(Main Office)

Koletsky, Mancini, Feldman & Morrow was founded in 1987. The firm handles a broad spectrum of civil litigation including construction-related litigation, medical malpractice defense, general liability, wrongful termination, sexual harassment, toxic tort, product liability and professional liability. The firm also handles various real estate and business disputes. The firm's innovative and aggressive approach to solving business and legal issues has earned the firm a highly regarded reputation for being strong, creative and cost sensitive in its representation of clients. The firm is dedicated to providing legal services of the highest quality to its individual, corporate and institutional clients. The firm encourages continuing professional development and all partners and associates participate in continuing legal education, professional association activities and civic affairs. This firm is a member of the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.

Statement of Practice

Civil Litigation including, Construction-Related Litigation, Medical Malpractice Defense, General Liability, Risk Management Services to the Construction Industry, Insurance Coverage, Product Liability and Real Estate.

Representative Clients:

Los Angeles Rotary Club
Guardsmark, Inc.
South Bay Galleria
Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel
Fireman's Fund
Zufu Properties Co., LTD
Southwestern Pacific Land Group, Inc.
Magnetic Resonance Diagnostics Corp.
Wellwish Trading Corp.
U.S. Dyeing & Finishing, Inc.
Business Machines Consultants, Inc.
Western World Insurance Co.
Scottsdale Insurance Co.
Western Heritage Insurance Co.
CNA Insurance Co.
Acceptance Insurance Co.
Jefferson Insurance Co.
Prudential LMI Insurance
Ohio Casualty Co.
Mt. Hawly Insurance Co.
Wausau Insurance Co.
Royal Insurance Co.
Vine Properties
Mark IV Coaches
Total Properties, Inc.
National Transportation Association
New Hampshire Insurance Company
American International Group
First Financial Insurance Co.
Castle & Cook
Homestead Insurance
Gemini Insurance
Vela Insurane Group
Farmers Insurance Group.

Reference:

Wilshire State Bank.

Address

Central Plaza, Eighth Floor
3460 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90010-2228, (Los Angeles Co.)

Phone

Phone: 213-427-2350
Fax: 213-427-2366

Website

http://www.kmfm.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Marc S. Feldman (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, June 11, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 1979); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1982). Instructor, Catherine College, 1988-1992. Patterson, Ritner, Lockwood, Zanghi & Gartner, 1986-1993 (Partner, 1991-1993). Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Construction Defect Litigation; General Liability Litigation; Toxic Tort Litigation; Product Liability Litigation.Email: Marc S. Feldman

Roy A. Koletsky (Member) born New York, N.Y., March 1, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, California; 1983, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1984, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 1987, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. Education: Occidental College (B.A., 1979); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1982). Member, Southwestern University Law Review, 1981-1982. Judge Pro Tempore, Beverly Hills Municipal Court, 1989-1993. Member: Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations; Southern California Defense Association; Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Business Litigation.Email: Roy A. Koletsky

Stephen C. Mancini (Member) born Washington, D.C., March 21, 1957; admitted to bar, 1986, California; 1987, U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: Occidental College (B.A., 1980); University of LaVerne School of Law (J.D., 1984). Delta Theta Phi. Staff Member, 1982-1983 and Business Editor, 1983-1984, Law Review. Moot Court Honors. Author, "Criminal Law and Procedure," Charleston Publishing, Inc., 1993. Associate Professor, Merit College, 1992-1995. Judge Pro Tempore, Los Angeles Municipal Court, West Los Angeles, 1989-1992. Los Angeles Public Defenders Office, 1986-1987. Member: San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: General Liability Litigation; Construction Defect Litigation; Wrongful Termination Litigation; Sexual Harassment Litigation; Toxic Tort Litigation; Product Liability Litigation.Email: Stephen C. Mancini

Andrew M. Morrow III (Member) born Hollywood, California, August 15, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, California and U.S. District Court, Central, Southern and Northern Districts of California. Education: Universidad de Madrid, Spain (Certificate in International Relations, 1981); University of Southern California (B.S., 1983); Boston University (J.D., 1986); Harvard University (A.M., Government, 1987). Panelist: Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Pro Tem; California Appellate Project. Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Construction Defect Litigation; General Liability Litigation; Insurance Coverage.Email: Andrew M. Morrow III

Sharon G. Friedman (Member) born Montreal, Quebec, Canada, August 5, 1965; admitted to bar, 1993, California; 1994, U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of California, Los Angeles (B.S., 1987); Loyola University Law School (J.D., 1993). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Construction Defect; General Liability.Email: Sharon G. Friedman

Christian F. LaMond (Member) born Newport, Rhode Island, October 4, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, California. Education: Villanova University (B.A., 1987); Whittier College School of Law (J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Construction Defect Litigation.Email: Christian F. LaMond

Raymond C. Dion (Member) born Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, November 8, 1955; admitted to bar, 1988, California; 1989, U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: California State University at Northridge (B.A., 1984); University of Maryland; Loyola Marymount University (J.D., 1988). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Business and Tax Planning. Member: Conejo Valley, Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Insurance Litigation; Construction Defect Litigation; Civil Litigation.Email: Raymond C. Dion

Peter Keith Pritchard (Member) born Redwood City, California, April 16, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of California at Irvine (B.A., 1986); Santa Clara University (J.D., 1989). Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Construction Defect.Email: Peter Keith Pritchard

Susan L. Caldwell (Member) born Santa Monica, California, August 27, 1969; admitted to bar, 1997, California. Education: Purdue University (B.A., 1991); Loyola Law School (J.D., 1997). Scott Moot Court Honors Board, 1996-1997, National Team Member. Practice Areas: General Liability; Catastrophic Injury; Sexual Harassment; Wrongful Termination.Email: Susan L. Caldwell

ASSOCIATES

Karen M. Brockenbrow (Associate) born Downey, California, October 5, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, California. Education: University of California at Riverside (B.A., 1992); University of West Los Angeles (J.D., 1998). Dean's List. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards. Member: State Bar of California. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Family Law.Email: Karen M. Brockenbrow

F. Edward Navarro (Associate) born San Diego, California, October 13, 1972; admitted to bar, 2000, California. Education: California State University, Northridge (B.A., 1996); Loyola Law School (J.D., 2000). Member: Los Angeles County and Mexican- American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Construction Defects; General Liability.Email: F. Edward Navarro

Ruth Cornell (Associate) born California; admitted to bar, 2001, California. Education: Biola University (B.Mus., 1989); University of La Verne College of Law (J.D., 2001). Member: Beverly Hills, San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles County Bar Associations; State Bar of California. (Resident, Oakland, California Office). Practice Areas: Construction Defects.Email: Ruth Cornell

Brett G. Hampton (Associate) born Santa Monica, California, May 29, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, California; 1990, U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1983); Pepperdine University (J.D., 1987). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards, Constitution Law and Trial Advocacy, II. Practice Areas: General Liability.Email: Brett G. Hampton

Bryan Reiner (Associate) born Glendale, California, August 24, 1966; admitted to bar, 1995, California. Education: University of Southern California (B.A., 1988); University of La Verne Law School (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage; Construction Defects; Business Litigation; Personal Injury.Email: Bryan Reiner

Michael S. Lew (Associate) born Los Angeles, California, December 16, 1960; admitted to bar, 1990, California; 1991, U.S. District Court, Central District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.S., 1985); Western State University (J.D., 1990); University of Southern California (M.B.A., 1999). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Wilshire Bar Association; The State Bar of California; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Commercial Liability; Construction Defects.Email: Michael S. Lew

Perry Emil Rhoads (Associate) born Los Angeles, California, November 17, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California. Education: University of California at Irvine (B.A., 1996); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense.Email: Perry Emil Rhoads

Ellen M. Fister (Associate) born Los Angeles, California, May 2, 1961; admitted to bar, 2001, California. Education: California State University (B.A., 1992); Southwestern University, School of Law (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Construction Defects; General Liability.Email: Ellen M. Fister

Catherine Claire Lagman-Legaspi (Associate) born 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, California. Education: Mount St. Mary's College (B.A., Political Science, 1993); Whittier College School of Law (J.D., 1997). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Construction Defects; Environmental Law; Torts; Personal Injury.

Chan B. Reader (Associate) born Idaho Falls, Idaho, August 6, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, California. Education: Idaho State University; Pepperdine University School of Law. Member: Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Liability; Catastrophic Injury.Email: Chan B. Reader

Susanna Lane (Associate) born Dublin, Ireland, October 7, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Ireland; 2004, California. Education: National University of Ireland-University College Dublin (B.C.L., 1997; LL.M., Masters in European Law, 1998). Faculty of Law, National University of Ireland-University College Dublin, 1994-1998. Solicitor, admitted to the Roll of Solicitors, December 2001. Member: The Law Society of Ireland, 1998-2001. Practice Areas: General Liability; Construction Defects.Email: Susanna Lane

Julie A. Esposito (Associate) born March 1, 1961; admitted to bar, 1995, California. Education: California State University, Northridge (B.A., 1986); Loyola Law School (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: General Liability.Email: Julie A. Esposito

Donald L. Hausman (Associate) born Los Angeles, California, July 6, 1958; admitted to bar, 1993, California. Education: California State University, Northridge (B.S., Business Administration, 1983); University of La Verne (J.D., 1990). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Construction Defects; General Liability.Email: Donald L. Hausman

Tan N. Tran (Associate) born Saigon, Vietnam, December 25, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1993); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense.

Karen D. Cox (Associate) born Los Angeles, California, December 8, 1963; admitted to bar, 1997, California. Education: University of California, Santa Cruz (B.A., 1987); Loyola Marymount University (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.

Nancy A. Tu (Associate) born Seattle, Washington, April 13, 1950; admitted to bar, 1992, California, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Oregon State University (B.S., 1972); Golden Gate University (J.D., 1992). Phi Alpha Delta. Attorney, San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office, 1996-1997. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.