Born in Santa Barbara, California and admitted to the State of California Bar in 1973. Mr. Berger is admitted to practice in all state courts of the State of California, to the U.S. District Courts for the Central, Eastern and Northern Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He graduated from the University of California Santa Barbara with a B.A. in political science, with Highest Honors, in 1970. He received his J.D. degree from the University of California at Davis School of Law in 1973. He was a member of the Board of Trustees of the Mammoth Unified School District from 1988-1992. He was listed in Marquis Who’s Who in American Law (9th Edition). He was a member of the Mono County Bar Association, on which he has served as the Chairman of the Local Rules Committee and President. He was a member of the American Bar Association, where he was a member of the Litigation Division. He is a member of the State Bar of California, and a Certified Specialist in Criminal Law, State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. He is certified as a Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Mr. Berger concentrates his practice in Civil and Criminal Litigation, and Appellate Practice. He has appeared in Superior Courts in 23 counties in California, as well as in Texas and Nevada.

Born in Chicago, Illinois and admitted to the District of Columbia Bar in 1979, and to the State of California Bar in 1983. Ms. Silverman is admitted to practice in all state courts of the State of California, to the U.S. District Courts for the Central, and Eastern Districts of California. She received her B.S. Degree in Government from Oberlin College in 1976. She received her J.D. degree from New York University School of Law in 1979, where she was a staff member and Articles Editor for the New York University Annual Survey of American Law. She received her LL.M degree in Public Law from Georgetown University in 1980. Ms. Silverman concentrates her practice in the area of Family Law, including divorce, legal separation, custody, visitation, property division, domestic violence, and restraining orders. In her tenure at the U.S. Department of Justice, Ms. Silverman handled complex litigation, specifically the criminal prosecution of price fixing conspiracies in the railroad industry.

Born in Indianapolis, Indiana and admitted to the State of California Bar in 1978, the District of Columbia Bar in 1981, and the State of Colorado Bar in 1988. Mr. Gephart is admitted to practice in all of the state courts of the State of California, as well as United States District Courts for the Northern, Central and Eastern Districts of California. He attended Occidental College, and received his B.A. Degree from Arizona State University in Economics in 1975, and received his J.D. Degree with Honors from Arizona State University School of Law in 1978. He was a member of the Arizona State University Law Review, 1976-78. He serves as one of the Mono County Contract Public Defenders, and is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, California Public Defenders Association, California Attorneys for Criminal Justice. He is the Treasurer of the Mono County Bar Association. Mr.Gephart concentrates his practice in civil and criminal litigation. While at the United Stated Department of Justice, Mr. Gephart handled complex anti-trust law and litigation involving, among other things, prosecution of corporations involved in price-fixing conspiracies, and the de-regulation of the airline industry.