ANDREW DÓSA, ESQ.
1516 Oak Street, Suite 310
Alameda, California 94501
Telephone: (510) 865-1600
Facsimile: (510) 865-7245
email: adosa@dosalaw.com

QUALIFICATIONS: Practicing trial lawyer and estate planning attorney with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, legal research and investigative proficiency, negotiating and persuasive abilities, problem solving deftness, and leadership, management and marketing capabilities.

EXPERIENCE: Law Offices of Andrew Dósa, Alameda, California 1989 to present. General civil law, business and corporate law, estate planning and trial/litigation practice including jury and court trials, extensive arbitration and mediation, and all aspects of litigation involving real estate, business, tort and criminal law. Significant legal research, analysis and writing. Extensive experience appearing before state and federal courts and administrative boards, agencies and tribunals.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Built a successful law practice with two offices, a base of 400 clients and an active annual litigation caseload of 70 cases within four years. Formulated and implemented marketing plan and penetrated a new market, doubling caseload to over 140 within one year. Handled media relations for clients, including criminal defendant in high profile First Amendment case, by appearing on radio broadcasts, fielding press interviews, containing prosecutor's trial of case to media and improving public's perceptions of client and case.

Co-chaired Presidential campaign in County, served as foot soldier in Congressional campaigns, drafting campaign and fund-raising literature, canvassing door-to-door, and recruiting workers, and appointed to County Advisory Boards (elected by peers to Chair). Analyzed federal and state laws and regulations to advise clients about business activities and lawsuits and to lobby for constituents affecting range of issues from environment, health and safety, civil liberties, budget and finance, to general law and procedure. Interpreted forfeiture regulations of INS and Customs Service and negotiated release of security interest of client, after property was seized pursuant to zero tolerance policies.

Negotiated confidential settlement of lawsuit alleging moral misconduct of priest, avoiding split of congregation and preserving priest's ministry. Inspired a 30 member volunteer team and taught encouragement techniques, resulting in dynamic team effort that built a mission in Mexico in a two week span.

CREDENTIALS: Adjunct Professor, National Hispanic University (United States History) Instructor, California State University, Hayward (Paralegal Program) Judge Pro Tem, Alameda County, Superior Courts in Fremont, Alameda, and Hayward University of San Francisco, School of Law - J.D. University of California, Berkeley - A.B. (Political Science)

PUBLICATIONS: Co-author of "Estate Planning from God's Perspective"