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Case TAECIOOS8O-EAEUTBO CUA E 304 FiledW2/ea/22gePaged 92of 117 367 C2grdau4 Berke - direct 1 called as a witness by defendant Parse, 2 having been duly sworn, testified as follows: 3 THE COURT: State your full name and spell it slowly 4 for the court reporter. 5 THE WITNESS: Barry H. Berke, B-E-R-K-E. 6 THE COURT: Mr. Shechtman, you may inquire. 7 DIRECT EXAMINATION 8 BY MR. SHECHTMAN: 3 QO. Mr. Berke, how are you employed? 10 A. I ama partner at Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel. a Ti Q. How long have you been a partner at that firm? 12 A. I have been a partner at that firm since I believe 2001. 13 Q. Prior to that were you involved in the law -- 14 A. I'm sorry. Since 1999 I was a partner there. Prior to 15 that I was an associate at Kramer Levin. 16 QO. Prier to that? a le, A. Prior to that I began my career as a clerk in this 18 courthouse for a judge here. I was then at the Federal 19 Defenders office in the Southern District of New York until 20 1995, when I joined Kramer Levin. I had a brief period when I fd t was a visiting associate professor at NYU teaching courses 22 there right in between. 23 Q. Were you a lawyer in this courtroom during the trial of 24 David Parse and other defendants? 25 A. I certainly was. SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C, (212) 805-0300 DOJ-OGR- 00009428