Carl Blaine

Carl Blaine is a partner in the law firm of Wagner Kirkman Blaine Klomparens & Youmans LLP with 30 years of federal and state litigation experience in the areas of business, partnership, corporate, real estate, fiduciary, probate and trust, employment, and tax. He is also experienced in complex litigation including prosecution and defense of class actions including products, commercial and consumer actions under BP Code 17200. Mr. Blaine has brought numerous jury and court trials to verdict.

Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Blaine served as the law clerk to Presiding Justice George A. Brown of the California Court of Appeal, Fifth District, Fresno, California, 1975 – 1976. He subsequently served as Deputy District Attorney for the County of San Luis Obispo, 1976 – 1980.

General Civil Litigation
Expert Witness
Judge Pro Tempore
Arbitrator/Mediator

University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., with High Honors, 1971)
McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., 1975)
Traynor Honor Society
Law Review: Articles Editor, Pacific Law Journal, 1974-1975.

McGeorge School of Law Alumni Association, President, 1990-1991
Sacramento County Bar Association
State Bar of California
AV Rated Martindale-Hubbard

California State Bar, 1975
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, 1981
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 1981
U.S. Tax Court, 1981
U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit 1988
U.S. District Court, Central District of California, through October 5, 1992

“Comment,” Pacific Law Journal, Vol. 5, No. 2, July, 1974

“Review of Selected California Legislation,” Pacific Law Journal, 1972