Selected To
Northern California Super Lawyers 2011
Northern California Super Lawyers 2010
Northern California Super Lawyers 2009
Northern California Super Lawyers 2008
Northern California Super Lawyers 2007
Northern California Super Lawyers 2006
Northern California Super Lawyers 2005
Northern California Super Lawyers 2004
About William Bernstein
Admitted: 1975, California
Professional Webpage: www.lieffcabraser.com/bios/bernstein.php
Honors and Awards:
- AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell; "California Litigation Star," Benchmark Plaintiff (ranked as one of California's leading litigators in antitrust law); "Lawdragon Finalist," Lawdragon, 2009-2011; Northern California Super Lawyer," Super Lawyers, 2004-2011; "Top Attorneys In Antitrust Law," Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition, 2010; Princeton Premier Registry, Business Leaders and Professionals, 2008-2009; "Top 100 Trial Lawyers in California," American Trial Lawyers Association, 2008; Who's Who Legal, 2007; Unsung Hero Award, Appleseed, 2006.
Bar/Professional Activity:
- State Bar of California; Marin County Bar Association (Admin. of Justice Committee, 1988); Bar Association of San Francisco.
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Adjunct Professor of Law, University of San Francisco, Settlement Law, 2006-present; Judge Pro Tem for San Francisco Superior Court, 2000-present; Marin Municipal Court, 1984; Discovery Referee for the Marin Superior Court, 1984-89; Arbitrator for the Superior Court of Marin, 1984-1990.
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- "The Rise and Fall of Enron's One-To-Many Trading Platform," American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section, Annual Spring Meeting (2005); Co-Author with Donald C. Arbitblit, "Effective Use of Class Action Procedures in California Toxic Tort Litigation," Hastings West-Northwest Journal of Environmental and Toxic Torts Law and Policy, No. 3 (Spring 1996).
Educational Background:
- University of Pennsylvania (B.A., general honors, 1972)