• Literary agents
• Dramatic rights agents
• U.S. book publishers
• U.S. reprint publishers
• Foreign publishers
• On-line publishers
• Audio publishers
• Book clubs
• Movie-makers (studios, producers, etc.)
• Anthology publishers
• Publishers of periodicals (involving excerpts)
• TV production companies

On behalf of authors, hes also:

• Resolved or litigated copyright infringement claims; and
• Resolved problems with the U.S. Copyright Office
• Litigated money disputes with publicists and other contractors
• Provided advice on the necessity of obtaining clearances for material quoted or used in their books
• Served as an expert witness in arbitrations against publishers

Occasionally, fellow publishers have sought his services. On publishers behalf, hes:

• Resolved disputes with printers
• Resolved disputes with distributors and wholesalers
• Resolved disputes with advertisers
• Negotiated and drafted joint venture agreements
• Negotiated settlements involving co-op advertising agreements

Because he so identifies with the underdog, Bradley deliberately under-prices the cost of his services, usually charging $100 an hour, or, when he strongly believes in a clients case, on a contingency basis where he retains no more than 25 percent of his clients eventual gains.

Gary L. MarsH

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Summary:

Contested Litigation and Arbitration, 1976-2005: Conduct of both prosecution and defense of hundreds of business-related civil, quasi-criminal, and white collar criminal proceedings conducted before the United States District Courts; the United States Bankruptcy Courts; the United States Tax Court; the California Superior Courts and, formerly, Municipal Courts; and the California Courts of Appeal. Litigation experience has included first chair roles in handling both prosecution and defense of corporate and individual actions, class actions, "complex litigation," and administrative proceedings as well as arbitration and mediation matters. Also extensive experience in appellate writing and oral advocacy at both the federal and state levels, as well as representation of clients before numerous federal and state administrative and regulatory agencies. Emphasis on law and motion and trial preparation using thorough, methodical approach to review and organization of discovery process products, internal client materials, and trial preparation materials. Extensive experience in applying evidentiary law (e.g., claims of privilege) and in utilizing state-of-the-art Information Technology to make pertinent materials easily accessible.

Transactional Matters, 1976-2005: Representation of 1,000+ corporate and business clients (including 19 independent commercial banks, bank holding companies, and banking parents and affiliates, both domestic and foreign) in a wide variety of transactional and regulatory matters involving corporate governance and other general corporate and non-corporate business entity issues; contracts covering a wide scope of subject matters; real property purchases, sales, exchanges, leases, licenses, easements, and financing transactions; secured and unsecured lending; protection of interests covering intellectual property; federal, state, and local taxation issues; partnership formations, dissolutions, and terminations; insolvency and bankruptcy reorganization and liquidation proceedings; merger, acquisition, sale, and purchase transactions; licensing and permit matters; recourse, partial-recourse, and non-recourse project financing arrangements; governmental regulatory affairs; international trade arrangements between entitles domiciled within the United States and 9 other foreign countries; employment law, collective bargaining, mediation, and formal arbitration with representatives of organized labor on behalf of management; structuring, implementation, and compliance of ERISA-governed employee benefit plans; building construction, soils subsidence, architectural matters, and relations between principals, contractors, and sub-contractors; environmental regulatory compliance issues; and various other transactional matters. Clientele has included firms domiciled in 18 separate States of the United States as well as Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark, Portugal, Australia, South Africa, Cook Islands, Cayman Islands, and Belize. Experience includes extensive international travel as well as living abroad.

Bruce BRADLEY: Literary Lawyer Bruce When he founded a small press in 1992, lawyer Bruce Bradley believed he would be spending most of his time editing and publishing books. Yet, during the past dozen years, without looking for clients, hes found himself handling the full gamut of legal matters that involve book publishing. Hearing through word of mouth that hes a lawyer who understands the nitty-gritty details of book publishing, clients have searched him out. A lawyer since 1978, he helped found 7 on Your Side, the consumer investigation unit of WJLA-TV in Washington, DC. In the early 1980s, he served as Assistant Bar Counsel to the Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland, handling client complaints about Maryland lawyers. During the mid-1980s, he founded a program where he taught repeat failures how to pass the Maryland Bar Exam, and 80 percent succeeded. In all these activities, Bradley has always pulled for the underdog. The following represent some of the legal activities hes engaged in since 1992, when he began devoting most of his energies to book publishing: Negotiated and enforced contracts between authors and: o Literary agents o Dramatic rights agents o U.S. book publishers o U.S. reprint publishers o Foreign publishers o On-line publishers o Audio publishers o Book clubs o Movie-makers (studios, producers, etc.) o Anthology publishers o Publishers of periodicals (involving excerpts) o TV production companies On behalf of authors, hes also: Resolved or litigated copyright infringement claims; and Resolved problems with the U.S. Copyright Office Litigated money disputes with publicists and other contractors Provided advice on the necessity of obtaining clearances for material quoted or used in their books Served as an expert witness in arbitrations against publishers Occasionally, fellow publishers have sought his services. On publishers behalf, hes: Resolved disputes with printers Resolved disputes with distributors and wholesalers Resolved disputes with advertisers Negotiated and drafted joint venture agreements Negotiated settlements involving co-op advertising agreements Because he so identifies with the underdog, Bradley deliberately under-prices the cost of his services, usually charging $100 an hour, or, when he strongly believes in a clients case, on a contingency basis where he retains no more than 25 percent of his clients eventual gains. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary L. MarsH Gary Online Attorney Legal Services Legal Research & Legal Writing Criminal and Civil Law Taxation Banking, Finance, Securities Family and Divorce Copyrights and Intellectual Property Business and Corporate Law Bankruptcy Litigation Appeals Estate Planning Contracts Real Estate Arbitration and Mediation Employment and Labor International Law Summary: Contested Litigation and Arbitration, 1976-2005: Conduct of both prosecution and defense of hundreds of business-related civil, quasi-criminal, and white collar criminal proceedings conducted before the United States District Courts; the United States Bankruptcy Courts; the United States Tax Court; the California Superior Courts and, formerly, Municipal Courts; and the California Courts of Appeal. Litigation experience has included first chair roles in handling both prosecution and defense of corporate and individual actions, class actions, "complex litigation," and administrative proceedings as well as arbitration and mediation matters. Also extensive experience in appellate writing and oral advocacy at both the federal and state levels, as well as representation of clients before numerous federal and state administrative and regulatory agencies. Emphasis on law and motion and trial preparation using thorough, methodical approach to review and organization of discovery process products, internal client materials, and trial preparation materials. Extensive experience in applying evidentiary law (e.g., claims of privilege) and in utilizing state-of-the-art Information Technology to make pertinent materials easily accessible. Transactional Matters, 1976-2005: Representation of 1,000+ corporate and business clients (including 19 independent commercial banks, bank holding companies, and banking parents and affiliates, both domestic and foreign) in a wide variety of transactional and regulatory matters involving corporate governance and other general corporate and non-corporate business entity issues; contracts covering a wide scope of subject matters; real property purchases, sales, exchanges, leases, licenses, easements, and financing transactions; secured and unsecured lending; protection of interests covering intellectual property; federal, state, and local taxation issues; partnership formations, dissolutions, and terminations; insolvency and bankruptcy reorganization and liquidation proceedings; merger, acquisition, sale, and purchase transactions; licensing and permit matters; recourse, partial-recourse, and non-recourse project financing arrangements; governmental regulatory affairs; international trade arrangements between entitles domiciled within the United States and 9 other foreign countries; employment law, collective bargaining, mediation, and formal arbitration with representatives of organized labor on behalf of management; structuring, implementation, and compliance of ERISA-governed employee benefit plans; building construction, soils subsidence, architectural matters, and relations between principals, contractors, and sub-contractors; environmental regulatory compliance issues; and various other transactional matters. Clientele has included firms domiciled in 18 separate States of the United States as well as Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark, Portugal, Australia, South Africa, Cook Islands, Cayman Islands, and Belize. Experience includes extensive international travel as well as living abroad

Accomplishments

Thirty years experience in the practice of law. Representation of thousands of clients in lawsuits, business transactions, and other legal matters. Practice before federal, state, and local authorities. Successful management of legal situations involving a total of over half a billion dollars. Special expertise in research and persuasive legal writing on behalf of clients from fifteen countries and eighteen States. Membership on numerous corporate Board of Directors both domestic and foreign. Extensive legal background includes as highlights:

• Defended as lead chair at trial a foreign-domiciled manufacturer of industrial equipment and prevailed against breach of warranty and breach of contract claims totaling $65,000,000+ during 6+ years of complex state court litigation; issues presented included complex transnational conflict of laws questions between U.S./California law and the laws of Denmark
• Prevailed against $50,000,000+ class action securities fraud and directors liability claim asserted by investors against directors of publicly-traded bank holding company
• Successfully defended three state-chartered banks and a federally-chartered bank holding company against series of adverse takeover attempts and proxy fights involving both litigation and non-litigation events
• Negotiated and settled Internal Revenue Service claim of $17,000,000+ for income tax deficiency down to $54,000 during course of 5+ years of appellate tax litigation
• Founding Member, Subcommittee on Real Property Litigation, American Bar Association
• Structured and procured $100,000,000+ in non-recourse and partial-recourse project financing for alternative, renewable energy projects located in California
• Structured, registered, and closed both public offerings as well as private placements of equity securities for commercial banks, bank holding companies, and non-banking corporations
• Represented a Switzerland-based investor group in multiple acquisitions of U.S.-domiciled alternative energy project properties involving an initial commitment of U.S. $3 billion
• Structured and closed tax-deferred Section 1031 real estate exchange involving 11 separate parcels of property owned by 8 separate individuals and entities prior to adoption of post-Starker safe harbor provisions of the Internal Revenue Code
• Negotiated and consummated numerous merger, sale, and acquisition transactions on behalf of privately-owned corporate clients being acquired by both publicly-traded and privately-held companies
• Provided due diligence, taxation, and related legal opinions incident to a variety of securities and financing transactions for a publicly-traded client involving a total of $250,000,000+ in project development financing .
• Member of a total of 18 separate corporate Boards of Directors including an independent commercial state-chartered bank and a federally-chartered bank holding company
• Corporate Officer of a total of 16 separate corporations involved in investment banking, project financing, manufacturing, real property developments, energy development, and service businesses
• Court-appointed Chairman of the Unsecured Creditors Committee in a Denver, Colorado-based Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding involving a multi-million dollar investment pool
• One of five original founders of the International Renewable Energy Professionals Association, Lugano, Switzerland

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Bars of the Supreme Court of California (admitted January 7, 1981); United States District Court, Central District of California; United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; United States Tax Court; United States Court of International Trade; United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Also admitted pro hac vice periodically in other jurisdictions to assist local counsel regarding matters requiring particular expertise in given subject matter areas. Founding Member, Subcommittee on Real Property Litigation, American Bar Association (1981). Member, American Bar Association. Member, Association of Corporate Counsel.

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