Los Angeles Attorney
Lee A. Dresie
Phone: 310.553.3610
Email: ldresie@greenbergglusker.com
Languages: English
Professional Affiliations
Awards
Bar Admissions
- California
Court Admissions
- United States District Courts for the Central and Northern Districts of California
Education
- University of California, Los Angeles (J.D., 1982)
- Haverford College (B.A., 1978)
Real Estate Experience
- After a two-phase trial (an eight-day trial on liability and damages, and a one-day trial on punitive damages), obtained a $2 million verdict , including $1 million in punitive damages, based on intentional interference with contract against Regency Outdoor Advertising on behalf of clients Whisky-A-Go-Go and Ace Outdoor Advertising
- On behalf of the publisher of Easyriders Magazine, obtained a federal court injunction requiring the owner to re-instate the name “Easyriders Saloon” on the largest establishment in Sturgis, South Dakota, home of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
- Successfully prosecuted a federal court action against a developer master landlord and 19 attorney tenants for breach of leases, subleases and guarantees
- Successfully defended a six-day trial in which a tenant sued a client landlord for over $2 million based on the tenant’s claim that the landlord had acted unreasonably in strictly enforcing lease provisions
- Obtained summary judgment for a landlord against a national billboard company on a 15-year sign lease, even though the company was precluded by law from actually constructing the sign
- Successfully defended the seller of an industrial property who had accidently misrepresented the size of the property by showing that the buyer had not proven damages; for more information, read Lee’s article entitled, “A Win, And A Lesson: The Credibility of Expert Witnesses“
Business Experience
- After a lengthy arbitration, defeated a $15 million breach of fiduciary duty claim against a television station co-owner by his partner
- After a two-week jury trial, obtained a $1.1 million dollar judgment against two yacht manufacturers based on the Song Beverly Act and a breach of implied warranties; for more information, read “Greenberg Glusker Trial Team Secures $1.1 Million Judgment in Faulty Boat Case“
- Obtained dismissal of arbitration claim seeking reimbursement of ten years of allegedly overpaid CAM and CPI charges
- Successfully prosecuted federal court action by a multi-million dollar investor against officers and directors of a failed dot com company
- Substituted into a case after trial and convinced trial court to reverse its alter-ego finding against a shareholder of a defunct company, and successfully defended that decision on appeal