Joseph W. Cotchett
Top rated Business Litigation attorney in Burlingame, California
Practice Areas:
Business litigation,
Civil rights,
Consumer law
Education Qualification:
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Practice Areas:
Business litigation,
Civil rights,
Consumer law
840 Malcolm Road, Suite 200Burlingame, California, 94010
First Admitted: 1965, California
Professional Webpage: https://www.cpmlegal.com/attorneys-Joseph-Cotchett-attorney....
Bar/Professional Activity:
- California Bar
- California Bar Association
- American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
- The International Academy of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
- U.S. Supreme Court
- District of Columbia Bar
- District of Columbia Bar Association
- The American Board of Trial Advocates, Advocate
- New York Bar
- New York Bar Association
- The International Society of Barristers, Fellow
- California Inns of Court, Master
Honors/Awards:
- Distinguished Jurisprudence Award, Anti-Defamation League, 1996
- 1997-2021 Top 100 Lawyers in California list by Daily Journal, Top 100 Lawyers in California, Daily Journal
- Presidential Award of Merit, Consumer Attorneys of California, 2000
- Trial Lawyer of the Year, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, 2000
- University of California, Hastings College of the Law opened the Cotchett Center for Advocacy, 2000, Cotchett Center for Advocacy, University of California, Hastings College of the Law, 2000
- Received an Honorary Doctor of Laws from California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo and the trustees of the California State University, 2002, Honorary Doctor of Laws, California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, 2002
- To honor Cotchett, California State Polytechnic University renamed its landmark Clock Tower building the “Cotchett Education Building.” , Cotchett Education Building, California State Polytechnic University, 2004
- Trial Lawyer of the Year, Public Justice, 2004
- 2004-2021 Top 100 Northern California Super Lawyers List, Top 100 Northern California Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers
- 2004-2020 Top 10 Northern California Super Lawyers list, Northern California Super Lawyers Top 10 list, Super Lawyers
- Honorary Doctor of Letters, Notre Dame de Namur Universit, 2006
- The Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, California dedicated the Joseph W. Cotchett Business Lab, 2006, Joseph W. Cotchett Business Lab, Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, California, 2006
- Edward I. Pollock Award, Consumer Attorneys of California, 2007
- Consumer Advocate Award, Consumer Attorneys of California, 2007
- Top 100 California Legal Leaders, Daily Journal, 2008
- Father Alfred Boeddeker Award, St. Anthony Foundation, 2010
- Community Spirit Award, Notre Dame De Namur University, 2010
- Presented with first ever Diversity Award by the San Mateo County Bar Association Diversity Committee, 2011, Diversity Award, San Mateo County Bar Association, 2011
- Frances Bohannon Nelson Legacy Award, San Mateo County Chamber of Commerce, 2011
- Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame, Lawdragon, 2011
- 500 Leading Lawyers in America, Lawdragon, 2011
- The Phillip Burton Lifetime Achievement Award, Consumer Watchdog, 2011
- Antitrust Lawyer of the Year, Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law Section of the State Bar of California, 2011
- Honorary Doctor of Letters, University of San Francisco, 2011
- Distinguished Service Award, Judicial Council of California, 2011
- Environmental Leadership Award, California League of Conservation Voters, 2011
- American Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame, The Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame, 2011
- Lifetime Achievement Award, California Consumer Watchdog, 2012
- Trial Lawyers of the Year, Public Justice, 2014
- Trial Lawyers of the Year, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, 2014
- America's Leading Lawyers for Antitrust, Chambers USA, 2015
- Who's Who Legal 100, Who's Who, 2015
- 2015-2021 Top Plaintiff Lawyers in California, Top Plaintiff Lawyers in California, Daily Journal
- Judge Learned Hand Award, American Jewish Committee, 2017
- Benchmark Litigation Award, Benchmark Litigation, 2019
- Top Slugger for Workers Award, California Labor Federation, 2019
- Bet-The-Company Litigators, America's Top 100, 2019
- Nature's Inspiration Award, Green Foothills, 2019
- Consumer Attorneys of the Year, Consumer Attorneys of California, 2019
- Top Lawyers of the Decade, Daily Journal, 2021
- San Mateo County History Maker, San Mateo County Historical Association, 2021
- Consistently has been named one of the most influential lawyers in California by legal press
Educational Background:
- California State Polytechnic University, B.S. in Engineering, Honor: Outstanding Graduate, 1960
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- San Mateo County Central Labor Council Honors Joe Cotchett, August 28, 2015
- 15th Annual Trial Lawyer of the Year, April 17, 2014
- Mass Torts Made Perfect, April 9, 2014
- 46th Annual CAOC Convention, November 9, 2012
- Judicial Council of California 2011 Distinguished Service Award, December 12, 2011
- Golden State Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law Section of the State Bar of California's, October 27, 2011
- San Mateo County Bar Association & Diversity Committee Honors Chief Tani Cantil-Sakauye, September 20, 2011
- Consumer Watchdog 2011 Rage for Justice Awards, June 4, 2011
- California League of Conservation Voters' 29th Annual Environmental Leadership Awards, June 2, 2011
- Madoff: The New World of Financial Frauds, June 9, 2010
- The Ethics Gap, Parker & Son Publications
- Persuasive Opening Statements and Closing Arguments, California Continuing Education of the Bar
- Federal Courtroom Evidence, LexisNexis
- California Products Liability Actions, Matthew Bender
- California Courtroom Evidence, LexisNexis
- California Courtroom Evidence Foundations, Parker Publications
- Punitive Damages: How Much Is Enough?
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