James J. Merriman, Esq.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Senior Trial Attorney with 20+ years of experience in a wide range of practice a
reas includingdefense litigation. Dedicated professional, focused on company s
uccess and committed to producing work of exceptional quality. Outstanding reco
rd of academic achievement.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Koletsky, Mancini, Feldman & Morrow, Oakland, CA
6/2005-4/2010
Associate
Primarily represented subcontractors and general contractors in civil litigation
(construction defect). Frequent functions included attendance at depositions,
mediations, and settlement conferences; use of document depositories; client con
tact; use of expert witnesses; and pre-trial and trial reporting.
Forge & Associates, San Francisco, CA
6/2003-3/2005
Senior Trial Attorney
Counsel for major insurer (Fireman's Fund) with cases from Oregon to San Diego,
with emphasis on the Bay Area. Caseload would normally include personal injury,
construction defect, and contract disputes. Top biller in Region.
James J. Merriman, Attorney at Law, San Francisco, CA
3/1989-6/2003
Owner-operator of sole proprietorship. Practice involved insurance (life, healt
h, dental, surety, property, and casualty), regulatory, personal injury, unfair
competition, construction, computer software licensing, and investment fraud dis
putes. Trial experience. Repeat business from virtually all clients.
Mahan & Peterson, San Francisco, CA
6/1987-3/1989
Associate
Handled diverse caseload, including insurance bad faith litigation, varied insur
ance defense litigation arising from liability policies (e.g., products liabilit
y, wrongful eviction), insurance coverage opinions, personal injury, and appella
te work. Systematized firm's approach to motions and fast-track procedures. Su
ccessfully represented individual members of party central committee.
Kornblum, Kelly & Herlihy, San Francisco, CA
9/1983-4/1987
Associate
Worked for premier insurance bad faith firm in San Francisco during the firm's b
est years. Trained in small firm atmosphere under partners who had departed fro
m large S.F. firm. Duties involved litigation work (primarily defense of insura
nce companies in bad faith litigation context) and contributions to handbooks, s
eminars, and articles distributed by firm.
EDUCATION
J.D., Creighton University School of Law, Omaha, NE
6/1983
Won highest academic scholarship at each stage of academic career, including law
school. Recruited by approximately 140 colleges, including several Ivy League
schools, MIT, and Caltech. Received AmJur Prize.
B.A., History, Creighton University School of Arts and Sciences, Omaha, NE
6/1980
INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES
Sports; CNBC; Substitute teaching; Bar assn./VLSP "Outstanding Volunteer in Publ
ic Service"; elections inspector (cited for "extraordinary service"); knowledge
of French, German, and Spanish.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Address: 2221 Gough Street #204, San Francisco, CA 94109
Phone: 415-928-4758
E-mail: jm4ba57a@westpost.net