Kyle Bevan is a business trial lawyer in Newport Beach, California, representing companies, executives, and business owners across Orange County, Los Angeles, San Diego, and the broader Southern California region. He has tried five civil cases to jury verdict and, before entering private practice, tried 20 criminal cases to verdict as a Deputy District Attorney. As lead trial counsel, Kyle has secured verdicts on claims including false advertising under the Lanham Act, intentional interference with contractual relations, unfair competition, negligence, and civil rights claims under the First, Fourth, and Fourteenth Amendments.

Kyle’s practice at Call & Jensen centers on business and commercial litigation, intellectual property and brand disputes, real estate litigation, and crisis management, as well as a select employment and labor practice. He represents plaintiffs and defendants across the hospitality, technology, consumer products, financial services, and sports and entertainment industries.

On the commercial side, Kyle handles breach of contract, business tort, and partnership disputes; trade secret misappropriation; non-compete and non-solicitation litigation; false advertising and unfair competition claims; brand protection and enforcement; real property litigation, including disputes over commercial properties, homeowners associations, and land use; and reputational and crisis management matters for executives and companies facing high-stakes disputes.

On the employment side, Kyle handles executive severance and equity disputes, wrongful termination, discrimination and retaliation claims, wage-and-hour disputes, and harassment matters, representing both high-earning executives and employers.

Before joining Call & Jensen, Kyle practiced at a boutique trial firm and at a national labor and employment defense firm. He began his legal career in public service as a Deputy District Attorney, where he prosecuted 20 jury trials and taught undergraduate Criminal Law and Justice Administration as an adjunct professor in the California State University system.

Kyle earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of California, Irvine School of Law, where he served as Articles Editor of the UC Irvine Law Review. He attended Harvard University for his undergraduate degree.

How Kyle Helps Clients

What kinds of business disputes does Kyle handle? Kyle represents companies and business owners in breach of contract, business tort, trade secret, unfair competition, and false advertising matters. As lead trial counsel, he has won jury verdicts on Lanham Act false advertising, intentional interference with contractual relations, and unfair competition claims. He handles disputes from pre-litigation demand through trial and works on both the plaintiff and defense sides.

Does Kyle handle trade secret and non-compete matters? Yes. Kyle litigates trade secret misappropriation, non-compete, and non-solicitation disputes, including matters involving departing employees and executives. Because he also practices employment law, he sees these cases from both the company’s and the individual’s perspective.

Does Kyle handle intellectual property and brand disputes? Kyle’s IP practice focuses on brand protection and enforcement, false advertising, and unfair competition.

Does Kyle handle real estate litigation?  Kyle litigates real property disputes throughout Southern California, including purchase-and-sale disputes, HOA enforcement, easement and boundary disputes, and commercial lease litigation.

What is Kyle’s trial experience? Kyle has tried 25 cases to verdict: five civil jury trials as lead trial counsel and 20 criminal jury trials as a Deputy District Attorney. Actual courtroom experience shapes how he builds a case from the first filing, because the strongest settlement position is a case the other side believes will be tried.

What kinds of employment cases does Kyle handle? Kyle represents both executives and employers in severance and equity disputes, as well as in wrongful termination, retaliation, and harassment matters. He has particular experience with executive-level disputes involving equity, commissions, and bonus structures.

What industries does Kyle work in most often? Kyle’s work concentrates in hospitality, technology, consumer products, financial services, and sports and entertainment. Each industry has its own conventions around contracts, compensation, and competition, and knowing those conventions matters because the same legal claim often plays out differently depending on how a business actually operates.

Where does Kyle practice geographically? Kyle is based in Newport Beach and primarily represents clients throughout Southern California, including Orange, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Santa Barbara counties. He has tried cases in California state superior courts and in federal district courts across the region.