JAMES CLAPP, American Lawyer, Partner of FOURTH FLOOR, specializing in the field of General Civil, Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts, Administrative Law, Aviation Law, Business Litigation, Civil Service Law, Complex and Multi-District Litigation, Construction and Design Defects, Employee Benefit and Pension Plans, Environmental and Toxic Tort Litigation, Equal Employment Opportunity Law, Insurance Defense, Coverage and Bad Faith Litigation, Labor Law, Lender Liability, Libel and Slander, Private International Law, Product Liability, Professional Liability, Public Entity Liability, Transportation and Wrongful Termination Law, Estate Planning and Probate, General Business Practice including Banking General Corporate and Corporate Finance, International Transactions, Partnerships, Public Utilities and Real Estate.
Background
Clapp, James Brennan was born on August 8, 1948 in Sacramento, California, United States. Son of Francis Coyle and Adah (Milne) Clapp.
Education
University of California at Santa Cruz (Bachelor of Arts, 1970). Boston College (Juris Doctor, 1974). Assistant District Attorney, San Francisco, California, 1975-1978.
Spoken languages: Italian.
Career
Assistant district attorney, District Attorney San Francisco, 1975-1978;
associate, Carroll, Burdick & McDonough, San Francisco, 1978-1983;
partner, Carroll, Burdick & McDonough, San Francisco, 1983-1996;
partner, Knox Ricksen, Oakland, California, since 1997.
Achievements
Membership
Fall River, Massachusetts and Rhode Island Bar Associations. Personal Injury, Products Liability and Real Estate Law.