Seaton, Thomas

Lawyer Overview

Mr. Seaton specializes in legal writing and appellate practice involving complex legal issues to support the litigation of serious injury, civil rights, and employment discrimination cases. Recently, he successfully represented clients in the Court of Appeals in several cases involving governmental misconduct, including Swagin v. California State Police, 163 F.3d 501 (9th cir, 1999), and Lucich v. City of Oakland (1993) 19 Cal. App4th 494. Mr. Seaton is a graduate of Boalt Hall, University of California, Berkeley, 1974 and was a member of the Law Review.

Areas of Practice

• Civil and Criminal Appeals.

Representative Cases

• Community Communications Co., Inc. v. City of Boulder, 455 U.S. 40 (1982)
• Engel v. Teleprompter Corp., 732 F.2d 1238 (5th Cir. 1984)
• Engel v. Teleprompter Corp., 703 F.2d 127 (5th Cir. 1983)
• Schraer v. Berkeley Property Owners' Assn., 207 Cal.App.3d 719 (1989)
• Lucich v. City of Oakland, 19 Cal.App.4th 494 (1993)
• City of Berkeley v. City of Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board, 27 Cal.App.4th 951 (1994)

West Practice Categories

Criminal Law, Estate Planning, Family Law, Litigation & Appeals, Real Estate Law

Bar Admissions

• California, 1974
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1974
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1975
• U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1982
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1977
• U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1979
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1982
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association (Member)
• State Bar of California (Member)
• Bar Association of San Francisco (Member, Appellate Courts Committee)
• Berkeley Unified School District (Past Chair, Committee on Budget and Finance)
• Park Hills Neighborhood Homes Association (Board of Directors)
• Temple Beth El, Berkeley, California (Past President, Board)

Education

• University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, Berkeley, California, 1974
  J.D.
  Law Review: California Law Review, Member, 1972 - 1974
  Law Review: California Law Review, Research Editor, 1973 - 1974
• Antioch University, Yellow Springs, Ohio, 1969
  A.B.

Offers Free Initial Consultation

Published Works

• Forward: Ripe for Decision, Internal Workings and Current Concerns of the California Supreme Court, (Co-Author), 62 California Law Review 309, 1974

Address

2121 North California Boulevard
Suite 1020
Walnut Creek, CA 94596-7333

Phones

925-947-1147
800-496-9152 (Toll free 24/7)

Faxes

925-947-1131

Emails

seaton@cmslaw.com

Websites

http://www.cmslaw.com
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