Background
Melzer, Layne H. was born on November 8, 1961 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Melzer, Layne H. was born on November 8, 1961 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
California State University at Northridge (Bachelor of Arts, 1984). University of California at Davis (Juris Doctor, 1987).
Worked at Rutan & Tucker, Limited Liability Partnership (Costa Mesa, California) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Municipal Law, Real Estate, Corporate, Securities, Employment and Labor Relations (Management and Public Sector), Taxation, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate, Environmental and Land Use Law, Municipal Finance, Water Rights, Education Law, Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights. Admitted to the bar, 1987, California.
1988, United States.
District Court, Central District of California. Phi Kappa Phi; Beta Gamma Sigma. Order of the Coif. Member, Moot Court Board.
Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Evidence.
Certificate of Completion, Trial Skills Program, NITA, 1991. Assistant City Attorney, City of Palm Springs, 1990.
Member: Orange County and American Bar Associations. Barrister: Peter M. Elliot Inn.
American Inns of Court.
Firm founder, Alexander Rutan, began practicing law in Orange County in 1906. In 1936 he formed the firm of Rutan & Tucker with former Utah Superior Court Judge James B. Tucker. Today, with more than 100 attorneys, Rutan & Tucker is the largest Orange County, California based law firm.
The Firm"s practice extends throughout the United States and includes both the representation of foreign companies doing business in the United States and domestic companies engaged in activities abroad.
Member, Moot Court Board. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Evidence. Certificate of Completion, Trial Skills Program, NITA, 1991.
Assistant City Attorney, City of Palm Springs, 1990.
Member: Orange County and American Bar Associations. Barrister: Peter M. Elliot Inn.
American Inns of Court.