Robert Scot Clifford

Partner

clifford@luch.com
Phone: (626) 449-1882

Mr. Clifford is a partner in the firm practicing at the Pasadena office. He was born in Los Angeles, California, and graduated from Hollywood High School in 1964 as valedictorian of his class. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of California at Los Angeles with a major in History and his Juris Doctor degree from the Southwestern University School of Law where he graduated in the top ten percent of his class. At Southwestern he received American Jurisprudence awards for excellence in the study of Corporations and Criminal Law.

Mr. Clifford began work with the predecessor of his present firm in 1978. Before joining the firm he was a Deputy County Counsel in the Office of the County Counsel of Los Angeles County specializing in litigation. His practice now emphasizes estate planning, business and employment law, including employee benefits, and related litigation. In his twenty-eight years practicing law, he has tried many cases in federal and state courts, both non-jury and jury, and has argued cases before the California Courts of Appeal.

Throughout his career, Mr. Clifford has been active in his church and in various charitable and other service organizations. He is a member and past president of the Wilshire Rotary Club of Los Angeles and active in District Rotary committees. He is on the Board of Managers of the Hollywood-Wilshire Y.M.C.A. and was a member of the Wilshire Y.M.C.A. Board of Managers serving as Board Chairman from 1982-1984. In 2000, he was honored in his community as one of the Larchmont Chronicle's Men of Larchmont for his participation in community affairs.

BAR MEMBERSHIPS
State Bar of California, 1974

U.S. DISTRICT COURT
Central District of California, 1975
Southern District of California, 1984
Northern District of California, 1990

U.S. COURT of APPEALS, NINTH CIRCUIT, 1975

SUPREME COURT of the UNITED STATES, 1980

EDUCATION
University of California at Los Angeles, B.A., 1970
Southwestern University, J.D., 1974

AFFILIATIONS
Los Angeles County Bar Association
California Bar Association
National Lawyers Association