Mr Robert Charles Cheasty, Attorney

Berkeley Personal Injury Attorney Robert Cheasty is a highly experienced and skilled lawyer at Cheasty, Cheasty & Malek, LLP. Since 1978, he has been helping injured individuals fight for the fair and full compensation they need. As a result, he has a comprehensive understanding of California personal injury law as well as a long track record of success. Over the years, he has represented countless clients and won tens of millions of dollars on their behalves. If you or someone you love was injured by another person’s negligence, he can help you, too. Attorney Cheasty is well-known for his legal proficiency and has won numerous awards, including the National Trial Lawyers’ Top 100 Trial Lawyers, the Best Attorneys of America, the Top Attorneys in Northern California in San Francisco Magazine, and Super Lawyers® of California. You can trust him to provide you with the strong representation you need.

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
University of San Francisco School of Law	J.D.	Law School	1978
City Univ of New York - Bernard M. Baruch Coll; New York NY	Bachelor

State / Court	Date
California	1979

• Past Public Positions
  Mayor of Albany
  Chair, Albany Redevelopment Board
  Chair, Albany Pension Board
  President, Solano Avenue Association
  Co-Chair, Albany Earthquake Preparedness Program (EQPP)
  League of California Cities, representing the East Bay on the Water Policy Subcommittee, helping to produce for the first time ever a statewide consensus on water policy in 1987-88.

• Published Articles
  Law review articles:
  
  U.C. Davis Law Review – on bargaining rights of workers in cases of agricultural mechanization;
  U.S.F. Law Review – on Constitutional rights and standards of proof in cases of custodial confessions
  Numerous pieces for local newspapers;
  Briefs and writings for clients and public interest groups;
  Wrote the position paper for the state of California on the issue of farm labor and mechanization

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	January 03, 2025

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