Mel Ziontz

Background

Ziontz, Mel was born on May 4, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

Education

University of California at Berkeley and University of California at Los Angeles (Bachelor of Arts, 1964). University of California at Los Angeles (Juris Doctor, 1967).

Career

Worked at Rosenfeld, Meyer & Susman, Limited Liability Partnership (Beverly Hills, California) specializing in General Civil, Trial and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Banking and Savings and Loan Law, Copyright, Corporate, Employee Benefits, Entertainment (Motion Picture, Television and Music) Transactions, Errors and Omission Clearance, Estate Planning, Family Law, Insurance Coverage and Defense Litigation, Intellectual Property, International Business Law, Labor and Employment Law, Media Finance, Motion Picture Financing, New Media Technologies, Real Estate, Real Property, Securities, Succession Planning, Taxation (Federal, State and International), Trademark, Trusts and Probate, and Unfair Competition. Admitted to the bar, 1968, California.

Order of the Coif.

Member: Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations. The State Bar of California. The firm was founded in 1957 to represent clients in the entertainment industry and that practice is still significant.

Over the years we have grown into a full service firm and our firm"s areas of expertise are centered around the following major departments: Litigation, Business/Corporate, Entertainment, Labor and Employment Law, Estate Planning, Trusts and Probate, Taxation, Insurance Coverage and Defense and Family Law.

We also have groups specializing in New Media Technologies, Intellectual Property, Media Finance, Trademark, Merchandising and Licensing and Employee Benefits.

Achievements

• Mel Ziontz has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member American Bar Association, State Bar California, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Beverly Hills Bar Association.