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Edward Southcott

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San Diego, California

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About Edward Southcott

Seasoned litigation attorney experienced in civil rights law, police liability, public entity liability, education law, criminal law, and the representation of both government employers and a union workforce in all aspects of labor and employment. Edward has experience representing clients before administrative panels, in superior court, and in federal court, and he has conducted various internal investigations for government entities.At Lynberg & Watkins, Edward defends government entities in state and federal court in police liability cases, including civil rights and wrongful death cases, and in personnel matters.At Orbach, Huff & Henderson, LLP, Edward advised and represented school districts throughout the State of California in special education, student services, disability accommodation, Constitutional law, and personnel matters.At Bobbitt Pinckard & Fields, APC, Edward represented peace officers facing administrative and/or criminal allegations. He regularly argued cases before civil service commissions, personnel boards, the Merit Systems Protection Board, and superior courts in several counties. Edward also defended law enforcement clients who were named as the respondent in domestic violence restraining orders, civil harassment orders, and gun violence restraining orders.At the Law Office of Edward J. Southcott, APC, Edward provided criminal defense, education discipline defense, and restraining order defense services as a sole practitioner. He also represented peace officers facing discipline, termination, and criminal allegations.Edward worked as a San Diego County deputy sheriff for over 21 years and was assigned to Detentions, Patrol, Investigations, and Court Services. He served as a jail and patrol training officer, a detective, a school resource deputy, and on the Human Trafficking Taskforce. At Thomas Jefferson School of Law, Edward earned placement on the Distinguished Honor Roll and a position as law review editor. He graduated Magna Cum Laude, ranking 6th out of 160 in his graduating class. He was an active member of the Criminal Law Fellowship and earned CALI awards for receiving the highest grades in Criminal Procedure, Introduction to Federal Criminal Practice, Legal Writing, Scholarly Legal Writing, Trial Practice, Constitutional Law, and Introduction to Criminal Trial Practice.Edward is admitted to practice law in the State of California, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California and the Central District of California, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

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San Diego, California

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