Law Offices of Judith S. McAulay
Curriculum Vitae
PROFESSIONAL1994- Present California State Bar U.S. District Court, Northern District of California U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit EDUCATION1986-1990 University Of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CABachelor of Arts in History.
1991-1994 Pepperdine University School of Law Malibu, CAJuris Doctorate. Coursework included ADR Institute. EXPERIENCE2002-Present Law Offices of Judith McAulay San Francisco, CA San Diego, CASole Practitioner, Litigator, Mediator• Small Business Law representing emerging and mature businesses in areas including Corporate Law, Contract Law, Employment Law, Intellectual Property and Litigation. Draft and reviews extensive agreements including Vendor, Licensing, Lease, Employment and Independent Contracting Agreements. • Plaintiff’s Personal Injury; Real Property; and Employment Litigation.• Of Counsel work in Insurance Defense and Construction Defect Litigation.• Casework includes pre-litigation negotiations, document review, drafting pleadings, formulation and implementation of discovery plan including depositions, law and motion matters, arbitration, settlement conferences and trial. • Mediation/Arbitration Practice in Personal Injury and Corporate matters.
2002-2005 Feng and Lee, LLP San Francisco, CAOf Counsel• Insurance Defense - document review, drafting pleadings, conducting depositions, arbitrations, mediations on personal injury matters. Primary clients included CSAA (certified for CSAA files)
2000-2002 REmanage.com, Inc. Alameda, CAGeneral Counsel• Served as Vice President and General Counsel for a Property Management Software company. Handled all corporate matters including formation, employment, contracts, licenses, acquisition of a competitor and venture finance (including full documentation of and Due Diligence for both venture lending and equity financing transactions).
1995–2000 Kern, Noda, Devine, and Segal, Inc. San Francisco, CAAssociate Attorney• Primary case management for insurance defense litigation firm from initial case evaluation through trial. Subject matter included Personal Injury (Automobile, Slip and Fall, Assault and other miscellaneous claims); Construction Defect; Employment matters; Insurance Coverage.• Clients included CSAA (certified for CSAA files), Yellow Cab (self-insured), Mercury Insurance, Valley Insurance, Farmers Insurance, and State Farm Insurance.• Casework included document review and summary, drafting pleadings, formulation and implementation of discovery plan, law and motion matters, arbitration, settlement conferences and trial with an average caseload of forty (40) cases. • Completed over 100 arbitration hearings and conducted over 500 depositions. • Reviewed Insurance Coverage contracts in coverage disputes as well as Independent Contractor Agreements in Construction Law Defects matters.
1994–1995 Law Offices of Arnold Laub San Francisco, CAAssociate Attorney• Primary case management for Personal Injury firm from initial case evaluation through trial. Subject matter included Personal Injury; Sexual Harassment; and Employment Discrimination.• Casework included pre-litigation demands and negotiation, drafting pleadings, formulation and implementation of discovery plan including depositions, law and motion matters, arbitration, and settlement conferences. 1993 Los Angeles District Attorney Van Nuys, CALegal Intern• Prepared and Conducted Felony Preliminary Hearings in Municipal Court.• Responsibilities included legal research, interviewing and preparing witnesses including Police Officers, writing case dispositions and negotiating pleas. Summers 1992-1993 Oregonians in Action Portland, ORLegal Clerk• Researched and Drafted Memorandum, Briefs, Complaints, and Motions on Various Land Use Issues for an Appellate Practice affiliated with a Political Action Committee.• Drafted the Appellate and Supreme Court Brief in Dolan v. City of Tigard, 512 U.S. 374 (1994).• Composed Urban Growth Boundary and Comprehensive Plan Map Amendments as well as Conditional Use Permit Applications. • Researched Legislative Histories for proposed Bills submitted to the Oregon State Legislature. APPOINTMENTS 1998 - 2008 Judge Pro Tem, Arbitrator - San Francisco Superior Court 2008 - 2013 Mediator, San Diego Superior Court Civil Mediation Program ORGANIZATIONS 1997- 1998 Edward McFetridge Inn of Court, San Francisco, CA 1996-1999 Northern California Association of Defense Council, S.F., CA 1995-2010 Northern California Fraud Investigators Association, S.F., CA