Experience

Rating: 9.3 (Superb)

Honors

2014

Menorah Award, Sinai Akiba Academy

2010

Community Witness Award, Second African Methodist Episcopal Church

2006

Isaiah Award, Progressive Jewish Alliance

2006

Advocate Award, Garment Worker Center

2003

Pro Bono Advocate of the Year, ACLU Foundation of Southern California

2003

First Annual Professional & Community Service Award, Loeb & Loeb LLP

1999

Jewish Life Award, Hillel Council at UCLA

1997

Freedom of Information Award, Greater Los Angeles Chapter, Society of Professional Journalists

1996

Tikkun Olam Award, Loyola Law School

1995

Pro Bono Civil Liberties Award, ACLU Foundation of Sout\hern California

1992

David J. Cohen Memorial Community Service Award, American Jewish Congress, Pacific Southwest Region

1990

Legal Services Award, Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund

1990

ACLU of Southern California, Pro Bono Service Award

N/A

AV Preeminent (5.0 out of 5.0) Professional Rating, Martindale Hubbell Law Directory

N/A

"Best Lawyer" in First Amendment Law, The Best Lawyers in America

N/A

Southern California Super Lawyer, Thomson Reuters

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Work Experience

2013 - 2018

Founding Partner, Harder Mirell & Abrams LLP

1980 - 2012

Partner, Loeb & Loeb LLP

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Associations

2014 - Present

Beverly Hills Bar Association

Member

2011 - Present

Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice

Founding Board Member

2006 - Present

Chancery Club

Member

2005 - Present

Los Angeles Copyright Society

Member

1997 - Present

ACLU Foundation of Southern California

Vice President

1996 - Present

Los Angeles Superior Court Media Committee

Media Lawyer Member

1986 - Present

California Public Defenders Association

Associate Member

1984 - Present

ACLU of Southern California

Board Member

1981 - Present

Association of Business Trial Lawyers (Los Angeles chapter)

Member

1981 - Present

Los Angeles County Bar Association

Member

1980 - Present

American Bar Association

Member

1980 - Present

State Bar of California

Member

2010 - 2012

Media Law Resource Center, Defense Counsel Section

Chair, Entertainment Law Committee

2005 - 2011

LA Youth

Board Member

2004 - 2009

Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority

Commissioner

1999 - 2011

Progressive Jewish Alliance

Founding Board Member

1994 - 1996

Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles

Member, Board of Governors

1988 - 1991

Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California

Chair & Vice Chair

1988 - 1994

Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles

Member, Board of Directors

1985 - 2011

Central American Resource Center

Board Member

1985 - 1988

Public Counsel

Board Member

1984 - 1991

American Jewish Congress

Member, National Board of Trustees

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Sample of Legal Cases

Milton H. Greene Archives, Inc. v. Marilyn Monroe LLC, 692 F.3d 983

Defendant prevails

Cairns v. Franklin Mint Co., 120 F.Supp.2d 880 & 292 F.3d 1139

Defendant prevails

American Jewish Congress v. City of Beverly HIlls, 90 F.3d 379

Plaintiff prevailed

Garza v. County of Los Angeles, 756 F.Supp. 1298

Plaintiffs prevailed

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Education

1980

University of California, Davis - School of Law

J.D.

1977

Claremont Mckenna College

B.A.

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Speaking Engagements

2014

39th Annual Intellectual Property Institute

Rights of Publicity: Has Elvis Left the Building

2014

"Celebrate the Rule of Law" Program

Voting Rights Post-Shelby: What Should Congress Do Now?

2013

Barristers Workshop

Soaring Above Pellicano: Your Guide to Private Invesigators and the Ethics of Hiring Them

2013

26th Annual Media & the Law Seminar

No One's Dead Forever: Technology and the Evolving Right of Publicity

2009

Professional Advisory Network

Rights of Publicity: Valuable Assets Worth Developing

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Publications

2014

Los Angeles Daily Journal Privacy Interest Prevail in Sacramento

2014

Los Angeles Daily Journal Post-Mortem Publicity Rights Phoenix Rising

2010

Communications Lawyer Rights of Publicity Statutes: Some Historical Reflections and Recent Developments

2010

Entertainment Law & Litigation Chapter 10: California's Anti-SLAPP Law

2008

Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice California Clarifies Its Posthumous Right of Publicity Statute

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Languages

English

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