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Brian J. Bergman - Los Angeles, CA
10880 Wilshire BoulevardSuite 900 Los Angeles, CA 90024
BDG Law Group
Los Angeles Eminent domain Lawyer
Overview
Brian J. Bergman is a shareholder at BDG Law Group. His practice focuses primarily on eminent domain, environmental, construction, and general business litigation.Mr. Bergman is outside counsel for Los Angeles County's largest transportation agency as it moves forward with its multi-billion dollar transportation infrastructure improvement plan for the County of Los Angeles. In this capacity, he regularly advises and represents the agency on eminent domain matters throughout the County.
Mr. Bergman has a broad range of experience in environmental and land use litigation, including matters under CERCLA, CWA, CAA, CEQA, OPA, Proposition 65, and state nuisance and trespass actions.
Mr. Bergman also represents public and private entities in multi-million dollar construction disputes. Mr. Bergman has specific expertise in the prosecution and defense of construction claims involving delay, disruption, acceleration, stop notices, performance bond actions, and claims under the California Public Contracting Code.
About Brian J. Bergman
Current Employment Position(s)
- Shareholder
Practice Areas
- Eminent domain
- Environmental
- Construction
- General business litigation
- Real Estate Litigation
Qualifications
Other Affiliations
- American Business Trial Lawyers Association
- Association of Southern California Defense Counsel
- Beverly Hills Bar Association, Litigation Section Executive Committee
- Litigation Council of America
- Los Angeles County Teen Court, Venice High School
- South Robertson Neighborhoods Council (City of Los Angeles), Chair of the Land Use and Economic Development Committee (2008-2010)
- Mackrell International Environmental Practice Group, Chair
Classes and Seminars
- Association of California School Administrators, Executive Leadership Conference
- Association of Environmental Professionals, The Basic and Advanced California Environmental Quality Act seminars
- California Association of School Business Officials, Annual Conference
- California Special District Association, Annual Conference
- Coalition for Adequate School Housing
- Los Angeles County Counsel MCLE training
- Los Angeles Unified School District in-house counsel MCLE training
- Mackrell International Environmental Law Committee, Webinars
- Speaker, International Right of Way Association
- Mr. Bergman has also partnered with nationwide engineering and technical firms, like ARCADIS and Technical Toolboxes, to provide webinars on environmental and construction litigation issues
Pro Bono Activities
- Los Angeles County Teen Court, Venice High School
- South Robertson Neighborhoods Council (City of Los Angeles), Chair of the Land Use and Economic Development Committee (2008-2010)
- Mackrell International Environmental Practice Group, Chair
Education
- University of Southern California Gould School of Law, Los Angeles, California, 2005
J.D.
Honors: Chair of the USC Hale Moot Court Honors Program
Honors: Extern for Central District Federal Magistrate, Stephen Hillman - University of California Berkeley, 2002
B.A.
Fees
Accepts Credit Cards
Articles
Published Works
- “Decision could change contamination cleanup litigation” (Los Angeles Daily Journal, September 30, 2014)
- “Give me back my CEQA exemption” (Los Angeles Daily Journal, January 21, 2012)
- “Air That Kills” (Los Angeles Daily Journal, January 3, 2011)
- Co-author of California’s Coalition for Adequate School Housing (“CASH”) 2009 Environmental Mitigation Handbook
- “Collaboration is Key to Accommodating Injured Workers” (Los Angeles Daily Journal, October 3, 2008)
- “Defeating Class Certification” (Los Angeles Daily Journal, December 22, 2006)
Office Information
Address
10880 Wilshire BoulevardSuite 900 Los Angeles, CA 90024
Phone
Fax
- (310) 474-0931
Achievements
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Included on the 2025 Southern California Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2024 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Southern California Super Lawyers list
Honors
- Named a “Rising Star” by the Super Lawyers Publication for the past eight years in a row
- “2016 Outstanding Young Lawyer” by the Real Property section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association
- Fellow of the American Bar Foundation
- Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America Trial Honor Society
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