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JAMES C. GLASSFORD, Attorney at Law
EDUCATION:
BAR MEMBERSHIP:
MILITARY SERVICE:
PRACTICE:
Solo practice: Walnut Creek, 1987 to present with the same focus on business litigation and personal injury.
TRIAL ADVOCACY:
Jury: twenty to twenty-five cases tried from Lake County to Visalia, including Contra Costa, Alameda, Sacramento, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Merced Counties.
Non-jury: over 100 cases tried in various courts around the state.
APPELLATE ADVOCACY:
Leith vs. Hughes Aircraft (1987) 240 Cal. Rptr. 66 (decertified by the Supreme Court)
A limited number of other unpublished cases.
PUBLICATION:
"Assumption of Risk on Trial," published in CALIFORNIA LAWYER in January, 1991.
“The Three Faces of Bad Faith (How Courts Apply the Duty of Good Faith to Keep the Parties Faithful to the Common Purpose of the Contract),” published in the John F. Kenney University LAW REVIEW in Vol. 12, No. 1, 2009.
ARBITRATION:
Court appointed arbitrator in over 100 cases in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties.
TEACHING:
Adjunct Professor of Law: John F. Kennedy University, School of Law, teaching the following subjects:
JIM FREY’S BERKELEY WRITERS’ WORKSHOP:
Member from 1993 to 2000
COACHING YOUTH ATHLETICS:
Baseball and soccer since 1976; the Under-14 Boys Coordinator for the Walnut Creek Soccer Club through 2012.
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EDUCATION:
- B.S., United States Military Academy, West Point, 1966
- J.D., Golden Gate University, 1974
BAR MEMBERSHIP:
- State of California: 1974 to present
- Alameda County: 1974 to 2008
- Contra Costa County: 1975 to present
- Various federal courts in California, including
MILITARY SERVICE:
- United States Air Force from 1966 to 1970
- Vietnam Service from 1969 to 1970
- Honorable Discharge, 1970 with rank of captain
- Decorations: Bronze Star Medal
PRACTICE:
- Associate: Naphan and Burge, Oakland, 1974 to 1978
- Partner: Naphan and Glassford, Oakland, 1978 to 1987
Solo practice: Walnut Creek, 1987 to present with the same focus on business litigation and personal injury.
TRIAL ADVOCACY:
Jury: twenty to twenty-five cases tried from Lake County to Visalia, including Contra Costa, Alameda, Sacramento, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Merced Counties.
Non-jury: over 100 cases tried in various courts around the state.
APPELLATE ADVOCACY:
Leith vs. Hughes Aircraft (1987) 240 Cal. Rptr. 66 (decertified by the Supreme Court)
A limited number of other unpublished cases.
PUBLICATION:
"Assumption of Risk on Trial," published in CALIFORNIA LAWYER in January, 1991.
“The Three Faces of Bad Faith (How Courts Apply the Duty of Good Faith to Keep the Parties Faithful to the Common Purpose of the Contract),” published in the John F. Kenney University LAW REVIEW in Vol. 12, No. 1, 2009.
ARBITRATION:
Court appointed arbitrator in over 100 cases in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties.
TEACHING:
Adjunct Professor of Law: John F. Kennedy University, School of Law, teaching the following subjects:
- Professional Responsibility, from 1999 to 2005;
- Contracts, from 2000 to 2010.
- Writing and Research Teacher: During third year of law school, 1973-1974
JIM FREY’S BERKELEY WRITERS’ WORKSHOP:
Member from 1993 to 2000
COACHING YOUTH ATHLETICS:
Baseball and soccer since 1976; the Under-14 Boys Coordinator for the Walnut Creek Soccer Club through 2012.
Return to:
PERSONAL INJURY SITE
Dog-Bite Site
Uninsured-Motorist Site
email me or call (925) 274-0210
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