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Timothy D. McCollum
Admitted to the California State Bar, 1976
Licensed to Practice Before:
- United States District Court (Central District), 1980
- United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1980
- United States Tax Court, 1981
- Supreme Court of the United States of America, 1983
- United States District Courts: Eastern, Southern, Northern Districts, 1985
- United States Court of Claims, 1986
- United States Court of International Trade, 1986
Judge Pro Tempore:
- Superior Court, Fresno County
- Municipal Court, Fresno and Los Angeles County
- Judicial arbitrator in business and property matters
Education:
- Los Angeles Valley Community College, (AA with honors, 1963)
- California State University at Los Angeles
- University of California at Los Angeles
- Southwestern and Glendale Colleges of Law, (J.D., 1975)
Lecturer:
- California State Bar Convention, 1983 - Re: Commercial Arbitration
- CSUN: Business Law
- San Fernando Valley Business CPA'S Association
- San Fernando Valley Realtors Association
Author:
- Commercial Arbitration-Safeguards Needed
CEB Business Law Reporter, Volume IV, #7, April, 1983
- Business Law News, Winter, 1984, Volume 7, #2
- The Family in Business, 1979
- "Privileged Past," Los Angeles Daily Journal, Wed. 3/12/97, Pg. 7
Practice:
Chief Counsel, Vivitar Corporation, Santa Monica, 1974-1979. Private Practice thereafter restricted to business (litigation and transactions) almost exclusively Federal matters involving franchises, international, trade secrets, unfair competition, antitrust, governmental relations, contract, import/export, copyrights, trademarks, environmental, and real property matters.
Lead Counsel:
Baar v. Tigerman and the American Arbitration Association (1983) 140 Cal.App.3d 979, 189 Cal.Rptr. 834, cited: 41 ALR 4th 1004, 1013; ALR 3d 815 supp.; Domke, Commercial Arbitration §23:01, et seq.; 67 Marquette L.R. Fall 1983; 21 Cal West L.R. 564, 1985; Witkin Summary, 9th Ed. Torts and Equity, p. 717; CEB Partnerships, 2d §7.105 Comment; Civ. Proc. Before Trial, Weil & Brown, §14:16; Los Angeles Daily Journal, 8/8/96, V. 109 No. 154, pp. 1 & 4.
Member:
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- Fresno County Bar Association
- State Bar Business and International sections
- Fresno County Business Lawyers Association
- Fresno County Federal Bar Association
- American Bar Association
Former Member:
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
- Corporate Counsel Institute
- San Fernando Valley Bar Association
Prelegal Employment:
Continuous, 1956-1974, in a variety of positions with a number of entities (International Minerals & Chemical, Lockheed, etc.) culminating as Director of Sales and Marketing Administration for a 200 million dollar plus per year corporation. All of the foregoing were part of a career path involving all levels of business such as shipping, distribution, and management. A detailed list is available.
Present/Past Volunteer Organization Participation:
- Founder "Bus Stop"
- Member and Director of Greater Fresno Foundation, Inc.
- Member Fresno County Bar Association Law Library Committee
- Many year participant in Lions' Club Youth Career Day
- San Joaquin Parkway Conservation Association
- Chairperson: Book Selection Committee for Fresno County Law Library
- Rotary International
Personal References:
- Harvey I. Saferstein, Esquire, former president of State Bar
- Honorable Orville "Jack" Armstrong, Justice, Second District Court
of Appeals, former president State Bar Association
- Honorable Oliver W. Wanger, Judge, United States District Court,
Eastern Dist. of California, Fresno Division, (209) 498-7256
Martindale-Hubbell Rating: AV
Representative Clients:
- Hartford Insurance (offshore subrogation)
- Coronado Manufacturing
- Creative Nail Design
- American Scientific Instruments
- Thompson Travel
- Cal Coast Trucking
- E. I. DuPont
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