Norman Cousins Sasamori, J.D., LL.M.
**** ********* ***, ***** *****
Marina del Rey, California 90292
Telephone: 310-***-****
Email: **********@*****.***
Website: normancousinssasamorilawoffices.com
ADMISSIONS State Bar of California
District of Columbia Bar
United States Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
United States District Court for the Central District of California
LANGUAGES French and Japanese
EXPERIENCE
12/13-Present C.E.O., N.C.S. SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT AGENCY
Beverly Hills and Marina del Rey, California
Agent for Professional Athletes and Entertainers
4/94-Present ATTORNEY, LAW OFFICES OF NORMAN COUSINS SASAMORI
Beverly Hills and Marina del Rey, California
Sports, Entertainment, Contracts, Trademark, Copyright; Corporate, Business;
Civil and Criminal Litigation in State and Federal Courts (Trials and Appeals)
Aviation (Aircraft Accident Litigation)
Class Actions; Labor/Employment; Personal Injury; Probate; Wills, Trust and Estates; Securities; Family Law; Chairperson for FINRA Securities Arbitrations.
10/04-Present CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER AND GENERAL COUNSEL,
Hiroshima and Nagasaki Peace Projects, L.L.C.
Los Angeles, California
Production of documentaries, books, speaker’s bureau
05/05-06/06 ATTORNEY, Law Offices of Barrett & Rubin
Long Beach, California
Civil Litigation and Criminal Defense
4/94-Present ATTORNEY, Law Offices of Mark Daniel Melnick
Van Nuys, California
Criminal cases from research through trial.
5/91-8/91 LAW CLERK, Law Offices of Magana, Cathcart & McCarthy
Los Angeles, California
Personal injury aircraft accident litigation in Federal Court.
4/89-8/89 LAW CLERK, Law Offices of Kohrs & Fiske
Santa Monica, California
Insurance Defense litigation.
2/89-3/89 LAW CLERK, Law Offices of Ronald S. Sugarman
Beverly Hills, California
Immigration Law research and document preparation.
Summer ‘88 LEGAL INTERN, Senator Alan Cranston
Senate Subcommittee on Housing & Urban Affairs, Washington, D.C.
Assisted in preparation of the Senator’s speeches on homelessness.
Participated in staff meetings regarding legislation.
9/85-9/86 LAW CLERK, Law Offices of Kenneth L. Crowder
Santa Monica, California
Personal injury aircraft accident, product liability and class action litigation.
5/85- 3/94 LAW CLERK, Law Offices of Cole & Loeterman
Los Angeles, California
Criminal cases from research through trial.
EDUCATION
1989-90 MCGILL UNIVERSITY, Master of Laws
Institute of Air and Space Law, Montreal, Quebec
1986-89 CALIFORNIA WESTERN SCHOOL OF LAW, Juris Doctorate
San Diego, California
Summer ‘88 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER
Washington, D.C.
1984-85 SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Scale Prgrm.
Los Angeles, California
1982-84 PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY, Bachelor of Arts
Political Science & French, Malibu, California
1978-79 PHILLIPS ACADEMY
Andover, Massachusetts
EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Publication: Forum Non Conveniens: Foreign Plaintiffs and U.S.
Aviation Litigation, McGill University and National Library of Canada.
National Dean’s List Society
4.0 G.P.A. in French Major
French National Honor Society
ACTIVITIES
Chairperson, FINRA, Inc. Board of Arbitrators
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
U.S. Council for International Business, I.C.C., International Court of Arbitration
Los Angeles County Bar Association Indigent Criminal Defense Appointments Program
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Pro Tem Program
Legal Aid Foundation Domestic Violence Pro Bono Program
American Bar Association
Los Angeles County Bar Association
Beverly Hills Bar Association
Santa Monica Bar Association
Criminal Courts Bar Association
Japanese American Bar Association
California Lawyers For the Arts
Life Member of the National Registry of Who’s Who, Published in the 2000 Edition
Editor of Student Newspaper, California Western School of Law
Editorial Writer on College Newspaper, Pepperdine University