California State University at Northridge
(B.A., 1988)
Pepperdine University
(J.D., magna cum laude, 1991)
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
American Judicature Society
State Bar of California Judicial Evaluation Committee
AWARDS
Westlaw Publishing Award for Outstanding
Scholastic Achievement
Sorenson Award for Excellence in Legal Writing
American Jurisprudence Award
PUBLICATIONS
Co-Author, The Alliance for Children's
Rights vs. The Los Angeles County Department of Children and
Family Services, 1 Whittier Journal of Child and Family
Advocacy 62 (2002).
Patricia Lofton joined the firm in
1996. She was admitted to practice in California
state
courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, and
the U.S. Supreme Court.
Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Lofton was a litigation
associate with Christensen, Miller, Fink, Jacobs, Glaser,
Weil & Shapiro. She earlier held a judicial clerkship
with the Hon. Thomas G. Nelson, U.S. Court of Appeals,
Ninth Circuit.
Ms. Lofton received her Bachelor of Arts from California
State University at Northridge and her Juris Doctor
from Pepperdine University. While at Pepperdine, she
served as Notes and Comments Editor for the Pepperdine
University Law Review and authored Texas v. Johnson:
The Constitutional Protection of Flag Desecration (1990)
17 Pepperdine L. Rev. 757.
It is with sadness that we report
Patricia's passing on March
19 following a long-fought battle with breast cancer.
Her courage
and grace as
she continued working with her usual dignity, optimism,
and energy while fighting that battle were an inspiration
to all who knew her. (Read
more about Patricia’s life and career.)
