Dorothy Wolpert is a founding member of the firm.
Her practice includes trial experience in copyright infringement, legal malpractice (as both plaintiff and defendant), probate matters, post-acquisition disputes, entertainment cases, and several precedential cases related to the construction of the Los Angeles subway.
She has argued in the Supreme Court of the State of California and before all the U.S. district courts in the state, as well as the Ninth Circuit.
Dorothy has served as a judge pro tem, mediator and arbitrator in the Los Angeles Superior Court, and has arbitrated fee disputes for the LACBA.
Local Litigation Star, 2019-2021
Best Lawyers in America, 2016-present
Constitutional Rights Foundation Mock Trial Attorney of the Year – Private Sector, 2015
Inner City Law Center’s Katherine Krause Award for Public Service, 2004
Top 50 Women Lawyers, 2003
Top Women Lawyers in Business, 2003
Southern California Super Lawyers, 2002-2011
Obtained preliminary injunction in a pro bono class action lawsuit against federal prison over the inefficient measures taken by prison officials to prevent the spread of COVID-19, in violation of the Eighth Amendment prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. Successfully convinced the court to require prison officials to consider all medically vulnerable, non-violent prisoners and those over the age of 50 for home confinement.
Obtained favorable settlement in a pro bono matter on behalf of 50 tenants displaced from a South Los Angeles apartment building plagued by housing code violations in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Represented a national law firm in a malpractice claim. Successfully defended the claim and obtained a jury verdict of over $1 million in fees.
Represented numerous major studios in piracy cases and secured damages and injunctions.
Represented public company in post-acquisition dispute and obtained $20 million plus settlement.
Defended major film maker against copyright infringement claim.
Represented prominent family in lengthy probate proceedings including six successful appeals.
Bird Marella is proud to announce that the firm has been recognized as a “Highly Recommended” law firm in California by Benchmark Litigation. The firm has also been ranked in Tier 1 for dispute resolution and in Tier 1 for securities litigation for the third consecutive year. In addition, five of the firm’s principals ...
Bird Marella is proud to announce that 18 of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized and selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2021 edition of Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch. Sharon Ben-Shahar Mayer – Criminal Defense: White-Collar Terry W. Bird – Commercial Litigation, ...
Bird Marella and co-counsel the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) partnered with the Prison Law Office (PLO) to achieve victories in two class action lawsuits filed against Terminal Island and Lompoc federal prisons over the inefficient measures taken by prison officials to prevent the spread of COVID-19. In the Lompoc class action, the Court issued a ...
Bird Marella and co-counsel the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Prison Law Office (PLO) filed two class-action lawsuits against Terminal Island and Lompoc federal prisons in connection with the inefficient measures of prison officials to prevent the spread of coronavirus and provide adequate medical care in both facilities, ...
In a pro bono case spanning nearly two years, principal Dorothy Wolpert and attorneys from the Inner City Law Center (ICLC) obtained a favorable settlement on behalf of 50 tenants displaced from a South Los Angeles apartment building plagued by housing code violations. The plaintiffs, many of whom were children, ...
Bird Marella is proud to announce that the firm has been recognized as a “Highly Recommended” law firm in California by Benchmark Litigation. The firm was also ranked in Tier 1 in the area of securities litigation for the second consecutive year. Additionally, several of the firm’s principals were honored. ...
Bird Marella is proud to announce that 14 of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized and selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2020 edition of Best Lawyers in America. In addition, principals Joel Boxer and Paul Chan were honored with the “Lawyer of the Year” award for their ...
Bird Marella is pleased to announce the firm has been recognized as a Recommended Litigation Law Firm in California and ranked in Tier 1 for Securities by Benchmark Litigation. Principals Gary Lincenberg, Ron Nessim, Ekwan Rhow, and Dorothy Wolpert were also recognized as Local and California Litigation Stars, and Principal ...
14 Bird Marella principals have been recognized and selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers in America. Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 50,000 leading attorneys cast nearly 5 million votes on the legal abilities of other ...
U.S. News – Best Lawyers® has ranked Bird Marella among the 2018 “Best Law Firms” in Los Angeles with a Tier 1 ranking in the practice areas of White Collar Criminal Defense, Commercial Litigation, and Trust & Estates. The firm also achieved a Tier 3 ranking in Environmental Law. The ...
DeCamp v. First Kensington Corp., 83 Cal. App. 3d 268 (1978)
Seiler v. Lucasfilm, 808 F.2d 1316 (9th Cir. 1986)
Southern California Rapid Transit Dist. v. Bolen, 1 Cal. 4th 654 (1992)
Contributing Author, ” California Trial Objections,” Second Edition, C.E.B., 1984
“Guarding the Home Front“, Daily Journal Supplement, 2006
Dorothy Wolpert is a founding member of the firm.
Her practice includes trial experience in copyright infringement, legal malpractice (as both plaintiff and defendant), probate matters, post-acquisition disputes, entertainment cases, and several precedential cases related to the construction of the Los Angeles subway.
She has argued in the Supreme Court of the State of California and before all the U.S. district courts in the state, as well as the Ninth Circuit.
Dorothy has served as a judge pro tem, mediator and arbitrator in the Los Angeles Superior Court, and has arbitrated fee disputes for the LACBA.
Obtained preliminary injunction in a pro bono class action lawsuit against federal prison over the inefficient measures taken by prison officials to prevent the spread of COVID-19, in violation of the Eighth Amendment prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. Successfully convinced the court to require prison officials to consider all medically vulnerable, non-violent prisoners and those over the age of 50 for home confinement.
Obtained favorable settlement in a pro bono matter on behalf of 50 tenants displaced from a South Los Angeles apartment building plagued by housing code violations in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Represented a national law firm in a malpractice claim. Successfully defended the claim and obtained a jury verdict of over $1 million in fees.
Represented numerous major studios in piracy cases and secured damages and injunctions.
Represented public company in post-acquisition dispute and obtained $20 million plus settlement.
Defended major film maker against copyright infringement claim.
Represented prominent family in lengthy probate proceedings including six successful appeals.
Bird Marella is proud to announce that the firm has been recognized as a “Highly Recommended” law firm in California by Benchmark Litigation. The firm has also been ranked in Tier 1 for dispute resolution and in Tier 1 for securities litigation for the third consecutive year. In addition, five of the firm’s principals ...
Bird Marella is proud to announce that 18 of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized and selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2021 edition of Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch. Sharon Ben-Shahar Mayer – Criminal Defense: White-Collar Terry W. Bird – Commercial Litigation, ...
Bird Marella and co-counsel the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) partnered with the Prison Law Office (PLO) to achieve victories in two class action lawsuits filed against Terminal Island and Lompoc federal prisons over the inefficient measures taken by prison officials to prevent the spread of COVID-19. In the Lompoc class action, the Court issued a ...
Bird Marella and co-counsel the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Prison Law Office (PLO) filed two class-action lawsuits against Terminal Island and Lompoc federal prisons in connection with the inefficient measures of prison officials to prevent the spread of coronavirus and provide adequate medical care in both facilities, ...
In a pro bono case spanning nearly two years, principal Dorothy Wolpert and attorneys from the Inner City Law Center (ICLC) obtained a favorable settlement on behalf of 50 tenants displaced from a South Los Angeles apartment building plagued by housing code violations. The plaintiffs, many of whom were children, ...
Bird Marella is proud to announce that the firm has been recognized as a “Highly Recommended” law firm in California by Benchmark Litigation. The firm was also ranked in Tier 1 in the area of securities litigation for the second consecutive year. Additionally, several of the firm’s principals were honored. ...
Bird Marella is proud to announce that 14 of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized and selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2020 edition of Best Lawyers in America. In addition, principals Joel Boxer and Paul Chan were honored with the “Lawyer of the Year” award for their ...
Bird Marella is pleased to announce the firm has been recognized as a Recommended Litigation Law Firm in California and ranked in Tier 1 for Securities by Benchmark Litigation. Principals Gary Lincenberg, Ron Nessim, Ekwan Rhow, and Dorothy Wolpert were also recognized as Local and California Litigation Stars, and Principal ...
14 Bird Marella principals have been recognized and selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers in America. Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 50,000 leading attorneys cast nearly 5 million votes on the legal abilities of other ...
U.S. News – Best Lawyers® has ranked Bird Marella among the 2018 “Best Law Firms” in Los Angeles with a Tier 1 ranking in the practice areas of White Collar Criminal Defense, Commercial Litigation, and Trust & Estates. The firm also achieved a Tier 3 ranking in Environmental Law. The ...
Contributing Author, ” California Trial Objections,” Second Edition, C.E.B., 1984
“Guarding the Home Front“, Daily Journal Supplement, 2006