2011 Super Lawyers Pro Bono Award

Top 100 Northern California Super Lawyers 2009
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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Wendy Abkin
Abkin Law LLP
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Cristina C. Arguedas
Arguedas, Cassman & Headley, LLP
Brigeda D. Bank
Brigeda D. Bank
Fox & Bank LLP
Daniel R. Baradat
Daniel R. Baradat
Baradat & Paboojian, Inc.

Mario L. Beltramo, Jr.
Mario L. Beltramo, Jr.
McCormick Barstow LLP
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James P. Bennett
Morrison & Foerster LLP
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Robert E. Blevans
Blevans & Blevans LLP

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Steven E. Bochner
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC
Thomas J. Brandi
Thomas J. Brandi
The Brandi Law Firm
James J. Brosnahan
James J. Brosnahan
Morrison & Foerster LLP
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Donald W. Brown
Covington & Burling LLP

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Robert A. Buccola
Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood, LLP
Elizabeth J. Cabraser
Elizabeth J. Cabraser
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
Nanci Clarence
Nanci Clarence
Clarence Dyer & Cohen LLP
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Richard E. Climan
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP

David D. Cooke
David D. Cooke
Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
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George R. Corey
Corey, Luzaich, Pliska, de Ghetaldi & Nastari
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Joseph W. Cotchett
Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP
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Gordon K. Davidson
Fenwick & West LLP

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Monica Dell'Osso
Burnham Brown
Kelly M. Dermody
Kelly M. Dermody
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
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Michael G. Desmarais
Law Office of Michael G. Desmarais
Kathryn Burkett Dickson
Kathryn Burkett Dickson
Dickson Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams LLP

Christopher B. Dolan
Christopher B. Dolan
The Dolan Law Firm
No Photo for Roger A. Dreyer
Roger A. Dreyer
Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood, LLP
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Pamela S. Duffy
Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass, LLP
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Kevin J. Dunne
Sedgwick LLP

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Jay-Allen Eisen
Jay-Allen Eisen Law Corporation
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Jon B. Eisenberg
Eisenberg & Hancock, LLP
No Photo for Jerome B. Falk, Jr.
Jerome B. Falk, Jr.
Arnold & Porter LLP
Boris Feldman
Boris Feldman
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC

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James M. Finberg
Altshuler Berzon LLP
David A. Fink
David A. Fink
Nachlis & Fink
Paul D. Fogel
Paul D. Fogel
Reed Smith LLP
Kevin M. Fong
Kevin M. Fong
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Shane R. Ford
Shane R. Ford
The Ford Law Firm
No Photo for Arturo J. González
Arturo J. González
Morrison & Foerster LLP
No Photo for James M. Goodman
James M. Goodman
Hassard Bonnington LLP
No Photo for Max Gutierrez, Jr.
Max Gutierrez, Jr.
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

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Melinda L. Haag
Office of US Attorney
Margaret M. Hand
Margaret M. Hand
Law Office of Margaret M. Hand
John A. Hartog
John A. Hartog
Hartog & Associates, P.C.
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Robert T. Haslam
Covington & Burling LLP

No Photo for John R. Heisse, II
John R. Heisse, II
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
No Photo for Theodore A. Hellman
Theodore A. Hellman
Hanson Bridgett LLP
No Photo for Lynne C. Hermle
Lynne C. Hermle
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Peter J. Hinton
Peter J. Hinton
Hinton, Alfert, Sumner & Kaufmann

No Photo for Frederick Douglass Holden, Jr.
Frederick Douglass Holden, Jr.
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
R. Bradford Huss
R. Bradford Huss
Trucker Huss
Jean K. Hyams
Jean K. Hyams
Dickson Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams LLP
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Michael A. Jacobs
Morrison & Foerster LLP

John W. Keker
John W. Keker
Keker & Van Nest LLP
Michael A. Kelly
Michael A. Kelly
Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger
No Photo for Raoul D. Kennedy
Raoul D. Kennedy
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP
Charity Kenyon
Charity Kenyon
Law Offices of Charity Kenyon

No Photo for Ralph A. Lombardi
Ralph A. Lombardi
Lombardi, Loper & Conant, LLP
Richard C. Mallory
Richard C. Mallory
Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
No Photo for Harold J. McElhinny
Harold J. McElhinny
Morrison & Foerster LLP
Steven D. McGee
Steven D. McGee
Dowling, Aaron & Keeler, Inc.

Cynthia McGuinn
Cynthia McGuinn
Rouda Feder Tietjen & McGuinn
Terrence P. McMahon
Terrence P. McMahon
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
No Photo for James McManis
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
No Photo for Michael J. Ney
Michael J. Ney
McNamara, Ney, Beatty, Slattery, Borges & Ambacher LLP
Warren R. Paboojian
Warren R. Paboojian
Baradat & Paboojian, Inc.

No Photo for Andrea L. Palash
Andrea L. Palash
Pierson, Coats, Palash & Paul
No Photo for Cliff M. Palefsky
Cliff M. Palefsky
McGuinn Hillsman & Palefsky
No Photo for Frank M. Pitre
Frank M. Pitre
Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP
No Photo for Matthew D. Powers
Matthew D. Powers
Tensegrity Law Group, LLP

No Photo for Diana E. Richmond
Diana E. Richmond
Sideman & Bancroft LLP
Margaret R. Roisman
Margaret R. Roisman
Roisman Henel LLP
No Photo for Andrew Ross
Andrew Ross
Whiting, Fallon, Ross & Abel, LLP
No Photo for Jeffrey A. Ross
Jeffrey A. Ross
Jeffrey A. Ross, Employment Mediation

Ronald H. Rouda
Ronald H. Rouda
Rouda Feder Tietjen & McGuinn
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Allen J. Ruby
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP
Mark S. Rudy
Mark S. Rudy
Rudy Exelrod Zieff & Lowe, LLP
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Ron E. Shulman
Latham & Watkins LLP

Bruce L. Simon
Bruce L. Simon
Pearson, Simon, Warshaw & Penny, LLP
Rick Simons
Rick Simons
Furtado, Jaspovice & Simons
William B. Smith
William B. Smith
Abramson Smith Waldsmith, LLP
No Photo for Lawrence W. Sonsini
Lawrence W. Sonsini
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC

Robert E. Temmerman, Jr.
Robert E. Temmerman, Jr.
Temmerman, Cilley & Kohlmann, LLP
No Photo for Marc L. Van Der Hout
Marc L. Van Der Hout
Van Der Hout, Brigagliano & Nightingale, LLP
No Photo for Robert A. Van Nest
Robert A. Van Nest
Keker & Van Nest LLP
William L. Veen
William L. Veen
The Veen Firm, PC

No Photo for Stephen J. Wagner
Stephen J. Wagner
Dick & Wagner
Stephen S. Walters
Stephen S. Walters
Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Richard C. Watters
Richard C. Watters
Miles, Sears & Eanni, A Professional Corporation
Marshall C. Whitney
Marshall C. Whitney
McCormick Barstow LLP

No Photo for Thomas B. Worth
Thomas B. Worth
Law Office of Thomas B. Worth, PC
Douglas R. Young
Douglas R. Young
Farella Braun + Martel LLP
No Photo for Steven G. Zieff
Steven G. Zieff
Rudy Exelrod Zieff & Lowe, LLP
No Photo for Michael H. Zischke
Michael H. Zischke
Cox Castle & Nicholson LLP

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