Joseph E. Addiego III is a seasoned first-chair trial lawyer who focuses on class action defense, computer software and hardware, intellectual property, trade secret, real estate, and energy disputes. Joe is the co-chair of the firm’s class action subgroup of the litigation practice group.
Joe has represented technology companies, large corporations, financial institutions, wireless carriers, publishers, power companies, property owners, hospitals, insurers and insureds, government entities, partnerships, and startup companies in a multitude of commercial disputes in both state and federal courts. Joe also has guided many of his clients through binding arbitration.
Professional & Community Activities:
- Settlement Conference Officer, San Francisco County Superior Court Mandatory Settlement Conference Program, 2012-present
- San Francisco Bar Association, 1993-present
- Alameda County Bar Association, 1993-present
- American Bar Association, 1993-present
- Former Secretary and member of the Board of Directors, George Mark Children’s House, 2008-2011
- Former Chair, California State Bar Committee on Federal Courts, 2006-2007
- Former member, Tournament Host Committee, Stonebrae Classic (Nationwide Tour professional golf tournament), 2008-2010
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE:
- California, 1993
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1993
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1993
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1999
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1999
- U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 2010
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 2014
EDUCATION:
- J.D., Santa Clara University School of Law, 1993
- Comments Editor, Santa Clara Law Review
- B.A., Anthropology, Pomona College, 1990
Cost
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