Spitters, Laurence Louis Jr.

Current Employment Position(s)

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Lawyer Overview

Areas of Practice

• Business Litigation
• Construction Litigation
• Insurance Litigation
• Personal Injury

Representative Cases

• Banks v Dominican College, 35 Cal.App.4th 1545 (1995)
• Williams v Foster, 216 Cal.App.3d 510 (1989)
• City of San Jose v Superior Court, 195 Cal.App.3d 743 (1987)

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Construction Law, Insurance Law, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff

Bar Admissions

• Louisiana, 1983
• California, 1983
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1983
• U.S. District Court Central District of California
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
• U.S. District Court Southern District of California
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1986

Professional Associations and Memberships

• State Bar of California (Member)
• Santa Clara County Bar Association, 1987 - Present (Member)
• Santa Clara County Bar Association, 1993 - 1994 (Board of Trustees)
• Santa Clara County Bar Association, 2005 - Present (Board of Trustees)
• Santa Clara County Bar Association, 1987 - 1993 (Barristers Section: Section Member)
• Santa Clara County Bar Association, 1991 - 1992 (Barristers Section Executive Board)
• Santa Clara County Bar Association, 1993 - Present (Barristers Section President)
• Santa Clara County Bar Association, 1999 - Present (Solo & Small Firm Practitioners Section: Section Member)
• Santa Clara County Bar Association, 2000 - Present (Section Executive Committee)
• Santa Clara County Bar Association, 2001 - 2003 (Section Chair)
• Santa Clara County Bar Association, 1990 - 1993 (Modest Means Committee)
• Santa Clara County Bar Association, 1994 - 1995 (Civil Practice Committee)
• Santa Clara County Bar Association, 1993 - 2004 (Modest Means Program, Panel Attorney)
• Santa Clara County Bar Association, 1998 - 1999 (Barristers Section Mentoring Program, Mentor)
• Santa Clara County Bar Association, 1991 - 1993 (Attorney - Client Fee Arbitration Program, Arbitrator)
• Los Angeles County Bar Association
• American Bar Association

Honors and Awards

• Winner, American Planning Association Writing Competition, 1983 - Present
• Special Master, California State Bar Special Master Program, 1992 - Present
• Volunteer Attorney, Pro Bono Project of Santa Clara County, 1994 - Present
• VIP Mentors, 1990 - 1994
• Advisory Board, 2004 - Present
• Volunteer of the Year, 1992 - Present

Education

• Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri, 1983
  J.D.
  Honors: Washington University School of Law Honor Council, 1983
  Law Journal: Journal of Urban & Contemporary Law, Staff Member, 1982 - 1983
• Santa Clara University, 1980
  B.A.

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Address

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Suite 500
San Jose, CA 95112-7709

Phones

(408) 293-0463

Faxes

(408) 293-9514

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http://www.spitlaw.com
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