MEMBERS
Sidney A. Hamburg (Member) born Memphis, Tennessee, February 2, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, California; 1978, U.S. District Court, Central District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of California at Los Angeles; University of San Fernando Valley College of Law (J.D., 1977). Member, University of San Fernando Valley Law Review, 1976-1977. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; General Business Law; State and Federal Receiverships.Email: Sidney A. Hamburg
Steven S. Karic, P.C. (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, March 24, 1954; admitted to bar, 1982, Pennsylvania; 1985, California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California. Education: University of California at Santa Cruz (B.A., with honors, 1977); Tulane University of Louisiana (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Editor, Tulane Law Review, 1980-1982. Author: Note, "Admiralty-Procedure for Maritime Action in Rem Found Unconstitutional," 55 Tulane Law Review 936, 1981. Southern California Super Lawyer, 2007 and 2008. Member: State Bar of California (Member, Litigation Section); Los Angeles County Association; Association of Business Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Entertainment and Intellectual Property Litigation; Real Estate and Construction Litigation; Partnership and Corporate Litigation; Securities Litigation; Labor and Employment Litigation; Trademark and Unfair Competition; Class Action Defense; Receiverships.Email: Steven S. Karic, P.C.
Barry G. Edwards (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, December 9, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, California and U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of California. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1983); Loyola Marymount University (J.D., 1986). Phi Eta Sigma; Beta Alpha Psi. Practice Areas: Taxation Law; Real Estate Law; General Business Law; Corporate Law.Email: Barry G. Edwards
Gregg A. Martin (Member) born Los Angeles, California, April 28, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, California and U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1984); Loyola University of Los Angeles Law School (J.D., 1987). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Scott Moot Court National Team; Scott Moot Court Honors Board. Judicial Clerk for the Honorable William A. Holohan, Supreme Court of Arizona, 1987-1988. Member, Los Angeles Complex Litigation Inn of Court. Reported Cases: Topanga and Victory Partners, LLP v. Toghia. Practice Areas: Real Estate Litigation; Complex Business Litigation; Trade Secrets Disputes; Partnership and Corporate Litigation; Construction Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Employment Litigation; Securities Litigation.Email: Gregg A. Martin
SENIOR COUNSEL
Heidi Susan Hart (Senior Counsel) born Montreal, Canada, March 27, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit; 1996, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., magna cum laude, 1983); Loyola Marymount University (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Phi Beta Kappa; St. Thomas More Society. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in Criminal Law and Advanced Criminal Procedure. Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Construction Transactions; Construction Litigation; Business Litigation.Email: Heidi Susan Hart
David Michael Almaraz (Senior Counsel) born Ventura, California, August 13, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, California, U.S. District Court, Central District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1994); University of Southern California (J.D., 1998). Reported Cases: Topanga and Victory Partners, LLP v. Toghia. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Real Estate Litigation.Email: David Michael Almaraz
OF COUNSEL
Mark J. Linder (Of Counsel) born Brooklyn, New York, October 31, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, California, U.S. District Court, Central and Northern Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: San Diego State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1976); University of Southern California (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Beta Gamma Sigma. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, 1979. Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association (Member, Real Estate Section); State Bar of California. Reported Cases: Scissor Tail v. Graham. Practice Areas: Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Sales; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Litigation; Business Litigation.Email: Mark J. Linder
Alan B. Grass (Of Counsel) born Detroit, Michigan, December 13, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, Michigan; 1980, California. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1964); Harvard University (J.D., 1967). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Pi Sigma Alpha. Chairman, Honors Council Steering Committee, 1963-1964. Panelist, "Employee Benefit Plans Under ERISA," November, 1981, "First Annual Business Law Institute," May, 1982 and "Introduction to Qualified Plans," November, 1983, California Continuing Education of the Bar. Associate Professor of Law, Whittier College School of Law, Los Angeles, California, 1983-1987. Assistant Professor of Clinical Accounting, School of Business Administration, University of Southern California, 1990-2001. Member: Beverly Hills and Los Angeles County Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Business Planning.Email: Alan B. Grass
Alfred Kim Guggenheim (Of Counsel) born Santa Monica, California, July 27, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1979, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Pomona College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1968); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1971). Phi Beta Kappa. Contributing Author: Songwriter's Magazine, "Song Protection - Your Options," 1978; "Attention A & R," Pomeranz & Muench, Alfred Publishing Co., 1988; "The Encyclopedia of the Music Business," Rachlin, Harper & Rowe, 1981. Guest Lecturer, Entertainment Law, University of California at Los Angeles. Member: California Copyright Conference (Member, Board of Directors; President, 1981-1982); Association of Independent Music Publishers; National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences; Executive Committee, Music Division, City of Hope. Past Member, Executive Board of Directors, T.J. Martell Foundation. Member: Beverly Hills (Member, Entertainment Law Section), Los Angeles County (Member, Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Section) and American (Member, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Entertainment Law.Email: Alfred Kim Guggenheim
ASSOCIATE
Ryan T. Koczara (Associate) born Detroit, Michigan, July 26, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Michigan; 2002, California. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1995); University of Detroit Mercy Law School (J.D., 2000). Recipient: Frank S. Sergstock Memorial Award for Excellence in Legal Writing; Book Award for Healthcare Law. Associate Editor and Title Editor, University of Detroit Mercy Law School Law Review. Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association; State Bar of California; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Ryan T. Koczara