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Kristin
Sciarra Martin earned her
Bachelor of Arts degree in
Political Science, with a
specialization in Business
Administration, from UCLA in
2001. Kristin obtained her
Juris Doctor from Loyola Law
School in 2004. During law
school, Kristin served as the
Production Editor for the
Loyola of Los Angeles
Entertainment Law Review,
and published an article
titled “Why the NFL is Shaking
in Their Cleats,” for the
Entertainment, Arts, and
Publishing (West, 2004).
Kristin was also a Judicial
Extern to Justice Judith
Ashmann-Gerst of the
California Court of Appeal.
Kristin
began her legal career at
Haight, Brown & Bonesteel LLP,
in Los Angeles, where she
represented Fortune 500
companies in business,
commercial, insurance,
construction, and product
liability matters.
In 2007,
Kristin joined Gartenberg,
Gelfand, Wasson & Selden LLP,
in Los Angeles. At Gartenberg,
Gelfand, Wasson & Selden,
Kristin represented both
plaintiffs and defendants in
business, insurance,
commercial, securities, and
tax matters, in both state and
federal court. Kristin also
gained a specific expertise in
trade secret litigation and in
handling cases involving
fraud. Kristin handled all
aspects of litigation,
including drafting, opposing
and arguing motions for
summary judgment and other
motions; taking and defending
depositions, both percipient
and expert; researching and
preparing complex analysis
memoranda; representing
clients at mediations and
settlement conferences;
working with and preparing
witnesses and experts for
depositions and trial;
propounding and responding to
written discovery; trial
preparation; creating and
maintaining privilege logs;
and engaging in and overseeing
large scale electronic
document production and
review. Kristin is admitted
to practice in the U.S.
District Courts for the
Northern, Central and Southern
Districts of California.
In 2011,
after having her first child,
Kristin left Gartenberg,
Gelfand, Wasson & Selden and
relocated to Newport Beach.
Kristin joined Montage Legal
Group as a freelance attorney,
and is currently handling
freelance projects for law
firms and companies in Orange
County. |
