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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.

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Alameda County Judicial Assignments

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Executive Committee
Carl Chamberlin

Carl Chamberlin

Chair

California Court of Appeal
350 McAllister St.,
San Francisco, CA 94102
carl.chamberlin@jud.ca.gov
(415) 865-7314

Robert Schwartz

Robert Schwartz

Vice Chair

Gwilliam, Ivary, Chiosso, Cavalli & Brewer
(510) 832-5411
rschwartz@giccb.com

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Mario Choi

Secretary

Donahue Fitzgerald LLP
1999 Harrison Street 26th Floor, Oakland, California 94612
MChoi@donahue.com
(510) 451-3300

Julie Batz

Julie Batz

Member

Bremer Whyte Brown & O’Meara, LLP

Maria Lampasona

Maria Lampasona

Member

Rankin, Shuey, Ranucci, Mintz, Lampasona & Reynolds
lampasona@rankinlaw.com
(510) 433-2600

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Casey Kaufman

Member

casey@caseykaufmanlaw.com

Laurel Halbany

Laurel Halbany

Member

Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood

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Tim Hallahan

Member

thh47@pacbell.net

Eduardo Robles

Eduardo Robles

Member

Law Office of Eduardo Robles

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Erica Summan

Member

erica_summan@yahoo.com

David Goldman

David Goldman

Emeritus

Wendel Rosen LLP
1111 Broadway, 24th Floor
Oakland, CA 94607
dgoldman@wendel.com
(510) 834-6600

Michael Reynolds

Michael Reynolds

Emeritus

Rankin, Sproat, Mires, Reynolds, Shuey & Mintz
1970 Broadway, Suite 1150
Oakland, CA 94612
reynolds@rankinlaw.com
(510) 465-3922

Hadassah

Hadassah Hayashi

Staff Liaison

Deputy Director
hadassah@acbanet.org
(510) 302-2200