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Best Lawyers 2022

Featuring the top legal talent in Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Jose and Santa Rosa.

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Scarlett Law Group
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GJEL Accident Attorneys
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Dolan Law Firm PC
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Mark LeHocky Mediation
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Van Blois Law
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Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein , LLP
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Flicker, Kerin, Kruger & Bissada LLP

Bergeson , LLP
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The Law Office of Scott Righthand , P.C.
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Friedman & Springwater LLP
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Pillsbury & Coleman , LLP

Chao ADR , PC
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Randall H. Scarlett

Scarlett Law Group
  • Recognized Since: 2009

  • Location:

    San Francisco, California
  • Practice Area
    Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Andrew R. "Andy" Gillin

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GJEL Accident Attorneys
  • Recognized Since: 2007

  • Location:

    Oakland, California
  • Practice Areas
    Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs | Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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James P. "Jim" Larsen

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GJEL Accident Attorneys
  • Recognized Since: 2009

  • Location:

    Oakland, California
  • Practice Areas
    Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs | Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Kristin M. Lucey

GJEL Accident Attorneys
  • Recognized Since: 2016

  • Location:

    Oakland, California
  • Practice Areas
    Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs | Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Luke Ellis

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GJEL Accident Attorneys
  • Recognized Since: 2007

  • Location:

    Oakland, California
  • Practice Areas
    Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs | Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Ralph L. Jacobson

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GJEL Accident Attorneys
  • Recognized Since: 2012

  • Location:

    Oakland, California
  • Practice Areas
    Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs | Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Christopher B. "Chris" Dolan

Dolan Law Firm PC
  • Recognized Since: 2014

  • Location:

    San Francisco, California
  • Practice Areas
    Employment Law - Individuals | Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs | Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Lourdes DeArmas

Dolan Law Firm PC
  • Recognized Since: 2022

  • Location:

    Los Angeles, California
  • Practice Area
    Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Mark LeHocky

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Mark LeHocky Mediation
  • Recognized Since: 2016

  • Location:

    San Francisco, California
  • Practice Area
    Mediation
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R. Lewis Van Blois

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Van Blois Law
  • Recognized Since: 2014

  • Location:

    Oakland, California
  • Practice Areas
    Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs | Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Thomas C. Knowles

Van Blois Law
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Oakland, California
  • Practice Areas
    Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs | Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Anne Shaver

Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    San Francisco, California
  • Practice Area
    Employment Law - Individuals
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Annika Martin

Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    San Francisco, California
  • Practice Area
    Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Brendan Glackin

Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    San Francisco, California
  • Practice Area
    Litigation - Antitrust
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Bruce Leppla

Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2022

  • Location:

    San Francisco, California
  • Practice Area
    Litigation - Securities
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Daniel Hutchinson

Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2020

  • Location:

    San Francisco, California
  • Practice Area
    Employment Law - Individuals
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Donald C. Arbitblit

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Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2012

  • Location:

    San Francisco, California
  • Practice Areas
    Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs | Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Elizabeth J. Cabraser

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Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2005

  • Location:

    San Francisco, California
  • Practice Areas
    Consumer Protection Law | Litigation - Securities | Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs | Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs | Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Eric B. Fastiff

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Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2013

  • Location:

    San Francisco, California
  • Practice Area
    Litigation - Antitrust
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Fabrice N. Vincent

Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2012

  • Location:

    San Francisco, California
  • Practice Areas
    Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs | Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Kelly M. Dermody

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Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2010

  • Location:

    San Francisco, California
  • Practice Areas
    Employment Law - Individuals | Litigation - Labor and Employment
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Lexi J. Hazam

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Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2015

  • Location:

    San Francisco, California
  • Practice Areas
    Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs | Qui Tam Law
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Lin Y. Chan

Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    San Francisco, California
  • Practice Areas
    Antitrust Law | Litigation - Antitrust
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Michael W. Sobol

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Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2013

  • Location:

    San Francisco, California
  • Practice Areas
    Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs | Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Nimish R. Desai

Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2016

  • Location:

    San Francisco, California
  • Practice Area
    Qui Tam Law
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Richard M. Heimann

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Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2007

  • Location:

    San Francisco, California
  • Practice Areas
    Bet-the-Company Litigation | Consumer Protection Law | Litigation - Antitrust | Litigation - Securities | Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
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Robert J. Nelson

Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2012

  • Location:

    San Francisco, California
  • Practice Areas
    Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs | Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Sarah R. London

Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2018

  • Location:

    San Francisco, California
  • Practice Area
    Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
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William Bernstein

Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2013

  • Location:

    San Francisco, California
  • Practice Area
    Litigation - Antitrust
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Caroline McIntyre

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Bergeson, LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    San Jose, California
  • Practice Areas
    Commercial Litigation | Litigation - Securities
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Daniel J. Bergeson

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Bergeson, LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2008

  • Location:

    San Jose, California
  • Practice Areas
    Commercial Litigation | Corporate Law | Litigation - Intellectual Property | Litigation - Labor and Employment | Litigation - Securities
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Scott D. Righthand

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The Law Office of Scott Righthand, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2009

  • Location:

    San Francisco, California
  • Practice Areas
    Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs | Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Ellen A. Friedman

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Friedman & Springwater LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2009

  • Location:

    San Francisco, California
  • Practice Area
    Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
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Cedric C. Chao

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Chao ADR, PC
  • Recognized Since: 2011

  • Location:

    San Francisco, California
  • Practice Areas
    Arbitration | Commercial Litigation | Mediation

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Taylor French

Dolan Law Firm PC
  • Recognized Since: 2022

  • Location:

    Los Angeles, California
  • Practice Area
    Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Kevin R. Budner

Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    San Francisco, California
  • Practice Areas
    Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs | Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs | Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Melissa Gardner

Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    San Francisco, California
  • Practice Areas
    Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs | Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Tiseme Zegeye

Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    San Francisco, California
  • Practice Area
    Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

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Best Lawyers

Our 2022 Best Lawyers in Northern California publication features top-ranked legal talent in Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Jose and Santa Rosa