Attorney Profiles

Jerome Fishkin 
1575 Treat Blvd
Suite 215
Walnut Creek, California 94598
 

Communication Center 
Phone: 925-944-5600
E-mail: Email Me
Fax: 925-944-5432
Web site: http://www.fishkinlaw.com


Areas of PracticeEducationHonors
Published WorksAffiliationsRepresentative Cases


Classes and Seminars:

MCLE Panels 2013: The Unstable Client, Rains, Lucia & Sterns; Legal Ethics for Newbies, Contra Costa County Bar Association.

MCLE Panels 2012: Webinar for Consumer Attorneys of California; AIDS Legal Referral Panel; Berkeley-Albany Bar Association; Conservator ship and Probate Section of Contra Costa County Bar Association; Family Law Section of Alameda County Bar Association. State Bar Annual Meeting.

Other:  Cal Berkeley Leadership Symposium; Wildland Fire Litigation Conference.

MCLE Panels 2011: Consumer Attorneys of California, AIDS Legal Referral Panel; Probate Litigation Section of Bar Association of San Francisco

MCLE Panels 2010: Contra Costa County Bar; Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers; Lawyering Skills Program at the California State Bar Annual Meeting

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


Attorney Conduct: The Impaired Client, March, 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


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


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


New Statutes Govern Attorney Conduct, San Francisco Attorney, February, 2001


Working with the Impaired Client , ALRP Notes, January , 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, 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