PARTNER & CHAIR OF THE APPELLATE LITIGATION GROUP
Mr. Reddie has been with McCormick Barstow since he graduated from law school in 1994 and practices in the Appellate Litigation Practice Group and Title Insurance Practice Group of the firm. Mr. Reddie is certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization as an Appellate Law Specialist and is the only practicing attorney in the San Joaquin Valley to have been elected into the California Academy of Appellate Lawyers.
Mr. Reddie specializes in handling appeals and writs in State and Federal Court. Mr. Reddie also specializes in appellate litigation, where he is part of the trial team working directly with trial lawyers before, during and after trial to assist in achieving a favorable result and solid appellate record. Regardless of the area of law, Mr. Reddie has a unique ability to break down difficult legal and factual issues and turn them into stories and concepts that are easily understood by judges and juries.
Like most appellate specialists, Mr. Reddie handles appeals and appellate litigation covering all areas of the law including, e.g., real estate, title insurance, business disputes, employment, professional & medical malpractice, probate, water law, family law, construction defects and personal injury.
Mr. Reddie has been lead counsel on hundreds of appeals and has handled dozens of oral arguments, including the first ever en banc oral argument at the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel. He has successfully helped his clients keep their wins and reverse their losses. His cases have also helped to interpret and develop the law.
Mr. Reddie also volunteers his time as the brief grader for the annual Roger J. Traynor California Moot Court Competition for California law schools.
Mr. Reddie is admitted to practice law before the United States Supreme Court, all California Courts, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal and the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Central, Northern and Southern District.
Juris Doctor, 1994
Pepperdine University School of Law
Bachelor of Arts, Economics, 1991
University of California, Los Angeles
Concentrating in State and Federal Writs and Appeals and Appellate Litigation (Appellate Law Specialist – Certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. Chair of the Firm’s Appellate Litigation Group. Also concentrating in title insurance defense work.
Mr. Reddie is a member of the State Bar of California, the California Academy of Appellate Lawyers, and the Appellate Law Section of the Fresno County Bar Association.
Mr. Reddie is a prior member of the Advisory Committee on Appellate Courts for the California Lawyers Association Litigation Section (2015-2019) and the Federal Litigation Section’s Appellate Committee of the Federal Bar Association.
PUBLISHED APPELLATE DECISIONS
Smart Corner Owners Association v. CJUF Smart Corner LLC (2021) 64 Cal.App.5th 439
Colucci v. T-Mobile USA, Inc. (2020) 48 Cal.App.5th 442.
Atwell Island Water District v. Atwell Island Water District (2020) 45 Cal.App.5th 624
Hensel Phelps Construction Co. v. Superior Court (2020) 44 Cal.App.5th 595
J. H. Boyd Enterprises, Inc. v. Boyd (2019) 39 Cal.App.5th 802
Hansen v. Sandridge Partners, L.P. (2018) 22 Cal.App.5th 1020.
Palacio v. Jan & Gail’s Care Homes, Inc. (2015) 242 Cal.App.4th 1133
Grenier v. Taylor (2015) 234 Cal.App.4th 471
People v. Spriggs (2014) 224 Cal. App. 4th 150
Driscoll v. Superior Court (2014) 223 Cal.App.4th 630
Federal Insurance Co. v. Steadfast Insurance Co. (2012) 209 Cal. App. 4th 668
Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Standards Enforcement v. Davis Moreno Construction (2011) 193 Cal.App.4th 560
People’s Capital & Leasing Corp. v. BIG3D, Inc. (In re BIG3d, Inc.), 438 B.R. 214 (9th Cir. BAP 2010) (en banc)
Central Valley Ag Enterprises v. United States of America, 531 F.3d 750 (9th Cir. 2008)
Busseto Foods, Inc. v. Laizure (In re Laizure), 548 F.3d 963 (9th Cir. 2008)
Capobianco v. Trew (In re Capobianco), 248 B.R. 833 (9th Cir. BAP 2000)
SUCCESSFUL UNPUBLISHED APPELLATE DECISIONS
Boyd v. J.H. Boyd Enterprises, Inc. (11/20/2020) 2020 WL 6817574
Kenco Investments, Inc. v. Marsh (6/24/2020) 2020 WL 3444435
Boyd v. J.H. Boyd Enterprises, Inc. (6/1/2020) 2020 WL 2832401
McCaffery v. Madera Community Hospital (11/21/19) 2019 WL 6208338
Rio Mesa Holdings, LLC v. Fidelity National Title Insurance Company (9/24/19) 2019 WL 4639103
J. H. Boyd Enterprises, Inc. v. Boyd (3/6/19) 2019 WL 1055324
Roberts v. The Permanente Medical Group, Inc., 690 Fed.Appx. 535 (9th Cir. 5/4/17)
Halloum v. McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, Wayte & Carruth, et al. (In re Halloum), 689 Fed.Appx. 544 (9th Cir. 4/11/17)
Ekelem v. Kwajei (3/16/17) 2017 WL 1026125
Integrated Voting Solutions, Inc. v. Automated Ballot Concepts, LLC (1/26/17) 2017 WL 235229
Halloum v. Ryder (In re Halloum), 2016 WL 3597436 (9th Cir. BAP 6/28/16)
Grow Land & Water, LLC v. McCarthy Family Farms (8/1/16) 2016 WL 4073940
Fresno Truck Center v. Ksendzovsky (1/28/2016) 2016 WL 34860
Carlson v. Carlson (10/6/2015) 2015 WL 5826761
Moran v. Permanente Medical Group, Inc. (8/27/2015) 2015 WL 5068868
In re Marriage of Dutcher (10/28/2014) 2014 WL 5454191
Kevorkian v. Hurlbutt (10/9/2014) 2014 WL 5035950
Padilla v. Healthsouth Bakersfield Rehab. Hospital (6/23/2014) 2014 Cal.App.Unpub.LEXIS 4391
Harris v. Bonander (5/29/2014) 2014 Cal.App.Unpub.LEXIS 3804
Kitchens v. Pierce, 584 Fed.Appx. 302 (9th Cir. 1/14/14)
Hernandez v. Levatino (7/18/2013) 2013 Cal.App.Unpub.LEXIS 5052
Leon v. Pearson Realty (4/17/2013) 2013 Cal.App.Unpub.LEXIS 2726
Sinclair v. Katakis (1/23/2013) 2013 Cal.App.Unpub.LEXIS 509
Via Montana, LLC v. Beukers (11/16/2012) 2012 Cal.App.Unpub.LEXIS 8147
In re Abureyaleh (10/1/2012) 2012 Cal.App.Unpub.LEXIS 7168
In re Lewis (2/15/2012) 2012 Cal.App.Unpub.LEXIS 1124
Moran v. Superior Court (Kaiser Foundation Health Plan) (11/16/2011) 2011 Cal.App.Unpub.LEXIS 8766
Dickey v. Superior Court (7/26/2011) 2011 Cal.App.Unpub.LEXIS 5578
Miller v. London Properties (1/13/2011) 2011 Cal.App.Unpub.LEXIS 282
Brewer v. California High Reach & Employment Rental (5/4/2010) 2010 Cal.App.Unpub.LEXIS 3230
Roberson v. Roberson (3/16/2010) 2010 Cal.App.Unpub.LEXIS 1906
Ennis Commercial Properties v. Paregian (1/13/2010) 2010 Cal.App.Unpub.LEXIS 266
Vo v. Mitsathaphone (11/23/2009) 2009 Cal.App.Unpub.LEXIS 9403
Gallagher & Miersch v. Bacchus Vineyards (6/18/2009) 2009 Cal.App.Unpub. LEXIS 4935
Flores v. McClelland (5/1/2009) 2009 Cal.App.Unpub.LEXIS 3466
Williams v. Seferyan (6/6/2008) 2008 Cal.App.Unpub. LEXIS 4608
City of Martinez v. New Hampshire Ins. Co., 152 Fed.Appx. 669 (9th Cir. 10/19/2005)
Rudnick v. Rudnick (4/25/2003) 2003 Cal.App.Unpub.LEXIS 4173
National Union Fire Ins. Co. v. Garber, 45 Fed.Appx. 564 (9th Cir. 4/16/2002)
Garber v. National Union Fire Ins. Co., 2000 U.S.App.LEXIS 11778 (9th Cir. 5/22/2000)
Moyer v. Marshack (In re Mark Industries), 1998 U.S.App.LEXIS 21510 (9th Cir. 3/2/1998)
Fischer v. Sevier, 1998 U.S.App.LEXIS 2763 (9th Cir. 2/9/1998)
The Disentitlement Doctrine: A Trap for Unwary Judgment Debtors in Civil Appeals, 28 California Litigation 16 (2015).
Section 546(a) of the Bankruptcy Code: A Plea for Predictability, 4 J. Bankr. Law and Prac. 3 (1994).
Home Mortgage Strip Down in Chapter 13 Bankruptcy – A Contextual Approach to Sections 1322(b)(2) and (b)(5), 20 Pepp. Law Rev. 425 (1993).
Mr. Reddie was selected for inclusion in the Northern California Super Lawyers list (2015-2023) for his primary area of practice in Appellate Law.
