Sonoma County Bar Association

 

Does the adversarial system necessarily require incivility on the part of the participants? Does the fact that each party enters a matter with the intent to triumph over the other side require disrespect of one’s opponent? Winston Churchill did not think so. After the Japanese bombing of Singapore and Hong Kong in 1941, Winston Churchill dispatched a letter to the Japanese Ambassador announcing that a state of war existed between England and Japan. After noting the acts of aggression, Churchill’s letter ended with these words: “I have the honour to be, with high consideration, Sir, Your obedient servant, Winston S. Churchill.” Churchill commented in his memoirs, “Some people did not like this ceremonial style. But after all when you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite.” Clearly, the ability to maintain civility can be accomplished, even under the most adversarial situations.

 

 

W. Barton Weitzenberg
Abbey, Weitzenberg, Warren & Emery

 

Mr. Weitzenberg specializes in construction defect cases and personal injury/wrongful death cases. He has devoted more than 35 years to representing individuals in their claims against insurance companies and large corporations.

 

Mr. Weitzenberg has been the president of and/or an active member of many local and state consumer legal rights organizations. He has been selected as a member of many of the most prestigious law associations in the country, including the American Board of Trial Advocates and the American Inns of Court. He has taught the law for most of the leading mandatory continuing legal education organizations such as CEB and the Rutter Group as well as bar associations and trial lawyer associations such as the Consumer Attorneys of California. He is an instructor of law at the Stanford University Trial Advocacy Program and is a professor of law at the Redwood Empire School of Law.

 

Mr. Weitzenberg has won some of the most remarkable personal injury/wrongful death verdicts and settlements in the history of Sonoma County. He has represented the owners of virtually every conceivable type of building with regard to virtually every conceivable type of construction defect. He has a strong background in Common Interest Development Law and has represented homeowners associations with regard to a variety of issues including construction defect claims. He has also represented the Santa Rosa Junior College and various school districts with regard to their construction defect claims.

 

Mr. Weitzenberg has presided over jury and court trials as a Judge Pro-Tem of the Sonoma County Superior Court and has acted as an agreed arbitrator and mediator in a variety of cases.

 

 

Traci Carrillo
Perry, Johnson, Anderson, Miller & Moskowitz

 

Ms. Carrillo is an experienced trial lawyer who has handled every kind of criminal case. Driving under the influence, domestic violence, gang violence, and murder are just a few areas she has specialized in. Starting out in the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office, Ms. Carrillo handled a high volume caseload and quickly established herself as an aggressive trial lawyer. She was awarded misdemeanor and felony trial prosecutor of the year in 2001 and 2004 respectively.

 

In 2008, Ms. Carrillo moved to Sonoma County where she gained additional experience in handling murder cases, domestic violence, and juvenile matters. In 2010, she was awarded trial advocate of the year. Over her career so far, she has successfully handled a large volume of complex and high profile criminal matters.

 

In 2015, she started her own firm, handling criminal defense and family law matters, where she continued to litigate in the courtroom, handling hearings and trials. She joined PJAMM in June 2017 where she continues to litigate criminal defense and family law matters.

 

A graduate of the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, Ms. Carrillo specialized in “advocacy” and competed in mock trial competitions. A fierce competitor in the courtroom, she developed a “love” for the courtroom before she officially started trying cases. She also gained valuable civil litigation experience working for the 14th largest law firm in Sacramento for five years, while attending college and law school at night.

 

 

Clay Clement
Clement, Fitzpatrick & Kenworthy

 

Mr. Clement is a business trial lawyer whose practice is largely devoted to real estate litigation, including property tax, broker liability, eminent domain, partnership and other business disputes involving real property. He has also handled contract, anti-trust, unfair competition, false advertising, title insurance and employment litigation. Mr. Clement has tried over 100 cases before state courts in more than 15 California counties and federal district and bankruptcy court and before assessment appeals boards and state administrative agencies. Mr. Clement is a member of the panel of ADR neutrals at the Arbitration and Mediation Center. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, two organizations where membership is available only by invitation and only to the most capable and experienced trial counsel. He has been a Northern California Super Lawyer in every year the list has been published, beginning in 2004, when he was named as one of the top 100 lawyers in Norther California. His biography has appeared in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Law and Best Lawyers in America. Mr. Clement is an honors graduate of the University of the Pacific and received his law degree from Boalt Hall School of Law at UC Berkeley. In addition to his practice, he has taught real estate and litigation subjects at Kennedy Law School, Sonoma State University, Santa Rosa Junior College and the Hastings College of Law Business Litigation Institute.

 

 

Date: Monday, January 8, 2018

 

Time: Check-In: 11:45 am; Presentation: 12:00—1:30 pm

 

Presenter(s):
W. Barton Weitzenberg, Abbey, Weitzenberg, Warren & Emery
Traci Carrillo, Perry, Johnson, Anderson, Miller & Moskowitz
Clay Clement, Clement, Fitzpatrick & Kenworthy

 

Place: SCBA Office, 111 Santa Rosa Ave., Ste. 222, Santa Rosa, CA 95404.
Parking for this seminar is ONLY available in the Public Parking Garage at 555 First Street at rate of $.75 per hour. Please do not park in the parking lot at 111 Santa Rosa Avenue

 

Registration Fee: $70–SCBA Members; $85–Public

 

MCLE: 1.5 Units Participatory Credit in Legal Ethics

 

Student: $20 (The student discount is now available online for SCBA Student Members. Students who are not members of SCBA may utilize the student discount by downloading the registration form and submitting it with proof of current enrollment to the SCBA Offices. For more information on becoming a member of SCBA, please contact Susan Demers at (707) 542-1190 ext. 18.)

 

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