William James Caldarelli

William James Caldarelli

5.0
Rating: 8.7

Licensed for 35 years

Litigation Lawyer at San Diego, CA
Practice Areas: Litigation, Real Estate, Intellectual Property

12340 El Camino Real Ste 430, San Diego, CA

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Biography

Practice Areas

Fees and Rates

Cost

Hourly Rates

$ 300-400 per hour


Payment Methods

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  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 35 years

State: California

Acquired: 1990

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Caldarelli Hejmanowski Page & Leer LLP

12340 El Camino Real Ste 430, San Diego, CA, 92130

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William James Caldarelli's Reviews

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Posted by Robert | March 27, 2014 | Employee Benefits

Firm Partner

Bill was the litigator for an ERISA plan , in which the former trustees had breached their fiduciary duties. Bill's performance in this role was outstanding because he was always extremely prepared and immediately responsive during the trial. For example one witness and one defendant testified fal...sely and Bill immediately referred them to admitted trial documents which proved their testimony was false. The defendant who testified falsely admitted his previous statement was "probably wrong". The judge in Federal Court ultimately ruled in our favor on the main issue in the case. A very important fact upon which he based this ruling was that this defendant's testimony was not true and this led the judge to rule in our favor on this primary issue.

Posted by Keith | March 20, 2014 | Business

Bill Caldarelli - Client Review - March 2014

Brilliant, timely, affable, ethical, dependable, cost-effective counsel. If you need a WIN - in a critical business dispute/issue - Bill Caldarelli should be your first choice. Keith McNally - Founder/President - Ameranth Inc. (www.ameranth.com)

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Gino Serpe

Litigation lawyer | Jun 02

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Bill is one of the leading attorneys in San Diego and he is regarded as a top-notch lawyer. He has a wide breadth of legal experience. I have known Bill for nearly 15 years and have always known Bill to be a superior attorney. He is sensitive to his clients’ needs and always considers those needs paramount in his representation of his clients. In addition, he has served the community by engaging in several legal organizations, both local and state, on a pro bono basis, dedicating hundreds of hours per year for many years to those causes"

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Dean Janis

Litigation lawyer | Mar 21

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I've known, worked with, and on occasion worked against Bill for the last 20+ years. He's one of the best litigators in Southern California, and unsurpassed in terms of his ethical standards and congeniality. Bill is a true inspiration and role model to our profession."

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Paul Teyssier

Litigation lawyer | Mar 20

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Extraordinarily diligent, knowledgeable, unfailingly gracious, generous, and possessing excellent judgment."

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Experience

Rating:  8.7 (Excellent)

Honors

N/A

Super Lawyer, Thomson Reuters

N/A

Top Attorney, San Diego Daily Transcript

Work Experience

2011 - Present

Partner, Caldarelli Hejmanowski & Page LLP

1996 - 2011

Partner, Mazzarella Caldarelli, LLP

1991 - 1996

Associate, Latham & Wakins

1990 - 1991

Law Clerk, United States Distrcit Court, Southern District of California

Associations

Association of Business Trial Lawyers (San Diego chapter)

State Bar of California, Litigation Section

San Diego Intellectual Property Law Association

Federal Bar Association (San Diego chapter)

American Inns of Court

Education

1990

University of California, Berkeley - School of Law

JD

1987

University of California, Irvine

B.A.

N/A

University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law

N/A

University of California - Irvine

Speaking Engagements

2013

Federal Bar Association Discovery Series

Deposition and Discovery Practice in Federal Court

Languages

English

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