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PHILIP W. BOESCH, JR.

Mr. Boesch is the founder of the Boesch Law Group. After joining Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher following law school, Mr. Boesch founded Kinsella, Boesch, Fujikawa & Towle, and then in 2000, he founded the Boesch Law Group. The Boesch Law Group is known for its highly selective and personal attention to a diverse range of individual and business clients.

An accomplished trial lawyer, Mr. Boesch has a long history of winning and closing complex litigation disputes. He was and is the lead trial counsel for Anna Nicole Smith in winning the $475 million Judgment named the “Number One Judgment in the U.S.” by US Lawyers Weekly. He won the largest wrongful death judgment for non-economic loss in California history; prevailed for the Wall Street Journal against all major oil companies in the leading case for public access to court files; won the widely reported case for Gary Coleman; prevailed as lead counsel in the McMartin Pre-School civil case; successfully defended the Los Angeles Times in well-publicized defamation and privacy cases, and Mr. Boesch was President of Heal the Bay during its action as lead plaintiff in the lawsuit that created the multi-billion dollar Hyperion sewage treatment plant. At the request of the California Judges Association, he has authored three editions of the Judge’s Handbook for media access to the courts; and he was retained by 26 of the 27 television news anchorpersons in Los Angeles in the first and leading case permitting cameras in the courtroom.

Enhancing his reputation as a strong advocate well-known to arbitrators and judges, Mr. Boesch serves as an Arbitrator on the Large Complex Case Panel of the American Arbitration Association, as a result of which he has been selected by more than 280 law firms to decide their clients’ disputes. With a breadth of experience and expertise in contracts, negotiation and business matters, Mr. Boesch’s skills also assist general counsel and serve numerous companies and entrepreneurs in negotiation, planning, business advice and contracts, particularly for businesses relating to entertainment, communications and technology.

Email: pboesch@pboesch.com

Experience: Founder/Principal The Boesch Law Group, 2000 to present; Founder/Principal Kinsella, Boesch, Fujikawa and Towle; Attorney, Litigation, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. See
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Education: Brown University (A.B., cum laude 1971); Duke University School of Law (J.D., with distinction 1974), Note and Comment Editor, Duke Law Journal.

Honors: U.S. Lawyers Weekly “No. 1 Judgment in the Nation;” Honored by Resolution of the City Council and Mayor of Los Angeles for public service; Honored as a “Super Lawyer;” “AV” rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating level for competence and the highest rating level for integrity.

Publications: [The Law Man] for hollywoodnews.com; California Judges' Association Media Handbook, “Cameras in the Courtroom;” “Unfair Advertising: The Reasonable Basis Test,” Duke Law Journal; “The Equalizer” for Westside Today, “Building Bridges (Settlement);” “One Against A Billion (Anna Nicole’s daughter);” “Right to Privacy;” “David and Goliath (Wrongful Death);” “There Was Something About Mary (Aiding and Abetting);” “No Cold Case for This Murder (JFK)”.

Public Speaking: Beverly Hills Estate Planning Council on Lessons from the Anna Nicole Smith Case; Society for Telecommunications Consultants on Developments in Telecommunications; Screen Actor’s Guild on Rights of Children in the Entertainment Business; American Arbitration Association on Conduct of Hearings and Awards, Conduct of Arbitration, and Developments in Arbitration; Appearances as an expert commentator on CNN, Larry King, Paula Zahn, Geraldo, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, Insider, ET, among others.

Member: Admitted to Bar California; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern Districts of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court; admitted pro hac vice before U.S. District Courts and state trial courts in California, Hawaii, Arizona, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, and Tennessee; State Bar of California; Board of Directors and then President, Heal the Bay 1995-2006.

Representative Matters:

• Won for plaintiffs and defendants numerous judgments and settlements involving intellectual property, trade secrets, unfair competition, unfair business practices, passing off, trademark infringements, and related business torts
• Won numerous judgments and settlements in trust, estate and probate litigation involving competence, undue influence, tortious interference, family issues, fiduciary duties, will and trust construction, from multi-billion dollar estates to modest disputes for clients in need
• Numerous successful prosecutions to judgment and settlement of cases involving serious personal injuries, property damage, and wrongful death due to negligence, products liability, motor vehicle accidents, aviation disasters, floods, fire, landslides, professional negligence and premises liability
• Have counseled numerous businesses related to telecommunications, media, entertainment, production and post-production, in growth opportunities, contracts, debtor/creditor issues, litigation avoidance, strategy, due diligence and employer liability
• Won numerous judgments and settlements involving shareholder and partnership issues over breaches of contracts, and fiduciary duties in numerous industries, including entertainment, law, accounting, automobiles, telecommunications and manufacturing
• Won numerous judgments and settlements in entertainment litigation, for production companies, management, networks, entrepreneurs and talent, involving defense and prosecution of creative rights, talent management, television and film syndication, contracts and contract breach, and net profits accountings for films and television series, from cartoons to wrestling, reality to comedy and drama
• Prevailed in numerous commercial cases involving acquisitions, asset sales, mergers, contract breach and covenants not to compete in businesses from hotels and restaurants to toys, from phones and cars to real property
• Successfully handled hundreds of lawsuits, settlements, negotiations and litigation avoidance counseling, involving breaches of contracts in industries of all types, from retail consumer businesses to entertainment to manufacturing to real estate
• Won numerous judgments and settlements, and successfully completed negotiations and contracts, involving the distribution of products and services, from newspapers to telecommunications equipment, from oil filters to advertising
• Won numerous judgments and settlements in prosecution and defense of copyright infringement and theft of idea cases for plaintiffs and defendants, involving business catalogs, software, literary rights, implied in fact and implied in law contracts, music catalogs, motion picture and television production, manufacturing of consumer products, formulas, formats and designs
• Won numerous judgments and settlements in prosecution and defense of name and likeness, privacy, defamation and tradenames, involving consumer products and endorsements to restaurant chains to celebrities and rock and roll bands
• Successful prosecution of numerous products liability cases, involving responsibility for catastrophic injuries and wrongful death related to airplanes, automobiles, fuses, explosives, tools, equipment, scaffolding and other products
• Won numerous judgments and settlements in prosecution and defense of premises liability cases, involving responsibility for wrongful death and serious injury due to ski accident, security breach, mayhem, store slip and fall, malfunctioning garage doors, and brain injury
• Won numerous judgments and settlements in real estate and real property litigations, involving boundary disputes, breaches of contract, trespass, nuisance, environment liability, waste, faulty construction, property damage, fire and catastrophic loss
• Successful representation, trial and trial avoidance, negotiation, settlement and alternative dispute resolution of sensitive personal matters relating to personal relationships, children’s rights, marital dissolution and property division
• Representation of individuals dealing with personal tragedy and private disputes, from neighbors to NBA superstars
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MICHELLE LEIGH VIZURRAGA

Email: mvizurraga@pboesch.com

Experience: Senior Counsel, Boesch Law Group since 2006; Jones Day Los Angeles; McDermott, Will & Emery Washington D.C.; law clerk, Honorable Judith Retchin, D.C. Superior Court; litigation support, Banner & Witcoff, Washington, D.C.; Dallas City Attorney’s Office, Dallas, Texas.

Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A. Political Science); Loyola University/Rome, Italy (Art History, Political Science); Columbus School of Law/Catholic University (J.D., cum laude); Catholic University Law Review.

Honors: Super Lawyer "Rising Star" 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009; Strathmoore’s Who’s Who.

Publications: "Unauthorized Data Harvesting of Internet Database by Automated Search ‘Robot’ Constitutes Trespass to Chattels," Intellectual Property Update; "Contempt Proceedings and Treble Damages for Post-Injunction Sale of Infringing Product Proper When No "Substantial Open Issues" of Infringement Exist," Intellectual Property Update; "Litigants Beware: Sanction of Default Judgment for Egregious Misconduct Held Not an Abuse of Discretion," Intellectual Property Update; "DMCA Effective in Obstructing DVD Software Pirates," Intellectual Property Update; coauthor, "Proof of Bad Faith Intent Required for In Rem Action Under the ACPA," Intellectual Property Update.

Public Speaking: host and producer, "Legally Speaking" television show; recurring guest, "The Mendoza Report" television show; presenter, "The Basics of E-Discovery", "Managing Complex Commercial Litigation" and Deposition Training Program; judge, American Mock Trial Association & UCLA Mock Trial Program; host, "Copyright Basics for Artists," Vienna Community Artist's Group; and recurring guest, “Burden of Proof” television show.

Member: Admitted to Bar, Virginia and California; U.S. Court of Appeal, Tenth Circuit, United States Supreme Court, State Bar of California.

BENJAMIN C. JOHNSON

Mr. Johnson specializes in civil litigation with an emphasis on intellectual property, trade secrets, entertainment, and partnership and business litigation, as well as, the representation of businesses both as general counsel and as litigation counsel. Mr. Johnson has represented individuals and companies in cases involving fraud, breach of contract, trade secret misappropriation, copyright and trademark infringement, interference with contractual relations and prospective economic advantage, unfair business practices, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, conspiracy, conversion, and undue influence.

Mr. Johnson regularly assists, counsels and advises his clients with respect to business formation and corporate structure, protection of assets, negotiation of contracts and other business matters relating to the fields of entertainment, telecommunications, technology and real estate.

Email: bjohnson@pboesch.com

Experience: Senior Counsel, The Boesch Law Group since 2003; Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart, Oliver & Hedges, LLP, Los Angeles

Education: Brigham Young University (B.A. English, 1996); Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School (J. D., cum laude, 2001); Brigham Young University Law Review, Senior Editor; Chairperson, Student Bar Association

Member: Admitted to Bar California, U.S. District Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; State Bar of California and American Bar Association; Board of Directors, Drive Kids to Be Fit; President, Topanga Townhomes HOA

Representative Matters:

• Numerous favorable judgments and settlements involving shareholder and partnership disputes, breach of contract and fiduciary duties in various industries including telecommunications, entertainment, manufacturing, real estate and hospitality.
• Numerous favorable judgments and settlements in entertainment litigation for production companies, directors, writers and talent involving creative rights, breach of contract and property acquisition.
• Numerous favorable judgments and settlements involving personal injuries, property damage, motor vehicle accidents, professional negligence and premises liability.
• Successful representation of various shareholders, members and partners related to business entity formation, compliance, contract drafting and negotiations, and as general counsel.
• Successful representation of various entertainment production companies, directors, writers and talent relating to contract drafting and negotiations, and as general counsel.
• Achieved a favorable settlement for telecommunications company in a trade secrets misappropriation case involving theft of customer lists by former employees.
• Achieved a favorable settlement for manufacturing company in a trade secrets misappropriation case involving theft of customer lists by former sales manager.
• Successfully represented a shipping company in a breach of contract case involving an oral agreement where a final judgment of $3.1 million was ultimately obtained.
• Achieved a favorable settlement in a partnership dispute relating to $50 million buyout by a major hotel chain of a resort in Mexico.
• Successfully represented major home manufacturer in multiple construction defect suits throughout California.
• Successfully represented major metropolitan newspaper in an employee lawsuit for discrimination, and time and wage violations.
• Achieved a favorable settlement for manufacturing company in a breach of contract case relating to a letter-of-credit issued from a major South American bank.
• Achieved favorable judgments and settlements for popular restaurant chain including claims of negligence involving a bar fight, ADA violations, and wage and hour violations.

Ms. Miller is a senior paralegal with substantial complex litigation and document preparation experience, including case management, document drafting, preparation of witnesses and experts, database and document management, preparation of and responses to discovery, legal research and trial preparation.

Her work has included substantial experience in business litigation, intellectual property litigation, and personal injury litigation, with key contributions to case management, discovery and trial preparation in Anderson, et al. v. Pacific Gas & Electric, (the“Erin Brockovich” litigation); Arco v. Aetna, et al. (insurance indemnity to underlying toxic tort litigation); Griggs v. West Pak Industries, et al. (jury verdict of $58 million); Mattel, Inc. v. MGA Entertainment, Inc. (multi-million dollar intellectual property dispute over “Bratz” dolls) and the multi-party coordinated Winston Tire litigation (involving more than 50 separate actions).

Email: cmiller@pboesch.com

Experience: The Boesch Law Group since 2009; U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Litigation Department; Waller, Lansden, Dortch & Davis; Greene, Broillet & Wheeler; Engstrom, Liscomb & Lack.

Education: Arizona State University (B.S. Journalism); Paralegal Certificate, Phoenix College, Phoenix, AZ.

Member: Board of Directors, Mayfield Manor Homeowners Association; Board of Directors, Arts in Mesa; Director, Mesa Art Center Gallery.

Ms. Moreau is an accountant with substantial experience in financial matters, the management of contracts and relationships with banks, accounting firms, insurance and vendors, for The Boesch Law Group and its clients.

Her work has included management of accounting practices, payables and receivables, client relationship management, financial research, the creation and implementation of strategies to maximize revenues and profits, the overseeing of financial audits and accounting responsibilities, project management, and expert advice and analysis regarding financial information.

Email: lmoreau@pboesch.com

Experience: The Boesch Law Group since 2009; Previous experience as an accountant with an intellectual property law frim, and with architectural, construction and real estate companies.

Education: Madison Area Technical College (AB Accounting); University College, Galway, Ireland (BA Economics and French).

ROMAINE OLIVER-PASCHAL

Ms. Oliver-Paschal has over 25 years experience in direct dealing with client needs and communications, discovery, Court filings, case management, document preparation, and all phases of litigation and contract work.

Email: roliver@pboesch.com

Experience: Director/Legal Assistant, Boesch Law Group since 2000; Legal Assistant, Kinsella, Boesch, Fujikawa & Towle; Legal Secretary/Personal Assistant to Sr. Partner & Founder, Raoul Magaña, Magaña, Cathcart, McCarthy & Pierry; Office Manager/Assistant to Counsel, Attorneys Office Management, Inc.; Assistant Director, Allegheny Community College Child Development Center; Administrator/Facilitator, Allegheny County Jail, Pittsburgh, PA; Site Manager/Instructional Supervisor, Allegheny Opportunities Industrialization Center

Education: Slippery Rock University, (B.S. Education/English 1975);
Indiana University (1978)

Member: President, Board of Trustees for Unity Church of Truth, Los Angeles, CA.

Ms. Varghese provides capable assistance with client interaction, case management, responses to discovery, trial preperation and all aspects of the organization of the client's business affairs with The Boesch Law Group.

Email: jvarghese@pboesch.com

Experience: The Boesch Law Group since 2007; Member: Staff, UCLA InterVarsity Christian Fellowship; Assisting the Homeless, Los Angeles, CA; Assistant Site Coordinator, Los Angeles Urban Project.

Education: The University of Texas Austin, Austin, TX (Human Development Family Sciences 2007)

NETWORK: The Boesch Law Group maintains a strong network of professional relationships which is available to serve its clients through litigation and transaction support on an as-needed and case by case basis. The clients of the firm benefit from this extensive network of working professional relationships, which include affiliations and representations controlled and managed by the Boesch Law Group in labor and employment, mergers and acquisitions, large and complex litigation, and cases and business matters which reach outside the state of California.