Joseph Arias
Work in Arias & Lockwood, APLC
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 52 years of experience
Civil Litigation
1881 South Business Center Drive, Suite 9A, San Bernardino, CA 92408
About Joseph Arias
Practice Areas
- Civil Litigation
Education
- University of California at Davis School of Law, Davis, California, 1970J.D.
- California State University at San Bernardino, 1967B.A.
- Major: Political Science
Classes and Seminars
- Guest speaker, National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel: The Trial of a Plaintiff-trespasser Case. (2002)
- Federal Bar Association, Inland Empire Chapter: Current Issues in Police Officer Liability. (1998)
- Masters in Trial, American Board of Trial Advocates: Trial techniques: cross examination of the plaintiff in a personal injury case. (2002)
- 2006 Recipient of the President’s Award, American Board of Trial Advocates, in recognition of a lifetime of trial advocacy and commitment to the highest standards of integrity, honor and courtesy in the legal profession.
- Guest speaker, Federal Bar Association, Inland Empire Chapter: Federal Civil Rights Litigation (2007)
- Masters in Trial, American Board of Trial Advocates: Trial techniques: Cross Examination of Plaintiff’s Expert (2007)
- Guest speaker, Federal Bar Association, Inland Empire Chapter: Federal Civil Rights Seminar (2009)
- Voted in “Best Lawyers” in Inland Empire by Inland Empire Magazine, November 2008, October 2010 and November 2012.
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- California, 1971
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1971
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1975
Other Affiliations
- California State Bar (Member, 1971 to Present )
- U.S. District Court (Southern, Central and Northern Districts), 1971 - Present
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1975 - Present
- San Bernardino and Los Angeles County Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
- California State Bar Labor and Employment and Litigation sections
- National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
- Association of Southern California Defense Council (Current Member, Past Director)
- American Board of Trial Advocates (Diplomat )
- Legal Aid Society of San Bernardino and Redlands
- Riverside County Arbitration Panel
- California State Bar referee (Past Member)
- Judicial Evaluation Committee (Past Member)
- San Bernardino County Bar Association
- San Bernardino County Municipal court (Judge Pro-Term)
Past Positions
- Trial attorney, Office of the District Attorney, San Bernardino County, 1971 to 1973
- Trial attorney (shareholder and director), MacLachlan, Burford & Arias, a Professional Law Corporation (formerly King & Mussell), 1973 to 1996.
- Trial attorney (partner), Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, 1996 to 2003
- Trial attorney, Arias, Lockwood & Gray (Managing Attorney), 2003 to 2006
- Trial and managing attorney, Arias & Lockwood, Attorneys at Law, 2006 to present
Fees
- Offers Free Initial Consultation
Office Info
Other Colleagues
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