Meet Our Attorneys


Cihigoyenetche, Grossberg & Clouse is a general practice law firm offering a wide variety of legal services ranging from litigation to business consultation and representation. We have extensive experience in both federal and state courts. Our attorneys take great pride in their diversity of interests and talents. Indeed, our members actively practice in such areas of the law as police civil liability, government liability, insurance defense, product liability, real estate, business, employment law, malpractice defense, premises liability, landslide and subsidence liability, appellate practice, entertainment and municipal law, and representation of special d istricts and water/wastewater issues.



The Partners

Jean Cihigoyenetche has been a licensed attorney in private practice since 1982. In addition to his BA from Cal Poly Pomona, he earned the degree of Juris Doctor from Pepperdine University School of Law. Mr. Cihigoyenetche’s primary areas of practice include municipal law, civil litigation, water and water reclamation issues, and business and real estate. His agricultural background benefits many clients within the agricultural preserve. He has served as an arbitrator for the San Bernardino County Arbitration Counsel, as Judge Pro Tempore in the Los Angeles County Municipal Court, and is currently retained as General Counsel for the Inland Empire Utilities Agency.
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Scott Grossberg has been a licensed attorney in private practice since 1986 and is one of our founding partners. After earning his BA from Cal Poly Pomona, he went on to receive the degree of Juris Doctor from the University of La Verne. Mr. Grossberg represents public entities, public employees, and government pooling authorities. He is admitted to practice law before the Supreme Court of California, and the Supreme Court of the United States. He has been a featured speaker and published author for many years on numerous topics including media relations, public speaking, memory, design immunity, handling tort claims, and police civil liability including providing special training to the Department of the Navy, Federal Bureau of Investigation and numerous law enforcement agencies throughout Southern California. Mr. Grossberg has served as a special prosecutor for the County of San Bernardino and as a Judge Pro Tempore for the Counties of San Bernardino and Los Angeles.
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Richard R. Clouse has been a licensed attorney in private practice since 1983 after earning the degree of Juris Doctor from McGeorge School of Law at the University of the Pacific. Mr. Clouse previously received his BA from San Francisco State University and later in 1995 completed a Fellowship in Comparative Law at Brasenose College, Oxford University UK. His focus is on civil litigation with emphasis on jail management and correctional officer litigation, defense of public entities, school district liability, product liability, wrongful termination and public sector employment issues. In addition, he has served as Special Prosecutor for the County of San Bernardino in California and is AV Peer Review rated in Martindale-Hubbell.
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Katharine Spaniac has been a licensed attorney in private practice since 1983 and we were pleased to have her join our firm in 1999. In addition to her BA from Pomona College, she earned the degree of Juris Doctor from McGeorge School of Law at University of the Pacific and in 1995 completed a Fellowship in Comparative Law at Brasenose College, Oxford University UK. Ms. Spaniac’s primary focus is on Civil Litigation with emphasis on construction defect cases, contractual indemnity, elder abuse litigation and assumption of the risk.
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The Associates

Anthony C. Ferguson has been a licensed attorney in private practice since 1999. In addition to his BA from Cal State Northridge, he earned the degree of Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. We were pleased to add Mr. Ferguson in 2005 as an Associate with our firm’s Los Angeles office. He maintains several industry memberships, serving on various committees including acting Board Member for the Mid-Wilshire West Community Council.
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Raymond M. Mistica is a senior attorney in our Rancho Cucamonga office. Mr. Mistica specializes in defending subcontractors, apartment complex owners and managers, and various municipalities. He has also defended foster family agencies, represented businesses, and defended the insured of various insurance companies. In 1999, Mr. Mistica graduated with honors from Cal State San Bernardino with a BS in Environmental Health Sciences and in 1999 obtained his BS from UC Irvine in Biological Sciences. He attended UC Davis, School of Law where he obtained his Juris Doctor Degree in 2002. Additionally, he is a Registered Environmental Health Specialist in the State of California.
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Jonathan D. Holub joined our firm in 2006 and is a member of the San Bernardino County Bar Association and is admitted to practice in California and Washington, D.C. Mr. Holub graduated magna cum laude in 1999 from New York Law School and was a member of Law Review. He also attended the University of San Diego School of Law as a visiting student where he received several awards. Mr. Holub initially practiced Social Security disability law in California, primarily representing claimants on behalf of their long-term disability insurers. Mr. Holub, who received his B.A. from The George Washington University, returned to Washington, D.C. for a few years and practiced on a contract basis with a number of the City’s larger firms.
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Sarah Powell joined our firm in 2007. She brings with her experience in corporate formation, taxation, gift and estate planning and asset protection. Prior to working with the firm, she practiced workers’ compensation defense with the Law Offices of Serembe. In 2003 she received her law degree from Thomas Jefferson School of Law located in San Diego, California. While there she received Pro Bono Honors for her participation in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program and Holocaust Reparations Program. She became a member of the California Bar in 2006.
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Brian Chou joined our firm in 2008. Mr. Chou graduated in 2006 from Pepperdine University School of Law. During his time in law school, Mr. Chou served as the President of the Asian Pacific American Law Student Association and Vice Magister of Phi Delta Phi Honors Fraternity. He was a literary citations editor for the Dispute Resolution Law Journal and a Peer Mentor to first year students. After passing the California Bar, Mr. Chou attended the Graziadio School of Business and Management and received his Masters in Business Administration in 2007. Prior to law school, Mr. Chou received a Bachelor's Degree from the University of California Los Angeles in Economics.



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Joseph E. Brick joined our firm in January, 2008. Mr. Brick graduated cum laude in 2007 from the University of La Verne, College of Law. While at the University of La Verne, Mr. Brick was a member of the school’s Law review for two years earning the title of Managing Editor. Mr. Brick was published  twice in the Journal of Juvenile Law. Other publications include an article on negotiation theory which was selected for publication by the Rutgers Law Journal on Conflict Resolution. While in law school, Mr. Brick was selected to participate in Moot Court Honors and won numerous awards. Prior to law school, Mr. Brick received his Bachelors of Science in Geology from the University of Southern Maine. Mr. Brick brings his technical background to the firm where it has been utilized in cases involving landslides.
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