Shareholder

Before joining Klinedinst, Bonnie L. Lutz owned a medical device manufacturing company with her husband. She served as the scientific and regulatory affairs director. Prior to that, she was employed by the Orange County Health Care Agency Laboratory as the supervising microbiologist of the Mycology Department, and oversaw the isolation and identification of all species of fungi.

Bonnie is a Shareholder in the firm's Orange County office and focuses on providing legal services to humane societies and veterinarians. She is an accomplished lecturer, and is a frequent speaker at animal law and veterinary care conferences, including AVMA, SCVMA, AVMLA, and AVPMCA.

Bonnie was born in Massachusetts and attended the University of Massachusetts and California Western School of Law.

Professional And Community Affiliations

• State Bar of California
• American Veterinary Medical Law Association
• VetPartners (previously known as AVPMCA)
• American Bar Association, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Sections, Animal Law Committee, Dangerous Dog Subcomittee
• Orange County Bar Association
• American Inns of Court, Robert A. Banyard Chapter
• Community Associations Institute, Orange County Chapter
• Southern California Veterinary Medical Association (SCVMA)

Publications and Interviews

• "I've Been Sued. Now What? What to do if it happens to you - and how to protect yourself," Veterinary Economics (May, 2008)
• Don't Make Me Defend You," Veterinary Economics (November, 2006)

Speaking Engagements

• Wild West Veterinary Converence, 2008, Non-economic Damages in Veterinary Malpractice and Alterations of Computerized Medical Records (October 17 and 18, 2008)
• VetPartners Fall Meeting, 2008, Hot Rocks Presentation: Alterations of Computerized Medical Records (August 22, 2008)
• Pacific Veterinary Conference, 2008, California Veterinary Medical Board aka the VMB (June 28, 2008)
• Animal Care Conference 2008, "Contract Negotiations for Veterinarians" (April 7, 2008)
• AVPMCA (now VetPartners) Fall Meeting 2007, "Hot Rocks Presentation: Standard of Care for Veterinarians" (August 19, 2007)
• Animal Care Conference 2007, "Shelter Medicine and Management" (April 21, 2007)
• AVPMCA (now VetPartners) Fall Meeting 2006, "Hot Rocks Presentation: Indemnity Agreements for Veterinarians with Students" (August 25, 2006)
  
• Animal Care Conference 2006, "Shelter Medicine and Management" (February 14, 2006)
• Animal Care Conference, "Legal and Ethical Implications of Using Shelter Animals as Blood Donors" (April 4, 2005)
• Animal Care Conference, Topic: "Non-Economic Recovery for Pet Loss" (March 7, 2004)
• Southern California Veterinary Medical Association, Topic: "Preventing Veterinary Malpractice Lawsuits" (August 2003)
• American Veterinary Medical Law Association, Topic: "New Causes of Action Against Veterinarians in Malpractice Lawsuits" (July 20, 2003)
• California Veterinary Medical Association Annual Meeting, Topic: "The Tale of a Lawsuit, What to Expect If You Get Sued" (June 20, 2003)

Teaching and Instruction

• College of Veterinary Medicine, Western University School, Guest Lecturer
• "Animal Law," Pepperdine University School of Law, Visiting Lecturer, Fall, 2005

Orange County, California

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Practice Areas

Professional Liability

Business

Construction

Environmental

Mold / Indoor Air Quality

Real Estate

Admitted to Bar

California (2000)

U.S. District Court, Central District of California (2005)

U.S. District Court, Southern District of California (2000)

Licensed to Practice Before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, License #43766

Education

University of Massachusetts (B.S., 1968) Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude

California Western School of Law (J.D., 2000) Dean’s List, magna cum laude