Kutcher, Kenneth L

Ken Kutcher practices in the areas of real estate, land use, administrative law and land use litigation. He has appeared before a wide variety of public agencies, including planning commissions, city councils, architectural review boards, landmarks commissions, zoning administrators, the California Coastal Commission, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Department, and various state and federal courts. In addition, he has formed many condominium owner associations.

Kutcher received his bachelor of arts degree in economics, magna cum laude, from the University of Southern California in 1980. As an undergraduate, he was elected as a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. He received his juris doctor in 1983 from the University of California at Los Angeles, where he was appointed to the Order of the Coif. During one of his semesters, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Winslow Christian in the California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District.

Kutcher has served as a board member for the Santa Monica Area Chamber of Commerce, chaired the Chamber's Growth Management Task Force and was co-chair of the Chamber's Land Use Committee. He also has served as a board member of various other community organizations.

His professional affiliations have included the Urban Government Section of the American Bar Association and the Real Property Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association.