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WASSERMAN, COMDEN, CASSELMAN & PEARSON L.L.P. 5567 Reseda Boulevard, Suite 330

P.O. Box 7033 Tarzana, California 91357-7033

(Los Angeles Co.) Telephone: 818-705-6800; 323-872-0995

Fax: 818-345-0162; 818-996-8266 Web Site: http://www.wccplaw.com

FIRM CREDENTIALS STATEMENT OF PRACTICE: General Civil Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts, Complex Litigation, GovernmentLiability, Inverse Condemnation, Public Construction Contract Law, Landslide and SubsidenceLitigation, Environmental Law, Toxic Tort, Class Actions, Business and Real Estate Law, EstatePlanning, Probate, Bankruptcy, Taxation and all facets of Insurance Coverage and Litigation,Workers' Compensation Defense and Subrogation, Employment Law. Year Established: 1976 FIRM PROFILE: Wasserman, Comden, Casselman & Pearson L.L.P. was founded over twenty-five years ago onthe premise that a sound and successful legal practice must be based upon good communicationbetween attorney and client and the rendering of services must be in a timely and cost effectivemanner.

The firm has earned a reputation for aggressive pursuit of innovative solutions, timely responseto clients' needs and an ability to handle complex and sophisticated matters in a cost effectivemanner. Firm Size: 40 OTHER OFFICE ADDRESSES: Alhambra, California Office: 801 South Garfield Avenue, Suite 328, 91801. Telephone: 626-308-9882. Fax: 626-308-9538. Brentwood, California Office: 11755 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1230, 90025. Telephone: 310-477-8384. Fax: 310-477-7663. Camarillo, California Office: 2310 E. Ponderosa Drive, Suite 24, 93010. Telephone: 805-389-3038. Fax: 805-389-1243. MEMBERS OF FIRM STEVE K. WASSERMAN, (Member) born August 15, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, California.Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., in Political Science, 1968); SanFernando Valley College of Law (J.D., 1973). Member, San Fernando Valley Law Review,1972-1973. Member, Moot Court. Member: San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles County Bar


Associations; State Bar of California. PRACTICE AREAS: Business Litigation; InternationalTransactions; Corporate Reorganization; Real Estate. BV Peer Review Rated. Email:[email protected] LEONARD J. COMDEN, (Member) born St. Louis, Missouri, March 16, 1945; admitted tobar, 1973, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1967);Southwestern University (J.D., 1973). Member, Southwestern University Law Review,1972-1973. Member, Moot Court. Member: San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles County BarAssociations; State Bar of California. PRACTICE AREAS: Real Estate; Intellectual PropertyLitigation; Family Law; Business and Real Estate Litigation. AV Peer Review Rated. Email:[email protected] DAVID B. CASSELMAN, (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, April 7, 1953; admitted to bar,1978, California. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., in Psychology, with distinction,1975); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1978). 1993, Alumnus of the Year,Southwestern University School of Law. Co-Author, Rutter Cal. Practice Guide on InsuranceLitigation. Adjunct Professor: Insurance Law, 1983, 1985, 1987; Trial Advocacy, University ofWest Los Angeles School of Law. Member: San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles County andAmerican Bar Associations; State Bar of California; International Association of DefenseCounsel; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (Past Member, Board ofDirectors); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Los Angeles County Bar AssociationInn of Court (Los Angeles Chapter; Member, Litigation Section); Defense Research Institute;American Board of Trial Advocates (Los Angeles Executive Committee Chairman).PRACTICE AREAS: Government Liability; Product Liability; Insurance Law; Trials; AppellateLaw. AV Peer Review Rated. Email: [email protected] CLIFFORD H. PEARSON, (Member) born Montreal, Canada, May 20, 1955; admitted to bar,1983, California. Education: Carleton University (B.A., 1976); University of Miami (M.B.A.,1978); Whittier College (J.D., 1981). Member: San Fernando Valley and American BarAssociations; State Bar of California; Canadian American Bar Association; Association ofSouthern California Defense Counsel. LANGUAGES: French. PRACTICE AREAS: ToxicTorts; Business Law; Environmental Law; Commercial Litigation; Class Actions. AV PeerReview Rated. Email: [email protected] JAY N. ROSENWALD, (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, March 6, 1956; admitted to bar,1981, California. Education: Ohio University (B.A., 1978); University of Dayton (J.D., 1981).Member: San Fernando Valley and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; SouthernCalifornia Defense Association. PRACTICE AREAS: Products Liability; Premises Liability;Construction Defect Litigation; Government Liability; Uninsured Motorists Claims. Email:[email protected] DANIEL E. LEWIS, (Member) born San Francisco, California, December 9, 1944; admitted tobar, 1974, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1981, U.S. SupremeCourt. Education: University of California at Berkeley (A.B., 1966); Southwestern University(J.D., 1974). Member: San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles County Bar Associations; State Barof California; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute;


Southern California Fraud Investigators Association. PRACTICE AREAS: Property InsuranceCoverage Opinions; Bad Faith Defense; Declaratory Relief Actions; Insurance Appraisals;Defense Contract Fraud. Email: [email protected] GARY S. SOTER, (Member) born Los Angeles, California; admitted to bar, 1975, California,U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1971); Southwestern UniversitySchool of Law (J.D., 1975). Advisor, Law Review, Southwestern University School of Law,1974-1975. Member: San Fernando Valley Bar Association; State Bar of California; Associationof Southern California Defense Counsel. PRACTICE AREAS: Insurance Defense Law;Coverage Law; Professional Liability; Constitutional Law; Bad Faith and Insurance Coverage;Toxic Torts; Class Actions. Email: [email protected] CATHERINE STEVENSON GARCIA, (Member) born Santa Monica, California, October 25,1950; admitted to bar, 1982, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles(B.A., 1974); Loyola Law School of Los Angeles (J.D., 1982). Staff Member, 1979-1980 andAssociate Editor, 1980-1981, Loyola Law Review. Author: "Ninth Circuit Labor Law Survey:Unfair Labor Practices," Vol. 13-2, 1981. Member: San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles Countyand American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of California;Association of Southern California Defense Counsel. PRACTICE AREAS: GovernmentalLiability; Products Liability; Premises Liability; Construction Default; Litigation. Email:[email protected] CECILIA S. WU, (Member) born Rome, Italy, February 23, 1948; admitted to bar, 1986,California, U.S. District Court, Central District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, NinthCircuit. Education: Fu-Jen University (B.A., 1970); University of Hawaii (M.A., 1974);University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1986). Real Estate Licensee, California, 1977.Member: San Fernando Valley and San Gabriel Valley (President, 1996) Bar Associations; StateBar of California; Pasadena/Pomona Legal Aid Society (Treasurer, Board of Directors, 1993).(Resident, Alhambra Office). LANGUAGES: Spanish, Chinese (Mandarin) and French.PRACTICE AREAS: Real Estate Law; International Law; Business Law. Email:[email protected] NORMAN L. PEARL, (Member) born San Francisco, California, May 12, 1948; admitted tobar, 1982, California. Education: Los Angeles Valley College (A.A., 1972); California StateUniversity at Northridge; University of West Los Angeles (B.S.L., 1982; J.D., 1982). Member:San Fernando Valley Bar Association; State Bar of California. [With U.S. Army, 1968-1970].PRACTICE AREAS: Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Premises Liability; Motor VehicleAccidents and Injuries; Intentional Torts; Government Tort Liability; Medical Malpractice;Sexual Harassment. Email: [email protected] THEODORE A. PENNY, (Member) born Los Angeles, California, February 3, 1950; admittedto bar, 1974, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (A.B., cum laude,1971); University of Southern California (J.D., 1974). Lecturer: UCLA Extension and CaliforniaManufacturers Association, 1981. Member, Technical Advisor: California ManufacturersAssociation; Workers Compensation Committee, California Chamber of Commerce, 1994.


Member: Los Angeles County (Member, Executive Board, Workers Compensation Section) andAmerican Bar Associations; State Bar of California. (Certified Specialist, WorkersCompensation Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization). PRACTICEAREAS: Workers Compensation; Defense; Subrogation. AV Peer Review Rated Email:[email protected] STEVEN G. BRENNER, (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, August 10, 1949; admitted to bar,1974, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University ofCalifornia at Los Angeles (A.B., cum laude, 1971); Loyola University School of Law (J.D.,1974). Lecturer, California Manufacturers Association; California Self-Insurers Association.Member, California Fraud Task Force. Member, Presiding Judge's Attorney AdvisoryCommittee, 1983-1985. Judge Pro Tem, 1984. Member: State Bar of California; CaliforniaWorkers' Compensation Defense Attorneys Association. PRACTICE AREAS: WorkersCompensation; Defense; Subrogation. AV Peer Review Rated Email: [email protected] ROBERT C. NICHOLS, (Member) born Los Angeles, California, January 1, 1945; admitted tobar, 1972, California. Education: California State University at Northridge (B.A., 1967);University of San Fernando (J.D., with honors, 1971). Recipient, Reserve Officer of the Year,1979, 1985, 1986. Los Angeles Police Department Reserve Officer, 1975¿. Member: State Bar ofCalifornia; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel; The Association of TrialLawyers of America. (Also at Camarillo Office). PRACTICE AREAS: Workers Compensation;Defense Litigation; Subrogation. Email: [email protected] DANIEL L. WARSHAW, (Member) born Stockton, California, December 23, 1969; admittedto bar, 1996, California, U.S. District Court, Central District of California and U.S. Court ofAppeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Southern California (B.S., 1992); WhittierCollege School of Law (J.D., 1996). Member: San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles County andAmerican Bar Associations; State Bar of California. PRACTICE AREAS: Litigation; CivilLitigation; Class Actions; Complex Litigation; Toxic Torts; Employment Law; BusinessLitigation. AV Peer Review Rated Email: [email protected] MARK S. GOTTLIEB, (Member) born Los Angeles, California, December 12, 1949; admittedto bar, 1977, California; 1978, U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of California;1992, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., magnacum laude, 1972); Stanford University (M.A., 1974); Southwestern University, Los Angeles(J.D., 1977). Phi Beta Kappa. Settlement Officer, JASOP Los Angeles Superior Court, CentralDistrict, 1988-1990. Settlement Referee, Los Angeles Superior Court, Northwest District,1988-1990. Member, Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA). Member: SanFernando Valley and Los Angeles County (Member, Appellate Committee) Bar Associations;State Bar of California. Reported Cases: Wilshire Financial Tower v. City of Los Angeles, 217CA 3rd 119; Christensen v. Dewor, 33 C 3rd 778; Phillips v. Gemini Moving Specialties, 63 Cal.App. 4th 563; Holmes v. Roth, 11 Cal. App. 4th 931; Trizec Properties, Inc. v. Superior Court,229 Cal. App. 3d 1616; Thompson v. Jespersen, 222 Cal. App. 3d 964; Hoffman v. CitadelGeneral Assurance, Ltd., 194 Cal. App. 3d 1356; Kaley v. Catalina Yachts, 187 Cal. App. 3d1187; De Los Santos v. Superior Court, 27 Cal. 3d 677; Martin V. Kehl, 145 Cal. App. 3d 228.PRACTICE AREAS: Business Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Appellate Practice;


Construction Law. Email: [email protected] FRANK W. CHEN, (Member) born Taipei, Taiwan, November 11, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988,California; 1989, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals,Ninth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1995, U.S. District Court,Southern District of California. Education: Stanford University (A.B., in Economics, 1985);University of California at Los Angeles School of Law (J.D., 1988). Omicron Delta Epsilon.Member, University of California at Los Angeles Moot Court Honors Program, 1986-1987.Member, University of California at Los Angeles Pacific Basin Law Journal, 1986-1988.Recipient: Asian Pacific American Legal Center Pro Bono Service Award, 2003; CaliforniaLawyer Attorney of the Year (CLAY) Award, 2003. Member: Los Angeles County (At-LargeTrustee, 2001-2003) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; SouthernCalifornia Chinese Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1995-1998; ExecutiveVice President, 1998-1999; President-Elect, 1999-2000; President, 2000-2001); TaiwaneseAmerican Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1999-2001; President, 2004-2005);Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles County (Member, Board of Directors,2001-2003); San Gabriel Valley Bar Association. (Resident, Alhambra Office). LANGUAGES:Chinese (Mandarin and Taiwanese). PRACTICE AREAS: Litigation; Real Estate;Employment; Business Law. Email: [email protected] ASSOCIATES JOEL FISCHMAN, (Associate) born Keene, New Hampshire, May 27, 1957; admitted to bar,1984, California. Education: University of Southern California at Davis (A.B., magna cum laude,1979); University of California at Davis (J.D., 1982). Phi Beta Kappa. Staff Writer, 1980-1981and Legal Research Editor, 1981-1982, University of California Law Review. Author:"Pinch-Hitting for the Present System in the Pro Baseball: Impartial Arbitration for DisputeResolution," 14 University of California at Davis Law Review 691, 1981. Member: SanFernando Valley and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Association ofSouthern California Defense Counsel. PRACTICE AREAS: Construction Defects; PremisesLiability; Real Estate Litigation; Products Liability; Tort Law; Personal Injury. Email:[email protected] HOWARD S. BLUM, (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 30, 1945; admittedto bar, 1974, California, U.S. District Court, Central, Eastern and Northern Districts ofCalifornia, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado.Education: California State University at Northridge (B.A., 1968); Southwestern University(J.D., 1974). Lecturer, Real Estate and Business Law at Pierce College, Woodland Hills,California, 1981-1983. Instructor, Legal Aspects of Real Estate, Los Angeles Pierce CollegeDistrict, 1979-1982. Judge Pro Tem, Los Angeles Superior Court, 1985. Member: San FernandoValley and Los Angeles County Bar Associations; State Bar of California. PRACTICE AREAS:Commercial Litigation; Debtor and Creditor. Email: [email protected] MARINA N. VITEK, (Associate) born Los Angeles, California, February 4, 1960; admitted tobar, 1996, California. Education: Occidental College (B.A., 1981); University of LaVerne at SanFernando (J.D., 1995). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in Uniform Commercial


Code, Wills & Trusts and Bankruptcy. Member: San Fernando Valley and American BarAssociations; State Bar of California; ABOTA Inn of Court. PRACTICE AREAS: CivilLitigation; Complex Litigation; Class Actions; Medical Malpractice. Email:[email protected] MICHAEL T. FOX, (Associate) born Compton, California, April 8, 1947; admitted to bar,1974, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1975, U.S. Court ofAppeals, Ninth Circuit; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court; 1985, Missouri; 1998, U.S. District Court,Eastern District of California. Education: University of California, Los Angeles (B.A.,Economics, 1971); University of San Diego School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1974); RockhurstCollege (M.B.A., 1981). Member: San Fernando Valley Bar Association; State Bar of California.PRACTICE AREAS: Civil Litigation; Public Construction Law; Aviation Law; PremisesLiability. Email: [email protected] OLGA A. KARASIK, (Associate) born Moscow, Russia, November 1, 1961; admitted to bar,1983, Russia; 1986, Russia Supreme Court; 1994, California. Education: Moscow StateUniversity School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1983); University of Chicago Law School (L.L.M.,1996). President, California-Russia Trade Association, 1998-1999. Member, InternationalVisitors Council of Los Angeles, 1998. Author: "Arbitration for Companies in Russia", BNA'sEastern European Reporter, Vol. 4, No. 9, April 25, 1994; "Off-Shore Companies and TaxLoopholes", Panorama, Russian Language Weekly Newspaper, No. 684, May 1994; "LimitedLiability Company Act in California - A New Way Of Doing Business", Panorama, No. 723,February, 1995. Guest Instructor, Institute of Constitutional and Legislative Policy, University ofChicago, Faculty training program, Moscow Russia, Fall 1996. Attorney, Moscow BarAssociation, Moscow, Russia, 1984-1990. Special Counsel, Korbatov, Rose and Rubinstein,Century City, California, 1993-1995. Partner, Melkumian and Karasik, Glendale, California,1996. Member: Moscow Bar Association; State Bar of California. LANGUAGES: Russian.PRACTICE AREAS: Corporate Law(30%); Business Transactions(40%); InternationalBusiness Law(20%); Immigration Law(10%). Email: [email protected] MARTIN STUART RUDOY, (Associate) born April 6, 1950; admitted to bar, 1974,Wisconsin; 1986, New York; 1999, California. Education: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee(B.B.A., 1971); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., 1974). Member: San Fernando Valleyand American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; State Bar of California. PRACTICEAREAS: Civil Litigation; Bankruptcy; Real Estate. Email: [email protected] ALAN I. CYRLIN, (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York, September 14, 1965; admitted tobar, 1991, California and U.S. District Court, Northern and Central Districts of California.Education: San Francisco State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1987); Loyola MarymountUniversity School of Law (J.D., 1991). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in TrialAdvocacy. Executive Editor, Loyola Entertainment Law Journal, 1990-1991. Author:"Trademark Protection...", 10 Loy. Ent. Law J., 335, 1991; "Prior Publication and the Duty toDefend," L.A. Daily Journal, Nov. 21, 1997, p. 7; "Reducing Company's Risk Over DomainName Disputes," 81 J. Pat. & Trademark Office Soc., Jan. 1999, p. 42; "Good Sport," Cal. LawBusiness, May 1, 2000, p. 18 (Analysis of Anticybersquatting Law). Member: Beverly Hills BarAssociation; State Bar of California. Reported Cases: General Patent Corp. v. Hayes


Microproducts, 44 U.S.P.Q. 2d 1954 (C.D. Cal. 1997); Jin Ching Industrial, Inc. v. Wong'sInternational Import & Export, Inc., 47 U.S.P.Q. 2d 1509 (C.D. Cal. 1998). PRACTICEAREAS: Litigation; Internet; Intellectual Property; Insurance; White Collar Crime. Email:[email protected] CAROL L. CASSELMAN, (Associate) admitted to bar, 1981, California. Education: Universityof Michigan (B.A., with distinction, 1973); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1981).PRACTICE AREAS: Litigation. Email: [email protected] I. DONALD WEISSMAN, (Associate) born Maywood, California, February 6, 1950; admittedto bar, 1975, California. Education: California State University, Northridge (B.A., History,1972); Loyola Marymount University College of Law (J.D., 1975). Formerly with: Weissman &Associates, Inc.; Staitman, Snyder, Weissman & Tannenbaum; Simke, Chodos & Silberfeld;Morgan, Weizel & McNabe. PRACTICE AREAS: Litigation; Business Law; ConstructionLitigation; Personal Injury; Insurance. Email: [email protected] ALEXANDER J. HARWIN, (Associate) born Granada Hills, California, April 8, 1977;admitted to bar, 2003, California; U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education:University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., Political Science, 1999); Loyola Law School(J.D., 2002). Phi Alpha Delta (1999). Member: State Bar of California. PRACTICE AREAS:Civil Litigation; Defense Litigation; Workers Compensation. Email: [email protected] THOMAS J. SPEISS, III, (Associate) born Washington, D.C., October 10, 1970; admitted tobar, 1999, California. Education: James Madison University (B.S., Communication, 1993);Villanova University (J.D., 1997). Staff Writer, Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal.Author: "Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho: A Synchronization License Granted to Use Musical Compositionsof Film and on Television Does Not Include Videocassettes," Journal of Arts, Management, Lawand Society, Summer 1997; "Is the Trademark Dilution Act Retroactive?" The TrademarkReporter, Nov./Dec. 2001; "Sellers Proceed With Caution: The Far East's Response To TheWestern Concept of Intellectual Property Rights," Orange County Business Journal, December2002. Member: State Bar of California; International Trademark Association (Member: EditorialBoard, Trademark Reporter; Subcommittee Trademark Trial Advocacy Workshop, 2002).PRACTICE AREAS: Intellectual Property. Email: [email protected] MARLENE C. TASSONE, (Associate) admitted to bar, 1975, California; 1976, Texas; 1982,U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. District Court, Southern, Central and Northern Districts of Californiaand U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: California State University at SanDiego (A.B., 1963); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1974). Phi Alpha Delta.Member, Southwestern University Law Review, 1973. Author: "Seider in the Wild and WoollyWest," Southwestern University Law Review, 1973. Instructor, Legal Research, BusinessOrganizations, American College of Law, Santa Ana, California, 1976-1977. Member, MayorsCommittee on Transportation, 1976-1978. Member, Standing Committee on Lawyer ReferralServices, 1981-1984. Board Member, Valley Community Legal Foundation, 1982. President,Burbank Lawyer Referral Service, 1980-1981. Member: Burbank (President, 1979-1980) and LosAngeles County (Member, LRIS Committee, 1981) Bar Associations; The State Bar ofCalifornia; The State Bar of Texas. (Also at Camarillo Office). PRACTICE AREAS: Workers


Compensation; Defense Litigation; Subrogation. BV Peer Review Rated Email:[email protected] GARY A. KANTER, (Associate) admitted to bar, 1972, California. Education: University ofArizona (B.A., 1968); Loyola Marymount University (J.D., 1971). Member: State Bar ofCalifornia. PRACTICE AREAS: Workers Compensation; Defense Litigation; Subrogation. BVPeer Review Rated Email: [email protected] PAUL M. RYAN, JR., (Associate) admitted to bar, 1986, California. Education: University ofVirginia (B.A., 1971); University of West Los Angeles (J.D., 1986). Recipient, AmericanJurisprudence Award for Excellence in Contracts, Corporations, Criminal Law, CriminalProcedure and Evidence. Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association; State Bar of California;Workers' Compensation Defense Attorneys Association. PRACTICE AREAS: WorkersCompensation; Defense Litigation; Subrogation. Email: [email protected] ROBERT BORSKY, (Associate) born Hoboken, New Jersey, July 27, 1951; admitted to bar,1981, California. Education: California State University, Northridge (B.A., 1974); University ofLa Verne, College of Law (J.D., 1974). Member: Beverly Hills, South Bay, Long Beach and LosAngeles County Bar Associations. PRACTICE AREAS: Workers Compensation; DefenseLitigation; Subrogation. Email: [email protected] SHANNON M. BLAIR, (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, California. Education: CaliforniaState University (B.A., 1998); California Western School of Law (J.D., 2000). PRACTICEAREAS: Workers Compensation; Defense Litigation; Subrogation. Email:[email protected] LUKE MILANO, (Associate) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, January 4, 1947; admitted to bar,1991, California. Education: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (B.A., 1969); Ventura Collegeof Law (J.D., 1991). Member, Board of Directors, Commercial Law League of America, WesternRegion, 2000-2002. Member: State Bar of California. PRACTICE AREAS: WorkersCompensation. Email: [email protected] CORNELIA STERNER, (Associate) born Los Angeles, California, July 6, 1979; admitted tobar, 2003, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 2000); LoyolaLaw School (J.D., 2003). Member: Beverly Hills, San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles CountyBar Associations. Email: [email protected] ASTER C. CHANG, (Associate) born Taipei, Taiwan, November 11, 1961; admitted to bar,2004, California. Education: National Changchi University, Taipei, Taiwan (B.A., Literature,1983); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Lead AssociateEditor, Southwestern University Law Review, 2002-2003. Member: San Gabriel Valley BarAssociation; State Bar of California; Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association.PRACTICE AREAS: Civil Litigation; Family Law. Email: [email protected] STEPHANIE SHEN HSIEH, (Associate) born Camden, New Jersey, August 11, 1973;admitted to bar, 1999, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A.,


Economics, 1995); University of Southern California (J.D., 1998). Member: Beverly Hills BarAssociation; Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association. PRACTICE AREAS: EstatePlanning; Corporate Law; Taxation; Probate. Email: [email protected] PAUL DEREK CADMAN, (Associate) born Los Angeles, California; admitted to bar, 1986,California. Education: University of California (B.A., 1982); Whittier College School of Law(J.D., 1986). Member: State Bar of California. PRACTICE AREAS: Family Law; GeneralPractice; Civil Litigation; Real Estate; Criminal Defense; Workers Compensation. Email:[email protected] DAVID W. PLASKOW, (Associate) born New York, N.Y., 1946; admitted to bar, 1973,California. Education: University of California, Los Angeles (B.S., 1968); SouthwesternUniversity School of Law (J.D., 1973). PRACTICE AREAS: Family Law; General Practice;Civil Litigation; Real Estate; Criminal Defense. Email: [email protected] OF COUNSEL JOHN S. CURTIS, (Of Counsel) born Glen Cove, New York, October 15, 1945; admitted tobar, 1972, California. Education: University of Redlands (B.A., 1967); Hastings College of theLaw, University of California (J.D., 1971). Phi Delta Phi. Arbitrator and Mediator, NationalArbitration Forum. Member: Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations; State Bar ofCalifornia. PRACTICE AREAS: Civil Litigation; Appellate Practice. AV Peer Review RatedEmail: [email protected] KEVIN H. PARK, (Of Counsel) born Brownsville, Pennsylvania, July 11, 1954; admitted tobar, 1980, California; 1981, Pennsylvania; 1984, U.S. District Court, Central District ofCalifornia. Education: West Virginia University (B.S., Economics, 1977); Pepperdine UniversitySchool of Law (J.D., 1980). Member, Los Angeles County Panel of Arbitrators. Member:Ventura County, Fayette County, Los Angeles County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; StateBar of California; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel; Defense ResearchInstitute. PRACTICE AREAS: Family Law; General Practice; Civil Litigation; Real Estate;Criminal Defense. AV Peer Review Rated Email: [email protected] GREGORY J. RAMIREZ, (Of Counsel) born Ventura, California, June 8, 1959; admitted tobar, 1990, California; 1991, U.S. District Court, Central District of California and U.S. Court ofAppeal, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Southern California (B.S., 1981); University ofCalifornia at Los Angeles (J.D., 1990). Judicial Extern to the Honorable Justice Arthur Gilbert,California Court of Appeal, Second District, Div. Six, 1989. Member: Ventura County (Director,1998-1999) Bar Association; State Bar of California; Ventura County Trial Lawyer'sAssociation; American Board of Trial Advocates; Consumer Attorneys of California; TheAssociation of Trial Lawyers of America; Jerome Berenson American Inns of Court (Trustee,1998-1999). PRACTICE AREAS: Civil Trials; Products Liability; Consumer Fraud; ElderAbuse; Employment Discrimination. BV Peer Review Rated Email: [email protected]


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WCCP has been appointed Class Counsel on several cases, including but not limited to:

• Khan v. Denny’s Holdings, Inc., LASC Case No. BC177254. WCCP, withco-counsel, brought a class action lawsuit against Denny’s for non-paymentof overtime wages to its managers and general managers.

• Kosnik v. Carrows Restaurants, Inc., LASC Case No. BC 219809. WCCP,with co-counsel, brought a class action lawsuit against Carrows Restaurantsfor non-payment of overtime wages to its assistant managers and managers.

• Hart v. Central Sprinkler Corporation, LASC Case No. BC 176727. WCCP served as Class Counsel with other law firms on behalf of a class ofconsumers which purchased approximately 9,000,000 defective firesprinkler heads.

• Reynoso v. General Motors Corp., LASC Case No. BC 178649. WCCPalong with other law firms served as Class Counsel. The Class alleged thatdefendants failed to comply with mandatory disclosure laws for reacquiredmotor vehicles. This action was settled and each class member received inexcess of $8,500.00.

• Nguyen v. First USA N.A., LASC Case No. BC 222846. WCCP, alongwith other law firms, served as Class Counsel on behalf of approximatelyfour million First USA cardholders whose information was sold to thirdparty vendors without their consent. This case ultimately settled for anextremely valuable permanent injunction plus disgorgement of profit toworthy charities in the sum of $2.715 million.

• Morales v. Associates First Financial Capital Corporation, JudicialCouncil Coordination Proceeding No. 4197. WCCP served as ClassCounsel with other law firms in the Citigroup Loan Case matter. On May2, 2003, the Court approved the $240 million nationwide settlement onbehalf of all customers of Associates First Capital Corporation for allegedwrongdoing in the sale of credit insurance in connection with real estate-secured and personal loans. The complaint also asserted claims inconnection with defendants’ refinancing of real estate-secured loans.

• Pollack v. IAMS, LASC Case No. BC246118. WCCP served as ClassCounsel in a class action lawsuit against The IAMS Company on behalf ofCalifornia Consumers. The Complaint alleged that IAMS engaged in acts

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which constitute false advertising, unfair business practices, violations ofthe Consumer Legal Remedies Act and negligent misrepresentation. OnJune 12, 2003, the Court approved a classwide settlement value atapproximately $4 million.

• Rueda v. Schlumberger Resources Management Services, Inc., LASC CaseNo. BC235471. WCCP served as Class Counsel with other law firmsrepresenting customers of the Los Angeles Department of Water & Powerregarding lead leaching water meters installed on their residences. OnJanuary 23, 2004 the Court granted final approval of the settlementwhereby defendant would pay $1,500,000 to a cy pres fund to benefit theClass and to make grants to LADWP to assist in implementing areplacement program to the effected water meters.

• In Re Automotive Refinishing Paint Cases, Judicial Council CoordinationProceeding No. 4199. WCCP is currently serving as Class Counsel withother law firms in the Automotive Refinishing Paint Anti-Trust Case. TheMotion for Class Certification was heard on June 7, 2004 and subsequentlygranted by the Court. WCCP represents a class of consumers who allegethat defendants entered into an illegal contract to fix the price ofautomotive refinishing products.

• In Re AEFA Overtime Cases, Judicial Council Coordination ProceedingNo. 4321. WCCP is currently serving as Class Counsel with other lawfirms in the American Express Financial Advisors Overtime Case. On July9, 2004 the Court granted final approval to the settlement class on behalf ofCalifornia financial advisors who were not paid overtime.

• In Re MP3.Com, Inc., Securities Litigation, United States District Court

(Southern District of California) Master File Number 00-CV-1873 K.

WCCP served as defense counsel. This is a class action involving alleged

securities violations under Rule 10(b)5.

• Unity Entertainment Corp. v. MP3.Com, United States District Court

(Central District of California), case number 00-11868MMM (AIJX).

WCCP served as defense counsel. This was a class action involving alleged

copyright infringement.

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EXHIBIT C

Vitek Decl Exh C.wpd

WASSERMAN, COMDEN, CASSELMAN & PEARSON LLPIn re Homestore.com Securities Litigation

Partners Hours Rate Amount Costs Amount

CHP 105.2 425.00 44,710.00 120.00

CHP 321.7 495.00 159,241.50 Attorney Service 143.02

GSS 50.6 425.00 21,505.00 Photocopy Expense 12,221.24

GSS 75.4 495.00 37,323.00 Court Reporter 963.95

DLW 56.6 285.00 16,131.00 Deposition 2,394.88

DLW 102.9 325.00 33,442.50 Fax Expense 124.00

DLW 1.5 495.00 742.50 Federal Express 1,652.85

Associates Mileage Expense 388.44

MNV 4.8 285.00 1,368.00 Other Costs 802.79

MNV 837.8 325.00 272,285.00 Parking Expense 406.05

AB 25.5 325.00 8,287.50 Service Fee 1,427.40

MGH 14.1 325.00 4,582.50 Telephone Expense 121.09

Paralegal/Clerks

Travel Expense 21,214.10

AW 349.6 150.00 52,440.00 UPS 50.61

VB 14.5 150.00 2,175.00 Westlaw Research 5,507.34

JB 2.8 150.00 420.00 Express Mail 37.30

LCS 7.8 150.00 1,170.00

AJH 45.9 95.00 4,360.50

TOTALS 660,184.00 47,575.06

Documents

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