Jerome Fishkin
Attorney at Law
369 Pine St., Suite 627
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: (415) 403-1300
Facsimile: (415) 781-7290
E-Mail: Jerome@FishkinLaw.com
EDUCATION:
J.D., University of San Francisco
B.A., University of California at Berkeley
CURRENT PRACTICE:
Sole Practitioner in private practice, specializing in Attorney Professional Responsibility and Conduct. Litigation: Represent State Bar cases, disqualification motions, fee disputes, sanction hearings, and other conduct matters, and act as an arbitrator. Expert Witness: Testified by affidavit and in person. Ethics Consultant: Provide opinion letters, litigation advice, and second opinions.
AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
PAST EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:
1983 - 1992
State Bar Litigation attorney. Prosecuted the most serious and complex lawyer disciplinary cases.
State Bar Legislative attorney. Legal counsel to various volunteer committees and sections of the State Bar Judicial Counsel. Drafted and designed official California Court forms. Prepared and published articles in legal publications pertaining to real property, taxation, and civil procedure.
Private Law Practice
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
CEB (California Continuing Education of the Bar): Consultant on Litigation Ethics
Bar Association of San Francisco: Member, 1971 - present Ethics Committee Member, 1992 - present Blood Drive Committee, Chair, 1990 - 1991 Legal Malpractice Committee, Member, 1989 - present
San Francisco Attorney Magazine: Assistant Editor, 1989 - present Editorial Committee Member, 1985 - present
America On Line: Moderator, Legal Ethics and Malpractice Bulletin Board, 1995 - 1996
Judge Pro Tem: Small Claims Court of San Francisco, 1980 - 1985
California State Senate: Advisory Coalition on Court Reform, Member, 1982 - 1984 Judiciary Committee, Expert Witness, 1986
Court Appointed Arbitrator: Superior Court of San Francisco, 1979 - 1983 U.S. District Court, Northern California, 1979 - 1980
Judicial Council Advisory Committee on Legal Forms: Member, 1976 - 1978
PUBLISHED ARTICLES:
California Lawyer:
Ethics: Common Traps in Representing Minors, April 1998
CAOC Forum:
Getting Out Alive, October 1998
Charles Houston Bar Association News:
Special Contingency Fee Contracts, May 1999
Legal Malpractice Report:
Ethics Liability for Acts and Omissions of Partners, Vol 5, No 1, 1996
San Francisco Attorney:
Ethics on the Internet (co-author), April 2000 Duties to Opposing Parties, February 2000 Remedies for Conflicts of Interest, June 1995
The Verdict:
Disqualification: When Can You Sue a Former Client?, Winter 1994
The Advocate:
New Laws Restrict Attorney Conduct, 1994
MCLE Lecturer:
Association of Legal Administrators
Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers
Attorneys Probate Association
Bar Association of San Francisco
Bay Area Intellectual Lawyers Inn of Court
Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom
Berkeley-Albany Bar Association
California Applicants' Attorneys Association
California Employment Lawyers Association
Center for Continuing Education
Charles Houston Bar Association
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
Consumer Attorneys of California
Contra Costa County Bar Association
Edward J. McFetridge American Inn of Court
Lawyers Club of San Francisco
McGeorge School of Law
National Business Institute
Practicing Law Institute
Queen's Bench
San Francisco Public Defenders Office
University of San Francisco School of Law