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| | Address | | 345 Franklin Street | | San Francisco, California 94102 | | (San Francisco Co.) | | | |
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| Balin & Kotler, LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Civil Practice, Personal Injury, Appellate Practice, Criminal Law, Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Expert Witness, Legal Malpractice, Attorney Discipline, Felonies, Fraud, 3 Strikes. | | Firm Size: 2 | | William M. Balin (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, June 7, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Oberlin College (B.A., with honors in Government, 1969); New York University (J.D., 1973). Contributing Author: "Government Incentives and Disincentives to the Recycling of Waste Paper," 1973 Council on The Environment of New York City. Co-Author: "Dangerous Liaisons" (with Richard A. Zitrin), House Counsel (Vol. 4, No. 2), Spring 1999; "False Profits" (with Richard A. Zitrin), House Counsel (Vol. 4, No. 4) Fall 1999. Author: "Arm's Length," House Counsel (Vol. 5) Sep.-Oct. 2000; "Patently Conflicted" (with Carol Langford), ABA Center for Professional Responsibility, June 2001. Instructor, Restitution, San Francisco Law School, 1982-1983. Adjunct Professor, Legal Ethics and the Practice of Law, University of San Francisco School of Law, 1994-1995, 1999-2000 and Golden Gate University of School of Law, 2002. Temporary Traffic Referee and Judge Pro Tem for San Francisco Municipal Court, 1988-1993. Member, State Bar Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct, 1996-1999. Member: Bar Association of San Francisco; State Bar of California; American Bar Association; California Appellate Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Appellate Practice; Criminal Defense; Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility; Legal Malpractice; Attorney Discipline; Felonies. Email: William M. Balin | | Eileen S. Kotler (Member) born Ellenville, New York, June 13, 1948; admitted to bar, 1978, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1991, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court; 1997, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. Education: Northeastern University (B.S., 1970); University of Michigan (M.P.H., 1973); University of San Francisco (J.D., 1978). Physical Therapist, California, 1975. Member: Bar Association of San Francisco (Member, Appellate Practice Section); San Mateo County Bar Association; California Appellate Defense Counsel (Director, 1996-1998). (Certified Specialist, Appellate Law The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization) (Also at Pacifica, California Office). Reported Cases: People v. Black (2007) 41 Cal. 4th 799; People v. Arata (2007) 151 Cal. App. 4th 778; People v. Umana (2006) 138 Cal App. 4th 625; People v. Black (2005), 25 Cal. 413 1238; People v. Mello (2002) 97 Cal. App. 4th 511; People v. Renteria (2001) 93 Cal. App. 4th 552; People v. Chavez (2000) 84 Cal. App. 4th 1470; People v. Smith (1997) 57 Cal. App. 4th 1470; People v. Hurtado (1996) 47 Cal. App. 4th 805; People v. Applin (1995) 40 Cal. App. 4th 404; People v. Whight (1995) 36 Cal. App. 4th 1143; People v. Benites (1992) 9 Cal. App. 4th 1143; People v. Barrow (1991) 233 Cal. App. 3d 721. Practice Areas: Civil Appeals; Criminal Appeals; Complex Motions. Email: Eileen S. Kotler |
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