Sections
Trial Practice
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Best Practices for Jury Selection
New events are added regularly. Visit the ACBA Calendar for more upcoming events. To view past programming on demand, please visit acbanet.prolearn.io/home.
About the Section
The Trial Practice Section provides Minimum Continuing Legal Educations programs for trial lawyers, including litigation strategies and court procedures, and serves as a liaison between the ACBA and the Superior Court on issues effecting the local bar.
Are you interested in joining the Trial Practice Section? Please contact the Membership Assistant at membershipassistant@acbanet.org, or at (510) 302-2201.
Resources for Trial Practitioners
- Local Rules for the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda
- California Rules of Court
- California Codes
- Judicial Council Forms: Free fillable PDFs
- California Secretary of State
- Harry Plotkin’s Jury Tips
Alameda County Judicial Assignments
Robert Schwartz
Gwilliam, Ivary, Chiosso, Cavalli & Brewer
(510) 832-5411
rschwartz@giccb.com
Maria Lamposona
Lombardi, Loper & Conant, LLP
lampasona@rankinlaw.com
(510) 433-2600
Miguel Saldana
msaldana@wendel.com
Carl Chamberlin
California Court of Appeal
350 McAllister St.,
San Francisco, CA 94102
carl.chamberlin@jud.ca.gov
(415) 865-7314
Mario Choi
mariochoi@zohomail.com
Marjorie Heinrich
Heinrich Law, PC
marjorie@heinrichlaw.net
(510) 570-1608
Casey Kaufman
casey@caseykaufmanlaw.com
Christina Lum
Deputy City Attorney / General & Complex Litigation Division
Oakland City Attorney's Office
Kevin McLaughlin
Renne Sloan Holtzman Sakai LLP
1220 7th Street, Suite 300
Berkeley, CA 94710
kmclaughlin@gmail.com
(510) 995-5800
Erica Summan
erica_summan@yahoo.com
David Goldman
Wendel Rosen LLP
1111 Broadway, 24th Floor
Oakland, CA 94607
dgoldman@wendel.com
(510) 834-6600
Michael Reynolds
Rankin, Sproat, Mires, Reynolds, Shuey & Mintz
1970 Broadway, Suite 1150
Oakland, CA 94612
reynolds@rankinlaw.com
(510) 465-3922
Hadassah Hayashi
Deputy Director
hadassah@acbanet.org
(510) 302-2200