Kathleen T. Friedrich
Staff Attorney, Civil Practice Clinic, and Lecturer in Law
B.A., Santa Clara University
J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge
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Tel: 916.739.6108
Professor Friedrich earned a Certificate in Advanced International Studies from Pacific McGeorge in 1982 after serving an internship with a Swiss law firm. She worked at law firm and was a sole practitioner before joining the clinical staff in 1985. Professor Friedrich specialized in landlord/tenant relations and elder law issues. She is a consultant to neighborhood groups dealing with public nuisances. She is a volunteer mediator for the Sacramento County family law courts.
Courses: Civil Practice Clinic | Client Interviewing & Counseling
Curriculum Vitae:
EDUCATION:
1982 -Certificate in Advanced International Legal Studies, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, Salzburg, Austria
1981 - J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento, CA.
1977 - B.A. (cum laude); University of Santa Clara, Santa Clara, CA. General Humanities major
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
1993 to present - Lecturer in Law, McGeorge School of Law
1990 to 1995 - Assistant Director, Small Claims Advisors Clinic for Amador, Colusa, Inyo, Lake, Madera, Mono, Sacramento, San Benito, Siskiyou, Tuolumne, and Yolo counties
March 1985 to Date - Supervising Attorney, Community Legal Services, McGeorge School of Law
May 1984 to February 1985 - Attorney; sole practice; Fair Oaks, California, General Practice
February to May 1984 - Attorney; Peyton & diMaio; Woodland, California, General Practice
December 1981 to February 1984 - Attorney; sole practice, Sacramento, California, General Practice
October to December 1981 - Graduate legal intern; Becchio & Wehinger; Zurich, Switzerland. Worked bilingually in commercial and transnational law
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
1982 to present - Member of State Bar of California. Admitted to United States District Court for Eastern District of California
1998 to present - volunteer family law mediator at Sacramento County Superior Court, family law departments
1993 to 2001 - editor, Sacramento County Family Law Practice Manual
August 1998 - moderator of panel discussion on legal remedies for public nuisance, sponsored by Regional Community Policing Institute
May 1997; January 1998 - panelist in day-long program presented by Continuing Education of the Bar entitled "Representing Residential Landlords and Tenants"
1990 to 1995 - compiler/editor, Sacramento County Small Claims Advisors Clinic Practice Manual
October 1994 - chairman of two day-long forums on public nuisance remedies; received commendations from County and City of Sacramento
1992, 1993 - guest lecturer on public nuisance at local conferences sponsored by Sacramento County Alliance of Neighborhoods
1993 - member of City of Sacramento, Legal Advisory Task Force on Neighborhood Nuisance Ordinance
Guest lecturer on eviction proceedings in California, Successful Site Management, Course 101, a property management course by Institute of Real Estate Management
Co-counsel in Yosemite Tenants' Association v. Clark (1984) 582 F. Supp 1342
October 1980 - first certified law student to appear and orally argue before the Court of Appeal for the Third Appellate District
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
Member of American Bar Association; Sacramento County Bar Association, Real Property and Family Law sections; Board member of Family Law Advisory Committee for Voluntary Legal Services Program of Northern California
