Donald Rez

Background

About Donald Rez

Mr. Rez is a 1978 graduate of Harvard Law School who has practiced in San Diego since his graduation. He has handled all types of commercial lawsuits, including cases involving trade regulation and antitrust; breach of contract; franchisor/franchisee issues; lender liability cases; professional malpractice; and intellectual property. He has been involved in complex multi-district litigation, and his antitrust experience has involved claims of virtually every kind. He has represented such diverse clients as the San Diego Clippers, Exxon, Fotomat, Mashburn Sanitation and Recycling (see City of San Marcos v. Coast Waste Mgmt, Inc, 54 Cal Rptr 2d 588 (1996)), Nevada Bob's Pro Shop, Inc, and Orlimar Golf Co. In approving a consumers’ antitrust class action settlement in which Mr. Rez had been appointed co-lead plaintiffs’ counsel, the United States District Court Judge recognized the high quality of representation on behalf of the class. Shames v. Hertz Corp, 2012 WL 5392159 at *19 (S.D. Cal Nov. 5, 2012).(“The quality of representation in this matter was exceptional.”) He is a co-author of California Pretrial Practice & Forms (James Publishing Co, 2004 (Supp. 2005-17)), a treatise on civil procedure before trial. He serves on the Board of John Paul the Great Catholic University, Board of Directors of the Saint Thomas More Society (San Diego), on the Board of Visitors of the University of San Diego School of Law and is a past President of the San Diego chapter of Legatus. He is a past chair of the Civil Litigation section of the San Diego County Bar Association. He is also part of the Fellows of the American Bar Association which is an honorary group of lawyers dedicated to the welfare of their communities. Specialties: business litigation and advice, antitrust and trade regulation.