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Patricia
Lofton
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It is with sadness that we honor
the memory of Patricia Lofton, who passed away on
March 19 following a long-fought battle with breast cancer. Her courage and grace as
she continued working with her usual dignity, optimism, and energy while fighting that
battle were an inspiration to all who knew her.
Patricia became a lawyer after a successful career as an opera singer, theater
administrator, and music critic. Leaving behind her first career, she enrolled at
Pepperdine University School of Law, graduated near the top of her class, and then
worked as a law clerk for Ninth Circuit Judge Thomas Nelson before joining Horvitz
& Levy in 1996 to specialize in appellate law. While at the firm she successfully
handled a wide variety of appellate matters. She also became a fierce advocate of
children’s rights, teaming up in pro bono cases with the Alliance for Children’s Rights
and Public Counsel to win important appellate victories on behalf of disabled children
and foster children in Los Angeles.
Patricia will be missed for her tenacity as an appellate advocate, for the appreciation of
music and art she shared with others, for the inner strength beneath her gracious
demeanor, and for the love she showed to her fellow employees and their families.
In light of Patricia’s love for the performing arts, she requested that any donations in
her memory be made to the Gabriella Axelrad Education Foundatio,
www.everybodydance.org, which provides daily dance instruction to ethnically
diverse, economically disadvantaged children in Los Angeles.
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You can make an online donation in memory of
Patricia Lofton through our online giving form.
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