I am a California State Bar Certified Specialist in Legal Malpractice Law, and I have practiced in the niche of professional responsibility and attorney ethics since 2008.
Bar Admissions
- California State Bar (SBN 152191)
- ** Certified Specialist Legal Malpractice Law, 2020 **
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
Education
- University of San Francisco School of Law, San Francisco, California
- J.D. – 1990
- University of San Francisco School of Law, Law Review – 1988
- University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California
Published Works
- Lein on Me, The Family Law Counselor, Issue 292 (Sacramento County Bar Assn. Family Law Section, February 2019)
- Threats of a Malpractice Claim, The Family Law Counselor, Issue 291 (Sacramento County Bar Assn. Family Law Section, November, 2018)
- Clients Get Notice. Period., Daily Journal (Daily Journal Corporation, September 5, 2018)
- Fingerprinting, The Family Law Counselor, Issue 290 (Sacramento County Bar Assn. Family Law Section, September, 2018)
- Attorneys as Private Mediators, The Family Law Counselor, Issue 289 (Sacramento County Bar Assn. Family Law Section, June, 2018)
- Bar Switches Up Theories in Fee Dispute Case, Daily Journal (Daily Journal Corporation, April 22, 2016)
- From Disbarment to Reinstatement: A Lawyer’s Long Road to Recovery, The Trial Lawyer (San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, Summer 2010)
Press and Publications by Others With Reference to Samuel Bellicini
- Stacey A. Tovino, The House Edge: On Gambling and Professional Discipline (91 Washington Law Review 1253, October 2016)
- Moran, Lyle, Ex-Administrative Law Judge Cleared of Bar’s Disciplinary Charges, The Daily Journal, December 24, 2015
- Erin Coe, Calif. Bar’s New Rules Revamp Roadmap On Atty Discipline, Law360.com (LexisNexis, May 12, 2015)
- Amy Impellizzeri, Lawyer Interrupted, ABA Publishing (American Bar Association, 2015)
- G.M. Filisko, The Rough Road to Redemption, ABA Journal (American Bar Association, August, 2013)
MCLE Panels
- 2020 MCLE Panels
- Southern California Applicant Attorney Association, Naughty or Nice Epic Holiday Bonanza
- Marin County Bar Assn. Bay Area MCLE Conference, Ethics in the Time of CoronaVirus
- Alameda County Bar Assn. Virtual Bankruptcy Symposium, Ethics in the Time of CoronaVirus
- The Other Bar MCLE Event, Ethics in the Time of CoronaVirus
- Mendocino County Women’s Bar Association, Overview of the California Discipline System, Attorney Competence, Elimination of Bias
- The Other Bar MCLE Event, Overview of the California Discipline System
- 2019 MCLE Panels
- Lake County Bar Association, New Rules of Professional Conduct
- The Other Bar MCLE Event, New Rules of Professional Conduct
- The Other Bar Spring Networking, Attorney Competence
- The Other Bar Men’s Retreat, Overview of the California Discipline System, Elimination of Bias
- 2018 MCLE Panels
- Congressman Don Edwards American Inn of Court, New Rules of Professional Conduct
- County Counsel’s Association of California, Attorney Competence and Substance Abuse Detection and Prevention
- Sacramento County Bar Association, Family Law Section, Overview of the California Discipline System
- The Other Bar, Men’s Retreat, New Rules of Professional Conduct
- Alameda County Bar Association, Bankruptcy Law Section, New Rules of Professional Conduct
- LA&K 2018 Attorney Retreat / The Other Bar, Ethics and Elimination of Bias
- Sacramento County Bar Association, Breakfast Forum, Substance Abuse Issues in the California State Bar Discipline System
- The Other Bar, Spring Networking, Overview of the Attorney Discipline System
- The Other Bar, Overview of the Attorney Discipline System
- 2017 MCLE Panels
- Lake County Bar Association, Attorney Competence CLE Presentation
- The Judges of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California and the Bench Bar Liaison Committee for the Northern District of California Bankruptcy Court, 2017 Bay Area Bankruptcy Judges’ Conference: “Program #1: An Ethical Good-Bye”
- Congressman Don Edwards American Inn of Court, Attorney Competence
- 2016 MCLE Panels
- Santa Clara County Bar Association Women Lawyers’ Section, Annual 3 in 1: Elimination of Bias, Legal Ethics, and Competence Issues
- Bay Area Traffic Ticket Defender’s Association (BATTDA) Ethics MCLE Presentation
- Lake County Bar Association, Attorney Competence & Elimination of Bias MCLE Presentations
- Marin County Bar Association, Employment Law Section, Ethics MCLE Presentation
- San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, Starting Your Own Law Firm
- Alameda County Bar Association, Ethics Discipline, and Substance Abuse in Bankruptcy Cases
- 2015 MCLE Panels
- Sonoma County Bar Association, MCLE Splash (Competence & Elimination of Bias) (November)
- Sonoma County Bar Association, MCLE Splash (Competence & Elimination of Bias) (January)
- San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, Ethics & Conflicts Roundtable
- Kenneth P. Roye, 2015 Annual Wildland Fire Litigation Conference
- DRI, 2014 DRI Annual Meeting
- 2014 MCLE Panels
- Contra Costa County Bar Association – Family Law Section, Getting Out: Out of the Case, Out of Practice, Out of Dodge
- The Italian American Lawyers of Orange County (Lex Romana), Substance Abuse MCLE
- Contra Costa County Bar Association, What the State Bar Might Think About BYOD, ESI
- 2013 MCLE Panels
- Congressman Don Edwards Bankruptcy Inn of Court, Prevention, Detection and Treatment of Substance Abuse/Mental Illness that Impairs Professional Competence
- Santa Clara County Bar Association, Annual 3 in 1: Legal Ethics, Substance Abuse & Elimination of Bias
- 2012 MCLE Panels
- ALM Media, 2012 General Counsel West Coast Conference
- State Bar of California, Annual Meeting: Hot Topics in Ethics
- The Italian American Lawyers of Orange County (Lex Romana), Substance Abuse MCLE
- 2011 MCLE Panels
- Congressman Don Edwards Bankruptcy Inn of Court, Substance Abuse and the Ethics Issues it Creates
- State Bar of California, Annual Meeting: How Lawyers Get in Trouble
- Orange County Bar Association, Orange County Bar Association #75
- University of San Francisco, The Winning Argument Against Substance Abuse
- Orange County Bar Association, Loan Modifications
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Certified Specialist in Legal Malpractice Law, State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, 2020 – Present
- Association of Discipline Defense Counsel, Member, 2009 – Present (President, 2015 & 2016)
- Marin County Bar Association, Member, 2015 – Present
- Sonoma County Bar Association, Member, 2015 – Present
- Alameda County Bar Association, Member, 2012 – Present
- San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, Member, 2010 – Present
- Contra Costa County Bar Association, Member, 2009 – Present
- Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers, Member, 2009 – Present
- Italian-American Bar Association Northern California, Member, 2016 – Present
- Verdi Club, Member, 2019 – Present (President 2022)
