William M. Balin Esq.
Member
Areas of Practice
- Civil Practice
- Appellate Practice
- Criminal Defense
- Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility
- Legal Malpractice
- Attorney Discipline
- Felonies
Bar Admissions
- California, 1974
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1974
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1987
Education
- New York University School of Law, New York, New York
- J.D. - 1973
- Oberlin College
- B.A. - 1969
- Honors: With Honors
- Major: Government
Published Works
- Co-Author, "Government Incentives and Disincentives to the Recycling of Waste Paper", Council on The Environment of New York City, 1973
- Co-Author, "Dangerous Liaisons" (with Richard A. Zitrin), House Counsel (Vol. 4, No. 2), Spring, 1999
- "False Profits", (with Richard A. Zitrin), House Counsel (Vol. 4, No. 4), Fall, 1999
- "Arm's Length", House Counsel (Vol. 5), Sep.-Oct, 2000
- "Patently Conflicted" (with Carol Langford), ABA Center for Professional Responsibility, June, 2001
- "To Arbitrate or ... To Arbitrate?", Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin, June, 2008
Classes/Seminars
- Instructor, Restitution, San Francisco Law School, 1982 - 1983
- Adjunct Professor, Legal Ethics and the Practice of Law, University of San Francisco School of Law, 1994-1995 and 1999-2000
- Adjunct Professor, Professional Responsibility, Golden Gate University School of Law, 2002
- Numerous continuing legal education seminars and classes in the Bay Area and San Joaquin County
Professional Associations and Memberships
- San Francisco Bar Association, Member
- State Bar of California, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- Bar Association of San Francisco, Ethics Committee, Vice Chair, 2008 - 2009
- Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers (APRL)
Past Employment Positions
- San Francisco Municipal Court, Temporary Traffic Referee and Judge Pro Tem, 1988 - 1993
Pro Bono Activities
- Member, State Bar Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct, 1996 - 1999