Charlie Cochran is a Civil Law Specialist, designated by the National Board of Trial Advocacy since 1995. An experienced Trial Attorney, having tried over seventy jury trials. Arbitrator or Mediator on over 300 cases and, for the fifth time, has been named a 2006-2010 Super Lawyer by San Francisco Magazine.Charles D. Cochran, admitted to the bar, 1981, California.
Education
• Santa Rosa Junior College (A.A., 1975)
• Fresno State University (B.A., 1977)
• University of San Diego
• Oxford University, Oxford, England
• Western State University (J.D. 1980), Delta Theta Phi, Legal Fraternity
Highlights
• MCLE Legal Ethics Instructor, since 1991
• City of Rohnert Park Planning Commission,1983 1986
• City of Rohnert Park City Council, 1986 1990
• City of Rohnert Park Mayor,1988 1989
Member
• Present, Board of Governors, Consumer Attorneys of California
• Sonoma County Bar Association
• The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• Judge Pro Tem, Sonoma County Superior and Municipal Courts
• Sonoma County Panel of Arbitrators
• American Arbitration Association Panel of Arbitrators
Concentration
• Plaintiff Personal Injury
• Public Entity Law
• Real Estate Litigation
• General Civil Litigation
Former House Counsel for Allstate Insurance and Industrial Indemnity
Guy Kornblum is Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by the prestigious National Board of Trial Advocacy. Also a Charter Fellow, The Litigation Counsel of America Trial Lawyer Honorary, a Lifetime Member of both the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and a Platinum Member of "The Verdict Club", which recognizes "the superior accomplishments of its professionals as measured by the achievement of significant settlements and verdicts. Mr. Kornblum also has been recently named a Legends Society Top Lawyer.
Bar Admissions
• California, 1966
• Indiana, 1966
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1966
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California
• U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1966
• U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1966
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1966
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1970
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 1966
Education
• University of California, Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, California
• J.D. - 1966
• Honors: Phi Delta Phil Legal Fraternity (Graduate of the Year 1966 for Hastings)
• Honors: Alpha Tau Omega Social Fraternity (50 Year Award)
• Indiana University
• B.A. - 1961
Honors and Awards
• Charter Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America Trial Lawyer
• Lifetime Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
• Lifetime Member, The Million Dollar Advocates Forum
• Platinum Member, The Verdict Club
• Superlawyer, 2006 - 2010
• Legends Society Top Lawyer
Professional Associations and Memberships
• American Bar Association, Member
• California and Indiana State Bar Association, Member
• American Association for Justice (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America), Member
• Consumer Attorneys of California, Member
• San Francisco Bar Association, Member
• San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, Member
Richard Carlton is in charge of Education, Research and Program Development for the Lawyer Assistance Program of the State Bar of California. He is also a consultant to the US Courts for the Ninth Circuit on matters of judicial stress and wellness. His articles have appeared in the California Bar Journal, Judicature, and other legal publications. He has been addressing mental health and disability concerns in the legal profession for over twenty years. Richard holds a Masters Degree in Public Health from UC Berkeley, where his studies focused on treatment interventions and behavioral science research.