Robert Mann, Esq.
Expertise in Complex Construction Defect, Business, Unfair Competition, Intellectual Property, Employment, Defamation and Real Property Litigation in State and Federal Courts and Courts of Appeal. Certificate in Basic and Advanced Mediation training.
Professional Experience
President, The Mann Law Firm, APC, August, 1999 to present;
Founding Partner, Colton Mann Partnership, January 1993 to August 1999;
Of Counsel, Fierstein & Sturman Law Corporation, May 1992 to December 1992
Litigation Partner, Fierstein & Sturman 1984 - 1992
Litigation Associate, Fierstein & Sturman 1979 - 1984
Trial Attorney, Office of the Los Angeles City Attorney, 1977 - 1979
Significant Professional Accomplishments
Special litigation counsel for bankruptcy estate of owner/developer in longest construction arbitration in history of the California operations of the American Arbitration Association, resulting in award and judgement of approximately $90 million to client; As lead trial counsel, obtained $3.5 million jury verdict after a 7 week declaratory relief-interference with contract trial; As co-counsel, obtained over $30 million in settlements in 4 various business litigation matters; Have defended major institutional clients in complex construction defect cases having over $35 million in exposure and negotiated settlements requiring contribution from clients of less that $2.0 million; Have authored numerous appellate briefs resulting in two published decisions; Expert Witness regarding reasonableness of fees in construction defect dispute.
Education
J.D., cum laude, Santa Clara University School of Law, 1977. Comments Editor, Santa Clara Law Review, Vol. 17. Author: "Copyright Law Revision and the Kewanee Preemption Issue: Is There a Doctrine in the House?" (reprinted in Current Perspectives on Copyright Law, Practicing Law Institute, New York, 1977). Recipient, First Prize, Nathan Burkan Memorial Copyright Law Competition, 1977.]
A.B., English and Communications, Stanford University, 1974.
Representative Clients
Maurice Marciano; Imperial Bank; Sears Savings Bank; Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage; Shapell Industries, Inc.; Goldrich & Kest; The Walter Company; La Mancha Development Co.; The Platt Collections; Yum Yum Donut Shops, Inc.; Venice Family Clinic; Santa Monica Beach Hotel, Ltd.; Diamond Head Homeowners Association; Stevenson Ranch Community Association; Bartlein & Co., Inc.; Stan Herman; Nourmand & Associates; International Alliance of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO).
Professional Associations & Community Involvement
President, The Guardians of the Jewish Home for the Aging (1999). Member: American Arbitration Association; Community Associations Institute; California Association of Community Managers; Board of Directors, The Jewish Home for the Aging of Greater Los Angeles; The Associates of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (member, Executive Committee); Planned Giving Committee, Venice Family Clinic; Advisory Board, The Benedict Canyon Association; Contract Specifications Institute (CSI); International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO); Architectural Aluminum Manufacturers Association (AAMA); The Lexington Group; American's Leading Lawyers (1993); Association of Business Trial Lawyers; The American (member, Sections of Litigation and Forum on Construction Law), Los Angeles County (member, Committee for Judicial Evaluations); Beverly Hills and Century City Bar Associations; The State Bar of California (member, Section of Litigation); Judge Pro Tem, Los Angeles Superior Court. Admitted to practice: United States District Court (Northern, Central and Southern Districts of California); United States Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit; United States Supreme Court. Author of numerous articles on Construction Defect Litigation.
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