Nicholas A. Kurtz

Phone: 202-316-8558
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Nicholas A. Kurtz is an associate at the firm. Prior to joining the firm, Nick was a senior associate at a boutique litigation firm in Beverly Hills. There he specialized in entertainment, class actions, and complex business litigation matters and was selected for inclusion as a Rising Star in the 2009 Southern California Super Lawyers.

Nick earned a B.A. in Communications, Legal Institutions, Economics, and Government from American University in Washington, DC where he was a Presidential Scholarship recipient and a member of the School of Public Affairs Leadership Program and nationally ranked Division I varsity soccer team. He earned his J.D. from Loyola Law School, where he served as the Chief Research Editor on the Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review and garnered a First Honors Award in his Title IX Seminar course.

Bar Admissions

  • California, 2004
  • District of Columbia, 2008
  • Virginia, 2009
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, 2004
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2004

Education

  • Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, CA, J.D., 2004 Law Journal: Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review – Chief Research Editor Honors: First Honors Award – Title IX Seminar
  • American University, Washington, DC, B.A., 1999 Honors: Colonial Athletic Association Scholar Athlete, Dean’s List, Presidential Scholarship Major: Communications, Legal Institutions, Economics, Government

Seminar Engagements

  • Beverly Hills Bar Association – Film and TV Producers: How to Squeeze the Lemon; Additional income to be collected by producers and copyright owners, June 2009
  • Los Angeles Copyright Society – The Music Download Class Action Suits, December 2006

Memberships

  • American Bar Association, 2004-2009
  • Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 2004-2009
  • Beverly Hills Bar Association, 2004-2009
  • Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, 2004-2009
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association, 2004-2009

Past Employment

  • Johnson & Johnson LLP (formerly Johnson & Rishwain LLP), Senior Associate,
    Beverly Hills, CA, 2003–2009