Mitchell E. Abbott is an attorney now in his 25th year of practice with Richards, Watson & Gershon, in downtown Los Angeles, where he specializes in civil litigation and appeals.  He has been designated a Certified Specialist in Appellate Law by the California Board of Legal Specialization and is Vice Chair of the State Bar of California’s Standing Committee on Appellate Courts.

A native Californian, Mr. Abbott received his A.B. degree, magna cum laude, from the University of California, Davis, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi, and his law degree from the University of Virginia Law School, where he was Notes Editor of the Virginia Journal of International Law.  He is admitted to practice in California, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, and before the United States Supreme Court.

Mr. Abbott currently serves as Chair of the Governing Board of Pilgrim School, a private, coeducational K-12 day school in the mid-Wilshire area of Los Angeles.  He also serves on the Board of Trustees of First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, and is a former Moderator of the Church.

 
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