Christy L. Bertram
Attorney Profile
Top Rated Business Litigation Attorney in Mission Viejo, CA
- Business Litigation (40%),
- Intellectual Property Litigation (30%),
- Bankruptcy: Business (20%),
- Real Estate: Business (10%)
Christy L. Bertram is a partner at the civil litigation firm Johnson & Bertram, LLP, one of the few female-owned law partnerships in Orange County, California. Ranked among the top female attorneys in Southern California by Los Angeles magazine in 2013, Ms. Bertram is an astute litigator with experience in a wide variety of complex business and commercial cases in both state and federal courts. She has handled litigation involving trademark infringement, misappropriation of trade secrets, unfair competition, breach of contract, fraudulent conveyance, negligence, insurance, real estate, foreclosures and business torts.
Ms. Bertram also represents health insurance companies in bad faith and ERISA cases. She has successfully settled and litigated numerous cases for her clients, including obtaining a verdict of over $1 million in a trade secrets matter and securing an impressive settlement for a Fortune 100 client in a property rights case. Her clients range from small start-ups to Fortune 100 companies and represent a broad spectrum of industries, including real estate, manufacturing, engineering, banking and finance, and health care. In addition to being licensed to practice in California, she and her firm actively manage out-of-state litigation for their clients.
After earning her undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Ms. Bertram received her Juris Doctor with honors from the University of San Diego School of Law. Before co-founding her current firm, she was employed at several prominent California law firms, where she gained experience as a trial lawyer handling intellectual property, health care and financial services matters.
Ms. Bertram is admitted to practice before the state courts of California and the U.S. District Courts for all districts of California. In addition to her highly successful legal career, Ms. Bertram is a member of the Orange County and Los Angeles County bar associations, and she is actively involved in Human Options, a shelter for battered women and children in Orange County.
Business Litigation (40%)
Intellectual Property Litigation (30%)
Bankruptcy (20%)
Real Estate (10%)
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Rising Stars: 2013 - 2016
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About Christy Bertram
Admitted: 2002, California
Professional Webpage: www.johnsonbertram.com/attorneys
Honors/Awards:
- Top Women Attorneys in Southern California, Los Angeles Magazine, 2013-2016
Bar/Professional Activity:
- United States Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California
- All California State Courts
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
- 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. District Court Central District of California
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
- Orange County Bar Association
- State Bar of California
Representative Clients:
- McMahan v. United Healthcare Insurance Co., 2012 WL 4052862, S.D. Cal. 2012
- Yarick v. PacifiCare of California, 179 Cal. App. 4th 1158, 2009
- Western Emulsions, Inc. v. BASF Corporation, 2007 WL 1839718, C.D. Cal. 2007
Educational Background:
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, B.A. in Sociology
- University Of San Diego School Of Law, cum laude
Industry Groups
- Banking
- Commercial Litigation
- Healthcare
- Real Estate
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Last Updated: 4/22/2019