Michael B. Kushner

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Mr. Kushner was born and raised in Long Beach, California. He obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of California at Berkeley where he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa in his third year and graduated with High Distinction the following year. Mr. Kushner then attended law school at the University of California at Los Angeles. After moving to Orange County, Mr. Kushner honed his skills at two of Orange County’s most respected law firms before striking out on his own. 

From there, Mr. Kushner quickly earned a reputation as a formidable and skilled trial and transactional lawyer in the areas of business and real estate law, as well as an entertaining and informative lecturer on various trending topics. It was during a set of particular lectures offered by Mr. Kushner (related to the Davis-Stirling Act, California’s HOA law) that he came to two realizations: first, that homeowners living in HOA-governed communities were at a distinct disadvantage when dealing with bad, even out-of-control, associations; and second, that most real estate attorneys who represented homeowners were unacceptably ignorant regarding the ins and outs of the Davis-Stirling Act. Mr. Kushner decided to act. He began developing a series of proprietary and unique processes and legal materials that ensured that the firm’s attorneys became experts in the Davis-Stirling Act and that the firm’s clients received consistently excellent representation. In short, Mr. Kushner pioneered a way of representing the firm’s HOA clients that not only catapulted the firm into a well-known legal powerhouse but also significantly raised the quality of representation for homeowners throughout California. 

Mr. Kushner’s practice areas currently include business transactions, franchise law, corporate governance, labor and employment, real estate transactions, and entertainment law. In the business/corporate arena, Mr. Kushner has substantial experience in structuring and negotiating complex commercial transactions and drafting all manner of business-related contracts. 

Mr. Kushner’s corporate transactional practice includes the general representation of large, well-established companies, as well as start-ups and family-owned businesses. In recent years, Mr. Kushner expanded his corporate transactional practice to include multi-national businesses located in China, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and Hong Kong. Mr. Kushner’s consummate attention to detail, and singular client-centered focus, have made him an indispensable asset to hundreds of businesses throughout California.