Background
Dodge, Richard E. was born on March 21, 1941 in Eureka, California, United States.
Dodge, Richard E. was born on March 21, 1941 in Eureka, California, United States.
University of Colorado (Bachelor of Arts, 1963). Hastings College of the Law, University of California (Bachelor of Laws, 1966).
Worked at McNamara, Houston, Dodge, McClure & Ney (Walnut Creek, California) specializing in General Civil Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Corporation, Insurance and Professional Liability Law, Municipal, Corporate, Real Estate and Education Litigation Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1966, California.
Chairman, Contra Costa County Arbitration Administrative Committee, 1976-1980.
Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates. Member: Mountain. Diablo (President, 1978), Contra Costa County and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of California. Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California.
American College of Professional Liability Attorneys (Diplomat).
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). McNamara, Houston, Dodge, McClure & Ney was founded by William R. Channell and Daniel J. McNamara in 1954.
The two partners, perceiving a need for a defense litigation firm in the then young Contra Costa County corridor, opened the doors of their practice in Martinez.
In 1958 they moved to Walnut Creek, at that time a small but quickly growing bedroom community just emerging as the hub for business and law in Contra Costa County. In 1970, William Channell was recruited to a Superior Court judgeship.
Daniel McNamara continued to guide the firm to its present status as one of the largest independent defense litigation practices in Contra Costa County. A dedication to excellence and a philosophy of aggressive litigation have been the foundations of our forty-year commitment to deliver the highest quality legal services to each of our clients.
Member: Mountain. Diablo (President, 1978), Contra Costa County and American Bar Associations. State Bar of California. Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California.
American College of Professional Liability Attorneys (Diplomat).
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy).
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy).