Hon. Eli Chernow (Ret.)

T: 310.203.8200
F: 310.203.8211

EDUCATION:

(1964) J.D., Harvard Law School, magna cum laude; Editor, Harvard Law Review
(1961) B.S., California Institute of Technology; Major: Mathematics
(1964-1965) Harvard University, Frederick Sheldon Traveling Fellow

JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE:

(1977-1993) Judge, Superior Court, Los Angeles County Assignments included criminal, civil law and discovery, family law and fast track courts.

LEGAL/PROFESSIONAL CAREER:

(1975-1977) Assistant to Gov. Edmund G. Brown, Jr., environmental matters
(1972-1974) Associate Professor of Law, USC Law Center, Courses taught included evidence, corporations and environmental law.
(1965-1972) Partner, Tuttle & Taylor, Los Angeles, California, specialization:
commercial litigation

ADR CAREER:

(September 1993-present) private dispute resolution, including mediation, arbitration,
discovery reference, settlement conferences and private judging

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Family Law, Personal Injury, Real Property, Environmental, Complex Commercial/Business, Entertainment, Corporate Governance, Intellectual Property, Legal Malpractice, Trade Secrets, Unfair Trade Practices, Employment, Insurance Coverage/Bad Faith, Probate, Breach of Contract, Partnership Dissolution

HONORS / AWARDS:

Honored as one of the Top Entertainment Mediators selected by The Hollywood Reporter ESQ. in 2007
Selected by the Los Angeles Daily Journal as one of California's Top Neutrals in 2003

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS / AFFILIATIONS:

LEGAL

Board of Directors, Association of Business Trial Lawyers (1988-1994)
Member, Family & Juvenile Court Advisory Committee, Judicial Council of California (1993-1996)
Member, Executive Committee, Litigation Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association (1993-1996)
Member, Executive Committee, Family Law Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association (1991-1993)
Member, Executive Committee, Lawyers Conference, Judicial Division of the American Bar Association (1998-present)

COMMUNITY

Board of Directors, Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles (1993-1994)
Advisory Board, Fulfillment Fund, Los Angeles (1986-1990)
Board of Directors, Stephen S. Wise Temple (1973-1983)

PUBLICATIONS:

Co-author, California Practice Guide: Civil Trial & Evidence, published by the Rutter Group
"Video in the Courtroom - More Than a Talking Head," Litigation, The Journal of the ABA Litigation Section (Fall, 1988)
“Sanctions – Remedies That are Right California Litigation,” Journal of California State Bar Litigation Section, Vol. 1, No. 1.
“Choosing an Expert Witness for Real Estate Appraisal,” Co-author, Beverly Hills Bar Journal (1993)
Contributor, Shalom Bayit, A Jewish Response to Child Abuse and Domestic Violence, (1993)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

Assoc. Professor of Law, USC Law Center, for corporations, environmental law and evidence (1972-1974)

INTERESTS:

Reading, Traveling and Theatre

AVAILABLE:

Throughout Southern California

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