Partners

Born:
Stockton, California, May 4, 1937; admitted to bar, 1961, Calif.; 1967, U.S.D.C., Eastern Dist. of Calif. and Tax Court of the U.S.; 1973, U.S.D.C., Northern Dist. of Calif.; 1993, U.S.D.C., Southern Dist. of New York; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court; admitted pro hac vice State of New York.

Education/Academic Honors:
Stanford University (B.A., 1958; LL.B., 1960). Member, Board of Editors, Stanford Law Review, 1959-1960.

Author:

• "Valuation Evidence in California Condemnation Cases," 12 Stanford Law Review 766 (1960).



• "Problems of Valuation Testimony," California Condemnation Practice (CEB 1960).



• "An Overview of Defenses Available to Guarantors of Real Property Secured Transactions Under California Law," 2 Santa Clara Law Review (1998).

Member:
San Joaquin County Bar Association; State Bar of California; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

Reported Cases:

• Sanders Construction Co., Inc. v. San Joaquin First Federal Savings and Loan Assoc. (1982) 136 Cal.App.3d 387;
   
• Valley Bank of Nevada v. Superior Court of San Joaquin (1975) 15 Cal.3d 652;
   
• Delta Dynamics, Inc. v. Arioto (1968) 69 Cal.2d 525;
   
• Camper v. McDermott (1968) 266 Cal.App.2d 41;
   
• M.A. Sanguinetti v. The City Council of the City of Stockton (1965) 231 Cal.App.2d 813;
   
• Arata v. Bank of America National Trust and Savings Assoc. (1963) 223 Cal.App.2d 199.
  

Practice Areas:
Commercial Litigation; Civil Trials; Commercial Law; Business Real Estate; Eminent Domain/Condemnation.

Born:
Jersey City, New Jersey, November 27, 1931; admitted to bar, 1980, Calif. and U.S.D.C., Eastern and Southern Districts of Calif.; 1990, U.S.D.C., Northern District of California; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court.

Education/Academic Honors:
Rutgers University (B.A., 1953); University of Southern California; Western State University (J.D., 1979). Nu Beta Epsilon. Editor-in-Chief, Western State University Law Review, 1979-1980. Member, United States Air Force Safety Advisory Boards, 1968-1977. Colonel, United States Air Force, 1953-1977; Fighter Pilot, Four Tours of Combat (Quemoy Straits 1956, Southeast Asia 1967, 1971, 1972-1973), USAF Accident Investigator (Flight, Missile, Explosives, Nuclear and Ground Accidents) 1961-1977; Director of Safety, Air Force Logistics Command, 1974-1977. Deputy City Attorney, Stockton, 1980-1987. Deputy County Counsel, San Joaquin County, 1987-1988.

Member:
San Joaquin County Bar Association; State Bar of California.

Reported Cases:

• Stebbins v. White (1987) 190 Cal.App.3d 769;
   
• Stockton Newspapers, Inc. v. Members of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Stockton (1985) 171 Cal.App.3d 95. ;
   
• City of Stockton v. Albert Brocchini Farms, Inc. (2001) 92 Cal.App.4th 193.

Practice Areas:
Eminent Domain/Condemnation; Commercial Litigation; Civil Trials; Aviation; Municipal Law.

Born:
Fort Worth, Texas, June 28, 1953; admitted to bar, 1985, Calif. and U.S.D.C., Eastern Dist. of Calif.; 1986, U.S.D.C., Northern Dist. of Calif.; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court.

Education/Academic Honors:
University of California at Davis (B.A., 1975); California Secondary Teaching Credential, 1976; University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 1985); California State University, Sacramento (M.B.A., 1987).

Author:

• "Professional Liability Insurance: The Claims Made and Reported Trap", 19 Western State University Law Review 165 (1991).



• "Condominium Lawsuits Can Involve High Stakes", 14 National Law Journal, No. 34 (1992).



• "The Ethical Dilemma That Insurance Agents Face Which May Tempt Some To Mislead Their Clients Regarding Coverage, and What To Do To Protect Your Business from the Consequences of Such Conduct", 19 Western State University Law Review 1201 (1992).



• "Lawsuits for Sexual Harassment: Are They Protected by the 'Personal Injury' Coverage of a Business's Comprehensive General Liability Policy?", CTLA Forum (Dec. 1992).



• "Horace Mann v. Barbara B.: The Supreme Court Reaffirms the Insurer's Duty to Defend Groundless, False or Fraudulent Suits", CTLA Forum (June 1993).



• "When Does a Subordination Pact Become Unenforceable?", Los Angeles Daily Journal and San Francisco Daily Journal, (June 17, 1993); "Constructive Fraud: The Forgotten Insurance Bad Faith Claim," Beverly Hills Bar Association Journal Vol. 27, No. 3 (1993).



• "Investigation and Full Disclosure: Complementary Duties Placed Upon Insurance Companies Under California Law," 21 Lincoln (San Jose) Law Review 83 (1993).

Member:
State Bar of California.

Practice Areas:
Commercial Litigation; Civil Trials; Insurance Coverage/Bad Faith.

Born:
Columbus, Ohio, August 20, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Calif. and U.S.D.C., Eastern Dist. of Calif.

Education/Academic Honors:
University of Southern California (B.S., 1989); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., With Distinction, 1992). Traynor Scholastic Honor Society. Assistant Articles Editor, The Transnational Lawyer, 1991-1992.

Member:
San Joaquin County Bar Association; Sacramento County Bar Association; American Bar Association; State Bar of California.

Practice Areas:
Commercial Law; Business; Real Estate; Commercial Litigation.

Born:
Bakersfield, California, December 23, 1949; admitted to bar, 1984, Calif. and U.S.D.C., Northern Dist. of Calif.; 1985, U.S.D.C., Southern Dist. of Calif.; 1986, U.S.D.C., Eastern and Central Dists. of Calif.; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2003, United States Supreme Court; pro hac vice admissions, U.S.D.C., Maryland (1995), and U.S.D.C., Arizona (1991).

Education/Academic Honors:
University of California, Santa Barbara (B.A. with highest honors 1972); University of California, Los Angeles (M.A. 1974; Ph.D. 1977); Stanford University (J.D. 1984). Phi Beta Kappa (1972). Stanford Law School Scholarship (1982-1984); Arkelian Foundation Scholarship (Stanford, 1981-1982); Bradford Booth Memorial Fellowship (UCLA, 1976-1977); Graduate Intern Fellowship (UCLA, 1972-1976). Associate Editor, 1982-1983 and Senior Editor, 1983-1984, Stanford Environmental Law Society. Associate Editor, Stanford Journal of International Law, 1982-1983.

Judicial Clerkship:
California Supreme Court (Justice Otto Kaus), 1984-1985.

Author/Speaker:

• Contributing Author and Panelist, What You Need to Know About Public Records and Open Meetings in California (Lorman Education Services, 2003)
   
• Panelist, "Hot" Topics in Legal Ethics (San Joaquin Co. Bar Assn., 2002);
   
• Co-Author and Co-Presenter, How to Protect Your Business from Ruinous Litigation in California (National Business Inst. 1997).



• Co-Presenter, Trial Evidence in California (National Business Inst. 1997).



• Contributing Author and Panelist, Tort Litigation - California Judges Association 1995 Program (California Judges Association and The Rutter Group 1995).



• Editor and Author, Damages in Business Litigation (The Rutter Group and Association of Business Trial Lawyers 1990).



• Panelist, Advanced Level Series - Damages in Business Litigation (L.A. Co. Bar Assn. and The Rutter Group, 1990).



• Panelist, Editor and Contributing Author, Getting to the Bottom Line: Damages Before, During and After Trial, 14th Annual Seminar of the Assn. of Business Trial Lawyers 1987).

Member:
San Joaquin County, Sacramento County, and Placer County Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Co-Chair, MCLE Committee of San Joaquin County Bar Association (2001-2002, Chair, 2003). Board of Governors, San Joaquin County Bar Association (2004-2006).

Reported Cases:

• City of Stockton v. Albert Brocchini Farms, Inc. (2001) 92 Cal.App.4th 193;



• H.D. Arnaiz, Ltd. v. County of San Joaquin (2002) 96 Cal.App.4th 1357;



• City of Ripon v. Sweetin (2002) 100 Cal.App.4th 887;



• California Sportfishing Protection Alliance v. City of West Sacramento (E.D.Cal. 1995) 905 F.Supp. 792;



• Waller v. Financial Corporation of America (9th Cir. 1987) 828 F.2d 579;



• Calfarm Insurance Co. v. Deukmejian (1989) 48 Cal.3d 805;



• New v. Armour Pharmaceutical Co. (9th Cir. 1995) 67 F.3d 716;



• In re American Honda Motor Co. Dealerships Litigation (D. Md. 1996) 941 F.Supp. 528;



• In re American Honda Motor Co. Dealerships Litigation (D. Md. 1996) 958 F.Supp. 1045;



• In re American Continental Corp./Lincoln Savings & Loan Litigation (D. Ariz. 1992) 140 F.R.D. 425;



• In re American Continental Corp./Lincoln Savings & Loan Litigation (D. Ariz. 1992) 794 F.Supp. 1424.

Practice Areas:
Civil Litigation, including Eminent Domain, Business and Complex Litigation; Appellate Practice; Class Action.
 

Born:
Philadelphia, July 29, 1947; admitted to bar, 1971, Penn.; 1985, Calif.; 1988 , U.S.D.C., Eastern Dist. of California.; 1985, U.S.D.C., Northern Dist. of Calif., 1985, U.S.D.C., Central Dist. of Calif.; 1971, Penn. Supreme Court; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1972, U.S.D.C., Eastern Dist. of Penn.

Education/Academic Honors:
College of the University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1968); University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 1971).

Reported Cases:
• Marant v. Farrell Lines, Inc. (1976)550 F.2d 142;
   
• Fairman v. Gallagher (1979) 2 Phila. 620;
   
• Sharples v. Chole (1994) 29 Cal.App.4th 1213;
   
• Willis v. First Data POS, Inc. (2000) 245 Ga.App. 121;
   
• First Data POS, Inc. v. Willis (2001) 273 Ga. 792.

Author:

• Cross-Examination on Trial (Butterworth Legal Publishers, 1988);



• Lender Liability: Strategies of Litigation (Trial Law Press, 1990).
   
Member:
Yolo County, San Joaquin County, and State Bar of California.; Voluntary Dispute Resolution Panel. ; Milton Schwartz Inn of Court (Master and Secretary/Treasurer).; Adjunct Professor, University of California at Davis School of Law (1999 to Present).

Practice Areas:
Commercial Litigation; Civil Trials; Eminent Domain/Condemnation; Appellate Practice.

ASSOCIATES

Born:
Sacramento, California, April 12, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Calif. and U.S.D.C., Eastern Dist. of California.

Education/Academic Honors:
Sacramento City College (A.A. with honors, 1990); University of California, Irvine (B.A., 1992); University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 1996).

Member:
Asian Bar Association of Sacramento; San Joaquin County, and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California.

Practice Areas:
Commercial Litigation; Civil Trials; Eminent Domain/Condemnation; Real Estate; Business Litigation; Appellate Practice; Employment; Construction.

Born:
Oakland, California, December 19, 1959; admitted to bar, 1989, Calif. and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1992.

Education/Academic Honors:
Fresno State, Fresno (B.A. Business, 1980); Hastings College of Law, San Francisco (J.D. 1989); Student Extern: California Supreme Court (Justice John Arguelles).

Member:
San Joaquin County Bar Association and State Bar of California.

Practice Areas:
Commercial Litigation; Civil Trials; Oil and Gas; Negotiation and Litigation.

Born:
Stockton, California, November 3, 1960; admitted to bar, 1992, Calif. and U.S.D.C., Eastern Dist. of Calif.

Education/Academic Honors:
Stanford University (B.A., 1982); California Secondary Teaching Credential, 1984; McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., 1992).

Author:

• "When Does a Subordination Pact Become Unenforceable?", Los Angeles Daily Journal and San Francisco Daily Journal (June 17, 1993).

Member:
San Joaquin County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California.

Practice Areas:
Commercial Law; Business; Real Estate.

Born:
Stockton, California, December 27, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Calif.

Education/Academic Honors:
University of the Pacific (B.A. English, 1996); Santa Clara University School of Law (J.D. 1999).

Member:
American Bar Association; State Bar of California.

Practice Areas:
Civil Litigation.

PARALEGALS

Born:
Portland, Oregon, July 30, 1957.

Education/Academic Honors:
Scripps College, Clairmont, California (B.A. British/American Literature, 1979) (Honors at Entrance); Loyola Law School, Dean's List 1981.

Member:
San Joaquin County Bar Accociation.

Author:


• "Information on Information" Across the Bar (August 2003).
   

Practice Areas:
Commercial and Civil Litigation

Born:
Stockton, California, September 19, 1971.

Education/Academic Honors:
Humphreys College School of Law, Stockton, California (B.S. Paralegal Studies, 2002, Paralegal Certificate 2001).

Member:
San Joaquin County Bar Association.

Practice Areas:
Commercial and Civil Litigation.