COMMUNITY news n Brown & Charbonneau, LLP is pleased to announce that attorney Mark M. Higuchi has been named as the firm’s newest partner. A graduate of UCLA and Thomas Jefferson School of Law, Higuchi is a member of the Orange County Bar Association, Orange County Trial Lawyers MARK M. HIGUCHI Association, Japanese American Bar Association, Association of Business Trial Lawyers, and Los Angeles County Bar Association. He joined Brown & Charbonneau, LLP as an associate in 2014. Higuchi handles all forms of business and commercial transactional work such as commercial contracts, entity formation (corporations, limited liability co’s, limited partnerships), licensing agreements, partnership and shareholder agreements and employment contracts. Most recently, he served as cotrial counsel on two high-profile trial victories for Brown & Charbonneau, LLP including a $4,800,000 post-trial settlement on behalf of his clients, and a $2,930,000 jury verdict for clients in a fraud and breach of contract case. n Cathy T. Moses joined Cox, Castle & Nicholson’s Litigation team as senior counsel in 2017. Her experience spans a wide range of business and real estate litigation matters, including business torts, contracts, partnership disputes, and employment litigation. She has CATHY T. MOSES achieved successful outcomes for the firm’s clients at all stages of litigation, including pre-litigation negotiations, dispositive motion practice, trial, and appeal. Outside of the office, she serves on the board of directors of the Constitutional Rights Foundation Orange County. She graduated magna cum laude and Order of the Coif from the University of Michigan Law School, and earned her bachelor’s degree, cum laude, in history and literature from Harvard University. After graduating from law school, she served as a law clerk to The Honorable M. Margaret McKeown of the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. From 2011 to 2012, she served as a Trial Attorney with the United States Department of Justice, Civil Division, Commercial Litigation Branch, in Washington, D.C.
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n Judicate West, one of California’s leading providers of private dispute resolution services, welcomes recently retired U.S. District Judge Andrew J. Guilford to its roster of neutrals. Judge Guilford will be based in the Santa Ana office and is available for mediations, arbitrations and private judging assignments nationwide. “Andy Guilford has built an incredible ANDREW J. GUILFORD resume over the course of his career. He has done so much during his more than 45 years in the legal arena, especially in the Orange County community, that if there were an Orange County legal hall of fame, he’d be a first ballot certainty. He has been a leader and a difference maker in all he does, and to say we are excited to have him on the Judicate West team would be an understatement,” said Alan Brutman, President of Judicate West. With nearly 14 years on the bench, which followed more than 31 years as a trial lawyer, Judge Guilford has overseen numerous jury and bench trials involving many areas such as intellectual property, securities, unfair competition, finance and professional liability. As a judge, he has been very involved with many class actions and multidistrict litigation matters. Following U.S. Senate confirmation, Judge Guilford was appointed to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in 2006 where he served by designation with the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He also served as a Patent Pilot Program Judge and on the Multidistrict Litigation Panel. Additionally, Judge Guilford served on the Ninth Circuit Jury Instructions Committee. Before his appointment, he served as an arbitrator and Judge Pro Tempore for the Orange County Superior Court. n Marjorie J. Burchett, a partner with Crosbie Gliner Schiffman Southard & Swanson LLP (CGS3) who specializes in residential, commercial, mixed-use and master planned real estate developments, was recently installed as a member of Lambda Alpha International (LAI) during its annual Crystal Globe Gala on Saturday, February 1, at the Westgate Hotel in San MARJORIE J. BURCHETT Diego. Burchett joins fellow CGS3 partner Bob Bell in the distinguished honor society. Membership to LAI is selective and honorary and via nomination only by a current member. To be considered, a nominee must have 10 years of experience in his/her field, have made an outstanding contribution to land economics and demonstrate a commitment to public service and professional ethics. "I am honored to join this very selective and special group of professionals,” said Burchett. “I am deeply passionate about improving the lives of others and will do my best to exemplify the meaningful standards LAI demands of its members.”
