Thomas J. D'Amato
88 Kearny Street
10th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
Phone: 415.788.1900
Fax: 415.393.8087
Admissions
- State Bar of California
- United States District Court, Northern District of California, Central District of California, Eastern District of California
- United States District Court, District of Colorad
- United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Education
- J.D., University of California, Hastings College of the Law, 2001
- B.A., United States History and Economics; University of California, San Diego, 1998
Thomas J. D’Amato
Director
Mr. D’Amato’s practice encompasses all forms of civil litigation in state and federal courts. Chief among his areas of expertise are professional liability defense (lawyers, directors and officers, insurance brokers and design professionals), commercial and business litigation, intellectual property, real estate, employment and personal injury. Mr. D’Amato has tried cases to jury verdict, to judicial decision and before administrative bodies when disputes cannot be resolved through dispositive motion or alternative dispute resolution. Mr. D’Amato also maintains an active appellate practice.
In addition to his litigation practice, Mr. D’Amato counsels individuals, businesses, homeowners’ associations and other organizations in a wide array of issues, including operations and governance, compliance, risk management, intellectual property, real estate, employment, contracts and other personal and business matters.
Highlights
- Serves on the Professional Liability Steering Committee for the Defense Research Institute
- Co-Author, Directors and Officers chapter of the Defense Research Institute's Young Lawyers Forms Book
- Outside General Counsel to businesses, homeowners’ associations and other organizations
Renton v. Moss & Enochian et al., San Francisco Superior Court, action no. 319835, counsel for Jones, Clifford, McDevitt & Johnson, Jones, Clifford, McDevitt, Naekel & Johnson and Yale Jones, legal malpractice, jury verdict for defense
Budget Rent A Car v. Williams, Romanski, et al., Santa Clara Superior Court, action no. 1-00-CV-792690, counsel for defendant and respondents Williams, Pinelli & Cullen, LLP, defense judgment, affirmed on related appeal
Pellegrini et al. v. Weiss et al., Santa Cruz County Superior Court, action no. CV146149 consolidated with action no. CV146228; counsel for plaintiffs and respondents Pellegrini and Pellegrini & Associates Realtors Inc., real estate development, jury verdict for plaintiffs, affirmed in published appellate decision; Pellegrini v. Weiss (6. Dist. 2008) 165 Cal.App. 4th 515
Maistrellis v. De Soto Cab Cooperative, Inc. et al., San Francisco Superior Court, action no. CGC 04 433087, counsel for plaintiff Christopher Maistrellis, vehicle v. bicycle accident, traumatic brain injury and seizure disorder, $950,000 settlement for plaintiff
Professional Contributions
Active in the nationwide legal community, Mr. D’Amato is member of the Defense Research Institute and serves on the Professional Liability Steering Committee and as the Young Lawyers Committee Liaison to the Professional Liability Committee. He is also member of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society. At home in California, Mr. D’Amato is a member of the Bar Associations of San Francisco and Contra Costa counties.
Community Contributions
Mr. D’Amato is the Vice-President of the Board of Directors for Diablo Valley Montessori School and is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, San Francisco Lodge No. 3. He has also been a volunteer mock trial coach at San Francisco’s Thurgood Marshall High School. Mr. D’Amato served as General Counsel to the San Francisco Republican Party from 2003 to 2008 and was involved in numerous local, state and national election oversight committees and litigation teams.