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Sondra Ellen Berchin (March 23, 1952 – December 8, 2004) was an American entertainment and corporate lawyer in Los Angeles, California who rose to serve as a senior executive at film studio, MCA Universal.
Biography edit
Berchin was raised in Los Angeles, where her father, Eugene C. Berchin, and uncle, Jerome J. Berchin, were both attorneys at Berchin & Berchin in Beverly Hills, California.[1][2][3][4] She was educated at University High School in West Los Angeles.[5] Berchin earned her J.D. in 1977, graduating first in her class from UCLA Law School where she was articles editor of the UCLA Law Review.[6][7] Following graduation, she served as a clerk for Judge James L. Oakes of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and during the 1978 Term for Thurgood Marshall of the Supreme Court of the United States.[8] She was the first UCLA Law School graduate to clerk at the U.S. Supreme Court.[9]
Returning to California after her clerkships, Berchin entered private practice with Rosenfeld, Meyer & Susman, in Beverly Hills, where she became a partner and specialized in copyright law, entertainment contracts, and related litigation.[10][11][12]
In November 1985, Berchin became vice president of business affairs at MCA Home Entertainment Group, a division of MCA, Inc., and in September 1987 was promoted to executive vice president.[13][14] In August 1993, she resigned to start her own consulting practice.[15]
Personal life edit
In 1997, she married Michael S. Stammer.[16]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "A Tribute to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene C. Berchin, by Hon. Henry A. Waxman". Congressional Record. 143 (95): E1374. July 8, 1997. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ "Warner Bros. Inc. contends the 6-year-old actress killed". United Press International. May 13, 1983. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ "Three face manslaughter trials in 'Twilight Zone ' film deaths". Desert Sun. No. 226. California Historic Newspaper Collection. AP. April 24, 1984. p. A4. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ "Settlements Reported in Two Families' Civil Suits Over 'Twilight Zone' Deaths". Los Angeles Times. June 3, 1987. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ "The Chieftain Yearbook, class of 1967". University High School, Los Angeles. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ "Nine Cited at UCLA, Women Scholars of the Year Hailed". Los Angeles Times. June 9, 1977. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ "In Memoriam-Sondra Berchin '77" (PDF). UCLA Law Magazine. 28 (1): 87. Spring 2005. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ Peppers, Todd C. (2006). Courtiers of the Marble Palace: The Rise and Influence of the Supreme Court Law Clerk. Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press. p. 226. ISBN 9780804753821.
- ^ "Running the Show...Women and UCLA Law: A Timeline". UCLA Law Magazine. 40: 14. Fall 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ "Rosenfeld Meyer Susman v. Cohen, Civ. 62372, Court of Appeal, Second District, Div 5". Findlaw.com. August 18, 1983. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary (November 30, 1981). Copyright Infringements (audio and Video Recorders): Hearing Before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-seventh Congress, First and Second Sessions, on S. 1758. Washington, DC: .S. Government Printing Office. p. Appendix 1. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ "Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc., 464 U.S. 417 (1984)". RavelLaw.com. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ "Executives on the Move-Berchin Named". CashBox Newspaper. November 2, 1985. p. 8. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ "Executives on the Move". CashBox Newspaper. September 12, 1987. p. 6. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ "Sondra Berchin has resigned as executive vice president of MCA Home Entertainment". Los Angeles Times. August 10, 1993. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ "Marriage database". Clerk of Clark County, Nevada. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
Selected publications edit
- Berchin, Sondra (June 1976). "Comment: Regulation of Land Use: From Magna Carta to a Just Formulation". UCLA Law Review. 23 (5): 904. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
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