Atty. Michael J. Stump
Michael Stump is the managing partner of the Bakersfield Office of Borton Petrini, LLP. He was raised in the Central Valley and attended high school in Lodi, California.
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Michael J. Stump is a Partner based in Bakersfield, California, practicing at Borton Petrini Llp. They have 29+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1997. Their practice focuses on business, real estate, tax, zoning, and construction. Admitted to practice in State Bar of California (1997), The United States District Court, Eastern District of California (1998), The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2003), and The United States District Court, Southern District of California (2009). Educated at University of California, Davis (Bachelor, 1993). Recognitions include BV Distinguished. Active member of Business and Professional Associations The Kern County Bar Association Judge Pro Tem, Kern County Superior Court Idaho Bar Association The Nebraska Bar Association Member of the Business Law Section of the California State Bar. Serands clients in Bakersfield, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Michael Stump is the managing partner of the Bakersfield Office of Borton Petrini, LLP. He was raised in the Central Valley and attended high school in Lodi, California
- He engaged in his undergraduate studies at the California State University, Fresno and University of California at Davis where he graduated in 1993
- After a year of construction-related employment following graduation from U.C
- Davis, he attended law school and obtained a Juris Doctor degree in 1997 from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco, California and was admitted to the California State Bar in December of 1997
- He is licensed to practice law in all of the State Courts of the State of California and admitted to the United States District Court for the Eastern and Southern Districts of California
- Michael is also licensed to practice law in the States of Idaho and Nebraska
- As a Bakersfield attorney, Michael has a general civil business litigation practice
- He has represented clients in jury trials, court trials, mediation and binding arbitration hearings in state court
- He also has experience representing clients in connection with contractual arbitration proceedings and has served as trial counsel for several jury trials involving complex civil litigation matters
- In the course of his civil litigation practice as a Bakersfield attorney, he has handled the defense of farmers, manufacturers, and businesses and has extensive experience in matters involving claims of subsurface trespass
- Michael is well-versed in matters of corporate law, including the formation of legal entities such as corporations, limited liability companies, and partnerships
- His litigation experience serves as a foundation for these transactional skills as he has had the opportunity to defend contracts and agreements tested by parties litigating their differences in court
- Michael also has experience as a Bakersfield attorney in partnership dissolution and legal disputes arising between partners and business associates
- His diversified practice sees him representing farmers in the development of commercial photovoltaic power generation facilities, and, as part of a litigation team, successfully defending a large Kern County beekeeper sued in Nebraska
- He also has a substantial civil appellate practice, including research, brief writing, and appellate motion practice including complex legal issues of first impression
- He handles matters on appeal before the California State Courts of Appeal and California Supreme Court
- In 2003, he was admitted to practice appellate law in and before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and he handles federal appellate matters
- While in law school, he served as an extern for The Honorable Justice Miriam Shearing on the Nevada Supreme Court and as an extern for The Honorable Donald S. Mitchell with the San Francisco Superior Court
- Michael is an active member of the Kern County Bar Association and volunteers his time for the Kern County Probation Department, Moot Court Program, and is trained and appointed as a Temporary Judge by the Kern County Superior Court
- He is actively involved in his community
- Michael is married to Jillian Fritch-Stump, and together they have two children, Jessica and Charles
- He spends his free time with his family and enjoys outdoor activities such as camping, hiking, and fishing
- He and his family attend St. John’s Lutheran Church in Bakersfield
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Real estate attorneys handle home purchases, sales, commercial transactions, title disputes, and landlord-tenant matters.
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Tax attorneys handle IRS audits, tax debt, international tax, estate planning, and tax court litigation.
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Michael J. Stump is one of 40,226 zoning attorneys indexed nationally. Browse zoning attorneys in California →
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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 Bakersfield 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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