Attorney Profile
Amitai Schwartz
Amitai Schwartz
Emeryville
California (CA)
Practice Areas:
Appellate (50%), Civil Rights/First Amendment (30%), Administrative Law (20%)
Appellate
Civil Rights/First Amendment
Administrative Law
Profile
The Law Offices of Amitai Schwartz strives to provide high quality legal representation at affordable cost. Because we are a small firm, we provide individual attention to our clients' needs and concerns. We are easily accessible and responsive. We handle a broad range of complex litigation with the primary emphasis on both civil and criminal appellate work. We also handle non-appellate civil rights and public interest cases as well as administrative matters. Frequently we represent other attorneys in connection with court awarded attorney's fee awards as well as disputes with other attorneys. We are frequently involved in health care matters, university and college issues, and criminal defense and habeas corpus cases.
Selected To
Northern California Super Lawyers 2011
Northern California Super Lawyers 2010
Northern California Super Lawyers 2009
Northern California Super Lawyers 2008
Northern California Super Lawyers 2007
Northern California Super Lawyers 2006
Northern California Super Lawyers 2005
Certifications and Credentials
About Amitai Schwartz
Admitted: 1973, California
Professional Webpage: www.schwartzlaw.com/attorneys.html
Honors and Awards:
- Annual Award of Merit, Bar Association of San Francisco, 1978
- ABA Pro Bono Publico Award, 1991
- Outstanding Pro Bono Services, U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1995
- Annual Award of Merit, Bar Association of San Francisco, 1997
- California Lawyer Magazine - Angel Award, 2006
- Annual Award of Merit, Bar Association of San Francisco, 2007
Bar/Professional Activity:
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Member, Task Force on Self-Represented Litigants, 2003-2005; United States District Court, Northern District of California, Member, Advisory Committee to Draft Attorney Disciplinary Rules, 1998 - 1999 United States District Court, Northern District of California, Member, Advisory Committee for the Non-Appropriated Fund, 1997; United States District Court, Northern District of California, Member, Civil Local Rules Advisory Committee, 1994 - 1996 ; United States District Court, Northern District of California, Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Committee, 1991 - 1997; United States District Court, Northern District of California, Section 1983 Prisoner Pro Bono, Committee, Chair 1987 - Present ; Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, Lawyer Delegate, 1989-1991; State Bar of California, Member, Federal Courts Committee, 1996; Bar Association of San Francisco, Director, 1986-1987; Bar Association of San Francisco, Amicus Curiae Committee, Co-Chair, 1987 - 2009; Bar Association of San Francisco, Judiciary Committee, Member, 1988 - 1990; San Francisco Barristers Club, Director, 1978
Pro bono/Community Service:
- United States District Court, Northern District of California, Evaluator, Early Neutral Evaluation Program, 1988 - present United States District Court, Northern District of California, Mediator, Mediation Program, 1990 - present ; California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District , Mediator, Mediation Program, 2000 - present
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