Jeffrey Tidus graduated from U.C. Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law and received his bachelor's degree from the University of California, San Diego (Revelle College) with a joint degree in history and economics.

           He started practice at Lewis D'Amato Brisbois & Bisgaard in Los Angeles, California, handling complex legal malpractice and securities fraud cases. Since that time Mr. Tidus has handled all types of financial institutions litigation, insurance coverage and bad faith cases, complex business and securities cases, entertainment and trademark matter (principally in the video and computer game field), construction defects, professional malpractice and personal injury cases. Mr. Tidus has practiced in both State and Federal Court, and is admitted to all district courts in California as well as the Ninth Circuit.

           Mr. Tidus has tried a number of lengthy complex matters, including a 240 day trial in a securities and real estate fraud case.

           Mr. Tidus also has an active practice as an arbitrator and mediator over a wide-range of civil disputes. He is a graduate of the Straus Institute for Mediation's Basic and Advanced Mediation training program. He is a member of the American Arbitration Association Commercial Mediation Panel. He also has testified as an expert witness on matters involving legal ethics and billing practices. He is also the author of the CEB Action Guide on Discovery and Discovery Motions.

           Mr. Tidus' present and former clients include Hawthorne Savings, New Century Financial, Thales Navigation, Isuzu Motors of America, California Federal Savings, Aames Financial, First Alliance Mortgage Company, First Los Angeles Bank, and Tokai Bank.

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Areas of Practice:

Antitrust & Trade Regulation

Banking & Finance Law

Business & Commercial Law

Business Organizations

Contracts

Employment Law -- Employee

Employment Law -- Employer

Entertainment, Sports & Leisure Law

Intellectual Property Law

Labor Law

Litigation & Appeals

Patents

Real Estate Law

Trademarks

Litigation Percentage:

100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:

California, 1979

U.S. District Court Central District of California

U.S. District Court Eastern District of California

U.S. District Court Northern District of California

U.S. District Court Southern District of California

U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit

Education:

University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, Berkeley, California, 1979
J.D.

University of California, Revelle College, San Diego, CA, USA, 1976
B.A.
Major:  History & Economics

Published Works:

CEB Action Guide on Discovery and Discovery Motions

Representative Cases:

Curry v. Dean Witter Reynolds

Hawthorne Savings v. Reliance Insurance Co.

Opdyke v. Boinus

Cal Fed Enterprises v. Beverly Hills Savings

First Los Angeles Bank v. Lloyds

Chen v. Magellan Corp.

American Technos v. Trade West

Tennis Villas at Monarch Beach Homeowners' Association v. Fiore, Nordberg

Vanounou v. California Federal Bank

Burnett v. Haight, Brown & Bonesteel

Jurgensen v. Wolver

Representative Clients:

Hawthorne Savings

New Century Financial

Thales Navigation

Isuzu Motors of America

California Federal Savings

Aames Financial

First Alliance Mortgage Company

First Los Angeles Bank

Tokai Bank

Professional Associations and Memberships:

American Arbitration Association

Member, Commercial Mediation Panel

Past Employment Positions:

Lewis D'Amato Brisbois & Bisgaard, Los Angeles, CA