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Tom Girardi of Girardi & Keese Faces Jury Trial for Misappropriation of Fees
According to information readily available on http://judicialcouncilwatcher.wordpress.com , Thomas Girardi of Los Angeles-based Girardi & Keese “is facing a jury trial of some 5-7 days before a Los Angeles jury– re conversion and misappropriation of attorney’s fees (compensatory and punitives) ” in the matter of Shalant vs. Girardi
Separately, in connection with the suit against Bet Tzedek, Ronald George, and Eric George, data provides that “Eric George’s deposition with a substantial document request is set for end of June, 2012, and Moreno’s with a substantial document request for mid-July, 2012.”
Aviva Bobb, Judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court Unsettling Relationship with Ronald George; Misuse of the State Bar of California — Propaganda Abound Amid Investigation by The Los Angeles Times — Part 1
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Aviva Bobb was elevated to the Superior Court in 1994. In 1998 she moved to family law and served as Supervising Judge of both the family law department (2000-2004) and the probate department (2005-2009), where she presided over many high-profile and celebrity cases.
In 2005, it became wildly known that investigative reporters from the Los Angeles Times various alleged improprieties. Indeed, the Los Angeles Times would later publish a series of articles “GUARDIANS FOR PROFIT.” Please see @ http://articles.latimes.com/2005/nov/16/local/me-will16 AND @: http://www.latimes.com/news/la-me-conserve14nov14,0,1488986,full.story AND @: http://www.latimes.com/news/la-me-conserve15nov15,0,2739791.story Yet, despite the countless controversies surrounding Bobb, in 2005 she received the Benjamin Aranda III Access to Justice Award honoring the longtime advocate of fairness and access in the state’s family courts. Bobb accepted the award from California Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald George during a September 10 luncheon at the Statewide Judicial Branch Conference.The award was co-sponsored by the Judicial Council, the California State Bar, and the California Judges Association, in association with the California Commission on Access to Justice.
The highly controversial Aviva Bobb — who admires Ronald George, and vise versa – was also the subject of a flattering article published by Diane Curtis of the California Bar Journal.Please see @: http://archive.calbar.ca.gov/Archive.aspx?articleId=72389&categoryId=7230…
Bobb, who is also known for playing the violin with the Los Angeles Lawyers Philharmonic Orchestra,is rumored to be one of George’s favorite violinist.
According to the California Bar Journal, during the State Bar’s annual meeting in Monterey, Girardi & Keese and Thomas Girardi had the Los Angeles Lawyers Philharmonic Orchestra, along with singer-songwriter Paul Anka, flown in to perform at a special reception for retiring Chief Justice Ronald George.
Please see @: http://lesliebrodie.blog.co.uk/2011/09/30/muslim-community-of-orange-county-m…
Yolande Erickson, a Bet Tzedek attorney: “It’s a nasty world out there, and there’s always a new scam.”
Yolande Erickson, a Bet Tzedek attorney, said that developmentally disabled adults can easily become targets of scams and abuse without their families’ continued protection.
Erickson noted cases in which families discovered that their adult children had signed contracts for cellphones and even car purchases. Others have been approached with marriage offers by suitors wanting legal immigration status or have been taken to hotels and sexually abused. And without the ability to make sound medical decisions, disabled adults can at times endanger their health.
Please continue @:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-conservator-20120521,0,3229651.story
Seperatly, and as was reported earlier, a Marina Del Rey-based legal scholar recently took the rare step of suing “Bet Tzedek,” a Los Angeles-based Jewish non-profit entity, under the federal Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations law (“RICO”).
Also named as part of the alleged racketeering enterprise were banker Alan Rothenberg, David Pasternak, Sandor Samuels, Ronald George, and his son Eric George (who serves as a member of Bet Tzedek’s Board of Directors).
RICO is a federal law that authorizes a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization. RICO focuses specifically on racketeering, and it allows for the leaders of a syndicate to be held civilly liable for the crimes that they ordered others to commit or which they assisted in committing.
The lawsuit alleges that various defendants misused Bet Tzedek as vehicle for the purpose of bribery, embezzlement, money laundering and tax-evasion with the intended outcome of siphoning the money into off-shore accounts. According to sources, the various accounts are located in Switzerland and at the Vatican.
Specifically, and in connection with some of Bet Tzedek’s alleged racketeering activities, the suit maintains that Sandor Samuels — CEO and President of Bet Tzedek and former Chief Trial Counsel at embattled Countywide Financial Services — was appointed President and CEO of Bet Tzedek largely due to his working knowledge of how to operate an enterprise which engages in myriad financial crimes.
The suit also asserts that other individuals engaged in racketeering activities, including David Pasternak — a Los-Angeles based “receiver,” as well as an officer of both Bet Tzedek and the Chancery Club — who allegedly used Bet Tzedek as forum to meet, collude, and otherwise bribe various judges and lawyers for the purpose of further appointing Pasternak as “receiver.”
The complaint also contains allegations that Ronald George — former Chief Justice of the State of California — unlawfully transferred funds from entities that were under his control (such as the California Administrative Office of the Courts (“AOC”) intended for the CCMS computer system) into various accounts that were specifically maintained in Alan Rothenberg’s bank — 1st Century — a bank which Eric George owns in part. Said funds, as the suit alleges, were later embezzled.
As part of maintaining the scheme, the suit alleges, AOC employees Ronald Overholt and William Vickery were bestowed with various gifts, trips, kickbacks, bribes, excessive salaries, and the like. Similarly, and also as part of guarding the scheme, the suit alleges that defendants, at times, resorted to utilizing the services of Tom Layton — a former Los Angeles Deputy Sheriff/Senior State Bar of California investigator — to “illegally gather detrimental dirt” on various individuals who would oppose and/or object to the existence of said arrangements.
According to sources, Layton is part of an ongoing “ambulance chasing” scheme that the Girardi Syndicate operates in San Bernardino County vis-a-vis a satellite office located in San Bernardino and managed by Thomas Girardi’s son-in-law, David Lira.
Additionally, and per the sources, Layton has been previously utilized by the Girardi Syndicate to “assist” Sharon Major Lewis in selecting the names of nominees to be appointed as judges by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and to garner the support of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department in endorsing judicial candidate the Girardi Syndicate deemed worthy of such an endorsement.
The suit also alleges that defendant Holly Fujie — an officer of both Bet Tzedek and the Chancery Club — engaged in various acts of misconduct while assisting Ronald and Eric George to transfer funds from both the California Bar Foundation (where she serves as vice-president) and the State Bar of California (where she served as a member of a committee responsible for distribution of funds) to Bet Tzedek totaling hundreds of thousand of dollars.
Bet Tzedek is based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1974, and is an affiliated agency of The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. Bet Tzedek is the exclusive provider of free legal services to low-income seniors through contracts with the City and County of Los Angeles.
State Bar of California Legal Services Trust Fund Commission Roster Which Includes Holly Fujie, Alen Rothenberg’s 1st Century’s Bonnie Rubin, and AOC’s Donna Hershkowitz
As was previously reported, using a law originally enacted to combat the mafia, a Marina Del Rey-based legal scholar recently took the rare step of suing “Bet Tzedek,” a Los Angeles-based Jewish non-profit entity, under the federal Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations law (“RICO”).
Also named as part of the alleged racketeering enterprise were banker Alan Rothenberg, David Pasternak, Sandor Samuels, Ronald George, and his son Eric George (who serves as a member of Bet Tzedek’s Board of Directors).
RICO is a federal law that authorizes a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization. RICO focuses specifically on racketeering, and it allows for the leaders of a syndicate to be held civilly liable for the crimes that they ordered others to commit or which they assisted in committing.
The lawsuit alleges that various defendants misused Bet Tzedek as vehicle for the purpose of bribery, embezzlement, money laundering and tax-evasion with the intended outcome of siphoning the money into off-shore accounts. According to sources, the various accounts are located in Switzerland and at the Vatican.
Specifically, and in connection with some of Bet Tzedek’s alleged racketeering activities, the suit maintains that Sandor Samuels — CEO and President of Bet Tzedek and former Chief Trial Counsel at embattled Countywide Financial Services — was appointed President and CEO of Bet Tzedek largely due to his working knowledge of how to operate an enterprise which engages in myriad financial crimes.
The suit also asserts that other individuals engaged in racketeering activities, including David Pasternak — a Los-Angeles based “receiver,” as well as an officer of both Bet Tzedek and the Chancery Club — who allegedly used Bet Tzedek as forum to meet, collude, and otherwise bribe various judges and lawyers for the purpose of further appointing Pasternak as “receiver.”
The complaint also contains allegations that Ronald George — former Chief Justice of the State of California — unlawfully transferred funds from entities that were under his control (such as the California Administrative Office of the Courts (“AOC”) intended for the CCMS computer system) into various accounts that were specifically maintained in Alan Rothenberg’s bank — 1st Century — a bank which Eric George owns in part. Said funds, as the suit alleges, were later embezzled.
As part of maintaining the scheme, the suit alleges, AOC employees Ronald Overholt and William Vickery were bestowed with various gifts, trips, kickbacks, bribes, excessive salaries, and the like. Similarly, and also as part of guarding the scheme, the suit alleges that defendants, at times, resorted to utilizing the services of Tom Layton — a former Los Angeles Deputy Sheriff/Senior State Bar of California investigator — to “illegally gather detrimental dirt” on various individuals who would oppose and/or object to the existence of said arrangements.
According to sources, Layton is part of an ongoing “ambulance chasing” scheme that the Girardi Syndicate operates in San Bernardino County vis-a-vis a satellite office located in San Bernardino and managed by Thomas Girardi’s son-in-law, David Lira.
Additionally, and per the sources, Layton has been previously utilized by the Girardi Syndicate to “assist” Sharon Major Lewis in selecting the names of nominees to be appointed as judges by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and to garner the support of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department in endorsing judicial candidate the Girardi Syndicate deemed worthy of such an endorsement.
The suit also alleges that defendant Holly Fujie — an officer of both Bet Tzedek and the Chancery Club — engaged in various acts of misconduct while assisting Ronald and Eric George to transfer funds from both the California Bar Foundation (where she serves as vice-president) and the State Bar of California (where she served as a member of a committee responsible for distribution of funds) to Bet Tzedek totaling hundreds of thousand of dollars.
Bet Tzedek is based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1974, and is an affiliated agency of The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. Bet Tzedek is the exclusive provider of free legal services to low-income seniors through contracts with the City and County of Los Angeles.
Amazon Defense Coalition’s Karen Hinton Hereby Asked to Opine on Rico Suit Filed Against Bet Tzedek of Los Angeles — Entity Joined at the Hip with Scott Edelman of Gibson Dunn, Nemesis of Stephen Donziger
Amazon Defense Coalition’s Karen Hinton is hereby asked to comment on alleged racketeering activities at the Los Angeles-based Bet Tzedek Legal Services.
As was previously reported, using a law originally enacted to combat the mafia, a Marina Del Rey-based legal scholar recently took the rare step of suing “Bet Tzedek,” a Los Angeles-based Jewish non-profit entity, under the federal Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations law (“RICO”).
Also named as part of the alleged racketeering enterprise were banker Alan Rothenberg, David Pasternak, Sandor Samuels, Ronald George, and his son Eric George (who serves as a member of Bet Tzedek’s Board of Directors).
RICO is a federal law that authorizes a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization. RICO focuses specifically on racketeering, and it allows for the leaders of a syndicate to be held civilly liable for the crimes that they ordered others to commit or which they assisted in committing.
The lawsuit alleges that various defendants misused Bet Tzedek as vehicle for the purpose of bribery, embezzlement, money laundering and tax-evasion with the intended outcome of siphoning the money into off-shore accounts. According to sources, the various accounts are located in Switzerland and at the Vatican.
Specifically, and in connection with some of Bet Tzedek’s alleged racketeering activities, the suit maintains that Sandor Samuels — CEO and President of Bet Tzedek and former Chief Trial Counsel at embattled Countywide Financial Services — was appointed President and CEO of Bet Tzedek largely due to his working knowledge of how to operate an enterprise which engages in myriad financial crimes.
The suit also asserts that other individuals engaged in racketeering activities, including David Pasternak — a Los-Angeles based “receiver,” as well as an officer of both Bet Tzedek and the Chancery Club — who allegedly used Bet Tzedek as forum to meet, collude, and otherwise bribe various judges and lawyers for the purpose of further appointing Pasternak as “receiver.”
The complaint also contains allegations that Ronald George — former Chief Justice of the State of California — unlawfully transferred funds from entities that were under his control (such as the California Administrative Office of the Courts (“AOC”) intended for the CCMS computer system) into various accounts that were specifically maintained in Alan Rothenberg’s bank — 1st Century — a bank which Eric George owns in part. Said funds, as the suit alleges, were later embezzled.
As part of maintaining the scheme, the suit alleges, AOC employees Ronald Overholt and William Vickery were bestowed with various gifts, trips, kickbacks, bribes, excessive salaries, and the like. Similarly, and also as part of guarding the scheme, the suit alleges that defendants, at times, resorted to utilizing the services of Tom Layton — a former Los Angeles Deputy Sheriff/Senior State Bar of California investigator — to “illegally gather detrimental dirt” on various individuals who would oppose and/or object to the existence of said arrangements.
According to sources, Layton is part of an ongoing “ambulance chasing” scheme that the Girardi Syndicate operates in San Bernardino County vis-a-vis a satellite office located in San Bernardino and managed by Thomas Girardi’s son-in-law, David Lira.
Additionally, and per the sources, Layton has been previously utilized by the Girardi Syndicate to “assist” Sharon Major Lewis in selecting the names of nominees to be appointed as judges by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and to garner the support of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department in endorsing judicial candidate the Girardi Syndicate deemed worthy of such an endorsement.
The suit also alleges that defendant Holly Fujie — an officer of both Bet Tzedek and the Chancery Club — engaged in various acts of misconduct while assisting Ronald and Eric George to transfer funds from both the California Bar Foundation (where she serves as vice-president) and the State Bar of California (where she served as a member of a committee responsible for distribution of funds) to Bet Tzedek totaling hundreds of thousand of dollars.
Bet Tzedek is based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1974, and is an affiliated agency of The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. Bet Tzedek is the exclusive provider of free legal services to low-income seniors through contracts with the City and County of Los Angeles.
Please observe that, rather than contacting Amazon Defense Coalition’s Karen Hinton directly, the query is being delivered publicly, here and now.
Any comments, opinion or observation can be sent to lesliebrodie@gmx.com
BREAKING NEWS: 1st Century Bank’s Bonnie Rubin and California Administration Office of the Court’s Donna Hershkowitz Under Scrutiny
B R E A K I N G….. N E W S…………D E V E L O P I N G………..
*The Leslie Brodie Report (TLR) urges the readers to exercise caution and not jump to conclusions regarding misconduct by anyone. We are carefully following a major developing story out of California relating to Bet Tzedek, 1st Century Bank, Ronald George, Eric George, Holly Fujie, Countrywide’s Sandor Samuels, and Administration Office of the Court.
Sources close to the situation, speaking on condition of anonymity, maintain the multi-prong, multi-parties probes are rapidly expanding and encompasses broader inquiries than had been acknowledged, with “major breakthroughs” the sources describe as “alarming.”
Specifically, per the sources, a red flag has been raised over Bonnie Rubin – Senior Vice President at 1st Century Bank and member of the State Bar of California Legal Services Trust Fund Commission — due to the overall circumstances surrounding Alan Rothenberg, Ronald George, Eric George, Holly Fujie, and Bet Tzedek.
Similarly, AOC’s Donna Hershkowitz, also a member of the State Bar of California Legal Services Trust Fund Commission, is viewed with “piqued curiosity,” per the sources.As was previously reported, using a law originally enacted to combat the mafia, a Marina Del Rey-based legal scholar recently took the rare step of suing “Bet Tzedek,” a Los Angeles-based Jewish non-profit entity, under the federal Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations law (“RICO”).
Also named as part of the alleged racketeering enterprise were banker Alan Rothenberg, David Pasternak, Sandor Samuels, Ronald George, and his son Eric George (who serves as a member of Bet Tzedek’s Board of Directors).
RICO is a federal law that authorizes a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization. RICO focuses specifically on racketeering, and it allows for the leaders of a syndicate to be held civilly liable for the crimes that they ordered others to commit or which they assisted in committing.
The lawsuit alleges that various defendants misused Bet Tzedek as vehicle for the purpose of bribery, embezzlement, money laundering and tax-evasion with the intended outcome of siphoning the money into off-shore accounts. According to sources, the various accounts are located in Switzerland and at the Vatican.
Specifically, and in connection with some of Bet Tzedek’s alleged racketeering activities, the suit maintains that Sandor Samuels — CEO and President of Bet Tzedek and former Chief Trial Counsel at embattled Countywide Financial Services — was appointed President and CEO of Bet Tzedek largely due to his working knowledge of how to operate an enterprise which engages in myriad financial crimes.
The suit also asserts that other individuals engaged in racketeering activities, including David Pasternak — a Los-Angeles based “receiver,” as well as an officer of both Bet Tzedek and the Chancery Club — who allegedly used Bet Tzedek as forum to meet, collude, and otherwise bribe various judges and lawyers for the purpose of further appointing Pasternak as “receiver.”
The complaint also contains allegations that Ronald George — former Chief Justice of the State of California — unlawfully transferred funds from entities that were under his control (such as the California Administrative Office of the Courts (“AOC”) intended for the CCMS computer system) into various accounts that were specifically maintained in Alan Rothenberg’s bank — 1st Century — a bank which Eric George owns in part. Said funds, as the suit alleges, were later embezzled.
As part of maintaining the scheme, the suit alleges, AOC employees Ronald Overholt and William Vickery were bestowed with various gifts, trips, kickbacks, bribes, excessive salaries, and the like. Similarly, and also as part of guarding the scheme, the suit alleges that defendants, at times, resorted to utilizing the services of Tom Layton — a former Los Angeles Deputy Sheriff/Senior State Bar of California investigator — to “illegally gather detrimental dirt” on various individuals who would oppose and/or object to the existence of said arrangements.
According to sources, Layton is part of an ongoing “ambulance chasing” scheme that the Girardi Syndicate operates in San Bernardino County vis-a-vis a satellite office located in San Bernardino and managed by Thomas Girardi’s son-in-law, David Lira.
Additionally, and per the sources, Layton has been previously utilized by the Girardi Syndicate to “assist” Sharon Major Lewis in selecting the names of nominees to be appointed as judges by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and to garner the support of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department in endorsing judicial candidate the Girardi Syndicate deemed worthy of such an endorsement.
The suit also alleges that defendant Holly Fujie — an officer of both Bet Tzedek and the Chancery Club — engaged in various acts of misconduct while assisting Ronald and Eric George to transfer funds from both the California Bar Foundation (where she serves as vice-president) and the State Bar of California (where she served as a member of a committee responsible for distribution of funds) to Bet Tzedek totaling hundreds of thousand of dollars.
Bet Tzedek is based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1974, and is an affiliated agency of The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. Bet Tzedek is the exclusive provider of free legal services to low-income seniors through contracts with the City and County of Los Angeles.
Dr. Joseph Zernik M.D. Ph.D — Hereby Asked to Comment on Matters Relating to O’Melveny & Myers ‘ David Lash in Connection with Bet Tzedek, Holly Fujie, Sandor Samuels, State Bar of California
Consistent with The Leslie Brodie Report’s commitment to integrity and adherence to the highest level of ethical journalism, and in order to report on both sides of the story, Joseph Zernik is hereby asked to comment on unsettling circiumstances sorroundingO’Melveny & Myers’ David Lash, Bet Tzedek, Holly Fujie, and the State Bar of California.
David Lash is a counsel in O’Melveny’s Los Angeles and Century City offices. He serves as Managing Counsel of the Firm’s public interest and pro bono services, helping the pro bono program become one of the most acclaimed in the country.
David’s experience includes representing and counseling clients on a wide range of issues relating to complex business litigation, including trial and appellate representation, real estate matters, corporate governance, board relations, labor and employment, and all areas of public policy and community relations.
Prior to joining O’Melveny, David was Executive Director of Bet Tzedek.
Board Member, Association of Pro Bono Counsel (APBCO); co-chair of the Legal Services Trust Fund Commission of the California State Bar
Community Service, Bet Tzedek, Board of Directors; State Bar Legal Services Trust Fund Commission; Public Counsel; ACLU Foundation of Southern California; Harriett Buhai Center; UCLA Moot Court Program; member, Jewish Federation Council, Council of Agency and Federation Executives (1994-2003); Jewish Community Relations Committee; Board of Directors, Fairfax LANI (Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative) (1995-2002); Los Angeles Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (1994-2003); Los Angeles County Bar Association, Board of Trustees (2005-2007); Jewish Federation Counsel, Caring for the Needy Committee, Community Involvement Committee; Adjunct Professor of Law, Stanford University School of Law, University of California Irvine School of Law;
As was previously reported, using a law originally enacted to combat the mafia, a Marina Del Rey-based legal scholar recently took the rare step of suing “Bet Tzedek,” a Los Angeles-based Jewish non-profit entity, under the federal Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations law (“RICO”).
Also named as part of the alleged racketeering enterprise were banker Alan Rothenberg, David Pasternak, Sandor Samuels, Ronald George, and his son Eric George (who serves as a member of Bet Tzedek’s Board of Directors).
RICO is a federal law that authorizes a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization. RICO focuses specifically on racketeering, and it allows for the leaders of a syndicate to be held civilly liable for the crimes that they ordered others to commit or which they assisted in committing.
The lawsuit alleges that various defendants misused Bet Tzedek as vehicle for the purpose of bribery, embezzlement, money laundering and tax-evasion with the intended outcome of siphoning the money into off-shore accounts. According to sources, the various accounts are located in Switzerland and at the Vatican.
Specifically, and in connection with some of Bet Tzedek’s alleged racketeering activities, the suit maintains that Sandor Samuels — CEO and President of Bet Tzedek and former Chief Trial Counsel at embattled Countywide Financial Services — was appointed President and CEO of Bet Tzedek largely due to his working knowledge of how to operate an enterprise which engages in myriad financial crimes.
The suit also asserts that other individuals engaged in racketeering activities, including David Pasternak — a Los-Angeles based “receiver,” as well as an officer of both Bet Tzedek and the Chancery Club — who allegedly used Bet Tzedek as forum to meet, collude, and otherwise bribe various judges and lawyers for the purpose of further appointing Pasternak as “receiver.”
The complaint also contains allegations that Ronald George — former Chief Justice of the State of California — unlawfully transferred funds from entities that were under his control (such as the California Administrative Office of the Courts (“AOC”) intended for the CCMS computer system) into various accounts that were specifically maintained in Alan Rothenberg’s bank — 1st Century — a bank which Eric George owns in part. Said funds, as the suit alleges, were later embezzled.
As part of maintaining the scheme, the suit alleges, AOC employees Ronald Overholt and William Vickery were bestowed with various gifts, trips, kickbacks, bribes, excessive salaries, and the like. Similarly, and also as part of guarding the scheme, the suit alleges that defendants, at times, resorted to utilizing the services of Tom Layton — a former Los Angeles Deputy Sheriff/Senior State Bar of California investigator — to “illegally gather detrimental dirt” on various individuals who would oppose and/or object to the existence of said arrangements.
According to sources, Layton is part of an ongoing “ambulance chasing” scheme that the Girardi Syndicate operates in San Bernardino County vis-a-vis a satellite office located in San Bernardino and managed by Thomas Girardi’s son-in-law, David Lira.
Additionally, and per the sources, Layton has been previously utilized by the Girardi Syndicate to “assist” Sharon Major Lewis in selecting the names of nominees to be appointed as judges by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and to garner the support of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department in endorsing judicial candidate the Girardi Syndicate deemed worthy of such an endorsement.
The suit also alleges that defendant Holly Fujie — an officer of both Bet Tzedek and the Chancery Club — engaged in various acts of misconduct while assisting Ronald and Eric George to transfer funds from both the California Bar Foundation (where she serves as vice-president) and the State Bar of California (where she served as a member of a committee responsible for distribution of funds) to Bet Tzedek totaling hundreds of thousand of dollars.
Bet Tzedek is based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1974, and is an affiliated agency of The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. Bet Tzedek is the exclusive provider of free legal services to low-income seniors through contracts with the City and County of Los Angeles.
Please observe that, rather than contacting Zenick directly, the query is being delivered publicly, here and now.
Any comments, opinion or observation can be sent to lesliebrodie@gmx.com
Profile of O’Melveny & Myers ‘ David Lash (TLR Note: Notice Ex- Executive Director of Bet Tzedek, UC Irvine Connection)
David Lash is a counsel in O’Melveny’s Los Angeles and Century City offices. He serves as Managing Counsel of the Firm’s public interest and pro bono services, helping the pro bono program become one of the most acclaimed in the country.
David’s experience includes representing and counseling clients on a wide range of issues relating to complex business litigation, including trial and appellate representation, real estate matters, corporate governance, board relations, labor and employment, and all areas of public policy and community relations.
Prior to joining O’Melveny, David was Executive Director of Bet Tzedek.
Board Member, Association of Pro Bono Counsel (APBCO); co-chair of the Legal Services Trust Fund Commission of the California State Bar
Community Service, Bet Tzedek, Board of Directors; State Bar Legal Services Trust Fund Commission; Public Counsel; ACLU Foundation of Southern California; Harriett Buhai Center; UCLA Moot Court Program; member, Jewish Federation Council, Council of Agency and Federation Executives (1994-2003); Jewish Community Relations Committee; Board of Directors, Fairfax LANI (Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative) (1995-2002); Los Angeles Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (1994-2003); Los Angeles County Bar Association, Board of Trustees (2005-2007); Jewish Federation Counsel, Caring for the Needy Committee, Community Involvement Committee; Adjunct Professor of Law, Stanford University School of Law, University of California Irvine School of Law;
Source, please see @:
Bet Tzedek Legal Services of Los Angeles — Updated List of Board of Directors (TLR Note: Notice Mysterious Disappearance of Holly Fujie ; David Lash of O’Melveny & Myers Problematic as Co-Chair of Cal Bar LSTFC Which Funnels Funds to Bet Tzedek )
Jay Abarbanel
Retired
Jeffrey I. Abrams
Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro & Schulman, LLP
James N. Adler
Adler ADR
G. Carla Axelrod
Wells Fargo
Robert G. Badal
WilmerHale
Arthur H. Bilger
Shelter Capital Partners
Aviva K. Bobb
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge, Retired
Evan A. Braude
Law Offices of Evan Anderson Braude
Meryl K. Chae
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher
& Flom LLP & Affiliates
Maren Christensen
Universal Studios
James P. Clark
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Nancy Sher Cohen
Proskauer Rose, LLP
Mark T. Drooks
Bird, Marella, Boxer, Wolpert, Nessim,
Drooks & Lincenberg
Scott A. Edelman
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Lewis G. Feldman
Goodwin Procter LLP
Michael A. Firestein
Proskauer Rose LLP
Gerald S. Freisleben
Foley/Freisleben LLC
Alan V. Friedman, Esq.
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Mark J. Friedman
Pinkberry
Terry B. Friedman
JAMS
Marc H. Gamsin
Alliance Bernstein
Eric M. George
Browne Woods George LLP
Lisa Gilford
Alston & Bird
Geoffrey M. Gold
Rutter, Hobbs & Davidoff Inc.
Glenn Gottlieb
Gottlieb Mediation Services
Gordon A. Greenberg
McDermott, Will & Emery
Howard Grobstein
Grobstein, Horwath & Company LLP
Daniel T. Gryczman
Regent Properties
Carole E. Handler
Lathrop & Gage LLP
Rex Heinke
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Gregory D. Helmer
Helmer & Friedman, LLP
J. Erik Isken
Southern California Edison
Richard B. Jones
Merrill Lynch
Stanley T. Kandel
Retired
Frank Kaplan
Bingham McCutchen LLP
Richard L. Kellner
Kabateck Brown Kellner LLP
Jeffrey H. Kinrich, C.P.A.
Analysis Group, Inc.
Luis Lainer
Lainer Investments
David A. Lash, Esq.
O’Melveny & Myers
Stanley W. Levy
Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP
Steven D. Lotwin
Capital Group Companies
Neal R. Marder
Winston & Strawn
Kevin S. Marks
Gang, Tyre, Ramer & Brown, Inc.
Frank E. Melton
Rutter, Hobbs & Davidoff Inc.
Linda Michaelson
Sheppard Mullin
Kenneth S. Millman
Millman Investments
Mark A. Milstein
Milstein, Edeleman & Prager
Barton P. Pachino
California State University Northridge
Business Law Department
Scott Packman
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
David J. Pasternak
Pasternak, Pasternak & Patton
Jay Rakow
The Lincy Foundation
Jeffrey E. Resnick
First Property Realty Corporation
Gary D. Roberts
Fox Entertainment Group
Peter K. Rosen
Latham & Watkins LLP
Erin C. Rotgin
Fox Entertainment Group
David J. Schindler
Latham & Watkins
Ronie M. Schmelz
Sidley Austin LLP
Robert M. Schwartz
O’Melveny & Myers
Allan Schweitzer
Post Advisory Group, LLC
Brette S. Simon
Jones Day
Jeffrey A. Sklar, Esq.
Sklar Law, P.C.
Glenn A. Sonnenberg
Latitude Management Real Estate Investors
David M. Stern
Klee Tuchin Bogdanoff & Stern LLP
Brian A. Sun
Jones Day
Jonathan A. Victor
Balmoral Funds
Leah E. Weil
Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc.
Edward Weiss
TicketMaster
Bruce A. Wessel
Irell & Manella LLP
Michael A. Woronoff
Proskauer Rose LLP
Source @:
http://www.bettzedek.org/about-us/our-board/
David Lash and Holly Fujie as members of State Bar of California LSTFC, please see @:
Countrywide Home Loans vs. Marcelos (TLR Note: Sandor Samuels’ s Countrywide Represented by Holly Fujie’s Buchalter Nemer )
ORDER DISMISSING COUNTRYWIDE’S COUNTERCLAIM ACTION WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Signed by Judge Alsup on October 15, 2008. (whalc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/15/2008)
Please see @:
http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/california/candce/3:2008c…
Yoloan Judge Rosenberg: “This sort of phlegm tends to backfire” (Note: Part of CJC, as is Angela Davis, Joe Dunn’s Mark Robinson, CCJ Tani Cantil – Sakayue; Confederate of Dickstein; Ample Motive to Retaliate Agaist YR ; Do-Gooder MO Similar to Bet Tzedek
Yolo County Deputy District Attorney Clinton Parish , running for Yolo Superior Court judge against incumbent Judge Dan Maguire, called Prieto’s reversal “unfortunate” and suggested the sheriff withdrew his endorsement under pressure from the Yolo bench.
The Parish mailer also prompted strong reaction from Dave Rosenberg, Yolo County’s presiding Superior Court judge.
“This sort of phlegm tends to backfire. It flies back in the face of the expectorant,” Rosenberg said. “It’s beneath the dignity of a candidate for judge.”
Prieto’s defection is a potentially damaging blow for Parish, a criminal prosecutor in the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office.
Parish has portrayed himself as the law-and-order candidate in the race for the bench, receiving endorsements from victims groups, Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig and the police officer associations of West Sacramento, Woodland and Winters.
Please see entire story @:
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/16/4492885/candidates-mailer-in-yolo-judges.htm…
Countrywide Financial CFO Eric Sieracki’s Defense: What About the Lawyers? (TLR Note: in-house chief lawyer is Bet Tzedek’s Sandor Samuels who recently named as RICO defendant in civil action)
As the SEC’s fraud case against former Countrywide Financial executives moves toward trial, the executives charged have previewed their defenses in their failed motions for summary judgment. At least one top executive has argued that he relied on the advice of in-house lawyers. But the SEC argued that former Countrywide CFO Eric Sieracki failed to provide evidence that he had sought specific advice from the lawyers, and that he was improperly attempting to use this line of defense as both a sword and a shield.
Please continue @:
http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202472322105&Countrywide_CFOs_Defe…
2010 : Bet Tzedek Names Countrywide’s Sandor Samuels as President and CEO (TLR Note: 1- Samuels Already Chairman of Bet Tzedek 2- Notice Role of Shabbos Goy Holly Fujie 3- In Eyes of Cabal, Fujie Not Shiksa)
Bet Tzedek Legal Services today announced that attorney and long-time community leader Sandor E. Samuels has been selected as president and chief executive officer of the nationally respected public-interest law firm. The appointment followed a comprehensive, three-month national search.
Samuels has served as a member of Bet Tzedek’s board of directors since 1994, including a two-year term as its chair. Most recently, Samuels served as senior vice president and deputy general counsel of Bank of America Corporation’s Home Loans and Insurance Division until his retirement in August 2010 after 30 years in the financial-services industry. He joined Bank of America upon its 2008 acquisition of Countrywide Financial Corporation. Over his 18-year career as a senior executive and chief legal officer of Countrywide, Samuels built a corporate-law department that grew from a staff of nine to more than 250 under his direction.
“Sandy Samuels personifies the best ideals of Bet Tzedek: legal excellence, an abiding belief in equal access to justice and a record of tireless civic engagement and service to the community,” said Bet Tzedek Chair Gary D. Roberts. “Intelligence, integrity, demonstrated management skills and respect across legal and civic circles make Sandy the ideal individual to build upon Bet Tzedek’s 35-plus year record of accomplishment. His selection as president and CEO extends a legacy of outstanding leaders to have occupied this position before him.”
Samuels stated: “I am honored and humbled to be chosen to lead Bet Tzedek. My efforts on behalf of Bet Tzedek over the years reflect the immense pride and close kinship I feel to this vital and dynamic organization. With a remarkable staff and committed base of volunteers, we are, in numerous ways, the yardstick for excellence in legal-aid services—through our direct client representation, educational outreach and policy-making initiatives. I expect us to continue building fully upon these successes.”
He continued, “By stroke of fortuitous timing, I was shifting from the corporate counsel phase of my career just as the Bet Tzedek opportunity arose. I am enormously fortunate at this juncture to be able now to devote my energies and my passion on a full-time professional basis to ensuring that justice is accessible to the most vulnerable members of our society. This opportunity enables me to meld my love of the law, my commitment to tikkun olam (repairing the world), and my community involvement that has been so richly fulfilling to me over my career.”
Samuels assumes management and administrative oversight of Bet Tzedek, including an operating budget of $7 million. The organization annually serves approximately 12,000 low-income, elderly and disabled clients through a staff of 67 and nearly 1,600 volunteer attorneys and paralegals, who last year contributed more than 60,000 hours to Bet Tzedek’s important work.
Holly J. Fujie, who led the Bet Tzedek board selection committee, said, “My committee members and I were all impressed by the caliber of the candidates and the credentials they brought to bear. Sandy’s appointment followed a rigorous process through which we narrowed in phases a sizable pool of initial applicants to arrive at three finalists—each with outstanding qualifications. The outpouring of interest in the position stands, in my view, as a testament to Bet Tzedek’s sterling reputation and breadth of accomplishments. In the end, Sandy was unequivocally the right choice.”
(Emphasis added)
Source @:
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20101012005797/en/Bet-Tzedek-Legal-Serv…
Jerry Brown: Countrywide Exploited the American Dream (TLR Note: Bet Tzedek’s Sandor Samuels Part of Countrywide; Cabal Positioned Holly Fujie at Cal Bar to “Fix” Loan-Mod Fraud, Client Security Trust, Retaliate Against Lawyers who Sue BOA / Countrywide)
June 25, 2008
For Immediate Release
Contact: Gareth Lacy (415) 703-5837
Print Version
Attachments
Brown Sues Countrywide For Mortgage Deception
- Marketing complex loan products by emphasizing a very low “teaser” rate while misrepresenting the steep monthly payments, increased interest rates and risk of negative amortization
- Dramatically easing underwriting standards to qualify more people for loans
- Using low or no-documentation loans which allowed no verification of stated income
- Hiding total monthly payment obligations by selling homeowners a second mortgage in the form of a home equity line of credit
- Making borrowers sign a large stack of documents without provider time to read the paperwork
- Misrepresenting or hiding the fact that loans had prepayment penalties As the secondary market’s appetite for loans increased, Countrywide further relaxed its standards to finance borrowers with ever-decreasing credit scores. Countrywide employees routinely overrode the company’s computerized underwriting system, known as CLUES, which issued loan analysis reports recommending or discouraging loans based on factors such as a consumer’s credit rating. As the pressure to produce loans increased, Countrywide set up an entire department in Plano, Texas, at the direction of Mozilo and Sambol, where employees could submit requests for underwriting exceptions. In 2006, 15,000 to 20,000 loans a month were processed through this exception process. Countrywide’s deceptive sales practices resulted in a large number of loans ending in default and foreclosure. According to Countrywide’s February 2008 records, a staggering 27 percent of its subprime mortgages were delinquent. Overall, approximately 20,000 Californians lost their homes to foreclosure in May 2008 and 72,000 California homes were in default, roughly 1 out of 183 homes. Despite receiving numerous complaints from borrowers claiming that they did not understand their loan terms, Countrywide ignored loan officer’s deceptive practices and loose underwriting standards. Countrywide also pushed its borrowers to serially refinance, repeatedly urging borrowers to obtain home loans to pay off their current debt. Today’s lawsuit, filed this morning in Los Angeles Superior Court, redacts confidential information Countrywide provided during the attorney general’s investigation. The attorney general is seeking the company’s consent to file an amended complaint that removes the redactions. During the course of its investigation into Countrywide, state investigators reviewed hundreds of thousands of documents and interviewed scores of witnesses including consumers and former employees. Consumers who believe they have been victimized by Countrywide Consumers should file a complaint by contact the Attorney General’s Public Inquiry Unit in writing at Attorney General’s Office California Department of Justice Attn: Public Inquiry Unit P.O. Box 944255, Sacramento, California or through an online complaint form: http://ag.ca.gov/contact/complaint_form.php?cmplt=CL The case is People v. Countrywide, Los Angeles Superior Court case number LC081846.
Please see source, and copy of lawsuit @:
http://oag.ca.gov/news/press_release?id=1582
San Jose Mercury News Op-Ed Blasts Assemblyman Mike Feuer (TLR Note: Feuer Ex-CEO of Bet Tzedek; Part of West Side Cabal of Ronald George, Eric George, Stan Levy, Sandor Samuels, Laura Chick who Hide Behind Holly Fujie)
Three Bay Area legislators — Assemblywoman Nora Campos, D-San Jose, Assemblyman Rich Gordon, D-Los Altos, and Assemblyman Luis Alejo, D-Salinas — can strike a blow for transparency in government Wednesday by stopping a bad bill headed to their Assembly Local Government Committee. They should kill Assemblyman Mike Feuer’s AB 2299, which would allow boards of supervisors to set rules for keeping secret the property records of public safety officials. There is no reason to further restrict this information. And it is the classic slippery slope: Feuer originally proposed all public officials should have the right to secrecy, which would have been a huge step back for Californians’ public access to information. If safety officials get the right to redact their names from records on residential property ownership, can those supervisors themselves be far behind? Please continue @: http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_20569656/mercury-news-editorial-public-…
Addendum to Judge David Lampe Allegations Against AOC Give Credence to RICO Suit Against Ronald George, Eric George, Bet Tzedek, and Non-Rico Defendant Holly Fujie
“We note that the AOC has over 100 attorneys on staff, at least some of whom are allowed to telecommute to work — one, we have learned, from Switzerland. We note that the AOC, which rarely if ever sends lawyers to court, prefers to contract for outside counsel.” (emphasis added)
See source @:
http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/05/14/46494.htm
Separately, and as we reported earlier this week, using a law originally enacted to combat the mafia, a Marina Del Rey-based legal scholar recently took the rare step of suing “Bet Tzedek,” a Los Angeles-based Jewish non-profit entity, under the federal Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations law (“RICO”).
Also named as part of the alleged racketeering enterprise were banker Alan Rothenberg, David Pasternak, Sandor Samuels, Ronald George, and his son Eric George (who serves as a member of Bet Tzedek’s Board of Directors).
RICO is a federal law that authorizes a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization. RICO focuses specifically on racketeering, and it allows for the leaders of a syndicate to be held civilly liable for the crimes that they ordered others to commit or which they assisted in committing.
The lawsuit alleges that various defendants misused Bet Tzedek as vehicle for the purpose of bribery, embezzlement, money laundering and tax-evasion with the intended outcome of siphoning the money into off-shore accounts. According to sources, the various accounts are located in Switzerland and at the Vatican.
Specifically, and in connection with some of Bet Tzedek’s alleged racketeering activities, the suit maintains that Sandor Samuels — CEO and President of Bet Tzedek and former Chief Trial Counsel at embattled Countywide Financial Services — was appointed President and CEO of Bet Tzedek largely due to his working knowledge of how to operate an enterprise which engages in myriad financial crimes.
The suit also asserts that other individuals engaged in racketeering activities, including David Pasternak — a Los-Angeles based “receiver,” as well as an officer of both Bet Tzedek and the Chancery Club — who allegedly used Bet Tzedek as forum to meet, collude, and otherwise bribe various judges and lawyers for the purpose of further appointing Pasternak as “receiver.”
The complaint also contains allegations that Ronald George — former Chief Justice of the State of California — unlawfully transferred funds from entities that were under his control (such as the California Administrative Office of the Courts (“AOC”) intended for the CCMS computer system) into various accounts that were specifically maintained in Alan Rothenberg’s bank — 1st Century — a bank which Eric George owns in part. Said funds, as the suit alleges, were later embezzled.
As part of maintaining the scheme, the suit alleges, AOC employees Ronald Overholt and William Vickery were bestowed with various gifts, trips, kickbacks, bribes, excessive salaries, and the like. Similarly, and also as part of guarding the scheme, the suit alleges that defendants, at times, resorted to utilizing the services of Tom Layton — a former Los Angeles Deputy Sheriff/Senior State Bar of California investigator — to “illegally gather detrimental dirt” on various individuals who would oppose and/or object to the existence of said arrangements.
According to sources, Layton is part of an ongoing “ambulance chasing” scheme that the Girardi Syndicate operates in San Bernardino County vis-a-vis a satellite office located in San Bernardino and managed by Thomas Girardi’s son-in-law, David Lira.
Additionally, and per the sources, Layton has been previously utilized by the Girardi Syndicate to “assist” Sharon Major Lewis in selecting the names of nominees to be appointed as judges by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and to garner the support of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department in endorsing judicial candidate the Girardi Syndicate deemed worthy of such an endorsement.
The suit also alleges that defendant Holly Fujie — an officer of both Bet Tzedek and the Chancery Club — engaged in various acts of misconduct while assisting Ronald and Eric George to transfer funds from both the California Bar Foundation (where she serves as vice-president) and the State Bar of California (where she served as a member of a committee responsible for distribution of funds) to Bet Tzedek totaling hundreds of thousand of dollars.
Bet Tzedek is based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1974, and is an affiliated agency of The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. Bet Tzedek is the exclusive provider of free legal services to low-income seniors through contracts with the City and County of Los Angeles.
Kern County Superior Court Judge David Lampe — Founding Director of the Alliance of California Judges — Assails California’s AOC (TLR Note: Allegations Give Credence to RICO Suit Against Ronald George, Eric George, Holly Fujie, Bet Tzedek)
”We note that the AOC still employs a well paid “scholar in residence” (who resides in Virginia) and, since 2006, a “Judge in Residence.” We note that the education division is still running at full strength with over 100 employees, and that 21 council members are flown into San Francisco for council meetings, and their room and board is an additional expense.
We understand that the AOC still pays the National Center for State Courts an annual fee — well over $800,000 so far this year. As of last week, the 30 highest paid AOC executives were still contributing nothing toward their retirement.
AB 1208 must become law. The recovery of CCMS expenditures must be investigated. The Legislature must make a direct allocation of available funds to the trial and appellate courts so that the AOC is reduced only to functions mandated by law and to services which trial courts are willing to purchase from their own budgets.
There is a place for the basic functions of the AOC, but the Legislature must directly cut the AOC’s budget allocation very substantially and redirect the money to the courts themselves. The AOC legal department, education department, public relations and government affairs department, IT department, as well as its executive program, need to be substantially eliminated.”
Source @:
http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/05/14/46494.htm
Separately, and as we reported earlier this week, using a law originally enacted to combat the mafia, a Marina Del Rey-based legal scholar recently took the rare step of suing “Bet Tzedek,” a Los Angeles-based Jewish non-profit entity, under the federal Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations law (“RICO”).
Also named as part of the alleged racketeering enterprise were banker Alan Rothenberg, David Pasternak, Sandor Samuels, Ronald George, and his son Eric George (who serves as a member of Bet Tzedek’s Board of Directors).
RICO is a federal law that authorizes a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization. RICO focuses specifically on racketeering, and it allows for the leaders of a syndicate to be held civilly liable for the crimes that they ordered others to commit or which they assisted in committing.
The lawsuit alleges that various defendants misused Bet Tzedek as vehicle for the purpose of bribery, embezzlement, money laundering and tax-evasion with the intended outcome of siphoning the money into off-shore accounts. According to sources, the various accounts are located in Switzerland and at the Vatican.
Specifically, and in connection with some of Bet Tzedek’s alleged racketeering activities, the suit maintains that Sandor Samuels — CEO and President of Bet Tzedek and former Chief Trial Counsel at embattled Countywide Financial Services — was appointed President and CEO of Bet Tzedek largely due to his working knowledge of how to operate an enterprise which engages in myriad financial crimes.
The suit also asserts that other individuals engaged in racketeering activities, including David Pasternak — a Los-Angeles based “receiver,” as well as an officer of both Bet Tzedek and the Chancery Club — who allegedly used Bet Tzedek as forum to meet, collude, and otherwise bribe various judges and lawyers for the purpose of further appointing Pasternak as “receiver.”
The complaint also contains allegations that Ronald George — former Chief Justice of the State of California — unlawfully transferred funds from entities that were under his control (such as the California Administrative Office of the Courts (“AOC”) intended for the CCMS computer system) into various accounts that were specifically maintained in Alan Rothenberg’s bank — 1st Century — a bank which Eric George owns in part. Said funds, as the suit alleges, were later embezzled.
As part of maintaining the scheme, the suit alleges, AOC employees Ronald Overholt and William Vickery were bestowed with various gifts, trips, kickbacks, bribes, excessive salaries, and the like. Similarly, and also as part of guarding the scheme, the suit alleges that defendants, at times, resorted to utilizing the services of Tom Layton — a former Los Angeles Deputy Sheriff/Senior State Bar of California investigator — to “illegally gather detrimental dirt” on various individuals who would oppose and/or object to the existence of said arrangements.
According to sources, Layton is part of an ongoing “ambulance chasing” scheme that the Girardi Syndicate operates in San Bernardino County vis-a-vis a satellite office located in San Bernardino and managed by Thomas Girardi’s son-in-law, David Lira.
Additionally, and per the sources, Layton has been previously utilized by the Girardi Syndicate to “assist” Sharon Major Lewis in selecting the names of nominees to be appointed as judges by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and to garner the support of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department in endorsing judicial candidate the Girardi Syndicate deemed worthy of such an endorsement.
The suit also alleges that defendant Holly Fujie — an officer of both Bet Tzedek and the Chancery Club — engaged in various acts of misconduct while assisting Ronald and Eric George to transfer funds from both the California Bar Foundation (where she serves as vice-president) and the State Bar of California (where she served as a member of a committee responsible for distribution of funds) to Bet Tzedek totaling hundreds of thousand of dollars.
Bet Tzedek is based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1974, and is an affiliated agency of The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. Bet Tzedek is the exclusive provider of free legal services to low-income seniors through contracts with the City and County of Los Angeles.
Kern County Superior Court David Lampe — Founding Director of the Alliance of California Judges — Assails California’s AOC (TLR Note: Allegations give credence to RICO Suit against Ronald George, Eric George, Holly Fujie, Bet Tzedek)
“We note that the AOC still employs a well paid “scholar in residence” (who resides in Virginia) and, since 2006, a “Judge in Residence.” We note that the education division is still running at full strength with over 100 employees, and that 21 council members are flown into San Francisco for council meetings, and their room and board is an additional expense.
We understand that the AOC still pays the National Center for State Courts an annual fee — well over $800,000 so far this year. As of last week, the 30 highest paid AOC executives were still contributing nothing toward their retirement.
AB 1208 must become law. The recovery of CCMS expenditures must be investigated. The Legislature must make a direct allocation of available funds to the trial and appellate courts so that the AOC is reduced only to functions mandated by law and to services which trial courts are willing to purchase from their own budgets.
There is a place for the basic functions of the AOC, but the Legislature must directly cut the AOC’s budget allocation very substantially and redirect the money to the courts themselves. The AOC legal department, education department, public relations and government affairs department, IT department, as well as its executive program, need to be substantially eliminated.”
Source @:
http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/05/14/46494.htm
Separately, and as we reported earlier this week, using a law originally enacted to combat the mafia, a Marina Del Rey-based legal scholar recently took the rare step of suing “Bet Tzedek,” a Los Angeles-based Jewish non-profit entity, under the federal Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations law (“RICO”).
Also named as part of the alleged racketeering enterprise were banker Alan Rothenberg, David Pasternak, Sandor Samuels, Ronald George, and his son Eric George (who serves as a member of Bet Tzedek’s Board of Directors).
RICO is a federal law that authorizes a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization. RICO focuses specifically on racketeering, and it allows for the leaders of a syndicate to be held civilly liable for the crimes that they ordered others to commit or which they assisted in committing.
The lawsuit alleges that various defendants misused Bet Tzedek as vehicle for the purpose of bribery, embezzlement, money laundering and tax-evasion with the intended outcome of siphoning the money into off-shore accounts. According to sources, the various accounts are located in Switzerland and at the Vatican.
Specifically, and in connection with some of Bet Tzedek’s alleged racketeering activities, the suit maintains that Sandor Samuels — CEO and President of Bet Tzedek and former Chief Trial Counsel at embattled Countywide Financial Services — was appointed President and CEO of Bet Tzedek largely due to his working knowledge of how to operate an enterprise which engages in myriad financial crimes.
The suit also asserts that other individuals engaged in racketeering activities, including David Pasternak — a Los-Angeles based “receiver,” as well as an officer of both Bet Tzedek and the Chancery Club — who allegedly used Bet Tzedek as forum to meet, collude, and otherwise bribe various judges and lawyers for the purpose of further appointing Pasternak as “receiver.”
The complaint also contains allegations that Ronald George — former Chief Justice of the State of California — unlawfully transferred funds from entities that were under his control (such as the California Administrative Office of the Courts (“AOC”) intended for the CCMS computer system) into various accounts that were specifically maintained in Alan Rothenberg’s bank — 1st Century — a bank which Eric George owns in part. Said funds, as the suit alleges, were later embezzled.
As part of maintaining the scheme, the suit alleges, AOC employees Ronald Overholt and William Vickery were bestowed with various gifts, trips, kickbacks, bribes, excessive salaries, and the like. Similarly, and also as part of guarding the scheme, the suit alleges that defendants, at times, resorted to utilizing the services of Tom Layton — a former Los Angeles Deputy Sheriff/Senior State Bar of California investigator — to “illegally gather detrimental dirt” on various individuals who would oppose and/or object to the existence of said arrangements.
According to sources, Layton is part of an ongoing “ambulance chasing” scheme that the Girardi Syndicate operates in San Bernardino County vis-a-vis a satellite office located in San Bernardino and managed by Thomas Girardi’s son-in-law, David Lira.
Additionally, and per the sources, Layton has been previously utilized by the Girardi Syndicate to “assist” Sharon Major Lewis in selecting the names of nominees to be appointed as judges by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and to garner the support of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department in endorsing judicial candidate the Girardi Syndicate deemed worthy of such an endorsement.
The suit also alleges that defendant Holly Fujie — an officer of both Bet Tzedek and the Chancery Club — engaged in various acts of misconduct while assisting Ronald and Eric George to transfer funds from both the California Bar Foundation (where she serves as vice-president) and the State Bar of California (where she served as a member of a committee responsible for distribution of funds) to Bet Tzedek totaling hundreds of thousand of dollars.
Bet Tzedek is based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1974, and is an affiliated agency of The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. Bet Tzedek is the exclusive provider of free legal services to low-income seniors through contracts with the City and County of Los Angeles.
Manatt Phelps & Phillips’ Rabbi Stan Levy, Co-Founder of Bet Tzedek, Hereby Asked to Comment on Allegations in RICO Suit Filed Against Bet Tzedek, Sandor Samuels, and Non-Rico Defendant Holly Fujie
Consistent with The Leslie Brodie Report’s commitment to integrity and adherence to the highest level of ethical journalism, and in order to report on both sides of the story, Bet Tzedek BOD member and co-founder Manatt Phelps & Phillips’ Rabbi Stan Levy is hereby asked to comment on alleged racketeering activities at the Los Angeles-based Bet Tzedek Legal Services.
As was previously reported, using a law originally enacted to combat the mafia, a Marina Del Rey-based legal scholar recently took the rare step of suing “Bet Tzedek,” a Los Angeles-based Jewish non-profit entity, under the federal Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations law (“RICO”).
Also named as part of the alleged racketeering enterprise were banker Alan Rothenberg, David Pasternak, Sandor Samuels, Ronald George, and his son Eric George (who serves as a member of Bet Tzedek’s Board of Directors).
RICO is a federal law that authorizes a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization. RICO focuses specifically on racketeering, and it allows for the leaders of a syndicate to be held civilly liable for the crimes that they ordered others to commit or which they assisted in committing.
The lawsuit alleges that various defendants misused Bet Tzedek as vehicle for the purpose of bribery, embezzlement, money laundering and tax-evasion with the intended outcome of siphoning the money into off-shore accounts. According to sources, the various accounts are located in Switzerland and at the Vatican.
Specifically, and in connection with some of Bet Tzedek’s alleged racketeering activities, the suit maintains that Sandor Samuels — CEO and President of Bet Tzedek and former Chief Trial Counsel at embattled Countywide Financial Services — was appointed President and CEO of Bet Tzedek largely due to his working knowledge of how to operate an enterprise which engages in myriad financial crimes.
The suit also asserts that other individuals engaged in racketeering activities, including David Pasternak — a Los-Angeles based “receiver,” as well as an officer of both Bet Tzedek and the Chancery Club — who allegedly used Bet Tzedek as forum to meet, collude, and otherwise bribe various judges and lawyers for the purpose of further appointing Pasternak as “receiver.”
The complaint also contains allegations that Ronald George — former Chief Justice of the State of California — unlawfully transferred funds from entities that were under his control (such as the California Administrative Office of the Courts (“AOC”) intended for the CCMS computer system) into various accounts that were specifically maintained in Alan Rothenberg’s bank — 1st Century — a bank which Eric George owns in part. Said funds, as the suit alleges, were later embezzled.
As part of maintaining the scheme, the suit alleges, AOC employees Ronald Overholt and William Vickery were bestowed with various gifts, trips, kickbacks, bribes, excessive salaries, and the like. Similarly, and also as part of guarding the scheme, the suit alleges that defendants, at times, resorted to utilizing the services of Tom Layton — a former Los Angeles Deputy Sheriff/Senior State Bar of California investigator — to “illegally gather detrimental dirt” on various individuals who would oppose and/or object to the existence of said arrangements.
According to sources, Layton is part of an ongoing “ambulance chasing” scheme that the Girardi Syndicate operates in San Bernardino County vis-a-vis a satellite office located in San Bernardino and managed by Thomas Girardi’s son-in-law, David Lira.
Additionally, and per the sources, Layton has been previously utilized by the Girardi Syndicate to “assist” Sharon Major Lewis in selecting the names of nominees to be appointed as judges by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and to garner the support of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department in endorsing judicial candidate the Girardi Syndicate deemed worthy of such an endorsement.
The suit also alleges that defendant Holly Fujie — an officer of both Bet Tzedek and the Chancery Club — engaged in various acts of misconduct while assisting Ronald and Eric George to transfer funds from both the California Bar Foundation (where she serves as vice-president) and the State Bar of California (where she served as a member of a committee responsible for distribution of funds) to Bet Tzedek totaling hundreds of thousand of dollars.
Bet Tzedek is based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1974, and is an affiliated agency of The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. Bet Tzedek is the exclusive provider of free legal services to low-income seniors through contracts with the City and County of Los Angeles.
Please observe that, rather than contacting Manatt Phelps & Phillips’ Rabbi Stan Levy directly, the query is being delivered publicly, here and now.
Any comments, opinion or observation can be sent to lesliebrodie@gmx.com
Judicial Council Watcher Urges Public’s Help in Racketeering Suit Filed Against Ronald George, Browne George Ross’ Eric George, and Bet Tzedek Legal Services
Judicial Council Watcher is urging the public to assist Marina Del Rey-based legal scholar San Dydzak by providing “material support to underscore many of the allegations made therein. If you can add anything to the complaint, feel free to contact Mr. Dydzak.”
Please see @: http://judicialcouncilwatcher.wordpress.com/2012/05/14/more-reasons-to-fund-t… The request comes in the aftermath of revelations of numerous scandals involving the integrity of several judges and executives of the State Bar of California, California Supreme Court, California Administrative Office of the Courts (“AOC”), which came on the heels of a crisis of confidence in California’s Judicial Council leadership.Recently, using a law originally enacted to combat the mafia, Dydzak took the rare step of suing “Bet Tzedek,” a Los Angeles-based Jewish non-profit entity, under the federal Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations law (“RICO”).
Also named as part of the alleged racketeering enterprise were banker Alan Rothenberg, David Pasternak, Sandor Samuels, Ronald George, and his son Eric George (who serves as a member of Bet Tzedek’s Board of Directors).
RICO is a federal law that authorizes a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization. RICO focuses specifically on racketeering, and it allows for the leaders of a syndicate to be held civilly liable for the crimes that they ordered others to commit or which they assisted in committing.
The lawsuit alleges that various defendants misused Bet Tzedek as vehicle for the purpose of bribery, embezzlement, money laundering and tax-evasion with the intended outcome of siphoning the money into off-shore accounts. According to sources, the various accounts are located in Switzerland and at the Vatican.
Specifically, and in connection with some of Bet Tzedek’s alleged racketeering activities, the suit maintains that Sandor Samuels — CEO and President of Bet Tzedek and former Chief Trial Counsel at embattled Countywide Financial Services — was appointed President and CEO of Bet Tzedek largely due to his working knowledge of how to operate an enterprise which engages in myriad financial crimes.
The suit also asserts that other individuals engaged in racketeering activities, including David Pasternak — a Los-Angeles based “receiver,” as well as an officer of both Bet Tzedek and the Chancery Club — who allegedly used Bet Tzedek as forum to meet, collude, and otherwise bribe various judges and lawyers for the purpose of further appointing Pasternak as “receiver.”
The complaint also contains allegations that Ronald George — former Chief Justice of the State of California — unlawfully transferred funds from entities that were under his control (such as the California Administrative Office of the Courts (“AOC”) intended for the CCMS computer system) into various accounts that were specifically maintained in Alan Rothenberg’s bank — 1st Century — a bank which Eric George owns in part. Said funds, as the suit alleges, were later embezzled.
As part of maintaining the scheme, the suit alleges, AOC employees Ronald Overholt and William Vickery were bestowed with various gifts, trips, kickbacks, bribes, excessive salaries, and the like. Similarly, and also as part of guarding the scheme, the suit alleges that defendants, at times, resorted to utilizing the services of Tom Layton — a former Los Angeles Deputy Sheriff/Senior State Bar of California investigator — to “illegally gather detrimental dirt” on various individuals who would oppose and/or object to the existence of said arrangements.
According to sources, Layton is part of an ongoing “ambulance chasing” scheme that the Girardi Syndicate operates in San Bernardino County vis-a-vis a satellite office located in San Bernardino and managed by Thomas Girardi’s son-in-law, David Lira.
Additionally, and per the sources, Layton has been previously utilized by the Girardi Syndicate to “assist” Sharon Major Lewis in selecting the names of nominees to be appointed as judges by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and to garner the support of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department in endorsing judicial candidate the Girardi Syndicate deemed worthy of such an endorsement.
The suit also alleges that defendant Holly Fujie — an officer of both Bet Tzedek and the Chancery Club — engaged in various acts of misconduct while assisting Ronald and Eric George to transfer funds from both the California Bar Foundation (where she serves as vice-president) and the State Bar of California (where she served as a member of a committee responsible for distribution of funds) to Bet Tzedek totaling hundreds of thousand of dollars.
Bet Tzedek is based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1974, and is an affiliated agency of The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. Bet Tzedek is the exclusive provider of free legal services to low-income seniors through contracts with the City and County of Los Angeles.
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld’s Rex Heinke Hereby Asked to Comment on RICO Suit Filed Against Bet Tzedek of Los Angeles
Consistent with The Leslie Brodie Report’s commitment to integrity and adherence to the highest level of ethical journalism, and in order to report on both sides of the story, Bet Tzedek BOD member Rex Heinke of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld is hereby asked to comment on alleged racketeering activities at the Los Angeles-based Bet Tzedek Legal Services.
As was previously reported, using a law originally enacted to combat the mafia, a Marina Del Rey-based legal scholar recently took the rare step of suing “Bet Tzedek,” a Los Angeles-based Jewish non-profit entity, under the federal Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations law (“RICO”).
Also named as part of the alleged racketeering enterprise were banker Alan Rothenberg, David Pasternak, Sandor Samuels, Ronald George, and his son Eric George (who serves as a member of Bet Tzedek’s Board of Directors).
RICO is a federal law that authorizes a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization. RICO focuses specifically on racketeering, and it allows for the leaders of a syndicate to be held civilly liable for the crimes that they ordered others to commit or which they assisted in committing.
The lawsuit alleges that various defendants misused Bet Tzedek as vehicle for the purpose of bribery, embezzlement, money laundering and tax-evasion with the intended outcome of siphoning the money into off-shore accounts. According to sources, the various accounts are located in Switzerland and at the Vatican.
Specifically, and in connection with some of Bet Tzedek’s alleged racketeering activities, the suit maintains that Sandor Samuels — CEO and President of Bet Tzedek and former Chief Trial Counsel at embattled Countywide Financial Services — was appointed President and CEO of Bet Tzedek largely due to his working knowledge of how to operate an enterprise which engages in myriad financial crimes.
The suit also asserts that other individuals engaged in racketeering activities, including David Pasternak — a Los-Angeles based “receiver,” as well as an officer of both Bet Tzedek and the Chancery Club — who allegedly used Bet Tzedek as forum to meet, collude, and otherwise bribe various judges and lawyers for the purpose of further appointing Pasternak as “receiver.”
The complaint also contains allegations that Ronald George — former Chief Justice of the State of California — unlawfully transferred funds from entities that were under his control (such as the California Administrative Office of the Courts (“AOC”) intended for the CCMS computer system) into various accounts that were specifically maintained in Alan Rothenberg’s bank — 1st Century — a bank which Eric George owns in part. Said funds, as the suit alleges, were later embezzled.
As part of maintaining the scheme, the suit alleges, AOC employees Ronald Overholt and William Vickery were bestowed with various gifts, trips, kickbacks, bribes, excessive salaries, and the like. Similarly, and also as part of guarding the scheme, the suit alleges that defendants, at times, resorted to utilizing the services of Tom Layton — a former Los Angeles Deputy Sheriff/Senior State Bar of California investigator — to “illegally gather detrimental dirt” on various individuals who would oppose and/or object to the existence of said arrangements.
According to sources, Layton is part of an ongoing “ambulance chasing” scheme that the Girardi Syndicate operates in San Bernardino County vis-a-vis a satellite office located in San Bernardino and managed by Thomas Girardi’s son-in-law, David Lira.
Additionally, and per the sources, Layton has been previously utilized by the Girardi Syndicate to “assist” Sharon Major Lewis in selecting the names of nominees to be appointed as judges by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and to garner the support of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department in endorsing judicial candidate the Girardi Syndicate deemed worthy of such an endorsement.
The suit also alleges that defendant Holly Fujie — an officer of both Bet Tzedek and the Chancery Club — engaged in various acts of misconduct while assisting Ronald and Eric George to transfer funds from both the California Bar Foundation (where she serves as vice-president) and the State Bar of California (where she served as a member of a committee responsible for distribution of funds) to Bet Tzedek totaling hundreds of thousand of dollars.
Bet Tzedek is based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1974, and is an affiliated agency of The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. Bet Tzedek is the exclusive provider of free legal services to low-income seniors through contracts with the City and County of Los Angeles.
Please observe that, rather than contacting Mr. Heike directly, the query is being delivered publicly, here and now.
Any comments, opinion or observation can be sent to lesliebrodie@gmx.comRICO Suit Filed Against Bet Tzedek Legal Services of Los Angeles
Using a law originally enacted to combat the mafia, a Marina Del Rey-based legal scholar recently took the rare step of suing “Bet Tzedek,” a Los Angeles-based Jewish non-profit entity, under the federal Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations law (“RICO”).
Also named as part of the alleged racketeering enterprise were banker Alan Rothenberg, David Pasternak, Samuel Sanders, Ronald George, and his son Eric George (who serves as a member of Bet Tzedek’s Board of Directors). RICO is a federal law that authorizes a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization. RICO focuses specifically on racketeering, and it allows for the leaders of a syndicate to be held civilly liable for the crimes that they ordered others to commit or which they assisted in committing. The lawsuit alleges that various defendants misused Bet Tzedek as vehicle for the purpose of bribery, embezzlement, money laundering and tax-evasion with the intended outcome of siphoning the money into off-shore accounts. According to sources, the various accounts are located in Switzerland and at the Vatican. Specifically, and in connection with some of Bet Tzedek’s alleged racketeering activities, the suit maintains that Sandor Samuel — CEO and President of Bet Tzedek and former Chief Trial Counsel at embattled Countywide Financial Services – was appointed President and CEO of Bet Tzedek largely due to his working knowledge of how to operate an enterprise which engages in myriad financial crimes. The suit also asserts that other individuals engaged in racketeering activities, including David Pasternak – a Los-Angeles based “receiver,” as well as an officer of both Bet Tzedek and the Chancery Club — who allegedly used Bet Tzedek as forum to meet, collude, and otherwise bribe various judges and lawyers for the purpose of further appointing Pasternak as “receiver.” The complaint also contains allegations that Ronald George — former Chief Justice of the State of California — unlawfully transferred funds from entities that were under his control (such as the California Administrative Office of the Courts (“AOC”) intended for the CCMS computer system) into various accounts that were specifically maintained in Alan Rothenberg’s bank — 1st Century — a bank which Eric George owns in part. Said funds, as the suit alleges, were later embezzled. As part of maintaining the scheme, the suit alleges, AOC employees Ronald Overholt and William Vickery were bestowed with various gifts, trips, kickbacks, bribes, excessive salaries, and the like. Similarly, and also as part of guarding the scheme, the suit alleges that defendants, at times, resorted to utilizing the services of Tom Layton — a former Los Angeles Deputy Sheriff/Senior State Bar of California investigator – to “illegally gather detrimental dirt” on various individuals who would oppose and/or object to the existence of said arrangements. According to sources, Layton is part of an ongoing “ambulance chasing” scheme that the Girardi Syndicate operates in San Bernardino County vis-a-vis a satellite office located in San Bernardino and managed by Thomas Girardi’s son-in-law, David Lira. Additionally, and per the sources, Layton has been previously utilized by the Girardi Syndicate to “assist” Sharon Major Lewis in selecting the names of nominees to be appointed as judges by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and to garner the support of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department in endorsing judicial candidate the Girardi Syndicate deemed worthy of such an endorsement. The suit also alleges that defendant Holly Fujie – an officer of both Bet Tzedek and the Chancery Club — engaged in various acts of misconduct while assisting Ronald and Eric George to transfer funds from both the California Bar Foundation (where she serves as vice-president) and the State Bar of California (where she served as a member of a committee responsible for distribution of funds) to Bet Tzedek totaling hundreds of thousand of dollars. Bet Tzedek is based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1974, and is an affiliated agency of The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. Bet Tzedek is the exclusive provider of free legal services to low-income seniors through contracts with the City and County of Los Angeles.BREAKING NEWS: Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Holly Fujie Subject of Complaint to California Commission on Judicial Performance
The Leslie Brodie Report (TLR) is carefully following a major developing story out of California relating to Los Angeles Superior Court Judges Holly Fujie and Marguerite Downing of the California Bar Foundation.
According to knowledgeable sources, both Fujie and Downing have been named in a complaint alleging grave misconduct recently filed with the California Commission on Judicial Performance.
TLR is gathering and analyzing data concerning the complaint, and will post update as they become available.
California Bar Foundation 2012 BOD (Note: 1- Error Re Year 2011 ; 2- Notice Judge Holly Fujie VP Despite Discrimination Basis of Race 3- Notice Raj Chatterjee, Jon Streeter, Alec Chang and – of course – Douglas Winthrop)
California Bar Foundation 2012 BOD (Note: 1- Error Re Year 2011 ; 2- Notice Judge Holly Fujie VP Despite Discrimination on Basis of Race 3- Notice Raj Chatterjee, Jon Streeter, Alec Chang and – of course – Douglas Winthrop)
Source:
http://calbarfoundation.org/about/board.html
2011 Board of Directors (2011 should be 2012)
Douglas A. Winthrop, President
Arnold & Porter LLP
Hon. Holly J. Fujie, Vice President
Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles
Joan Kupersmith Larkin, Vice President
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Frederick Brown, Secretary
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
David Grove, Treasurer
Vaquero Capital
Sonia Gonzales, Executive Director
California Bar Foundation
Raul Ayala
Office of the Federal Public Defender
Ronald L. Blanc
Arnold & Porter LLP
Debora Buljat
General Dynamics NASSCO
Alec Y. Chang
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
S. Raj Chatterjee
Morrison & Foerster LLP
Julia De Beers
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Hon. Marguerite D. Downing
Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles
Nancy L. Fineman
Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy
Sandra S. Fujiyama
Sidley Austin LLP
Steven H. Goldberg
Downey Brand
Martha K. Gooding
Jones Day
Dean Hansell
Dewey & LeBoeuf, LLP
Ray Hartman
DLA Piper LLP (US)
Geoffrey Holtz
Bingham McCutchen LLP
Robert D. Infelise
Cox Castle & Nicholson LLP
Paul V. Konovalov
Latham & Watkins LLP
Justin T. Miller
BNY Mellon Wealth Management
Amy M. Ross
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Thomas Silk
SILK NONPROFIT LAW
Dianne Baquet Smith
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jon Streeter
Keker & Van Nest
Christy Susman
Jack Daniels Properties, Inc.
Julie Taylor
Keesal, Young & Logan
Paul Tepper
Western Center on Law and Poverty
Mary Ann Todd
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Richard Tom
Southern California Edison
Karen E. Walter
Rutan & Tucker, LLP
Nancy Whang
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Shawn Williams
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP
California Bar Foundation — 180 Howard Street — S
Los Angeles-based Bet Tzedek names Elissa Barrett as the new Vice-President and General-Counsel for the agency.
Bet Tzedek has announce the appointment of Elissa D. Barrett as the new Vice President and General Counsel for the agency. Ms. Barrett joins the agency following her tenure as executive director for the Progressive Jewish Alliance (PJA) and, most recently, as the Chief of Regional Operations for the merged PJA & Jewish Funds for Justice.
Please see story @:
http://www.bettzedek.org/2012/02/21/bet-tzedek-appoints-new-vice-president-ge…
Bet Tzedek is pleased to share the 9th Circuit Court decision which struck down Prop 8. [TLR Note: Bet Tzedek is Heavily Funded by the State Bar of California (how much exactly public is not told) and should stay away from political process]
Bet Tzedek Bet Tzedek is pleased to share the 9th Circuit Court decision today which struck down Prop 8. Read the full decision
See full twitt @:
Bet Tzedek is pleased to share the 9th Circuit Court decision today which struck down Prop 8.Read the full decision bettzedek.org/wp-content/upl…
— Bet Tzedek (@BetTzedek) February 7, 2012
Amid Concerns Over Mistreatment of Phil Kay, Marcy Tiffany (Spouse of Ninth Circuit Alex Kozinski) of Tiffany Law Group Hereby Asked to Disclose Relationship (of both herself and Judge Kozinski), If Any, with Bet Tzedek of Los Angeles
Amid continuing controversy over the secretive funneling of money from the State Bar of California to Bet Tzedek of Los Angeles (as was mostly done by “Duplicative Personnel”) and as part of a journalistic inquiry into the continuous mistreatment of attorney Phil Kay, The Leslie Brodie Report hereby asks Ms Marcy Tiffany to disclose any relationship, if any, between herself and Judge Kozinski with the Los Angeles-based Bet Tzedek.
Eric George (Ronald George’s son) is an active board member of Bet Tzedek. Previously, the State Bar of California – one of the entities engaging in the systemic abuse of Gottschalk – declined a request to disclose the amount of money it transferred to Bet Tzedek, as well as the amount of contributions it obtained from its members and related law firms. Unlike its foundation – the California Bar Foundation, which discloses financial transactions on a regular basis – the State Bar of California itself only discloses the names of the entities upon which it bestows money, and does not enumerate the dollar figures involved.
Former CJ Ronald George and Beth Jay. In his capacity as chief-justice, Ronald George was fully in control of the State Bar of California. George is a descendent of Hungarian Jews. Bet Tzedek has been involved in litigation to recuperate arts stolen from Hungarian Jews during World War II (Image:courtesy photos)
Please observe that, rather than contacting Ms Marcy Tiffany directly, the query is being delivered publicly, here and now.
Any information can be sent to lesliebrodie@gmx.com
January 2010 — Discipline Proposed For “High Profile” Attorney Phil Kay (TLR Note: See below)
Discipline Proposed For “High Profile” Attorney
From the January 2010 online edition of the California Bar Journal:
In an unusually scathing opinion, a State Bar Court judge recommended that high profile San Francisco attorney Philip Kay be suspended for three years, citing his “rude and disrespectful conduct” during three trials as well as false accusations, frivolous motions and unrelenting bad behavior. The suspension will take effect if the Supreme Court signs off.
Kay, who is well-known for his successful sexual harassment lawsuits, including a 1994 case in which a legal secretary won a $6.9 million jury verdict against a Palo Alto attorney, was charged by the State Bar with 19 counts of misconduct.
Judge Lucy Armendariz found him guilty of 16 counts, including charges of misleading the court, improper contact with jurors, splitting fees with a non-lawyer and committing acts of moral turpitude. But she reserved her most caustic comments for what she called Kay’s “insolent behavior.”
January 2010 — Discipline Proposed For “High Profile” Attorney Phil Kay (TLR Note: Sources Maintain Frivolous Prosecution of Kay 1-Part of Scheme 2- Also Red Herring by Judy Johnson/Starr Babcock/Beth Jay as Kay “High Profile” – Rather than Prosecute Tom Girardi/Walter Lack/John Burris 3 – Mask Judy Johnson’s Involvement with CCPF — Geoffrey Brown -CPUC 4- Change in Current Status Quo — Disappointing)
Please see original story @:
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/legal_profession/2010/01/discipline-proposed…
Article Re John Burris, please see @:
TLR Hereby Asks Legal Commentators Rory Little, Vikram Amar, Eugene Volokh to Opine on Appropriateness of Dean Erwin Chemerinsky And Sheriff Lee Baca Roles as Mike Feuer’S Campaign Co-Chairs .
As Part Of A Journalistic Inquiry, The Leslie Brodie Report Hereby Asks Legal Commentators Rory Little, Vikram Amar, Eugene Volokh To Opine On Appropriateness Of Dean Erwin Chemerinsky And Sheriff Lee Baca Lending Prestige of their Respective Public Office to Mike Feuer’s Political Campaign.
Please observe that, rather than contacting the legal commentators directly, the query is being delivered publicly, here and now.
Any opinion or observation can be sent to lesliebrodie@gmx.com
Background information, please see @:
http://www.metnews.com/articles/2012/feue021512.htm
And @:
http://www.thecitymaven.com/2012/02/14/civic-leaders-co-chair-mike-feuers-cam…
Bet Tzedek Ex-Director Michael Feuer Declares He Will Run for City Attorney – campaign co chairs include Sheriff Lee Baca, fLaura Chick, Justice Carlos Moreno and Erwin Chemerinsky.
The San Bernardino-born Feuer went to college and law school at Harvard. Prior to his political career he served as executive director of Bet Tzedek Legal Services, a legal advocacy non-profit.
So far, Feuer has raised well over $300,000 and his campaign co chairs include Sheriff Lee Baca, former city controller Laura Chick, former California Supreme Court Justice Carlos Moreno and UCI Law School Dean Erwin Chemerinsky.
via metnews.com
Bet Tzedek Ex-Director Michael Feuer Declares He Will Run for City Attorney – campaign co chairs include Sheriff Lee Baca, fLaura Chick, Justice Carlos Moreno and Erwin Chemerinsky.
Please see complete story @:
http://www.metnews.com/articles/2012/feue021512.htm
Larry Stirling Assails CCJ Tani Cantil-Sakauye, Ronald George, Mike Feuer (TLR Note: TLR Believes Cantil-Sakauye nominated to keep money flowing to Bet Tzedek and charities similar to CaliforniaALL )
“Ms. Cantil-Sakauye was apparently nominated by former Chief Justice Ron George over a dozen more qualified candidates precisely for her willingness to continue the former CJ’s diversion of appropriations away from local courts and to the growing gang of useless, overpaid, incompetent AOC staff.”
“Assembly Judiciary Chair Mike Feuer opposed the bill claiming the only problem is that the court lacks resources. Sorry Mr. Chairman, but the problem with the courts is that the assembly and the senate judiciary committees ceded their roles to the Judicial Council with disastrous consequences for the litigating and taxpaying publics.”
Complete articles, please see:
http://www.scoopsandiego.com/opinion/yes-on-ab/article_b5334f1c-5677-11e1-8a2…
Profile of Ophelia Basgal
Ophelia Basgal
Vice President, Civic Partnership and Community Initiatives
PG&EOphelia Basgal has held this vice president position since September 2005. She is directly responsible for managing the company’s $18.7 million charitable contributions program, which includes the award-winning Solar Schools Program and several other signature projects such as the Solar Habitat Program. She also oversees the employee volunteerism program for PG&E’s 20,000 employees and community engagement programs and partnerships with community-based organizations. Prior to joining PG&E, Basgal served as executive director of the Alameda County Housing Authority for 27 years, managing an annual budget of more than $90 million and was a nationally recognized leader and frequent speaker on the nation’s housing and community development policies and programs. She served on the bipartisan Congressional Millennial Housing Commission and was a member of several national housing organizations.
Basgal’s many professional and community affiliations include current terms on the board of retirement of the Alameda County Employees’ Retirement Association, a $5 billion public pension fund at which she recently completed a term as chair; the Corporate and Diversity and Inclusion Committees of the Council on Foundations; the Public Policy Institute of California Statewide Leadership Council; the California Supreme Court Historical Society, where she serves as vice president; and the advisory board for the University of California Puente Project. Her previous board affiliations include the Oakland Museum of California Foundation; Merritt Community Capital Corporation, a tax credit equity fund; and the advisory council to the National Housing Conference’s Center for Housing Policy. She also served as a member of the State of California’s Commission on Judicial Performance
via mills.edu
Biography of Dan Grunfeld of Kaye Scholer (TLR Note: Notice Connection to LA Mayor; Current Presidnet of CSCHS; Bet Tzedek)
Dan Grunfeld is the Co-Chair of the Los Angeles office’s Litigation Department and a member of the firm’s Green Technology and Life Sciences practice groups.
In the course of his career, Mr. Grunfeld has litigated a wide variety of matters across a broad spectrum of industries and areas of law, including medical devices, media and entertainment, environmental compliance, hospitality, energy, and civil rights. He has also served as lead counsel in high-profile impact litigation matters. He has acted as a high-level advisor and strategist to numerous law firms and agencies concerning litigation, trial and settlement issues.
Mr. Grunfeld’s practice also focuses on development of strategies and opportunities in the areas of green technology, life sciences, alternative energy, and venture capital markets.
Mr. Grunfeld was a top policy adviser to Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa from 2007 – 2009. As a member of the mayor’s four-person executive leadership team, he coordinated, prioritized and implemented the mayor’s policy agenda.
Prior to his service to the City of Los Angeles, Mr. Grunfeld served as President and Chief Executive Officer for Public Counsel. During his tenure, Public Counsel more than doubled in size, becoming the largest pro bono public interest law firm in the world dedicated to advancing equal justice under law by delivering free legal and social services to the poor and disenfranchised. Through Mr. Grunfeld’s leadership, Public Counsel’s impact expanded nationally and internationally, providing services to more than 25,000 individuals and nonprofit organizations, and offering more than $66 million annually in free assistance.
Mr. Grunfeld has received numerous professional honors and awards. Among other honors, in March 2007 he was given the California Lawyer “Attorneys of the Year” award, and in 2005 and 2006 LawDragon Magazine named Mr. Grunfeld one of the “Leading 500 Lawyers in America.” In December 2005, the National Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights awarded Mr. Grunfeld its Edwin D. Wolfe Award. Mr. Grunfeld was named as one of California’s “Top 100 Most Influential Lawyers” by California Law Business Magazine for 10 consecutive years.
Prior to joining Public Counsel, Mr. Grunfeld was a litigation partner at a major law firm.
via kayescholer.com
The Leslie Brodie Report Given Permission to Disclose: Ophelia Basgal Under Scrutiny in Connection with Ronald George, Eric George, James Brosnahan, CPUC, Thomas Girardi
Developing story ……Details soon……….
Vetting / Mise en place
The Leslie Brodie Report Mulls Seeking Opinion of Manatt Phelps & Phillips’ Stanley Levy Re “60 Days Suspension Scandal” ; Abuse of Ron Gotschalk ; Girardi-GeorgeS Connection
“60 Days Suspension Scandal,” wherein a lawyer with a prior criminal history engaged in a pogrom in a San Francisco synagogue, yet was only suspended for 60 days due to his political connections within the Democratic party, and courtesy of Judy Johnson, Mike Nisperos, and JoAnn Remke.
See @:
http://lesliebrodie.blog.co.uk/2010/04/09/more-about-that-early-morning-in-sa…
And @:
http://lesliebrodie.blog.co.uk/2011/03/29/concerns-mount-over-systemic-abuse-…
Dan Dydzak and Joseph Zernik Hereby Asked to Disclose All Connections, If Any, Between Bet Tzedek of Los Angeles and Ninth Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski
Please observe that, rather than contacting Dydzak and Doc Zernik directly, the query is being delivered publicly, here and now.
Any opinion or observation can be sent to lesliebrodie@gmx.com
Sources: Complaints against 1- Eric George/Steve Cooley In Re Mel Gibson 2- Ronald George in Re In Re Girardi 3- Bet Tzedek at Final Stages… Being Proofread … To be submitted “within days” to both State and Feds
Developing story….. Details soon……
2002 — Mr Alan Rothenberg Joins Zenith Insurance Company Board of Directors
Alan Rothenberg Joins Zenith’s Board of Directors.
Link to this page
Alan Rothenberg Joins Zenith’s Board of Directors.Business Editors
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sept. 12, 2002
Zenith National Insurance Corp. (NYSE
NYSESee: New York Stock Exchange
:ZNT) announced today that Alan Rothenberg of Los Angeles has been elected to its Board of Directors, increasing its Board of Directors to nine members.
Mr. Rothenberg is a lawyer, mediator, former President of the State Bar of California and former Chairman of the 1994 World Cup of Soccer.
Zenith is a property-casualty insurance organization with headquarters in Woodland Hills, California. Through its insurance subsidiaries, Zenith provides workers’ compensation workers’ compensation, payment by employers for some part of the cost of injuries, or in some cases of occupational diseases, received by employees in the course of their work. insurance nationally and reinsurance The contract made between an insurance company and a third party to protect the insurance company from losses. The contract provides for the third party to pay for the loss sustained by the insurance company when the company makes a payment on the original contract. . In addition, it is engaged in home building in Las Vegas through a subsidiary, Perma-Bilt.
Related stories @:
http://lesliebrodie.posterous.com/addendum-2-to-thomas-girardi-help-la-mayor-an
AND @:
http://lesliebrodie.blog.co.uk/2011/09/21/state-bar-of-california-california-…
Ron Burkle Foundation –GRANT RECIPIENTS – TLR Note: Notice Grants to Foundations of Sordid John Burton, Clown Willie Brown and Dubious Bet Tzedek (Holly Fujie, Eric George)
GRANT RECIPIENTS
For information on how you can apply for a Grant, please visit our Grant Seekers section.
© 2012 The Ronald W. Burkle Foundation. All Rights Reserved.
SEC Filing of Eric M. George (Son of ronald George) Indicates George Partial Owner of 1ST CENTURY BANK
SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
George Eric M
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O 1ST CENTURY BANCSHARES, INC. 1875 CENTURY PARK EAST, SUITE 1400
(Street)
LOS ANGELES CA 90067
(City) (State) (Zip) 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
1st Century Bancshares, Inc. [ FCTY ]5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/30/20084. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I – Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 05/30/2008 P 2,000 A $5.9 2,000 D Common Stock 11/15/2008 A 2,500 (1) A $0 4,500 (2) D
Table II – Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses: 1. All 2,500 of these shares are restricted stock subject to a vesting shcedule set forth in the restricted stock grant and subject to forfeiture upon the occurrence of certain events specified in the restricted stock grant a form of which was previously filed as Exhibit 4.5 to the issuer’s Form S-8 filed with the SEC on December 21, 2007. 2. Includes shares of restricted stock subject to a vesting schedule set forth in the restricted stock grant and subject to forfeiture upon the occurrence of certain events specified in the restricted stock grant a form of which was previously filed as Exhibit 4.5 to the Issuer’s Form S-8 filed with the SEC on December 21, 2007.
/s/ Eric M. George 05/19/2009 ** Signature of Reporting Person Date
via sec.gov
Met News Article 10/2009 — Dydzak Accuses State Bar of California of Retaliation in Connection with 1st Century Bank’s Alan Rothenberg
In other conference action, the justices:
•Declined a request by Marina Del Rey attorney Daniel D. Dydzak to dismiss or stay proceedings by the Review Department of the State Bar Court related to a 2008 order by the court recommending disbarment for alleged misconduct.
Dydzak told the MetNews that the disciplinary proceedings against him are political in nature, and were brought by former State Bar Chief Trial Counsel Scott J. Drexel in retaliation for Dydzak’s representation of a client who accused former State Bar President Alan Rothenberg of misappropriating Hollywood memorabilia.
He brought suit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California alleging bias on the part of the State Bar and others involved with the disciplinary proceedings, but Judge Virginia A. Phillips dismissed the action. Dydzak filed the request with the California Supreme Court pending resolution of an appeal of the dismissal to the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Oral argument on the disciplinary proceeding was scheduled Wednesday before the Review Department, but Dydzak said he did not attend because he contests the department’s jurisdiction over him due to alleged bias. A spokesperson for the State Bar said that the case was submitted on briefs, and that the department has 90 days to issue a ruling.
Dydzak was previously suspended for misconduct in 1998 and again in 2004 for unauthorized practice of law during the first suspension. He was also publicly reproved in 2002 over his use of a profanity in the courtroom of Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mary Ann Murphy after a hearing.
via metnews.com
Eric George (Son of Ronald George) as Director with Alan Rothenberg’s 1ST CENTURY BANK
ISSUER: 1ST CENTURY BANCSHARES, INC.
TICKER: FCTY CUSIP: 31943X102
MEETING DATE: 5/19/2010 FOR/AGAINST
PROPOSAL: PROPOSED BY VOTED? VOTE CAST MGMT
ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: WILLIAM S. ANDERSON ISSUER YES WITHHOLD AGAINST
ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: DAVE BROOKS ISSUER YES FOR FOR
ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: JOSEPH J. DIGANGE ISSUER YES FOR FOR
ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: JASON P. DINAPOLI ISSUER YES FOR FOR
ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: ERIC M. GEORGE ISSUER YES WITHHOLD AGAINST
ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: ALAN D. LEVY ISSUER YES FOR FOR
ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: ROBERT A. MOORE ISSUER YES WITHHOLD AGAINST
ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: BARRY D. PRESSMAN, M.D. ISSUER YES FOR FOR
ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: ALAN I. ROTHENBERG ISSUER YES FOR FOR
ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: NADINE I. WATT ISSUER YES FOR FOR
ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: LEWIS N. WOLFF ISSUER YES FOR FOR
PROPOSAL #02: RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF ISSUER YES FOR FOR
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D.A. Steve Cooley Gets Financial Help From Oksana’s Lawyer — Eric George TMZ- 3/2011
TMZ has learned Eric George, a prominent Beverly Hills civil lawyer, hosted both campaign fundraisers last year, while the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department was conducting its investigation.And documents reveal … George contributed more than $8,000 to Cooley in 2010 … of that, George contributed $1,992 in August … while the Sheriff’s investigation of Oksana was going full bore … we do know, however, George has had a long-standing friendship with Cooley and has made contributions to him in the past.
As TMZ first reported, George negotiated a $15 million package for Oksana during her mediation in May, 2010. Law enforcement sources tell us … Sheriff’s investigators believe there’s “strong evidence ” that Oksana extorted Mel by threatening to release the explosive tapes unless she got the money.
via tmz.com
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http://www.tmz.com/2011/03/02/oksana-grigorieva-eric-george-steve-cooley-15-m…
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