Attorney Profiles

Contact Information

Classes and Seminars:

MCLE Panels 2010: Contra Costa County Bar

Other: Congregation B'nai Tikvah, Wildland Fire Conference

MCLE Panels 2009: Contra Costa County Bar, S.F. Trial Lawyers

Other: Bench-Bar Santa Clara County

MCLE Panels 2008: ABA Forum on Entertainment Law, Alameda Contra Costa Trial Lawyers, CEB: The Law Center of Contra Costa County, S.F. Trial Lawyers

Other: Wildland Fire Conference

MCLE Panels 2007: Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers (APRL), Marin County Family Law Lawyers, Monterey County Women Lawyers, Orange County Lawyers Guild, Yolo County Bar.

Other: Expert Testimony, San Francisco Hillel Society, 2007

MCLE Panels 2006: Alameda County Bar Association, Eastern Alameda County Bar Association, Placer County Bar Association, S.F. Trial Lawyers

Other: Economic Round Table of San Francisco, 2006

MCLE Panels 2005: California Continuing Education of the Bar, Lawyers Club of San Francisco, Marin County Trial Lawyers, Northern California Consumer Bankruptcy Conference, Alameda Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association (ACCTLA), Santa Clara County Bar Association, State Bar Annual Meeting

MCLE Panels 2004: The Legal Malpractice Section of the Bar Association of San Francisco, Bar Association of San Francisco Volunteer Legal Services Program, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, Sunnyvale-Cupertino Bar Association, CLE International - Eminent Domain Conference, American Immigrant Lawyers Association (AILA) California Chapters Conference, Consumer Attorneys of California, Santa Clara County Bar Association,

MCLE Panels 2003: BASF Barristers Club, Silicon Valley Pro Bono Project, Santa Clara Bar Association, Lawyers Club of San Francisco, Consumer Attorneys of California, Orange County Specialty Lawyers Guild, Santa Clara County Bar, Solo Practice Section, Paralegal Association of Santa Clara County, Golden Gate University

MCLE Panels 2002: Consumer Attorneys of California

MCLE Panels 2001: AILA, Sacramento County Bar, Business Law Section, Consumer Attorneys of California, Distressed Companies Conference, Earl Warren Chapter, Inns of Court, Eminent Domain Attorneys, Golden Gate University Intellectual Property Conference, Lorman Education Services

MCLE Panels 2000: Alameda/Contra Costa Trial Lawyers, Charles Houston Bar Association, CLE International, Lawyers Club of San Francisco, Legal Incite, Legal Malpractice Section of the BASF, Lorman Education Services, San Mateo County Bar Association Probate Committee, BASF Barristers Bridging the Gap

MCLE Panels 1999: Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers, Berkeley-Albany Bar Association, California Applicants' Attorneys Association, San Francisco Chapter, Consumer Attorneys of California, Ethics Committee, BASF, Lawyers Club of San Francisco, Litigation Section, BASF, American Bar Association, Attorney Liability Subcommittee, McGeorge School of Law, National Business Institute, San Francisco Legal Secretaries Association, McGeorge School of Law Ethics Classes

Other: University of San Francisco School of Law Moot Court, 1999

MCLE Panels 1998: Attorneys Probate Association, Center for Continuing Education, Consumer Attorneys Of California, Lawyers Club of San Francisco, Queen's Bench

Other: University of San Francisco School of Law Moot Court, 1998

MCLE Panels 1997: Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom, California Employment Lawyers Association, Panel, Lawyers Club of San Francisco, McGeorge School of Law, State Bar Court

MCLE Panels 1996: Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom, Bay Area Intellectual Lawyers Inn of Court, Consumer Attorneys Of California, Contra Costa County Bar Association Real Estate Section, State Bar Court, Hastings College of the Law Ethics Class

Other: "Legal Currents", KCSM - TV, 1996

MCLE Panels 1995: Consumer Attorneys of California, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Lawyers Club of San Francisco, McGeorge Law School, Practicing Law Institute, San Francisco Public Defenders Office, University of San Francisco School of Law

Other: University of San Francisco Moot Court, 1995

MCLE Panels 1994: Alameda Bar Solo Practice Section, Association of Legal Administrators, Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom, California Society for Healthcare Attorneys, Edward J. McFetridge American Inn of Court, Practising Law Institute, San Francisco Bar Real Property Section, San Francisco Lawyers Club American Inn of Court, San Francisco Trial Lawyers, San Mateo County Bar Business Law Section

MCLE Panels 1993: Los Angles Trial Lawyers, San Francisco Lawyers Club

MCLE Panels 1992: PEN/CLE, Los Angeles Trial Lawyers, North San Mateo Bar Association, San Francisco Law School, San Francisco Lawyers Club, San Francisco Trial Lawyers, State Bar of California

Areas of Practice

• State Bar Defense (California)
• Attorney Discipline Defense, 9th Circuit
• Ethics Advice to California attorneys
• Expert witness on California attorney duties
• Attorney Discipline Defense, US Courts in California
• Moral Character applications, California Bar

Bar Admissions

• California, 1971
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1971
• U.S. District Court Central District of California
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
• U.S. District Court Southern District of California
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1971
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1978
• U.S. Tax Court

Education

• University of San Francisco School of Law, San Francisco, California, 1970
  J.D.
  
  
• University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, 1965
  B.A.
  
  

Published Works

• The Attorney-Client Life Cycle, Contra Costa Lawyer, June, 2008
• Toxic Client Syndrome, CAOC Forum, February, 2008
• Billing for Fun and Profit, The Recorder, 2005
• Lighten Up, The Verdict, Winter, 2005
• When Associates Leave, San Francisco Attorney, January, 2002
• Duties to Opposing Parties and Counsel, The Verdict, Winter, 2002
• Web Sites Bring New Opportunities, San Francisco Attorney, October, 2001
• Breaking Cases in 2001, San Francisco Attorney, August, 2001
• New Statutes Govern Attorney Conduct, San Francisco Attorney, February, 2001
• Interviewing Employees of the Other Side, The Verdict, Spring, 2001
• Respecting Confidential Client Information, The Marin Lawyer, May, 2001
• In the Beginning, Creation of the Attorney Client Relationship, CAOC Forum, April, 2000
• What's New in Lawyer Ethics?, Charles Houston Bar Association News, February, 2000
• Keeping Client Secrets, San Francisco Attorney, December, 2000
• How do You Measure a Reasonable Fee?, San Francisco Attorney, October, 2000
• Resolving the Division of fees Between Contingency Fee Attorneys, San Francisco Attorney, August, 2000
• Ethics on the Internet (Co-Author), San Francisco Attorney, April, 2000
• Duties to Opposing Parties, San Francisco Attorney, February, 2000
• The Impaired Client, San Francisco Attorney, October, 1999
• Withdraw Bridge, Daily Journal Los Angeles & San Francisco, May 20, 1999
• "Justifiable Cause" and Other Cases, San Francisco Attorney, February, 1999
• Special Contingency Fee Contracts, Charles Houston Bar Association News, May, 1999
• Bill & Coo, Daily Journal Los Angeles & San Francisco, August 12, 1999
• Interviewing Employees of the Other Side, San Francisco Attorney, June, 1998
• Getting Out Alive, CAOC Forum, October, 1998
• Ethics: More Traps in Representing Minors, California Lawyer, May, 1998
• Ethics: Common Traps in Representing Minors, California Lawyer, April, 1998
• Division of Fees Between Successive Attorneys, CAOC Forum, April, 1997
• Majority Votes in Client Settlements, San Francisco Attorney, June, 1997
• Ethics Liability for Acts and Omissions of Partners, Legal Malpractice Report, Vol 5, No 1, 1996
• Remedies for Conflicts of Interest, San Francisco Attorney, June, 1995
• Disqualification: When Can You Sue a Former Client?, The Verdict, Winter, 1994
• A Pain in the Ads, The Verdict, Fall, 1994
• The Advocate: The Trial Lawyer; Charles Houston Bar Newsletter, New Laws Restrict Attorney Conduct, 1993
• Attorney-Client Fee Contracts, San Francisco Attorney, August, 1993
• Inheriting From Your Client -- Is it Worth the Price?, San Francisco Attorney, April, 1991

Representative Cases

• Huskinson & Brown v Wolf, 32 Cal. 4th 453 (2004)
• Matter of Bellicini, 4 Cal. St. Bar Ct. Rptr. 883 (2006)

Honors and Awards

• AV Rated by Martindale - Hubbell

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Bar Association of San Francisco, 1971 - Present
  Member
  
  
• Bar Association of San Francisco, 1992 - 2004
  Member, Ethics Committee
  
  
• Bar Association of San Francisco, 1989 - 2004
  Member, Legal Malpractice Committee
  
  
• Bar Association of San Francisco, 1991
  Chair, Blood Drive Committee
  
  
• Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers, 1996 - Present
  Member
  
  
• Attorney Discipline Defense Counsel, 1997 - Present
  Member
  
  
• San Francisco Attorney Magazine, 1985 - 2003
  Member, Editorial Committee
  
  
• CEB (California Continuing Education of the Bar), 1994 - 1995
  Consultant, Litigation Ethics
  
  
• America On Line, 1995 - 1996
  Moderator, Legal Ethics and Malpractice Bulletin Board
  
  
• Small Claims Court of San Francisco, 1980 - 1985
  Judge Pro Tem
  
  
• California State Senate, 1982 - 1984
  Member, Advisory Coalition on Court Reform
  
  
• California State Senate, 1986
  Expert Witness, Judiciary Committee
  
  
• Superior Court of San Francisco, 1979 - 1983
  Arbitrator
  
  
• U.S. District Court, Northern California, 1979 - 1980
  Arbitrator
  
  
• Judicial Council Advisory Committee on Legal Forms, 1976 - 1978
  Member
  
  
• University of San Francisco, 1994 - Present
  Mentor Program
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• State Bar of California, Discipline Prosecutor, 1983 - 1992
• State Bar of California, Legislative Attorney, 1978 - 1983
• Jerome Fishkin, Attorney at Law, 1971 - 1978

Pro Bono Activities

• Legal Ethics Advisor, Aids Legal Referral Panel (ALRP), 1999 - Present
• Legal Ethics Advisor, The Law Group, 2006 - Present
• Legal Ethics Advisor, Homeless Action Center, 2003 - Present
• Legal Ethics Advisor, San Francisco Small Business Advocates, 2002 - 2003
• Small Claims Court of San Francisco, Judge Pro-Tem, 1980 - 1985