Robert D. Carrow is one of very few lawyers who are dually licensed to practice as a barrister in England and as an attorney in California. Mr. Carrow, an experienced and well recognized litigator, divides his practice time between San Francisco and San Rafael, California, where he maintains offices as an attorney, and London, where he practices from chambers as an English barrister.

Mr. Carrow's practice, and that of his associates, includes defense of white collar crimes of a substantial nature.White collar crime is a term signifying assorted types of non-violent crime committed by individuals, as well as corporations, their employees and officers. The category encompasses securities fraud, bribery, extortion, embezzlement, theft and other violations of trust committed in the course of employment, including bribery, racketeering, price-fixing, government contract fraud, perjury and false declarations, stock manipulation, insider trading, RICO and mail fraud. The foregoing definition is not meant to be all inclusive.

Mr. Carrow's expertise, and his qualification to attend to the matters discussed above is evidenced by the fact that he has maintained Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating (AV) since 1979. Approximately eleven percent of the United States bar is honored with an AV rating.

Born in Marshall, Minnesota, Mr. Carrow attended the University of Colorado, the University of Minnesota, from which he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree, and the University of Minnesota Law School, where he served on the Board of Editors of the Minnesota Law Review. He transferred to Stanford University Law School for his last year of study and was awarded a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from that institution in 1958.

In 1981 Mr. Carrow was honored by being called to the English bar by the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, one of the four Inns of Court.

Mr. Carrow has, for a number of years, served as a judge pro tempore of the California Superior Court and, in that capacity, has presided over more than twenty-five trials. The California Superior Court is the equivalent of the English High Court, i.e., it is the highest trial court in California. Mr. Carrow has, in the past, been designated as a consultant to the litigation and criminal law sections of the State Bar of California and was a program speaker at the 1995 State Bar of California annual convention.

Mr. Carrow has demonstrated his dedication and concern for his clients' interests, both in and out of court by aggressive pursuit and protection of their rights. He is of the belief that if an attorney succumbs to intimidation, either by the adverse party or the court, his or her duty to the involved client will be compromised and the reputation of the legal profession will suffer. This conviction occasionally results in confrontation with the court on those occasions that Mr. Carrow is of the belief the court is wrong and his client stands to suffer from the trial judge's erroneous act or ruling. Consequently, over the years, he has been held in contempt of court on five occasions, a fact of which he is not proud, except to the extent that the law and his client benefited from it. Of considerable consolation to him, however, is the fact that each and every of those contempts was contested and each were set aside on review as unsupportable. Mr. Carrow feels a duty to carry his client's cause as far as the law allows and is prepared take that last step to assure that this is accomplished. The reversal of the five contempts levied against him, evidences the fact that Mr. Carrow is well versed in the law, as well as proper and appropriate conduct in the courtroom. He is well aware that a line is drawn between zealously protecting the interests of his client and overstepping the bounds of professional propriety. Mr. Carrow is unwilling to take any action which compromises his professional responsibilities or is in violation of his duties as an attorney. It is his practice to extend to his professional colleagues, including adverse counsel, those courtesies ordinarily extended by the profession in the preparation and conduct of litigation. If, however, he is convinced his client's legal position is supportable, and the issue in question is of sufficient magnitude to warrant it, he is prepared to pursue it vigorously, notwithstanding the fact that in doing so he may raise the ire of adverse counsel or the court. If you prefer a less agressive type of representation, in alternative dispute resolution matters or in trial of your cause, perhaps you should look elsewhere.

Further biographical information relating to Mr. Carrow is available inter alia, on his web site, in Who's Who in American Law and in Who's Who in the World.

Questions directed to Mr. Carrow's qualifications may be addressed to him by e-mail, regular mail, telephone or personal interview. References, a listing of representative clients who have allowed use of their names, and the identity of certain of the more interesting white collar crime and extradition related matters with which Mr. Carrow has been involved are available upon request.