The Large Conference Room at West Wilshire Center. There are three conference rooms available.

To celebrate Barrister’s new Barrister’s newest Brentwood, Los Angeles location, West Wilshire Center, Barrister will be hosting an Open House on May 24, 2012.  Business professionals and Commercial/Residential Real Estate brokers in the LA area are invited to tour the newest suite, win prizes, and enjoy Spanish themed tapas and drinks for a Pintxo Party at 11620 Wilshire Blvd., 9^th Floor.

Since opening the Brentwood location on February 2, 2012, prospective tenants have been drawn to the prestigious area and beautiful suite offered by Barrister Executive Suites, Inc.  The spectacular new suite offers a modern and professional environment with floor to ceiling windows throughout with 360 degree views from the ocean to Downtown Los Angeles.  Upon moving in, Barrister upgraded the internet speed for all tenants and installed flat screen TVs for audio/visual presentations.  Tenants and visitors benefit from the popular nearby dining spots on Wilshire or around the corner on San Vicente.

With consistently high occupancy at Barrister’s neighboring properties in Century City, West Los Angeles, and Santa Monica, Barrister anticipates a strong leasing response to West Wilshire Center.  New tenants continue to benefit from the same first-class services Barrister provides at all locations.

With a private office, tenants have 24/7 access to the full suite which has two furnished conference rooms, a copy room, and kitchen.  During business hours of 8:30 am – 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday, Barrister’s receptionist greets clients, answers and screens all incoming calls for tenants, handles incoming and outgoing mail, as well as any deliveries.  With the option to have a furnished office, tenants have turn-key office space with flexible lease terms.  This location also offers Barrister’s popular Virtual Office Packages.

We look forward to showcasing this newest property on May 24, 2012 at 5pm.  To RSVP, please email ggarcia@barrister-suites.com.

For more information on West Wilshire Center located at 11620 Wilshire Blvd, 9^th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90025, please visit: http://www.barrister-suites.com/brentwood.php

Barrister Executive Suite, Inc.'s onsite manager Deborah Davidson (right) excited to present the new iPad to Melody Kramer (left).

Current Barrister Executive Suites, Inc. tenant Melody A. Kramer, Kramer Law Office, Inc. just received the brand new iPad from Barrister for referring new tenants to her suite at 11622 El Camino Real, #100, in Del Mar, San Diego.  She referred attorneys Briana Rivera and John McAvoy, but she really received a lot more than an iPad in the deal.

Melody is a veteran trial lawyer, practicing as a “solo practitioner” for 16 years, but not practicing “alone.”  For most of her career, Melody has run a hybrid law firm, mixing work directly for her own clients, with freelance work (often ghostwriting of briefs, memos, and presentations) for other lawyers.  When business gets too busy, as it recently has, she has freelance lawyers working for her too.  Melody and her new neighboring tenants Barrister’s Del Mar location, River and McAvoy, now have new opportunities to collaborate on cases, sharing workload, overhead expenses, and moral support.

The new iPad?  Melody will be using it to prepare her upcoming seminar on “Outsourcing for Small Law Firms” which will be presented at selected Barrister locations.  Watch for announcements later this year.

This year, how will you celebrate Earth Day?  If you are looking for some ideas, you can join Barrister Executive Suites, Inc. at local events or ask a Suite Manager what we do every day to make this world a greener place.

On Saturday, April 14, 2012, various members of the Barrister team will be attending the Earth Day/Green Expo at Las Virgenes Creek.  “I am excited to go and see other businesses that take pride in keeping their business green,” says Area Vice President Christine Nam.  “It is important to me and prospective clients that Barrister Executive Suites, Inc. makes an effort to recycle, reduce waste, and use products that are more eco-friendly.”

You can also join the Westside Barrister team at the Coastal Clean Up on September 28, 2012 – 9:00am – 4:00pm | Santa Monica CA, United States.  The event is held right outside of Barrister’s offices at 100 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica.

Barrister Executive Suites, Inc. is also excited to announce that two suites are currently in buildings that have recently added solar window tinting.  The new tinting blocks the incoming sun’s rays and therefore reduces the need for central air.  The City National Bank Building in Encino at 16133 Ventura Blvd., Suite 700 and Barrister’s newest location, West Wilshire Center in Brentwood at 11620 Wilshire Blvd., 9^th Floor have added the new tinting.

For a full list of events, visit:

http://act.earthday.org/events/search/distance/90015

Barrister Executive Suites, Inc. understands the importance of technology to the working professional, but what about the importance to the young student?  It isn’t very different.  It is a more competitive and mobile world for our students and in an effort to have a competitive edge, students need the right tools to work anywhere.  The Archdiocese of Los Angeles, in partnership with Clearwire, has created Catholic Communication Collaboration (C3) which will give students a competitive edge with technology.

C3 is a program that will allow students to work seamlessly in and out of the classroom with their teachers, parents, and classmates.  Students can complete schoolwork, take advanced courses, and communicate from anywhere when they have portable learning devices provided through C3.

“We know that students learn best when teachers and parents collaborate together in the educational environment. That’s always been a hallmark of Catholic education,” said Archbishop Gomez. “The use of this new technology will strengthen this collaboration and open new avenues for learning far into the future.”

Barrister Executive Suites, Inc. has made a donation to C3.  Los Angeles schools St. Aloysius, St. Columbkille and St. Bernard were all able to purchase portable projectors (eBeam Edge) and St. Bernard School received a one-to-one classroom – each student being the beneficiary of their own Lenovo x220i. There are many students that cannot afford different learning tools in addition to the expensive books, uniforms, and supplies.  Barrister is happy to be a part of an effective program like C3.  The effects of the portable learning tools are extraordinary and the potential to use different learning applications is limitless.

In the near future the Barrister team is looking forward to visiting the schools and watching students and teachers interacting with the new equipment they have been provided through the C3 program.

For more information on the program, watch this video:

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/video/6814373-la-archdiocese-offers-high-tech-help-to-students/

Matt Crowley, President of Crowley Corporate Legal Strategies

We are pleased to announce Matthew Crowley, President of Crowley Corporate Legal Strategies, one of our Encino tenants, recently launched a new book “Getting in the Game: Guiding your Startup through the world of Venture Capital and Angel Investors”.

The book provides practical, non-legalese advice on how to successfully build and finance your startup using the advice of a venture lawyer with over $6 billion in corporate finance experience. This book breaks down the lessons a startup business needs to learn to go from a great idea to a successful exit, as well as how to get their business fundable. Each chapter is geared to explaining in simple terms what an entrepreneur needs to know about finding and meeting venture capital firms and angel investors and how to give them winning presentations. The author shares life lessons from other startups to help the reader avoid pitfalls that other first-time founders can easily avoid with a little forewarning. The book contains valuable examples of term sheets and other useful information that every startup team should have in their toolboxes.

Matt Crowley is a business lawyer, with a practice focused on assisting Los Angeles entrepreneurs in creating new businesses and achieving their goals for growth. Mr. Crowley began his career practicing law for eight years with the corporate finance groups of Pillsbury Madison & Sutro (now Pillsbury Winthrop) and Morrison & Foerster in San Francisco at the height of the dot.com boom. After eight years of private practice, Mr. Crowley moved into senior management with Evoke Software in 2001, serving as vice president and general counsel. In 2004, Mr. Crowley joined the management team at Technicolor Home Entertainment Services in Camarillo, California, a division with revenues of $2 billion annually. In 2006, Mr. Crowley established Crowley Corporate Legal Strategy at one of our Encino locations to offer corporate legal services to entrepreneurs looking to start or grow their businesses.

Please join us in congratulating Matt Crowley on his new book “Getting in the Game” found at your local bookstore or Amazon!

           Barrister Executive Suites, Inc. as a company has been taking steps to Go Green.  All suites provide beautiful mugs that are available in every property’s kitchen with the complimentary beverage service, copy rooms have state-of-the-art copiers with scanning capabilities, and as Barrister Executive Suites, Inc. expands their portfolio of properties they look for LEED rated or Energy Star Certified Buildings.

         Now, Barrister is happy to announce that their property located at Summit at Valencia has been awarded for their city-wide “green” efforts.  The city of Santa Clarita is one of four cities to be honored by California Green Communities for its efforts.  The city will be given the “silver” status award from an environmental recognition program.

Summit at Valencia is located at 27240 Turnberry Lane, Suite 200, Valencia, CA 91355.

        This Valentine’s Day, Barrister Executive Suites, Inc. will be spreading the love to all Barrister tenants.  

         Various properties will be hosting tenant socials and passing treats to the tenants.  The Sherman Oaks Galleria and new Brentwood, Los Angeles, location will be delivering something sweet to their suite.  Area Vice President, Christine Nam, will be having a Mrs. Fields Cookie Valentine’s Day Party for her tenants while on the Westside, Airley Ogilvie, Brentwood’s on site manager, will be serving a heart shaped angel food cake to Brentwood tenants.

         And throughout the month of February, Barrister has added a sweet bonus when a current tenant refers a new client.  If that client signs during February, then Barrister’s current tenant will receive a free iPad 2 on top of a rent credit!  Customer referrals were Barrister’s second highest referral source in 2011 and continue to be a strong source of new clients.

        Please contact your Suite Manager if you would like to refer a friend to Barrister Executive Suites, Inc.  For all other inquiries, email leasing@barrister-suites.com.

Happy Valentine’s Day

11620 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025

          Barrister Executive Suites, Inc. is pleased to announce the February 1, 2012 grand opening of executive offices in Brentwood, Los Angeles.  

         The new Brentwood Executive Suite is located in the West Wilshire Center located at 11620 Wilshire Blvd., 9FL, one block west of the 405 freeway, on the corner of Wilshire Blvd. and Barry Avenue.  This 11 story Energy Star rated building is within walking distance to popular San Vicente Blvd. restaurants, shops and nearby residential area and is in close proximity to surrounding neighborhoods of Brentwood, Westwood and Santa Monica.  Onsite amenities include 24/7 security, car wash, café with internet access and cable TV, help make this a highly sought after location for tenants in the area.

          Barrister Executive Suites, Inc. will occupy the entire 9^th floor which offers sweeping 360° views from Downtown LA to the Pacific Coast, with over 61 offices available for rent.  The firm has immediate plans to upgrade the facility and expand the scope of services to give the tenants a competitive edge for their business and provide an enjoyable working environment.  Executive Suite features will include several conference rooms with an online reservation system for easy scheduling, enterprise grade internet access, and telephone service and equipment.  Tenants will enjoy the excellent amenities throughout the suite with the flexibility of interior or floor to ceiling window offices with views of Los Angeles.  The kitchen and reception area will be contemporary and offer complimentary beverage service to tenants and their clients.  Barrister has trained staff at the West Wilshire Center who will answer all incoming calls, greet clients, and assist tenants with their day to day business needs.  

             “By taking advantage of the features and services provided by the staff, tenants gain more time to focus on their core business and enjoy coming to work in a thriving and friendly atmosphere” said Carrie  Gates, Vice President of Leasing and Marketing for the company.  “Referrals from our current client base was one of our top sources of new business in 2011. That tells me that we’re doing a great job.  Clearly they see the positive impact on their bottom line and are happy with our service, or else they wouldn’t recommend us to their friends.”

        Please call 1-800-576-0744 to speak to a sales representative regarding availability at 11620 Wilshire Boulevard, 9^th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90025, or email leasing@barrister-suites.com

       “Coming to work at the Sherman Oaks Galleria every day was fantastic in 2011,” says Area Vice President, Christine Nam.  “And I look forward to plenty more in 2012.  It was a wonderful year for Barrister Executive Suites, Inc. in the Sherman Oaks Galleria and this video that The Galleria put together shows you exactly why!”

Sherman Oaks Galleria Year in Review

        Are you a tenant with Barrister Executive Suites, Inc. with something to highlight from 2011 or upcoming in 2012?  Throughout the year we spotlight numerous tenants for their personal or business honors, volunteer work, and accomplishments.  Please email leasing@barrister-suites.com or talk to your Suite Manager to share your story.