Vorzimer, Garber, Masserman & Ecoff
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Vorzimer, Garber, Masserman & Ecoff
8383 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 750
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Telephone: (213) 782-1400
Facsimile: (213) 782-1850
E-Mail:
vgm8383@earthlink.net
Handling more than 300 surrogacy and egg donor matters each year, we have uniquely qualified attorneys capable of providing comprehensive legal and counseling services to couples utilizing third party reproductive technologies to begin their families. We have represented hundreds of couples from more than twenty five countries throughout the world who have used surrogacy and/or egg donation as a solution to infertility. Some of the services we provide to assist our clients include: counseling couples, surrogates and egg donors on the state of the law with respect to the different reproduction methods available; drafting of contract(s) between the couple and their surrogate and/or egg donor; and assisting couples in finalizing their parental rights.
ANDREW W. VORZIMER
Attorney at Law
Professional:
Bar Admissions: California, U.S. District Court, Central, Eastern,
Southern and Northern Districts of California and U.S. Court of
Appeals, Ninth Circuit (1988).
Education:
Mr. Vorzimer attended Harvard University; University of Miami
(B.B.A., 1985); and Whittier College School of Law (J.D. Magna Cum
Laude, 1988). While at Whittier College School of Law, Mr. Vorzimer
was a recipient of American Jurisprudence Awards in Torts, Criminal
Law, Legal Process, Constitutional Law, Unfair Trade Practices and
Remedies.
He was also the recipient of the Corpus Juris Secundum Award and was an Externalized Member of Whittier Moot Court Honors Board where he was awarded Best Oral Advocate & Best Team in the Whittier Moot Court Honors Board Internal Competition. Mr. Vorzimer also was the Executive Editor of the Whittier Law Review. Mr. Vorzimer was as a Teaching Assistant at the Whittier College School of Law from 1986-1988.
Activities:
Mr. Vorzimer serves as a Moot Court Judge for the Whittier College
School of Law, UCLA, Traynor and American Trial Lawyers Competitions.
Mr. Vorzimer also serves on James Publishing's Editorial Advisory
Board for California Causes of Action.
Publications:
Contributing Author: Consents and Contracts, "Principles of
Oocyte and Embryo Donation"; Insurance Handbook for Business
Litigators; CEB Civil Procedure Before Trial; and the Insurance
Handbook for Litigators. Mr. Vorzimer has authored the following
articles: "Workplace Environment: Sexual Harassment"; "Business &
Professions Code Section 17200: California's Unfair Competition Law -
Parts I & II"; "Sexual Harassment: Increase in Claims Strikes
Fear in Employers"; and "Hostile Work Environment Claims Have
Employers On the Defensive".
Notable Cases:
David Copperfield vs. Butterfield & Butterfield; Elizabeth
Taylor vs. The National Enquirer; Estate of Howard Hughes vs. Summa
Corporation; and the professional liability portion of the Twilight
Zone case.
Reported Cases:
North River Insurance Co. vs. American Home Assurance Co., 210
Cal. App. 3d 108 (1989).
Memberships:
He is a member of the Beverly Hills (Member: Entertainment Section),
Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of
California; and the Association of Business Trial Lawyers.
Practice Areas:
Mr. Vorzimer's customary fields of practice include complex
business litigation; third-party reproduction; and entertainment law.
May, 1997
