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D.A.'s filing says lawyer husband's role in lab case may suggest bias
June 26, 2010| By Jaxon Van Derbeken | Chronicle Staff Writer
Of Counsel Richard Zitrin, an expert in legal ethics, is quoted in San Francisco Chronicle in connection with SFPD crime lab controversy. He said while prosecutors have an obvious right to challenge a judge, such an action is risky if it has no merit. "Judges don't like to be accused of bias. That's why you don't see a lot of these," he said. "I would never have done (such a motion) unless I had clear evidence and no other choice," Zitrin said. "This is the kind of thing that no lawyer wants to do half-baked."
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Mike McKee | The Recorder | November 13, 2009
* the difficult task this week of deciding whether to approve 45 changes in the Rules of Professional Conduct, including an especially controversial one that would let lawyers seek advance conflict-of-interest waivers from clients.
Thirteen law professors from around the state have come out against the waiver proposal, saying it would put clients in the position of consenting to conflicts that cannot possibly be known.
"The rules are supposed to protect clients, not lawyers," Richard Zitrin, an ethics expert and adjunct professor at Hastings College of the Law, said Wednesday. "This protects lawyers, not clients."
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Jan.-Feb. 2005 | Big News for Small Firms
San Francisco and Los Angeles small firm Carlson, Calladine and Peterson celebrated the unveiling of the over-sized sculpted heart the firm bought during the recent on-line auction to benefit the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation. Full article...
Jan.-Feb.
2005 | Big News for Small Firms
Asim Desai, of the Los Angeles office, recently hosted a brain trust
of legal professionals to analyze punitive damages issues in the post-Campbell
era. Issues included effectively arguing for and against punitive
damages, evidentiary considerations, and the overall effect of the
decision on the administration of justice. Participants included retired
jurists, plaintiff-side and defense counsel. Full
article...
Winter 2005 | Hastings Community
The firmwide solicitation program initiated just seven years ago registered significant gains during 2003-04. Under this program, members of various law firms containing multiple Hastings alumni encourage fellow graduates in their own firms to contribute to the Annual Campaign. When the firmwide solicitation program was first initiated in 1997, 17 firms in San Francisco participated. Full article...
Nov. 2004 | Vol.3, Issue 46 | Leader Spotlight
Asim K. Desai is the managing partner of Carlson, Calladine & Peterson LLP's Los Angeles office where he specializes in the representation of property and casualty insurers in bad faith litigation, as well as commercial disputes for small and large businesses. Mr. Desai's experience includes both prosecuting and defending high exposure, complex cases in the areas of bad faith, professional liability and contractual disputes including fraud, product liability and catastrophic injury. Full article...
April 19, 2004 | Daily Journal
Founding partner Donald W. Carlson has been inducted as a Fellow into the American College of Trial Lawyers. Full article...
February 2002 | Volume 22, Number 2 | California Lawyer
Guy D. Calladine and Donald W. Carlson are named by California Lawyer Magazine as heavy hitters in the small circle of prominent legal malpractice attorneys. Full article...
July 2001 | Volume 21, Number 7 | California Lawyer
Lawyers need clients, and that means lawyers need to adapt to their clients and potential clients changing needs and resources. The following five CCP attorneys have modified their practice areas to accommodate changes in the law and the economy. Partner Don W. Carlson discusses diversification. Full article...
April 22, 2001 | Monterey County The Herald
Donald W. Carlson obtains favorable settlement for accident victim whose case was mishandled by her trial counsel. Full article...
April 21, 2000 | Verdicts and Settlements
A cover story featuring CCP partners Donald W. Carlson and Joyce C. Wang and their recent trial victory in Stephan Enterprises v. INA, an insurance bad faith case. Full article...
April 21, 2000 | Verdicts and Settlements
A profile of CCP founding partner and trial attorney Donald W. Carlson, giving details of some of his recent successes and many high profile cases. Full article...
February - March 2000 | Volume 26 | San Francisco Attorney
Donald Carlson, Guy D. Calladine, Robert Peterson, Joyce C. Wang, Michael Cooper, and Randy W. Gimple formed a new firm on February 1, 2000, Carlson, Calladine & Peterson LLP, with offices in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Full article...
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