Paul Cliff

Paul Cliff’s practice is focused on drafting and implementing agreements concerning the development, leasing, acquisition, disposition, and financing of real estate.

After graduating cum laude from Claremont McKenna College in 1986, Mr. Cliff briefly pursued an advanced degree in mathematics before enrolling at USC law school in 1987, graduating in 1990. His first employment was with the business department of a statewide firm based in Bakersfield, followed by a couple of years with a small business litigation firm in Santa Barbara. After that, Mr. Cliff joined former colleagues from Bakersfield to join a start-up law firm in Riverside. After over 20 years where he rose from associate to full equity partner in that firm, he moved over to the San Bernardino office of Gresham Savage. In 2022, Mr. Cliff and the majority of his Gresham Savage colleagues joined Fennemore Craig as it expanded its California footprint.