Northern California Super Lawyers Articles
Search Articles
The San Francisco attorney puts her psychology creds to work in her family law practice
Barbara, Therese and Maria Lawless followed in their father’s footsteps—and stuck together
Dan Baradat has won millions of dollars in jury verdicts for blue-collar workers like the ones he grew up with
Two SF attorneys champion a freelance journalist whose home was raided after he refused to name a confidential source
Local Counsel with Andrew W. Stroud
How Dale Minami took on the U.S. government and rewrote an internment survivor’s story
Jennifer Hartman King brings harmony when developers and state regulators start butting heads
Michael Nunez fights for the right of people of all abilities to enjoy the good things in life
Bob Moore once caught passes from Kenny Stabler; now his wins take place in the courtroom
Michelle Roberts sees her hardworking dad in clients struggling for benefits they’ve been denied
Now that recreational pot is legal, public law attorneys like Ruthann Ziegler are helping cities cut through the haze
The $1.4 billion comes from a $14.7 billion payout negotiated in 2016 by San Francisco’s Elizabeth Cabraser
Karine Bohbot’s trial prep: organization (then more organization), coffee, tunes and her Wonder Woman lunchbox
Elizabeth Cabraser tackles Volkswagen, Takata and Exxon—and seldom misses a drumming gig
The Sacramento attorney says it’s all about the people you meet along the way
How a timely technology purchase eased Peter Brewer’s mind after a serious accident
Pat Gillette wants firms to put more women and minorities in the board room
An international network headed up by Charles Kagay arms boutique firms with more firepower
That’s how Sacramento attorney Shaye Diveley helped deliver an arena for the Kings—and just before the buzzer
… Even though the Elk Grove family law attorney is very much alive and well
San Francisco insurance-coverage lawyer Ivo Labar is spearheading a class action against The Hartford
San Francisco attorney Cody Harris turned to GoFundMe to counteract a planned extremist rally
An oral history of local lawyers who clerked in the rarefied chambers of the U.S. Supreme Court, for justices ranging from William O. Douglas to Stephen Breyer
How Daralyn Durie and high-tech clients like Google are shaping the future of copyright law
Rick Watters keeps his focus on the client—and his ego in check
For local lawyers in love with the grape, options range from helping vintners finance land deals to producing wine of their own
Yosef Peretz has taken on heavyweights like Tesla, but he always finds time to help those down on their luck hang onto their homes
The Sacramento attorney, who has been lead counsel on a score of statewide initiative and referendum measures, reveals his inner Elvis
The San Francisco attorney tells us what’s good in the neighborhood
An oral history of attorneys who remember wearing fedoras and watch fobs, hopping the “C” train to the office, and triumphantly negotiating a salary of $9,000. A year.
How Kathryn Doi’s penchant for wading through regulations helped save dental coverage for millions of Californians
Karen Goodman defends attorneys facing malpractice claims; Bill Gwire puts them in the hot seat
How she got a judge to reject broadcasters’ demands for an injunction against DISH Network
The daughter of immigrant workers returns to Central Valley, law degree in hand
Jean K. Hyams is all about making sure her clients get a fair shake in the workplace
Antitrust attorney Bruce Simon has gotten ‘in the heads’ of Archer Daniels Midland, Anheuser-Busch and international cartels—but he says there’s no need to be nasty
Divorce lawyer Esther Lerner makes it her business to see that kids don’t get caught in the crossfire
Gary L. Bradus brokers 9-figure deals, but at heart he’s a ‘small-town’ kind of guy
Victor Schachter on launching mediation centers in emerging democracies around the world
How Kurt Melchior, who escaped Nazi Germany at 13, metamorphosed into a business litigator
An unlucky draft number proved transformational for the San Jose environmental lawyer
The formidable personal injury attorney both goes for the jugular and encourages civility (through scotch and baseball)
Bankruptcy boutique Felderstein Fitzgerald Willoughby & Pascuzzi plays well—and fights well—with others
How Susan T. Kumagai rose from a disadvantaged childhood to co-found a thriving employment law firm
Facebook’s first general counsel participates in hackathons, runs races, and brings the legal and engineering teams together
Josh Floum helped Visa unify its business and continues to guide the company as currency evolves
Mindy Ross says the human issues are the same, even if the client is named Sean Penn
Once a child soldier in Lebanon, Haitham E. Ballout rebuilt his life in the U.S. Now he helps others do the same
How this employment defense attorney with Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard helped save California $2 billion
Life as Google’s top lawyer is a crucible filled with extraordinary demands. He couldn’t be happier
So believes William Gagen, even though his clients sometimes do terrible things
No one digs up and chews details like trial lawyer Gerald Schwartzbach—just ask Robert Blake
Pamela Duffy loves San Francisco, which makes sense—she’s behind some of its most successful developments
District Attorney Kamala Harris on working for Jesse Jackson, Barack Obama, and where to get really good Indian food in the city
It took all of three months before Hiep Truong was made the head of his firm's workers' comp practice
Racing cars has helped Ed Hugo's focus in the courtroom
Sports, says O'Reilly, have taught him to never give up
Alice O'Sullivan transformed from piano prodigy to legal savant
Allen Ruby's early training in the ring (and we're not talking Wagner here) prepared him for the fight
Anyone who can replace stacks of files with piles of toys can't be all bad
Who believes that stuff? Amos ... and Arthur Bryant
Nanci Clarence wants you to see the good she sees in people
Some people are guided by a moral compass; San Francisco employment attorney Cliff Palefsky has a moral GPS
A former investigative reporter advises newspapers on where to draw the line
Jack Londen may be his family's (political) black sheep, but he's a liberal hero
Robert Van Nest proves that “world-class litigator” and “decent guy” aren’t mutually exclusive concepts
John Poswall wonders if ’60s idealism died with seven-figure salaries
Richard Greene built a law firm and a cultural institution in one
The woman who never does anything surprising decides to change her ways
Annette Hurst wasn’t toying around when she took on Mattel, but she still finds law a lot of fun
Between his baseball games, watching over his restaurant, and a few years of ducking angry protestors, Duncan Barr has been working the same case for over two decades
Don Tamaki helped the defendant in the landmark internment case win exoneration
Dan Higgins, who almost lost his legs in Vietnam, knows health care from the inside out
In addition to coming out on top in court, Siegel tops the best-seller lists
Arturo González is a Latino hero with one eye on the law, one on injustice and both on a possible political career
He’s always seemed to lead several lives. These days, one of those is as an author of popular thrillers