Background
Rubin, Michael D. was born on May 19, 1948 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
Rubin, Michael D. was born on May 19, 1948 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
Lehigh University and University of Michigan (Bachelor of Arts, 1970). University of Michigan (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1974).
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, 1974, California.
1975, United States.
District Court, Central District of California and United States. Claims Court; 1983, United States. Supreme Court.
James B. Angell Scholar.
Member, Order of the Coif.
Associate Editor, Michigan Law Review, 1973-1974. Author: "A Sixth Amendment Right to Counsel Under Article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice," 72 Michigan Law Review 1431, 1974.
Member: Orange County (Member, Education Committee, Sections on: Business Litigation. Environmental Law) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation.
Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law.
Urban, State and Local Government Law) Bar Associations. The State Bar of California. 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 American Bar Association (sections litigation, urban, state and local government law), StateBar California, Orange County Bar Association, Order of Coif.