Of Counsel
Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP
McCloskey is a former Republican member of Congress from California and was the first member of Congress to publicly call for the impeachment of President Nixon after the Watergate scandal and the Saturday Night Massacre. He became a Democrat in 2007 and lives in Winters, California and New Mexico. He went to Stanford Law School following service as a Marine Corps Officer in Korea, highly decorated and wounded. He is now Of Counsel to the law firm of Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy. A similar piece appeared in the Sante Fe New Mexican.
Stanford Univ Law School; Stanford CA
Columns
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Fox News’ $787.5 million settlement signals a new world of defamation and news delivery | Torts/Personal Injury | Apr. 19, 2023 |
| The defamation case that could change our delivery of the news and political dialogue | Constitutional Law | Apr. 18, 2023 |
| The coming prosecution of Donald Trump | Criminal, Government | Mar. 17, 2023 |
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Baykeeper, Save The Bay, Committee for Green Foothills, Citizens' Committee to Complete The Refuge, State of California, Attorney General v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Its Administrator | Environmental Law | Plaintiff | Nov. 6, 2020 |
| Ted Souza, et al. v. California Department of Transportation, et al. | Environmental Law | Plaintiff | Jan. 3, 2015 |
| City of Lathrop v. Laro Coal and Iron California Co. Inc. | Real Property | Defendant | Feb. 10, 2004 |
| Goldie C. Prinz v. Farmers Insurance Exchange, et al. | Employment Law | Plaintiff | Nov. 9, 1996 |
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Fox News’ $787.5 million settlement signals a new world of defamation and news delivery | Torts/Personal Injury | Apr. 19, 2023 |
| The defamation case that could change our delivery of the news and political dialogue | Constitutional Law | Apr. 18, 2023 |
| The coming prosecution of Donald Trump | Criminal, Government | Mar. 17, 2023 |
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Baykeeper, Save The Bay, Committee for Green Foothills, Citizens' Committee to Complete The Refuge, State of California, Attorney General v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Its Administrator | Environmental Law | Plaintiff | Nov. 6, 2020 |
| Ted Souza, et al. v. California Department of Transportation, et al. | Environmental Law | Plaintiff | Jan. 3, 2015 |
| City of Lathrop v. Laro Coal and Iron California Co. Inc. | Real Property | Defendant | Feb. 10, 2004 |
| Goldie C. Prinz v. Farmers Insurance Exchange, et al. | Employment Law | Plaintiff | Nov. 9, 1996 |