Richard C. Macias practices in the areas of commercial and business litigation. He has over twenty years of experience representing financial institutions, manufacturers and trade suppliers in litigation involving contract enforcement actions, debt recovery, bankruptcy, business transactions, bad faith claims, antitrust, dealer terminations, appeals and e-commerce and technology issues. Prior to entering private practice, Richard served for three years in the office of the Los Angeles City Attorney, where he was a prosecutor in the Criminal Division and later was appointed as Special Counsel to the City Attorney. He also was an Assistant Professor of Law at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, where he taught courses in litigation procedure, trial practice skills, negotiation, legal writing and legal ethics. Richard also has served on the Executive Committee of the Intellectual Property, Internet and New Technology Section of the Beverly Hills Bar Association. Richard has lectured and written extensively on topics of interest to business and trade creditors.

NOTABLE ENGAGEMENTS

• In re Lazar, 1993 Bankr. Lexis (US BK CD CA 1993) (granting protective order for documents sought by grand jury subpoena).

• Beckman v. Thompson, 4 Cal.App.4th 481, 6 Cal.Rprt.2d 60 (1992) (affirming Superior Court dismissal of a suit against an out-of-state client for lack of personal jurisdiction in California).

• California First Bank v. Braden, 216 Cal.App.3d 672, 264 Cal.Rptr. 820 (1989) (case of first impression construing the scope of a waiver of statute of limitations in a guaranty agreement under California Code of Civil Procedure section 360.5 and affirming a jury verdict in favor of client bank).

B.A. Pomona College, 1972

J.D. Harvard Law School, 1975 Member, Harvard Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Law Review

Admitted to Bar - California and Colorado

Email: rmacias @ cmkllp.com