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Jan. 21, 2010

David Belz

David Belz said he has no compunction about calling out lawyers who step outside the lines.

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David Belz

David L. Belz

Orange County (Santa Ana)

Career Highlights: Joined Judicate West, May 2024; appointed to the Orange County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2009, retired April 2024; partner, Kuhn & Belz, San Juan Capistrano; sole practitioner, Laguna Niguel, 1995-98; partner, Landgren & Belz, Tustin, 1981-95; partner, associate, Giles, Callahan, McCune, Willis & Edwards, Tustin, 1976-81.

Law School: Pepperdine University School of Law, 1976

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By Don J. DeBenedictis

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SANTA ANA - After spending perhaps too much time with Angelo Buono as part of the Hillside Strangler's initial defense team, David S. Belz decided to switch from representing criminal defendants to representing injured plaintiffs.

When Belz made that switch back in 1980, he also decided he would practice civil law in a civil and ethical manner. "I just consciously made a choice that I was going t... (continued)

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