Rupa G. Singh Attorney

First Admitted: 2001, California

Bar/Professional Activity:

Development Committee, The Appellate Project, 2021
Member, California Academy of Appellate Lawyers, 2024
Founding Board Member, Foundation of the Federal Bar Association of San Diego, 2023
Appellate Courts' Bias Prevention Committee, 2022
Founding Chair, ABA Immigration Justice Project of San Diego, 2008
Founding President, Foundation of the South Asian Bar Association of North America, 2005
Chair, San Diego County Bar Association's Appellate Practice Section, 2012
Commissioner, California Judicial Nominations Evaluation Commission, 2010
President, Federal Bar Association of San Diego, 2007
Founding President, South Asian Bar Association of San Diego, 2000
Founding President, San Diego Appellate Inn of Court, 2016

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

Apple Inc. v. Superior Court (Anthony Shamrell) (2018) 19 Cal.App.5th 1101., 2018
Loeb v. County of San Diego (2019) 43 Cal.App.5th 421, 2019
Donohue v. AMN Services LLC (2021) 11 Cal.5th 58., 2020
Von Becelaere Ventures LLC v. James Zenovic (2018) 24 Cal.App.5th 243, 2018
Hicks v. Richard (2019) 39 Cal.App.5th 1167, review den. (Jan. 2020), 2019

Representative Clients:

Point Loma Patients Consumer Cooperative Corporation, 2018
Villanueva v. Fidelity National Title Co. (2018) 26 Cal.App.5th 1092, reversed, No. S252035, 2021 WL 1031874 (CA S.Ct. Mar. 18, 2021)., 2018
Xerox Corporation; Mr. Copy, Inc; Global Imaging Systems, Inc., 2019
The National Strength and Conditioning Association, 2020
Von Becleare Ventures, LLC., 2018
Optum, Inc.; UnitedHealth Group, Inc.; Optum Services, Inc. , 2020

Special Licenses/Certifications:

Certified Appellate Specialist, California State Bar, Board of Legal Specializations, 2020

Pro bono/Community Service:

Pro Bono Asylum Appeal: Lopez-Lopez v. Barr, Ninth Cir. Case No. 15-72621 (2019), 2019

Honors/Awards:

Outstanding Advocate of the Year, Federal Bar Association of San Diego, 2023
For outstanding service to the legal and broader community, Community Service Award, Lawyers Club of America, 2018
For outstanding pro bono legal services to San Diego's immigrant community. , Pro Bono Publico Award, Casa Cornela Law Center, 2020
For oustanding and long-serving community services, Elaine R. Boots Fisher Award, Federal Bar Association, National Chapter, 2017
Recognizing exemplary service in promoting diversity in the legal profession , Service to Diversity Award, San Diego County Bar Association, 2007
Best Lawyers in America in Civil Litigation and Appeals, Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers, 2020

Educational Background:

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

One of the judges for whom I clerked used to say that the best place to win your appeal is in the trial court. In furtherance of that excellent advice, I share three common mistakes in the trial court that lose many litigants their second—and essentially last—chance on appeal., Author, Trial Courts: The Best Place for a Second & Last Chance on Appeal,, The ABTL Report, 2020
Reflections on RBG's permanent and continuing impact on the law., Author, "Why Heroes Never Die: A Dissent From RBG's Death", Bencher Magazine, 2020
Discussion and analysis of key U.S. Supreme Court cases from the October 2014 Term, from King v. Burwell (Affordable Care Act) and Obergefell v. Hodges (same-sex marriage) to Young v. United Parcel Serv., Inc. (pregnancy and employment discrimination) and Ohio v. Clark (Sixth Amenment Confrontation Clause)., Panelist, “Supreme Court Roundtable: The October 2014 Term", USD Law School, 2015
Presentation to compare and contrast Ninth Circuit federal civil and criminal appellate practice with California state appellate practice and provide insider perspectives on Ninth Circuit rules, procedures, and best practices., Presenter, “Demystifying Federal Appellate Practice”, Federal Bar Association, Ninth Circuit, and San Diego County Bar Association, 2019

Other Outstanding Achievements:

Firm News (Newsletters):

A summary and evaluation of appellate trends during the pandemic., "Appeals in the Time of Corona", Commercial Entities, Consumers, Trial Lawyers

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