Rebecca G. Powell

Rebecca helps clients by drawing on a broad base of appellate and trial litigation experience.

She has taken the lead on a variety of civil litigation matters through the lifecycle of complex cases, from initial pleadings and dispositive motions, to serving as embedded appellate counsel during trials, through appellate briefing and oral argument. She has served as the principal attorney for numerous appeals, including in breach of contract, personal injury, class action, and business dispute cases. She has experience representing a wide range of clients and issues, including handling products liability and breach of warranty matters for auto manufacturers, and representing media and entertainment clients in commercial suits.

Rebecca has been certified as an appellate specialist by the California State Bar’s Board of Legal Specialization and serves on the Executive Committee of the ABA’s Council of Appellate Lawyers. Rebecca maintains an active pro bono practice, including as the co-director of the Pepperdine Caruso School of Law’s Ninth Circuit Appellate Advocacy Clinic.

Before joining the firm, Rebecca practiced as a commercial litigation and government investigations associate at Covington & Burling LLP in Los Angeles, and as a litigation associate at Durham Jones & Pinegar in Salt Lake City. She also served as a judicial law clerk on the Utah Supreme Court and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.