JOSEPH P. MASCOVICH

Special Counsel
Joe Mascovich has specialized in appellate practice for more than 20 years, and has handled more than two hundred appeals and writs in all districts of the California Court of Appeal, the California Supreme Court, and the Ninth Circuit. The appeals have involved numerous areas of the law, including wrongful termination, employment discrimination, the FELA, products liability, other personal injury, insurance coverage and bad faith, commercial disputes, real estate, and state and federal regulatory disputes.

EDUCATION

J.D., 1980 - University of California, Hastings College of the Law; San Francisco, CA - Order of the Coif

A.B., 1977 - University of California, Berkeley; Berkeley, CA

PRIOR LAW FIRM AFFILIATIONS

Reed Smith LLP

Crosby Heafey Roach & May (now Reed Smith)

Spears, Lubersky, Campbell & Bledsoe (now Lane Powell)

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION

Named a “Super Lawyer” by Super Lawyers – Northern California magazine each year since 2005

AFFILIATIONS & ACTIVITIES

Certified Specialist in Appellate Law, California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization

California Academy of Appellate Lawyers, Member

Boalt Hall Advanced Appellate Advocacy Program, Clinical Instructor

PUBLICATIONS

CEB, California Civil Appellate Practice (3d ed.), Author of chapter on Rehearing in the Court of Appeal

BAR ADMISSIONS

California

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REPRESENTATIVE CASES

Employment Law:
Daniels v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., No. C046366 (Unpublished, 2006) (obtaining reversal of judgment that plaintiff had been terminated on account of disability)

Franklin v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., No. C046135 (Unpublished, 2006) (appeal involved scope of "adverse employment action" before Supreme Court's decision in Yanowitz v. L'Oreal)

Brown v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., No. 04-16433 (Unpublished, 2005) (affirming judgment that plaintiff had failed to prove racial discrimination claim)

Dupree v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., No. 99-55833 (Unpublished, 2000) (affirming judgment that plaintiff had failed to prove he was denied promotion based on race)

Losee v. Chevron Corp., No. A076971 (Unpublished, 1998) (affirming summary judgment that the plaintiff's termination was not caused by age discrimination)

Dunton v. United Association, 206 Cal. App. 3d (1988) (reversing judgment that defendants intentionally inflicted emotional distress on union members)

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