Background
Feigen, Brenda S. was born on July 7, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Arthur Paul Feigen and Shirley (Bierman) Feigen Kadison.
Feigen, Brenda S. was born on July 7, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Arthur Paul Feigen and Shirley (Bierman) Feigen Kadison.
Bachelor in Mathematics cum laude, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1966. Juris Doctor, Harvard University, 1969.
Chief analyst Boston Redevelopment Authority, 1969. Associate firm Rosenman, Colin, Kaye, Petschek, Freund & Emil, New York City, 1970. Private practice, since 1974, Los Angeles, since 2001.
Founder, coordinating director Women's Action Alliance, New York City, 1970—1972. Co-founder Mississippi Magazine, 1971. Director National Women's Rights project American Civil Liberties Union, New York City, 1972—1974.
Partner Fasteau and Feigen, New York City, 1974—1980. Associate Hess, Segall, Guterman, Pelz & Steiner, New York City, 1980—1981. Attorney, motion picture agent William Morris Agency, New York City, 1982—1987.
President Brenda Feigen Productions, New York City, 1987—1997, Los Angeles, 1987—1997. Partner Baxter/Feigen Productions, 1991—1992, Berton & Feigen, Beverly Hills, 1992—1994. Of counsel Berton & Donaldson, Beverly Hills, 1994—1996, Kenoff and Machtinger LLP, 2004—2010.
General counsel, partner Feigen/Parrent Literature Management, Bel Air, California, 1995—2004. General counsel Reel Life Women Production Company, Bel Air, 1996—2004. Chair National Breast Cancer Education and Legal Center, Bel Air, 2001—2004.
Professor University of California at Los Angeles Extension, 1990. Advisory committee American Friends of Israel Museum, 2002—2004. Moderator panels and seminar Harvard Law School, panelist, celebrations 50 & 55.
Moderator panels and seminar Vassar College, 2001, California Lawyers Arts, 2003, Lavender Law Conference, 2004, Texas Entertainment Law Institute, 2004, Austin Film Festival and Writing Conference, 2004. Board advisors American Screenwriters Association, since 2004, Veterinary Feminists America Lawyers, 2008, honorary panelist, 08. Panelist Women's Leadership Summit, Harvard Law School, 2008.
Judge American Bar Association annual law school negotiating competition, Los Angeles, 2008. Co-founder managing member JMEV, LLC, Production Company, Los Angeles, 2009—2010. Co founder managing member Garden Appeal Designs LLC, since 2010.
Member Beverly Hills Bar Association, since 2010.
Board directors Film Forum, 1986-1990, New York Women in Film, 1985-1986, California Lawyers for the Arts, since 1996, Population Media Center, since 2003, Population Institute, since 2008. Honorary advisor Los Angeles Femme Film Festival, 09-. Member Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association Center United States of America West, 1996—2005, Authors' Guild, 1996—2005, Harvard Committee Entertainment, Sports and Cyberspace Law, 1997—2004.
Candidate for New York State Senate, 1978. Panelist Los Angeles Times Book Festival, 2001. Member American Bar Association (panelist film division), National.Employment Lawyers Associate, National Organization of Women (national legislation vice president, board directors 1970-1971), Show Coalition (board governors 1990-1992), California State Bar Association, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Women's Action Alliance (co-founder, director), National Women's Political Caucus (co-founder, national advisory committee), American Association Professional Women.
Children: Alexis Feigen Fasteau.