Background
Weissmann, Eric was born on May 31, 1930 in Zurich, Switzerland.
Weissmann, Eric was born on May 31, 1930 in Zurich, Switzerland.
University of California at Los Angeles (Associate of Arts, 1950. Bachelor of Arts, 1951. Bachelor of Laws, 1954).
Spoken languages: French, German and Spanish.
Worked at Weissmann, Wolff, Bergman, Coleman & Silverman (Beverly Hills, California) specializing in Entertainment Law (Representing Directors), International Transactions. Admitted to the bar, 1955, California. Phi Beta Kappa. First Recipient, Independent Feature Project West INDIE Award.
Recipient, 1996, Anti-Defamation League "Distinguished Entertainment Leadership Award.
Lecturer: "Legal Aspects of Film", Sherwood Oaks Experimental College, 1976-1979. "Business Aspects of Entertainment Law", Northwest Media Project, Portland, Oregon, 1980, Australian Film Symposiums, Sydney, Australia, 1980-1989 and Soviet State Committee for the Motion Picture Industry, April 1989.
Member, Advisory Board, Independent Feature Project, 1985. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1993-1994.
Named Among Best Entertainment Lawyers in America, Town & Country Magazine, 1985.
Listed among "The Ten Best Entertainment Lawyers" on the Internet. Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association. The State Bar of California.
The Los Angeles Copyright Society (President, 1968-1969).
Member, Advisory Board, Independent Feature Project, 1985. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1993-1994. Named Among Best Entertainment Lawyers in America, Town & Country Magazine, 1985.
Listed among "The Ten Best Entertainment Lawyers" on the Internet.
Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association. The State Bar of California.
The Los Angeles Copyright Society (President, 1968-1969).