About Aaron
Aaron Clefton built his academic foundation with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Comparative History of Ideas from the University of Washington, completed in 2001. He returned to formal study later and earned his Juris Doctor from John F. Kennedy University in 2017. Those years frame a career that moved from support work in a law office into the leadership ranks of a California practice.
Clefton first joined the Law Offices of Paul L. Rein as a senior paralegal in 2005. He spent more than a decade in that environment, learning case preparation, client intake and the rhythms of litigation. After completing law school he took on a new role at the same firm as managing lawyer in 2017. The move from paralegal to managing lawyer was rapid and marked a clear shift in responsibilities. He handled filings, supervised staff and assumed greater control over case strategy and client matters.
In 2018 he became managing partner of Rein & Clefton Lawyers at Law. The change formalized a professional partnership and shifted his work further toward firm management in addition to casework. As managing partner he has overseen administrative functions and helped shape how the firm operates day to day. His career shows steady progression through operational and legal roles in the same practice community.
Clefton is licensed to practice in California. He maintains current memberships in professional associations related to the practice of law. Colleagues describe him as someone who knows the business side of running a law office as well as the procedural and substantive side of handling matters for clients.
His background includes hands-on courtroom and pretrial experience gained while working under an established California practitioner, then leading teams and supervising staff after gaining admission to the bar. That mix of litigation support and lawyer-level responsibility informs how he approaches cases and client relationships. He has worked across the full lifecycle of cases, from investigation and pleadings to motion practice and settlement discussions.
Clefton’s professional path is rooted in a single practice community and in sustained work at a firm that evolved around the same core attorneys. He continues to practice at Rein & Clefton Lawyers at Law in California. His practice centers on providing legal services to clients in California through Rein & Clefton Lawyers at Law.
