Practice Areas - Business Litigation
- Civil Litigation
- Complex Business Litigation
- Complex Commercial Litigation
- Securities Litigation
| - Contract Litigation
- Class Action Litigation
- Insurance Coverage Litigation
- Intellectual Property Litigation
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| Contact Info | Telephone: (310) 282-8040
Fax: (310) 282-8421
http://www.christalaw.com
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| University | Brandeis University, B.A., summa cum laude, 1976 |
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| Law School | University of Pennsylvania, J.D., 1980 |
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| Admitted | 1981, California, U.S. Court of Appeal, Ninth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern Districts of California |
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| Memberships | International Bar Association (Co-Chair, North American Forum, 2010—; Chair, Section on Leisure Industries, 2003-2005); State Bar of California (Committee on Administration of Justice, 1994—; Vice-Chair, 1997-1998; Chair, 1998-2000); Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles (Board of Governors, 1992-1997); Los Angeles Copyright Society (Elected to Membership, 1995). |
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| Born | Fort Knox, Kentucky |
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| Biography | Phi Beta Kappa. Co-chair, North American Forum, International Bar Association 2010—; IBA Conference of the Americas, Miami, 2011, session on "Social Networking: Your Invitation to the Party"; IBA Vancouver conference 2010, session on "Government Bailout of the Automotive Industry." Speaker, IBA Buenos Aires conference, 2008, "Getting to Know the Class Action." Member, IBA Task Force on Guidelines for Collective Redress, published 2009. Board Member, 2002-2011 and President, 2008-2010, California Women's Law Center. Speaker, PLI Conference on California's Unfair Competition Law, "Defense Strategies," August 2004. Judge Pro Tem, Los Angeles Municipal Court, 1986—. Judicial Settlement Officer, Los Angeles County Superior Court, 1992—. Appointed 1997 to California Task Force on Complex Litigation.
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| Reported Cases | Corbett vs. Superior Court, et al., (2002) 101 Cal.App.4th 649; Gutierrez vs. Autowest, Inc., et al., (2003) 114 Cal.App.4th 77. |
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| ISLN | 908397752 |
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