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Joseph E. Addiego III

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T 415.276.6515 San Francisco
I stand up for my clients.
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Joe Addiego is a seasoned first-chair trial lawyer and has been out front for his clients at both the trial and appellate levels since the early 1990s. Joe has litigated cases in nearly every county throughout California and in each of the state's four federal districts. Based on this experience, Joe has developed deep knowledge of California's jurists and juries, and their tendencies, which helps him assess risk and advise his clients on the optimal path to their desired success. Joe also has guided many of his clients through binding arbitration in matters up and down the West Coast.

Joe's practice focuses on class action defense, financial services, privacy, computer software and hardware, trade secret, real estate, and energy disputes. 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.

Joe was one of the first lawyers in California to defend multiple putative class actions involving the state's automatic renewal law. He has defended numerous other class actions involving California's consumer protection and privacy laws.

Joe is a member of the firm's Quality Assurance Committee, and former partner-in-charge of the firm's San Francisco office. He is a volunteer settlement conference officer for the San Francisco Superior Court and former chair of California's State Bar Committee on Federal Courts.

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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

Memberships & Affiliations

    • 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

Professional Recognition

    • Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating: AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5.0
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