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| | Address | | 5567 Reseda Boulevard, Suite 330, P.O. Box 7033 | | Tarzana, California 91357-7033 | | (Los Angeles Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 818-705-6800; 323-872-0995 | | Fax: 818-345-0162; 818-996-8266 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.wcclaw.com | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Wasserman, Comden & Casselman L.L.P. practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts, Complex Litigation, Government Liability, Inverse Condemnation, Public Construction Contract Law, Landslide and Subsidence Litigation, Environmental Law, Toxic Tort, Class Actions, Business and Real Estate Law, Estate Planning, Probate, Bankruptcy, Taxation and all facets of Insurance Coverage and Litigation, Workers' Compensation Defense and Subrogation, Employment Law. | | Year Established: 1976 | Firm Profile:
Wasserman, Comden & Casselman L.L.P. was founded over thirty years ago on the premise that a sound and successful legal practice must be based upon good communication between attorney and client and the rendering of services must be in a timely and cost effective manner. The firm has earned a reputation for aggressive pursuit of innovative solutions, timely response to clients' needs and an ability to handle complex and sophisticated matters in a cost effective manner. | | Firm Size: 30 | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Steve K. Wasserman (Senior Partner) born August 15, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., in Political Science, 1968); San Fernando Valley College of Law (J.D., 1973). Member, San Fernando Valley Law Review, 1972-1973. Member, Moot Court. Member: San Feranando Valley and Los Angeles County Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; International Transactions; Corporate Reorganization; Real Estate. Email: Steve K. Wasserman | | Leonard J. Comden (Senior Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, March 16, 1945; admitted to bar, 1973, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1967); Southwestern University (J.D., 1973). Member, Southwestern University Law Review, 1972-1973. Member, Moot Court. Named as Super Lawyer: Law and Politics Magazine, 2005-2006; Los Angeles Magazine, 2005-2006. Member: San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles County Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Intellectual Property Litigation; Family Law; Business and Real Estate Litigation. Email: Leonard J. Comden | | David B. Casselman (Senior Partner) born Detroit, Michigan, April 7, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, California. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., in Psychology, with distinction, 1975); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1978). Named as Super Lawyer: Law and Politics Magazine, 2006; Los Angeles Magazine, 2006. 1993, Alumnus of the Year, Southwestern University School of Law. Co-Author, Rutter Cal. Practice Guide on Insurance Litigation. Adjunct Professor: Insurance Law, 1983, 1985, 1987; Trial Advocacy, University of West Los Angeles School of Law. Member: San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; International Association of Defense Counsel; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (Past Member, Board of Directors); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Los Angeles County Bar Association Inn of Court (Los Angeles Chapter; Member, Litigation Section); Defense Research Institute; American Board of Trial Advocates (Los Angeles Executive Committee Chairman). Practice Areas: Government Liability; Product Liability; Insurance Law; Trials; Appellate Law. Email: David B. Casselman | | Jay N. Rosenwald (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, March 6, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, California. Education: Ohio University (B.A., 1978); University of Dayton (J.D., 1981). Member: San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles County Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Southern California Defense Association. Practice Areas: Labor Law; Workers Compensation; Products Liability; Premises Liability; Construction Defect Litigation; Government Liability; Uninsured Motorists Claims; Insurance Litigation. Email: Jay N. Rosenwald | | Catherine Stevenson Garcia (Partner) born Santa Monica, California, October 25, 1950; admitted to bar, 1982, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1974); Loyola Law School of Los Angeles (J.D., 1982). Staff Member, 1979-1980 and Associate Editor, 1980-1981, Loyola Law Review. Author: "Ninth Circuit Labor Law Survey: Unfair Labor Practices," Vol. 13-2, 1981. Member: San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles County and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Governmental Liability; Products Liability; Premises Liability; Construction Default; Litigation. Email: Catherine Stevenson Garcia | | Cecilia S. Wu (Partner) born Rome, Italy, February 23, 1948; admitted to bar, 1986, California, U.S. District Court, Central District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Fu-Jen University (B.A., 1970); University of Hawaii (M.A., 1974); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1986). Recipient, Fu-Jen University Outstanding Alumnus Award, 2004. Real Estate Licensee, California, 1977. Commissioner, County of Los Angeles, Small Business Commission. Member: San Fernando Valley and San Gabriel Valley (President, 1996) Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Pasadena/Pomona Legal Aid Society (Treasurer, Board of Directors, 1993). (Resident, Alhambra Office). Languages: Spanish, Chinese (Mandarin) and French. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; International Law; Business Law. Email: Cecilia S. Wu | | Steven G. Brenner (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, August 10, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (A.B., cum laude, 1971); Loyola University School of Law (J.D., 1974). Lecturer, California Manufacturers Association; California Self-Insurers Association. Member, California Fraud Task Force. Member, Presiding Judge's Attorney Advisory Committee, 1983-1985. Judge Pro Tem, 1984—. Member: State Bar of California; California Workers' Compensation Defense Attorneys Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Defense; Subrogation. Email: Steven G. Brenner | | Mark S. Gottlieb (Partner) born Los Angeles, California, December 12, 1949; admitted to bar, 1977, California; 1978, U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of California; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., magna cum laude, 1972); Stanford University (M.A., 1974); Southwestern University, Los Angeles (J.D., 1977). Phi Beta Kappa. Settlement Officer, JASOP Los Angeles Superior Court, Central District, 1988-1990. Settlement Referee, Los Angeles Superior Court, Northwest District, 1988-1990. Member, Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA). Member: San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles County (Member, Appellate Committee) Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Reported Cases: Wilshire Financial Tower v. City of Los Angeles, 217 CA 3rd 119; Christensen v. Dewor, 33 C 3rd 778; Phillips v. Gemini Moving Specialties, 63 Cal. App. 4th 563; Holmes v. Roth, 11 Cal. App. 4th 931; Trizec Properties, Inc. v. Superior Court, 229 Cal. App. 3d 1616; Thompson v. Jespersen, 222 Cal. App. 3d 964; Hoffman v. Citadel General Assurance, Ltd., 194 Cal. App. 3d 1356; Kaley v. Catalina Yachts, 187 Cal. App. 3d 1187; De Los Santos v. Superior Court, 27 Cal. 3d 677; Martin V. Kehl, 145 Cal. App. 3d 228. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Appellate Practice; Construction Law. Email: Mark S. Gottlieb | | Frank W. Chen (Partner) born Taipei, Taiwan, November 11, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, California; 1989, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1995, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California. Education: Stanford University (A.B., in Economics, 1985); University of California at Los Angeles School of Law (J.D., 1988). Omicron Delta Epsilon. Member, University of California at Los Angeles Moot Court Honors Program, 1986-1987. Member, University of California at Los Angeles Pacific Basin Law Journal, 1986-1988. Recipient: Asian Pacific American Legal Center Pro Bono Service Award, 2003; California Lawyer Attorney of the Year (CLAY) Award, 2003; Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association's Judge Delbert E. Wong Distinguished Service Award, 2006. Voted Super Lawyer by Law and Politics and Los Angeles Magazines, 2005-2006. Member: Los Angeles County (At-Large Trustee, 2001-2003) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1995-1998; Executive Vice President, 1998-1999; President-Elect, 1999-2000; President, 2000-2001); Taiwanese American Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1999-2001; President, 2004-2005); Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles County (Member, Board of Directors, 2001-2003); San Gabriel Valley Bar Association. (Resident, Alhambra Office). Languages: Chinese (Mandarin and Taiwanese). Practice Areas: Litigation; Real Estate; Employment; Business Law. Email: Frank W. Chen | | I. Donald Weissman (Partner) born Maywood, California, February 6, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, California. Education: California State University, Northridge (B.A., History, 1972); Loyola Marymount University College of Law (J.D., 1975). Formerly with: Weissman & Associates, Inc.; Staitman, Snyder, Weissman & Tannenbaum; Simke, Chodos & Silberfeld; Morgan, Weizel & McNabe. Practice Areas: Litigation; Business Law; Construction Litigation; Personal Injury; Insurance. Email: I. Donald Weissman | | Robert L. Esensten (Partner) born Los Angeles, California, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, California, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Southern California (B.S., 1972); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1975). ABOTA, 2003—. Associate Rio CC, 2000-2002 Chairman of Board. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Business Litigation; General Practice. Email: Robert L. Esensten | | Melissa M. Harnett (Partner) born Austin, Texas, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., with honors, 1989); University of Southern California (J.D., with high honors, 1992). Author, "Condemnation Alert: Kelo v. City of New London," MSK Real Estate Department Alert, July 2005. Councilperson, Agua Dulce Town Council, 2001-2003. Trustee, 2003-2007, and President, 2005-2006, Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District Board of Trustees. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Class Actions; Civil Litigation; Equine Law; Eminent Domain; Insurance. Email: Melissa M. Harnett | | Gregory J. Ramirez (Partner) born Ventura, California, June 8, 1959; admitted to bar, 1990, California; 1991, U.S. District Court, Central District of California and U.S. Court of Appeal, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Southern California (B.S., 1981); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1990). Judicial Extern to the Honorable Justice Arthur Gilbert, California Court of Appeal, Second District, Div. Six, 1989. Member: Ventura County (Director, 1998-1999) Bar Association; State Bar of California; Ventura County Trial Lawyer's Association; American Board of Trial Advocates; Consumer Attorneys of California; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Jerome Berenson American Inns of Court (Trustee, 1998-1999). (Resident, Oxnard Office). Practice Areas: Civil Trials; Products Liability; Consumer Fraud; Elder Abuse; Employment Discrimination. Email: Gregory J. Ramirez | | Tim T. Chang (Partner) born Taipei, Taiwan, December 19, 1965; admitted to bar, 1993, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1995, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Court of International Trade. Education: University of Southern California (B.A., International Relations, 1989); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., 1993). Best Memorial, International Moot Court, 1991. Author: "Foreign Investment in Vietnam," Los Angeles Business Journal, 1994; "The Legal Status of Taiwan in the United States Court," World Weekly Journal, 1994; "The Two States Theory from U.S. Decisions," R.O.C Lawyer, April 2000. Member: State Bar of California; Taiwanese American Lawyers Association (President, 1998). (Resident, Alhambra Office). Languages: Chinese Mandarin and Taiwanese. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Corporate Finance; Real Estate; Employment Law. Email: Tim T. Chang | | ASSOCIATES | | Aster C. Chang (Associate) born Taipei, Taiwan, November 11, 1961; admitted to bar, 2004, California. Education: National Changchi University, Taipei, Taiwan (B.A., Literature, 1983); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Lead Associate Editor, Southwestern University Law Review, 2002-2003. Voted Rising Star by Law and Politics and Los Angeles Magazines, 2005. Member: San Gabriel Valley Bar Association; State Bar of California; Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association. (Resident, Alhambra Office). Languages: Chinese (Mandarin). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Family Law. Email: Aster C. Chang | | Kirk S. Comer (Associate) born 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, California; 2006, U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: Pomona College (B.A., History); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., with honors). Member: Los Angeles County, San Gabriel Valley and San Fernando Valley Bar Associations; State Bar of California. (Resident, Alhambra Office). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Civil Litigation. Email: Kirk S. Comer | | Reid Dammann (Associate) born San Diego, California; admitted to bar, 2007, California. Education: University of California, San Diego (B.S., 1999; M.S., 2001); Santa Clara University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association; National Association of Patent Practitioners; American Intellectual Property Association; State of California Association of Microbiologists; American Bar Association; State Bar of California (Member, Intellectual Property Law Section). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Copyrights; Trademarks. Email: Reid Dammann | | Joel Fischman (Associate) born Keene, New Hampshire, May 27, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, California. Education: University of Southern California at Davis (A.B., magna cum laude, 1979); University of California at Davis (J.D., 1982). Phi Beta Kappa. Staff Writer, 1980-1981 and Legal Research Editor, 1981-1982, University of California Law Review. Author: "Pinch-Hitting for the Present System in the Pro Baseball: Impartial Arbitration for Dispute Resolution," 14 University of California at Davis Law Review 691, 1981. Member: San Fernando Valley and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Construction Defects; Premises Liability; Real Estate Litigation; Products Liability; Tort Law; Personal Injury. Email: Joel Fischman | | Aaron Kollitz (Associate) born Los Angeles, California, 1981; admitted to bar, 2005, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., History); Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (J.D., 2005). Member, American Jewish Committee Young Associates of World Affairs Council. Zeta Beta Tau. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Personal Injury; Family Law; Workers Compensation Defense. Email: Aaron Kollitz | | Karin Leavitt (Associate) born Los Angeles, California, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, California. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1995), Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D., 1998). Member, Law Review. Email: Karin Leavitt | | Liora Meszaros (Associate) born Tel-Aviv, Israel, August 13, 1944; admitted to bar, 1988, California and U.S. Federal Courts. Education: Hebrew University at Jerusalem (B.A., 1967); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1986). Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Languages: French, Hebrew and Italian. Email: Liora Meszaros | | David W. Plaskow (Associate) born New York, N.Y., 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, California. Education: University of California, Los Angeles (B.S., 1968); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1973). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: General Practice; Civil Litigation; Criminal Defense; Workers Compensation. Email: David W. Plaskow | | Paul M. Ryan, Jr. (Associate) admitted to bar, 1986, California. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1971); University of West Los Angeles (J.D., 1986). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in Contracts, Corporations, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure and Evidence. Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association; State Bar of California; Workers' Compensation Defense Attorneys Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Defense Litigation; Subrogation. Email: Paul M. Ryan, Jr. | | Gregory B. Scarlett (Associate) born Daytona Beach, Florida, July 10, 1952; admitted to bar, 1987, California. Education: Florida State University (B.S., Government, 1977); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1987). Judicial Extern to the Hon. Stephen Reinhardt, Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 8/1986-12/1986. Member, California Minority Counsel Program. Member: Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; American Board of Trial Advocates; National Institute for Trial Advocacy Clinical Program. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Class Actions. | | Cornelia Sterner (Associate) born Los Angeles, California, July 6, 1979; admitted to bar, 2003, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 2000); Loyola Law School (J.D., 2003). Member: Beverly Hills, San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles County Bar Associations. Languages: Hungarian. Email: Cornelia Sterner | | Ryan J. Stonerock (Associate) born Los Angeles, California, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of Southern California (B.S., cum laude); Georgetown University (J.D., 2006). Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Alpha Delta. Member: State Bar of California. Email: Ryan J. Stonerock | | Christopher Warne (Associate) born Los Angeles, California; admitted to bar, 2006, California, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.S., 2001); Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: San Fernando Valley Bar Association. Practice Areas: Class Actions. Email: Christopher Warne | | Steve Z. Wang (Associate) born Taipei, Taiwan, May 31, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.S., 1999); Golden Gate University (J.D., 2003; LL.M., Taxation, with honors, 2004). Member: Beverly Hills and Los Angeles County Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Languages: Chinese (Mandarin and Taiwanese). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates; Trust Litigation; Estate Litigation; Probate; Guardianship and Conservatorship. Email: Steve Z. Wang | | Dennis Wu (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, California. Education: Pomona College (B.A., 2001); University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law (J.D., 2007). Email: Dennis Wu | | OF COUNSEL | | Michael T. Fox (Of Counsel) born Compton, California, April 8, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court; 1985, Missouri; 1998, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. Education: University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., Economics, 1971); University of San Diego School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1974); Rockhurst College (M.B.A., 1981). Member: San Fernando Valley Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Public Construction Law; Aviation Law; Premises Liability. Email: Michael T. Fox | | Oscar C. González (Of Counsel) born Ventura, California, April 19, 1959; admitted to bar, 1988, California. Education: California State University at Northridge (B.A., 1983); University of California at Davis (J.D., 1988). Member: Ventura County (Member, Pro Bono Section) and Mexican-American (Chairman, 1990-1994) Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Member, Executive Committee, Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law Section, 1994-1995). (Resident, Oxnard Office). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Real Property; Land Use; Estate Planning; Probate; Bankruptcy; Labor and Employment Law; Administrative Law; Education Law; Commercial Law; Business Formation; Construction Law. Email: Oscar C. González | | Kathryn S. Marshall (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1994, California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., with honors, 1990); University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Intellectual Property. | | Charles A. Shultz (Of Counsel) born Los Angeles, California, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, California; 1997, New York. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., Economics, 1990); Loyola Law School (J.D., 1993); New York University School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 1994). St. Thomas More New Honor Society. Author, "Estate Planning After Dad DIES!" California Trusts & Estates Quarterly, Summer, 1996; Co-author, "Should Mom Gift or Disclaim," LA County Bar, Trusts & Estates, 2004—. Member, Executive Committee, Friends of Sheba Medical Center, 2002—. and Executive Vice President, Board of Directors. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Estate Administration; Estate Litigation; Estate Planning; Business Successions; Guardianship and Conservatorship. Email: Charles A. Shultz | Other Office Addresses:
Alhambra, California Office: 801 South Garfield Avenue, Suite 328, 91801. Telephone: 626-308-9882. Fax: 626-308-9538.
Brentwood, California Office: 11755 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1230, 90025. Telephone: 310-477-8384. Fax: 310-477-7663.
Oxnard, California Office: 300 East Esplanade Drive, Suite 1960, 93036. Telephone: 805-988-0285. Fax: 805-988-0375.
| All Attorneys are Members of the San Fernando Valley Bar Association. | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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