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Overview
Marco Gonzalez
Seyamack Kouretchian
David Peck
Gary Sirota
Rory Wicks
Rob Berkowitz
Ross Campbell
Brian Dirkmaat
Chris Polychron
Aran Wong
Livia Borak
Jennifer Bellenger
Susan Brill
Sara Honadle
Diana Kovacs
Amy Paul
Heather Weiermann
Monika Whisenhunt
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Rory Wicks
Partner
(760) 942-8505 x103 | Email Rory
Rory Wicks is a cofounder and Partner of Coast Law Group LLP, where he chairs the firm's General Civil Litigation/Appellate practice area. An accomplished attorney with extensive experience in state and federal courts over the last 31 years, Rory is known throughout the San Diego legal community as a tenacious and professional trial and appellate specialist with an impressive record of service to both his clients and the public at large.
Rory's expertise includes a wide range of legal disciplines, including environmental litigation (NEPA, CEQA, HEPA and the Clean Water Act), business litigation and torts, commercial law, contract, employment, land use, real estate, election, construction and construction defect litigation.
With a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science (1974)
Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa and Departmental Honors, and a Juris Doctor (1978), Moot Court Honors, both from the University of Southern California, Rory was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1979. Since that time, he has tried 21 cases to resolution, and maintains the highest professional and ethical rating (AV) by Martindale-Hubbel. Reported appellate opinions include McKinney v. Superior Court (2004) 124 Cal.App.4th 951, Building Industry Association of San Diego County v. State Water Resources Control Board (2004) 124 Cal.App.4th 866, and Unite Here! Local 5 v. City and County of Honolulu (2009) Haw. S. Ct No. 28602, April 8, 2010.
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Rory's service to the legal community is also well regarded:
- Pro Tem Judge and Arbitrator for the San Diego County Superior Court (Arbitrator for Twenty-Six Business Cases)
- President (1999-2001) and Master of the Bench, William L. Todd, Jr. American Inn of Court
- Associate, Louis M. Welsh Inn of Court
- Adjunct Professor, California Western Law School Environmental Litigation, 2002 -
- Environmental Moot Court Team, 2005 - present
- Environmental Litigation (2002 - 2008)
- National Environmental Moot Court Team (2006)
- Faculty, California State Bar's Environmental Trial Academy (2005)
- Faculty, National Institute of Trial Advocacy
(NITA)
- Pacific Regional Trial Skills, 1991 - 2007
- Deposition Skills, 1999 - 2006
- Faculty, San Diego Inn of Court's College of Trial Advocacy
- Trial Program, 1988-1992, 2000 - 2004
- Evidence Program, 2002 - 2004
- Member, San Diego County Bar Association
- Chair, Environmental Law Section, 2000-2002
- Chair, Small Firm Section, 1996-1997
- Professional Education Committee, 1990-1994
- Mediator, Client Relations Committee, 1988-1993
- Association of Business Trial Lawyers
- Consumer Attorneys of San Diego
- Consumer Attorneys of California
- San Diego Lawyers Club
- USC Legion Lex Law School Alumni Association
- Executive Committee, 1999 - present
- President of San Diego Chapter, 1995-1996
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