Jeffrey T. Hammerschmidt, J.D.
Legal Experience:
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Began his career as an associate attorney at McCormick Barstow, LLP in Insurance Coverage and Insurance Defense.
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Served for more than 12 years as a Deputy District Attorney in Fresno County.
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Served as a Senior Legal Advisor to Fresno Police Department in 2005.
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Adjunct Professor of Law at San Joaquin College of Law in Clovis, California during the 2011-2012 school year.
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Is the founding and managing attorney at Hammerschmidt Law Corporation.
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Has conducted more than eighty jury trials to verdict as a prosecutor and as a defense attorney.
Educational Background:
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Juris Doctor, 1987 University of Missouri School of Law, Columbia, Missouri
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Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, 1983 Truman State University, Kirksville, Missouri
Legal Boards and Commissions:
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1987-Present: Member of the Fresno County Bar Association
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2009-Present: Member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL)
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2013-Present: Board Member of Federal CJA Panel Selection Committee
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2010-2026: Northern California Super Lawyer
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2023-2024: Chair of California Board of Legal Specialization
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2022-2023: Vice Chair and Chair Elect of California Board of Legal Specialization
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2019-2022: Board Member of California Board of Legal Specialization
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2015-2016: Chair of the Criminal Law Advisory Commission for the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization
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2014-2015: Vice Chair of the Criminal Law Advisory Commission for the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization
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2012-2014: Member of the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization, Criminal Law Advisory Commission
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2015-2019, 2021, 2022, 2025: Top 100 Northern California Super Lawyer
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2008-2025: AV Rating by Martindale Hubbell (a rating of very high standard for professional ethics and preeminent legal ability)