Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Year Joined Organization: 1984

Lawyer Overview

General litigation with an emphasis in entertainment, sports, business torts, and criminal defense.

Areas of Practice

• Litigation
• Entertainment & New Media

West Practice Categories

Communications & Media Law, Litigation & Appeals

Bar Admissions

• Pennsylvania, 1982
• U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 1982
• U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1982
• California, 1985
• U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1985
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1985
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1989

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Erie County Bar Association (Member)
• Los Angeles County Bar Association (Member)
• Pennsylvania Bar Association (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)

Classes and Seminars

• The Use and Abuse of In Camera Filings, Federal Bar Association Seminar, Federal Enforcement Policies, Defense Considerations and Judicial Overviews of White Collar Prosecution for the Nineties, 1990

Past Employment Positions

• United States District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania, Hon. Gerald J. Weber, Chief Judge, Law Clerk, 1982 - 1984
• Los Angeles Police Department, Legal Counsel, Independent Commission

Education

• Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1982
  J.D.
  
  Law Journal: Associate Editor, The Tax Lawyer Law Journal
• Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1979
  A.B.

Published Works

• The Use and Abuse of In Camera Filings, Federal Bar Association Seminar, 1990
• Controlling Violence in Professional Sports: Rule Reform and Federal Professional Sports Violence Commission, 21 Duquesne Law Review 843, 1983
• Note-Attorneys Fees In Tax Cases After The Tax Equity & Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982, 36 Tax Lawyer 123, 1982

Address

11377 West Olympic Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90064

Phones

(310) 312-3161

Faxes

(310) 312-3785

Emails

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Websites

http://www.msk.com