Kline, Michael G.

Current Employment Position(s)

Senior Associate

Languages

• English (Primary)

Lawyer Overview

Michael Kline’s practice is focused upon civil litigation, and the steps needed to prevent conflicts from either arising or escalating to the point they require judicial intervention. He represents individuals and businesses in corporate and complex business matters, including contract, tort, technology, real estate, employment, and intellectual property disputes. Mr. Kline also specializes in emerging technologies; he provides consultation, instruction, assistance and continuing education seminars to fellow attorneys and others seeking to incorporate the latest technologies into their businesses.

Mr. Kline is a member of the State Bar of California and the San Fernando Valley Bar Associations. He is admitted to practice before all State, Federal and Bankruptcy Courts in the State of California. He is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University (B.A. in Journalism, awarded with distinction, 1997); and Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California (Juris Doctor, 2000). Mr. Kline served as an editor of Pepperdine University’s Law Review, and as the inaugural managing editor of the school’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Journal. A three-time Dean’s Award winner for his contributions to Pepperdine Law and his fellow students, Mr. Kline capped his law school career by taking first place in Pepperdine’s annual Vincent S. Dalsimer Moot Court Competition. Mr. Kline also served as a legal clerk to Judge Stanley Sporkin in Washington D.C., during which time he personally observed portions of the Microsoft anti-trust trial as well as the delivery of the now-infamous Starr Report to Congress.

Mr. Kline’s legal analysis has been published in a variety of professional and trade periodicals, including California Lawyer, Valley Lawyer and CE Pro. Prior thereto, Mr. Kline penned “Wading in the Sargasso Sea: The Double Jeopardy Clause, Non-Capital Sentencing Proceedings, and California’s ‘Three Strikes’ Law Collide in Monge v. California,” [27 Pep.L.Rev. 861]. Before he joined the legal profession, Mr. Kline was an on-air personality for WJAC-TV, a local NBC news affiliate in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. He continues to be involved in related matters for the firm; having served as the Editor-In-Chief of WCC&E's Legal Examiner newsletter, and as the producer, editor and host of the firm's first video podcast series, "Perspectives."

Michael is an avid and outspoken technology junkie and admitted Apple/Mac fanatic. When he is not at work or spending time with his wife and their new baby boy, he can be found in front of the television watching any of the four major sports teams that hail from his hometown of Philadelphia, PA (including, most notably, his beloved Philadelphia Eagles).

Areas of Practice

• Business Litigation
• Class Action
• General Litigation
• Corporate / Business Transactions
• Real Estate Transactions
• Appellate Work
• Intellectual Property

West Practice Categories

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Mediation, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Antitrust Law, Unfair Competition, Bad Faith Insurance, Business & Commercial Law, Collections & Repossessions, Commercial Leasing, Consumer Protection, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Transactions, Business Organizations, Closely Held Businesses, Corporate Governance, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Dissolution, Formation & Business Planning, Joint Ventures, Limited Liability Companies, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Partnerships, Reorganizations, Shareholders' Rights, Class Actions -- Plaintiff, Collections, Communications & Media Law, Advertising, Cable (Broadband), Cellular Communications, Digital Communications, Internet, Print Media, Radio, Satellite Communications, Telecommunications, Television & Film, Wireless Communications, Construction Law, Construction Contracts, Construction Liens, Government Construction Contracts, Housing & Construction Defects, Employment Law -- Employee, Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employee, Employee Rights -- Employee, Employment Contracts -- Employee, Employment Discrimination -- Employee, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employee, Wrongful Termination -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employer, Employee Rights -- Employer, Employment Contracts -- Employer, Employment Discrimination -- Employer, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employer, Wrongful Termination -- Employer, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Ethics, Professional Responsibility, Insurance Law, Bad Faith, Commercial Insurance, Directors' & Officers' Liability Insurance, Errors & Omissions Insurance, Insurance Malpractice, Property & Casualty, Reinsurance, Title Insurance, Intellectual Property Law, Trade Dress, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Internet -- Cyberspace, Labor Law, Wage & Hour Laws, Litigation & Appeals, Bankruptcy Litigation, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law, Real Estate Law, Landlord/Tenant, Computer Law, Toxic Torts, Workers' Compensation Law

Bar Admissions

• California, 2001
• U.S. District Court Central District of California, 2001

Professional Associations and Memberships

• San Fernando Valley Bar Association, January 1, 2010 - Present (Member)

Classes and Seminars

• The Effective Use of Technology in Litigation, OnePathCLE, January 1, 2011 - Present

Education

• Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California, 2000
  J.D.
  Law Review: Pepperdine Law Review, Editor, 1998 - 2000
  Law Journal: ADR Journal, Managing Editor, 1998 - 2000
• Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA, 1997
  B.A.
  Honors: Dean's List
  Major: Journalism

Fraternities/Sororities

• Alpha Epsilon Pi

Published Works

• Wading in the Sargasso Sea (An analysis of Monge v. California), 27 Pepp.L.Rev. 861, 2000

Address

5567 Reseda Boulevard
Suite 330
P.O. Box 7033
Tarzana, CA 91357-7033

Phones

(818) 705-6800
(323) 872-0995

Faxes

(818) 996-8266
(818) 345-0162

Emails

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Websites

http://www.wcclaw.com
http://www.wccelaw.com