James R. Birnberg

Background

Birnberg, James R. was born on January 15, 1939 in New York, New York, United States.

Education

Pomona College (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1961). Stanford University (Master of Arts, 1962). University of California at Berkeley (Juris Doctor, 1965).

Career

Worked at Loeb & Loeb Limited Liability Partnership (Los Angeles, California) specializing in General Civil Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1966, California. 1973, United States. Supreme Court.

Phi Beta Kappa.

Recipient: Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, 1961-1962. V. Judson Klein Award. Assistant Inheritance Tax Attorney, 1966-1980.

Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association (Member: Sections on Taxation and Probate, 1968—.

Committee on Legislative Monitoring, 1982-1990. Executive Committee, 1982—.

Bioethics Committee, 1985-1988). The State Bar of California (Member, Sections on: Taxation.

Estate Planning, Trust and Probate.

Vice Chairman, Death and Gift Tax Committee, 1979-1980. Member: Executive Committee, Tax Section, 1979-1983. Executive Committee, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Section, 1991—).

Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.

Loeb & Loeb Limited Liability Partnership is a full-service law firm representing organizations and individuals in the business community. The firm was established in Los Angeles in 1909 and now maintains offices in the Central Business District and Century City areas of Los Angeles, in New York City, in Washington, District of Columbia, in Nashville, Tennessee and in Rome, Italy.

Although the firm has been identified historically with both the entertainment industry and institutional lending, its client base throughout its history has encompassed individuals and entities engaged in most types of domestic and international businesses and professions. Its principal practice areas include civil litigation in all federal and state courts, patent, trademark, copyright and unfair competition law, general corporate and corporate securities law, banking, insurance company, pension fund and other institutional lending, real estate law, real estate financing, real estate securities, leveraged leasing, asset securitization, franchising, entertainment law (including motion pictures, television, sports, music and dramatic and literary arts), advertising, communication, health care, international, federal, state and local taxation, estate planning, pension and employee benefits, bankruptcy, insolvency and workout matters, environmental law, labor and employment, white collar criminal investigation and corporate counseling and probate and trust law.

Achievements

• James R. Birnberg has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association (Member: Sections on Taxation and Probate, 1968—. Committee on Legislative Monitoring, 1982-1990. Executive Committee, 1982—.

Bioethics Committee, 1985-1988).

The State Bar of California (Member, Sections on: Taxation. Estate Planning, Trust and Probate.

Vice Chairman, Death and Gift Tax Committee, 1979-1980. Member: Executive Committee, Tax Section, 1979-1983.

Executive Committee, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Section, 1991—).

Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.