Janell Alberto
Admitted in California and Oregon
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Education
Willamette University College of Law, Salem, OR
J.D. May 2005 (Graduated in top half of class)
Law Merit Scholarship (2002)
Dean’s List (top 10%) (Spring 2003 and Fall 2004)
High Paper in Intellectual Property (Fall 2004)
Honors in Trial Practice (Spring 2005)
Saint Mary’s College of California, Moraga, CA
BA Integral Liberal Arts (Great Books program) May 2002
Dean’s List (3.5+) three semesters
Honors Scholarship
Vice President, SMC Sports Band (Trumpet)
Experience
Associate Attorney, Livingston Law Firm
Walnut Creek, CA 2013-2014
Draft discovery responses and requests. Draft motions.
Take and defend depositions. Prepare reports to client. Attend
mediations.
Associate Attorney, Foley & Mansfield, PLLP
Oakland, CA 2007-2012
Prepared cases for trial. Drafted and argued motions.
Attended depositions. Prepared reports to client. Second chaired trials.
In-house Counsel, Magellan Navigation, Inc. & CoWare, Inc.
Santa Clara& San Jose, CA 2006-2007
Reviewed/edited/drafted contracts. Managed files
including: License, Distribution, OEM, Non-disclosure, Consulting and
Promotion Agreements, Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights.
Certified Law Clerk, Tillamook County DA’s Office
Tillamook, OR 2004-2005
Tried misdemeanor cases in Oregon Circuit Court.
Charged cases. Argued motions. Researched and wrote legal memos.
Publications
"Can I Give You A Lyft?," Contra Costa Lawyer, December 2014.
Training
Completed NITA training in August 2009.