Bernanke to give deposition in AIG bailout lawsuit
A U.S. judge has ordered that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke can be questioned in a lawsuit against the government filed by the former head of American International Group Inc.
Education
Law School/Year: California Western School of Law, 1973
College/Year: University of Southern California, 1970, cum laude, 1970
Bar Admissions
California; U.S. Supreme Court; Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals; U.S. District Court, Southern, Central and Northern Districs of California
Practice Areas
Appellate; Criminal Law; Drunk Driving; Juvenile
Major Cases
My practice has been primarily in federal courts. I have practiced in U.S. District courts throughout California, Virginia, Iowa, Idaho, Arizona and Nevada. Most recently, I was involved in a major drug conspiracy which was alleged to have occurred in San Diego, Park City, Utah, Seattle and Boise, Idaho. This case was prosecuted in the District of Idaho. The result was very favorable to my client. In 2011 and 2012, I was involved as a defense attorney in a four-defendant terrorist case before Judge Miller in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. This case concerned allegedly sending funds from San Diego to Somalia, where it was alleged that funds were being used to support Al Shabob and Al-Qaida. Currently, I represent a client who is charged with fraudulently obtaining intellectual property from a major defense contractor in San Diego. This case is currently being prosecuted in San Diego Superior Court.
Professional Background
During my second year in law school in 1971, I was an intern with Federal Defenders of San Diego. After the senior trial, attorney James P. Hagerstrom left Federal Defenders, he invited me to work with him as an intern. Later, I was hired as an associate and became a partner in the firm, Hagerstrom and Geller, in 1974. Robert Boles joined the law firm in 1975. In 1992, James Hagerstrom retired and I began as the founder of Marc B. Geller APC.
Professional Affiliations
I am a charter and a sustaining member of the Criminal Defense Bar Association, the San Diego County Bar Association; previously I was very active in the San Diego County Bar Association. I have been on various subcommittees of the San Diego County Bar Association as well as subcommittees of the National Lawyer Guild, California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. For the past 25 years, I have been involved in the internship and mentor programs at California Western School of Law.
Personal Affiliations
For the past 40 years, I have resided in south Mission Beach. I have been very active in the Mission Beach community. In 1971, I along with four attorneys, founded the Mission Beach Free Legal Clinic. I have been involved with the Mission Beach Precise Planning Board since 1980, and have chaired the Mission Beach Precise Planning Committee for four years. I was president of the Mission Beach Town Council in 1990-92. In 2012-13, my wife and I were very active with Rady Children’s Hospital. On Feb. 20, 2013, my wife and I chaired the 104th Annual Charity Ball, raising over $265,000 for the Peckham Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Rady Children’s Hospital.
Personal Background
I was born in Los Angeles in 1948, and attended high school and University of Southern California in Los Angeles. I moved to San Diego to attend California Western School of Law in 1970. I have been married for 38 years; we have one son who lives with his wife and my grandson in West Hollywood. I enjoy water sports of all kinds; however, my passion is downhill skiing. I also enjoy reading and attending San Diego Padres games.
Aug. 14, 2013 -- Reporter Doug Sherwin talks with attorney Lonny Zilberman, a partner with Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP and a 2013 Top Attorney, about sexual harassment lawsuits and the nuances of these types of cases.
A U.S. judge has ordered that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke can be questioned in a lawsuit against the government filed by the former head of American International Group Inc.
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