A LONGTIME MEMBER of the San Francisco-based rock bands Jefferson Starship and later Starship was in court this week to hear his lawyers press a claim for an accounting of the royalties he earned and should have been paid for his role as guitarist, vocalist and songwriter with the bands from 1976 through 1991.

Craig Chaquico — pronounced “cha-KEE-so” — sat quietly in court Thursday in an unflamboyant tie and sport jacket as his lawyers explained to U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg why an accounting was necessary. He also listened quietly as lawyers for the defendants explained all the reasons why an accounting was not needed and, if it was needed, had already been provided.

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Joe Dworetzky is a second career journalist. He practiced law in Philadelphia for more than 35 years, representing private and governmental clients in commercial litigation and insolvency proceedings. Joe served as City Solicitor for the City of Philadelphia under Mayor Ed Rendell and from 2009 to 2013 was one of five members of the Philadelphia School Reform Commission with responsibility for managing the city’s 250 public schools. He moved to San Francisco in 2011 and began writing fiction and pursuing a lifelong interest in editorial cartooning. Joe earned a Master’s in Journalism from Stanford University in 2020. He covers Legal Affairs and writes long form Investigative stories. His occasional cartooning can be seen in Bay Area Sketchbook. Joe encourages readers to email him story ideas and leads at joe.dworetzky@baycitynews.com.