Michael Scafiddi Attorney

First Admitted: 1997, California

Professional Webpage: https://www.scafiddilaw.com/attorney/scafiddi-michael-a-esq/

Bar/Professional Activity:

President, San Bernardino County Bar Association, 2008 – 2009
Chairperson, San Bernardino County Bar Association Mentoring Program for New Lawyers (My role was to seek out new lawyers, help place them with veteran lawyers, as well as also volunteering my time to mentor new lawyers), 2008 – 2011
Vice President/Board of Directors, Legal Aid Society of San Bernardino: 2004 – Present
Member, Board of Directors – Legal Aid Society of San Bernardino: 1998 – Present
Member – San Bernardino County Bar Association Local Judicial Candidate Screening and Evaluation Committee (My role on this committee is to review judicial candidate applications and provide first hand information about each candidate and assist the Chairperson in providing overall qualification of that candidate): 2007 – Present
Chairperson – San Bernardino County Bar Association Criminal Law Section (My role is to organize and present at least six meetings per year on topics in regards to criminal law for local lawyers): 2006 – Present
Past Member, Police Officers Research Association of California (Porac)
Board of Directors, San Bernardino County Bar Association, 2004 – 2010
California State Bar No. 188567
Past Member, Inland Empire Gang Investigators Association
Past Member, California Gang Investigators Association
Past Member, California Prison Gang Task Force
Past President, Banning Police Officers Association, 1989 – 1990
Past Member, Inland Empire Gang Investigators Association
Past Member, West End Gang Investigators Association
Past Vice President, Banning Police Officers Association, 1988 – 1989
Current Member, Retired Police Officers Research Association of California (RPORAC)
Current Member, San Bernardino County Bar Association
Current Member, Consumer Attorneys Inland Empire
Past Member, Consumer Attorneys of California
Current Member, California State Bar Association
Sustaining Fellow Bar Leader, National Conference of Bar Presidents, October 2008 – Present
Current Co-Chair Person, San Bernardino County Bar Association, Criminal Law Section
Member, Western San Bernardino County Bar Association – 2009 – Present
Member, Riverside County Bar Association, 2009 – Present
Board of Directors, San Bernardino County Bar Association, 2004 – Present
Immediate Past President of San Bernardino County Bar Association: October 2009 – October 2010
Western San Bernardino County Bar Association Vice President 2018-2019, 2018
President, San Bernardino County Bar Association, October 2008 – October 2009
Member California DUI Attorney Association, 2008 – Present
San Bernardino County Bar Association Fee Dispute Arbitration Panel Member past 10 years San Bernardino County Bar Association Nominating Committee for Board Members , 2019
San Bernardino County Bar Association President, 2009
Legal Aid Society of San Bernardino President 2018-2019 Legal Aid Society of San Bernardino Vice President 2004-2018, 2019
Member of the President's Advisory Board for Aquinas High School, 2000

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

1.9 million civil settlement brain injury case, 2015
1.8 million dollar civil settlement Brain injury case, 2016
Personal injury 20 million dollar settlement brain injury, 2018

Videos:

over 40 you tube videos on DUI and DMV matters to educate the public and clients, 40 youtube, Legal, 2015

Special Licenses/Certifications:

Court Certified Expert on Street Gangs, Municipal and Superior Courts of San Bernardino County (1981)
Court Certified Drug Recognition Expert, Municipal and Superior Court of San Bernardino County (1982)
Private Investigator, California License No. AA 012758
Traffic School Instructors License No. TV 103 501
Police Officers Standards and Training Advanced Certificate No. 29566
Police Officers Standards and Training Supervisory Certificate No. S14826
Police Officers Standards and Training Intermediate Certificate No. 20987
Police Officers Standards and Training Basic Certificate No. 19440

Pro bono/Community Service:

Head Coach, St. Adelaide’s Junior Varsity Football, 1996 – 2000
Head Coach, St. Adelaide’s Varsity Football, 2000 – 2002
Head Coach, St. Adelaide’s School JV Basketball, 1996 – 2000
Head Coach, St. Adelaide’s Varsity Basketball, 2000 – 2002
Coach, Highland Little League, 1996 – 1997
Manager, Highland Girls Softball League, 1997
Vice President/Board of Directors Cedar House (125 bed inpatient alcohol and drug rehabilitation facility): 2005 – 2008
Member of Aquinas High School President’s Advisory Board, October 2009 – Present
School Board Member, Aquinas High School, San Bernardino, CA, 2002 – 2007
Board Member, John Lewis King Memorial Scholarship Fund (the John Lewis King Scholarship Fund awards scholarships to qualified law students, and since its inception, approximately $100,000 has been awarded to law students) – 2014
Legal Aid Society of San Bernardino Pro Bono Services, donating over 1000 hours of pro bono services in the last five years, and donating over $20,000 to fund a lawsuit on behalf of an indigent client
Board Member – Inland Counties Collaborative Courts Fund-raising Committee (My role along with other members was to raise monies to help support our local Collaborative Courts, such as Veteran’s Court, Drug Court, Mental health Court, and Homeless Court), 2013-2014
Organizer of Scafiddi Family Trust Annual Family Toy Drive for Children of Parents Involved in Recovery in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties (Since 2011 over 750 toys have been donated), 2011 – Present
Chairperson, San Bernardino County Bar Association “We Care Community Program” (A program designed to encourage local lawyers to donate money to assist those less fortunate in our community. As a result of this program, over $120,000 was committed to help those in need in our local community, including a $100,000 donation to Cedar House, a 125 bed inpatient alcohol treatment and rehabilitation center): 2009 – 2010
Vice President/Board of Directors Cedar House (125 bed inpatient alcohol and drug rehabilitation facility): 2005 – 2008
Aquinas High School, 2017
Aquinas High School Presidents Advisory Committee -2015,2016,2017, 2015
Cedar House Life Change Center -Drug and Alcohol Rehab Center Board of Directors- 10 years President 2014, 2015,2016, 2016
Five year legal battle for a disabled woman with over 2000 hours of pro bono work. Ending in a six figure verdict in federal court against her church pastor., 2014
Law Week -San Bernardino County Bar Association-lecturing middle school students, 2014
Cal Gang Database Technical Advisory Committee -appointed by the Speaker fo the Assembly Anthony Rendon, 2018
Legal Aid Society of San Bernardino Pro Bono Work -200 hours annually since 1997, 2019

Honors/Awards:

California Southern Law School Scholastic Achievement Award – Trusts
California Southern Law School Scholastic Achievement Award – Real Property
California Southern Law School Scholastic Achievement Award – Commercial Law
California Southern Law School Scholastic Achievement Award – Wills
AVVO Rating Award for “Widely recognized by the legal community for superb professional conduct and experience – 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013
Officer of the Year, Banning Police Department
Life Saving Award, Ontario Police Department
Aquinas High School Football, Mike Scafiddi “Never Say Die” Award: Annual Award to football player
AV Preeminent 5.0/5.0, the oldest National Lawyer Rating Service, Martindale Hubbell
The National Trial Lawyers Award, awarded to Top 100 Trial Lawyers, 2013 – 2014
Top 100 Trial Lawyer, 2013-2014
AVVO rating (10.0), 2009
Certified Drug Recognition Expert (DRE), Superior Court of the County of San Bernardino
Awarded for extraordinary commitment to providing equal access to justice through Pro Bono work in the Inland Counties Michael A. Scafiddi, who for 16 years has served on the board of the San Bernardino County Legal Aid Society, has set up a program to encourage other local attorneys to give back which has raised $150,000 and stimulated 400 additional pro bono hours for the community. LSC is the single largest funder of civil legal aid for low-income Americans in the nation. Established in 1974, LSC operates as an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation that promotes equal access to justice and provides grants for high-quality civil legal assistance to low-income Americans, Certificate of Appreciation Award, Legal Services Corporation, 2015
Highest rating by AVVO 144 client reviews with 5 Stars The Avvo Rating is our effort to evaluate a lawyer’s background based on the information available in an attorney’s Avvo profile. We create the rating using a model that considers information the lawyer has included on their profile in addition to the information we collect from state bar associations and other organizations that license legal professionals, Rated AVVO 10 superb, AVVO, 2019
Awarded to attorneys who achieve the highest possible Peer Review ratings in both legal ability and Ethical Behaviour 2014-Present, AV 5.0 Preeminent Rating, Martindale Hubbell, 2014
Awarded to individual who shows selfless dedication and providing of Pro Bono Services to insure access to justice for all, Access to Justice Award, Legal Aid Society of San Bernardino, 2013
awarded for support of catholic education, The Seton Hope Award, The Catholic Diocese of San Bernardino, 2015
Presented to attorneys for exemplifying the five "C"'s Candour, Compassion, Civility, Courage and Competence, Jennifer Brooks Lawyer of the Year Award, Western San Bernardino County Bar Association, 2016
Awarded to attorneys showing service and devotion to church, community and justice, St. Thomas Moore Award, Red Mass Steering Committee Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, 2012
Outstanding Pro Bono Service in San Bernardino County for gibing time and energy and expertise to others, Kearney Nydam Award, San Bernardino County Bar Association, 2010
Inland Empire Latino Lawyers Association operates 7 legal aid clinics throughout the counties of San Bernardino and Riverside., Lawyer of the Year, Inland Empire Latino Lawyers Association, 2015

Educational Background:

California Southern Law School, Bachelors of Science in Law: June 1995
Brooklyn College, September 1976 thru June 1978
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Basic law Enforcement Academy, April 1980
Chaffey College, Associate Science Degree, June 1991
John Jay High School, Graduated June 1976

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

CGIA – Certificate of Training Street Gang Investigations
Guest Lecturer, San Bernardino County Bar Association Civil and Criminal Law Symposiums – 2009 to 2013
Guest Lecturer New Admittee “Bridging the Gap Programs”: 2008 – Present
Past Guest Instructor at the University of California Riverside, extension program, Law and Public Policy seminars, introduction to personal injury
Past Program Coordinator for the delinquency program at the University of California Riverside, extension program, Department of Law and Public Policy
Traffic School Instructor, Pacific Seminar Traffic School Walnut Creek, California 1989 – 1993
Over 100 hours of Special Instruction MCLE’s on Criminal Defense and DUI matters
Police Officers Standards and Training Police Management School
Police Officers Standards and Training Police Supervisor Schoo
Clandestine Lab Seminar
National Law Enforcement Institute Gang Seminar
Sixty hours of mandatory continuing law education since 2000
Rio Hondo College Ethnic Relations/Gangs
Chaffey College Advanced Officer Training Certificate
Department of Justice Certificate of Training – Narcotic Enforcement for Police Officers
Department of Justice Certificate of Training – Prison Gang Activity
Department of Justice, Certificate of Training – Street Gang Activity
Rio Hondo College Special Weapons and Tactics
California College – Advanced Techniques in Collision Reconstruction
lecture to paralegals sponsored by the Riverside County Bar Association, Speaker, Using Discovery to Aid Clients in civil and personal injury cases, Legal, 2018
Juvenile Institute Seminar (WIC 602/300 MCLE – January 2002)
Juvenile Law Institute (Eight hour MCLE seminar WIC 602/300 – January 2004)
presentation to the Board of Directors, speaker, Understanding Drug Court, Cedar House Life Change Center, Durg Rehab And Legal, 2016
presentation to attorneys, part of a panel presentation, Understanding 1203.4, Legal Aid Society of San Bernardino, Legal, 2017
lecture to other attorneys, speaker, Cavity while being an advocate, Inn's of Court, Legal, 2016

Firm News (Newsletters):

Bar Bulletin articles for San Bernardin County Bar Association, 2008, Legal

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