Graduate of Stanford University (BA in Economics) and the School of Law at UCLA (JD). Mr. Rust is an accomplished civil trial attorney. For over 40 years, he has successfully tried numerous jury and court trials in state and federal courts and has won several multi-million dollar lawsuits. Prior to joining Cotugno & Rust, Mr. Rust was a partner in a prominent LA law firm and litigated a variety of complex banking, ERISA, and business cases. Since joining C&R, Mr. Rust's practice has been devoted to a wide variety of litigation matters including commercial contracts, real estate and construction matters, corporate, partnership and franchise disputes, business torts and unfair business practices, employment, trust and estate litigation, elder abuse, and general civil and business litigation. Mr. Rust also handles commercial arbitrations and civil appeals. Mr. Rust is “av” rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating obtainable.Admitted to practice:1) State Bar of California (1977);2) U.S. District Court, Central Dist. of California (1978);3) U.S. District Court, Northern Dist. of California (1980);4) U.S. District Court, Southern Dist. of California (1985);5) U.S. Court of Appeal, 9th Circuit (1982).Published Appellate Opinions:1) Wilshire-Doheny Associates, Ltd. v. Shapiro, 83 Cal.App.4th 1380 (2000);2) Balian v. Balian, 179 Cal.App.4th 1505 (2009);3) Flynt Distributing Company, Inc. v. Harvey,734 F.2d 1389 (9th Cir. 1985);4) Mitchell v. American Reserve Insurance Co., 110 Cal.App.3d 220 (1980); and5) In re Airport Car Rental Antitrust Litigation, 474 F.Supp. 1072 (ND Cal. 1979).6) In re Airport Car Rental Antitrust Litigation, 521 F.Supp. 568 (ND Cal. 1981); aff'd 693 F.2d 84 (9th Cir. 1982), cert. denied 462 U.S. 1133 (1983);Unpublished Appellate Opinions:1) Karasik v. Wilshire-Doheny Associates, Ltd., No. B136477 (CCA 10/31/00)2) Sukumar v. Schwartz, Semerdjian,etc., No. B228744 (CCA 12/1/10)3) Balian v. Balian, No. B248024 (CCA 12/22/14)