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Kent
Y. Mouton graduated from the University of California
at Los Angeles in 1975 with a Bachelor of Arts degree
in Economics (Dean’s List, Summa Cum Laude,
Phi Beta Kappa) and received his law degree
in 1978 from the University of California at Los
Angeles.
Mr. Mouton specializes in real estate law, primarily
in the areas of real estate lending and finance,
joint ventures, land use, acquisitions and dispositions,
leasing, development and construction, common interest
subdivisions (condominiums and planned unit developments)
and real estate brokerage. He has represented numerous
insurance companies, lending institutions, developers,
brokerage companies and investors in their real
estate transactions.
Mr. Mouton is an active member of the bar associations
of the State of California and Los Angeles County
and participates in numerous real estate related
committees sponsored by these bar associations.
He has been an Adjunct Professor of real estate
law at the UCLA Extension since 1979, and teaches
the following UCLA Extension courses: “Real
Estate Loan Originations and Workouts: Current Practices
and Procedures,” “Bankruptcies and Workouts:
A Case Study Approach,” “Real Estate
Development in Southern California: Current Issues
and Solutions” and “Advanced Real Estate
Law.” He speaks frequently before real estate
industry trade groups on a variety of real estate
topics. Mr. Mouton has been honored by his peers
by being designated a Southern California Real Estate
"Super Lawyer" in 2005, 2006 and 2007.
Mr. Mouton is a former member of the Board of Governors
of the Century City Bar Association and formerly
was a Co-Chairperson of the Century City Bar Association
Real Estate Law Section. He also serves on the Los
Angeles County Bar Real Property Section Real Estate
Finance, Land Use Planning and Commercial Development
Steering Committees.
Prior to joining Kulik, Gottesman, Mouton &
Siegel, he was a partner in the firm of Katten Muchin
Zavis & Weitzman and was previously associated
with the firm of Cox, Castle & Nicholson. Mr.
Mouton is rated “AV” by Martindale-Hubbell
which is the highest proficiency rating afforded
by that advisory service. Mr. Mouton is the founder
of "Concerned
Lawyers of California" - a 501(c)(3)
non-profit corporation that provides monetary assistance
to local community charities.
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Other Founding Partners:
Glen Kulik
Don Gottesman
Leonard Siegel
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