Michael M. Berger

Background

Berger, Michael M. was born on January 4, 1942 in Saint Louis, Missouri, United States.

Education

Brandeis University; Washington University (Juris Doctor, 1967). University of Southern California (Master of Laws, 1968).

Career

First English Evangelical Lutheran Church v. County of Los Angeles, 482 United States. 304 (1987); Hendler v. United States., 952 F. 2d 1364 (Federal Circuit 1991); State Farm Fire & Casualty Company v. Von der Lieth, 54 California 3d 1123 (1991)Worked at Berger & Norton, A Law Corporation (Santa Monica, California) specializing in Land Use, Eminent Domain and Inverse Condemnation, Government Regulatory Disputes, Environmental Law and Property Insurance Law, Appellate Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1967, Missouri. 1969, California; 1972, United States.

Supreme Court.

Research Assistant in Land Finance Law, Yale Law School Spring, 1968.

Author: "What are the Prospects for Reversal?" California Civil Appellate Practice, 3d educated 1996; "Evaluating Grounds for Reversal," California Civil Appellate Practice, 2d educated

1985. "Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council: Yes, Virginia, There Can Be Partial Takings," in American Bar Association, Takings: Land-Development Conditions and Regulatory Takings After Dolan and Lucas, church

7, 1996; "Property Owners Have Rights. Lower Courts Need to Protect Them," in American Bar Association, Regulatory Takings After Lucas, church

2, 1993. "Amortization as Just Compensation: If lieutenant Works for Billboards, Can Office Buildings Be Far Behind?" Southwestern Legal Foundation Annual Institute on Planning, Zoning and Eminent Domain, church

7, 1992; "The "Ripeness" Mess in Federal Land Use Cases or How the Supreme Court Converted Federal Judges into Fruit Peddlers," Southwestern Legal Foundation Annual Institute on Planning, Zoning and Eminent Domain, church 7, 1991; "Rails-to-Trails Conversions: Has Congress Effected a Definitional Taking?" Southwestern Legal Foundation Annual Institute on Planning, Zoning and Eminent Domain, church

8, 1990. "Happy Birthday, Constitution: The Supreme Court Establishes New Ground Rules Foreign Land Use Planning," 20 The Urban Lawyer 735, 1988.

"Airport Noise in the 1980s: lieutenant"s Time for Airport Operators to Acknowledge the Injury They Inflict on Neighbors," Southwestern Legal Foundation Annual Institute on Planning, Zoning, and Eminent Domain, ch 10, 1987. "Real Estate Developers" Linkage Fees: Reasonable Requirement or Extortion?" 1 Probate and Property 8, 1987.

"Anarchy Reigns Supreme," 29 Journal of Urban and Contemporary Law 39, 1985. "The State"s Police Power Is Not (Yet) the Power of a Police State," 35 Land Use Law and Zoning Digest 5, p.

4, 1983; "You Can"t Win Them All - Or Can You?" 54 California State Bar Journal 16, 1979.

"To Regulate or Not To Regulate - Is That the Question? Reflections on the Supposed Dilemma Between Environmental Protection and Private Property Rights," 8 Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review 253, 1975. "Nobody Loves An Airport," 43 Southern California Law Review 631, 1970. "Land Use and Planning," California Real Estate Law and Practice, Volume 8, 1984.

"Thoughts on the White River Junction Manifesto: A Reply to the Gang of Five"s Views on Just Compensation for Regulatory Taking of Property," 19 Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review 685, 1986.

Adjunct Professor of Law, Loyola University School of Law, 1972-1983. Faculty Associate, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 1987—.

Lecturer in Law, University of Miami School of Law, Graduate Program in Real Property Development, 1996—. Member: Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations.

State Bar of California (Member, Appellate Courts Committee, 1978-1982.

Chair, 1981-1982. Condemnation Committee, 1985-1988). California Academy of Appellate Lawyers (President, 1980-1981).

Urban Land Institute, 1988—.

American College of Real Estate Lawyers, 1988—. Southwestern Legal Foundation (Member, Advisory Board, Municipal Legal Studies Center, 1989—). (Certified Specialist, Appellate Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization).

Achievements

• Michael M. Berger has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member: Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations. State Bar of California (Member, Appellate Courts Committee, 1978-1982. Chair, 1981-1982; Condemnation Committee, 1985-1988).

California Academy of Appellate Lawyers (President, 1980-1981).

Urban Land Institute, 1988—. American College of Real Estate Lawyers, 1988—.

Southwestern Legal Foundation (Member, Advisory Board, Municipal Legal Studies Center, 1989—). (Certified Specialist, Appellate Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization).