Attorney Profiles


Jerome Fishkin 
1111 Civic Drive
Suite 215
Walnut Creek, California 94596-3831
 

Communication Center 
Phone: (925) 944-5600
E-mail: No E-mail address listed
Fax: (925) 944-5432
Web site: http://www.fishkinlaw.com


Areas of PracticeEducationHonors
Published WorksAffiliationsRepresentative Cases


MCLE Panels 2006:

Alameda County Bar Association;

Eastern Alameda County Bar Ass Association

Placer County Bar Association; S.F. Trial Lawyers.

Other 2006: Economic Round Table of San Francisco University of San Francisco School of Law Moot Court; USF Chapter, Pi Alpha Phi.

MCLE PANELS 2005:

CEB (California Continuing Education of the Bar); Lawyers Club of San Francisco; Marin County Trial Lawyers; Northern California Consumer Bankruptcy Conference; ACCTLA (Alameda Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association); Santa Clara County Bar Association; State Bar Annual Meeting.

Other 2005: Hastings College of the Law

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; AILA California Chapters Conference; Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC); 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 (CAOC); Orange County Specialty Lawyers Guild; Solo Practice Section of the Santa Clara County Bar; Paralegal Association of Santa Clara County

Other 2003: Golden Gate University

MCLE PANELS 2002:

CAOC (Consumer Attorneys of California)

MCLE PANELS 2001:

AILA (American Immigrant Lawyers Association); Business Law Section of the Sacramento County Bar; 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

Other 2000: 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, & Attorney Liability Subcommittee, American Bar Association; McGeorge School of Law; National Business Institute

Other 1999: University of San Francisco School of Law Moot Court; San Francisco Legal Secretaries Association; McGeorge School of Law Ethics classes

MCLE PANELS 1998:

Attorneys Probate Association; Center for Continuing Education; Consumer Attorneys Of California; Lawyers Club of San Francisco; Queen’s Bench

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

MCLE PANELS 1997:

Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom; California Employment Lawyers Association; 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

Other 1996: Hastings College of the Law Ethics Class; “Legal Currents,” KCSM - TV;
University of San Francisco School of Law Ethics Class

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 1995: University of San Francisco Moot Court

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; Practicing 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; PEN/CLE

MCLE PANELS 1992:

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. Supreme Court, 1978
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 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. 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:
Ethics: Common Traps in Representing Minors, California Lawyer, April, 1998


Ethics: More Traps in Representing Minors, California Lawyer, May, 1998


In the Beginning,,,Creation of the Attorney Client Relationship, CAOC Forum, April, 2000


Getting Out Alive, CAOC Forum, October, 1998


Division of Fees Between Successive Attorneys, CAOC Forum, April, 1997


What’s New in Lawyer Ethics?, Charles Houston Bar Association News, February, 2000


Special Contingency Fee Contracts, Charles Houston Bar Association News, May, 1999


Bill & Coo, Daily Journal Los Angeles& San Francisco, August 12, 1999


Withdraw Bridge, Daily Journal Los Angeles& San Francisco, May 20, 1999


Ethics Liability for Acts and Omissions of Partners, Legal Malpractice Report, Vol 5, No 1, 1996


Respecting Confidential Client Information, The Marin Lawyer, May, 2001


When Associates Leave, San Francisco Attorney, January, 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


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


“Justifiable Cause” and Other Cases, San Francisco Attorney, February, 1999


Interviewing Employees of the Other Side, San Francisco Attorney, June, 1998


Majority Votes in Client Settlements, San Francisco Attorney, June, 1997


Remedies for Conflicts of Interest, San Francisco Attorney, June, 1995


Attorney-Client Fee Contracts, San Francisco Attorney, August, 1993


Inheriting From Your Client -- Is it Worth the Price?, San Francisco Attorney, April, 1991


Lighten Up, Winter, The Verdict, 2005


Duties to Opposing Parties and Counsel, The Verdict, Winter, 2002


Interviewing Employees of the Other Side, The Verdict, Spring, 2001


A Pain in the Ads, The Verdict, Fall, 1994


Disqualification: When Can You Sue a Former Client?, The Verdict, Winter, 1994


The Advocate ; The Trial Lawyer; Charles Houston Bar Newsletter, New Laws Restrict Attorney Conduct, 1993


The Advocate ; The Trial Lawyer; Charles Houston Bar Newsletter, New Laws Restrict Attorney Conduct, 1994


Representative Cases:
Huskinson & Brown v Wolf, 32 Cal 4th 453 (California Supreme Court 2004)
Matter of Bellicini, 2006 WL 541224 (State Bar Court 2006)
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Lecturer, Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers, 1997 - Present


Lecturer, Joint Program with National Organization of Bar Counsel, Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers, 1999


Lecturer, California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1971 - Present


Lecturer, Consumer Attorneys of California, 2002 - Present


Lecturer, Los Angles Trial Lawyers, 1992 - 1993


Lecturer, McGeorge School of Law MCLE Program, 1999


Lecturer, Expert Witness Program, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, 1991


Lecturer, Master Advocates Program, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, 1991


Lecturer, Legal Liability of Executives and Their Corporations, Price Waterhouse, 1994


Lecturer, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, 2000 - Present


Lecturer, California State Bar, 1978 - Present


Lecturer, MCLE Program, California State Bar, 1992 - 1993


Lecturer, Annual Meetings, California State Bar, 2005


Lecturer, Section Institute, California State Bar, 1992


Honors and Awards:
AV Rated by Martindale - Hubbell


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Bar Association of San Francisco, 1992 - Present
Member, Ethics Committee


Bar Association of San Francisco, 1989 - Present
Member, Legal Malpractice Committee


Bar Association of San Francisco, Solo & Small Practitioner Section, 1998 - Present
Member


Bar Association of San Francisco, 1990 - 1991
Chair, Blood Drive Committee


Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers, 1996 - Present
Member


Attorney Discipline Defense Counsel
Founding Member


Attorney Discipline Defense Counsel, 1997 - Present
Member


Attorney Discipline Defense Counsel, 1999
Representative, State Bar of California


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


Self, Jerome Fishkin, Attorney at Law, 1971 - 1978


Pro Bono Activities:
Small Claims Court of San Francisco, Judge Pro-Tem, 1980 - 1985
Member, Publicity Committee, Lowell High School PTSA, 1992 - 1994
Legal Ethics Advisor, Aids Legal Referral Panel (ALRP), 1999 - Present
Legal Ethics Advisor, San Francisco Small Business Advocates, 2002 - 2003
Member, Red Rock Hill II Homeowners Association Board, 1999 - 2000