Experience

McElfish Law Firm

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Associate Attorney

  • Aug 2018 - Present

  Experienced attorney, adept at handling complex pleadings, extensive motion practice, and trial preparation. This position involves all aspects of litigation, handling substantial motion practice, including motions for summary judgment, motions in limine, motions for new trial, and appeals, as well as mediations briefs, and discovery motions. The majority of the caseload involves complex personal injury matters, but also include business litigation, and limited defense work. Consistently responsible for taking and defending party and expert depositions, arguing and defending motions, handling mediation, and assisting at trials. Show less



Yeroushalmi & Associates

• Beverly Hills, CA

• Contract Attorney

  • Mar 2013 - Aug 2018

  Experienced attorney working for fast-paced litigation firm, handling complex business disputes, Proposition 65 cases, some family law, and personal injury matters. Position involves heavy law and motion practice (research, writing and court appearances), drafting and responding to discovery, and substantial trial preparation, including trial briefs. Considerable drafting of Mediation/Arbitration briefs, representation of clients at ADR hearings, as well as conducting informal settlement negotiations. Show less



Winning Hearts for Heaven

• General Counsel

  • 2001 - 2015



Solo Practitioner

• Legal Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Attorney

  • May 2008 - Aug 2013

  Advised focused group of entertainment clients regarding business formation, and entrepreneurial opportunities. Represented clients in disputes regarding copyright ownership, breach of contract, and licensing. Additionally, drafted and negotiated various entertainment contracts, including synch licenses and songrwiter agreements. Also handle complex family law matters including dissolutions, custody and visitation issues, child and spousal support modifications, paternity, and drafted unique marital settlement agreements. Crafted creative solutions for division of marital intellectual property. Show less



Muse Matheny/Muse Law Group

• Beverly Hills, CA

• Attorney

  • Feb 2006 - May 2008

  Drafted complaints, propounded discovery, and settlement demands for misappropriation of image cases on behalf of fitness models, actors, and television entertainers. Filed complaints, interfaced with physicians and experts, and prepared personal injury demands for personal injury cases (auto and slip and fall). Researched use of copyrighted material for entertainment complaints. Responsible for drafting and negotiating recording and publishing agreements for independent record labels. Represented clients in select number of complex family law matters. Show less



Law Offices of Hall and Lim

• Contract Attorney

  • Jun 2007 - Nov 2007

  Responsible for family law matters including parentage and child support matters. Also represented clients in various legal matters including business litigation, breach of contract actions, and landlord tenant cases. Responsible for family law matters including parentage and child support matters. Also represented clients in various legal matters including business litigation, breach of contract actions, and landlord tenant cases.



Law Office of Tara Heckard Bryant

• Owner, Law Office of Tara Heckard Bryant

  • Apr 2003 - Feb 2006

  Represented plaintiffs in dissolutions and personal injury matters from inception to closure. Drafted all pleadings, propounded discovery, argued motions and negotiated settlements for civil and family law clients. Drafted and negotiated recording and production agreements, synch licenses for studio films, and created form contracts for independent music production companies. Represented plaintiffs in dissolutions and personal injury matters from inception to closure. Drafted all pleadings, propounded discovery, argued motions and negotiated settlements for civil and family law clients. Drafted and negotiated recording and production agreements, synch licenses for studio films, and created form contracts for independent music production companies.



Law Offices of Nathaniel J. Friedman

• Beverly Hills, CA

• Attorney

  • Jan 2001 - Mar 2003

  Represented plaintiffs in medical malpractice and negligence actions against physicians and hospitals, specializing in birth-injured infants. Served as key attorney in case from inception to pre-trial in a major case, yielding a multimillion dollar settlement for a premature baby, injured during delivery; Prepared witnesses for deposition and trial. Deposed defense experts and defended client and expert depositions. Reviewed voluminous medical records and expert reports in preparation for trial; Consistently handled law and motion work, opposing demurrers, and motions for summary judgment. Show less



American Arbitration Association (AAA)

• Los Angeles County, California, United States

• Case Administrator

  • Feb 1996 - Jun 1999

  Responsible for Administration and Management of Entertainment Law Caseload, and Complex Cases. Identified neutrals with pointed experience to preside over arbitrations and mediations, for matters including breach of contract actions between managers and talent, merchandising companies and performers, ownership of intellectual property. Devised Entertainment panel of Retired Judges and Senior Counsel for the panel, to streamline cases for parties, with time constraints. Regularly summarized disputes for neutrals, and mediators, organized briefs, filings, and advised parties regarding AAA procedures. Show less