News Archive

ADAM D.H. GRANT REPRESENTS WOMAN WHO SAYS HER HOUSE IS SINKING
by Robb Fulcher

(August 27, 2009)

A judge has temporarily halted construction of a Strand home at the request of a neighbor who says the work is causing her home to sink so much that her utility lines are in danger of rupturing. more...

Daily Breeze: Judge forces halt to construction of home on The Strand
by Andrea Woodhouse Staff Writer

(August 24, 2009)

Work has stopped on an oceanfront Hermosa Beach home whose unique construction method is alleged by a neighbor to have caused about $375,000 damage to her property next door. more...

ADAM D.H. GRANT REPRESENTS NEIGHBOR/JUDGE ORDERS HALT TO EXCAVATION OF MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR HERMOSA BEACH HOME

(August 21, 2009)

A Torrance Superior Court Judge granted an injunction on August 17 to stop the construction of a Hermosa Beach home at the request of a neighbor who says the construction is causing her home to sink so much that her utility lines are in danger of rupturing. more...

Gary L. Barr Pens Regular Column for ManuFacts

(August 2010)

Gary L. Barr is now writing a regular column for ManuFacts, a bi-monthly newsletter published by the California Manufactured Housing Institute (CMHI). "From the Side Barr" discusses the activities, benefits and successes of the CMHI political action committee (PAC). Mr. Barr is a long-time CMHI board member and chairs the CMHI PAC committee.

Alpert, Barr & Grant Named One of 30 Best Places to Work

(July 21, 2009)

Encino law firm Alpert, Barr & Grant, APLC was selected as one of the 30 best places to work in the San Fernando Valley and surrounding areas. Employers were judged on employee satisfaction, benefits, internal working conditions and the quality of management. more...

Lee Kanon Alpert, panelist at 2009 VerdeXchange Green Marketmakers Conference

(January 2009)

Lee Kanon Alpert was a guest panelist at the 2009 VerdeXchange Green Marketmakers Conference in Los Angeles. more...

Gary L. Barr Participates in Manufacture Housing Institute Conference Call

ENCINO, CALIF.--Gary L. Barr was one of the presenters in a recent Manufactured Housing Institute conference call, which assembled some of the top finance attorneys from around the country to discuss updates in Federal and State laws of importance to lenders, finance companies, financial servicing companies and finance attorneys. His presentation was on updates to California laws including the state's new foreclosure law.

Creditors Seeing More Customers in Bankruptcy

LOS ANGELES, CALIF.--Gary L. Barr quoted in San Fernando Valley Business Journal. more...

Mortgage Foreclosures Still Increasing

LOS ANGELES, CALIF.--Adam D.H. Grant quoted in San Fernando Valley Business Journal. more...

Lee Kanon Alpert ‘s insights on biggest L.A. news story of ’08 – L.A. Business Journal

LOS ANGELES, CALIF.--The largest news story of 2008 clearly has to be the continued economic disaster that is hitting all seggments of our business community and does not seem to have bottomed out as of yet. more...

LEE KANON ALPERT ELECTED PRESIDENT OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS/LOS ANGELES DEPT. OF WATER & POWER

LOS ANGELES, CALIF.--In a unanimous vote by the Los Angeles City Council on November 18, Lee Kanon Alpert was elected president of the Board of Commissioners for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP). Alpert was appointed to the board in December 2007 by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. more...

ADAM D. H. GRANT FEATURED ON VICA WEBSITE

ENCINO, CALIF.--Principal Adam D. H. Grant was the featured member on the Valley Industry & Commerce Association (VICA) website for December. more...

GARY l. BARR PRESENTS AT SEMINAR ON REAL PROPERTY OWNERSHIP AND TAX ISSUES

ENCINO, CALIF.--Gary L. Barr recently made a presentation at an estate planning seminar on the different forms of real property ownership and real property tax reassessment and transfer issues under California’s Proposition 13. Gary made the presentation at The Sydney Law Firm Estate Planning Boot Camp in Woodland Hills. Gary spoke before approximately 70 accountants and financial planners.

ADAM D.H. GRANT RE-ELECTED TO SAN FERNANDO VALLEY BAR ASSOCIATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES

ENCINO, CALIF.--Adam D.H. Grant, a partner with the Encino law firm of Alpert, Barr & Grant, APLC, was elected to serve a second term on the Board of Trustees of the San Fernando Valley Bar Association. Grant will be installed for a one-year term this month.
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VICA Viewpoints:
What are your thoughts on Mayor Villaraigosa’s call for water recycling?

June 20, 2008, ENCINO, CALIF.--Lee Kanon Alpert states that water recycling is a necessity for this great city and for many others throughout the country.
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LEE KANON ALPERT TO BE HONORED AS ONE OF THREE
2007 "PERSONS OF THE YEAR" BY METROPOLITAN NEWS-ENTERPRISE

January 16, 2008, ENCINO, CALIF.--Lee Kanon Alpert, founding partner of the Encino law firm of Alpert, Barr & Grant, APLC and former president of the San Fernando Valley Bar Association, will be honored this month as one of three attorneys to receive the prestigious "Person of the Year" Award for 2007 by the Metropolitan News-Enterprise, the legal newspaper serving downtown Los Angeles.
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LEE KANON ALPERT APPOINTED LADWP COMMISSIONER

January 11, 2008, LOS ANGELES, CALIF.--Lee Kanon Alpert, founding principal with the Encino law firm of Alpert, Barr & Grant, APLC and a resident of Northridge, California, was appointed a Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (LADWP) commissioner by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. The appointment was confirmed on December 18 by an unanimous vote of the Los Angeles City Council. His term will begin immediately.
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ADAM D.H. GRANT APPOINTED TO BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
SAN FERNANDO VALLEY BAR ASSOCIATION

ENCINO, CALIF.--Adam D.H. Grant, a partner with the Encino law firm of Alpert, Barr & Grant, APLC, was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the San Fernando Valley Bar Association. Grant will be installed for a one-year term this month. more...

MARK S. BLACKMAN NAMED 2007 FERNANDO AWARD NOMINEE

ENCINO, CALIF.-- Alpert, Barr & Grant principal Mark S. Blackman is a 2007 Fernando Award nominee. The award is given to one individual each year for a lifetime of volunteerism and achievements that have improved the quality of life in the San Fernando Valley. Blackman is one of 11 nominees for the annual award. more...

ENCINO ATTORNEY LEE KANON ALPERT APPOINTED INTERIM MTA DIRECTOR FOR CRITICAL MEETING

ENCINO, CALIF.-- Lee Kanon Alpert, a principal with Encino's Alpert, Barr & Grant, was appointed by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to act as an interim Metropolitan Transit Authority Director during a day long, tension-filled and controversial MTA Board of Directors hearing on May 24. more...

ALPERT & BARR AND ADAM D.H. GRANT & ASSOCIATES MERGE

ENCINO, CALIF.--Alpert & Barr, an Encino law firm with a 30-year presence in the San Fernando Valley, and Adam D.H. Grant & Associates have merged effective March 23, 2007. The new firm name is Alpert, Barr & Grant, APLC. more...

LEE KANON ALPERT NAMED AS ONE OF THE TOP 25 LAWYERS IN THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY

ENCINO, CALIF.--Lee Kanon Alpert, founding principal at the Encino law firm of Alpert, Barr & Grant, APLC, was named one of the top 25 lawyers in the San Fernando Valley by the San Fernando Valley Business Journal. The recipients were announced March 7. more...

DAVID LEON JOINS ENCINO LAW FIRM ALPERT, BARR & GRANT AS PRINCIPAL

ENCINO, CALIF.--David Leon, formerly with Sternberg & Leon in Westlake Village, has joined the Encino law firm of Alpert, Barr & Grant , APLC as a principal. more..

(Release date: November 27, 2006)

Attorney Gary L. Barr Appointed By L.A County Board Of Supervisors To Commission On Judicial Procedures

ENCINO, CALIF.-- Gary L. Barr, principal with the Encino law firm of Alpert, Barr & Grant , APLC, was appointed to the Commission on Judicial Procedures by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Barr was nominated for the position by County Supervisor Mark Antonovich.more..

(Release date: September 29, 2006)

Attorney Alpert Has Spent Years Giving to Community

Published in the San Fernando Valley Business Journal (PDF)

(Release date: December 8, 2003)

Gary L. Barr Selected As One Of Top 25 Lawyers In The San Fernando Valley

ENCINO, CALIF.--Gary L. Barr, principal with the Encino law firm of Alpert, Barr & Grant , APLC, was recently named one of the "Top 25 Lawyers in the [San Fernando] Valley" by the San Fernando Valley Business Journal. more..

(Release date: April 26, 2002)

Attorney Gary L. Barr Receives California Manufactured Housing Institute's Highest Award

ENCINO, CALIF.--Attorney Gary L. Barr, principal in the Encino law firm of Alpert, Barr & Grant , received the Jack E. Wells Memorial Award from the California Manufactured Housing Institute (CMHI) at the CMHI annual convention in Palm Springs on March 15. The award is given annually to an individual for outstanding leadership and service to the manufactured housing industry and is CMHI's highest honor. more...

(Release date: March 18, 2002)

Lee Kanon Alpert Honored At State Senator Richard Alarcon's Third Annual Community Awards Breakfast

ENCINO, CALIF.--Lee Kanon Alpert, principal in the Encino law firm of Alpert, Barr & Grant , APLC, was honored at the Third Annual Community Awards Breakfast sponsored by State Senator Richard Alarcon. more...

(Release date: March 16, 2002)

Lee And Arlene Alpert And Sons Honored With The Circle Of Life Award

ENCINO, CALIF.--Lee and Arlene Alpert and their two sons were honored this month with the Circle of Life Award from the Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging in recognition of the family's lifelong community volunteer work. more...

(Release date: January 16, 2002)

Alpert, Barr & Grant Receives Blue Chip Enterprise Award

ENCINO, CALIF.--The Encino law firm of Alpert, Barr & Grant received the regional Blue Chip Enterprise Award as recognition as being one of California's top small businesses by the United States Chamber of Commerce and the MassMutual Financial Group. The award recognizes small and growing companies that have seized opportunities, creatively utilized resources and achieved success. more...

(Release date: May 20, 2000)

Lee Kanon Alpert Honored With 41st Annual Fernando Award

ENCINO, CALIF.--Lee Kanon Alpert, founding principal of the Encino law firm of Alpert, Barr & Grant , was named the recipient of the 41st annual Fernando Award at a November 5 black tie event attended by almost 400 guests at the Warner Center Marriott. The annual award is given to one individual each year who has demonstrated, through personal involvement and commitment, a record of lifetime volunteerism and achievements that have improved the quality of life in the San Fernando Valley. more...

(Release date: November 17, 1999)

Lee Kanon Alpert Receives "Tree Of Life" Award From The Jewish National Fund On May 20

ENCINO, CALIF.--Lee Kanon Alpert, a founding principal of the Encino law firm of Alpert, Barr & Gross, was honored May 20 by the Jewish National Fund (JNF) when he was presented its "Tree of Life" award, JNF's highest humanitarian honor. The award, given by the Greater Los Angeles, Valleys and South Bay Region chapter, was presented at a dinner at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Universal City. more...

(Release date: June 25, 1998)

San Fernando Valley Bar Honors Attorney Gary L. Barr With Community Service Award

ENCINO, CALIF.--Gary L. Barr, principal of the Encino law firm of Alpert, Barr & Gross, received the Stanley M. Lintz Award from the San Fernando Valley Bar Association at a June 2 dinner. The Lintz Award is given in recognition of volunteer work to the community and the Bar over many years. It is the Bar Association's highest award. more...

(Release date: June 3, 1998)

Alpert, Barr & Gross Receives Prestigious Valley Community Service Award

ENCINO, CALIF.--Alpert, Barr & Gross received the Joseph Staller Memorial Award for Excellence in Service by the Woodland Hills Chamber of Commerce on January 24, according to Lee Kanon Alpert, founding principal at the law firm. more...

(Release date: January 24, 1998)