S. Joshua Berger Attorney At Law

S. JOSHUA BERGER

• PLACE OF BIRTH:
   Brooklyn, New York

• BAR ADMISSION:
    Licensed in California, Alaska , and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). Admitted also before the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Courts for Alaska, Northern California and the CNMI.

• WORK EXPERIENCE:
    1997 - present Sole Practitioner: Law Offices of S. Joshua Berger, Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, (CNMI). General practice of law with emphasis in business, especially collections, real property and civil litigation. As of June, 2009, also acts as Administrative Hearing Officer for the CNMI Public Utility Corporation.

    1995 - 1996 Corporate Counsel: Tan Holdings Corporation, Saipan, CNMI. Inhouse counsel for this large corporation. Handled all legal issues for numerous companies, which included a finance company, insurance company, a freight forwarder, and a travel agency, with emphasis on collections and general civil litigation.

   1993 - 1995 Associate: White, Pierce, Mailman & Nutting, Saipan, CNMI. Handled full civil case load emphasizing collections and civil litigation. Also represented clients in criminal and administrative law matters.

   1990-1993 Defender of the Fund: Republic of the Marshall Island Nuclear Claims Tribunal. General Counsel for this International Tribunal. Prosecutorial oversight of $183 million distributed to the atolls most seriously damaged by the U.S. Nuclear Testing Program. Review of all personal injury and class action property claims submitted to the Tribunal.

   1987 - 1990 Sole Practitioner: Law Offices of S. Joshua Berger, Fairbanks, Alaska. General practice of law with emphasis in criminal defense, administrative, and juvenile law. Drafted appeals for the State of Alaska. Became proficient in computerized legal research.

   1985 - 1987 Associate: Law Offices of Guess & Rudd, Fairbanks, Alaska. Maintained civil case load for large Alaska law firm which specialized in commercial law.

   1980 - 1985 Assistant District Attorney: State of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska. Prosecuted felonies and misdemeanors throughout Alaska. Performed case review and submitted cases to the grand jury. Litigated numerous jury and court trials. Includes two year period as criminal prosecutor for city of Fairbanks, Alaska.

   1979 - 1980 Law Clerk: Superior Court of the State of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska.

• EDUCATION:
    Juris Doctor, 1979. University of California, Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, California. Ranked in top 25% of class.

    Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude, 1975. University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California. Dean’s list all four years, 3.8 GPA, Phi Beta Kappa.