Background
Berle, Elihu M. was born on August 20, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
Berle, Elihu M. was born on August 20, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
Brooklyn College of the City University of New York (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1965). University of Pennsylvania (Master of Business Administration, 1966). Columbia University (Juris Doctor, 1969).
Worked at Law Offices, Chrystie & Berle A Professional Corporation (Los Angeles, California) specializing in Business Law, Commercial Litigation, Business Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1970, California. 1973, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and United States.
Supreme Court.
Law Clerk to Justice Aiso, California Court of Appeal, 1969-1970. State Bar Court Referee, 1982-1985. Arbitrator, Los Angeles Superior Court, 1982.
Speaker, Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum, "Involuntary Petitions: The Damoclean Sword of Bankruptcy," 1991. Co-Chair, American Bar Association Litigation Section Committee on Commercial Banking and Financial Litigation Program on "Confidentiality Agreements," 1988. California State Bar Litigation Section Panelist: "New Developing Theories of Tort Liability," 1987.
California Continuing Education of the Bar Panelist: "Civil Procedure Before Trial," 1988 and 1990. "Preparing a Case For Trial: The Last 100 Days," 1984. "Depositions," 1983; "Handling The Short Non-Jury Trial," 1982.
Author: "Applications and Motions," California Civil Appellate Practice (2nd Edition, 1985), California Continuing Education of the Bar. "The Case for the Master Calendar System," ABTL Report, Volume IV, No. 1. Member, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Court Reform Task Force.
Member: Los Angeles County (Member: Superior Court Committee, 1973-1979. Federal Courts Committee, 1977-1983) and American (Member, Litigation Section, Committee on Commercial Banking and Financial Transaction Litigation) Bar Associations. The State Bar of California (Litigation Section, Treasurer, 1988-1989.
Member, Executive Committee, 1987-1990. Delegate, State Bar Conference of Delegates, 1987-1988). Association of Business Trial Lawyers (Member, Board of Governors 1979-1983.
President, 1985-1986. Vice President, 1984-1985. Secretary, 1983-1984.
Treasurer, 1982-1983).
Member, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Court Reform Task Force. Member: Los Angeles County (Member: Superior Court Committee, 1973-1979. Federal Courts Committee, 1977-1983) and American (Member, Litigation Section, Committee on Commercial Banking and Financial Transaction Litigation) Bar Associations.
The State Bar of California (Litigation Section, Treasurer, 1988-1989. Member, Executive Committee, 1987-1990. Delegate, State Bar Conference of Delegates, 1987-1988).
Association of Business Trial Lawyers (Member, Board of Governors 1979-1983. President, 1985-1986. Vice President, 1984-1985.
Secretary, 1983-1984. Treasurer, 1982-1983).