Thomas Seaton

Location:

Walnut Creek, California

Phone:

925-947-1147
800-496-9152 (Toll free 24/7)

Fax:

925-947-1131

E-mail:

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Mr. Seaton specializes in legal writing and appellate practice involving complex legal issues to support the litigation of serious injury, civil rights, and employment discrimination cases. Recently, he successfully represented clients in the Court of Appeals in several cases involving governmental misconduct, including Swagin v. California State Police, 163 F.3d 501 (9th cir, 1999), and Lucich v. City of Oakland (1993) 19 Cal. App4th 494. Mr. Seaton is a graduate of Boalt Hall, University of California, Berkeley, 1974 and was a member of the Law Review.

Areas of Practice

Civil and Criminal Appeals.

Bar Admissions

California, 1974
U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1974
U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1975
U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1982
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1977
U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1979
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1982
U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit

Education

University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, Berkeley, California
- J.D. - 1974
- Law Review: California Law Review, Member, 1972 - 1974
- Law Review: California Law Review, Research Editor, 1973 - 1974
Antioch University, Yellow Springs, Ohio
- A.B. - 1969

Published Works

Forward: Ripe for Decision, Internal Workings and Current Concerns of the California Supreme Court, (Co-Author), 62 California Law Review 309, 1974

Representative Cases

Professional Associations and Memberships

American Bar Association, Member
State Bar of California, Member
Bar Association of San Francisco, Member, Appellate Courts Committee
Berkeley Unified School District, Past Chair, Committee on Budget and Finance
Park Hills Neighborhood Homes Association, Board of Directors
Temple Beth El, Berkeley, California, Past President, Board