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Berman, Berman & Berman, LLP | | 11900 West Olympic Boulevard, Sixth Floor | | Los Angeles, California 90064-1151 |
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| (Riverside, CA Office: 3890 Tenth Street, Second Floor, 92501) | | (Tel: 951-682-8300) | | (Fax: 951-682-8331) |
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| Insurance Defense, Insurance Coverage, Construction Defect, Product Liability, Employment Law, Professional Liability, Legal, Insurance Agents, Agent/Broker Liability, Medical Liability, Design Professionals, Accountants, Trucking Law, Transportation, Real Estate Agents; Brokers and Appraisers; Elder Care; Monitoring Counsel; Litigation Management; California Insurance Regulations and Consulting to Insurance Industry |
| | Firm Profile | | The firm brings together an experienced, seasoned staff. The firm strives to maintain a high caliber of client service, emphasizing a strong sensitivity to containing litigation costs while providing high quality legal service. |
| RONALD S. BERMAN — 1938 — University of California, Los Angeles, B.S., 1960; M.B.A., 1964; Loyola Law School, J.D., 1970 — St. Thomas Moore Honor Society — Admitted to Bar, 1972, California; U.S. District Court, Central, Eastern and Northern Districts of California — Member American (Torts and Insurance Section and Standing Committee on Lawyers' Professional Liability, Law Practice Management and Litigation Sections) and Los Angeles County Bar Associations; General Counsel, Professional Liability Underwriting Society, 1987-1996; JD/MBA Association of Los Angeles; General Counsel, California Association of Independent Insurance Adjusters, 1993, 1995; City of Hope National Insurance Industry Council (Practice Management & Technology Section) — Author: "Defending Another Attorney," Case & Comment, March/April 1988; "Mistakes That Don't Have to Happen," Insurance Advocate, April 9, 1988; Co-Author: "The Non-Client Plaintiff," The Malpractice Prevention Reporter; Co-Author: "Insurance Producer Liability in Plain Language;" Co-Author: "Real Estate Agent & Appraiser Liability in Plain Language" — Captain, U.S. Army Reserve, 1968 - E-Mail: rsberman@b3law.com | |
| EVAN A. BERMAN — 1964 — University of Washington, B.A., 1987; Pepperdine University School of Law, J.D., 1990 — Admitted to Bar, 1990, California; 1991, U.S. District Court, Central District of California — Member American Bar Association - E-Mail: eaberman@b3law.com | |
| STEPHANIE BERMAN SCHNEIDER — 1968 — University of California, Los Angeles, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1990; Loyola Law School Los Angeles, J.D., 1993 — Phi Beta Kappa — Chief Articles Editor, Loyola Law School Los Angeles Entertainment Law Journal — Admitted to Bar, 1993, California; U.S. District Court, Central District of California — Member American and Los Angeles County Bar Associations; Professional Liability Underwriting Society (Southern California Steering Committee Chairperson, 1997-1999; Education Committee); National Association of Insurance Women (President, South Bay Chapter, 2000-2001); City of Hope National Insurance Industry Council — Author: "View At Your Own Risk: Gang Movies and Spectator Violence," 12 Loyola Law School Los Angeles Entertainment Law Journal, 477 - E-Mail: sjschneider@b3law.com | |
| SPENCER A. SCHNEIDER — 1969 — University of California, Los Angeles, B.A. (with high honors), 1991; University of California Davis School of Law, J.D., 1994 — American Jurisprudence Award — Admitted to Bar, 1994, California; U.S. District Court, Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California — Member American Bar Association (Tort and Insurance Practice Section), State Bar of California; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel - E-Mail: saschneider@b3law.com | |
| MARK LOWARY — 1966 — California State University, Fullerton, B.A., 1989; Southwestern University School of Law, J.D., 1993 — Admitted to Bar, 1993, California - E-Mail: melowary@b3law.com | |
| | Senior Litigation Counsel |
| WILLIAM M. AITKEN — 1950 — University of California, Los Angeles, A.B., 1971; University of California at Los Angeles School of the Law, J.D., 1977 — Phi Beta Kappa — Board of Editors, University of California at Los Angeles Law Review, 1975-1977 — Admitted to Bar, 1978, California; U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of California — Member American and Los Angeles County Bar Associations; Surety Claims Association - E-Mail: wmaitken@b3law.com | |
| JAMES W. MCCORD — 1941 — The Ohio State University, B.S., 1963; The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, J.D., 1966 — Admitted to Bar, 1966, Ohio; 1970, California; 1966, U.S. District Court, Central District of Ohio; 1970, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1972, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California — Member Los Angeles County Bar Association - E-Mail: jwmccord@b3law.com | |
| PETER M. JAYNES — 1951 — University of Southern California, B.A. (Dean's List), 1973; Glendale University College of Law, J.D., 1980 — Admitted to Bar, 1980, California; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit — Member State Bar of California — Author: "Sticks and Stones," Glendale Law Review - E-Mail: pmjaynes@b3law.com | |
| KAREN E. ADELMAN — 1974 — University of California, Berkeley, B.A., 1996; University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D., 1999 — American Jurisprudence Awards — Member and Contributor, Hastings International and Comparative Law Review — Admitted to Bar, 2001, California; 2001, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of California — Member American, Los Angeles County and Beverly Hills Bar Associations - E-Mail: keadelman@b3law.com | |
| LARRY W. MITCHELL — California State University, Northridge, B.A. (with honors), 1972; Loyola Law School, J.D. (magna cum laude), 1976 — Admitted to Bar, 1972, California; 1977, U.S. District Court, Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court — Member State Bar of California - E-Mail: lwmitchell@b3law.com | |
| JOYCE HELOCK FURZER — 1955 — University of California, Los Angeles, B.A. (cum laude), 1979; Loyola Law School, J.D., 1983 — Admitted to Bar, 1983, California; 1985, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1992, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California - E-Mail: jhfurzer@b3law.com | |
| KENNETH D. KAN — 1972 — University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., 1993; Loyola University Law School, J.D., 2000 — Admitted to Bar, 2001, California; U.S. District Court, Central District of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2005, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California — Member State Bar of California - E-Mail: kdkan@b3law.com | |
| HANLEN J. CHANG — 1978 — University of California, Santa Barbara, B.A., 2001; Southwestern School of Law, J.D., 2004 — Admitted to Bar, 2005, California; 2007, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of California — Member State Bar of California — Languages: German, French, Mandarin Chinese - E-Mail: hjchang@b3law.com | |
| VALARIE A. VALDEPENA — 1980 — University of California, Berkeley, B.A., 2002; Southwestern University School of Law, J.D., 2005 — Admitted to Bar, 2005, California; U.S. District Court, Central District of California - E-Mail: vaarce@b3law.com | |
| SABRA E. PURIFOY — 1980 — University of South Florida, B.A.P.S. (cum laude), 2002; B.A. (cum laude), 2002; Cornell University Law School, J.D. (cum laude), 2006 — Admitted to Bar, 2006, California - E-Mail: sepurifoy@b3law.com | |
| MICHAEL D. DIDSZUN — 1967 — California State University, Northridge, B.A., 1996; Southwestern School of Law, J.D., 1999 — Admitted to Bar, 1999, California; 2004, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California - E-Mail: mddidszun@b3law.com | |
| HOWARD J. SMITH — 1968 — State University of New York, B.A., 1990; Whittier Law School, J.D., 1993 — Admitted to Bar, 1993, California; U.S. District Court, Central and Eastern Districts of California - E-Mail: hjsmith@b3law.com | |
| PATRICIA L. BLANTON — 1958 — Roanoke College, B.A. (cum laude), 1980; Pepperdine University School of Law, J.D., 1983 — Admitted to Bar, 1984, California; 1990, Virginia; 1988, U.S. District Court, Central District of California - E-Mail: plbanton@b3law.com | |
| LIZEL R. CEREZO — 1976 — San Francisco State University, B.A. (cum laude), 1999; Golden Gate University School of Law, J.D., 2002 — Admitted to Bar, 2003, California; 2004, U.S. District Court, Central and Northern Districts of California - E-Mail: lrcerezo@b3law.com | |
| ADAM L. DIAMENT — 1975 — University of California, Berkeley, B.A., 1997; University of California, Davis, Ph.D., 2004; University of San Diego School of Law, J.D., 2008 — Phi Sigma; CALI Award for Excellence, Biopthics and the Law; CALI Award for Excellence, Law and Mental Disorder; Randolph A. Reed Award for Outstanding Contribution to Law and Psychiatry — Admitted to Bar, 2008, California; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; 2009, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 2009, U.S. District Court, Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit — Member American and Orange County Bar Associations, State Bar of California - E-Mail: aldiament@b3law.com | |
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