Dennis P. Riley, a litigation attorney since 1988, has handled over 40 jury trials and argued multiple cases before the California Courts of Appeal, the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel and the Ninth Circuit.
Education
- Santa Clara University B.S. in Finance, 1984
- Santa Clara University, Juris Doctor, 1987
Memberships
- Admitted to the California State Bar, 1988
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
Articles & Publications
- Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine, Dangerous Tenancies, Jan. 1999
Recent Reported Decisions
- Jonte B. King v. State of California (2d Dist. 2015) 242 Cal.App.4th 265
- In re Plyam (B.A.P. 9th Cir. 2015) 530 B.R. 456
- Hart v. Darwish 2017 WL 2375503 (Cal.App. 2 Dist.), petition for review granted September 13, 2017
Rena E. Kreitenberg has been litigating cases throughout her thirty year career. She has handled both bench and jury trials and handled and argued multiple cases before the California Courts of Appeal, the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel and the Ninth Circuit.
Education
- University of California, Los Angeles, B.A. in English Literature and Playwriting, 1984
- Southwestern Law School, Juris Doctor, 1987
Memberships
- Admitted to the California State Bar, 1988
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- American Society of Legal Writers
- Editorial Board, Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine (2015 – Present)
Articles & Publications
- Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine, Dangerous Tenancies, Jan. 1999
- Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine, A Cloud Over Arbitration Decision Appeals, Dec. 2002
- Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine, Recovering Statutory Penalties for Violations of the Bane Act, Nov. 2016
- Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine, Applying LARSO to Illegal Units in Single Family Dwellings, Jan. 2017
- Contributor, California Civil Jury Instruction Companion Handbook, Baron, Elizabeth A. Justice (Ret.) and Hersher, Judge Judy Holzer (2015-2016 Ed.)
Recent Reported Decisions
- Jonte B. King v. State of California (2d Dist. 2015) 242 Cal.App.4th 265
- In re Plyam (B.A.P. 9th Cir. 2015) 530 B.R. 456
- Hart v. Darwish 2017 WL 2375503 (Cal.App. 2 Dist.), petition for review granted September 13, 2017
Lecturer
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights, UCLA Extension, MCLE Program, Winter Quarter 2001;
- ABC’s of Trial – Use of Jury Instructions and Verdict Forms, Southwestern Law School MCLE Program, November 5, 2015
