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Trial Practice
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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.
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
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Carl Chamberlin
California Court of Appeal
350 McAllister St.,
San Francisco, CA 94102
carl.chamberlin@jud.ca.gov
(415) 865-7314
Robert Schwartz
Gwilliam, Ivary, Chiosso, Cavalli & Brewer
(510) 832-5411
rschwartz@giccb.com
Mario Choi
Donahue Fitzgerald LLP
1999 Harrison Street 26th Floor, Oakland, California 94612
MChoi@donahue.com
(510) 451-3300
Julie Batz
Bremer Whyte Brown & O’Meara, LLP
Maria Lampasona
Rankin, Shuey, Ranucci, Mintz, Lampasona & Reynolds
lampasona@rankinlaw.com
(510) 433-2600
Casey Kaufman
casey@caseykaufmanlaw.com
Laurel Halbany
Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood
Tim Hallahan
thh47@pacbell.net
Eduardo Robles
Law Office of Eduardo Robles
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