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MANAGING ATTORNEY
CHRISTOPHER M. BRAINARD, ESQ.
ATTORNEY AT LAW
468
North Camden Drive, 2nd Floor
Beverly
Hills, CA 90210
Telephone: (310) 266-4115 ●Facsimile: (310) 878-0100 ●info@christopherbrainard.com
www.christopherbrainard.com
“Integrity counts.”
Business, Real Estate,
intellectual property (Current)
Licensed Attorney
at Law
I have a broad
range of commercial civil litigation, finance, and transactional
experience. I am comfortable with
all manners of dispute resolution including mediation, arbitration, going
to court and acquiring a judgment at trial.
I am on the board of directors and serve as general counsel for
companies in technology, real estate management, and motion picture
financing.
I am a licensed real estate broker and I have
extensive experience in business and real estate transactions ranging from
residential properties up to multi-million dollar hotels and their
associated franchise agreements, representing agents, brokers, escrow
officers, buyers, and of course sellers.
I have fought substantial litigation matters for plaintiff, defendant,
and the insurance company, on motions, depositions, and in trial.
Like most excellent litigators, I consider myself an
expert in evidence – i.e., proof and proving facts. I can do sophisticated title searches for
real property. I can find and
identify assets. I know how to weigh
evidence. I can secure and enforce
judgments in state and federal court, appoint receivers to liquidate
assets, secure orders to law enforcement, secure all forms of Temporary
Restraining Orders, and I can defend against them, too. The procedures are complicated and when
you need the best attorney, when you need to win, you come to me.
I have successfully assisted clients to start-up
numerous profitable businesses in many sectors including property
management companies, the entertainment industry, the luxury auto parts
industry, the skin care industry, and others. I continue to do community service as
swim coach and as an ocean lifeguard.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT Current
Ocean Lifeguard, Hermosa
Beach
I continue to do community service
by providing general water and beach safety, educating on ordinances on
weekends and in the summer. I am
expert with all surf equipment and I shape my own surfboards. I surf, swim, paddle, and run sand in the
ocean series competitions. I am occasionally
given supervisory tasks over other lifeguards, but prefer to be assigned a
stretch of beach to guard, rescue, and keep safe.
SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA AQUATICS Current
Swim Coach, Santa
Monica College
I continue to do community
service by coaching master level swimmers which includes beginner level
through Olympic caliber athletes.
LORD, BISSELL & BROOK
1997-2000
ASSOCIATE
Trained in effective aggressive
civil litigation strategy from the outset, I worked in many areas
including intellectual property, entertainment law, computer law, real
estate, insurance defense, insurance coverage, bodily injury evidentiary
analysis, real property damage evidentiary analysis, contract law and
more. I counseled clients with
regards to releases, licenses, and countless contract clauses. I conducted
research on countless issues as necessary including programming, database
design, and intra/internet design. I
drafted numerous contracts, pleadings, and motions daily. I frequently appeared in court. I supervised outside counsel in many
other states. I personally managed
relations directly with large institutional clients.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY DISTRICT
ATTORNEY’S OFFICE Summer
1996
Intern/Volunteer
I assisted Deputy District
Attorneys with preliminary hearings, preparation for jury trials, research,
and interviewing witnesses.
PACIFIC ASIAN AMERICAN WOMEN WRITER’S ASS'N 1991-1994
Publicist/Editor
I assisted authors in editing
and finalizing short stories, anthologies, and novels. I created and maintained a database of
various university book stores and retail book stores.
EDUCATION
University of California, Davis
J.D., Class of 1998.
Moot Court and Trial Practice
University of California, Los
Angeles
B.A. Double Major in History
and Economics, class of 1993.
EXAMS
CALIFORNIA BAR PASSED ON FIRST
TRY IN 1998
LSAT SCORE: 172 (Top 1%)
DUN AND BRADSTREET NUMBER 36-262-0283
PRACTICAL
EXPERIENCE
Litigation, Mediation, and
Arbitration Matters Include:
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Represented major institutional insurance
companies including Lloyd’s of London on the very largest cases with
amounts in controversy exceeding $250,000,000.
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Represented FOX in invasion of privacy
claims related to television program titled “Cops” for showing law
enforcement arresting individuals and revealing their faces.
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Personal Injury matter related to for HOME
OWNER’S ASSOCIATION failure to remediate common areas leading to avian bird
infestation and contamination – severe injuries claimed over $12,000,000.
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Personal Injury matter related to HIV
infection from TRANSPLANT of connective tissue – severe injuries claimed
over $20,000,000.
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Represented Hotelier related to breach of
contract for Hotel (HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS) related to “Hotel sale gone bad”
valued at over $10,250,000.
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Represented Hotelier related to EMBASSAY
SUITES in “Hotel sale gone bad” valued at over
$7,200,000.
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Represented Numerous Individuals on breach
of contract cases via residential purchase agreements ranging from $500,000
to $15 million.
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Represented debtors and creditors with
amounts in controversy over $100,000.
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Home Owners Association disputes against
Boards of Directors, Association
Members, and third parties. Extensive
experience with CC&R, bylaws, and the relevant Act and Code provisions.
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Labor & Employment matters including
breach of contract for failing to pay for web development.
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Action for failure to pay royalties.
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Actions against and in defense of escrow
companies for failure to disburse appropriately and for Financial Code
violations, as well as actions to recover escrow deposits.
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Actions against insurers for bad faith in
failure to provide defense and coverage.
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Property line disputes, easements, fraud,
breach of contract, malpractice.
Represented various individuals related to numerous actions for
fraud, conspiracy, conversion, illegally contrived multiparty financing,
real estate foreclosures, constructive trust, and more.
Transactional Clients and
Matters Include:
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Infinite Filmed, Inc. – Movie Production and
Finance Company, I am currently on the board of directors.
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Nights at Vegas, Inc. – Property Management
Company, I am currently on the board of directors.
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Lorinser North America, LLC – Mercedes Benz
after market luxury automotive parts manufacturer, I currently serve as
California General Counsel.
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Synchronicity Inc. – Movie Production
Company, I assisted in the start-up, $40,000,000 in financing negotiated,
contracting, talent employment, and more.
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Immaculati
Entertainment, Inc. – Movie Production Company, I provided general
representation, screen play evaluation, and production.
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Club Burgundy, LLC – French wine importer
and distributor inclusive, I assisted in start-up, including licensing, office
lease negotiation, business investor immigration visas, web design, and
credit card processing.
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Bankcard Liberty – financial services and credit
card processor, I assisted in start-up and corporate organization,
including incorporation, tax consulting as well as creation of agency
relationship contracts.
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ZapShopping, Inc.
– reverse auction website, I assisted in start-up, including creation of
website privacy policies and agency relationships.
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I have represented individuals in real
property purchase agreements, formation of trusts and estate planning,
premarital agreements, negotiating CGL and other insurance coverage,
business valuation, business plans and structuring, as well as legal and
management consulting.
The law offices of Christopher
M. Brainard are composed of international paralegals and we offer high
quality personalized services in English, French, and Spanish.
Nothing
at this site should be construed as legal advise
for any individual case or situation. This information is general content
only, and should not be relied upon for any specific information. For
specific legal advise consult an attorney.
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