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• Telephone: 661-322-3051
• Fax: 661-322-4628
• E-Mail: bpbak@bortonpetrini.com
• Website: www.bortonpetrini.com

Virtual Appointments Available

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2026, Bakersfield, CA 93303-2026

Established: 1899

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Cases Gone to Trial: 34

About Us

When Fred Borton established his law practice in 1899, the 25th U.S. President William McKinley was in office, the Spanish-American War had just ended the year before, and a gallon of milk cost 27 cents. Many of today's areas of practice did not exist. There were no class-action lawsuits nor were there toxic mold cases. There were no automobiles in the streets nor airplanes in the sky. Televisions, movie theaters, cell phones, desktop computers and the modern technological age were unimaginable. In fact, Fred Borton's mode of transportation was a horse.

James Petrini joined the Firm shortly after Fred Borton formed the business. Together, they forged a name for the Firm. Harry M. Conron joined the Firm in 1932. The three original partners formed a strong alliance of legal talent that would become one of California's leading law firms with 10 strategically placed offices throughout California, from Sacramento to San Diego. This growth, from a small local firm to a statewide entity, is the product of expertise and scholarship.

Borton Petrini, LLP holds an effective understanding of California, its people and its law. Throughout the 20th Century, the Firm's partners became noted judges and justices within the California court system. Many of the Firm's attorneys have helped to shape California law through precedent-setting cases. Borton Petrini, LLP has participated in the evolution of business practices, land use, estate and tax planning, water law, employment law, public entity, professional liability, intellectual property, environmental and health care law, to name a few.

In the 21st Century, times have changed dramatically and so has the Firm. Yet, as in the beginning, you will find that our attorneys combine a blend of specialized knowledge and diverse experience.

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Non-Insurance Clients

Personnel Information

Firm Members

Fred E. Borton — (1877-1948)

James Petrini — (1897-1978)

Harry M. Conron — (1907-1971)

Kenneth D. Pinsent — (1953-1984)

Richard E. Hitchcock — (1925-2001)

John F. Petrini — (1944-2008)

Managing Partner

Rosemarie S. Lewis

Bakersfield, CA

• E-Mail: rlewis@bortonpetrini.com

Admitted

• California, 1991
• U.S. District Court, Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California

Memberships:

• American, Hispanic National, Los Angeles County and Orange County Bar Associations
• USC Commerce Association
• Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles
• Association of Southern California Defense Counsel

Education:

• University of Southern California, B.A., 1983
• Western State University, J.D., 1991

Partner

Michael J. Stump

Bakersfield, CA

• E-Mail: mstump@bortonpetrini.com

Practice Areas

• Civil Litigation
• Insurance Defense
• Business Litigation
• Appellate Practice
• Corporate Law

Admitted

• California, 1997
• Idaho, 2012
• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of California
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2003

Michael has a general civil litigation practice involving matters of insurance casualty defense and business litigation. He has represented clients in court trials, mediation and binding arbitration hearings in state court. He also has experience representing clients in connection with contractual arbitration proceedings and has served as trial counsel for several jury trials involving complex civil litigation matters. In the course of his civil litigation practice, he has handled defense of farmers, manufacturers and businesses and has extensive experience in matters involving claims of subsurface trespass.
 
Michael is well versed in matters of corporate law including formation of legal entities such as corporations, limited liability companies and partnerships. His litigation experience serves as a foundation to these transactional skills as he has had the opportunity to defend contracts and agreements where those documents are tested by parties litigating their differences in court, and has experience in partnership dissolution and legal disputes arising between partners and business associates.

Memberships:

• American and Kern County Bar Associations
• State Bar of California
• Idaho State Bar

Publications:

• Editor, California Business Counsel Magazine
• Editor, California Defense Magazine

Education:

• University of California, Davis, B.A., 1993
• University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D., 1997

Born: 1968

Senior Counsel

Anthony E. Bell

Bakersfield, CA

• E-Mail: abell@bortonpetrini.com

Admitted

• California, 1998
• U.S. District Court, Central, Eastern and Northern Districts of California
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Education:

• University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., 1985
• University of California, Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law, J.D., 1988

Associate

Kristen McDonald

Bakersfield, CA

• E-Mail: kmcdonald@bortonpetrini.com

Admitted

• Texas, 2014
• California, 2016

Education:

• University of California, Riverside, B.A./B.A., 2011
• Baylor Law School, J.D., 2014

Articles

CA Trucking Law Newsletter by Calvin Stead, Borton Petrini, LLP

Construction Law Newsletter by Calvin Stead, Borton Petrini, LLP

Insurance Defense Tips Newsletter by Matthew Trostler, Borton Petrini, LLP

Labor & Employment Law Newsletter by Jonathan Geen, Borton Petrini, LLP

Labor & Employment Law Newsletter (Recent Appellate Decisions) by Jonathan Geen, Borton Petrini, LLP

Business Law Newsletter-Summer 2013 by Jonathan P. Geen

Construction Law Newsletter-Fall 2013 by Michael D. Worthing/Kyle W. Holmes

Labor & Employment Law Newsletter by Jonathan P. Geen

Insurance Defense Tips Newsletter Fall 2013 by Matthew J. Trostler

Labor & Employment Law Newsletter

Insurance Defense Tips Newsletter

Construction Law Newsletter

Trucking Law Newsletter

Service Areas

San Luis Obispo, California, USA 139 miles

Santa Barbara, California, USA 147 miles

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