Raymond Jerome Coughlan, Jr is a lawyer practicing civil litigation, white collar criminal defense law, banking and 10 other areas of law. Raymond Jerome received a B.S. degree from Tufts University in 1966, and has been licensed for 57 years. Raymond Jerome practices at Coughlan, Semmer, Fitch & Pott in San Diego, CA.
For 2012, Super Lawyers named him "San Diego Lawyer of the Year" in Professional Malpractice Law.
He is a Master in the Louis Welsh Chapter of the American Inns of Court and serves on its Executive Committee.
He is a member of the Board of Directors of Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. and Appellate Defenders, Inc., and served as President of the Board from 2001-2003.
He serves on the San Diego Padres Board of Directors.
In 2006 the San Diego Criminal Defense Bar Association awarded him its Trial Lawyer of the Year award for his work in 2005 defending a San Diego City Councilman charged in federal court.
He has twice been named by Super Lawyers as one of the Top Ten Lawyers in San Diego (2007 and 2010). Super Lawyers has named him to the Top 50 Lawyers in San Diego every year of its publication.
In 2011, the California Board of Legal Specialization certified him as a specialist in Legal Malpractice Law.
The San Diego Daily Transcript named him one of the Top Ten Corporate Litigation Attorneys in San Diego (2006).
Mr. Coughlan has been listed in Best Lawyers for many years.
As an Assistant U.S. Attorney he received the Justice Department "Directors Award" in 1982.
San Diego Magazine has ranked him among the best criminal defense lawyers in San Diego repeatedly over the last 15 years.
Mr. Coughlan was the founding Director of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Pacific Regional Trial Advocacy program. He originated and directed NITA's deposition training and expert witness programs in San Diego. He directed all of NITA's programs in San Diego from 1982 to 1990. He has taught in dozens of NITA programs.
He has been a member of the San Diego County Bar Legal Ethics Committee for many years.
He has lectured in numerous continuing education programs for practicing lawyers for many years.
He served for three years as an attorney representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, serving as its chair in his final year.
Mr. Coughlan taught both trial practice and criminal procedure at California Western School of Law as a member of the adjunct Faculty from 1980 to 1987.
He has been a member of several state and local bar association committees.
He is the past chair of the CEB Joint Advisory Committee, and a member of the CEB Governing Board. He served on the State Bar Litigation Section Committee For Legal Education and Federal Courts Committee.
Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers.
550 West C Street, Suite 1400San Diego, CA 92101-3564U.S.A.
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