| The partners of Goodstein & Berman LLP are both distinguished graduates of prestigious California law schools, with more than twenty five years combined experience representing clients in a wide variety of business disputes. We are experienced and accomplished litigators with trial and appellate experience in state and federal courts throughout California. We handle all aspects of litigation from filing to trial to appeal.
 Gary J. Goodstein: Partner. Mr. Goodstein has more than fourteen years experience representing corporations, individuals and municipalities in real estate, business, tort, employment and insurance litigation matters. He regularly appears in state and federal courts throughout California, and is licensed to practice before the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Goodstein’s advocacy has twice been vindicated in published opinions from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals: Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. Ensley, 174 F.3d 977 (9th Cir. 1999); and Stuart v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, 217 F.3d 1145 (9th Cir. 2000). Mr. Goodstein is "AV" rated by Martindale-Hubbell, a peer-review designation conferred only on lawyers who have "reached the height of professional excellence...and are recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity." Trial experience includes actions involving public contracts, commercial contracts, insurance contracts, real estate contracts, partnership agreements, and real estate contracts; fraud, insurance coverage and bad faith, product liability, breach of fiduciary duty and corruption of public officials. Mr. Goodstein earned his juris doctorate from Loyola Law School Los Angeles (J.D., cum laude 1993), where he earned membership in the Order of the Coif, a legal honor society recognizing academic excellence; he was also a staff member of the Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Journal. Mr. Goodstein is admitted to practice law in all state and federal District Courts in California, as well as the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. He is an active member of the California Bar, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Association of Business Trial Lawyers (ABTL), and the American Inns of Court, and frequently presents legal seminars on topics related to litigation and trial practice.
 Bruce A. Berman: Partner. Mr. Berman has more than thirteen years of professional experience representing public and private companies, partnerships, individuals and municipalities in a wide variety of business disputes including both individual claims and class actions. He regularly appears in State and Federal Courts throughout California, and has also represented clients at hundreds of alterntative dispute resolution proceedings, such as mediations and arbitrations. Mr. Berman was admitted to practice law in California in 1994, and is admitted in all California federal districts courts and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Mr. Berman is "AV" rated through Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating available for both legal ability and professional ethics. Mr. Berman's expertise includes Business Litigation; Complex Civil Litigation; Labor & Employment; ERISA Litigation; California’s Unfair Competition Laws; Public Contract Litigation and Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Litigation.
Mr. Berman earned his juris doctorate degree from the University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, in 1994, after a distinguished law school career. He served as a staff writer and editor for the Pacific Law Journal, earned oral finalist honors in the Moot Court Competition Program, was recognized for community involvement, earned Dean’s List honors for academic achievement and was chosen by his peers to give the commencement address. Mr. Berman is a graduate of the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), where he earned a bachelors degree in psychology.
Ellen Imaizumi: Legal Assistant. Ms. Imaizumi is the firm's legal secretary and paralegal. She has more than a dozen year's experience working with law firms large and small, and is an invaluable asset to Goodstein & Berman LLP.
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