James D. Weakley

James D. Weakley is the managing partner with The Law Firm of Weakley, Ratliff, Arendt & McGuire. Mr. Weakley received his Juris Doctor degree in 1978 from San Joaquin College of Law. He is admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of the United States, the Unites States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, the United States District Court for the Central District of California, and all courts of the State of California, including the California Supreme Court. He has argued before various appellate courts and has published decisions in state and federal appellate courts.

Mr. Weakley’s career focus has been defending public entities and their employees. Mr. Weakley handles complex high profile cases involving various aspects of public entity liability. These include police liability, correctional liability, child protective services liability, medical malpractice, construction litigation, dangerous condition of public property, employment litigation and civil rights litigation. His clients have included elected and other public figures, such as judges, district attorneys, sheriffs, chiefs of police, and heads of public agency departments.

Mr. Weakley is a member of the Litigation Section of the California State Bar, the Fresno County Bar Association, the Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and Nevada, the Defense Research Institute Government Liability Committee, the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), the Federal Bar Association, the California Association of Joint Powers Authorities (CAJPA), and the Public Agency Risk Managers Association (PARMA). He served three terms on the Board of Directors for the Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and Nevada. Mr. Weakley has also served on the California State Bar Committee on Federal Courts and the Civil Subcommittee. He is the current National Representative and past President of the San Joaquin Valley Chapter of ABOTA. He also serves as an officer of the San Joaquin Valley Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. He was a founding member of the Central Valley Chapter of PARMA.