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JAMES COOK
665 31st Street, Oakland, CA 94609 • james.cook@johnburrislaw.com • 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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