Top Attorney: San Diego’s Michael Whitton
San Diego office managing partner and Hotels, Resorts & Golf practice group leader Michael Whitton was profiled as a 2012 Winner of The San Diego Daily Transcript’s “Top Attorneys” award in July. Unlike the other attorneys chosen by their peers and nominated for a specific practice group, Whitton was picked as one of 10 top attorneys in the county by the editorial board of the paper.
About Whitton’s professional career, the Transcript states:
“Whitton is considered one of the leading experts in transactions and other legal matters involving golf courses/country clubs, marinas, hotels and other resort properties. He has received numerous accolades for his work, including being named one of ten ‘Best Attorneys in the Golf Industry’ by Golf, Inc. (2011).”
About Whitton’s personal life, the paper states:
“Whitton grew up in a military family and moved to San Diego at the age of three. He was raised in Oceanside and attended the University of San Diego High School. He returned to San Diego to start his career upon graduation from Notre Dame. Whitton now lives in Solana Beach with his wife and three children. He is active in various civic and charitable organizations in support of the community he has called home for more than 40 years.”