BestLawyers. Walkup, Melodia, Kelly and Schoenberger. A San Francisco. Worldwide Approach

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1 s a n f r a n c i s c o s BestLawyers E d i t i o n THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN the greater san Francisco area Gillin Jacobson Ellis & Larsen Defending Victims of Defective Hip and Knee Implants Who Are The Lawyers of the Year? Walkup, Melodia, Kelly and Schoenberger A San Francisco Law Firm With A Worldwide Approach A S p e c i a l A dv e r t i s ing S uppleme n t t o The san Francisco Chronicle

2 G i l l i n J a c o b s o n E l l i s & L a r s e n SELECTED FOR INCLUSION IN San Francisco S Standing From Left: Ralph Jacobson, Kristin Lucey, Jim Larsen. Seated From Left: Luke Ellis, Andy Gillin Luke Ellis Andrew R. Gillin James P. Larsen RECOGNIZED AGAIN BY THEIR PEERS Following their appearance on the cover of the inaugural San Francisco s Best Lawyers last year, the attorneys of GJEL continue to be honored by Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers, and the legal press. Referrals of catastrophic injury cases routinely come from federal and state court judges, fellow plaintiff s lawyers and defense lawyers. Attention to detail and total commitment to each and every client remains a hallmark of the firm. Top 100 verdicts in the nation. The National Law Journal, 2009 Gillin and his firm have captured more than $500 million in some of California s biggest cases. Super Lawyers magazine, August 2010 One of the area s top civil litigation firms. Plaintiff Magazine, April 2010 Gillin Jacobson Ellis & Larsen GJEL Accident Attorneys 2 Theatre Square, Suite 230, Orinda, CA

3 SAN FRANCISCO s B LAWYERS E D I T I O N The Guide To san Francisco s Top Attorneys I t s inevitable at some point in your life, you re going to need a lawyer, and you won t always be able to predict when that need will arise. Whether you re starting a business or selling one, getting married or divorced, patenting your invention, litigating a contract, or buying a home there is a talented and highly competent attorney listed in this guide who can help. Perhaps you or a family member is involved in an accident or accused of a crime. These are all serious matters for which you need first-rate legal representation. San Francisco s Best Lawyers helps take the mystery out of locating a high-quality advocate to protect you, your family, your business and all other assets. The exceptional attorneys listed in this guide are only those attorneys listed in The Best Lawyers in America. These attorneys were nominated by and voted in by their peers. Lawyers cannot buy their way into this guide. They must earn a spot through exemplary legal work that attracts the notice of their colleagues. To remain on the list, they must be at the top of their game, year after year. Best Lawyers, the leading referral list in the legal profession, and ALM, the nation s leading legal journalism and information company, have teamed up to provide this invaluable resource for readers, whatever your legal needs may be. Lawyers in this guide are arranged by their legal specialty from Administrative Law to Workers Compensation Law which makes it easy to find the professional advice you need. Keep this comprehensive guide available for those times when you need a first-rate advocate to assist you. The lawyers listed in San Francisco s Best Lawyers are eager to help. Walkup, Melodia, Kelly and Schoenberger Bring Their Knowledge Worldwide 7 Luke Ellis of Gillin Jacobson Ellis & Larsen Defending Victims of Defective Hip and Knee Implants Lawyers of the Year 15 San Francisco s best lawyers by specialty Administrative Law 4 Alternative Dispute Resolution 4 Antitrust Law 4 Appellate Law 4 Banking Law 4 Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law 6 Bet-the-Company Litigation 6 Biotechnology Law 8 Civil Rights Law 8 Collaborative Law: Family Law 8 Commercial Litigation 8 Communications Law 10 Construction Law 10 Corporate Governance and Compliance Law 10 Corporate Law 10 Criminal Defense: Non-White-Collar 10 Criminal Defense: White-Collar 12 Derivatives Law 12 Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law 12 Employee Benefits Law 12 Energy Law 12 Entertainment Law 12 Environmental Law 14 Equipment Finance Law 14 Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law 14 Family Law 14 Family Law Mediation 14 FDA Law 14 First Amendment Law 14 Food and Beverage Law 14 Franchise Law 14 Gaming Law 14 Government Relations Law 16 Health Care Law 16 Immigration Law 16 Information Technology Law 16 Insurance Law 16 Intellectual Property Law 16 International Arbitration 17 Labor and Employment Law 17 Land Use & Zoning Law 18 Legal Malpractice Law 18 Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law 18 Maritime Law 18 Mass Tort Litigation 18 Media Law 18 Medical Malpractice Law 19 Mergers & Acquisitions Law 19 Mining Law 19 Municipal Law 19 Native American Law 19 Natural Resources Law 19 Non-Profit/Charities Law 20 Oil & Gas Law 20 Personal Injury Litigation 20 Private Funds Law 20 Product Liability Litigation 21 Professional Malpractice Law 21 Project Finance Law 21 Public Finance Law 21 Real Estate Law 21 Securities Law 22 Structured Finance Law 22 Tax Law 22 Technology Law 24 Timber Law 24 Transportation Law 26 Trusts and Estates 26 Venture Capital Law 26 Water Law 26 Workers Compensation Law 26 METHODOLOGY T his list is excerpted from the 2011 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, the lawyers were also given an opportunity to offer more detailed comments on nominees. preeminent referral guide to the legal profession in the United States. Published Voting lawyers were provided this general guideline for determining if a nominee for nearly three decades, Best Lawyers lists attorneys in 82 practice areas, representing should be listed: If you had a close friend or relative who needed a real estate lawyer (for all 50 states and the District of Columbia, who have been chosen through an example), and you could not handle the case yourself, to whom would you refer them? exhaustive survey in which thousands of the nation s top lawyers confidentially evaluate All votes and comments were solicited with a guarantee of confidentiality a critical factor their professional peers. The 2011 edition of Best Lawyers, which will be published in the viability and validity of Best Lawyers surveys. To ensure the rigor of the selection in November 2010, is based on more than 3.1 million evaluations of lawyers by process, lawyers were urged to use only their highest standards when voting, and to evaluate each nominee based only on his or her individual merits. The additional comments other lawyers. The method used to compile Best Lawyers remains unchanged since the first edition were used to make more accurate comparisons between voting patterns and weight votes was compiled more than 28 years ago. Lawyers are chosen for inclusion based solely on accordingly. Best Lawyers uses various methodological tools to identify and correct for a vote of their peers. Listings cannot be bought, and no purchase is required to be anomalies in both the nomination and voting process. included. In this regard, Best Lawyers remains the gold standard of reliability and integrity in lawyer ratings. The nomination pool for the 2011 edition consisted of all lawyers or her fellow attorneys. While it is true that the lists may at times disproportionately Ultimately, of course, a lawyer s inclusion is based on the subjective judgments of his whose names appeared in the previous edition of Best Lawyers, lawyers who were nominated since the previous survey, and new nominees solicited from listed attorneys. In and the sophistication of the polling methodology largely correct for any biases. For all reward visibility or popularity, the breadth of the survey, the candor of the respondents, general, lawyers were asked to vote only on nominees in their own practice area in their these reasons, Best Lawyers lists continue to represent the most reliable, accurate and own jurisdiction. Lawyers in closely related practice areas were asked to vote across useful guide to the legal profession in the United States. practice areas, as were lawyers in smaller jurisdictions. 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4 SAN FRANCISCO s B LAWYERS E D I T I O N Administrative Law Davis Wright Tremaine San EDWARD W. O NEILL Hiroshima, Jacobs, Roth & Lewis Sacramento, CA H. VINCENT JACOBS Law Offices of Amitai Schwartz Emeryville, CA AMITAI SCHWARTZ Lyle C. Cavin, Jr. & Associates Oakland, CA LYLE C. CAVIN, JR Page 25 Nossaman San MARTIN A. MATTES Rogers Joseph O Donnell San ALLAN J. JOSEPH, NEIL H. O DONNELL Stoel Rives Sacramento, CA JAMES P. CORN Alternative Dispute Resolution Duane Morris San RAY L. WONG Fenton & Keller Monterey, CA CHARLES R. KELLER JAMS San REBECCA WESTERFIELD Page 25 JAMS San ZELA G. CLAIBORNE, BRUCE A. EDWARDS, EDWARD A. PANELLI, DANIEL WEINSTEIN Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell San ROBERT B. KAPLAN Law Office of Joe Ramsey Sacramento, CA O.J. RAMSEY Law Offices of Charles Byron Renfrew San CHARLES BYRON RENFREW McNamara, Ney, Beatty, Slattery, Borges & Brothers Walnut Creek, CA MICHAEL J. NEY Mediation Masters San Jose, CA THOMAS H. R. DENVER, CHARLES F. HAWKINS, LEONARD SPRINKLES CEDRIC C. CHAO Noll Associates Clovis, CA DOUGLAS E. NOLL Reed Smith Oakland, CA BETTE B. EPSTEIN Rudy, Exelrod, Zieff & Lowe San MARK S. RUDY Vivien B. Williamson Oakland, CA VIVIEN B. WILLIAMSON Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger San DANIEL J. KELLY Page 5 Wulff Quinby Sochynsky Oakland, CA WILLIAM A. QUINBY, YAROSLAV SOCHYNSKY, RANDALL W. WULFF Antitrust Law Bingham McCutchen San DAVID M. BALABANIAN, FRANK M. HINMAN, TERRY J. HOULIHAN, HOLLY A. HOUSE, DONN P. PICKETT Covington & Burling San ANITA F. STORK Davis Polk & Wardwell Menlo Park, CA CHRISTOPHER B. HOCKETT Durie Tangri San MARK A. LEMLEY Fenwick & West Mountain View, CA TYLER A. BAKER, MARK S. OSTRAU Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher San JOEL S. SANDERS, GARY R. SPRATLING Goodwin Procter San FORREST A. HAINLINE III Holme Roberts & Owen San JESSE W. MARKHAM, JR. Jones Day San CRAIG WALDMAN Latham & Watkins San ALFRED C. PFEIFFER, JR., DANIEL M. WALL Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo Palo Alto, CA ROBERT P. TAYLOR Morgan, Lewis & Bockius San GEORGE A. CUMMING, JR. PENELOPE A. PREOVOLOS Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe San STEPHEN V. BOMSE, M. LAURENCE POPOFSKY, ROBERT A. ROSENFELD Pearson, Simon, Warshaw & Penny San BRUCE L. SIMON Page 25 Saveri & Saveri San GUIDO SAVERI Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton San GARY L. HALLING, JAMES MCGINNIS Sidley Austin San MARIE L. FIALA Winston & Strawn San PAUL R. GRIFFIN, ROBERT B. PRINGLE Appellate Law Altshuler Berzon San MICHAEL RUBIN Bien & Summers Novato, CA ELLIOT L. BIEN Bingham McCutchen San STEPHEN L. KOSTKA, JOHN R. REESE Boutin Jones Sacramento, CA MICHAEL T. FOGARTY De Goff and Sherman Berkeley, CA VICTORIA J. DE GOFF, RICHARD I. SHERMAN Eisenberg and Hancock Oakland, CA JON B. EISENBERG Eisenberg and Hancock San WILLIAM N. HANCOCK Ellen Lake Oakland, CA ELLEN LAKE Eric S. Multhaup Mill Valley, CA ERIC S. MULTHAUP Farella Braun + Martel San JEROME I. BRAUN, DOUGLAS R. YOUNG Friedman Dumas & Springwater San MARK FOGELMAN Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher San DANIEL M. KOLKEY Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin San JEROME B. FALK, JR., STEVEN L. MAYER Jay-Allen Eisen Law Corporation Sacramento, CA JAY-ALLEN EISEN Jones Day Palo Alto, CA MICHEAL J. REAGAN Joseph A. Hearst Berkeley, CA JOSEPH A. HEARST Keker & Van Nest San STEVEN A. HIRSCH Kenyon Yeates Sacramento, CA CHARITY KENYON Law Office of Ephraim Margolin San EPHRAIM MARGOLIN Law Offices of Amitai Schwartz Emeryville, CA AMITAI SCHWARTZ Law Offices of Joel F. Franklin Monterey, CA JOEL F. FRANKLIN Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman San KEVIN M. FONG Reed Smith San RAYMOND A. CARDOZO, DENNIS PETER MAIO Riordan & Horgan San DENNIS P. RIORDAN Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd San SANFORD SVETCOV Ropers Majeski Kohn Bentley Redwood City, CA MICHAEL J. BRADY Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton San ROBERT J. STUMPF, JR. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom San RAOUL D. KENNEDY William Ruel Walker Oakland, CA WILLIAM RUEL WALKER Banking Law Bingham McCutchen San PETER H. CARSON, GEORGE A. HISERT, PAMELA J. MARTINSON, JAMES M. ROCKETT, MAUREEN A. YOUNG Buchalter Nemer San ROBERT ALAN ZADEK Bullivant Houser Bailey Sacramento, CA DANIEL B. ENG Chapman and Cutler San JILL H. MATICHAK JOSEPH A. SCHERER 4 San Francisco s Best Lawyers For more info go to

5 Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger SELECTED FOR INCLUSION IN San Francisco S Doris Cheng Matthew D. Davis Daniel J. Kelly Michael A. Kelly Paul V. Melodia Douglas S. Saeltzer Richard H. Schoenberger Whether thousands have been injured or a single individual has sustained a major, life-altering loss, the firm s lawyers have a well-earned reputation for the relentless pursuit of fair and just compensation. Paul V. Melodia From Left: Mike Kelly, Mat t Davis, Doris Cheng, Paul Melodia, Rich Schoenberger, Dan Kelly, Doug Saeltzer Entering its sixth decade serving clients throughout California and the west, Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger devotes its practice to clients suffering from catastrophic injuries sustained in motor vehicle accidents, from falls, due to defective products, and as a result of medical malpractice. Within the last year alone, Richard Schoenberger and Douglas Saeltzer obtained a $12.2 million jury verdict in San Mateo county for a paralyzed 17-year old girl against the State of California in a dangerous roadway case, Matthew Davis negotiated a $3.25 million streetcar accident settlement, Doris Cheng recovered $4.5 million in a child injury claim,paul Melodia secured a $4.5 million settlement from a Bay Area academic medical center in a pediatric malpractice case, and Michael Kelly obtained a $23.2 million obstetrical negligence jury verdict in Minnesota. The firm and its lawyers have also d o n at e d time and money to legal service organizations, traveled abroad to tutor lawyers in developing democracies, co-founded a non profit to help the homeless, taught at Stanford, UC Boalt Hall, UC Hastings, and University of San Francisco law schools, worked on Bar Association committees to better the community, and traveled the country teaching for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy. All Walkup lawyers r at e d by Martindale-Hubbell have received an AV-rating and seven Walkup lawyers have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America. Three of those selected (Paul Melodia, Richard Schoenberger and Michael Kelly) were also selected for inclusion in the Northern California Top 100 Super Lawyers, and Michael Kelly was voted 2010 Trial Lawyer of the Year by the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association. 650 California St., 26th Floor, San Ph: Fax: FIRM FACTs: More lawyers elected President of the Northern California Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association than any other San Francisco firm. Firm members have traveled on pro bono projects, teaching litigation skills to lawyers across the country and in Japan, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Kosovo and the Republic of Georgia. Gary Wagner

6 2011 Survey Results DLA Piper East Palo Alto, CA CRAIG M. TIGHE Farella Braun + Martel San HENRY D. EVANS, JR. Foley & Lardner San TEVEIA R. BARNES Greenberg Traurig Sacramento, CA KATHLEEN FINNERTY Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin San BARRY A. ABBOTT, DENIS T. RICE Miller Starr Regalia Walnut Creek, CA KARL GEIER ROLAND E. BRANDEL, F. DANIEL LEVENTHAL, WILLIAM L. STERN Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe San THOMAS Y. COLEMAN Paul Hastings San KEVIN B. FISHER Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman San GEORGE P. HALEY, RODNEY R. PECK Reed Smith San HARVEY L. LEIDERMAN Severson & Werson San DENNIS M. TALBOTT Weintraub Genshlea Chediak Sacramento, CA JOSEPH S. GENSHLEA Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law Andrea Wirum Lafayette, CA ANDREA A. WIRUM Bingham McCutchen East Palo Alto, CA WILLIAM BATES III Buchalter Nemer San PETER G. BERTRAND, ROBERT E. IZMIRIAN ROBERT L. EISENBACH III, J. MICHAEL KELLY Cooper, White & Cooper San PETER C. CALIFANO Davis Wright Tremaine San HARVEY S. SCHOCHET Downey Brand Sacramento, CA R. DALE GINTER Duane Morris San RON M. OLINER Farella Braun + Martel San DEAN M. GLOSTER Felderstein Fitzgerald Willoughby & Pascuzzi Sacramento, CA STEVEN H. FELDERSTEIN, DONALD W. FITZGERALD, PAUL J. PASCUZZI, THOMAS A. WILLOUGHBY Foley & Lardner San TEVEIA R. BARNES Friedman Dumas & Springwater San ELLEN A. FRIEDMAN, ANDREA T. PORTER Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin San WILLIAM J. LAFFERTY, JAMES L. LOPES, JEFFERY LYLE SCHAFFER Jones Day San PETER J. BENVENUTTI Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps San MICHAEL A. ISAACS, CHARLES P. MAHER McGrane Greenfield San Jose, CA BERNARD S. GREENFIELD Meyers Law Group San MERLE C. MEYERS Michelson Law Group San RANDY E. MICHELSON G. LARRY ENGEL, ADAM A. LEWIS Murray & Murray Cupertino, CA JOHN WALSHE MURRAY, JANICE M. MURRAY O Melveny & Myers San SUZZANNE S. UHLAND Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe Sacramento, CA MARC A. LEVINSON Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe San FREDERICK D. HOLDEN, JR. Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones San DEBRA J. GRASSGREEN, HENRY C. KEVANE Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman San PHILIP S. WARDEN Reed Smith San HARVEY L. LEIDERMAN Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis San GEORGE H. KALIKMAN Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton San MICHAEL H. AHRENS St. James Law San MICHAEL ST. JAMES The Law Office of Alan Pedlar Aptos, CA ALAN D. PEDLAR Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean Oakland, CA MICHAEL D. COOPER Winston & Strawn San PATRICK A. MURPHY, RANDY ROGERS Bet-the-Company Litigation ADR Services San STEPHEN G. BLITCH Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis San STEPHEN S. WALTERS Bingham McCutchen San DAVID M. BALABANIAN Boutin Jones Sacramento, CA MICHAEL T. FOGARTY Carroll, Burdick & McDonough Walnut Creek, CA JACK T. FRIEDMAN Bostwick, Peterson & Mitchell LLP Bostwick, Peterson & Mitchell LLP has a catastrophic personal injury, medical and legal malpractice practice with an emphasis on birth, brain and spinal injuries. Since its founding, members of the firm have obtained in excess of 500 million dollars in recoveries for the victims of negligence and malpractice, including several record state and federal recoveries. One verdict was the highest in the country at the time and another earned partner James Bostwick the Trial Lawyer s Award of Merit for obtaining the largest verdict of its type in the state. The firm stands at the ready to fight for its clients legal rights. The San Francisco office keeps a physician on hand in order to evaluate clients medical malpractice or personal injury cases, and has available a fleet of experts to prove negligence and illustrate the emotional, physical, and financial damage that has occurred. All personal injury cases are SELECTED FOR INCLUSION IN San Francisco S James S. Bostwick, Jeffrey S. Mitchell taken on a contingency fee basis, meaning there is no charge for the firm s time unless there is a successful resolution. Many cases are referred to the firm by other lawyers and referral fees are paid. James Bostwick is an invited member of the Inner Circle of Advocates, limited to the top 100 trial lawyers in America. Bostwick has also been President of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, an exclusive group with membership limited to the top 500 trial lawyers in the country. Bostwick, Peterson & Mitchell is proud to have two of its attorneys James S. Bostwick and Jeffrey S. Mitchell selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America. The firm has offices in San Francisco and Honolulu. Jeffrey S. Mitchell, Erik L. Peterson and James S. Bostwick Bostwick, Peterson & Mitchell LLP Four Embarcadero Center, Suite 750 San Ph: Fax: legalsupport@bostwickfirm.com 6 San Francisco s Best Lawyers For more info go to

7 COVER Spotlight Walkup, Melodia, Kelly and Schoenberger A San Francisco Law Firm Brings Their Knowledge Worldwide The partners at Walkup, Melodia, Kelly and Schoenberger have taken their commitment to helping others beyond the state of California and even beyond the boundaries of the country by volunteering to share their legal knowledge with their colleagues across the globe. Armed with an over 50-year track record of achieving multi-million dollar jury verdicts and settlements against big companies such as Aetna, General Motors, Goodyear and the makers of Vioxx, the attorneys know a thing or two about it what takes win personal injury and product liability cases. Their work has established new law and compelled corporations to produce safer products. During the last 15 years alone, verdicts, settlements and arbitration awards obtained on behalf of Walkup clients have exceeded $350 million. Many times the firm receives cases referred to it by opposing counsel. Now, the partners have volunteered their time to travel abroad to empower fellow lawyers in Japan, Northern Ireland, Scotland and the Republics of Georgia and Moldova, to name a few. The firm s partners are actively engaged with the National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA), a provider of continuing legal education. Michael A. Kelly served on the institute s national board of directors, and Richard H. Schoenberger, Doris Cheng, Douglas S. Saeltzer and Matthew Davis have all taught for NITA. Through initiatives sponsored by NITA, the American Bar Association, and the Department of Justice, we have been able to help new democracies set up their judicial systems, Kelly says. Kelly has visited Japan three times to assist in the training of attorneys involved in Japan s new Saiban-in jury trial system that requires selected citizens to participate as jurors in trials for certain severe crimes. He and partner Doris Cheng traveled to Northern Ireland to teach advocacy skills to solicitor advocates. In addition, Cheng taught trial advocacy to prosecutors and defense attorneys in Pristina, Kosovo. Schoenberger traveled to the Republic of Georgia and taught advocacy to 24 attorneys after the government began to allow the right to a jury trial. A year later, he was invited to lead a similar program in Sarajevo. Kelly says that the pro bono work that the partners undertake gives them tremendous fulfillment. It s not possible to explain in words how satisfying it is to spend weeks working with someone who is building a judicial system in his or her country from the ground up, he says. You re able to give them techniques and strategies on how to effectively make their criminal justice system work so that the country is a safer place to live in. For more info go to We have been able to help new democracies set up their judicial systems. Michael A. Kelly The attorneys at Walkup, Melodia, Kelly and Schoenberger are also helping the Mexican criminal justice department deal with the issues it is battling with the country s drug cartels. In addition, the attorneys have helped Mexico with strategies to stabilize its judicial system for trade purposes. Given the level of trade activity between the United States and Mexico, as disputes arise, more Mexican companies want cases to be tried in their home country. This requires a reliable judicial system, Kelly says. One of the beauties of the American judicial system is that it is consistent, Kelly says. We can argue about the politics of a given judge, but the system is consistent. The notion of consistent, repeatable rules is something that s unknown in some countries that lack a workable legal system. In addition to the firm s international work, the partners have taught personal injury trial techniques to colleagues in California, New York, New Mexico, Colorado, Florida, Georgia and Washington state. The partners have been invited to serve on state-wide committees of the judicial council that drafts the jury instructions which are given in medical cases. Walkup Melodia Kelly and Schoenberger attorneys also serve as faculty at influential law schools including the University of California s Hastings College of Law and Boalt Hall campuses, the University of San Francisco Kendrick Hall School of Law, and Emory University School of Law. Beyond teaching, the firm s attorneys and staff also volunteer and support charity organizations such as the San Francisco Food Bank, Bar Association of San Francisco s Volunteer Legal Services Program, and the San Francisco and Sonoma County Legal Aid Society. Multiple bar associations have recognized the firm for its commitment to justice, pro-bono service and contributions to children and the poor. Our skillful lawyers are committed to getting results for clients, and also truly care about ensuring justice for our local and international communities, Kelly says. Ashley Cisneros San Francisco s Best Lawyers 7

8 2011 Survey Results Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass San FREDERICK S. FIELDS Page 21 JOHN C. DWYER, STEPHEN C. NEAL Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy Burlingame, CA JOSEPH W. COTCHETT Page 19 Covington & Burling Redwood Shores, CA ROBERT T. HASLAM David A. Riegels, Attorney at Law Sacramento, CA DAVID A. RIEGELS Downey Brand Sacramento, CA STEPHEN J. MEYER Durie Tangri San DARALYN J. DURIE, MARK A. LEMLEY, RAGESH K. TANGRI Farella Braun + Martel San DOUGLAS R. YOUNG Goodin, MacBride, Squeri, Day & Lamprey San ROBERT A. GOODIN Hogan Lovells US Palo Alto, CA NORMAN J. BLEARS Hogan Lovells US San DOUGLAS M. SCHWAB Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin San JEROME B. FALK, JR. Howrey East Palo Alto, CA PAUL ALEXANDER John W. Clark Palo Alto, CA JOHN W. CLARK Jones Day San ROBERT A. MITTELSTAEDT Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman San DONALD J. PUTTERMAN Keker & Van Nest San SUSAN J. HARRIMAN, JOHN W. KEKER, JAN NIELSEN LITTLE, ROBERT A. VAN NEST Latham & Watkins Menlo Park, CA PAUL H. DAWES Law Office of Allen Ruby San Jose, CA ALLEN J. RUBY Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein San RICHARD M. HEIMANN Page 25 McManis Faulkner San Jose, CA JAMES MCMANIS Miller Starr Regalia Walnut Creek, CA GEORGE SPEIR JAMES J. BROSNAHAN, JORDAN ETH, MELVIN R. GOLDMAN, ARTURO J. GONZÁLEZ, RACHEL KREVANS Munger, Tolles & Olson San JEROME C. ROTH O Melveny & Myers San DANIEL BOOKIN, GEORGE A. RILEY Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe San STEPHEN V. BOMSE, M. LAURENCE POPOFSKY, ROBERT A. ROSENFELD Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan Redwood Shores, CA ROBERT P. FELDMAN Schiff Hardin San ELIOT S. JUBELIRER Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold San KEVIN J. DUNNE Shartsis Friese San ARTHUR J. SHARTSIS, JOEL ZELDIN Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom San RAOUL D. KENNEDY, JAMES E. LYONS Stevens, O Connell & Jacobs Sacramento, CA CHARLES J. STEVENS Weintraub Genshlea Chediak Sacramento, CA JOSEPH S. GENSHLEA BORIS FELDMAN Biotechnology Law Bingham McCutchen East Palo Alto, CA ALAN B. KALIN LAURA A. BEREZIN, SUZANNE SAWOCHKA HOOPER, ROBERT L. JONES, BARBARA KOSACZ, MARYA A. POSTNER, GLEN Y. SATO Covington & Burling San JAMES C. SNIPES Dechert Mountain View, CA ANN M. CAVIANI PEASE DLA Piper East Palo Alto, CA BRUCE W. JENETT Latham & Watkins Menlo Park, CA MICHAEL W. HALL McDermott Will & Emery Menlo Park, CA WILLIAM GAEDE Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman San THOMAS E. SPARKS, JR. KENNETH A. CLARK Civil Rights Law Goldstein, Demchak, Baller, Borgen & Dardarian Oakland, CA BARRY GOLDSTEIN Collaborative Law: Family Law Tesler, Sandmann & Fishman Mill Valley, CA PAULINE H. TESLER Page 22 Commercial Litigation ADR Services San STEPHEN G. BLITCH Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis San STEPHEN S. WALTERS Baker & McKenzie San ROBERT W. TARUN Bergeson San Jose, CA DANIEL J. BERGESON Page 24 Bingham McCutchen San DAVID M. BALABANIAN, RAYMOND C. MARSHALL, DONN P. PICKETT, STEPHEN ZOVICKIAN Boutin Jones Sacramento, CA MICHAEL T. FOGARTY Bowles & Verna Walnut Creek, CA MICHAEL P. VERNA Carroll, Burdick & McDonough Walnut Creek, CA JACK T. FRIEDMAN Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass San JONATHAN R. BASS, FREDERICK S. FIELDS Page 21 JOHN C. DWYER, STEPHEN C. NEAL GORDON C. ATKINSON, PAUL A. RENNE Cooper & Kirkham San JOSEF D. COOPER Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy Burlingame, CA JOSEPH W. COTCHETT Page 19 Covington & Burling Redwood Shores, CA ROBERT T. HASLAM Covington & Burling San DAVID B. BAYLESS, DONALD W. BROWN David A. Riegels, Attorney at Law Sacramento, CA DAVID A. RIEGELS Dechert San MATTHEW L. LARRABEE DLA Piper Sacramento, CA STEPHEN L. GOFF Downey Brand Sacramento, CA STEPHEN J. MEYER Duane Morris San RICHARD L. SEABOLT Durie Tangri San DARALYN J. DURIE, MARK A. LEMLEY, MICHAEL H. PAGE, RAGESH K. TANGRI Farella Braun + Martel San JOHN L. COOPER, DOUGLAS R. YOUNG Fenwick & West Mountain View, CA SUSAN S. MUCK Fenwick & West San LAURENCE F. PULGRAM Freidberg & Parker Sacramento, CA EDWARD P. FREIDBERG Glynn & Finley Walnut Creek, CA CLEMENT L. GLYNN Goodin, MacBride, Squeri, Day & Lamprey San ROBERT A. GOODIN Goodwin Procter San DAVID E. KLEINFELD Greenberg Traurig East Palo Alto, CA WILLIAM J. GOINES Greenberg Traurig Sacramento, CA KATHLEEN FINNERTY Hogan Lovells US Palo Alto, CA NORMAN J. BLEARS Hogan Lovells US San DOUGLAS M. SCHWAB Hopkins & Carley San Jose, CA STEPHEN J. KOTTMEIER Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin San BERNARD A. BURK, JEROME B. FALK, JR., KENNETH G. HAUSMAN, DENIS T. RICE, STEVEN E. SCHON Howrey East Palo Alto, CA PAUL ALEXANDER John W. Clark Palo Alto, CA JOHN W. CLARK Jones Day San ROBERT A. MITTELSTAEDT Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman San DONALD J. PUTTERMAN Keker & Van Nest San SUSAN J. HARRIMAN, CHRISTOPHER C. KEARNEY, JOHN W. KEKER, JAN NIELSEN LITTLE, JON B. STREETER, ROBERT A. VAN NEST Latham & Watkins Menlo Park, CA PAUL H. DAWES Law Office of Allen Ruby San Jose, CA ALLEN J. RUBY Law Office of Charles O. Morgan, Jr. San CHARLES O. MORGAN, JR. Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein San RICHARD M. HEIMANN Page 25 Lukens Law Group San WILLIAM LUKENS Matteoni, O Laughlin & Hechtman San Jose, CA BRADLEY M. MATTEONI Mayer Brown Palo Alto, CA DONALD M. FALK McDermott Will & Emery Menlo Park, CA TERRENCE P. MCMAHON McManis Faulkner San Jose, CA WILLIAM FAULKNER, JAMES MCMANIS Mennemeier, Glassman & Stroud Sacramento, CA KENNETH C. MENNEMEIER Miller Starr Regalia Walnut Creek, CA RICHARD G. CARLSTON, EUGENE H. MILLER, GEORGE SPEIR Morgan, Lewis & Bockius San ROLLIN B. CHIPPEY II, FRANKLIN BROCKWAY GOWDY, JAMES N. PENROD Morrison & Foerster Palo Alto, CA DARRYL P. RAINS 8 San Francisco s Best Lawyers For more info go to

9 Standing From Left: Standord Law, Carolyna Gonzalez, Deborah M. Swa n n, Debbie Cain, Jim McDonald, Ronnie Pang. Seated From Left: Kim H. Tran, Randall H. Scarlett, Mary Anne Scarlett S c a r l e t t L a w G r o u p For more than two decades, Scarlett Law Group founder (and Best Lawyers selected) Randall Scarlett has dedicated himself to helping those who have been catastrophically injured by traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, automobile accidents, big rig trucking accidents, birth injuries, and wrongful death. Together with his team of attorneys and support staff, Mr. Scarlett has built what has become one of the state s go-to practices for large scale personal injury cases. The highly selective plaintiff s firm is regularly approached by prospective clients and referring attorneys, choosing to represent only the most seriously injured individuals and families. Each case that the Scarlett Law Group takes on is prepared for trial, and given the full support of the firm s experience and team of trial experts. In the 1980 s, Mr. Scarlett became involved in two landmark cases, the Ferdinand Marcos Human Rights Litigation ($1.2 Billion punitive verdict), where he served as lead counsel for the direct action plaintiffs in all three phases of trial, and the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Litigation, ($5 Billion verdict) where he was retained by 750 fisherman. Throughout the 1990 s, Mr. Scarlett tried and settled numerous cases including a record $26 Million for a then SELECTED FOR INCLUSION IN San Francisco S Randall H. Scarlett 7 year old child who was left with severe brain injury after being misdiagnosed by a Bay Area physician. More recently, Mr. Scarlett represented Celia Shi, who was struck by a Bay Area tour bus that made an illegal turn into the crosswalk she was traversing. Ms. Shi sustained a moderate to severe traumatic brain injury that left her with permanent frontal lobe damage and impaired earnings capability. Using the latest in cutting-edge demonstrative techniques, Mr. Scarlett was able to prove to the jury the scope of Ms. Shi s injuries and garner her a $22.8 Million verdict. Just last year, he helped a young client, Drew Dakota Bianchi, to win a $49.1 Million verdict after being struck by one of two truck drivers who collided on State Route 152, leaving him in need of 24/7 care. The verdict, which came following a six-week trial, is thought to be one of the highest non-punitive verdicts in the State of California for an individual sustaining traumatic brain injury. Outside of his leadership at the firm, Mr. Scarlett actively serves as a Board Member on the California Brain Injury Association, and dedicates much of his personal life to improving the lives of those sustaining traumatic brain injury. Gary Wagner 536 Pacific Avenue, Barbary Coast Bldg San Ph: Fax:

10 2011 Survey Results JAMES P. BENNETT, JAMES J. BROSNAHAN, JORDAN ETH, PAUL T. FRIEDMAN, MELVIN R. GOLDMAN, ARTURO J. GONZÁLEZ, MICHAEL A. JACOBS, RACHEL KREVANS, WILLIAM L. STERN Munger, Tolles & Olson San JEROME C. ROTH Nixon Peabody San JOHN H. RIDDLE O Melveny & Myers San DANIEL BOOKIN, GEORGE A. RILEY Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe San STEPHEN V. BOMSE, M. LAURENCE POPOFSKY, ROBERT A. ROSENFELD Pearson, Simon, Warshaw & Penny San BRUCE L. SIMON Page 25 Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan Redwood Shores, CA ROBERT P. FELDMAN Robinson & Wood San Jose, CA JESSE F. RUIZ Schiff Hardin San ELIOT S. JUBELIRER Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold San KEVIN J. DUNNE Shartsis Friese San ROBERT C. FRIESE, ARTHUR J. SHARTSIS, JOEL ZELDIN Shearman & Sterling San JEFFREY S. FACTER Sidley Austin San MARIE L. FIALA Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom San RAOUL D. KENNEDY, JAMES E. LYONS Snyder Miller & Orton San STEPHEN M. SNYDER Spiegel Liao & Kagay San DONALD C. SMALTZ Stevens, O Connell & Jacobs Sacramento, CA CHARLES J. STEVENS Trepel Law Offices San Jose, CA ANTHONY J. TREPEL Weintraub Genshlea Chediak Sacramento, CA DALE C. CAMPBELL, JOSEPH S. GENSHLEA BORIS FELDMAN, NINA F. LOCKER, STEVEN M. SCHATZ, DAVID S. STEUER Winston & Strawn San SCOTT P. DEVRIES, ROBERT A. JULIAN, ROBERT B. PRINGLE Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason San CRAIG C. CORBITT Communications Law Davis Wright Tremaine San SUZANNE K. TOLLER Friedman Dumas & Springwater San MARK FOGELMAN Goodin, MacBride, Squeri, Day & Lamprey San MICHAEL B. DAY, THOMAS J. MACBRIDE, JR., JAMES D. SQUERI Law Offices of Earl Nicholas Selby Palo Alto, CA EARL NICHOLAS SELBY Law Offices of Peter A. Casciato San PETER A. CASCIATO Nossaman San MARTIN A. MATTES William H. Booth Walnut Creek, CA WILLIAM H. BOOTH Wilson & Bloomfield Oakland, CA LEON M. BLOOMFIELD Construction Law Bingham McCutchen San MICHAEL ISAKU BEGERT, MICHAEL J. PLISHNER, STEPHEN ZOVICKIAN Farella Braun + Martel San DEBORAH S. BALLATI, ALAN E. HARRIS, CHARLES M. SINK Hanson Bridgett Sacramento, CA WILLIAM A. LICHTIG Hanson Bridgett San HOWARD WILLIAM ASHCRAFT, JR. Hoge, Fenton, Jones & Appel San Jose, CA MICHAEL D. MCSWEENEY Howrey San DAVID BUONCRISTIANI, JOHN R. HEISSE II, STEPHEN V. O NEAL Kilpatrick Stockton Oakland, CA ROGER M. HUGHES Law Offices of Lester G. Sachs San Jose, CA LESTER G. SACHS Miller, Morton, Caillat & Nevis San Jose, CA STEVAN C. ADELMAN Murphy Austin Adams Schoenfeld Sacramento, CA D. MICHAEL SCHOENFELD Robinson & Wood San Jose, CA DAVID S. HENNINGSEN Stoel Rives Sacramento, CA TAMARA L. BOECK Corporate Governance and Compliance Law Bingham McCutchen East Palo Alto, CA DANIEL COOPERMAN Bullivant Houser Bailey Sacramento, CA SCOTT E. BARTEL, DANIEL B. ENG ERIC C. JENSEN, NANCY H. WOJTAS Covington & Burling San DAVID B. BAYLESS DLA Piper East Palo Alto, CA DIANE HOLT FRANKLE Morrison & Foerster Palo Alto, CA ERIK J. OLSON, WILLIAM D. SHERMAN CRAIG D. MARTIN, ROBERT M. MATTSON, JR. Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman San NATHANIEL M. CARTMELL III Reed Smith Palo Alto, CA RICHARD SCUDELLARI Sullivan & Cromwell Palo Alto, CA SCOTT D. MILLER, JOHN L. SAVVA Weintraub Genshlea Chediak Sacramento, CA DAVID C. ADAMS PAGE MAILLIARD, JOHN T. SHERIDAN, LAWRENCE W. SONSINI Corporate Law Baker & McKenzie San SHANE M. BYRNE, DOUGLAS M. YOUNG Bergeson San Jose, CA DANIEL J. BERGESON Page 24 Bingham McCutchen East Palo Alto, CA DANIEL COOPERMAN, BARTLEY C. DEAMER Boutin Jones Sacramento, CA JOHN E. DI GIUSTO LEE F. BENTON, CRAIG E. DAUCHY, JAMES F. FULTON, JR., MATTHEW B. HEMINGTON, SUZANNE SAWOCHKA HOOPER, ERIC C. JENSEN, ROBERT L. JONES, BARBARA KOSACZ, TIMOTHY J. MOORE, MARK P. TANOURY, MARK B. WEEKS KENNETH GUERNSEY, SAMUEL M. LIVERMORE Davis Polk & Wardwell Menlo Park, CA FRANCIS S. CURRIE Dewey & LeBoeuf East Palo Alto, CA RICHARD E. CLIMAN DLA Piper East Palo Alto, CA PETER M. ASTIZ, GREGORY M. GALLO, HENRY LESSER, DENNIS C. SULLIVAN Downey Brand Sacramento, CA JEFFREY M. KOEWLER Farella Braun + Martel San FRANK E. FARELLA Fenwick & West Mountain View, CA GORDON K. DAVIDSON, DENNIS R. DEBROECK, MARK C. STEVENS Fitzgerald, Abott & Beardlsey Oakland, CA MERRILL SCHWARTZ Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian Redwood City, CA ROBERT V. GUNDERSON, JR., BROOKS STOUGH Hogan, Holmes & Usoz San Jose, CA THOMAS R. HOGAN Hoge, Fenton, Jones & Appel San Jose, CA STEPHEN S. MCCRAY Holland & Knight San THOMAS A. ZIMMER Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin San BARRY A. ABBOTT, RICHARD W. CANADY, LAWRENCE B. RABKIN, DENIS T. RICE K&L Gates San RICHARD M. PHILLIPS Latham & Watkins Menlo Park, CA PAUL H. DAWES, MICHAEL W. HALL, CHRISTOPHER L. KAUFMAN, PETER F. KERMAN, ALAN C. MENDELSON Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Palo Alto, CA THOMAS W. KELLERMAN Morgan, Lewis & Bockius San JOHN W. LARSON, RONALD B. MOSKOVITZ Morrison & Foerster Palo Alto, CA PAUL L. LION III, MICHAEL C. PHILLIPS, WILLIAM D. SHERMAN JOHN W. CAMPBELL III, BRUCE ALAN MANN, ROBERT S. TOWNSEND Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe San LESLIE P. JAY, LAWRENCE B. LOW Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman Palo Alto, CA JORGE A. DEL CALVO Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman San NATHANIEL M. CARTMELL III, THOMAS E. SPARKS, JR., MICHAEL J. SULLIVAN, BLAIR W. WHITE, STANTON D. WONG Sidley Austin Palo Alto, CA DEBORAH A. MARSHALL Sidley Austin San SHARON R. FLANAGAN Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Palo Alto, CA WILLIAM H. HINMAN, JR. Squire, Sanders & Dempsey Palo Alto, CA NICHOLAS C. UNKOVIC Trepel Law Offices San Jose, CA ANTHONY J. TREPEL Weintraub Genshlea Chediak Sacramento, CA CHRISTOPHER CHEDIAK JOHN A. FORE, MARTIN W. KORMAN, PAGE MAILLIARD, KATHARINE A. MARTIN, HENRY P. MASSEY, JR., MARIO M. ROSATI, JEFFREY D. SAPER, DAVID J. SEGRE, JOHN T. SHERIDAN, LAWRENCE W. SONSINI, ANN YVONNE WALKER Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati San ROBERT G. O CONNOR Criminal Defense: Non-White-Collar Arguedas, Cassman & Headley Berkeley, CA CRISTINA C. ARGUEDAS, THEODORE W. CASSMAN Berliner Cohen San Jose, CA FRANK R. UBHAUS Blackmon & Associates Sacramento, CA CLYDE M. BLACKMON Christopher H. Wing Sacramento, CA CHRISTOPHER H. WING Clarence & Dyer San NANCI L. CLARENCE Cotsirilos & Campisano San GEORGE J. COTSIRILOS, JR. Donald H. Heller Sacramento, CA DONALD H. HELLER Gagen, McCoy, McMahon, Koss, Markowitz & Raines Danville, CA WILLIAM E. GAGEN, JR. Garcia, Schnayerson & Thompson Hayward, CA PHILIP A. SCHNAYERSON Guyton N. Jinkerson San Jose, CA GUYTON N. JINKERSON Page 25 Harold J. Rosenthal Berkeley, CA HAROLD J. ROSENTHAL James S. Thomson Berkeley, CA JAMES S. THOMSON Karen L. Snell San KAREN L. SNELL Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman San WILLIAM M. GOODMAN, MARCUS S. TOPEL 10 San Francisco s Best Lawyers For more info go to

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12 2011 Survey Results Keker & Van Nest San JOHN W. KEKER Lagod & Christensen San Jose, CA ALAN M. LAGOD Law Office of Allen Ruby San Jose, CA ALLEN J. RUBY Law Office of Gilbert Eisenberg San GILBERT EISENBERG Law Office of Richard B. Mazer San RICHARD B. MAZER Law Offices of Linda Parisi Sacramento, CA LINDA M. PARISI Law Offices of Marshall M. Schulman San MARSHALL M. SCHULMAN Law Offices of Paul B. Meltzer Santa Cruz, CA PAUL B. MELTZER Leupp Wachob & Woodall Auburn, CA THOMAS LEUPP M. Gerald Schwartzbach Mill Valley, CA M. GERALD SCHWARTZBACH Page 23 Manchester, Williams & Seibert San Jose, CA STEVEN R. MANCHESTER Nolan, Armstrong & Barton Palo Alto, CA MICHAEL W. ARMSTRONG, DANIEL L. BARTON, THOMAS J. NOLAN Riordan & Horgan San DENNIS P. RIORDAN Rothschild Wishek & Sands Sacramento, CA MICHAEL ROTHSCHILD, M. BRADLEY WISHEK Swanson, McNamara & Haller San EDWARD W. SWANSON The Law Offices of Kenneth W. Robinson San Jose, CA KENNETH W. ROBINSON The Worthington Law Centre Salinas, CA THOMAS S. WORTHINGTON Weinberg & Wilder San DORON WEINBERG William L. Osterhoudt San WILLIAM L. OSTERHOUDT Criminal Defense: White-Collar Arguedas, Cassman & Headley Berkeley, CA CRISTINA C. ARGUEDAS, THEODORE W. CASSMAN Baker & McKenzie San ROBERT W. TARUN Berliner Cohen San Jose, CA FRANK R. UBHAUS Blackmon & Associates Sacramento, CA CLYDE M. BLACKMON Christopher H. Wing Sacramento, CA CHRISTOPHER H. WING Clarence & Dyer San NANCI L. CLARENCE STEPHEN C. NEAL PAUL A. RENNE Cotsirilos & Campisano San GEORGE J. COTSIRILOS, JR. Craig M. Brown San Jose, CA CRAIG M. BROWN Donald H. Heller Sacramento, CA DONALD H. HELLER Duane Morris San GEORGE D. NIESPOLO Farella Braun + Martel San DOUGLAS R. YOUNG Foley & Lardner San THOMAS F. CARLUCCI Garcia, Schnayerson & Thompson Hayward, CA PHILIP A. SCHNAYERSON Guyton N. Jinkerson San Jose, CA GUYTON N. JINKERSON Page 25 Harold J. Rosenthal Berkeley, CA HAROLD J. ROSENTHAL Hogan Lovells US San MICHAEL J. SHEPARD James S. Thomson Berkeley, CA JAMES S. THOMSON Karen L. Snell San KAREN L. SNELL Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman San WILLIAM M. GOODMAN, MARCUS S. TOPEL Keker & Van Nest San STUART GASNER, JOHN W. KEKER, JAN NIELSEN LITTLE, ELLIOT R. PETERS, ROBERT A. VAN NEST Lagod & Christensen San Jose, CA ALAN M. LAGOD Law Office of Allen Ruby San Jose, CA ALLEN J. RUBY Law Office of Gilbert Eisenberg San GILBERT EISENBERG Law Office of John D. Cline San JOHN D. CLINE Law Office of Richard B. Mazer San RICHARD B. MAZER Law Offices of Paul B. Meltzer Santa Cruz, CA PAUL B. MELTZER Law Offices of Richard Rosen Salinas, CA RICHARD A. ROSEN Leupp Wachob & Woodall Auburn, CA THOMAS LEUPP M. Gerald Schwartzbach Mill Valley, CA M. GERALD SCHWARTZBACH Page 23 Manchester, Williams & Seibert San Jose, CA STEVEN R. MANCHESTER McManis Faulkner San Jose, CA JAMES MCMANIS JAMES J. BROSNAHAN Munger, Tolles & Olson San JEROME C. ROTH Nolan, Armstrong & Barton Palo Alto, CA MICHAEL W. ARMSTRONG, DANIEL L. BARTON, THOMAS J. NOLAN O Melveny & Myers San DANIEL BOOKIN Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe San WALTER F. BROWN, JR. Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan Redwood Shores, CA ROBERT P. FELDMAN Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan San JOHN POTTER Riordan & Horgan San DENNIS P. RIORDAN Rothschild Wishek & Sands Sacramento, CA MICHAEL ROTHSCHILD, M. BRADLEY WISHEK Segal & Kirby Sacramento, CA MALCOLM S. SEGAL Sideman & Bancroft San DAVID P. BANCROFT Stevens, O Connell & Jacobs Sacramento, CA GEORGE L. O CONNELL, CHARLES J. STEVENS Swanson, McNamara & Haller San MARY MCNAMARA, EDWARD W. SWANSON The Law Offices of Kenneth W. Robinson San Jose, CA KENNETH W. ROBINSON The Worthington Law Centre Salinas, CA THOMAS S. WORTHINGTON Weinberg & Wilder San DORON WEINBERG William L. Osterhoudt San WILLIAM L. OSTERHOUDT Derivatives Law Jones Day Palo Alto, CA WILLIAM S. FREEMAN Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law Desmond, Nolan, Livaich & Cunningham Sacramento, CA GARY ALAN LIVAICH Diepenbrock Harrison Sacramento, CA JOHN V. DIEPENBROCK Erickson, Beasley & Hewitt Oakland, CA ALICE M. BEASLEY Glynn & Finley Walnut Creek, CA CLEMENT L. GLYNN Matteoni, O Laughlin & Hechtman San Jose, CA NORMAN E. MATTEONI Pacific Legal Foundation Sacramento, CA JAMES S. BURLING The Zumbrun Law Firm Arcata, CA RONALD A. ZUMBRUN Employee Benefits Law Baker & McKenzie San EDWARD D. BURMEISTER, JR. Chang, Ruthenberg & Long Folsom, CA JEFFREY C. CHANG, KEVIN G. LONG, KENNETH W. RUTHENBERG, JR. RENEE R. DEMING THOMAS Z. REICHER DLA Piper San MARK H. BOXER, DAVID F. BOYLE, JAMES V. TELFER DolmatConnell & Partners Menlo Park, CA P. GARTH GARTRELL Fenwick & West Mountain View, CA SCOTT P. SPECTOR Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian Redwood City, CA SHARON J. HENDRICKS, DANIEL J. NIEHANS Mayer Brown Palo Alto, CA MAUREEN J. GORMAN Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Palo Alto, CA S. JAMES DIBERNARDO, ZAITUN POONJA Nixon Peabody San DAVID S. FOSTER Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe San WILLIAM D. BERRY The Law Offices of Barry H. Sacks San BARRY H. SACKS Trucker Huss San JULIE H. BURBANK, RICHARD A. GILBERT, R. BRADFORD HUSS, BENJAMIN F. SPATER, CHARLES A. STORKE, LEE A. TRUCKER JOHN E. AGUIRRE Winston & Strawn San JAMES P. BAKER Energy Law Bingham McCutchen San WILLIAM D. KISSINGER MARTIN S. SCHENKER Davis Wright Tremaine San EDWARD W. O NEILL Dennis W. De Cuir Roseville, CA DENNIS W. DECUIR Downey Brand Sacramento, CA DAN L. CARROLL Ellison, Schneider & Harris Sacramento, CA CHRISTOPHER T. ELLISON Goodin, MacBride, Squeri, Day & Lamprey San MICHAEL B. DAY, THOMAS J. MACBRIDE, JR., JAMES D. SQUERI GORDON P. ERSPAMER Morrison & Foerster Walnut Creek, CA PETER W. HANSCHEN Nossaman San MARTIN A. MATTES Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe San JOSEPH M. MALKIN Sidley Austin San MARIE L. FIALA Somach Simmons & Dunn Sacramento, CA STUART L. SOMACH William H. Booth Walnut Creek, CA WILLIAM H. BOOTH Winston & Strawn San JOSEPH M. KARP Entertainment Law Engel & Engel Atherton, CA DONALD S. ENGEL 12 San Francisco s Best Lawyers For more info go to

13 Exceptional Case Luke Ellis of Gillin Jacobson Ellis & Larsen On Class Actions to Help Victims of Defective Hip and Knee Implants When thousands of contaminated hip and knee implants made their way from the manufacturer s plant into hospitals, the situation for thousands of patients suffering from hip injuries became even worse. Following the manufacturing process, residue of a mineral oil-based lubricant stayed on the shell of the implant. The shell s coating was supposed to allow the bone tissue to fuse with the implant, but this was inhibited by the lubricant residue. Bonding didn t occur properly, and this led to severe patient injuries. The only solution was a subsequent surgery. Thousands of patients complained of severe pain in their thighs and groin area due to the defective implants. The company recalled 30,000 hip implants, of which approximately 17,500 were already implanted in patients. The manufacturing company understood that the implants might be contaminated, but went ahead and put them out on the market, says Luke Ellis of Gillin Jacobson Ellis & Larsen. The patients, who were mostly elderly and already sick, were forced to go through another risky hip operation to remove the contaminated implant. Some even died in the process. The company acknowledged the defective hip implants, and accepted responsibility for the injuries to patients. Ellis garnered a $9.2 million for the 35 clients that he represented in the state court in California. Other cases were clustered in states like Florida, Texas and New York. The cases were consolidated in the federal level in multi-district litigation. Ellis was appointed by the courts to serve as one of the lead plaintiff attorneys in the Judicial Council Coordinated Proceedings (JCCP). The hip implant class action settled for more than $1 billion. The path to winning such a large settlement was awash with obstacles, and the case was extremely emotionally-charged, Ellis says. For more info go to It s about looking at the minute details, and taking hundreds of thousands of documents and whittling them down into a binder of the points most important to the case. Luke Ellis Our team was on the verge of jury selection in the lead case for the trial set in California when the federal judge issued a stay to temporarily halt the proceeding, Ellis says. He said that the state case had to stop because it was threatening the national class action. Around the same time, the hip implant company engaged in a tentative settlement with the federal multi-district lawyers for about $650 million. State lawyers including Ellis appealed the stay, and a federal appellate court overruled the federal judge saying that the stay was issued erroneously. Ellis ability to continue his trial in Alameda County triggered an opportunity to negotiate a revised resolution. We actually convinced the federal appellate court to overrule the stay order from the federal court, and by forcing that issue, it forced a better settlement later, Ellis says. With the end of litigation on the horizon, the lead plaintiff attorneys had to convince some plaintiffs to resist opting out of the settlement to try to win their cases alone through trial or possible separate settlements. Too many op-outs could have led the hip implant company to go bankrupt, making a lien relevant. The class members with a lien on the company s assets would have had priority, and those who opted out of the class would not have have received compensation. Despite the challenges, the state lawyers ultimately reached a resolution that almost doubled what the hip implant company had initially presented to the court. The result was a settlement of more than $1 billion. Facing an enormous challenge of compensating thousands of patients, the implant manufacturer borrowed funds and otherwise raised money to finance the settlement. One key to achieving the settlement was pressing early for certain trials, Ellis says. Many times this kind of complex litigation can get bogged down, and keeping it moving is very important, he says. Every day we thought about how we could push the depositions forward and how we could get the courts and the judges to push the cases toward trial. Ellis calls handling such complex cases an art. It s about looking at the minute details, and taking hundreds of thousands of documents and whittling them down into a binder of the points most important to the case, Ellis says. Ashley Cisneros San Francisco s Best Lawyers 13

14 2011 Survey Results Law Office of Judy Alexander Soquel, CA JUDITH A. ALEXANDER Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman San CYDNEY A. TUNE Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton Menlo Park, CA JAMES M. CHADWICK Environmental Law Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis San SANDI L. NICHOLS, ROBERT D. WYATT Arnold & Porter San KAREN J. NARDI, TRENTON H. NORRIS Barg Coffin Lewis & Trapp San JOHN F. BARG, RICHARD C. COFFIN Best Best & Krieger Walnut Creek, CA RODERICK E. WALSTON Beveridge & Diamond San GARY J. SMITH Bingham McCutchen East Palo Alto, CA CHRISTOPHER P. BERKA Bingham McCutchen San STEPHEN L. KOSTKA, KEVIN POLONCARZ, EDWARD L. STROHBEHN, JR. Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass San PAMELA S. DUFFY Page 21 Cox, Castle & Nicholson San STUART BLOCK, ANNE E. MUDGE, MICHAEL H. ZISCHKE Diepenbrock Harrison Sacramento, CA MARK D. HARRISON Earthjustice Oakland, CA DONNELL VAN NOPPEN III Edgcomb Law Group San JOHN D. EDGCOMB Farella Braun + Martel San JAMES A. BRUEN, ROBERT L. HINES, CHRIS LOCKE Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher San PETER S. MODLIN Greenberg Traurig Sacramento, CA GENE LIVINGSTON Holland & Knight San JENNIFER L. HERNANDEZ Jones Day San THOMAS M. DONNELLY Morgan Miller Blair Walnut Creek, CA PATRICIA E. CURTIN CHRISTOPHER J. CARR, MICHÈLE B. CORASH, ROBERT L. FALK, MICHAEL J. STEEL Munger, Tolles & Olson San RONALD C. HAUSMANN Paul Hastings San DEBORAH J. SCHMALL Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman San MICHAEL R. BARR, MARGARET N. ROSEGAY Ragghianti Freitas San Rafael, CA GARY T. RAGGHIANTI Remy, Thomas, Moose and Manley Sacramento, CA TINA A. THOMAS Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton San ROBERT A. THOMPSON Shook, Hardy & Bacon San KEITH M. CASTO Page 25 Stoel Rives Sacramento, CA KRISTEN TROY CASTAÑOS, TIMOTHY M. TAYLOR Equipment Finance Law Bingham McCutchen San GEORGE A. HISERT, PAMELA J. MARTINSON Buchalter Nemer San ROBERT ALAN ZADEK BARRY A. GRAYNOR Cooper, White & Cooper San BARRY A. DUBIN Holland & Knight San WILLIAM B. PIELS, THOMAS A. ZIMMER Severson & Werson San DENNIS M. TALBOTT Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law Carol Langford Walnut Creek, CA CAROL M. LANGFORD Lewis & Bacon Sacramento, CA STEVEN A. LEWIS Family Law Berra Stross & Wallacker San Mateo, CA RICHARD C. BERRA, ELLEN WINICK STROSS, GRETCHEN WALLACKER Blum Braz & Gibbs Oakland, CA LORIN B. BLUM, SHARON BRAZ, DONNA T. GIBBS Christopher F. Emley San CHRISTOPHER F. EMLEY De Goff and Sherman Berkeley, CA RICHARD I. SHERMAN Deborah J. Marx Oakland, CA DEBORAH J. MARX Dick & Wagner Sacramento, CA ANTHONY S. DICK, STEPHEN JAMES WAGNER Dok, Levy & Perrin San Jose, CA WILLIAM L. DOK Family Formation Law Offices of Diane Michelsen Lafayette, CA DIANE G. MICHELSEN Fox & Bank Walnut Creek, CA BRIGEDA D. BANK, A. KATHRYN FOX Gradstein & Gorman Half Moon Bay, CA MARC H. GRADSTEIN Hallert & Hallert Walnut Creek, CA STEVEN D. HALLERT Hanson Crawford Family Law Group San Mateo, CA JOSEPH P. CRAWFORD, BELINDA HANSON Hoge, Fenton, Jones & Appel San Jose, CA PHILIP L. HAMMER Lakin Spears Palo Alto, CA JESSICA F. ARNER, JENNIFER F. WALD Law Office of Camille H. Hemmer Sacramento, CA CAMILLE H. HEMMER Law Office of Gary R. O Dell Roseville, CA GARY RALPH O DELL Law Office of Kristi Cotton Spence San Mateo, CA KRISTI COTTON SPENCE Law Office of Marjory A. Kaplan Oakland, CA MARJORY A. KAPLAN Law Office of Nordin Blacker San NORDIN F. BLACKER Law Office of Richard F. Barry San Rafael, CA RICHARD F. BARRY Law Office of Stephen Montalvo Redwood City, CA STEPHEN J. MONTALVO Law Offices of Bernard N. Wolf San BERNARD WOLF Law Offices of Clifford Ross Chernick Menlo Park, CA CLIFFORD R. CHERNICK Law Offices of Garrett C. Dailey Oakland, CA GARRETT C. DAILEY Law Offices of Hugh Thomson San Jose, CA HUGH T. THOMSON Law Offices of John S. May Walnut Creek, CA JOHN S. MAY Law Offices of Lee C. Pearce Walnut Creek, CA LEE C. PEARCE Law Offices of Peter G. Loewenstein Walnut Creek, CA PETER G. LOEWENSTEIN Lundell & Spadafore San Jose, CA NEVILLE K. SPADAFORE Madden & Redding San Jose, CA ROBERT C. REDDING Morgan Duffy-Smith & Tidalgo San Jose, CA DONELLE C. MORGAN Morgan, Lewis & Bockius San MAX GUTIERREZ, JR. Norris Family Law Redwood City, CA LANA L. NORRIS Paul F. Vorsatz Burlingame, CA PAUL VORSATZ Perkovich and Perkovich Sacramento, CA NANCY PERKOVICH Pierson, Coats, Palash & Paul San PAMELA E. PIERSON Riede McCall Mason & Mussallem San Rafael, CA JOHN P. MCCALL Russell Law Firm Portola Valley, CA WILLIAM R. RUSSELL Sarah H. Leverett Oakland, CA SARAH H. LEVERETT Sharon F. Mah San Rafael, CA SHARON F. MAH Sideman & Bancroft San DIANA E. RICHMOND Silvestri Silvestri & Mialocq Redwood City, CA PHILIP S. SILVESTRI Simborg * Killingsworth Corte Madera, CA MADELEINE SIMBORG Sucherman Insalaco San LOWELL H. SUCHERMAN Thorn Seymour Mehmet Suzie S. Thorn Page 17 Wagner & Wagner Oakland, CA RONALD A. WAGNER, SANDRA F. WAGNER Whiting, Fallon, Ross & Abel Walnut Creek, CA ANDREW ROSS, WILLIAM F. WHITING Woodruff O Hair, Posner & Salinger Sacramento, CA ROBERT J. O HAIR, D. THOMAS WOODRUFF Family Law Mediation Berra Stross & Wallacker San Mateo, CA RICHARD C. BERRA Fox & Bank Walnut Creek, CA A. KATHRYN FOX Law Office of Kristi Cotton Spence San Mateo, CA KRISTI COTTON SPENCE Martina Reaves Berkeley, CA MARTINA E. REAVES Sideman & Bancroft San DIANA E. RICHMOND Simborg * Killingsworth Corte Madera, CA MADELEINE SIMBORG FDA Law Keller and Heckman San LESLIE T. KRASNY Page 23 First Amendment Law Davis Wright Tremaine San THOMAS R. BURKE, MARY DUFFY CAROLAN Holme Roberts & Owen San RACHEL E. MATTEO-BOEHM, ROGER R. MYERS Kenyon Yeates Sacramento, CA CHARITY KENYON Law Offices of Neil L. Shapiro Monterey, CA NEIL L. SHAPIRO Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe Menlo Park, CA EDWARD P. DAVIS, JR. Ram & Olson San KARL OLSON Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton Menlo Park, CA JAMES M. CHADWICK Food and Beverage Law Hinman & Carmichael San JOHN A. HINMAN Holland & Knight San MICHAEL BRILL NEWMAN Franchise Law Nixon Peabody San ROBERT L. EBE Gaming Law Dickstein & Zerbi Sacramento, CA HOWARD L. DICKSTEIN 14 San Francisco s Best Lawyers For more info go to

15 2011 Lawyers of the Year Best Lawyers has named individuals as Lawyers of the Year in the San Francisco area, based on their particularly high level of peer recognition. The san francisco Area s Lawyers of the Year Oakland: Alternative Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year: Randall W. Wulff Appellate Lawyer of the Year: Jon B. Eisenberg Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense Lawyer of the Year: Cristina C. Arguedas Family Lawyer of the Year: Deborah J. Marx Personal Injury Litigator of the Year: James P. Larsen Real Estate Lawyer of the Year: Marvin B. Starr Pamela S. Duffy Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass Land Use & Zoning Law If you had asked Pamela Duffy when she was a student at Loyola University where, in 1978, she graduated cum laude whether she was going to be a land use and real estate lawyer one day, I would ve questioned your sanity, she quips. But as a young practicing attorney, Duffy s first case was land use-related. I thought it was just fascinating, Duffy who was named to the St. Thomas More Law Honor Bet-the-Company Litigation Columbus, OH Society and served as an editor at the Loyola Law Review says. It picked up social policy issues as well as historical notions of property ownership and the evolving society and how those things all interacted. It was an area in which a lot of people were right on both sides. The people who want to preserve open space, they re right and the people who say, Well, people need a place to live, they re right. I look for the place where there can be consensus. An avid golfer and baseball fan, Duffy is also a frequent lecturer, and considers it part of my duty to teach. But she says she s most proud of being part of a firm that, earlier this year, was honored by the California State Bar Association as the Pro Bono Firm of the Year. We provided 4,700 hours in pro bono legal services to a variety of people in need, and being able to help build the kind of law firm that thinks that s an appropriate use of their resources, that s pretty satisfying. Chris Harris Sacramento: Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Lawyer of the Year: Steven H. Felderstein Bet-the-Company Litigator of the Year: Joseph S. Genshlea Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense Lawyer of the Year: Clyde M. Blackmon White-Collar Criminal Defense Lawyer of the Year: Charles J. Stevens Environmental Lawyer of the Year: Tina A. Thomas Gaming Lawyer of the Year: John K. Maloney Land Use & Zoning Lawyer of the Year: William W. Abbott Personal Injury Litigator of the Year: Robert A. Buccola Real Estate Lawyer of the Year: Charles W. Trainor Water Lawyer of the Year: Stuart L. Somach San Francisco: Alternative Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year: Edward A. Panelli Antitrust Lawyer of the Year: David M. Balabanian Appellate Lawyer of the Year: Dennis P. Riordan Banking Lawyer of the Year: Rodney R. Peck Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Lawyer of the Year: Commercial Litigation Columbus, OH Peter J. Benvenutti Bet-the-Company Litigator of the Year: Robert A. Van Nest Corporate Governance and Compliance Lawyer of the Year: Lawrence W. Sonsini Corporate Lawyer of the Year: William D. Sherman Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense Lawyer of the Year: Doron Weinberg White-Collar Criminal Defense Lawyer of the Year: James J. Brosnahan Employee Benefits Lawyer of the Year: Edward D. Burmeister, Jr. Environmental Lawyer of the Year: Michael R. Barr Family Lawyer of the Year: Philip S. Silvestri Health Care Lawyer of the Year: M. Steven Lipton Immigration Lawyer of the Year: Ronald Wada Insurance Lawyer of the Year: David B. Goodwin Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year: Gladys H. Monroy Labor and Employment Lawyer of the Year: Cliff Palefsky Land Use & Zoning Lawyer of the Year: Pamela S. Duffy Maritime Lawyer of the Year: Forrest Booth Mass Tort Litigator of the Year: Raoul D. Kennedy Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year: James M. Goodman Mergers & Acquisitions Lawyer of the Year: Keith A. Flaum Non-Profit/Charities Lawyer of the Year: Erik D. Dryburgh Personal Injury Litigator of the Year: William B. Smith Real Estate Lawyer of the Year: Caryl Bartelman Welborn Tax Lawyer of the Year: Joanne M. Garvey Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year: Donald J. McCubbin For more info go to San Francisco s Best Lawyers 15

16 2011 Survey Results Forman & Associates San Rafael, CA GEORGE FORMAN Harlan W. Goodson Sacramento, CA HARLAN WAYNE GOODSON Law Office of Jane G. Zerbi Sacramento, CA JANE G. ZERBI Law Office of Robert S. Tabor Sacramento, CA ROBERT S. TABOR Patricia A. Prochaska Oakland, CA PATRICIA A. PROCHASKA The Law Offices of John K. Maloney Sacramento, CA JOHN K. MALONEY Government Relations Law Greenberg Traurig Sacramento, CA GENE LIVINGSTON, JAMES MATTESICH Nielsen, Merksamer, Parrinello, Mueller & Naylor Sacramento, CA STEVEN A. MERKSAMER Health Care Law Bingham McCutchen East Palo Alto, CA ROSS E. CAMPBELL Carr, McClellan, Ingersoll, Thompson & Horn Burlingame, CA KEITH P. BARTEL Cary M. Adams Sacramento, CA CARY M. ADAMS Davis Wright Tremaine San M. STEVEN LIPTON, HARRY SHULMAN, PAUL T. SMITH DLA Piper Sacramento, CA STEPHEN L. GOFF Epstein Becker & Green San WILLIAM HELVESTINE Hanson Bridgett San STEVEN V. SCHNIER Jones Day San JAMES R. DUTRO Kessenick Phillips & Gamma San LAURENCE W. KESSENICK Latham & Watkins San PAUL R. DEMURO, GERALD R. PETERS Law Office of A. Robert Singer Lafayette, CA A. ROBERT SINGER Manatt, Phelps & Phillips San DANIEL B. HIGGINS Paul Hastings San GAYL A. WESTENDORF Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman San ALLEN E. BRISKIN, GERALD M. HINKLEY Ropes & Gray San JOHN O. CHESLEY, MITCHELL J. OLEJKO Immigration Law Berry Appleman & Leiden San JEFF T. APPLEMAN, DAVID P. BERRY, THERESA A. FISHER, WARREN R. LEIDEN Debi Gloria Boulder Creek, CA DEBI GLORIA Fellom & Solorio San NANCY ANN FELLOM Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen and Loewy Santa Clara, CA CYNTHIA JUAREZ LANGE Jackson & Hertogs San ATESSA CHEHRAZI, NORMAN C. PLOTKIN Law Office of Donald Freiburg San Jose, CA DONALD FREIBERG Law Offices of Marcine A. Seid San Jose, CA MARCINE ANNE SEID Law Offices of Norton Tooby Oakland, CA E. NORTON TOOBY Law Offices of Schwerin & Sumcad San Jose, CA MILLIE-ANN MARQUEZ-LI SUMCAD Lawler & Lawler San HOPE M. FRYE, MARTIN J. LAWLER Litwin & Associates South San EDWARD R. LITWIN Pearl Law Group San JULIE PEARL Seyfarth Shaw San SUSAN K. WEHRER Simmons & Ungar San DONALD L. UNGAR Tafapolsky & Smith San RONALD WADA Van Der Hout, Brigagliano & Nightingale San CHRISTINE BRIGAGLIANO, MARC L. VAN DER HOUT Younossi Law South San HELENA S. YOUNOSSI Information Technology Law Business & Technology Law Group San Jose, CA STEPHEN N. HOLLMAN Cobalt Berkeley, CA KATHERINE C. SPELMAN MICHAEL D. STERN DLA Piper East Palo Alto, CA MARK F. RADCLIFFE DLA Piper Sacramento, CA SCOTT W. PINK DLA Piper San STACY SNOWMAN Fenwick & West Mountain View, CA STUART P. MEYER Fenwick & West San DAVID L. HAYES Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher Palo Alto, CA DANIEL R. MUMMERY Greenberg Traurig East Palo Alto, CA HEATHER J. MEEKER Greenberg Traurig Sacramento, CA KATHLEEN FINNERTY Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin San DENIS T. RICE IT Law Group Palo Alto, CA FRANÇOISE GILBERT Latham & Watkins Menlo Park, CA ANTHONY R. KLEIN, GLENN G. NASH Mayer Brown Palo Alto, CA IAN N. FEINBERG LAURIE S. HANE, J. THOMAS MCCARTHY, WILLIAM I. SCHWARTZ Paradigm Counsel Palo Alto, CA MAUREEN S. DORNEY Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman San MICHAEL MURPHY Susan H. Nycum Portola Valley, CA SUSAN H. NYCUM SUZANNE Y. BELL Insurance Law Adleson, Hess & Kelly Campbell, CA RANDY M. HESS ANN M. MOONEY Covington & Burling San DONALD W. BROWN, DAVID B. GOODWIN, LAWRENCE A. HOBEL Craig & Winkelman Berkeley, CA BRUCE H. WINKELMAN Duane Morris San BARRY L. BUNSHOFT, PHILIP R. MATTHEWS, RICHARD L. SEABOLT, RAY L. WONG Farella Braun + Martel San WILLIAM R. FRIEDRICH Fox Rothschild San OTTO F. BECKER Hayes Scott Bonino Ellingson & McLay Redwood Shores, CA MARK G. BONINO Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin San BARRY A. ABBOTT Howrey East Palo Alto, CA PAUL ALEXANDER Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman San BRIAN P. BROSNAHAN Lombardi, Loper & Conant Oakland, CA RALPH A. LOMBARDI McNamara, Ney, Beatty, Slattery, Borges & Brothers Walnut Creek, CA MICHAEL J. NEY Nixon Peabody San DONALD E. DORFMAN Nossaman San KURT W. MELCHIOR O Melveny & Myers San MARTIN CHECOV Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe San BARRY S. LEVIN Paul Hastings San GRACE A. CARTER Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom San RAOUL D. KENNEDY SNR Denton San PAUL E. B. GLAD Willoughby, Stuart and Bening San Jose, CA BRADLEY A. BENING, RONALD J. COOK, ALEXANDER F. STUART, RANDALL E. WILLOUGHBY Winston & Strawn San SCOTT P. DEVRIES Intellectual Property Law Bergeson San Jose, CA DANIEL J. BERGESON Page 24 Bingham McCutchen East Palo Alto, CA WILLIAM F. ABRAMS, BYDE W. CLAWSON THOMAS J. FRIEL, JR. Covington & Burling Redwood Shores, CA ROBERT T. HASLAM Covington & Burling San ROBERT D. FRAM DLA Piper East Palo Alto, CA MARK F. RADCLIFFE DLA Piper Sacramento, CA SCOTT W. PINK Durie Tangri San DARALYN J. DURIE, MARK A. LEMLEY, MICHAEL H. PAGE Fenwick & West Mountain View, CA SALLY M. ABEL, LYNN H. PASAHOW, MITCHELL ZIMMERMAN Fenwick & West San DAVID L. HAYES, LAURENCE F. PULGRAM, DARRYL M. WOO Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner Palo Alto, CA C. LARRY O ROURKE, JERRY D. VOIGHT Greenberg Traurig Sacramento, CA KATHLEEN FINNERTY Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin San MARTIN R. GLICK Howrey East Palo Alto, CA LLOYD R. DAY, JR. Howrey San HENRY C. BUNSOW Keker & Van Nest San JEFFREY R. CHANIN, LEO L. LAM, JON B. STREETER Latham & Watkins Menlo Park, CA PETER P. CHEN Law Offices of Thomas F. Smegal, Jr. San THOMAS F. SMEGAL, JR. McDermott Will & Emery Menlo Park, CA WILLIAM GAEDE, TERRENCE P. MCMAHON Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo Palo Alto, CA ROBERT P. TAYLOR Morrison & Foerster Palo Alto, CA GLADYS H. MONROY PAUL GOLDSTEIN, MICHAEL A. JACOBS, RACHEL KREVANS, J. THOMAS MCCARTHY, HAROLD J. MCELHINNY O Melveny & Myers San GEORGE A. RILEY Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe Menlo Park, CA WILLIAM L. ANTHONY, JR., NEEL CHATTERJEE, G. HOPKINS GUY III Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan Redwood Shores, CA CLAUDE M. STERN Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan San CHARLES K. VERHOEVEN Ropers Majeski Kohn Bentley San Jose, CA NEIL A. SMITH Ropes & Gray East Palo Alto, CA ROBERT J. GOLDMAN, MARK D. ROWLAND Sidley Austin Palo Alto, CA EDWARD V. ANDERSON 16 San Francisco s Best Lawyers For more info go to

17 SNR Denton Palo Alto, CA DANA J. FINBERG Squire, Sanders & Dempsey San GERALD P. DODSON Taylor & Company Law Offices San STEPHEN E. TAYLOR Weil, Gotshal & Manges Redwood Shores, CA MATTHEW D. POWERS, EDWARD R. REINES Weintraub Genshlea Chediak Sacramento, CA CHRISTOPHER CHEDIAK KENNETH A. CLARK, RON E. SHULMAN, DAVID S. STEUER Winston & Strawn San ANDREW P. BRIDGES International Arbitration Fenton & Keller Monterey, CA CHARLES R. KELLER Labor and Employment Law Altshuler Berzon San STEPHEN P. BERZON, EVE H. CERVANTEZ, JEFFREY B. DEMAIN, JAMES M. FINBERG, PETER D. NUSSBAUM, MICHAEL RUBIN Bahan and Associates Berkeley, CA DELLA HINN BAHAN Baker & McKenzie Palo Alto, CA CYNTHIA L. JACKSON Beeson, Tayer & Bodine Oakland, CA DUANE B. BEESON Bingham McCutchen San ALAN R. BERKOWITZ, JAMES SEVERSON Boutin Jones Sacramento, CA JULIA L. JENNESS Carroll, Burdick & McDonough Sacramento, CA GARY M. MESSING Carter, Carter, Fries and Grunschlag San DOV M. GRUNSCHLAG Christopher H. Whelan Gold River, CA CHRISTOPHER H. WHELAN FREDERICK D. BARON, GREGORY TENHOFF Davis Wright Tremaine San JUDITH DROZ KEYES Davis, Cowell & Bowe San RICHARD G. MCCRACKEN Dickson Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams Oakland, CA KATHRYN B. DICKSON, JEAN K. HYAMS, LESLIE F. LEVY DLA Piper East Palo Alto, CA JOHN R. SHUMAN Downey Brand Sacramento, CA DANIEL J. COYLE, DANIEL J. MCVEIGH Erickson, Beasley & Hewitt Oakland, CA HENRY S. HEWITT Fenwick & West Mountain View, CA VICTOR SCHACHTER Fisher & Phillips San JOHN BEERS, TIMOTHY J. MURPHY, MARK S. ROSS Goldstein, Demchak, Baller, Borgen & Dardarian Oakland, CA MORRIS J. BALLER, DAVID BORGEN Hanson Bridgett San DOUGLAS H. BARTON, PATRICK M. GLENN, JERROLD C. SCHAEFER Hardy Erich Brown & Wilson Sacramento, CA DAVID L. PERRAULT Hunton & Williams San FRASER A. MCALPINE Jeffrey A. Ross, Employment Mediation Oakland, CA JEFFREY A. ROSS Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman San BRENDAN G. DOLAN Law Office of Stephen M. Murphy San STEPHEN M. MURPHY San Francisco s B est L a w y e r s Lawless & Lawless San BARBARA A. LAWLESS, THERESE M. LAWLESS Page 23 Lewis, Feinberg, Lee, Renaker & Jackson Oakland, CA BILL LANN LEE Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein San KELLY M. DERMODY Page 25 Littler Mendelson Sacramento, CA RICHARD R. GRAY Littler Mendelson San GARRY G. MATHIASON, MAUREEN E. MCCLAIN Littler Mendelson San Jose, CA DENNIS M. BROWN Margolis & Tisman San ROBERT M. LIEBER McGuinn, Hillsman & Palefsky San JOHN A. MCGUINN, CLIFF PALEFSKY Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Palo Alto, CA MELINDA S. RIECHERT Morgan, Lewis & Bockius San REBECCA D. EISEN, CECILY A. WATERMAN Morrison & Foerster Palo Alto, CA RAYMOND L. WHEELER, THOMAS E. WILSON LINDA E. SHOSTAK Neyhart, Anderson, Freitas, Flynn & Grosball San JOHN L. ANDERSON Nixon Peabody San MICHAEL C. HALLERUD Thorn Seymour Mehmet Gary Wagner Thorn Seymour Mehmet, an association of attorneys including the corporation of Schapiro-Thorn, Inc. is a family law firm that resolves challenging family law problems and guides clients through the divorce process in the most positive manner possible. The practice specializes in cases involving high value assets and interstate and international child custody issues, as well as cases involving international jurisdiction issues. It also handles midlevel cases that present complex property division issues. Though practicing exclusively in California, the firm s extensive experience in global issues has helped it to build a vast network of resources and experts extending around the world, an increasingly essential claim in this mobile society. The firm s Suzie S. Thorn long-standing relationships with these internationally-based family law firms allow it to achieve resolution in move-away and other multi-jurisdictional/international cases including Hague Convention and UCCJEA matters The firm s predecessor, Schapiro-Thorn Inc., was founded in 1964 by world renowned family law attorney Suzie S. Thorn, a past-president of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Foundation who currently sits on the International Commission on Couples and Family Relationships. Attorney Brent D. Seymour has handled a significant number of Hague Convention cases, and Attorney Yasmine S. Mehmet is an appointed member of the California State Bar Family Law Executive Committee. All three attorneys are certified specialists in Family Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. For more info go to SELECTED FOR INCLUSION IN San Francisco S Standing from left: Justin Dorham: Legal Assistant; Suzie S. Thorn, Esq.; John Kane: Case Manager, Yelena Maksimova: Admin./Accounting Assistant. Seated from left: Yasmine S. Mehmet, Esq.; Brent D. Seymour, Esq. Tho r n Se y m o u r Mehmet An Association of Attorneys Including the Corporation of Schapiro-Thorn Inc Market Street, 5th Floor San Ph: San Francisco s Best Lawyers 17

18 2011 Survey Results Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe Menlo Park, CA LYNNE C. HERMLE Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe San PATRICIA K. GILLETTE, GARY R. SINISCALCO Paul Hastings San PAUL W. CANE, JR., E. JEFFREY GRUBE, ROBERT P. KRISTOFF, KIRBY C. WILCOX, JEFFREY D. WOHL Quackenbush & Quackenbush San Mateo, CA WILLIAM C. QUACKENBUSH Ronald Yank Oakland, CA RONALD E. YANK Rudy, Exelrod, Zieff & Lowe San ALAN B. EXELROD, MARK S. RUDY, STEVEN G. ZIEFF Seyfarth Shaw San GILMORE F. DIEKMANN, JR. Siegel & LeWitter Oakland, CA JODY I. LEWITTER The Impact Fund Berkeley, CA BRAD S. SELIGMAN Weinberg, Roger & Rosenfeld Alameda, CA W. DANIEL BOONE, DAVID A. ROSENFELD, STEWART WEINBERG Weintraub Genshlea Chediak Sacramento, CA CHARLES L. POST FRED W. ALVAREZ Winston & Strawn San CHARLES S. BIRENBAUM Land Use & Zoning Law Abbott & Kindermann Sacramento, CA WILLIAM W. ABBOTT Best Best & Krieger Sacramento, CA JOSEPH E. COOMES, JR., EDWARD J. QUINN, JR. Bingham McCutchen San CECILY TALBERT BARCLAY, STEPHEN L. KOSTKA, GEOFFREY L. ROBINSON, BARBARA J. SCHUSSMAN Briscoe Ivester & Bazel San JOHN BRISCOE Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass San WILLIAM K. COBLENTZ, PAMELA S. DUFFY, HARRY O BRIEN, TAY C. VIA Page 21 Cox, Castle & Nicholson San R. CLARK MORRISON, ANNE E. MUDGE, MICHAEL H. ZISCHKE Diepenbrock Harrison Sacramento, CA JOHN V. DIEPENBROCK Farella Braun + Martel San STEVEN VETTEL George E. Phillips Carmichael, CA GEORGE E. PHILLIPS Holland & Knight San TAMSEN PLUME Miller Starr Regalia Walnut Creek, CA WILSON F. WENDT Morgan Miller Blair Walnut Creek, CA PATRICIA E. CURTIN Morgan, Lewis & Bockius San SUSAN R. DIAMOND CHRISTOPHER J. CARR, ZANE O. GRESHAM Morrison & Foerster Walnut Creek, CA DAVID A. GOLD Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman San ROBERT C. HERR Ragghianti Freitas San Rafael, CA GARY T. RAGGHIANTI Remy, Thomas, Moose and Manley Sacramento, CA TINA A. THOMAS Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton San DAVID M. MADWAY, MARIA PRACHER, ROBERT A. THOMPSON, ROBERT J. URAM, MICHAEL B. WILMAR Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger San RACHEL B. HOOPER, FRAN M. LAYTON, E. CLEMENT SHUTE, JR., WILLIAM J. WHITE Stoel Rives Sacramento, CA TIMOTHY M. TAYLOR Stoel Rives Truckee, CA MICHAEL B. BROWN The Zumbrun Law Firm Arcata, CA RONALD A. ZUMBRUN Legal Malpractice Law Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy Burlingame, CA JOSEPH W. COTCHETT Page 19 Durie Tangri San DARALYN J. DURIE Ellis, Coleman, Poirier, LaVoie & Steinheimer Sacramento, CA MARK E. ELLIS Freidberg & Parker Sacramento, CA EDWARD P. FREIDBERG Hinshaw & Culbertson San RONALD E. MALLEN Keker & Van Nest San SUSAN J. HARRIMAN, ELLIOT R. PETERS, ROBERT A. VAN NEST Long & Levit San KATHLEEN EWINS, JOSEPH P. MCMONIGLE Morgan, Lewis & Bockius San JAMES N. PENROD Robinson & Wood San Jose, CA JESSE F. RUIZ Ropers Majeski Kohn Bentley Redwood City, CA JOHN M. BENTLEY Segal & Kirby Sacramento, CA JAMES R. KIRBY II Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law Bingham McCutchen East Palo Alto, CA BARTLEY C. DEAMER Bullivant Houser Bailey Sacramento, CA SCOTT E. BARTEL, DANIEL B. ENG, ERIC J. STIFF LEE F. BENTON, CRAIG E. DAUCHY, TIMOTHY J. MOORE, MARK P. TANOURY KENNETH GUERNSEY Davis Polk & Wardwell Menlo Park, CA FRANCIS S. CURRIE DLA Piper East Palo Alto, CA JOHN HOWARD CLOWES, GREGORY M. GALLO, JAMES M. KOSHLAND, HENRY LESSER Fenwick & West Mountain View, CA GORDON K. DAVIDSON, MARK C. STEVENS Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian Redwood City, CA SCOTT C. DETTMER, ROBERT V. GUNDERSON, JR., BROOKS STOUGH, THOMAS F. VILLENEUVE Kirkland & Ellis San JEFFREY C. HAMMES Latham & Watkins Menlo Park, CA MICHAEL W. HALL, CHRISTOPHER L. KAUFMAN, PETER F. KERMAN, ALAN C. MENDELSON, PATRICK A. POHLEN Morrison & Foerster Palo Alto, CA WILLIAM D. SHERMAN Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe Menlo Park, CA DONALD M. KELLER, JR. Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman Palo Alto, CA JORGE A. 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