Background
Pitre, Frank M. was born on January 17, 1955 in San Francisco, California, United States.
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Frank M. Pitre
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University of San Francisco (Bachelor of Science, cum laude, 1977. Juris Doctor, 1981).
Career
Worked at Cotchett & Pitre. Admitted to the bar, 1981, California. 1985, United States. Supreme Court.
Legal Externship, California Supreme Court, 1980.
Law Clerk, San Mateo County Superior Court, 1981. Author: "Abuse of Process," California Tort Damages, California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1988.
"Tort Trends," The Docket, San Mateo County Bar Association, 1989-1994. Company-Author: "Jury Instructions: A Practical Approach to their Use," Civil Litigation Reporter, March, 1984.
"Arguing Punitive Damages," Civil Litigation Reporter, California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1991.
"Effective Opening Statements," California Litigation, Journal of the Litigation Section, California State Bar, 1991. "Jury Trial Tips: Witnesses," California Litigation, Journal of the Litigation Section, California State Bar, 1991. "Winning Through A More Effective Direct Examination," California Litigation, Journal Of The Litigation Section, California State Bar, 1991.
"Jury Trial Tips: High Technical Tools," California Litigation, Journal of the Litigation Section, California State Bar, 1992.
Consultant, "California Civil Practice," Bancroft-Whitney, 1992. Panelist: "Fundamentals of Civil Litigation Before Trial," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1988 and 1990.
"Jury Instructions," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1986. "Proving Injuries To The Body And Mind," San Diego Trial Lawyers Association, 1989.
"Tort Damages: How To Identify And Prove Them," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1989.
"Jury Voir Dire Skills Workshop," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1989. "Trial Preparation: The War To End All Wars," Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California, 1991. "Evaluation & Settlement," San Mateo County Trial Lawyers Association, 1991.
"Trial Video: Litigation In The Televisual Age," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1991.
"Premises Liability Seminar," San Mateo Trial Lawyers Association, 1994. "Deposition Fundamentals," Lorman Business Center, 1995.
"Preparing Foreign Trial The Last 100 Days," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1994 and 1996. Lecturer: "Trial Preparation," Hastings College of Advocacy, 1992.
Closing Arguments, Hastings College of Advocacy, 1989.
Overlooked Torts in Business Litigation, California Trial Lawyers Association, 1987. Working With Experts, Hastings College of Advocacy, 1987. Faculty: Hastings College of Advocacy, 1988.
University of San Francisco, "Trial Skills Workshop," 1992 and 1995.
"Creative Opening Statements," California Trial Lawyers Association, 1994. "Creative Use Of Video Evidence," Consumer Attorneys of California, 1995.
"Evaluation Of A Case," Santa Clara University, 1996. Judge Pro Tem, San Mateo County Superior Court, 1993.
Certified Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy.
Member: Bar Association of San Francisco. San Mateo County (Member, Board of Directors, 1990-1992) and American Bar Associations. The State Bar of California.
San Mateo County Barristers (Member, Board of Directors, 1984-1986).
California Trial Lawyers Association. Consumer Attorneys of San Mateo County (Member, Board of Directors, 1996).
Association of Business Trial Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors, 1996). Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
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Membership
Member: Bar Association of San Francisco. San Mateo County (Member, Board of Directors, 1990-1992) and American Bar Associations. The State Bar of California.
San Mateo County Barristers (Member, Board of Directors, 1984-1986).
California Trial Lawyers Association. Consumer Attorneys of San Mateo County (Member, Board of Directors, 1996).
Association of Business Trial Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors, 1996). Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
