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			Attorneys
			Paul E. Iverson (1907-1975) Frank B. Yoakum, Jr. (1906-1991) Neil Papiano R. Noel Hatch Dennis A. Page Patrick M. McAdam Joanna L. Orr Virginia Sanderson Laura Evans
			Neil Papiano Member npapiano@iyph.com Neil Papiano is the Senior Managing Partner of Iverson, Yoakum, Papiano & Hatch. He received B.A. and M.A. degrees from Stanford University, and an L.L.B. from Vanderbilt University Law School. He was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1961 and is a member of the Los Angeles County, California, and American Bar Associations. His practice areas include civil litigation and appellate practice, entertainment law, libel and defamation litigation, and corporation and securities law. Mr. Papiano has successfully represented many high-profile clients including Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Collins, Sondra Locke in a lawsuit against Warner Bros. and Clint Eastwood, the Oakland Athletics and owner Charlie Finley, including a lawsuit against Major League Baseball and Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, and Hall of Fame jockeys Laffit Pincay and Chris McCarron in a lawsuit against various defendants for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and violations of the federal Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) statute. Most recently, Mr. Papiano represented Mr. Pincay in a lawsuit against an ambulance company after Mr. Pincay suffered two broken bones in his neck during a riding accident in 2003. After a two-week trial, the jury awarded Mr. Pincay $2.7 million. Mr. Papiano's civic activities include serving on the Board of Trustees of American University, Washington D.C., from 1981-1995 by direct appointment of the President of the United States to service on the Board of Advisors of the Alzheimer's Association of Los Angeles, 2006-2007. He has served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Orthopedic Hospital (Los Angeles) and as a Lecturer at the University of California, School of Law, Davis, McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, Sacramento and Georgetown University Law Center (Washington, D.C.). Mr. Papiano also has been Chairman of the Board of the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera Association and Los Angeles Forward (organization of 350 Los Angeles business persons and labor leaders formed to adopt a new Charter for the City) and member of the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Performing Arts Council and Los Angeles Music Center Operating Company. TOP
			Dennis A. Page Member dpage@iyph.com Dennis A. Page has been a partner of the Firm since 1976, and in more than forty years practicing law has acquired substantial experience in estate planning and tax related matters. Mr. Page has represented several clients in California unitary tax litigation matters including Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, United States Steel Corporation, Pfizer Inc., McCulloch Oil Corporation and Dr Pepper Company. Mr. Page has also litigated cases regarding probate disputes, partnership disputes and commercial law. Mr. Page has appeared before the California Superior Courts, the California Courts of Appeal, the United States District Court, Central District, the Northern District of Illinois, the United States Tax Court and also briefed matters before the United States Supreme Court. In addition, Mr. Page has handled matters before administrative agencies including: the California Franchise Tax Board, the California State Board of Equalization, the Federal Maritime Commission, the Immigration and Naturalization Service and the Internal Revenue Service. In addition, Mr. Page spent two years as an active member of the United States Army, serving on deployment in the Dominican Republic in 1965 and in Vietnam in 1966. TOP
			Patrick M. McAdam Member pmcadam@iyph.com Patrick McAdam's partnership in the Firm started in 1978. His association as an attorney with the Firm began in 1971. Mr. McAdam's practice areas include all types of business litigation and transactions for the Firm's clients. The following are some examples: the formation of a real estate investment trust for Hollywood Park Race Track; the proposed redevelopment and relocation of Hollywood Park to the Sepulveda Dam Basin, the purchase and sale property in New Jersey; real estate purchase and exchange agreements for Fortifiber Corporation; merger and acquisition agreements for Fortifiber Corporation; oil and gas litigation; the acquisition of outdoor advertising sites in Texas; civil rights litigation for Lockheed Martin; government contracts litigation for Lockheed Martin; prosecuting, and defending against, RICO litigation; federal tax litigation for the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association; securities litigation for various clients, products liability litigation for Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, and Eagle-Picher Corporation; real estate litigation and various business transactions for the Nederlander Organization; litigation for various national banking associations; the formation of corporations, partnerships, and shippers' trade associations; litigation involving claims of invasion of privacy, and intellectual property and trade secrets. He has represented clients in matters before the Supreme Court of the United States, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal, the Central District Court of California, the Southern District Court of California, the District Court for Nevada, the United States Tax Court, the Federal Maritime Commission, the Comptroller of the Currency,  the Supreme Court of California, the California State Superior Courts, and various arbitrators and mediators. TOP
			Joanna L. Orr Associate jorr@iyph.com Ms. Orr engages in a varied practice including general civil litigation and business transactions. Specifically, Ms. Orr's practice areas include labor law, the Americans with Disabilities Act, contracts, corporate and partnership law, and taxation. Ms. Orr's pro bono work includes advising nonprofit organizations working towards sustainable development in California. Born and raised in the Los Angeles area, Ms. Orr received her Bachelor of Arts degree from University of California, Berkeley, her Juris Doctorate from University of California, Davis School of Law, and her Masters of Law in Taxation from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. While a student at UC Berkeley, Ms. Orr spent a year studying abroad at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. TOP
			Virginia Sanderson Associate gsanderson@iyph.com Ms. Sanderson practices general civil law and litigation in both state and federal courts. Her practice areas include contracts, employment law, entertainment law, and civil racketeering charges. Ms. Sanderson received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Brigham Young University and her Juris Doctorate from the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University, where she was Executive Editor of the Law Review. TOP
			Laura Evans Associate levans@iyph.com Ms. Evans is a general litigation attorney with experience handling diverse cases stemming from fraud, copyright, breach of contract, personal injury, medical malpractice, construction defect and unlawful detainer. She is also a certified mediator. Ms. Evans earned her Juris Doctorate from Western State University College of Law, where she graduated magna cum laude, was a member of the Law Review, and was the recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award for the highest grade in Torts, Evidence, Contracts and Trial Practice. TOP