Orange County Attorneys

Michael T. Lowe, born Salt Lake City, Utah, May 8, 1943; admitted to bar, 1970, Utah; 1971, California.

Undergraduate education: University of Utah (B.S., 1967); legal education: University of Utah (J.D., 1970).

Member: Moot Court Board, 1968-1970. Member: State Bar of California, State Bar of Utah, American Bar Association (Litigation and Tort and Insurance Practice Sections), Los Angeles County Bar Association, Orange County Bar Association, Association of Southern California Defense Counsel, Defense Research Institute, and Surety Claims Association.

Resident: Orange County.

Walter B. Hill, Jr., born Long Beach, California, June 16, 1943; admitted to bar, 1977, California.

Undergraduate education: Occidental College (B.A., 1965); legal education: Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1976).

Member: State Bar of California, American Bar Association, Orange County Bar Association, and Association of Southern California Defense Counsel.

Resident: Orange County.

Robert H. Briggs, born San Francisco, California, June 1, 1949; admitted to bar, 1977, California.

Undergraduate education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 1974); legal education: Pepperdine University (J.D., 1977).

Member: California State Bar Association, American Bar Association (Litigation and Tort and Insurance Practice Sections), Orange County Bar Association, Orange County Trial Lawyers’ Association, and Association of Southern California Defense Counsel.

Resident: Orange County.

Craig E. Guenther, born Anaheim, California, August 12, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, California.

Undergraduate education: California State University Fullerton (B.S., 1983); legal education: Loyola Law School (J.D., 1986).

Member: Los Angeles and Orange County Bar Associations (Construction Law Section), State Bar of California, and American Bar Association (Tort Insurance Practice Section).

Resident: Orange County.

David L. Hughes, born Spokane, Washington, January 8, 1949; admitted to bar, 1986, Utah; 1987, California.

Undergraduate education: Brigham Young University (B.S., 1973); legal education: University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 1985); American Jurisprudence Award, Community Property, 1983.

Member: State Bar of California, Utah State Bar, American Bar Association (Tort and Insurance Practice Sections), and Orange County Bar Association.

Resident: Orange County.

James G. Stanley, born Long Beach, California, March 11, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, California.

Undergraduate education: California State University, Long Beach (B.S.C.E, 1985); legal education: University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 1988).

Member: State Bar of California and Orange County Bar Association.

Resident: Orange County.

Stacie L. Brandt, born Steubenville, Ohio, August 8, 1957; admitted to bar, 1993, California. Undergraduate education: Cornell University (B.S., 1979); legal education: University of San Diego (J.D. 1993); Editor-In-Chief, Motions, San Diego Law Review, 1992-1993.

Member: Society of Women Engineers, 1975-1979; Society of Plastic Engineers, 1979-1990. Member: State Bar of California.

Resident: Orange County.

Sean T. Osborn, born Highland Park, Illinois, May 8, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, California.

Undergraduate education: University of Southern California (B.S., 1980); legal education: University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, (J.D., 1984).

Member: State Bar of California.

Resident: Orange County.

Ryan B. Luther, born Lancaster, California, May 9, 1975; admitted to State Bar of California and Central District of California, 2001.

Undergraduate education: University of California, Santa Barbara (B.A., 1997); legal education: University of San Diego (J.D., 2001). Phi Delta Phi.

Member: American Bar Association.

Resident: Orange County.

Mark M. Mercer, born Inglewood, California, February 22, 1975; admitted to State Bar of California, 2001.

Undergraduate education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1997); legal education: Southwestern University (J.D., 2001).

Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association.

Resident: Orange County.

Chad Wilcox, born Fargo, North Dakota, May 1, 1970; admitted to State Bar of California, 1998; United States District Courts of California: Supreme Court of California; and United States Supreme Court.

Education: University of Southern California (B.A. degrees in Economics and International Relations 1993; and USC Rowing Team 1992-1993); Chapman University School of Law (J.D. 1998, Executive Officer of Student Bar Association, and Chairman/Co-Editor of the Nexus Law Journal).

Practice: Surety law, business litigation, probate, products liability, insurance defense and real estate.

Member: State Bar of California and Orange County Bar Association. Resident: Orange County.