2011 Super Lawyers Pro Bono Award

Top 100 Northern California Super Lawyers 2005
Top List

The following is an alphabetical listing of the lawyers who received the highest point totals in the Northern California nomination, research and blue ribbon review process.

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Michael H. Ahrens
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
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Cristina C. Arguedas
Arguedas, Cassman & Headley, LLP
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David M. Balabanian
Bingham McCutchen LLP
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Deborah S. Ballati
Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Paul J. Barulich
Paul J. Barulich
Barulich Dugoni Law Group, Inc.
Jeffry A. Bernstein
Jeffry A. Bernstein
Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass, LLP
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D. Keith Bilter
Friedman McCubbin Spalding Bilter Roosevelt Montgomery & Hastings
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Clyde M. Blackmon
Blackmon & Associates

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Norman J. Blears
Hogan Lovells US LLP
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Daniel H. Bookin
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
James S. Bostwick
James S. Bostwick
Bostwick & Peterson, LLP
Thomas J. Brandi
Thomas J. Brandi
The Brandi Law Firm

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Jerome I. Braun
Farella Braun + Martel LLP
James J. Brosnahan
James J. Brosnahan
Morrison & Foerster LLP
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Frayda L. Bruton
Attorney at Law
Elizabeth J. Cabraser
Elizabeth J. Cabraser
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP

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Donald W. Carlson
Carlson Calladine & Peterson LLP
Nanci Clarence
Nanci Clarence
Clarence Dyer & Cohen LLP
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Francis J. Collin, Jr.
Dickenson Peatman & Fogarty
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Michele B. Corash
Morrison & Foerster LLP

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Joseph W. Cotchett
Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP
No Photo for Eugene Crew
Eugene Crew
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
Garrett C. Dailey
Garrett C. Dailey
Law Offices of Garrett C. Dailey
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Gordon K. Davidson
Fenwick & West LLP

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Monica Dell'Osso
Burnham Brown
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George R. Dirkes
Bancroft & McAlister LLP
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Roger A. Dreyer
Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood, LLP
Erik D. Dryburgh
Erik D. Dryburgh
Adler & Colvin

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Pamela S. Duffy
Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass, LLP
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James B. Ellis
Sideman & Bancroft LLP
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Raymond G. Ellis
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
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Howard N. Ellman
Buchalter Nemer

No Photo for G. Larry Engel
G. Larry Engel
Morrison & Foerster LLP
No Photo for Bette B. Epstein
Bette B. Epstein
Reed Smith LLP
No Photo for Jerome B. Falk, Jr.
Jerome B. Falk, Jr.
Arnold & Porter LLP
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James M. Finberg
Altshuler Berzon LLP

David A. Fink
David A. Fink
Nachlis & Fink
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Stephen R. Finn
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
No Photo for Kevin B. Fisher
Kevin B. Fisher
Paul Hastings LLP
Paul D. Fogel
Paul D. Fogel
Reed Smith LLP

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K. Bruce Friedman
Friedman McCubbin Spalding Bilter Roosevelt Montgomery & Hastings
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William E. Gagen, Jr.
Gagen, McCoy, McMahon, Koss, Markowitz & Raines
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G. Patrick Galloway
Galloway Lucchese Everson & Picchi
Joseph S. Genshlea
Joseph S. Genshlea
Weintraub Genshlea Chediak Tobin & Tobin

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Martin R. Glick
Arnold & Porter LLP
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David A. Gold
Morrison & Foerster LLP
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Melvin R. Goldman
Morrison & Foerster LLP
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Robert A. Goodin
Goodin, MacBride, Squeri, Day & Lamprey, LLP

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Richard L. Greene
Greene Radovsky Maloney Share & Hennigh LLP
No Photo for Max Gutierrez, Jr.
Max Gutierrez, Jr.
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
No Photo for Albert G. Handelman
Albert G. Handelman
Spaulding McCullough & Tansil LLP
John A. Hartog
John A. Hartog
Hartog & Associates, P.C.

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Kenneth G. Hausman
Arnold & Porter LLP
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David M. Heilbron
Bingham McCutchen LLP
Neil F. Horton
Neil F. Horton
Horton & Roberts LLP
John W. Keker
John W. Keker
Keker & Van Nest LLP

Michael A. Kelly
Michael A. Kelly
Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger
Charity Kenyon
Charity Kenyon
Law Offices of Charity Kenyon
No Photo for Richard S. Kinyon
Richard S. Kinyon
Morrison & Foerster LLP
No Photo for Jan Nielsen Little
Jan Nielsen Little
Keker & Van Nest LLP

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John S. Martel
Farella Braun + Martel LLP
No Photo for John L. McDonnell, Jr.
John L. McDonnell, Jr.
Reed Smith LLP
No Photo for Harold J. McElhinny
Harold J. McElhinny
Morrison & Foerster LLP
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James McManis
McManis Faulkner

Paul V. Melodia
Paul V. Melodia
Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger
Dale Minami
Dale Minami
Minami Tamaki LLP
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Stephen C. Neal
Cooley LLP
Craig Needham
Craig Needham
Needham Kepner & Fish LLP

Thomas J. Nolan, Jr.
Thomas J. Nolan, Jr.
Nolan Armstrong & Barton, LLP
No Photo for James N. Penrod
James N. Penrod
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
No Photo for Elliot R. Peters
Elliot R. Peters
Keker & Van Nest LLP
No Photo for Pamela E. Pierson
Pamela E. Pierson
Pierson, Coats, Palash & Paul

No Photo for Frank M. Pitre
Frank M. Pitre
Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP
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Matthew D. Powers
Tensegrity Law Group, LLP
No Photo for Sandra B. Price
Sandra B. Price
Sideman & Bancroft LLP
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Paul A. Renne
Cooley LLP

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Diana E. Richmond
Sideman & Bancroft LLP
No Photo for Dennis P. Riordan
Dennis P. Riordan
Riordan & Horgan
Margaret R. Roisman
Margaret R. Roisman
Roisman Henel LLP
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John T. Rosch
Opt Out Link Northern California Firm

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Allen J. Ruby
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP
Mark S. Rudy
Mark S. Rudy
Rudy Exelrod Zieff & Lowe, LLP
Arthur J. Shartsis
Arthur J. Shartsis
Shartsis Friese LLP
Richard Sherman
Richard Sherman
DeGoff and Sherman

No Photo for Madeleine B. Simborg
Madeleine B. Simborg
Simborg Killingsworth & Riebel
William B. Smith
William B. Smith
Abramson Smith Waldsmith, LLP
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Stephen M. Snyder
Snyder Miller & Orton LLP
No Photo for Lawrence W. Sonsini
Lawrence W. Sonsini
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC

No Photo for Jon B. Streeter
Jon B. Streeter
Keker & Van Nest LLP
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Myron G. Sugarman
Cooley LLP
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Sanford Svetcov
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP
Robert E. Temmerman, Jr.
Robert E. Temmerman, Jr.
Temmerman, Cilley & Kohlmann, LLP

No Photo for Robert A. Thompson
Robert A. Thompson
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
No Photo for Robert A. Van Nest
Robert A. Van Nest
Keker & Van Nest LLP
Richard C. Watters
Richard C. Watters
Miles, Sears & Eanni, A Professional Corporation
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Thomas B. Worth
Law Office of Thomas B. Worth, PC

Douglas R. Young
Douglas R. Young
Farella Braun + Martel LLP
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