Niddrie, Fish & Addams LLP
600 West Broadway, Suite 1200
San Diego, CA 92101

Phone (619) 238-6065
Fax (619) 232-2553



Michael H. Fish
mfish@nfaappeals.com
(619) 744-7081
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Michael H. Fish is a Certified Appellate Specialist
with over 20 years of experience in civil appeals.
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Certified Specialist, Appellate Law
State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization

California Academy of Appellate Lawyers
AV® Preeminent™ Peer Rated, LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbel
       Highest Possible Rating in Both Legal Ability and Ethical Standards, 2011
2007-2011 Super Lawyers
2010-2012 Best Lawyers in America

Admitted to Practice: 1984 California; 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; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California.

Law School: University of San Diego School of Law, Summa Cum Laude, J.D. 1984.

College: University of California, Irvine, Magna Cum Laude, B.A. 1980.

Judicial Experience: Senior Research Attorney, Associate Justice Gilbert Nares, California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division One (1989-1991); Research Attorney, Associate Justice Gerald Lewis, California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division One (1984-1985).

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 (Jan. 2004); McKenna, Long & Aldridge LLP (formerly McKenna & Cuneo), Partner, Appellate Litigation (1999-2004); Haskins, Nugent, Newnham, Kane & Zvetina, Associate and Partner, General Civil and Appellate Litigation (1985-89; 1991-99)

Published Decisions

California Supreme Court
  • Coscia v. McKenna & Cuneo (2001) 25 Cal.4th 1194
  • Samuels v. Mix (1999) 22 Cal.4th 1
California Courts of Appeal
  • Cardinal Health 301, Inc. v. Tyco Electronics (2008) 169 Cal.App.4th 116
  • Border Business Park v. City of San Diego (2006) 142 Cal.App.4th 1538
  • Thornburg v. El Centro Regional Medical Center (2006) 143 Cal.App.4th 198
  • Thornburgv.Superior Court (2005) 138 Cal.App.4th 43
  • Sehulster Tunnels/Pre-Con v. Traylor Bros. (2003) 111 Cal.App.4th 1328
  • Massachusetts Mutual Life Ins. Co. v. Superior Court (2002) 97 Cal.App.4th 1282
  • Akers v. County of San Diego (2002) 95 Cal.App.4th 1441
  • National Enterprises, Inc. v. Woods (2002) 94 Cal.App.4th 1217
  • Ferrell v. County of San Diego (2001) 90 Cal.App.4th 537
  • National Parks and Conservation Ass’n v. County of Riverside (2000) 81 Cal.App.4th 234
  • Pacific Indemnity Co. v. Bellefonte Ins. Co. (2000) 80 Cal.App.4th 1226
  • Coscia v. McKenna & Cuneo (2000) 95 Cal.Rptr.2d 368 [Rev. Granted]
  • National Parks and Conservation Ass’n v. County of Riverside (1999) 71 Cal.App.4th 1341
  • Samuels v. Mix (1998) 73 Cal.Rptr.2d 508 [Rev. Granted]
  • County of San Diego v. Rancho Vista Del Mar (1993) 16 Cal.App.4th 1046
  • Kenly v. Ukegawa (1993) 16 Cal.App.4th 49
  • Ohio Farmers Ins. Co. v. Quin (1988) 198 Cal.App.3d 1338
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • De La Fuente v. F.D.I.C. 332 F.3d 1208 (9th Cir. 2003)
  • United States v. Heffner 85 F.3d 435 (9th Cir. 1996)
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