James Joseph Donato

James Joseph Donato

Judicial

About James

Licenses

Licensed in California for 36 years

State: California

Acquired: 1990

Judicial

No misconduct found


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Honors

2010

Super Lawyer, Northern California Super Lawyers

2009

Super Lawyer, Northern California Super Lawyers

2008

Super Lawyer, Northern California Super Lawyers

2007

Super Lawyer, Northern California Super Lawyers

2006

Super Lawyer, Northern California Super Lawyers

2005

Super Lawyer, Northern California Super Lawyers

2004

Super Lawyer, Northern Calif Super Lawyers

Associations

2002 - Present

American Law Institute

Elected Memebr

2008 - 2008

Bar Association of San Francisco

President

Education

1988

Stanford Law School

JD - Juris Doctor

1984

Harvard University

MA - Masters

1983

University of California - Berkeley

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Publications

2005

Association of Business Trial Lawyers "Section 17200: Reform Comes In from the Cold

N/A

40 Stan. L. Rev. 1517 Dworkin and Subjectivity in Legal Interpretation,
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