Melinda M. Luthin | Associate
Practices
Business Litigation
Construction Litigation
Insurance Law
Land Use and Eminent Domain
Real Estate Litigation
Education
U.C. Davis, School of Law, J.D., 2007
U.C. Davis, B.S., 1991
Bar Information
California, 2007
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2010
United States District Court, Northern District of California, 2010
United States District Court, Southern District of California, 2010
United States District Court, Eastern District of California, 2010
United States District Court, Central District of California, 2007
Professional Affiliations
Orange County Bar Association
Orange County Women Lawyers Association
Biography
Melinda M. Luthin is an associate in the Newport Beach office.
Miss Luthin has a varied civil litigation practice involving business, real estate, construction, and insurance disputes. She has represented businesses and individuals in complex, multi-million dollar lawsuits involving breach of contract, securities litigation, intellectual property, and unfair business practices. Miss Luthin also represents clients in a number of real estate disputes involving issues such as construction defects, environmental contamination and compliance, as well as eminent domain and inverse condemnation.
Miss Luthin holds a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from the University of California, Davis. True to her Aggie roots, Miss Luthin received her Juris Doctorate from the University of California, Davis, School of Law, where she graduated in the top five percent of her class and became a member of the Order of the Coif. During her law school career, Miss Luthin received the Wilkin Award of Excellence for top grades in Property Law, Real Estate Finance Law and Evidence. She was also appointed to the Trial Practice Honor Board.
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