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RICKEY D. WALLACE Rickey D. Wallace is a partner in the firm. He has 31 years of legal experience and has used this time to become one of the premier trial attorneys in Merced County. Mr. Wallace focuses on personal injury actions and general civil litigation in his practice. Martindale-Hubbell, the leading attorney resource guide, assigned Mr. Wallace the “AV” (highest available) rating. EXPERIENCE 1978 – Present: Attorney, Canelo, Wilson, Wallace & Padron PC, Merced, California 1977 – 1978: Assistant to City Attorney, City of Marysville, California 1976 – 1977: Legal Intern, Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office 1989 – 1994: Associate Professor, Civil Litigation and Torts, Humphrey’s College EDUCATION 1974: B.S. Degree, University of Santa Clara 1977: J.D. Degree, University of the Pacific - McGeorge School of Law PUBLICATIONS Chapter 38 “Depositions of Expert Witnesses” 3 Weiner, Innovations in Pain Management AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS 2005 “Super Lawyer” as awarded by San Francisco Magazine and Northern California Super Lawyers Magazine Selected in the top five percent of practicing attorneys in northern California for personal injury by Law and Politics Magazine AFFILIATIONS 1991: Past President of Citizens Advisory Committee - Merced City School District 1995: Head Coach of Merced Youth Baseball Pony League Championship Team 1998: Past President Merced County Bar Association 1982 – 1986: Executive Board Member of Consumer Attorneys of California and Merced County Chapter President Member of American Association for Justice (Formerly American Trial Lawyers Association)	JAMES P. PADRON James P. Padron is a partner in the firm. He has practiced law for 24 years and performs actions in the areas of business transactions, personal injury and workers’ compensation. Mr. Padron and his support staff also speak fluent Spanish. This ability allows our firm to communicate with and serve Spanish-speaking clients in the Merced community. EXPERIENCE 1984 – Present: Attorney, Canelo, Wilson, Wallace & Padron PC, Merced, California 1982 – 1984: Law Clerk, Canelo, Hansen, & Wilson, Merced, California EDUCATION 1969: A.A. Degree, College of the Sequoias, Visalia, California 1979: B.A. Degree, College State University, Fresno, California 1984: J.D. Degree, UC Hastings College of Law, Berkeley, California AREAS OF PRACTICE Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Workers’ Compensation Family Law General Business Matters SPECIAL SKILLS Spanish Fluency AFFILIATIONS Catholic Charities Board of Directors Playhouse Merced Board of Directors Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors Catholic Churches of Merced Saint Patrick’s Parish Music Ministry
JAMES H. WILSON James H. Wilson is a partner in the firm. He has practiced law for 35 years and specializes in personal injury, workers’ compensation, business transactions and business litigation. He is an accomplished trial attorney and appellate advocate. EXPERIENCE 1978 – Present: Attorney, Canelo, Wilson, Wallace & Padron PC, Merced, California 1973 – 1978: Attorney, Dreyer, Shulman, Butler, Dubbin & Wilson, San Jose, California 1965 – 1968: Division Manager, USS Chipola, United States Navy EDUCATION 1965: B.A. Degree (Economics), Union College, Schenectady, New York 1973: J.D. Degree, Santa Clara University (Magna Cum Laude) PUBLISHED CASES Baker v. Walker & Walker (1982) 133 Cal.App.3d 746 Elston v. City of Turlock (1985) 38 Cal.3d 227 Mendez v. Superior Court (1988) 206 Cal.App.3d 557 AREAS OF PRACTICE Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Workers’ Compensation General Civil Litigation AFFILIATIONS 1994: Past President Merced County Bar Association Member of the Merced County and California Bar Associations Member of the Merced High School District Citizen’s Advisory Committee Santa Clara Law Review	ERIC W. CHAUDRON Eric W. Chaudron is an associate in the firm. He has practiced law for 12 years. He has a history of public agency representation. His current practice focuses on personal injury actions, juvenile delinquency representation and criminal defense.  EXPERIENCE 2003 – Present: Attorney, Canelo, Wilson, Wallace & Padron PC, Merced, California 2002 – 2003: Attorney, Keitges, Bangle & Thurber, Sacramento, California 2001 – 2002: Attorney, Mackenroth, Ryan & Fong, Sacramento, California 1999 – 2001: Executive Director, Laborers-Employers Cooperation and Education Trust, Sacramento, California 1997 – 1999: Director of Organizing / Representative, Motion Picture Editors Guild, Hollywood, California EDUCATION 1991: B.S. Degree, University of Nevada (Economics) 1994: J.D. Degree, University of the Pacific - McGeorge School of Law AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS 1989 – 1991: Dean’s List GEMCO Business Scholarship Moot Court Oral Competition Semi-Finalist 1986 – 1988: Intercollegiate Football Scholarship, Utah State University AFFILIATIONS 2007 – Present: Adjunct Faculty Merced College - Political Science and Employment Law Instructor 2006 – Present: Head Coach of Merced Youth Soccer Team Member of the Merced County and California Bar Associations Member of California Employment Lawyers Association
DAVID D. HAYCRAFT David D. Haycraft is an associate in the firm. He has practiced law for five years and has focused his practice in the areas of family law, estate planning, probate administration and personal injury. EXPERIENCE 2003 – Present: Attorney, Canelo, Wilson, Wallace & Padron PC, Merced, California 2000 – 2003: Team Leader, Applied Materials, Santa Clara, California 1995 – 2000: Project Manager, Applied Materials, Santa Clara, California 1993 – 1995: Division Manager, USS Alaska, United States Navy, Silverdale, Washington 1991 – 1993: Staff Instructor, S!C Prototype, Prototype Site, United States Navy, Windsor, Connecticut EDUCATION 1990: B.S. Degree, University of California, Davis (Graduated with High Honors) 2003: J.D. Degree, Santa Clara University (Magna Cum Laude) AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS Technical Editor for the Santa Clara Law Review Winner of “Best Written Brief Award” at Santa Clara University Winner of “Best Oral Advocate Award” at Santa Clara University AFFILIATIONS 2005 – 2008: Co-Chairperson for the Merced City Schools Facilities Advisory Committee 2003 – 2005: Head Coach of Merced City League Flag Football Team 2003 – 2007: Head Coach of Merced Youth Soccer Team Member of the Merced County, California, and American Bar Associations	FIRM BIOGRAPHY HISTORY Canelo, Wilson, Wallace & Padron PC was established in 1959 in Merced, California. AREAS OF PRACTICE Canelo, Wilson, Wallace & Padron PC is a full-service law firm offering clients representation and support in the following legal disciplines: personal injury, family law, business law, employment law, public agency representation, workers’ compensation, estate planning, probate administration and unlawful detainers. NATIONAL RECOGNITION The firm is rated as “AV” (the highest rating) by Martindale-Hubbell, the national directory for legal services. ATTORNEYS Canelo, Wilson, Wallace & Padron PC currently employs five attorneys: Rickey D. Wallace, Partner James H. Wilson, Partner James P. Padron, Partner Eric W. Chaudron, Associate David D. Haycraft, Associate