Horvitz & Levy LLP - Ellis J. Horvitz

EDUCATION

Western Reserve University

University of Chicago
(A.B., 1947)

Stanford University
(B.A., 1949)
(J.D., 1951)

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

American Academy of Appellate Lawyers Chairperson, Committee on Specialization (1993)

Co-Founder and past President, California Academy of Appellate Lawyers
Secretary (1972-1974)
Vice-President (1975-1976)
President (1976-1977)

California Judicial Council Appellate Standing Advisory Committee (1996-1998)

Appellate Law Advisory Commission, Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of California (1994-1998)

Committee on Standard Civil Jury Instructions, Los Angeles Superior Court (1991-2003)

Supreme Court's Advisory Committee on Rules for Publication of Court of Appeal Opinions (2004-2005)

California Judicial Council Advisory Committee for Proposition 32 (1984-1985)

California Judicial Council Advisory Committee on Partial Publication of Appellate Opinions (1980-1983)

California Judicial Council Advisory Committee for an Effective Publication Rule (1979-1980)

Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, Federal and American Bar Associations Member, Appellate Practice Committee; Tort and Insurance Practice Section; Subcommittee for Ninth Circuit (1975-1977)

State Bar Committee on Appellate Courts (1972-1976)

Association of Southern California Defense Counsel

The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation

CMA Foundation Corporate Advisory Committee

Board of Governors for the USC Institute for Corporate Counsel

PUBLICATIONS

Co-author, California Practice Guide: Civil Appeals and Writs (The Rutter Group 1989-present)

Co-Author, Appeals, Writs and Post-Trial Motions, in Litig. Sec. of the State Bar of California, California Litigation Review
(June 1996, April 1997, August 1998, October 1999, and August 2000)

Otto Kaus Memorial Dedication (1997) 30 Loy. L.A. L. Rev. 961

A Personal Note (In Memoriam of Chief Justice Phil S. Gibson) (1984) 72 Cal. L. Rev. 503

Justice Tobriner's Tort Decisions: A Reaffirmation of the Common Law Process (1977) 29 Hastings L.J. 167


	DISCLAIMER

Ellis J. Horvitz
Partner

Ellis Horvitz founded the firm in 1957. He is a California State Bar Certified Appellate Specialist and has appeared and presented oral argument in the California Supreme Court and Court of Appeal as lead counsel or amicus curiae more often than any attorney actively engaged in civil practice.

Prior to founding the firm, Mr. Horvitz served as Staff Counsel and Legal Consultant to the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. Earlier he served as Research Attorney to California Supreme Court Head Justice Phil S. Gibson. He taught appellate practice at the University of Southern California Law Center for more than 20 years. He is admitted to practice before California state courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Mr. Horvitz has appeared in hundreds of appellate matters, many of which helped shape the development of California civil law. He frequently presents arguments in the California Supreme Court and Court of Appeal and in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. In addition, Mr. Horvitz has the authored or co-authored countless articles on appellate practice and general civil law spanning four decades.

Mr. Horvitz received his A.B. degree from the University of Chicago and his Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor degrees from Stanford. While at Stanford, he was a member of Stanford Law Review.

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