Michael R. Newhouse, Esq.

Partner

Mike Newhouse is an experienced attorney voted a Super Lawyer "Rising Star" by his peers and Los Angeles Magazine for the past five years. Mike's broad based practice includes counseling and representing large businesses, small businesses, and individuals. Such clients include members of the apparel industry, technology companies, insurers, licensors, financial institutions, accredited investors, multi-media and post production companies, interior designers, and jewelry industry clients. Additionally, a significant part of Mike's practice is real estate related, and focuses on representing developers, landlords, tenants, property managers and financial institutions in all aspects of commercial and residential real estate litigation and transactions. Recent transactions and litigation involve shopping centers, office and industrial buildings, residential subdivisions, residential and commercial condominiums, hotels, and golf courses.

Representing this diverse group of clients includes extensive experience with partnership disputes, breaches of contract and related litigation, licensing agreements, intellectual property disputes, entity formation, contract formation and negotiation, loan structuring, commercial and residential loan default workouts, construction defect litigation, receiverships, and negotiating and structuring real property leases, acquisitions, sales, financing, and development. Mike also has extensive appellate advocacy experience, including a published decision in the case of Watts v. Farmers Ins. Exchange (2002) 98 Cal.App.4th 1246.

Mike is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Southern California (B.A. 1996) and the Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College (J.D. 2000). In addition to his legal experience, he is the author of Recognizing and Preserving Native American Treaty Usufructs In The Supreme Court: The Mille Lacs Case. Public Lands & Resources Law Review, Westlaw Citation 21 PUBLRLR 169; and co-author of Slamming the Door on Legal Malpractice In Criminal Matters, Los Angeles Lawyer, with Jonathan B. Cole and David B. Owen, Vol. 24, No. 11, February 2002.

In addition to California state courts, Mike is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Central District of California and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, is a member of the State Bar of California. He is also a licensed real estate broker in the State of California, and is President Emeritus of the Venice Neighborhood Council, and Chair of the Westside Regional Alliance of Councils (WRAC), a coalition of all 13 Los Angeles Neighborhood and Community Councils on the Westside of Los Angeles.

Mike lives in Venice with his wife Ruth, sons Holden and Dylan, and dogs Bianca, Jed and Cashew. He is an active traveler, athlete, and outdoor enthusiast.