Atty. Terry W. Bird
Terry Bird has been litigating, trying and winning complicated civil and white collar criminal cases for more than 40 years. He started his trial experience as a federal prosecutor in the Los Angeles U.S.
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Terry W. Bird is a criminal defense, business, white collar, and litigation attorney based in Los Angeles, California, practicing at Bird, Marella, Rhow, Lincenberg, Drooks & Nessim LLP. Educated at University of California Los Angeles (J.D., 1970). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Litigation (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Criminal Defense: General Practice (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Criminal Defense: White-Collar (2026). Serands clients in Los Angeles, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Terry Bird has been litigating, trying and winning complicated civil and white collar criminal cases for more than 40 years
- He started his trial experience as a federal prosecutor in the Los Angeles U.S
- Attorney’s Office
- Before that, he clerked for Justices Lynn “Buck” Compton and Robert Thompson at the California Court of Appeal
- His extensive and successful trial experience in commercial business litigation and white collar criminal prosecutions has been recognized by his election to the American College of Trial Lawyers and his selection as one of the top 100 lawyers in Southern California
- As a civil litigator, Terry has represented some of the largest corporations in the country, as well as their top executives
- He has litigated for and against some of the largest Fortune 500 corporations
- He has represented municipalities like Santa Monica and Hermosa Beach in high stakes litigation with oil companies
- His civil practice centers on the defense of all forms of commercial litigation and class actions including contract, fraud, RICO, employment, unfair competition, shareholder derivative suits, false claim act violations, and breach of warranty matters
- As a white collar defense attorney, Terry has concentrated in securities, mail fraud, tax, customs, and government fraud cases
- His clients have included executives at internet, telecommunications and power and energy companies, as well as key participants in IPO securities investigations
- Recently he successfully secured a dismissal of all charges brought against a former Executive of a large Chinese agri-business conglomerate by the Department of Justice in a major trade secret prosecution
- Terry has headed several corporate internal investigations to aid prominent companies (Broadcom, Yahoo) and/or their boards of directors in the exercise of their fiduciary duties to their shareholders
- Throughout his career, Terry has maintained a close relationship with the courts and judiciary
- He served on President George W. Bush’s Judicial Advisory Committee and as such was one of six lawyers responsible for selecting candidates for the Central District of California’s federal bench and its United States Attorney
- He has twice served as Chairman of the Central District of California Lawyer Representatives to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference and once as Chairman of the Lawyer Representatives Coordinating Committee for the entire Circuit
- He served as one of 10 lawyers on the Ninth Circuit Advisory Board and then served as Chair of the Advisory Board
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Practicing law in California. Legal matters in California are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Los Angeles are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate California state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in California brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in California courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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