Kenneth M. Fitzgerald
Top rated Business Litigation attorney in San Diego, California
Practice Areas:
Business litigation,
General litigation,
Intellectual property
Education Qualification:
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law
Practice Areas:
Business litigation,
General litigation,
Intellectual property
402 W Broadway, Suite 1400, San Diego, CA 92101-8217San Diego, California, 92101
First Admitted: 1989, California
Professional Webpage: http://fitzgeraldknaier.com/attorney-profiles/ken-fitzgerald...
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Governing Member of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association
- San Diego Bar Association's Committee for Civility, Integrity & Professionalism
- California Bar, Litigation and Intellectual Property Law Sections
- Advisory Board the Shepherd Society
- Board of Governors of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers, San Diego Chapter
- San Diego County Bar Association
- American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law Section
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
- Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Legal & Professional Publications v. Multistate Legal Studies, 26 F.3d 948 (9th Cir. 1994)
- Pisciotta v. Teledyne Industries, 91 F.3d 1326 (9th Cir. 1996)
- Lyons Partnership v. Giannoulas, 14 F. Supp. 2d 947 (N.D. Tex. 1998)
- Chaset v. Fleer/Skybox Int'l., 300 F.3d 1083 (9th Cir. 2002)
- Orion Communications, Inc. v. Superior Court, 226 Cal. App. 4th 152 (2014)
- Lyons Partnership v. Giannoulas, 179 F.3d 384 (5th Cir. 1999)
- Valley Engineers v. Electric Engineering Co., 158 F.3d 1051 (9th Cir. 1998)
Honors/Awards:
- Order of the Coif, University of California
- Top Attorney, Intellectual Property, San Diego Daily Transcript, 2013, 2009, 2008
- Top Attorney, Corporate Litigation, San Diego Daily Transcript, 2013, 2010, 2008, 2006
- Best of the Bar, San Diego Business Journal, 2017, 2015, 2014
- Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation, 2010-2019
- Best Lawyers in America, Intellectual Property Litigation, 2012-2019
- Best Lawyers in America, San Diego Litigation – Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year, 2015
- San Diego Super Lawyers, Top Attorney in San Diego, 2018, 2017 ,2013, 2012, 2011, 2009, 2008, 2007
- San Diego Super Lawyers, Top 50 San Diego Attorneys, 2015-2018, 2012, 2009, 2007
- San Diego Super Lawyers, Top 10 San Diego Attorneys, 2014, 2013, 2011
Educational Background:
- Rice University, B.A., 1984
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- UCLA Law Review
- The Rebirth of the Originality Requirement in Copyright Law, ABTL San Diego Report (Apr. 2004)
- Humor and the Law of Libel: Serious Protections for Attacks Made in Jest, 40 Fed. Comm. Law Journal 377 (1988)
- E-mail and Smoking Guns in Cyberspace, ABTL San Diego Report (Nov. 1998)
- Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine Adopted in California, ABTL San Diego Report (Feb. 2000)
- Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine Rejected in California, ABTL San Diego Report (Apr. 2003)
- Lawyers Beware: Deciding Your Adversary's Privilege Issue is Risky, ABTL San Diego Report(Summer 2017)
- Stevenson v. CB Richard Ellis: The California Court of Appeal Expands the Tort of Interference with Prospective Economic Advantage, ABTL San Diego Report (Summer 2006)
- CEB California, Advanced Course of Study, Intellectual Property Litigation (Oct. 9, 1999)
- San Diego County Bar Association, "The 4.0 Million Dollar E-Mail - How to Effectively Utilize Discovery of Electronic Media in the Prosecution or Defense of Your Case" (Jun. 2, 1999)
- CEB California, Fundamental of Business Practices Litigation (Sep. 22, 2000)
- San Diego County Bar Association, Joseph J. Wheeler Seminar on Civility, Integrity & Professionalism (Nov. 20, 2008)
- Association of Business Trial Lawyers of San Diego and the San Diego County Bar Association, "Masters of the Art: A Trial Skills Seminar" (Oct. 25, 2008)
- Association of Business Trial Lawyers Annual Seminar, "Watch the Masters: See How Closing Arguments and Witness Examinations Come Alive With the Use of Technology" (Oct. 23, 2010)
- You Must Always Keep a Secret, The Attorney's Continuing Obligation of Confidentiality, ABTL San Diego Report (Winter 2016)
- Association of Business Trial Lawyers Annual Seminar "The Technology Enigma - A 21st Century Trial" (Oct. 8, 2016)
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