Background
Hornak, Michael T. was born on October 1, 1953 in Inglewood, California, United States.
Hornak, Michael T. was born on October 1, 1953 in Inglewood, California, United States.
Yale University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1975). University of California School of Law at Los Angeles (Juris Doctor, 1978).
Worked at Rutan & Tucker, LLP (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, 1978, California.
1979, United States. District Court, Central District of California. 1984, United States. District Court, Southern District of California. 1995, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Panelist and Contributing Author: "Litigation Concepts for the Business Lawyer," Orange County Bar Association, 1991. "Ending Bad Cases Early: Effective Use of the Summary Judgment Motion," Orange County Bar Association, 1992. Trustee, Orange County Bar Foundation.
Director, Yale Club of Orange County. Member: Orange County and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations. The State Bar of California.
Master, Peter M. Elliott Inn 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: Orange County and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations. The State Bar of California. Master, Peter M. Elliott Inn of Court.