Ettie Rosenberg, J.D., Pharm.D.
424 South Beverly Drive
Beverly Hills, California 90212
(310) 553-8533, ext.122
(310) 557-1505 – fax
LICENSURE:
STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, ADMITTED 2000, BAR # 208762
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 2000
CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY LICENSURE since 1979 (CA # 33408)
NEVADA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY LICENSURE since 1979 (NEV # 7759)
WORK EXPERIENCE- LEGAL:
OF COUNSEL:
LAW OFFICES OF ALLAN N. LOWY Beverly Hills, California, June 2001–present
Forensic Expert Witness - Pharmacy; Pharmacology, Pharmacy Malpractice, Pharmacist Standard of
Care, Drug Related Malpractice, Adverse Drug Reactions, Drug Interactions, Drug Product Liability;
and Failure to Warn cases; Medical Chart Review; Charting Errors; Case Review; Research,
Consultation, Deposition or Trial Testimony.
Administrative Law- California State Board of Pharmacy, Contractor’s State License Board; California
Department of Corporations
Estate Planning – wills, trusts, advance health care directives, trustee liability to trust beneficiaries;
Real Estate – partition, land use, landlord – tenant, real estate finance; real estate litigation; conveyances
Business Formations- Corporations and LLC’s in California, Missouri; Ohio; Florida
Tort- personal injury, medical malpractice, Plaintiff;
Legal Research – all areas
General Litigation – all areas
THE BAILEY LAW FIRM Santa Monica, California, Part-time April - June 2001
(research, correspondence, pleading work on drug product liability case- Plaintiff)
LAW OFFICES OF DOUGLAS HONIG Santa Ana, California
Part-time December 2000 - June 2001
(research, writing, trial prep for a high profile civil case, work on Sulzer hip implant
and Phen-Phen product cases)
EDUCATION:
SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Los Angeles, California
Juris Doctor, 1999
EXTERNSHIP Fall 1998, California Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Seven
Justice Earl Johnson (Lurye v. Southern California Edison, 84 Cal. Rptr. 2d 225, review
denied, ordered depublished (July 28, 1999))
Justice Pro Tem Paul Boland (Howard Contracting, Inc. v. G.A. Macdonald Construction
Co., 71 Cal. App. 4th 38 (1998))
SOUTHWESTERN JOURNAL of Law and Trade in the Americas,
Notes & Comments Editor 1998, Staff Member 1997-98
HEALTH CARE LAW SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT 1998,
Health Care Law Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association
HARVARD BLUEBOOK AWARD for Excellence in Editing, January 1998
NOTE: HEALTH CARE PROVIDER LIABILITY COURSE (received “A” grade)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, SCHOOL OF PHARMACY
Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) June 1979
CLASS RANK (TOP 15%)
RHO CHI HONOR SOCIETY, elected 1978
ONCOLOGY FELLOWSHIP, LAC -USC Cancer Center, SUMMER 1978
PHARMACY INTERNSHIP, Century City Hospital Pharmacy, July 1976 - June 1979
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES (1973 - 1975, Pre- Pharmacy)
RESUME - ETTIE ROSENBERG - PAGE 2
ADVANCED LEGAL COURSEWORK:
ESTATE PLANNING PRACTICE COURSE: 12 MCLE units – UCLA Extension Spring 2004 (“A”)
ADVANCED ESTATE PLANNING PRACTICE: 8 MCLE units -- UCLA Extension Fall 2004 (“B”)
WORK EXPERIENCE- OTHER:
CVS PROCARE PHARMACY, Cedars Sinai Medical Towers, Los Angeles, California
Part time pharmacist, August 2000 – December 2000 (while awaiting bar results)
Rx RELIEF, Fallbrook, California
Part time Pharmacist, 1997-1999: Employed part–time for various Southern California pharmacy
locations, including hospital and retail pharmacies – (while attending law school)
HOME THERAPY SERVICES, Van Nuys, California
Pharmacist in Charge, January 1992 - January 1993: Managed and supervised pharmacy services for
outpatient diabetic center; coordinated compliance with State Board of Pharmacy Regulations.
KENNETH R. KAUFMAN, M.D., INC., Los Angeles, California
Office Manager, June 1982 - December 1991: Administrated medical office, coordinated all corporate
legal /accounting matters, health insurance claims, medical office, & hospital administration practices.
NIEMEROW PHARMACIES, INC., Pasadena, California
Consultant Pharmacist, March 1981- October 1981: Reviewed medication orders for potential overuse,
misuse and drug interactions; provided consultation and in-service training to administrators and
nursing staff of skilled nursing facilities regarding drug administration and records, and compliance
with State Board of Pharmacy regulations and Title 22 of California Code.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY - UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MEDICAL
CENTER, PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL, Los Angeles, California
Staff Pharmacist, Pediatric Pharmacy Services January 1980 - March 1981
EXPERT WITNESS/ CONSULTANT(various cases re: drug interactions; drug product liability; pharmacy malpractice; one criminal case; )
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
American Bar Association 2000- present
Beverly Hills Bar Association 2000-present
Los Angeles County Bar Association, Health Care Section 1998-present
American Pharmaceutical Association 1975 to present
American Society of Hospital Pharmacists 1975 to present
California Pharmaceutical Association 1979 to present
American Bar Association, 1995 to present
LANGUAGES: Spanish, Hebrew, French
PUBLICATIONS:
Kaufman, K.R., Finstead, B.A., Kaufman, E.R.: Status Epilepticus following electroconvulsive therapy. MOUNT SINAI
JOURNAL OF MEDICINE 53 (2): 119-122, 1986.
Kaufman. K.R., Weekes, M.E., Kaufman, E.R. : Right to healthy birth: medicolegal issues in
phencyclidine ingestion. CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT 10: 41 44, 1986.
Kaufman, K.R., Petrucha, R.A., Pitts, F.N. Kaufman, E.R.: Phencyclidine cord blood incidence:
Preliminary Data. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY 140 (4): 450- 452, 1983.
Kaufman, K.R., Kaufman E.R. : Legal aspects of psychotropic medications in oncology; in Periti, P.,
Grassi, G.G. (Eds.) CURRENT CHEMOTHERAPY AND IMMUNOTHERAPY: PROCEEDINGS
OF 12TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF CHEMOTHERAPY. Washington, D.C.:
American Society for Microbiology, p 1555-1557, 1982
Kaufman, K.R. , Finstead, B., Kaufman.E.R. : Electroencephalography and electroconvulsive
therapy. ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY AND CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY: 61(3) : S178,
1985.
PRESENTATIONS:
Kaufman, K.R., Kaufman, E.R. : Psychotropic Management of Seizure Duration during
Electroconvulsive Therapy: Trazodone, A Case Report. Royal College of
Psychiatrists Annual Meeting. Brighton, England. July 2-6, 1991.
Kaufman, K.R., Kaufman, E.R. : Child Abuse Reporting Statutes - Psychiatric Sequelae.
Third European Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect. Prague, Czechoslovakia,
June 23-26, 1991.
Kaufman, K.R., Kaufman, E.R. Abuse in Three Generations. Eighth International Congress
on Child Abuse and Neglect. Hamburg, West Germany, September 2-6, 1990.
Kaufman, K.R., Geft, I.L., Kaufman, E.R. : Child Neglect: Theoretical Justification
of Blood Transfusion to a Jehovah’s Witness. London. ‘89: The Second
International Conference on Health Law and Ethics. London, England, July 16 -21, 1989.
Kaufman, K.R. Finstead, B., Kaufman, E.R. : Electroencephalography and
Electroconvulsive Therapy. 11th International Congress of Electroencephalography
& Clinical Neuorophysiology, London, England. August 25 -30, 1985.
Kaufman, K.R., Weekes, M.E., Kaufman, E.R.: Right to Health Birth: Medico- Legal Issues
in Phencyclidine Ingestion. Fifth International Congress on Child Abuse and
Neglect. Montreal, Quebec, Canada, September 16-19, 1984.
Kaufman, K.R., Kaufman, E.R.: Legal Aspects of Anticonvulsants in Psychiatry and
Psychotropics in Epilepsy, 15th Epilepsy International Symposium. Washington,
D.C., September 26-30, 1983.
Kaufman, K.R., Petrucha, R.A., Pitts, F.N. Kaufman, E.R. : Phencyclidine Cord Blood
Incidence: Preliminary Data. 135th Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric
Association. Toronto, Canada. May 20, 1983.
Kaufman, K.R., Kaufman, E. R.: Biomedicinal Chemistry and Psychiatric Law. 28th
Congress, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. Vancouver,
Canada. August 18, 1981.
Kaufman, K.R., Kaufman, E. R.: Legal Aspects of Psychotropic Medication in Oncology.
12th International Congress of Chemotherapy. Florence, Italy, July 22, 1981
Ettie Rosenberg, J.D., Pharm.D.
424 South Beverly Drive
Beverly Hills, California 90212
(310) 553-8533, ext.122
(310) 557-1505 – fax
EXPERT CONSULTANT FEE SCHEDULE
Initial case review requires non-refundable advance retainer: $2500
(applied to first 8 hours)
Court Appearance/ Deposition*: ½ day minimum $1200 plus expenses
*local deposition $300 hourly (plus travel time plus expenses)
Court Appearance/ Deposition: full day $2400 plus expenses
On Call (No Appearance): $1000 Flat Fee plus expenses
Additional hourly rate: $300 / hour plus expenses