Merri Baldwin is a shareholder at Rogers Joseph O’Donnell, where her practice focuses on attorney liability and commercial... Read MoreMerri Baldwin is a shareholder at Rogers Joseph O’Donnell, where her practice focuses on attorney liability and commercial litigation, including legal malpractice, sanctions, disqualification, State Bar discipline, and ethics advice. She is the chair of the State Bar of California Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct. She is a committee co-chair for the American Bar Association Litigation Section Committee on Professional Liability Litigation and is the President-Elect of the Bar Association of San Francisco. Ms. Baldwin frequently lectures and writes on issues related to legal malpractice and ethics issues, and she is an adjunct professor at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law. Ms. Baldwin co-edited The Law of Lawyers’ Liability (ABA/First Chair Press 2012) and is a consulting editor for the Attorney Fee Agreement Forms Manual, published by CEB. She is certified as a specialist in legal malpractice law by the California Board of Legal Specialization.   Read Less

Andrew Dilworth is a litigation partner with the San Francisco-based law firm of Cooper, White & Cooper LLP. He counsels... Read MoreAndrew Dilworth is a litigation partner with the San Francisco-based law firm of Cooper, White & Cooper LLP. He counsels lawyers and law firms in California and nationwide on issues of professional responsibility. His practice focuses on the law governing lawyers, including the defense of legal malpractice actions and other litigation brought by or against lawyers, conflicts of interest, and other issues of legal ethics and professional responsibility. Mr. Dilworth is a current member of the California State Bar's Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct (COPRAC). He is a past Chair of the Bar Association of San Francisco's Legal Ethics Committee. He is also a member of the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers and the ABA Center for Professional Responsibility and Conduct. He serves as an Adjunct Professor of Law for the University of San Francisco School of Law where he has taught Legal Ethics for ten years. He also serves as special counsel to his firm on professional responsibility issues and risk management.   Read Less