About Curt Charles
Curt Charles Cutting is a partner at Horvitz & Levy LLP, an appellate boutique in Los Angeles, California. He joined the State Bar of California in 1998 and the Washington State Bar in 1996. The firm, located at 3601 W Olive Ave, Fl 8, Burbank, CA 91505-4681, handles civil appeals in both state and federal courts. He earned his J.D. from Seattle University School of Law in 1995, graduating magna cum laude. Prior to law school, he completed a B.S. in Physics and an A.B.
in History at Ohio University in 1992, both cum laude. During law school, he externed for the Honorable Eugene A. Wright of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit — After law school, he worked for the Chief Counsel of the Internal Revenue Service. He then clerked for the Honorable Ruggero J. Aldisert of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit — In 1997, he joined Horvitz & Levy, where he has been a partner for over 20 years.
In 2007, he received an "Attorney of the Year" award from California Lawyer magazine for his work representing the City of San Diego. He has particular experience in cases involving punitive damages and is the primary contributor to the legal blog California Punitive Damages. He has provided commentary on punitive damages litigation for various media outlets, including The National Law Journal, The Seattle Times, The Associated Press, The San Diego Union Tribune, The Daily Journal, The Recorder, BNA's Class Action Litigation Reporter. Business Insurance. He is a member of the California and Washington bars. He has served as Chair of the Long-Range Planning Committee of the American Bar Association's Council of Appellate Lawyers and as a member of its Executive Board. He has also been Chair of the Membership Committee and Publications Chair for the Judicial Division Lawyers Conference.
He is a member of the Council on Litigation Management, DRI, and the Los Angeles County Bar Association. He has been recognized in Best Lawyers from 2010 to 2023 and in Super Lawyers from 2012 to 2025. He was listed as a "Rising Star" from 2006 to 2010 and was named one of the 20 Under 40 by the Los Angeles & San Francisco Daily Journal in 2008. He received the CLAY award (California Lawyer Attorney of the Year) in 2007.
