Ernest J. Galvan

Ernest J. Galvan

San Francisco, CA recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2014
Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP

4 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Appellate Practice Civil Rights Law

Biography

Ernest Galvan is a partner at Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP. He assists clients in difficult and complex matters involving actual or potential litigation. Mr. Galvan has worked with clients to resolve a wide range of problems, including business formation and dissolution, commercial disputes, employment law matters, disability access compliance, and attorney fee disputes.

Mr. Galvan’s practice includes both trial and appellate matters. He has successfully briefed and argued cases in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of California.

Mr. Galvan is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, and of Yale Law School. He served as a law clerk to Judge Dean D. Pregerson of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Mr. Galvan has spoken on constitutional law and policy issues at hearings, seminars and conferences presented by the California State Assembly, the American Constitution Society, George Washington University Law School, Boalt Hall School of Law, Georgetown Law Center, and Yale Law School.

Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP

4 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • Yale University, J.D., graduated 1998
  • Yale University, J.D., graduated 1998

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Appellate Practice
  • Civil Rights Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - First Amendment
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment

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