Background
Ufkes, Frederick John was born on October 15, 1957 in Quincy, Illinois, United States. Son of Alvin James and Rose Marie (Buss) Ufkes.
Ufkes, Frederick John was born on October 15, 1957 in Quincy, Illinois, United States. Son of Alvin James and Rose Marie (Buss) Ufkes.
University of California at San Diego (Bachelor of Arts, 1979). Washington University in Saint Louis (Juris Doctor, 1982). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award.
Wiley Rutledge Moot Court Society.
Spoken languages: German.
Worked at Dickson, Carlson & Campillo (Santa Monica, California) specializing in General Civil, Trial and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Product Liability, Toxic Torts, Casualty, Commercial and Real Estate Litigation, Insurance Law, Professional Malpractice, Antitrust, Wrongful Termination, Administrative. Admitted to the bar, 1982, California.
1983, United States.
District Court, Central District of California. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award. Wiley Rutledge Moot Court Society.
Appointment, Judge Pro Tempore, Los Angeles, Municipal Court.
Arbitration and Mediation Panels, Los Angeles Superior Court. Member: Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations.
The State Bar of California. Defense Research Institute (Member, Industry-wide Litigation Committee).
Association of Southern California Defense Counsel.
Our collective trial experience is very extensive. Our lawyers have tried hundreds of jury trials to verdict. We are members of many specialized trial organizations, such as the American College of Trial Lawyers, the Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel, the Products Liability Advisory Council and the International Association of Defense Counsel.
We have authored numerous legal articles and commentaries and have lectured widely and demonstrated trial techniques to industry, trade associations, bar associations and law schools.
Treasurer Santa Monica Republican Club, 1990-1991, secretary, 1992. Member American Bar Association (sections on litigation, torts and insurance and environmental law, environmental law committee tort and insurance practice sections since 1993), Association Southern California Defense Attorneys.
Married Shannon Tee Shigemato, December 31, 1991 (divorced December 1993).