Los Angeles County (Los Angeles)
Career Highlights: Retired June 29, 2023, Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2009, sworn in, 2010; partner, Overland Borenstein Scheper & Kim LLP, 2004-09; partner, Overland & Borenstein, 2002-04; partner, Shapiro, Borenstein & Dupont, 2001-02; partner, Tuttle & Taylor ALC, 1982-2000; associate, Tuttle & Taylor ALC, 1978-82; fellow, Institute for Public Interest Representation, Georgetown University Law School, 1977-78 law clerk, U.S. District Judge Irving Hill, 1976-77
Law School: George Washington University Law School, 1976
Career Highlights: Retired June 29, 2023, Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2009, sworn in, 2010; partner, Overland Borenstein Scheper & Kim LLP, 2004-09; partner, Overland & Borenstein, 2002-04; partner, Shapiro, Borenstein & Dupont, 2001-02; partner, Tuttle & Taylor ALC, 1982-2000; associate, Tuttle & Taylor ALC, 1978-82; fellow, Institute for Public Interest Representation, Georgetown University Law School, 1977-78 law clerk, U.S. District Judge Irving Hill, 1976-77
Law School: George Washington University Law School, 1976
By Pat Alston
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - When Mark Borenstein and Ellen DeFraites decided to marry 28 years ago, it was a big move. DeFraites lived in Maryland. Borenstein practiced law in California.
The only hurdle, as it turned out, was convincing DeFraites' 10-year-old daughter, Emily, that California would be a neat place to live. Emily's father had no objections. He asked only that she spend summer vacations and holidays with ... (continued)
