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Kent J. Schmidt, attorney at Dorsey & Whitney LLP in Costa Mesa, California

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Kent J. Schmidt is on California’s State Bar roll, #195969, admitted in 1998; license status: active as of 22 July 2026. The address of record is in Costa Mesa, Orange County. 4 practice areas are listed in the registry, shown on this page. 10 case appearances are listed on this profile. Registry record updated 26 September 2026; license information comes from the State Bar.

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State Bar number#195969
License statusActive
Admitted1998
Law schoolWilliam Howard Taft Univ
FirmDorsey & Whitney LLP
LocationCosta Mesa, Orange County
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Cases of record

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CaseAppeared forCitationCourtDecided
Sherman Bahr v. Canon USA, Inc.Counsel for the respondent656 F. App'x 276U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit26 July 2016
Asap Copy and Print v. Jerry BrownCounsel for the respondent646 F. App'x 495U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit24 March 2016
Asap Copy and Print v. Canon Business Solutions, Inc.Counsel for the respondent643 F. App'x 650U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit22 March 2016
Del Real v. Kamala HarrisCounsel for the respondent636 F. App'x 956U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit12 February 2016
Petro-Diamond Inc. v. SCB & Associates, LLCCounsel for the defendant122 F. Supp. 3d 949U.S. District Court, Central District of California21 August 2015
Robert Townsend v. National Arbitration Forum IncCounsel for the respondent584 F. App'x 664U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit22 August 2014
Del Real, LLC v. HarrisCounsel for the plaintiff966 F. Supp. 2d 1047U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California19 August 2013
Aryeh v. Canon Business Solutions, Inc.Counsel for the respondent55 Cal. 4th 1185California Supreme Court24 January 2013
In Re Infonet Services Corporation Securities LitigationCounsel for the defendant310 F. Supp. 2d 1080U.S. District Court, Central District of California12 August 2003
In Re Infonet Services Corporation Securities LitigationCounsel for the defendant310 F. Supp. 2d 1106U.S. District Court, Central District of California12 August 2003

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On the official record

The employer on the official record is Dorsey & Whitney LLP.

A firm or employer website answers at dorsey.com, the domain of the email address on the State Bar record.

The law school on the record is William Howard Taft University.

Admitted to the California Bar in 1998 · 28 years on the roll.

Practice areas on the record: Business Law, Constitutional Law, Litigation and Mediation and Arbitration.

10 appearances as counsel in published opinions are on this record.

The address of record is in Costa Mesa, in Orange County, where matters are ordinarily heard at the Superior Court of California, County of Orange, seated at Santa Ana.

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