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Joel R. Bennett
Joel R. Bennett
Mr. Joel R. Bennett is recognized as one of the top business trial lawyers in Los Angeles. He excels in successfully trying complex business and intellectual property cases to both courts and juries. He has triumphed in the courtroom arena for small and medium sized companies in a broad spectrum of complex business disputes including antitrust; unfair competition; trade secret; patent; contract; and family business and partnership matters. Mr. Bennett heads up Gaston & Gaston’s Los Angeles office.
Education
1. University of Arizona, Juris Doctorate Degree
2. Three Jurisprudence Book Awards achieving the highest grade in those courses
3. Assistant Editor for the Arizona Law Review
4. Awarded a scholarship for academic achievements
Professional
1. First law clerk for a new Federal Judge in Phoenix, Arizona.
2. Member, California Bar
3. Admitted to practice before all of the Federal Courts in California; the United States Supreme Court; the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals; and the United States Distrct Court for the Northern District of Illinois
4. Member, Los Angeles County and Wilshire Bar
5. Trial Lawyer, U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division Los Angeles Field Office
6. Previously Associate at Simon, Sheridan, Murphy, Thornton & Medvene; Blecher, Collins & Hoecker; Kendrick, Netter & Bennet; Fulwider, Patton, Lee & Utech
10. Previously Partner at Joel R Bennett, A Law Corporation; Bennett & Fairshter; Dykema Gossett, LLP; Law Offices of Joel R. Bennett
11. Previously Of-Counsel at Disner Law Corporation
12. Author, “Litigation as an Integral Part of a Scheme to Create or Maintain an Illegal
Monopoly”, Blecher and Bennett, 26 Mercer L. Rev., 479 (1975)
13. Author, “Patent Misuse: Must an Alleged Infringer Prove an Antitrust Violation?” 17 A.I.P.L.A. Quarterly Journal 1 (1989)
14. Author, “How to Prepare for Business Litigation”, The International Association of Yellow Pages Advertisers Newsletter, Second Quarter (1994)
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Intellectual Property Litigation
Intellectual property is a valuable part of many businesses. IP law allows a business to strengthen its legal rights. Learn about Intellectual Property Litigation >
Business Disputes
Common disputes are business dissolution and breach of contract. The latter includes non-performance and improper performance. Learn about Business Disputes >
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