
Michael S. LeBoff P.C.
Mike brings almost 20 years of business trial practice to Klein & Wilson, handling and wining numerous trials, arbitrations, and high-stakes disputes. Mike attended Loyola Law School on a full academic scholarship and graduated second in his class of nearly 400 students. At Loyola, Mike received countless academic awards and served as an editor for the Loyola Law Review. Following law school, Mike 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, Mike developed his trial skills working at some of the finest law firms in Orange County. Mike currently serves as a co-chair of the Commercial and Business Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association's Litigation Section. Mike was recently elected Secretary/Treasurer of the Orange County Bar Association's Business Litigation Section. Mike will chair the section in 2019. Mike is also the former chair of the OCBA's Banking and Lending Section.
- 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, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Business Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Complex Litigation
- Corporate Litigation
- Breach of Contract
- Free Consultation
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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).
- 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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- 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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- Southern California Super Lawyers
- Super Lawyers
- Best Lawyers
- U.S. News & World Report
- Southern California Super Lawyers
- Super Lawyers
- Best Lawyers
- U.S. News & World Report
- Southern California Super Lawyers
- Super Lawyers
- Orange County Bar Association, Audit Committee
- Member
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- Orange County Bar Association
- Director
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- American Bar Association Section of Litigation, Professional Liability Litigation Committee
- Co-Chair
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- California State Bar  # 204612
- Member
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- Orange County Bar Association
- Business Litigation Section, Chair-Elect then Chair
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- Increase Collections and Avoid Costly Fee Disputes: Nine Practical Tips
- Orange County Lawyer
- Examining the C-Suite; Preparing For and Defending Apex Depositions
- Association of Business Trial Lawyers
- Could Your Law Firm Forfeit Its Fees Due to an Undisclosed Conflict?
- American Bar Association
- Eight Ways In-House Lawyers Can Make You a Better Trial Lawyer
- Orange County Lawyer
- My Lawyer Screwed Up!!! Can I Sue for Legal Malpractice?
- Orange County Business Journal
- From Counsel Table to the Witness Stand
- American Bar Association Section of Litigation
- Growing Pains: Ethical Dilemmas for Young Lawyers and How to Deal With Them, American Bar Association Section of Litigation
- Asian American Bar Association
- Ethics and Civility in a Post-COVID World, Orange County Bar Association
- Orange County Bar Association
- Avoiding Ethical Pitfalls and Legal Malpractice When Representing Banks and Financial Services Companies, Orange County Bar Association, Banking & Lending Section
- Orange County Bar Association
- Get Paid Faster: How to Avoid and Resolve Fee Disputes in Commercial Litigation Matters, Orange County Bar Association, Business Litigation Section
- Orange County Bar Association