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Law Practice

Dec. 28, 2013

Amid threat of closure, litigator buys his favorite eatery

Steven A. Nichols now oversees management, hiring, finances and taste-testing at Cyrano's Caffe in addition to co-chairing the construction law group at Rutan & Tucker LLP.


By Alexandra Schwappach


Daily Journal Staff Writer


ORANGE - When Steven A. Nichols discovered several years ago that his favorite coffee house and breakfast shop was on the verge of shutting its doors, he couldn't bear the thought. So he bought it.


A litigator with Rutan & Tucker LLP for the past 30 years, Nichols found he benefited from an early morning cup of coffee and often a plate of scrambled eggs, fruit and toast. Nearly ever...

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