, Inc.
Majestic Reality Co.
MCP Industries, Inc.
Media News Group, Inc.
Preferred Framing, Inc.
Sterling Savings Bank
U.S. Rubber Recycling, Inc.
Walters Mercedes/Porsche/Audi
Washington Mutual.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available

Address

3880 Lemon Street, 5th Floor P.O. Box 1300
Riverside, CA 92502-1300, (Riverside Co.)

Phone

Phone: 951-682-1771
Telecopier: 951-686-2415

Website

http://www.rhlaw.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM

Firm/Affiliate Offices

Redlands Office: 12 Nevada Street, Suite C, P.O. Box 9117, 92375. Telephone: 909-793-2557. Fax: 909-363-8316.

Temecula Office: 41690 Enterprise Circle North, Suite 214, 92593. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 99, 92593. Telephone: 951-296-6097. Fax: 951-296-6098.

Irvine Office: 19800 MacArthur Blvd., Ste. 1000, 92612. Telephone: 949-748-6658. Fax: 951-686-2415.

MEMBERS

David G. Moore (Member) born Washington, D.C., June 28, 1938; admitted to bar, 1965, California and U.S. District Court, Southern, Central and Northern Districts of California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.S., 1961); Hastings College of Law, University of California (LL.B., 1964). Listed in, The Best Lawyers in America, 1998—. Lawyer Representative to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Settlement Officer, California Courts of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District. Mediator/Arbitrator: U.S. Bankruptcy Court; U.S. Court for the Central District of California. Member: Riverside County Bar Association (President, 1984-1985); Leo A. Deegan Inn of Court (President, 1994-1996; Leo A. Deegan Award, 1999); American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA); American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL). Practice Areas: Business and Real Estate Litigation; Tort Defense; Water Law; Legal and Medical Malpractice Defense; General Civil Litigation.Email: David G. Moore

Thomas L. Miller (Member) born Donalsonville, Georgia, June 12, 1947; admitted to bar, 1978, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court; 1985, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 2006, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Riverside City College (A.A., 1972); Western State University (B.S.L., 1975; J.D., 1977). Member, 1978-1984 and Chairman, 1983-1984, Board of Zoning Adjustment, City of Riverside. Member, 1986-1991 and Chairman, 1988-1989, Planning Commission, City of Riverside. Chairman, 1992-1996, Airport Commission, City of Riverside. Member: Riverside County and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Construction Law; Business Law; Corporate Law.Email: Thomas L. Miller

Mark C. Schnitzer (Member) born Suffolk, Virginia, July 23, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Virginia; 1971, California; 1972, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of North Carolina (A.B., 1963); T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond (J.D., 1966). Phi Delta Phi (Exchequer, 1965). Member, McNeill Law Society. Instructor: Business Law, Far East Division, University of Maryland, 1969; Domestic Relations Practice, University of California, Riverside, 1977. Lawyer Representative, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 2000-2003. Panel Member, Central District Bankruptcy Mediation Program. Member: San Bernardino County Bar Association (Chairman, Client-Relations Committee, Board of Directors, 1993-1999; Secretary, 1997-1998), Federal Bar Association (Founding President, Inland Empire Chapter, 1997; Board of Directors, 1997—); State Bar of California; Virginia State Bar; Inland Empire Bankruptcy Forum (President, 1993-1994; Board of Directors, 1992—); California Bankruptcy Forum (Board of Directors, 1993-1998; Conference Co-Chairman, 1995); American Bankruptcy Institute. [Capt., U.S.A.F., 1966-1971]. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Insolvency; Creditors Rights.Email: Mark C. Schnitzer

Terry Bridges (Member) born Riverside, California, October 10, 1940; admitted to bar, 1966, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: Santa Clara University (B.A., 1962); University of Southern California (LL.B., 1965). Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America," 1993—. Recipient, Leo A. Deegan Inns of Court Trial Lawyer and Professionalism Award, 1996. Faculty Member, Hastings College of Trial Advocacy, Hastings College of Law, 1978-1990. Lawyer Delegate, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1997-1999. Member, U.S. Central District Standing Committee on Discipline, 2001-2008, Co-Chair, 2008—. Chair, Riverside-San Bernardino Federal Court Project, 1992-1993. Founding Member and Master Emeritus, Leo A. Deegan Inns of Court, President, 1998-1999. Member, California Judicial Council Advisory Committee on Civil Jury Instructions, 2005-2008. Member, California State Bar Civility Task Force, 2006—. Recipient, Riverside County Bar Association James A. Krieger Meritorious Service Award, 2007; Named Honoree of Annual, "Terry Bridges Outstanding Attorney Award," presented by Leo A. Deegan Inn of Court, 2007. Member: Riverside County (President, 1987-1988; Chair, Judicial Evaluation Committee, 1990—), Los Angeles County, Federal and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Employment); Association of Business Trial Lawyers; American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Mediation; Business Litigation; Employment Litigation; Class Action Defense.Email: Terry Bridges

James J. Manning, Jr. (Member) born Los Angeles, California, April 10, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, California; 1977, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Marquette University and University of California at Riverside (B.A., 1971); La Verne College (J.D., 1976). Member, Board of Editors, La Verne College Law Review, 1975-1976. Member: California Newspaper Publishers Association; UCR Alumni Assn.; Riverside Chamber of Commerce. Member: Riverside County (Member, Dispute Resolution Service; Law and Media Committee), Orange County (Member, Elder Law Committee) and American Bar Associations; California First Amendment Coalition; California Land Title Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Title Insurance Litigation; Construction Law; Newspaper Law.Email: James J. Manning, Jr.

Michael G. Kerbs (Member) born Great Bend, Kansas, May 27, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, California; 1988, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1999, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California. Education: University of San Diego (B.A., 1984; J.D., magna cum laude, 1987). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Sales. Member, San Diego Law Review, 1986-1987. Member: Riverside County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Partnership Law; Real Estate Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Michael G. Kerbs

Steven G. Lee (Member) born Mt. Pleasant, Utah, July 31, 1960; admitted to bar, 1988, California; U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: Snow College (A.A., 1982); Brigham Young University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1984; J.D., 1988). Hinckley Scholar. Editor, Journal of Public Law, 1987-1988. Member: Riverside Bar Association; J. Reuben Clark Law Society (Past Chair, Inland Empire Chapter). Reported Cases: Markley v. Superior Court, 5 Cal.App. 4th 738 (1992). Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Steven G. Lee

Daniel E. Katz (Member) born Los Angeles, California, May 29, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: California State University at Northridge (B.A., 1992); McGeorge School of Law (J.D., with distinction, 1996). Order of the Coif. Member, Traynor Honor Society. Member: Riverside County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Real Property; Appellate Practice.Email: Daniel E. Katz

Stanley A. Harter (Member) born Logan, Utah, March 15, 1958; admitted to bar, 1987, California and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., 1983); California Western Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1985); University of San Diego School of Law (LL.M., in Taxation, 1987). Externship: Internal Revenue Service District Council, 1986-1987; Attorney General's Office, 1987. Director and Chairman, Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce, 2004—. Director, Economic Development Council of Southwest Riverside County, 2002—. Vice Chairman, Planning Commission, City of Temecula. Member: Riverside County and San Bernardino County (Director, 2002-2005) Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Member, Sections on: Business; Taxation; Technology). (Certified Specialist, Taxation Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Successions; Business Transactions; Business Dissolutions; Business Formation; Corporate Reorganization; Contracts; Real Estate; Estate Planning; Tax Law; Trademarks.Email: Stanley A. Harter

Martha A. Warriner (Member) born Glendale, California, January 7, 1945; admitted to bar, 1977, California; 1978, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 1966); Loyola Law School of Los Angeles (J.D., magna cum laude, 1977). Member: Riverside County Bar Association; Inland Empire Bankruptcy Forum. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights.Email: Martha A. Warriner

Andrew I. Roth (Member) born New York, N.Y., June 29, 1946; admitted to bar, 1970, Washington; 1971, California and U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; 1986, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1991, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 1967); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1970). Member: Riverside County and Federal (Member, Inland Empire Chapter) Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Member, Judicial Nominees Evaluation Commission, 2008; Commissioner, National Police Accountability Project). Practice Areas: Police Misconduct; Federal Civil Rights; Wrongful Death; Personal Injury; Criminal Defense; Professional License Hearing.

Douglas A. Plazak (Member) born Evanston, Illinois, November 7, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, California. Education: California State University at Sacramento (B.S., 1992); McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 1995). Formerly with: Goldstein & Ward, 2002-2006; Graves & King, 2000-2002. Member, La Habra Rotary, 2002-2006. Member: Riverside County and Orange County Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Bankruptcy; Construction Law; Automotive Dealerships.Email: Douglas A. Plazak

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Pietro E. Canestrelli (Associate) born Bradenton, Florida, April 25, 1966; admitted to bar, 1999, California. Education: California State University, San Marcos (B.A., Political Science, Magna Cum Laude, 1996); University of California, Davis (J.D., 1999). Primary author, Revenue Ruling, 2003-2006. Former IRS Chief Counsel Attorney, National Office, Washington, D.C., 1999-2005. Member: California State Bar. (Resident, Temecula Office). Practice Areas: Tax Law; Estate Planning; Business Law.Email: Pietro E. Canestrelli

Kenneth C. Kocourek (Associate) born Los Angeles, California, February 4, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, California; 2002, U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: California State University, Long Beach (B.A., 1968); Loyola Law School (J.D., 1973). Member: Riverside County Bar Association. [E5, U.S. Army, 1969-1970]. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; California State Bar Defense and Administrative Hearings; OSHA.

OF COUNSEL

Dan G. McKinney (Of Counsel) born San Jose, California, June 21, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1996, Oregon; 1999, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: George Mason University (B.A., 1978); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Phi Delta Phi. Order of the Coif. Member, Traynor Honor Society. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Corporations. Member: Riverside County (President, 1994-1995); American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). (Also Member, Nilsen, Johnson and McKinney, P.C., Roseburg, Oregon). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Land Use; Condemnation; Water Law.Email: Dan G. McKinney

All Attorneys are Members of The State Bar of California.