Background
Coughlan, Junior, R. J. was born on February 23, 1944 in Washington, District of Columbia.
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R. J. Coughlan, Junior.
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Tufts University (Bachelor of Science, 1966). University of Virginia (Bachelor of Laws, 1969).
Career
Worked at Coughlan, Semmer & Lipman (San Diego, California) specializing in Civil and Criminal Litigation. Federal Court Litigation, Legal Malpractice, Accounting Malpractice, Director and Officer Representation, Securities, White Collar Crime, Class Action, Partnership Disputes, Wrongful Termination, Civil Rights, Product Liability. Admitted to the bar, 1969, Virginia.
1970, Maryland.
1973, District of Columbia. 1979, California.
Law Clerk to Judge Alexander Harvey, II, United States. District Court, District of Maryland, 1969-1970.
Assistant United States.
Attorney, Washington, District of Columbia, 1973-1976. Trial Attorney, United States.
Department of Justice Aviation Tort Unit, 1977-1979. Assistant United States.
Attorney, Southern District of California, 1979-1983.
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Member, Board of Directors, and Master, Lewis East. Welch Inn, American Inns of Court. Delegate, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference for Southern District of California.
Director, Pacific Regional, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1983-1990.
Director, NITA Pacific Regional Deposition and Expert Witness Programs, 1990-1993. Adjunct Professor of Law, Trial Advocacy and Criminal Procedure, California Western School of Law, San Diego, 1980-1990.
Delegate, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference. Member, Board of Directors, Defender Organization of San Diego County, Incorporated.
Member: San Diego County and American (Member: Litigation and White Collar Crime Committees) Bar Associations.
State Bar of California (Chair, Continuing Education of the Bar Advisory Board, 1990-1991. Member, Continuing Education of the Bar Governing Committee, 1991-1993). The Firm handles only litigation matters, with an emphasis on the defense of complex commercial litigation, both civil and criminal.
The practice includes the representation of professionals (particularly lawyers and accountants), government regulatory agency matters, corporate criminal investigations, banking, securities, civil RICO, product liability, insurance coverage, class action litigation, and white collar criminal matters.
Each of the partners is an experienced trial attorney, each having tried in excess of 100 cases. The Firm has represented national and local corporate entities, as well as individual clients.
Achievements
Membership
Member, Board of Directors, and Master, Lewis East. Welch Inn, American Inns of Court. Delegate, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference for Southern District of California. Director, Pacific Regional, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1983-1990.
Director, NITA Pacific Regional Deposition and Expert Witness Programs, 1990-1993.
Adjunct Professor of Law, Trial Advocacy and Criminal Procedure, California Western School of Law, San Diego, 1980-1990. Delegate, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference.
Member, Board of Directors, Defender Organization of San Diego County, Incorporated. Member: San Diego County and American (Member: Litigation and White Collar Crime Committees) Bar Associations.
State Bar of California (Chair, Continuing Education of the Bar Advisory Board, 1990-1991.
Member, Continuing Education of the Bar Governing Committee, 1991-1993). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Member, Board of Directors, and Master, Lewis East. Welch Inn, American Inns of Court.
Delegate, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference for Southern District of California.
Director, Pacific Regional, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1983-1990. Director, NITA Pacific Regional Deposition and Expert Witness Programs, 1990-1993.
Adjunct Professor of Law, Trial Advocacy and Criminal Procedure, California Western School of Law, San Diego, 1980-1990. Delegate, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference.
Member, Board of Directors, Defender Organization of San Diego County, Incorporated.
