Lawyers / Professionals

	Lynn A. Whitcher Associate 1800 Century Park East 8th Floor Los Angeles, California 90067-1501 T: 310.315.8279 F: 310.315.8210 lwhitcher@mcguirewoods.com

Ms. Whitcher advises local, national, and international businesses in a broad range of matters including contract negotiation and disputes, corporate and partnership disputes, breach of fiduciary duty, trade secrets, fraud, defamation, unfair business practices, landlord-tenant, employment, and health care reimbursement. Her practice focuses on commercial real estate transactions.

Practices & Industries

Firm Management

Regional Co-chair, Women's Leadership Forum, 2008-Present
Recruiting Committee, 2007-2008

Honors

Named a Southern California Super Lawyers "Rising Star," 2009-2011

Previous Experience

Associate, Van Etten Suzumoto & Becket LLP, Los Angeles, California
Associate, Trutanich · Michel LLP, Long Beach, California

Professional Affiliations

Los Angeles County Bar Association
National Association of Women Lawyers

Survey Committee

Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles
Japanese American Bar Association
President, Japanese American Bar Association Educational Fund

Co-chair, Fundraising Committee

National Asian Pacific Bar Association

Civic Affiliations

Japan America Society of Southern California

Languages

Japanese

EDUCATION

Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, California, J.D., 1998

Committee Member, Symposium: Mass Media and Censorship in the Americas

Staff Member, Journal of Law and Trade in the Americas

Member, Moot Court Honors Program

Oralist, First Place Team, Florida State Bar National Tax Moot Court Competition

Who's Who: American Law Students

Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California, B.A., 1995

ADMITTED

California

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California