Alisa Morgenthaler | Los Angeles Litigation Lawyer

Litigation partner, Alisa Morgenthaler Lever was born in 1960 in St. Louis, Missouri. She received her Bachelor of Arts Degree from Southwest Missouri State University in 1982 and her Juris Doctorate from Cornell Law School in 1985 with specialization in International Law. At Cornell, she was a finalist in the Cuccia Cup Moot Court Competition, served as President of the International Law Society and Vice President of Phi Alpha Delta law fraternity and was listed in Who's Who Among American Law Students.

After law school, Ms. Lever was a lawyer for the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C. and was associated with the law firms of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan and Kirkpatrick & Lockhart. In 1989, Ms. Lever joined the Firm. She is a partner in the Firm's Litigation Department.

Ms. Lever's practice involves all types of business and commercial litigation. She specializes in complex litigation and has extensive experience in matters before the complex Litigation Department of the Los Angeles Superior Court. Ms. Lever has represented clients in numerous significant litigation matters.

Ms. Lever's other activities include being a member of the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Retarded Citizens' Foundation and several homeowners' association boards. She also serves as a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Judicial Appointments Committee and previously served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Women Lawyers' Association of Los Angeles and the State Bar of California's Administration of Justice Committee. Ms. Lever is listed in Who's Who In America, Who's Who In the World, Who's Who in American Law and Who's Who Among American Women.

Primary Industries Served:

Entertainment, Real Estate, Financial Institutions, Construction, Government Entities, Publishing and Gaming

• Member - California State Bar Association
  
  Los Angeles County Bar Association, Judicial Appointments Committee 2000 - 2006
  
  State Bar of California, Committee on Administration of Justice, 1995 - 1998
  

• Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers - 2011
  Super Lawyer, Los Angeles Magazine - 2006
  Top 50 Women Lawyers, Los Angeles Magazine - 2006
  AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell - 1999
  Who's Who in America, Who's Who-Marquis - 1990

• Wilshire Corridor Litigation (Over 20 Related Cases)

• Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. MGM Domestic Television Distribution Inc., et al.

• Switzer, et al. v. Big Ticket Pictures, et al.

• Kajima Engineering and Construction, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles 2002

• Insurance Commissioner of the State of California v. Executive Life Insurance Company, et al.

• In re Acres Gaming Securities Litigation

• Eallonardo, et al. v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., et al.

• City of Los Angeles v. Industrial Risk Insurers, et al.

• Chiquita Brands International, Inc., et al. v. Fresh America Corp., et al.

• American International Specialty Lines Insurance Company v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., et al.