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A Michigan fan and co-founder, with [[Sid Altus]], of [[Phantasia Press]].  From 1984 until the press closed in 1989, Berman was the sole publisher/editor.
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'''Alex Berman''' is a [[Detroit]] [[fan]], active since the 1970s. He co-founded, with [[Sid Altus]], the [[small press]] [[Phantasia Press]] in 1978, when, after being unable to find a copy of [[L. Sprague de Camp]]’s ''Wall of Serpents'', he got permission and reprinted the book.  From 1984 until the press closed in 1989, Berman was the sole publisher/editor. He is still selling some of the books.  
  
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In [[mundane]] life, Alex is founding partner of the legal firm Berman & Kaufman, specializing in worker’s’ compensation cases. He was [[SFWA]]’s attorney for a time, and represented [[Damon Knight]] and [[Lloyd Biggle]] in a lawsuit against Harper & Row.
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Latest revision as of 01:58, 19 October 2022

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Alex Berman is a Detroit fan, active since the 1970s. He co-founded, with Sid Altus, the small press Phantasia Press in 1978, when, after being unable to find a copy of L. Sprague de Camp’s Wall of Serpents, he got permission and reprinted the book. From 1984 until the press closed in 1989, Berman was the sole publisher/editor. He is still selling some of the books.

In mundane life, Alex is founding partner of the legal firm Berman & Kaufman, specializing in worker’s’ compensation cases. He was SFWA’s attorney for a time, and represented Damon Knight and Lloyd Biggle in a lawsuit against Harper & Row.



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