Background
Jo Shartsis, Mary was born on August 10, 1942 in South Gate, California, United States.
Jo Shartsis, Mary was born on August 10, 1942 in South Gate, California, United States.
University of California at Berkeley (Bachelor of Arts, 1969). Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (Juris Doctor, 1972).
Worked at Shartsis, Friese & Ginsburg Limited Liability Partnership (San Francisco, California) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice. Corporate and International Business Transactions, Real Property, Securities, Antitrust, Taxation, Estate Planning, Probate, Unfair Competition, Commercial, Communications, Cable Television, Bankruptcy and Creditors" Rights, Toxic Torts, Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law. Admitted to the bar, 1973, California.
Member, California Law Review, 1970-1971.
Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Lawyer Representative, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1994.
Director and Member, Executive Committee, Institute for the Study and Development of Legal Systems. President, 1994-1995 and Director, 1978-1981, Boalt Hall Alumni Association.
Member: Bar Association of San Francisco (Member, Litigation Section, Executive Committee (Women"s Issues Committee)).
State Bar of California. American Bar Association (Member, Sections of: Antitrust Law. Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution).
National Association of Women Lawyers.
California Women Lawyers. Queen"s Bench; Association of Business Trial Lawyers.
San Francisco Legal Aid Society (Director. Member, Executive Committee).
Founded by two attorneys in 1975, Shartsis, Friese & Ginsburg now comprises thirty-five attorneys who bring a superior record of academic, professional and civic achievement to the firm.
The practice emphasizes complex business litigation and arbitration, sophisticated business, tax and real estate transactions, securities law and investment partnership formation, estate planning and probate, and bankruptcy and creditors" rights. The firm prides itself on combining the sophistication and expertise of a large firm with the responsiveness of a smaller firm.
Member, California Law Review, 1970-1971. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Lawyer Representative, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1994.
Director and Member, Executive Committee, Institute for the Study and Development of Legal Systems.
President, 1994-1995 and Director, 1978-1981, Boalt Hall Alumni Association. Member: Bar Association of San Francisco (Member, Litigation Section, Executive Committee (Women"s Issues Committee)).
State Bar of California. American Bar Association (Member, Sections of: Antitrust Law.
Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution).
National Association of Women Lawyers. California Women Lawyers. Queen"s Bench; Association of Business Trial Lawyers.
San Francisco Legal Aid Society (Director.
Member, Executive Committee).