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ROBERT A. GOODIN
505 Sansome Street
Suite 900
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 392-7900

EDUCATION

HARVARD UNIVERSITY, BA
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (BERKELEY), BOALT HALL SCHOOL OF LAW, JD

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

GOODIN, MACBRIDE, SQUERI, DAY & LAMPREY 1978 - present
Founding Partner San Francisco, CA

HELLER, EHRMAN, WHITE & MCAULIFFE 1975 - 1978
Associate San Francisco, CA

U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 1974 - 1975
Law Clerk to Judge Charles B. Renfrew San Francisco, CA

RELATED EXPERIENCE

ADR EXPERIENCE AND PUBLICATIONS: Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB), Moderator and Panel Member, Alternative Dispute Resolution, 1986; Monograph, Alternative Dispute Resolution, 1986, Skills Demonstrator, CEB Videotape; founding member of the first private early neutral evaluation group; extensive experience as a mediator and arbitrator.

TRIAL ADVOCACY TEACHING: National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Advanced Course Faculty Member and Skills Demonstrator, 1989-1991, 1993, Regional Course Faculty Member and Skills Demonstrator, 1984-1988, 1991; Hastings College of Trial Advocacy, Faculty Member and Skills Demonstrator, 1984-1987; Federal Practice Program, Faculty Member and Skills Demonstrator, 1985-1987; Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB), Panel Member, Proving Damages in Business Litigation, 1983, Faculty Member, Trial Skills Workshop, 1987, 1989.

ISDLS PARTICIPATION: Participated in Legal Exchanges with Egypt, the Palestinian Authority, Jordan, India, and Pakistan.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: Member, American College of Trial Lawyers, 1995-present; American Bar Foundation, fellow, 1990-present; American Law Institute, elected member, 1990-present; Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, Executive Committee, 1991-1994, Chairman of Delegation of Lawyer Representatives from the Northern District of California, 1990-1991, Lawyer Representative, 1989-1991; San Francisco Neighborhood Legal Assistance Foundation, Chairman of the Board of Directors, 1989-1999, Vice Chairman, 1988, Board member, 1984 to present; Bar Association of San Francisco, Delegate to State Bar Convention, 1978, 1980-1981, 1983, 1985, 1989; Lawyer’s Committee on Urban Affairs

OTHER ACTIVITIES: Boalt Hall Alumni Association; Harvard University, Schools and Scholarship Committee of Alameda County, Chairman, 1977-1987; Harvard University Capital Fund Drive, National Steering Committee Member; San Francisco Grid Club

PUBLICATIONS: Note, In re Underwood, 62 Calif. L. Rev. 561 (1974), contributing author, CEB;; Law and Motion Skills Training, 1986

MILITARY EXPERIENCE: Present Status: Lieutenant, U.S. Naval Reserve, Inactive; Active duty, U.S. Navy, 1966-1971. Served as radio officer (in charge of 70-man division), aircraft carrier, U.S.S. Bon Homme Richard (two cruises to Vietnam), and communications officer (in charge of radio and signal organizations), destroyer, U.S.S. Manley.