Los Angeles County (Los Angeles)
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, Feb. 27, 2018; partner, associate, Irell & Manella LLP, Los Angeles, 1991-2018; litigation associate to Professor Alan Dershowitz, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, 1989-91; clerk for Justice Ruth Abrams, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, 1988-89.
Law School: Harvard Law School, 1988
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, Feb. 27, 2018; partner, associate, Irell & Manella LLP, Los Angeles, 1991-2018; litigation associate to Professor Alan Dershowitz, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, 1989-91; clerk for Justice Ruth Abrams, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, 1988-89.
Law School: Harvard Law School, 1988
Los Angeles County Superior Court
LOS ANGELES — Even though it was 30 years ago, Judge Joseph Lipner remains tight-lipped about what billionaire Leona Helmsley, nicknamed the Queen of Mean, was really like when he defended her against tax evasion charges.
“Even though she has passed, I will not breach the attorney-client privilege,” he said before chuckling. “I liked her personally.”
In his family law courtroom, however... (continued)
