Theodore W. Frank

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Theodore W. Frank

SENIOR COUNSEL

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Biography

Theodore W. Frank is senior counsel with Parker Shaffie LLP. Mr. Frank has been with Parker Shaffie since 2007. His litigation practice focuses on complex business disputes and legal malpractice in addition to helping businesses avoid litigation.

He handles cases from pre-litigation counseling through trial, post-trial appeals in both state and federal appellate courts, and judgment enforcement and collection. Mr. Frank’s commitment to representing clients throughout the entire litigation process has allowed him to successfully represent large and small businesses, family-owned businesses, entrepreneurs and legal professionals in a wide variety of disputes and transactional matters, and as well as individuals in complex legal malpractice cases.

He previously was an associate with Cogswell Nakazawa & Chang, LLP from 1999 to 2007.

Bar Admissions

  • State Bar of California, 1999
  • U.S. District Court (Central District of California), 1999
  • U.S. District Court (Eastern District of California), 1999
  • U.S. District Court (Northern District of California), 1999
  • U.S. District Court (Southern District of California), 1999
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court (Central District of California), 1999
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court (Eastern District of California), 1999
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court (Northern District of California), 1999
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court (Southern District of California), 1999
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit

Areas of Practice

  • Marine Cargo
  • Shipping
  • Bankruptcy Law
  • Creditors’ Rights
  • Business & Commercial Law
  • Contracts
  • Business Organizations
  • Shareholders’ Rights
  • Environmental Law
  • Water Pollution
  • Personal Injury — Defense
  • Motor Vehicle Accidents — Defense
  • Premises Liability — Defense
  • Property Damage — Defense
  • Slip and Fall — Defense
  • Professional Malpractice Law
  • Legal Malpractice
  • Real Estate Law
  • Commercial Real Estate
  • Landlord/Tenant
  • Mortgages & Foreclosures
  • Transportation Law
  • Railroad

Education

  • University of San Francisco School of Law, San Francisco, California, 1999, J.D.
  • Law Journal: University of San Francisco Maritime Law Journal, Executive Articles Editor
  • University of California, Berkeley, California, 1996, B.A., Political Science

Professional Memberships

  • State Bar of California