Michael Edmund Cardoza (born July 6, 1944) is a defense lawyer in California. Prior to his criminal defense work, he worked in three California district attorney offices: Los Angeles County, San Francisco County, and Alameda County. Now he currently operates a private practice, Cardoza Law.
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In 1971, Michael Cardoza received a J.D. from McGeorge School of Law. He graduated from California Bar the same year, and began practicing as a lawyer at the Los Angeles County Prosecutor's Office, San Francisco, and Alameda County. He worked as a prosecutor for 14 years before he opened his private practice in 1985. His current practice, the Cardoza Law Office, is located in Walnut Creek, California. Since opening his personal practice, Cardoza has worked on many high profile cases such as Scott Peterson's trial and Barry Bonds steroid scandal. In addition, he acted as Pro Tem Judge in Santa Clara County and an arbitrator with the San Francisco High Court.
In addition to running private practice in the San Francisco Bay Area, he also acts as a leading legal consultant for radio and television stations. Previous appearances include: CNN's Larry King Live , 60 Minutes , HBO , The Oprah Winfrey Show , Good Morning America , NBC's Today Show , and 48 Hours .
Cardoza also volunteers his time with an experimental advocacy program at Stanford University Law School and acts as a visiting lecturer.
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Famous cases
Some of the most prominent cases that Cardoza did include:
- Mauling Diane Whipple San Francisco Dog Case: In January 2001, Diana Whipple returned to her San Francisco apartment only to be attacked and killed by two large dogs in the hallway of the apartment complex.
- Cardoza represents Whipple's domestic partner, Sharon Smith, in his alleged death suit against Knoller and Noel, dog owners. The case challenges laws that deny the legal rights of same-sex couples to file such claims. Cardoza helped Smith recover $ 1.5 million in damages. On a Christmas Day 2007, a tiger at the San Francisco Zoo jumped out of its cage, killing a 17-year-old boy throwing visitors at the zoo, Carlos Sousa, Jr., and injuring the other two. Cardoza and his law firm brought charges due to negligence, wrongful death, and public disruption to the San Francisco Zoo on behalf of Sousa's parents. Cardoza drew particular attention to the fact that zoags for animals are inadequate. He argues that regardless of the ridicule that occurs, animals with the potential to cause serious injury or death to zoo visitors should not be able to escape from their cages. The amount achieved in the settlement was not disclosed.
- In 2010, Defendant Bey was charged with a crime attack in which the victim suffered various injuries. Bey, Cardoza's client, is one of a number of men suspected of attacking the victim. The jury found Bey innocent for lack of evidence. The court of Marlene Corrigan Cardoza defended Marlene Corrigan, who faces allegations of child abuse of her daughter, Christine. Marlene's 13-year-old daughter Christine weighed more than 600 pounds when she died in November 1996. Despite Marlene's efforts to help control her daughter's weight, Christine's obesity brought her too soon. At the time of his death, Christine had a wound on her body and could no longer attend school. He can not get out of his house without hearing rude and painful comments from his friends and classmates. Christine's death sparked a debate about the responsibilities of parents in controlling obesity in their children.
- In 2006, Michael Cardoza contributed an article, "Adverse Change in Case Prosecution: How Prosecutors Lets Media and Politics Affect Their Wisdom" against Larry King's Beyond A Reasonable Doubt. Cardoza provides an analysis of the effects of political and media pressure on the criminal justice system based on his experience as an experienced high profile lawyer. He drew particular attention to the struggle the District Attorney faced in defending ethical prosecution with current electoral challenges.
- CNN transcript
- Time Magazine
- Local News
- Local ABC News
- ESPN
- Cardoza Law Office
- News
- http://video.foxnews.com/v/3919251/holloway-cover-up
- http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5309255n
- http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local&id=5891711
- https://web.archive.org/web/20101126222341/http://www.ktvu.com/video/23833595/index.html
Cardoza also works as a primary lawyer in the case of Christine Hubbs. Ms. Hubbs was charged with more than 60 allegations of unlawful sexual encounter with two 14-year-old men. The deposit amounted to $ 4.3 million. The case was resolved and he faced 5 years in state prison. Cardoza continues to handle other high profile cases such as Officer Norman Wielsch. As the head of a team of drug-duty tasks, he allegedly stole narcotics seized from Contra Costa County, California and then sold them for personal gain. His warranty is reduced from $ 900,000 and is currently set at $ 400,000.
Publications
Beyond A Reasonable Doubt
Cardoza has also been featured on Diablo Magazine , Time Magazine and Sports Illustrated .
Awards
Michael Cardoza is a Top 100 Trial Lawyer deemed by the American Trial Lawyers Association. Diablo magazine also considers Michael Cardoza's advocacy skills as "Best in the Bay".
References
External links
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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