Michael Mortimer
Street smart friction and controversy resolution to prevent lawsuits.™
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Biography
Former prosecutor, combat veteran (USCG), complex dispute resolution, competitive business litigation, depositions, trials, law and motion, appeals.
Practice Area
- Intellectual Property
Additional Practice Areas
- Dispute Avoidance Services ™
- Competitive Business Litigation
- Wage Theft
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- California
- 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District California
- U.S. District Court, Northern California
- U.S. District Court, Northern District California
Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
- Student Prosecutor
- University of Oregon
- Current
- Prosecuted student misconduct such as cheating on exams, vandalism on campus, crimes such as theft or assault, where if found guilty the student faced sanctions up to and including expulsion from the University. Successfully prosecuted student cheating and plagiarism case that defendant student appealed to the Oregon Court of Appeals.
- DDA
- Lane County District Attorneys Office
- Current
- Arraignments, sentencing, court and jury trials. Prosecuted assaults, animal cruelty, theft, and driving under the influence.
- Professor
- Skyline College
- Current
- Legal writing, advanced legal writing, contracts, torts, litigation, law office technology.
- Professor
- Canada College
- -
- Legal writing, advanced legal writing, contracts, torts, litigation, law office technology.
Education
- Univ of California Berkeley
- Undergraduate Degree
- Univ of Oregon School of Law
- Law Degree
Awards
- Wiley W. Manual
- California State Bar
- For exceptional efforts working for the poor, providing information and education.
Professional Associations
- National District Attorneys Association
- Member
- Current
- American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA)
- Member
- Current
- Federal Bar Association
- Member
- - Current
- American Trial Lawyers Association
- Member
- - Current
- California State Bar  # 164092
- Member
- - Current
Publications
Articles & Publications
- Annual Holiday Tech Gift & Buying Guide
- Plaintiff; Advocate Magazines
- Holiday Tech [and not so tech] Gift and Buying Guide
- Plaintiff; Advocate Magazines
- The Holiday and New Year's Technology Gift Guide
- Plaintiff; Advocate Magazines
- Surf The Net Invisibly, Instead of Naked
- Plaintiff; Advocate Magazines
- Phones and Tablets: What a Difference 13 Months Makes
- Plaintiff; Advocate Magazines
Speaking Engagements
- Law and Motion, ATLA Annual Conference (AAJ), San Francisco
- ATLA (AAJ)
Websites & Blogs
Annotations
- Gelini v. Tishgart (1999)
- California Court of Appeal
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