attorney
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JANINE R. MENHENNET
Solana Beach, CA 92075
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Experience
Contract Attorney
January, 2008 to present
• Jury Trial
• Bench Trials
• Federal and State Appeals
• Mediations
• Depositions
• Expert Depositions
• All Motions
• Discovery
• Pleadings
Jury Trial (second chair) included all trial preparation, jury selection, and witness examination. Obtained verdict for real estate fraud and punitive damages. Successful motion for attorneys’ fees with no reduction.
Bench Trials: One solo bench trial, successful defense verdict. Recent bench trial, successfully voided twenty-year lease. Third bench trial regarding officers’ breach of duty in nonprofit corporation.
Appeals: Oral argument to Ninth Circuit United States Court of Appeals and Fourth Appellate District in San Diego. Have prepared several opening, answering, and reply briefs, typically to Ninth Circuit. Have prepared oppositions to appeal bonds and oppositions to motions to dismiss.
Motions in state and federal courts: motions for judgment on the pleadings; motions to strike; demurrers; motions to amend; motions to compel; motion for reconsideration; motion for summary judgment; motions in limine; evidentiary trial briefs; motion for attorneys’ fees; motions to quash; motion to continue trial; ex parte proceedings.
Substantive matters: Commercial contract disputes, breach of duty in real estate fraud , complex litigation, liability for receivership, insurance bad faith, state court jurisdiction in ecclesiastical governance, litigation privilege regarding fraudulent settlement agreements, board of director fiduciary responsibilities in nonprofit corporations, and personal injury matters.
Blumberg Dagan, LLP, Solana Beach, CA
January, 2007 to December, 2007
• Prepared all firm motions, including successful demurrers, ex parte applications, motions for judgment on the pleadings, motions for summary judgment and adjudication, motions to compel, and all related oppositions, declarations, and replies;
• Case management on business and contract dispute matters, including pleadings, discovery, depositions, motions, arbitration and mediation briefs, joint trial readiness reports, expert designations, and client management;
• Substantive issues include insurance licensing and brokering disputes, breach of contract, fraud, product liability, premises liability, medical malpractice, and personal injury.
White & Oliver, San Diego, CA
December, 2005 to January, 2007
• Research projects on confidential matters for religious entities, involving novel constitutional issues; contractual obligations in liability-producing activities on hotel premises;
• Synthesis of rulings in related complex litigation matters for guidance in directing ongoing litigation.
Ott & Horowitz, Glendale, CA
1994-97
• Employment litigation
• General credit union representation and advisement
• Prevailed in suit prohibiting taxation of federal credit unions.
• Responded to labor organization in corporate setting, attended organization election, and appeared in front of National Labor Relations Board.
Knapp, Petersen & Clarke, Glendale, CA
Associate, 1992-93
Summer Associate, 1991
Bad faith, automobile defense, and cremains litigation.
Hon. Arthur Alarcon, Ninth Circuit United States Court of Appeals
Extern, 1990
Prepared research memoranda on an arbitrator’s authority to resolve labor union conflicts which arise during a merger (Van Waters & Rogers v. Local 70 (9th Cir. 1990) 913 F.2d 736), and constitutionally appropriate criminal punishment in perjury cases (U.S. v. Clark (9th Cir. 1990) 918 F.2d 843).
Education
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Juris Doctor, 1992
Editor, Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Journal, Vol. 12
University of California, Berkeley
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, 1988
Commencement Speaker, Psychology Ceremony, May 22, 1988
Editor, California Legal Studies Journal, Vol. 4
Published Case
California Credit Union League v. City of Anaheim (9th Cir. 1996) 95 F.3d 30.
Publications
Class Distinction: When is an Independent Contractor Really an Employee?, Los Angeles Daily Journal, May 15, 1997.
Elkus v. Elkus: A Step in the Wrong Direction, 12 Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Journal 561.
Jim Crow Laws, 5 California Legal Studies Journal 59.
Volunteer Activities
PTA President, Solana Vista Elementary School
2005-07
Solana Beach School District Advisory Forum Committee
2005-07
Principal selection panel, Solana Vista Elementary School
Summer 2005
PTA Treasurer, Solana Beach Elementary PTA
2003-05
School Site Council Member, Solana Vista Elementary School
2003-05
District Strategic Planning Committee Member, Solana Beach School District
2003-04
School Site Strategic Planning Committee Member, Solana Vista Elementary School
2004-07
GATE Advisory Committee, Solana Beach School District
2003-06
Catechist, St. James Church, Solana Beach
2004-05
Of Interest
Jeopardy champion, air dates December 29, 30, 31, 1997
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