Michael G. York WHGC, P.L.C. 1301 Dove St. Suite #1050 Newport Beach, CA 92660 Toll Free: 866-970-0186 Phone: 949-833-8483 Fax: 949-833-2281 ContactUs@WHGCLaw.com


Areas of Practice ❚ Complex Civil Litigation ❚ Business Law and Litigation ❚ Commercial Real Estate ❚ Residential Real Estate ❚ Bankruptcy Law and Litigation


Bar Admissions ❚ California, 1979 ❚ U.S. District Court Central District of California


❚ U.S. District Court Southern District of California


❚ U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit ❚ U.S. Supreme Court ❚ U.S. Tax Court


Education ❚ Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California • J.D. - 1979


❚ U.S. District Court Eastern District of California


Michael York is a seasoned litigator with 35 years of experience. He has extensive appellate experience and has handled over 50 appeals, including 3 appeals before the California Supreme Court. He has prepared over 100 briefs for the appellate courts and his success rate in appeals is four times higher than the average. His appeals have covered such issues as punitive damages, priorities among claims and liens, the proper measure of damages, and attorney’s fees. One of his greatest successes was winning an appeal worth $40 million dollars.


His practice focuses on complex civil litigation, business law and litigation, bankruptcy and all areas of real estate law. He has handled virtually every kind of issue that arises in these areas of law. His clients have included large corporations, small businesses, individual entrepreneurs and even other attorneys.


❚ University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California • B.S.in Political Science – 1976


Professional Activities ❚ Orange County Superior Court, Temporary Judge


❚ Orange County Superior Court Judicial Arbitration Program, Arbitrator


He also has over 30 years’ experience as a temporary judge (Judge Pro Tem) and 15 years’ experience as an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association. He has also served as an arbitrator for the Orange County Superior Court Judicial Arbitration Program and has served as a lecturer for Continuing Education of the Bar.

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