Joel J. Berman

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Harvard Law School

J.D.

1979

Harvard University

A.B.

1976

Honors: cum laude

Southern California Super Lawyer

Law & Politics and Los Angeles Magazine

2015

Awarded in 2004, and consecutively from 2006-2015 (Business Edition in 2015)

AV Rating

Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review

Eagle Scout

Boy Scouts of America

American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers

Fellow

Current

State Bar of California - Business Law Section

Member

Current

American Bar Association - Business Law Section

Member

Current

Los Angeles County Bar Association - Commercial Law, Bankruptcy and Real Property Section

Member

Current

Financial Lawyers Conference

Member

Current

C5 Youth Foundation of Southern California

Co-Chair, Business Enterprise Committee Board of Directors

2015 - Current

JVS Vocational Services

Member of Executive Committee Board of Directors

2013 - Current

"The Twenty Five" Business Network Group

Leader

2009 - Current

Camp Ramah

Board of Directors

2008 - Current

Provisors Business Network Group

Host

1993 - Current

UCC Committee of Business Section of California State Bar,

Member

2001 - 2004

Basic Rules for Loan Workouts

2 Banking Law Report 53

Sentencing Reform of § 1437: Will Guidelines Work?

17 Harvard J. Legis.

The Impact of Dodd-Frank/SEC “Felons and Bad Actors” Rule 506(d) and Other Regulations on Private Placements

February 4, 2014

Credit Managers Affinity Group of Provisors

Don’t Fear the Unknown: Using Bankers’ Self-Help Remedies to Maximize Recovery, 5th Annual Special Assets Management Association Conference, Ojai Valley Inn & Spa

May 14, 2014

May 14-16, 2014

The Importance of Barriers to Entry: Creating Value for Your Client’s Business Organization

June 13, 2014

ProVisors

Panelist, Los Angeles Venture Association, "Mergers and Acquisitions: From Finding a Suitor to Post M & A Bliss," 2006

Lecturer, California Continuing Education of the Bar: "Taking and Enforcing Security Interests in Personal Property," 2001

Lecturer, Fulcrum Information Services Inc., "The Workouts and Restructuring Course," 2001

Panelist, Lorman Seminars, "Covenants Not To Compete," 1999, 2000

Lecturer, Banking Law Institute: "Commercial Loan Documents," and "Perfection of Security Interests," 1999, 2001