E. Rich Hurst

Rich Hurst is a 1986 graduate from the University of California at Santa Barbara, with a major in English. He attended Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, graduating in 1993. After graduating from college, and prior to law school, Mr. Hurst was an Operations Manager for Federal Express Corporation. He handles civil litigation and trials, successfully handling hundreds of lengthy and complex matters, and has obtained individual jury verdicts and judgments in excess of $6 million. Mr. Hurst is a lifetime member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum® and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum®, The Top Trial Lawyers in America®”. Mr. Hurst specializes in business and real estate litigation, including contract, real estate, corporate and construction matters. Mr. Hurst has handled matters before courts in the state and federal system, including the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, and the Supreme Court of California, and various California Courts of Appeal and Superior Courts.

Areas of Practice

Mr. Hurst specializes in business and real estate litigation, including construction defect, contract, real estate, and corporate matters. Mr. Hurst has handled matters before courts in the state and federal system, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, the Supreme Court of California, and various California Courts of Appeal and Superior Courts. Mr. Hurst has extensive litigation experience, and has successfully prosecuted or defended claims in the following areas:

• Construction defect and billing disputes.
• Real estate disputes, including broker liability, easements, encroachments, landslides and trespass.
• Employment matters, including wrongful termination actions.
• Breach of contract actions in a wide variety of contexts, including the provision of services and sales of real property.
• Insurance coverage disputes, including bad faith claims.
• Significant injury matters.