Henry W. Root

Anthony L. Label is the team leader of the Label Trial Team which focuses on serious injury cases. He represents individuals who have suffered personal injuries that have life-changing, career-changing, life-ending, or career-ending impact. His clients include victims of traumatic brain injury, spinal cord trauma, nerve damage, and severe orthopedic injuries arising from construction site accidents, industrial accidents, dangerous premises, auto accidents, wrongful death, governmental or publ...

Craig B. Etlin is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Craig B., who practices law in San Francisco, California, has been recognized since 2007. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Craig B. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Daniel M. Hutchinson chairs the firm’s employment practice group and supports the firm’s employment cases. His practice has been focused on litigating, settling, and taking to trial complex class actions that have advanced the public interest. As a partner at Lieff Cabraser, Daniel served as lead or co-lead counsel on cases that recovered over $2 billion for his clients in all variety of industries and across myriad discrimination, unpaid wages, ERISA, consumer protection, and fin...

Michele Stafford is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - ERISA. Michele, who practices law in Foster City, California, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Michele is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Kevin J. Crabtree is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Kevin J., who practices law in San Francisco, California, has been recognized since 2019. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Kevin J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jeff has earned the respect and regard of his clients and colleagues for being both fair and compassionate but also compelling and unwavering in the presentation and argument of his clients' cases. As a lifetime learner, he also relishes the opportunity to study and effectively communicate the technical, scientific, and medical issues that are almost always at the core of his defense of his clients. If asked, he will tell you that nothing he does is as professionally satisfying—or simpl...

Chelsea Maclean is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Land Use and Zoning Law. Chelsea, who practices law in San Francisco, California, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Chelsea is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Paul D. Tanaka P.C. is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Environmental Law. Paul D., who practices law in San Francisco, California, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Paul D. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Lisette Sell is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law and Litigation - ERISA. Lisette, who practices law in San Francisco, California, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Lisette is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Paul Goldstein, the Lillick Professor of Law at Stanford Law School, has been Of Counsel to Morrison & Foerster since 1988 and works with lawyers in the firm's offices around the world, advising on copyright and related intellectual property matters that arise in the context of litigation, licensing, and counselling. As a member of firm teams in each of these settings, he draws on more than 42 years' experience teaching and practicing copyright law to help clients design practical solutio...