Ada Berman JD

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Biography

Ms. Ada Berman serves as Executive Director and Controller at Cypress. She helped launch Cypress in 2008, serves as the firm's Executive Director and Controller. She is responsible for helping oversee the firm's finances, administration and support teams. Ada also plays an integral role in helping define the firm's strategic vision and in managing its donor advised fund and giving campaigns. Prior to joining Cypress, Ada practiced at the law firms Jacoby, Capogrosso & Wahl, and at Stevens, Kramer, Averbuck & Harris, where she specialized in handling complex litigation in the areas of trade secrets, insurance bad faith, premises liability, and contract and general business disputes. Ada also served as pro bono counsel before the California Board of Prison Terms, where she represented a battered woman serving a life sentence for the murder of her abusive spouse. In pursuit of her dual passions for gardening and food justice, Ada serves on the Board of the Los Angeles Community Garden Council (LACGC), helping to foster, build, and advocate for community gardens, green space, and yard-sharing projects across Los Angeles. Ada received her law degree from Loyola Law School in 1996 where she was Senior Production Editor of the International and Comparative Law Journal. She graduated from UCLA magna cum laude with a B.A. in English and Russian Literature.