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Law Practice

Mar. 2, 2009

Cautiously Expanding Luce Forward, With an Eye on the Economy

Luce Forward laid out last year an ambitious agenda for expansion across the state. Now managing partner Kurt L. Kicklighter is adjusting to the slowed economy but he's still shopping for laterals.

By Pat Broderick
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN DIEGO - Last May, Kurt L. Kicklighter, managing partner at San Diego-based Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, was still flying high, buoyed by the firm's steady expansion throughout California in recent years.

Needless to say, things have changed.

The economy has tanked, and hit hardest is one of Luce Forward's core pratice areas: real estate. Earlier this month, Luce Forward announced it...

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