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PAUL R. FINE, admitted to bar, 1972, California, U.S. District Court, Southern, Central, Eastern and Northern Districts of California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Seventh and Ninth Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1969); Loyola University of Los Angeles (J.D., 1972). Associate Editor, Defense Dialogue, a Monthly Publication of the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel, 1975-1981. Member: Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association; State of California, Office of Administrative Hearings, Public Contract Arbitration Panel (1984-2003). Member: State Bar of California; American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA); Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (President, 2004); California Defense Counsel (President, 2009); International Association of Defense Counsel; Maritime Law Association of the United States; Los Angeles County Bar Association. PRACTICE AREAS: Trial Law; Insurance, Business, Real Estate and Construction.
Email: Fine@dfis-law.com.
MARK R. ISRAEL, admitted to bar, 1986, California. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., with high honors and distinction, 1983). University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1986). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Moot Court Honors Society. AmJur Constitutional Law. Author: Defending Claims for Pre-Tender Defense Costs, Verdict (Second Quarter 1997). Co-Author: Defending the Bad Faith Action: The Empire Strikes Back, (Presented at the Consumer Attorneys of California 34th Annual Tahoe Seminar). Member: State Bar of California; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel. PRACTICE AREAS: Appellate Law; Insurance Coverage.
Email: Israel@dfis-law.com.
MICHAEL SCHONBUCH, admitted to bar, 1990, California, U.S. District Court, Central, Northern and Southern Districts of California, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., magna cum laude, 1987); Boston University
(J.D., 1990). Phi Alpha Delta. Senatorial Intern, United States Senator Alfonse D’Amato, 1986-87. American Board Of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)-admitted 2000. Association Of Southern California Defense Counsel-President 2015. California Defense Counsel-President 2018. Fellow-American College Of Trial Lawyers. Los Angeles ABOTA- President 2020-2021. Recipient-Lee B. Wenzel ABOTA Civility Award-2022. ABOTA-Masters In Trial. Course Director-ABOTA Trial School at Loyola Law School. Member: State Bar of California; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel. PRACTICE AREAS: Jury Trials.
Email: Schonbuch@dfis-law.com.
MOSES LEBOVITS, admitted to bar, 1975, California.
Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., cum laude 1972; J.D., 1975). Member: Moot Court Executive Board of Judges, 1974-1975; 1st Place Southern California Moot Court Tournament, 1975. Licensed Pilot. Adjunct Professor, Aviation Law, Southwestern University School of Law, 1981-1983. Arbitrator, Superior Court, County of Los Angeles, 1979—-. Member, Special Panel for Referrals for Special Litigation Needs of Dependent Children of the Superior Court, Los Angeles County, Juvenile Department, 1980—-. Member, Arbitration Panel, Reynolds Aluminum Torrance Can Plant (Labor Disputes), 1981-1990. Member: Los Angeles County (Member, Federal Courts and Practices Committee, 1982-1984; Delegate, 1982) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Member, Conference of Delegates, 1982); Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (Member, Board of Governors, 1982-1985); Consumer Attorneys of California (Member Board of Governors, 1995-1997); National Order of Barristers; American Board of Trial Advocates (President – Los Angeles Chapter, 2009). State Bar of California. PRACTICE AREAS: Trial Law; Products Liability; Professional Negligence; Aviation Litigation; Insurance Bad Faith; Personal Injury.
Email: Lebovits@dfis-law.com.
ERIN O. HALLISSY, admitted to bar, 1995, California, U.S. District Court, Central, Northern, Eastern and Southern Districts of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of San Francisco (B.A., 1991); University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 1994). Member: State Bar of California; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel. PRACTICE AREAS: Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Litigation; Appellate Practice.
Email: Hallissy@dfis-law.com.
MAUREEN M. MICHAIL, admitted to bar, 1996, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1993); Loyola Law School (J.D., 1996). Member: State Bar of California; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel. Co-Author: “Defending an Insurance Bad Faith Case: Tips From the Other Side” (2003). PRACTICE AREAS: Construction Law and Defect; Contract-Business disputes; Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Litigation.
Email: Michail@dfis-law.com.
BERNADETTE CASTILLO BROUSES, admitted to bar, 2004, California. Education: Catholic University of America (B.A., 2001); Loyola Law School (J.D., 2004). Member: State Bar of California; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel. PRACTICE AREAS: Construction Law and Defect; Contract-Business disputes; Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Litigation.
Email: Brouses@dfis-law.com.
GERONIMO PEREZ, admitted to bar, 2002, California. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1996,); Southwestern University of School of Law (J.D., 2002); Southwestern University of School of Law, Entertainment and Media Law (LL.M., 2003). Member: State Bar of California; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel.
Email: Gperez@dfis-law.com.
JOHNATHAN R. GERBER, admitted to bar, 2012, California, U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts.
Education: University of Florida (B.A. 2009, cum laude); Loyola Law School (J.D. 2012). Member: State Bar of California; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel.
Email: Gerber@dfis-law.com.
MARY R. FERSCH, admitted to bar, 2015, California.
Education: B.A., University of California at Los Angeles, (B.A., 2012); Loyola Law School (J.D., 2015). Member: State Bar of California; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel.
Email: Fersch@dfis-law.com.
NICOLE R. ARIAS, admitted to bar, 2021, California. Education: B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara, 2016; J.D., Southwestern Law School, 2020. Member: State Bar of California; Los Angeles County Bar Association; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel.
Email: Arias@dfis-law.com.
JULIE TAKASH, admitted to bar, 2021, California. Education: J.D., Southwestern University Law School, 2020; B.A., Arizona State University, 2016 Member: State Bar of California; Los Angeles County Bar Association; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel.
Email: Takash@dfis-law.com.
DAVID R. LANG, admitted to bar, 2020, California. Education: Loyola Marymount University (B.A., 2014); University of California, Hastings College of Law (J.D., 2019); Member: State Bar of California, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Association of Southern California Defense Counsel.
Email: Lang@dfis-law.com.
RYAN A. ZELIG, admitted to bar, 2021, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 2012); University of Washington School of Law (J.D., 2020); Member: State Bar of California, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Association of Southern California Defense Counsel.
Email: Zelig@dfis-law.com.
SEOYOUNG “MIA” AHN, admitted to bar 2021, California, U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of California, Santa Barbara (B.A. 2016); Southwestern Law School (J.D., 2021). Member: State Bar of California; Los Angeles County Bar Association; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel.
Email: Ahn@dfis-law.com.
DANIELLE M. DOUMAR, admitted to bar, 2014, California.
Education: University of California, San Diego (B.A., 2010); Southwestern University Law School (J.D., 2014); Member: State Bar of California, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Association of Southern California Defense Counsel, Arab American Lawyers Association of Southern California.
Email: Doumar@dfis-law.com.
ALEXANDRA BORGHI, admitted to bar, 2021, California. Education: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (B.A., 2017); University of San Diego, School of Law (J.D., 2020); Member: State Bar of California, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Association of Southern California Defense Counsel. Email: Borghi@dfis-law.com.
JAMIE NGUYEN, admitted to bar, 2021, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 2015); Southwestern University Law School (J.D., 2021); Member: State Bar of California, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Association of Southern California Defense Counsel, Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles County, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association. Email: Nguyen@dfis-law.com.
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