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Education

  • University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1983)
  • Santa Clara University School of Law (J.D., 1986)

Admissions & Courts

  • All U.S. Districts Courts in California
  • Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal
  • Federal Circuit Court of Appeal
  • United States Court of Federal Claims.

Memberships

  • American Bar Association
  • San Francisco Bar Association
  • San Mateo County Bar Association
John L. Fitzgerald

John L. Fitzgerald

Partner

Civil Litigation

Direct: 415.951.6203
Fax: 415.394.5003
jfitzgerald@pinnaclelawgroup.com

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John Fitzgerald joined the firm in 2000. He specializes in business litigation. Mr. Fitzgerald has extensive experience civil trial and appellate experience in the federal and state courts.

Experience

Mr. Fitzgerald has been practicing law since 1986.  His has represented clients in a broad range of commercial disputes, including trade secret, employment and securities litigation.  His clients have included small business entrepreneurs, real estate developers, university professors, officers of publicly traded companies, and executives of NFL teams.

For the past twelve years, Mr. Fitzgerald has taught trial advocacy at the University of San Francisco School of Law. In 1993, he served as a panelist for the Association of Business Trial Lawyer’s Settlement Judiciary Conference.

Representative Engagements

  • Representation of a chief financial officer of a publicly traded company in action brought by a bankruptcy trustee.
  • Representation of professor in a tenure dispute with Stanford University.
  • Representation of executive of an NFL team in an arbitration against the Oakland Raiders.
  • Representation of a fire sprinkler subcontractor in a construction contract dispute involving the construction of Stanley Hall at the University of California, Berkeley.
  • Representation of a Mississippi toy manufacturer that was sued for trade secret misappropriation.
  • Representation of a former Cisco Systems executive in an lawsuit involving the executive’s entitlement to stock options.
  • Representation of a real estate developer in litigation involving an option to purchase real property in St. Helena, California.

Reported Decisions

Syufy Enterprises v. City of Oakland
(2002) 104 Cal. App. 4th 869, Petition for Review Denied (March 19, 2003).

Fricke-Parks Press, Inc. v. Fang
(2001) 149 F.Supp.2d 1175 (N.D. Cal.)

Exxon Corp. v. Fallahi
(1996) 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 26852

Klien v. Oakland Raiders, Ltd.
(1989) 211 Cal.App.3d 67

Published Articles and Press Coverage

"Lawyers Who Dropped Case Not Entitled to Fees, Judge Says"
The Recorder, April 2003