Robert A. Curtis
Partner
Robert A. Curtis, a partner of the firm, is a graduate of Pepperdine University School of Law. Robert is admitted to the State Bar of California and is also admitted to practice in the U.S. District Courts for the Central and Northern Districts of California, the Western District of Michigan, and before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Robert practices in the areas of complex business litigation, lender liability, Internet/e-commerce litigation, and class actions.
Robert and the firm's managing partner, Peter J. Bezek, have recently tried several matters together and Robert is co-counsel in some of the firm's largest cases in the areas of business competition, lender liability, Internet/e-commerce litigation, and class actions. Robert played an integral role in the firm's class action practice including litigating cases which have resulted in a $47 million settlement against AT&T Wireless, a $20 million settlement against Verizon California, Inc. and a $4.4 million dollar settlement against T-Mobile. He has also negotiated a $1.1 million debt reduction in a dispute between a lender and an automobile dealership.
Robert is an active member in the Santa Barbara County Bar Association and is the Attorney Coach for the Santa Barbara High School Mock Trial Team. Robert also sits on the Alumni Advisory Board for the Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology Law at Pepperdine University School of Law. |
