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Michael S. Brophy
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Licensed in California for 27 years
State: California
Acquired: 1998
No misconduct found
Location
Withers Bergman, LLP
1925 Century Park East, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA, 90067
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Experience
Honors
2020
Top Minority Lawyer of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Business Journal
2019
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2018
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2017
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2016
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2015
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2014
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2013
Rising Star, Southern California Super Lawyers
2012
Rising Star, Southern California Super Lawyers
2011
Rising Star, Southern California Super Lawyers
2010
Rising Star, Southern California Super Lawyers
2009
Rising Star, Southern California Super Lawyers
2008
Rising Star, Southern California Super Lawyers
2008
Finalist, Law Dragon
Work Experience
2015 - Present
Partner and Office Managing Director, Withers Bergman LLP
2009 - 2015
Partner, Russ, August & Kabat
2003 - 2009
Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP
1998 - 2003
Associate, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Associations
2019 - Present
Los Angeles Superior Court Civil Bench Bar CommitteeMember
2018 - Present
Los Angeles County Bar AssociationDiversity in the Profession Committee Member
2017 - Present
LGBT Bar Association of Los AngelesBoard of Governors
American Bar Association
Member
Los Angeles County Bar Association
Member
Beverly Hills Bar Association
Sample of Legal Cases
Clear with Computer LLC v. Hyundai Motor America Inc.
11.6 M verdict for Plaintiff
In re Estate of Marlon Brando; Marlon Brando Living Trust
California Court of Appeal sustained dismissal in favor of the defendants in will contest.
Education
1998
Harvard University Law School
JD - Juris Doctor
1995
American University
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2018
San Fernando Valley Bar Association
Pre-Death Trust Litigation
2018
Conejo Valley Estate Planning Council
The Kids Are Not Alright: Drafting Estate Plans to Prevent Future Public Family Disputes
2018
Beverly Hills Bar Association
Help! The Gardener is Stealing My Inheritance!
2014
UCLA Tax and Estate Planning Law Association Lunch
What Every Future Lawyer Needs to Know About Serving as the Family Fiduciary
2008
Beverly Hills Bar Association Meeting
Perspectives on Trustee Fees: Evaluating `Reasonableness' in Trust Planning, Administration and Litigation
2008
Association of Corporate Counsel (Southern California Chapter)
Navigating Legal Issues in the Electronic Age
2007
Association of Corporate Counsel (Southern California Chapter)
Privacy Protection
Publications
2019
Family Capital
Animal Capital (quoted)
2019
International Trust and Divorce Litigation, 3rd Edition
California: Trusts and Divorce
2018
Trusts & Estates
Preventing and Avoid Costly Conflicts
2018
CNET
Four Days, $245 million: How Waymo v. Uber Came to an End (quoted)
2018
San Francisco Chronicle
Uber to Pay Waymo $245 Million to Settle Blockbuster Self-Driving Secrets Case (quoted)
2017
Estate Planning magazine
Parse the Issue Involving Guardians in Legal Proceedings
2017
The Recorder
Waymo Will Get Driverless Car Due Diligence Report, but Little Time to Use It (quoted)
2010
Los Angeles Daily Journal
Arbitration: Beware of the Unintended Risks
Languages
English