Firm Biography

 

DOC ANTHONY ANDERSON III

Attorney at Law

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Doc Anthony Anderson III is principal attorney with the Law Offices of Doc Anthony Anderson III, practicing in the area of General Civil Litigation with emphasis on Employment Law, Civil Rights, Business Law, Personal Injury and Alternative Dispute Resolution.  Mr. Anderson's legal career is supplemented by experience in the public and private sectors, including 20 years of extensive management experience in the United States Army, with an emphasis in Aviation, Personnel Management and Human Resources.  He is a respected and much-sought-after lecturer on Civil Rights, Employment Law, Discrimination Law and General Civil Litigation.

A retired Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army, Mr. Anderson received his Juris Doctorate from Western State University College of Law.  He also holds an MBA degree in Business Management from Troy State University and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Albuquerque.  He is twice listed in Who's Who Among Colleges and Universities in the United States.

His professional affiliations include the National Bar Association, American Bar Association, California State Bar, San Diego County Bar Association, Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association of San Diego, Lawyers' Club of San Diego, Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity, Consumer Attorneys of San Diego, Tuskegee Airmen, Louis Welsh Inn of Court, Enright Inn of Court, La Raza Lawyers Association of San Diego, Pilipino-American Lawyers of San Diego, Pan Asian Lawyers Association, San Diego Lions Club, NAACP San Diego Chapter, San Diego Greater Chamber of Commerce, Better Business Bureau, and American Trial Lawyers' Association.  Mr. Anderson is also admitted to practice in the United States Federal Court for the Southern and Central Districts of the State of California.

 Mr. Anderson's past and present civic commitments include:

Steward, Bethel A.M.E. Church

Board of Directors, San Diego County Bar Association

Board of Directors, National Bar Association

Board of Directors, California Association of Black Lawyers

Board of Directors, American Civil Liberties Union of San Diego County

President, Board of Directors, Legal Aid Society of San Diego

Board of Directors, Community Health Group Foundation

Board of Directors, California Association of Black Lawyers

Board of Directors, Thomas Jefferson School of Law

Board of Directors, Mental Health Association of San Diego

Board of Directors, Consumers Attorneys of San Diego

Chair, SDCBA Ethnic Minority Relations Council

Commissioner, City of Chula Vista Veteran's Advisory Commission

Delegate, Conference of Delegates, State Bar of California

            Mr. Anderson is the recipient of the State Bar of California's "Wiley W. Manuel" Award for Pro Bono Legal Services; President's Award, Pan Asian Lawyers of San Diego; President's Award, Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association; Friend of the Community Award, Tom Homann Law Association; Community Award, Sigma Gamma Rho Society, Inc. "Magnificent Men of the Millennium"; The Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association's "Frederick Douglas Community Service Award"; The Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association's Distinguished Service Award; and the Palavra Tree "Living African American History" Community Award.

            Mr. Anderson is a Past-President of the Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association of San Diego and an elected Board member of the San Diego County Bar Association.

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