Background
Schmidt, Walter J. was born on February 20, 1946 in Modesto, California, United States.
Schmidt, Walter J. was born on February 20, 1946 in Modesto, California, United States.
University of California (Bachelor of Arts, 1967). Hastings College of Law, University of California (Juris Doctor, 1970).
Worked at Crabtree, Schmidt, Zeff, Jacobs & Farrar (Modesto, California) specializing in General Civil and Criminal Trial Practice. Probate, Estate Planning, Insurance, Real Property, Commercial Law, Secured Transactions, Bankruptcy (Debtor and Creditor), Banking, Insurance Defense, Family Law, Adoptions and Corporation Law. Admitted to the bar, 1971, California.
Member, Lawyer Representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1990-1993.
Member: Stanislaus County and American Bar Associations. The State Bar of California (Member, 1976-1978, 1982-1985 and Chairman, 1984-1985, Advisory Committee for Continuing Education of the Bar.
Member, 1985-1989 and Chairman, 1988-1989, Governing Committee on Continuing Education of the Bar. Member, State Bar Task Force on Lawyer Education, 1989.
Member, State Bar Standing Committee on MCLE, 1990-1993).
Our firm"s history dates back to 1936 when Les Cleary and William Zeff formed Cleary and Zeff. Both respected leaders in the legal community, Les Cleary was a co-founder of The American College of Trial Lawyers and William Zeff was appointed as a Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge in 1965.
Member, Lawyer Representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1990-1993. Member: Stanislaus County and American Bar Associations. The State Bar of California (Member, 1976-1978, 1982-1985 and Chairman, 1984-1985, Advisory Committee for Continuing Education of the Bar.
Member, 1985-1989 and Chairman, 1988-1989, Governing Committee on Continuing Education of the Bar.
Member, State Bar Task Force on Lawyer Education, 1989. Member, State Bar Standing Committee on MCLE, 1990-1993).