Mr. Upton regularly appears in both State and Federal Courts, including the Fresno County Superior Court and the United States District Court (Eastern District-Fresno). Mr. Upton devotes much of his practice to advising counsel from other areas who are involved in litigation in the Central San Joaquin Valley. Additionally, Mr. Upton has a large non-litigation practice assisting our business clients with their daily legal needs.

Hastings College of Law (J.D., 1969)

U.S. Naval Officer Candidate School (Commissioned, 1962)

Fresno State College (B.A., 1962)

Fresno County Bar Association

State Bar of California

Gott v. U.S. (1970) 432 F.2d 45 [criminal defense -- statute found unconstitutional]

In Re Estate of Murphy (1971) 16 Cal.App.3d 564 [future interest dispute, writ of supercedeas issued to allow appeal without bond]

Catalano, Inc. v. Target Sales, Inc. (1980) 446 U.S. 643 [antitrust case -- interest charges are part of price]

Danzig v. Grynberg (1984) 161 Cal.App.3d 1128 [securities fraud class action -- class issues not raised before trial are waived]

Mateo-Woodburn v. Fresno Community Hospital (1990) 221 Cal.App.3d 1169 [medical staff privileges -- decision to close department is quasi-legislative, not quasi-judicial]

Selma Pressure Treating Co. v. Osmos Wood Preserving, Inc. (1990) 221 Cal.App.3d 1601 [toxic contamination -- the aquifer is public, not private]

Kaljian v. Menezes (1995) 36 Cal.App.4th 573 [jury must be instructed on the statute of frauds in action to enforce oral real estate development contract where the sale of land is contemplated]

County of Fresno v. Shelton (1998) 66 Cal.App.4th 996 [County can condemn property it does not own and will not use]

Harlan Land Co. v. U.S. Dept. of Agr. ( E.D. Cal. 2001) 186 F.Supp.2d 1076 [USDA action arbitrary and capricious in allowing importation of Argentine citrus without quantifying its " negligible risk" finding]

Kashian v. Harriman (2002) 98 Cal.App.4th 892 [absolute litigation privilege protects a person making false and malicious accusations to Attorney General]