Atty. Michael J. Kump
Michael Kump is a problem solver who fights tenaciously to protect his clients’ valuable intellectual property and contractual rights. Representing plaintiffs and defendants in a broad and sophisticated litigation practice for over thirty years, Mr.
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Michael J. Kump is a Partner based in Los Angeles, California, practicing at Khiks Kinsella Holley Iser Kump Steinsapir Attorneys. They have 45+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1981. Their practice focuses on business, ip, and litigation. Admitted to practice in California U.S District Court, Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California U.S. (1981). Educated at University of Michigan (J.D. Ph.D., 1981) and Grinnell College (B.A., 1974). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Active member of California State Bar. Serands clients in Los Angeles, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Michael Kump is a problem solver who fights tenaciously to protect his clients’ valuable intellectual property and contractual rights
- Representing plaintiffs and defendants in a broad and sophisticated litigation practice for over thirty years, Mr. Kump has extensive experience and success inside and outside the courtroom in all aspects of intellectual property, contract, trade secrets, entertainment and antitrust litigation
- His representative corporate clients include Starz Entertainment LLC, USI Holdings Corporation, and Vivendi Universal
- The Daily Journal, the leading legal newspaper in California, recognized Mr. Kump’s trial victory on behalf of his client Jamie McCourt, in “Top Plaintiffs’ Verdicts by Impact 2010.” Mr. Kump was selected to the “2011 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America,” and is a perennial selection in The Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers magazine
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Michael J. Kump's Areas of Practice
Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Michael J. Kump handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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IP attorneys protect inventions, brands, and creative work through patent prosecution, trademark registration, copyright, and trade-secret enforcement.
Michael J. Kump is one of 106,079 ip attorneys indexed nationally. Browse ip attorneys in California →
Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
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Practicing law in California. Legal matters in California are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Los Angeles are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate California state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in California brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in California courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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