RESUME OF ANDREA JUNE SALTZMAN
BAR ADMISSIONS, SPECIALIZATION CERTIFICATIONS AND HONORS
| 2005-present: | Named a Northern California “Super Lawyer” in appellate law each year since 2005 |
| 1996: | Certified as Specialist in Appellate Law, Board of Legal Specialization of State Bar of California (recertified 2001, 2006) |
| 1972: | Admitted to California State Bar (1982: Illinois State Bar; 1986: Michigan State Bar) |
LEGAL PRACTICE AND TEACHING
| 2005-present: | Appellate and writ practice, as solo in Berkeley, CA and as “of counsel” with Jarvis Fay Doporto & Gibson in Oakland, CA |
| 1989-2005: | Of counsel, Meyers Nave Riback Silver & Wilson, Oakland, CA (appeals, writs, litigation and advisory work for public agencies) |
| 2000: | Adjunct Instructor, School of Social Welfare, UC Berkeley (assisted in developing and teaching law course for MSW students) |
| 1991, 1999: | Adjunct Professor, UC Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall) (co-taught “Local Government Law”) |
| 1984-89: | Lecturer, School of Social Work, University of Illinois (taught mandatory law course for MSW students) |
| 1986-87: | Assistant Clinical Professor, School of Law, University of Michigan (taught and supervised law students in legal aid clinic) |
| 1979-80: | Directing Attorney and Co-Director of Litigation Contra Costa Legal Services Foundation, Pittsburg, CA |
| 1976-79: | Staff Attorney, Litigation and Law Reform Unit Neighborhood Legal Assistance Foundation, San Francisco, CA |
| 1973-75: | Deputy Public Defender, Monterey County, Salinas, CA |
| 1974-75: | Instructor, Monterey College of Law, Monterey, CA
(taught course on legal research and writing) |
| 1971-74: | Instructor, Merritt College, Oakland, CA
(taught “Introduction to Sociology” and “Sociology of Law”) |
| 1972-73: | Law Clerk/Research Attorney for Associate Justice Raymond Peters Supreme Court of California, San Francisco, CA |
EDUCATION
| 1972: | Juris Doctor, UC Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall)
(Order of the Coif [top 10% of class]; vice president of student body; invited to join California Law Review [top 5% of class after first year]) |
| 1969: | Master of Arts (Sociology), UC Berkeley
(Ford Foundation Fellow; advanced to candidacy for doctoral exam) |
| 1967: | Bachelor of Arts (Sociology), Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA (magna cum laude) |
| 1966: | General Course Certificate (Sociology & Criminology) London School of Economics University of London, England |
REPRESENTATIVE PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES
| 1998-present: | Member, Municipal Law Institute Committee
(League of California Cities standing committee; appointed by President of League's City Attorney's Department) |
| 2004-06, 09-10: |
Chair, Aesop Auxilliary (09-10); Member, Board of Trustees (04-06), Junior Center of Art and Science (community center and outreach programs for youth in Oakland , CA) |
| 1997-2004: | Member, Legal Advisory Team, Technical Assistance Legal Center
(State funded project of Public Health Institute, Oakland, CA, advising local public agencies on tobacco control law and policy) |
| 1997-2000: | Member, Committee on Appellate Courts, California State Bar (Bar standing committee; appointed by Board of Governors) |
| 1996-98: | Co-chair, Appellate Law Section, Alameda County Bar Association |
| 1991-95: | Member, Board of Directors, Women's Cancer Resource Center
(support, education and advocacy organization in Oakland, CA) |
| 1984-86: | Member, Board of Directors, Illinois Citizen's Utility Board
(elected by voters in 19th Congressional District) |
| 1982-86: | Commissioner, Community Development Commission, Urbana, IL
(appointed by Mayor) |
REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS
Books and Manuals:
Law in Social Work Practice (Nelson Hall 1999 [2d Ed.]; 1990 [1st Ed.])
(lead author; textbook on law for social workers)
Regulating Tobacco Advertising: A Guide for Cities and Counties (TALC/PHI 1997)
(Co-author of manual as member of TALC Legal Advisory Team)
An Advocacy Guide to the Community Development Block Grant Program
(Clearinghouse Review 1979)
(Co-author with CDBG Committee)
Presentations and Papers:
“Maximize Your Appeal on Appeal: Tips and Pointers for Appellants and Respondents,”
League of California Cities Annual Conference (Sep. 2010)
“Ten Tips for Successful Appeals,”
Sonoma County Bar Association (Dec. 2006)
“Defending against Motions for Attorney’s Fees: Perils and Pointers,”
League of California Cities Annual Conference (Oct. 2005)
“Top Ten Tips for Successful Appeals and Writs,”
Berkeley-Albany Bar Association (Oct. 2005)
“Attorney’s Fees Awards: Top Ten Tips for Avoiding the Traps,”
Bay Area City Attorney’s Association (March 2005)
Articles:
"Acquisition of Privately Owned Public Utilities by Eminent Domain"
16(4) Public Law Journal 10 (Winter 1993)
"Reporting Child Abusers and Protecting Substance Abusers"
31 Social Work 474 (Nov.-Dec. 1986)
“Incorporating Statutes into the Common Law: The Judicial Response to Statutes
Shifting Attorney's Fees"
30 St. Louis University Law Journal 1103 (May 1986)
"A Practical Guide to the Recovery of Attorney's Fees"
74 Illinois Bar Journal 124 (Nov. 1985)
"A Brief Look at Statutory Attorney's Fees in Illinois"
73 Illinois Bar Journal 266 (Jan. 1985)