Mr. Sutter practices in all areas of civil litigation, including personal injury, wrongful death, construction defect, and mass tort cases throughout California.
As an associate at Bridgford, Gleason & Artinian (“BGA”), Mr. Sutter represents California fire survivors affected by the Thomas Fire and North Bay Fires in 2017, the Camp Fire and Woolsey Fire in 2018, and the Coastal Fire in 2022. Mr. Sutter also represents Orange County homeowners in class action construction defect claims against homebuilders.
Before joining BGA in 2022, Mr. Sutter worked as an associate at a well known Los Angeles Plaintiff’s law firm, where he focused representing California fire survivors in mass tort cases brought against public utility Electric Service Providers.
While in law school, Mr. Sutter worked as a judicial extern to the Honorable A. Wallace Tashima of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, where he gained valuable experience working on cases involving consumer and employment class actions, and federal civil procedure. During law school, Mr. Sutter also worked as a legal intern for the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California where he worked on matters involving First Amendment rights, criminal procedural protections, and civil rights generally.
Prior to law school, he worked for U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer as a legislative correspondent and for U.S. Representative Henry A. Waxman as a staff assistant. Mr. Sutter also competed as an NCAA Division III college athlete in Cross-Country and Track & Field.
