Northern California Super Lawyers Articles
Common Touch
Terry McMahon’s working-class roots helped make him an uncommonly good IP attorney
Blowing the Whistle on Fraud
How Eric Havian became a ‘giant-killer’
Voice of Calm
Once a child soldier in Lebanon, Haitham E. Ballout rebuilt his life in the U.S. Now he helps others do the same
Detail Person
To Susan Popik, insurance law is riveting stuff
Simple Justice
Kevin M. Fong brings old-fashioned elegance to the appellate court
Who Was Your Mentor?
Therese and Barbara Lawless
Heidi Timken and Marvin Starr
Heidi Timken and Marvin Starr
Taking on Prop 8
How Jeremy Goldman helped battle the anti-gay marriage measure
David Tyra: Supreme Challenge
How this employment defense attorney with Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard helped save California $2 billion
Googling Kent Walker
Life as Google’s top lawyer is a crucible filled with extraordinary demands. He couldn’t be happier
The Undefeated
In Roger Dreyer’s eyes, he’s never lost a case
Remembering the St. Louis
Robert Rubin has made protecting civil liberties his life’s work
The Man from Merced
Growing up, Gary Hernandez was anxious to leave, but he keeps coming back
Everyone Deserves a Good Lawyer
So believes William Gagen, even though his clients sometimes do terrible things
The Badger
No one digs up and chews details like trial lawyer Gerald Schwartzbach—just ask Robert Blake
Thoughts on a Thriving Life
Timothy Tosta was given two years to live … 19 years ago
City Person
Pamela Duffy loves San Francisco, which makes sense—she’s behind some of its most successful developments
Jailhouse Lawyer
Don Specter
Give Dan Your Tired, Your Poor, Yearning to Breathe Free
Daniel Olmos
Team Player
Gordon Greenwood
No Wine (or Lawsuit) Before Its Time
Robert Arns
10,000 Song Maniac
Andy Gillin
Brilliant Careers
District Attorney Kamala Harris on working for Jesse Jackson, Barack Obama, and where to get really good Indian food in the city
Lawsuit on Aisle 5
How Robert Gordon went from a farm commune to Safeway Inc.
Fashion Sense
Meet Michelle Banks, counsel to Gap Inc.
The Million-Dollar Man
Mike Kelly is a very funny man. But facing him in court is no laughing matter
Veen, Vidi, Vici
Bill Veen has traveled a long way since his days in Satan's Chauffeurs
The Wild One
Chris Dolan's cases are a real-life Streets of San Francisco
The Richmond Bridge
Diana Richmond works to connect new ideas of family with old ideas of family law
The Powers of Persuasion
Matthew Powers is the Willie Mays of Patent litigation
The Wikipedia Zeitgeist
Why Mike Godwin disowns his own content
The Youngest Partner
For Clifford Yin, success came early
Rocketing to the Top
It took all of three months before Hiep Truong was made the head of his firm's workers' comp practice
Inattention at High Speeds Is a Very Bad Thing
Racing cars has helped Ed Hugo's focus in the courtroom
How Terry O’Reilly Found His Way to Law Through Rugby
Sports, says O'Reilly, have taught him to never give up
Alice Plays Juries as Powerfully as She Plays Beethoven
Alice O'Sullivan transformed from piano prodigy to legal savant
The Chief Legal Yahoo
Michael Callahan on negotiating with Microsoft, Google and Icahn
Son of the Magyar Hercules
Allen Ruby's early training in the ring (and we're not talking Wagner here) prepared him for the fight
Boris Feldman wants to Save the World (And Make It Safe for Fun)
Anyone who can replace stacks of files with piles of toys can't be all bad
An Engineer in the Valley
Thorny business problems are Gordy Davidson's playground
No Steak Tartare for Alan Mendelson
A gentle man is sought by emerging life sciences companies
Jerry Falk Almost Always Gets the Last Word
It's so much fun winning appeals for clients
Let Judgment Run Down as Waters, and Righteousness as a Mighty Stream
Who believes that stuff? Amos ... and Arthur Bryant
All He Cared About Was Law
Become the King of Janitors? No, thanks
How to Clean Up a Pornographer, and Other Problems of the Law
Nanci Clarence wants you to see the good she sees in people
True Believer
Some people are guided by a moral compass; San Francisco employment attorney Cliff Palefsky has a moral GPS
From Woodward & Bernstein to Holme Roberts & Owen
A former investigative reporter advises newspapers on where to draw the line
Stephen Murphy and the Art of the Legal Novel
Why Bruce Wagman Refuses to Argue the Law with His Clients
The Confessions of a Political Turncoat
Jack Londen may be his family's (political) black sheep, but he's a liberal hero
Old Lawyers Can Learn New Tricks
Ronald Rossi goes back to college in his 50s
Mr. Gillin Goes to Orinda
A '60s Norman Vincent Peale survives. No-thrives
Like Midas, Everything Sheldon Siegel Touches Turns to Gold
In addition to coming out on top in court, Siegel tops the best-seller lists
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