Top Latino Lawyer Joins Calvo & Clark in San Francisco

Calvo & Clark LLP announced today that James Quadra, widely regarded as one of the top Latino trial lawyers in San Francisco, has joined the firm as a partner in the San Francisco office.

Prior to joining Calvo & Clark, Mr. Quadra was a name partner with Moscone Emblidge & Quadra in San Francisco for 12 years. His previous experience also includes eight years as deputy city attorney with the San Francisco City Attorney's Office where he served as the chief of general litigation from 1994 to 1998.

“We’re very pleased that Jim has chosen to join us at Calvo & Clark,” said Kathy Fisher, managing partner of Calvo & Clark’s San Francisco office. “He adds a whole new dimension to our California litigation and trial team and strengthens our plaintiffs’ practice.” Ed Calvo added "Jim’s extensive international experience and contacts in Latin America will also be a tremendous resource for our Pacific and Asian clients."

Other prominent San Francisco Bay Area lawyers also commented. "Jim is one of the best litigators that I worked with at the City Attorney's Office and I look forward to our firms working together," said Louise Renne, former San Francisco City Attorney and a partner in Renne Sloan Holtzman Sakai. Mara Rosales, former general counsel of San Francisco International Airport and a partner in Rosales Law Partners, added, “Jim’s a great trial attorney. Any firm would be lucky to have him.”

Mr. Quadra is a trial attorney with extensive litigation experience in class actions and cases involving employment issues, unfair business practices, business disputes, civil rights, police misconduct, municipal law, catastrophic injuries and wrongful death. He has tried cases in state and federal courts. Mr. Quadra is fluent in Spanish and handles cases involving coordination with litigation counsel throughout Latin America. 

“I’m very excited to be joining the litigation team at Calvo & Clark, which has a reputation for successfully handling tough, complex cases for their clients,” said Mr. Quadra. “Our goal is to become one of California’s top litigation boutiques.”

Mr. Quadra is a member of the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center, the Chairperson of the San Francisco Unified School District's Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee and the President of the Board of Directors of the Buen Dia Family School.

Mr. Quadra received his law degree from U.C. Berkeley's Boalt Hall School of Law, where he was an Hispanic Scholarship Fund scholar, and a B.S. in Business Administration from U.C. Berkeley.