Experience
Mr. Wagman's illustrative representations include:
Publications
"Don’t Just Complain — Educate and Explain: Drafting The Complaint; Telling Their Story," ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Committee Newsletter (Winter-Spring 2012)
"Creative Discovery in Animal Cases – Use of the Inspection Tool to Expose Abuse," ABA Animal Law Committee Newsletter (Fall 2011)
"Give Me Back My Dog! – A Practical Guide To Helping Clients Obtain Or Keep Custody Of Their Pets," (co-author) ABA Animal Law Committee Newsletter (Summer 2011)
A Worldview of Animal Law, (co-author) Carolina Academic Press (April 2011)
"Running the Gauntlet of Dangerous Dog Litigation – A Guide to Getting Good Dogs Off of Death Row: Part II," (co-author) ABA Animal Law Committee Newsletter (Winter 2011)
"A National Injustice: The Federal Government's Systematic Removal and Eradication of an American Icon," (co-author) Ecology Law Currents, Vol. 37, No. 3 (February 2011)
"Growing Up with Animal Law: From Courtrooms to Casebooks," Journal of Legal Education (November 2010)
"Running The Gauntlet Of Dangerous Dog Litigation - A Guide To Getting Good Dogs Off Of Death Row: PART I," (co-author) ABA Animal Law Committee Newsletter (Summer 2010)
"Managing Emotions in Animal Cases," (co-author) ABA Animal Law Committee Newsletter (Winter 2010)
"Levine v. Vilsack: When 'Likely' Actually Means 'Definitely'," (co-author) 37 Ecology Law Currents 10 (March 2010)
Animal Law: Cases and Materials, Fourth Edition (co-author), Carolina Academic Press (2010) — the first casebook for animal law courses in law schools, first published in 2000.
"Actions Involving Injuries to Animals," American Jurisprudence Proof of Facts, Volume 90, Third Series (2006)
"Advancing Tribal Sovereign Immunity as a Pathway to Power," 27 University of San Francisco Law Review 419 (1993)
"Second Bites at the Jurisdictional Apple: A Proposal for Preventing False Assertions of Diversity of Citizenship," 41 Hastings Law Journal 1417 (1990)
Speeches and Presentations
Mr. Wagman lectures across the country on animal law issues on a regular basis.
Pro Bono Activities
Mr. Wagman does a significant amount of pro bono work in the animal protection field, including the A Dog's Life Rescue and Cavel v. Madigan cases discussed above.
Mr. Wagman is also a member of the board of directors of three animal protection organizations and two exotic animal sanctuaries.
Previous Experience
Mr. Wagman was an operating room nurse at the University of California, San Francisco Hospitals and Clinics where he specialized in cardiac and general surgery.
Awards and Honors
American Jurisprudence Awards - Torts, Property, Contracts, Civil Procedure, Federal Courts
Martindale-Hubbell — A/V Rated
Northern California Super Lawyers, Personal Injury Defense/Products