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JAMES COOK

665 31st Street, Oakland, CA 94609 • [e-mail] • 415-350-3393

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• ● Member of the California Bar in good standing
• ● Expert plaintiff’s counsel on police excessive force cases pursuant to §42 U.S.C. 1983
• ● Extensive experience in all manner of pre-trial litigation, trial preparation, and jury trials
• ● Developed innovative processes and pre-litigation procedures for modern digital law practice
• PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
  Law Offices of John L. Burris December 2014-Present
• Attorney Oakland, CA
• ● Litigated numerous cases in California Federal District Courts pursuant to §42 U.S.C. 1983
• ● Litigated employment, real estate, landlord-tenant, and public school cases in CA state courts
• ● Provided criminal defense representation for felonies and misdemeanors with emphasis on
• resisting arrest cases
• ● Created processes and templates for pre-trial preparation including witness preparation, trial brief,
• trial notebook, and jury selection
• ● Completed 50-plus hours as an attorney mediator/negotiator in landlord-tenant housing cases
• ● Defended personal injury and real-estate boundary cases for State Farm Insurance panel
• ● Represented defendants in high-profile media cases including Ghost Ship Fire, San Pablo Fire,
• Alena Museum Black Artists’ Collective, and BART Sandwich case
• Law Offices of John L. Burris December 2006-December 2014
• Law Clerk Oakland, CA
• ● Managed the team responsible for client screening, case analysis, and case presentation
• ● Created custom processes and templates for tracking new cases through the first phase of the Rule
• 26 discovery process
• ● Created a customized IT data capture system to screen and organize plaintiffs in a class-action
• suit against Chevron Refinery, Richmond, CA 2012
• San Francisco Public Defender December 2005-June 2006
• Law Clerk/Intern San Francisco, CA
• Assisted Public Defender with research and motion writing for misdemeanor and felony criminal cases.
• Tenderloin Housing Clinic/AIDS Project December 2005-June 2006
• Intern San Francisco, CA
• Assisted staff attorneys with intake, screening, case analysis, and unlawful detainer defense.

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