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David A. Niddrie
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David A. Niddrie is a Certified Appellate Specialist
with over 30 years of litigation and appellate experience
with and in both California state and federal courts.
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Certified Specialist, Appellate Law
State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization

AV® Peer Review Rated, LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbel

Admitted to Practice: 1979 State of California; District of Columbia; Supreme Court of the United States; United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; U.S. District Court, Central District of California.

Law School: University of San Diego School of Law, J.D. 1979.

College: History, University of California Los Angeles, B.A. 1975.

Judicial Experience: Staff Counsel, Supreme Court of the United States (1984-1986);  Senior Research Attorney, Associate Justice Edward Butler, California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division One (1983-1984); Law Clerk, District Judge Judith N. Keep, United States District Court, Southern District of California (1980-1981); Research Attorney, Presiding Justice Gerald Brown, California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division One (1979-1980).

Private Practice: Niddrie, Fish & Addams LLP, Partner, Appellate Litigation (2010-present); Niddrie, Fish & Buchanan LLP, Partner, Appellate Litigation (2005-2010); Niddrie & Fish LLP, Partner, Appellate Litigation (2004-2005); Niddrie & Hegemier LLP, Partner, Appellate Litigation (2000-2004); Law Offices of David A. Niddrie, Appellate Litigation (1996-2000); Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves and Savitch LLP, Partner, Appellate Litigation (1986-1996); Sullivan & Jones, Associate, General Civil Litigation (1981-1983).

Bar Memberships: San Diego County Bar Association; Los Angeles County Bar Association; Federal Bar Association.

Professional Activities:  Adjunct Professor, Appellate Practice & Procedure, University of San Diego School of Law (1993-1996); Member, Board of Visitors, University of San Diego School of Law (1989-2009); Conference Delegate, San Diego County Bar Association, California State Bar Convention (1989); Member, Appellate Courts Committee, San Diego County Bar Association (1983-present); Member, Subcommittee on Court Rules, San Diego County Bar Association (1986-present); Member, Joint Committee on Ninth Circuit Practice; San Diego County Bar Association (1998); Steering Committee, Gerald Brown Appellate Inns of Court (2003-present).

Published Decisions:

California Supreme Court
  • Jimenez v. Superior Court (2002) 29 Cal.4th 473
  • Dibb v. County of San Diego (1994) 8 Cal.4th 1200
California Courts of Appeal
  • P&D Consultants, Inc. v. City of Carlsbad (2010) 190 Cal.App.4th 1332
  • Silver Creek v. Blackrock Realty Advisors, Inc. (2009) 173 Cal.App.4th 1533
  • Zagami, Inc. v. James A. Crone, Inc. (2008) 106 Cal.App.4th 1083
  • Jet Source Charter, Inc. v. Doherty (2007) 148 Cal.App.4th 1
  • Williams v. Superior Court (2007) 147 Cal.App.4th 36
  • Border Business Park, Inc. v. City of San Diego (2006) 142 Cal.App.4th 1538
  • Friese v. Superior Court (2005) 134 Cal.App.4th 693
  • Redevelopment Agency of the City of San Diego v. Attisha (2005) 128 Cal.App.4th 357
  • Weingarten v. Superior Court (2002) 102 Cal.App.4th 268
  • Dolan-King v. Rancho Santa Fe Assn. (2000) 81 Cal.App.4th 965
  • Smith v. Golden Eagle Ins. Co. (1999) 69 Cal.App.4th 1371
  • Voigts v. Brutoco Engineering & Construction Co. (1996) 49 Cal.App.4th 354
  • Dalany v. American Pacific Holding Corp. (1996) 42 Cal.App.4th 822
  • Esbensen v. Userware Int'l (1992) 11 Cal.App.4th 631
  • George v. International Soc'y for Krishna Consciousness (1992) 3 Cal.App.4th 52
  • Marvin v. Adams (1990) 224 Cal.App.3d 956
  • Brookview Condominium Owners’ Assn. v. Heltzer (1990) 218 Cal.App.3d 502
  • Tri-Growth Centre City, Ltd. v. Silldorf, Burdman, Duignan & Eisenberg (1989) 216 Cal.App.3d 1139
  • Koll Hancock Torrey Pines v. Biophysica Foundation, Inc. (1989) 215 Cal.App.3d 883
  • Anderson v. Superior Court (1989) 213 Cal.App.3d 1321
  • San Diego Gas & Electric Co. v. Daley (1988) 205 Cal.App.3d 1334
  • Times-Mirror Co. v. Superior Court (1988) 198 Cal.App.3d 1420
  • Baker v. Superior Court (1983) 150 Cal.App.3d 140
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • Young v. Anthony’s Fish Grottos, Inc. 830 F.2d 993 (9th Cir. 1987)
  • 40235 Washington Street v. Lusardi 329 F.3d 1076 (9th Cir. 2003)
  • Pulte Home Corp. v. Nationwide Mutual Ins. Co. 2002 U.S.App.LEXIS 24009 (9th Cir. 2002)
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