Phone: (818) 907-3214
Fax: (818) 981-4764
E-Mail: KRex@lewitthackman.com

Education

Loyola Law School
Juris Doctor (1996)

University of California, Los Angeles
B.A. in Political Science
Cum Laude (1993)

  • Dean's List

Memberships

  • Provisors
  • State Bar of California
  • San Fernando Valley Bar Association
       - Served four years as member of the Board of Trustees
       - Served two years as a Chair of the Membership and Marketing Committee
       - Served three years as Chairman of the Barristers Section
  • Valley Community Legal Foundation    - Served multiple years as member on the Board of Directors
       - Served multiple years as a member on the Fundraising Committee
       - Served multiple years as the Sponsorship Chairman for the Law Day Gala
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association
       - Member of the Business Section
       - Member of the Real Property Section
  • American Bar Association
       - Member of the Business Section
  • Santa Clarita Bar Association

Noteworthy Legal Activities

  • Moderated Van Nuys Court Walk-Thru Program
  • VAST – Settlement Officer- Los Angeles Superior Court
  • Volunteer at Van Nuys Self-Help Center
  • Mentoring Young Attorneys and Speaking to Young Attorneys about the practice of law

Awards and Honors

  • Selected as a "Rising Star" in Los Angeles Magazine's Super Lawyers Edition
       - 2005-2008, 2010
  • Recipient of the the Top 40 Under 40 Award
       - San Fernando Valley Business Journal

Presenter

  • Presenter, “Get it in Writing” Contract Issues for Business
       - Seminar
  • Presenter, “Considerations When Selling A Business”
       - Seminar
  • Presenter, “How to Protect Your Intellectual Property for Little or No Money”
       - Seminar
  • Presenter, “How to Choose an Entity”
       - Seminar
  • Presenter, “Estate Planning Myths and Realities”
       - Seminar
  • Presenter, “Will Contests”
       - Seminar

Kevin E. Rex graduated Cum Laude from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1993, with a major in political science. He joined the firm after receiving his law degree in 1996 from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, and became a shareholder in 2002.

Mr. Rex has also received numerous honors including being named a Rising Star in Los Angeles Magazine's Super Lawyer Edition from 2005-2008 and 2010. He also received an award from the San Fernando Valley Business Journal as being on of the Top 40 Under 40.

Mr. Rex is practicing primarily in the areas of general corporate and business law, with an emphasis on negotiating and handling mergers and acquisitions for privately held and family owned businesses as well as professional practices. As a result of his representation of numerous privately held and family owned businesses over the years, his practice also includes estate planning, focusing mainly on succession issues. Mr. Rex also practices in the fields of real estate, employment, internet, and IP Tech and entertainment law. Mr. Rex has advised clients during his career in a variety of industries including the manufacturing, distributing, health care, real estate, internet, retail, insurance, travel, entertainment and accounting fields. He has also counseled clients on a variety of general business matters including distribution arrangements, employment relationships, leases, intellectual property issues and other contractual issues. Mr. Rex has also assisted numerous clients in resolving disputes either prior to litigation or in the early stages of litigation.

Mr. Rex is a member of the State Bar of California, the San Fernando Valley Bar Association, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, and the American Bar Association. He served as a Member of the Board of Trustees of the San Fernando Valley Bar Association for four (4) years, as the Chairman of the Barrister's Section of the San Fernando Valley Bar for three (3) years and as a chair of the Membership and Marketing Committee of the San Fernando Valley Bar Association for two (2) years. Mr. Rex also served for a number of years as a Member of the Board of Directors of the Valley Community Legal Foundation of the San Fernando Valley Bar Association. He served multiple years on the Fundraising Committee of the Valley Community Legal Foundation and served multiple years as the Chairman of for Sponsorships for the annual Law Day Gala.

In an effort to give back to his community, Mr. Rex has volunteered at the Van Nuys Self Help Legal Access Center, acted as a settlement officer for the Van Nuys and Chatsworth courts as part of the VAST Program, mentored young attorneys and acted as a moderator for the court walk-thru program in Van Nuys. Over the years, Mr. Rex has given numerous seminars on such varied topics as: "Considerations When Buying and Selling a Business", "How to Protect Your Intellectual Property for Little or No Money", "Estate Planning Myths and Realities", "Will Contests" and "Contract Issues for Businesses".

Mr. Rex authored an article published in the October 23, 2006 San Fernando Valley Business Journal entitled "How To Maximize Your Price When Sellilng A Business." He has also been a contributing author to "Planning for the Future Success of Your Business: Succession and Exit Strategies", published in the San Fernando Valley Business Journal on March 27, 2006, "Family Business Planning for the Future", published in the San Fernando Valley Business Journal on March 28, 2005, and "Cohabitation: Contract or Conduct Can Determine the Settlement", published by Lawyers World in 1997.

Mr. Rex is admitted to practice in the state courts in California as well as before the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

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