Walnut Creek Civil Rights Lawyers

Peter John Johnson
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Peter John Johnson
Walnut Creek, CA Civil Rights Attorney with 30 years of experience
(925) 952-8900 2125 Oak Grove Rd Ste 315
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Juvenile
Golden Gate Univ School of Law
Mr. Johnson has been practicing law for over 27 years. He has been a partner in The Law Office of Johnson & Johnson since 1998. The Law Office of Johnson & Johnson defends clients in matters related to Criminal Defense; Juvenile Dependency; Driving Under the Influence; Juvenile Delinquency, Civil Rights Litigation and related matters. Mr. Johnson and the attorneys at The Law Office of Johnson & Johnson are committed to their clients and their clients' circumstances.

Mr. Johnson has personally conducted well over 100 jury trials in courts throughout the state and federal court. He has engaged...
Adam Michael Carlson
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Adam Michael Carlson
Walnut Creek, CA Civil Rights Attorney with 15 years of experience
(925) 954-4606 2121 N California Blvd Ste 1020
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of San Francisco School of Law
Attorney Adam M. Carlson is managing partner at Casper, Meadows, Schwartz & Cook. While he is skilled in various areas of law, he focuses the majority of his practice handling cases related to wrongful death, civil rights, and personal injury. He believes that tailoring each case to each client’s needs is key to providing aggressive and compassionate legal representation.

Before joining the firm, Carlson served as an intake assistant for our team, where he was responsible for fielding calls from potential clients. It was at this time that Carlson decided he wanted to do more. He found that he was passionate...
Mr. Steven L. Derby
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Mr. Steven L. Derby
Walnut Creek, CA Civil Rights Lawyer with 33 years of experience
(925) 472-6640 1255 Treat Blvd. Suite 300
Walnut Creek, CA 94597
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Employment and Personal Injury
After 22 years as a trial attorney, I have decided to limit my practice to furthering the cause of disability access and ending disability discrimination in the workplace, at home and in public places. If you are disabled temporarily or permanently, you have special rights but no government agency to enforce them. If you think you have been the victim of discrimination, call us now for a free consultation.
Jesse S. Gill
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Jesse S. Gill
Walnut Creek, CA Civil Rights Lawyer with 9 years of experience
(925) 952-8900 2125 Oak Grove Rd., Ste. 315
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Family and Juvenile
I am licensed to practice law in California and have received federal admissions to practice law in the Northern and Central Districts of California. I have developed extensive knowledge and experience in the areas of Civil, Family, Juvenile, and Criminal Law from the inception of a case through the appellate process. I have extensive state and federal litigation experience in drafting and arguing law and motion, engaging in and defending depositions, and have engaged in dozens of hearings and Court trials. I have drafted writs and appeals in most appellate districts within the state and and have successfully received multiple...
Mark W. Kelsey
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Mark W. Kelsey
Walnut Creek, CA Civil Rights Attorney
(925) 476-5761 877 Ygnacio Valley Rd #208
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Civil Rights and Criminal Defense
John Francis Martin
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John Francis Martin
Walnut Creek, CA Civil Rights Attorney with 52 years of experience
(925) 937-5433 3100 Oak Rd
Walnut Creek, CA 94597
Civil Rights, Education, Employment and Personal Injury
San Francisco Law Sch
Michael Dennis Meadows
Walnut Creek, CA Civil Rights Attorney with 49 years of experience
(925) 947-1147 2121 N California Blvd
1020
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Civil Rights, Arbitration & Mediation, Criminal Defense and Environmental
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Daniel Horowitz
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Daniel Horowitz
Lafayette, CA Civil Rights Attorney with 43 years of experience
(925) 283-1863 3650 Mt Diablo Blvd.
Suite 225
Lafayette, CA 94549
Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Health Care and Personal Injury
Southwestern University School of Law and Boston University School of Law
Daniel Horowitz is Contra Costa County's "Top 100 Trial Lawyer". Daniel is an active community member serving on the Lafayette Crime Prevention Commission and a strong supporter of LPIE, Generations in Jazz and the Acalanes and local sports programs. His law group, Lawyers in Lafayette is a community law firm handling all types of cases "in house" or assisting in a referral to the best attorney for your needs. Daniel Horowitz and his legal team have exceptional qualifications in targeted areas. His group of affiliated attorneys includes a licensed physician who practices as a lawyer, a licensed...
Beth Wolf Mora
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Beth Wolf Mora
San Ramon, CA Civil Rights Lawyer with 24 years of experience
(925) 820-8949 18 Crow Canyon Court, Suite 145
San Ramon, CA 94583
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Business, Elder and Employment
Golden Gate University School of Law
Guy Ellery Louie
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Guy Ellery Louie
San Ramon, CA Civil Rights Lawyer with 32 years of experience
(925) 234-1440 2010 Crow Canyon Place Suite 100
San Ramon, CA 94583
Civil Rights, Animal, Education and Employment
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Rand L. Stephens
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Rand L. Stephens
Martinez, CA Civil Rights Attorney
(925) 757-1700 1155C Arnold Drive
Suite 278
Martinez, CA 94553
Civil Rights, Business, Consumer and Employment
Glenn Michael Katon
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Glenn Michael Katon
Oakland, CA Civil Rights Attorney with 31 years of experience
(510) 463-3350 385 Grand Ave
Suite 200
Oakland, CA 94610
Free ConsultationCivil Rights
St. John's University School of Law
Glenn Katon is an experienced litigator who has handled numerous trials and appeals. His practice has focused on plaintiffs’ civil rights for the last ten years, preceded by over ten years of commercial litigation. He has litigated racial profiling, immigrants’ rights, police misconduct free speech, and religious freedom cases, and been quoted on civil rights law in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Newsweek.
Devin Coyle
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Devin Coyle
Oakland, CA Civil Rights Lawyer with 14 years of experience
(510) 584-9020 1999 Harrison Street #1800
Oakland, CA 94612
Free ConsultationCivil Rights and Employment
UCLA School of Law
Oakland, California-based civil rights lawyer representing employees and tenants in cases involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation and wrongful termination.
Kenneth Chike Odiwe
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Kenneth Chike Odiwe
Oakland, CA Civil Rights Lawyer
7677 Oakport Street, Suite 1120
Oakland, CA 94621
Free ConsultationCivil Rights and Personal Injury
Golden Gate University School of Law
Kenneth Chike Odiwe is a skilled attorney with extensive experience in Civil Rights and Personal Injury litigation. He primarily focuses on representing clients in Civil Rights cases. Some of the areas of expertise he covers include: Police Misconduct: Mr. Odiwe is well-versed in handling cases related to police brutality, excessive force, officer-involved shootings, and custodial deaths. He also specializes in cases involving restraint asphyxia, positional asphyxia, excessive tasing, baton strikes, beanbag shotgun use, and 40mm rubber rounds. Medical Care: Chike Odiwe has a deep understanding of cases that involve inadequate or denied medical care, as well as interference with familial relationships. He...
Lorna M. Jaynes
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Lorna M. Jaynes
Pleasanton, CA Civil Rights Lawyer with 23 years of experience
(510) 795-6304 6200 Stoneridge Mall Rd
#300
Pleasanton, CA 94588
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Arbitration & Mediation, Divorce and Family
Santa Clara University School of Law
Because divorce is a problem to be solved, not a battle to be won, I focus on alternatives to the court system, through Collaborative Law and Mediation. I believe that most families and children are best served by being supported to work together in resolving their family matters. The fundamental goal in both Collaborative Divorce and Mediation is client empowerment.

With either mediation or the Collaborative process you will have control of the decisions that are made and will be firmly supported, legally and emotionally, in achieving a successful dissolution of your relationship. This not only allows but also encourages you...
Tiega N Varlack
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Tiega N Varlack
Hayward, CA Civil Rights Attorney with 17 years of experience
(510) 636-0262 225 W Winton Ave Ste 207
Hayward, CA 94544
Civil Rights, Business, Consumer and Employment
Howard University School of Law
Since starting Varlack Legal Services in 2009, I have been on the front lines of litigation as a trial attorney. Valuable experience in the courtroom was gained as a member of the Alameda County Bar’s CAAP program and Lawyer Referral Service. These programs helped me grow my practice as a young attorney while allowing me to grow as a litigator. As a graduate of Howard Law School, I chose to become “a social engineer” rather than a “parasite on society.” After law school, I served on the Charles Houston Bar Association’s Board of Directors, as membership...
Bryan Jeffrey Schwartz
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Bryan Jeffrey Schwartz
Oakland, CA Civil Rights Attorney with 24 years of experience
(888) 891-8489 1330 Broadway, Suite 1630
Oakland, CA 94612
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Appeals and Employment
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Bryan Schwartz is an Oakland, California-based attorney dedicated to helping employees protect their rights in the workplace. He has fought prohibited discrimination, retaliation, and harassment, obtained reasonable accommodations for disabled employees, vindicated whistleblowers' rights, and ensured that corporations pay workers all wages they are owed. He has successfully litigated individual and class action complaints nationwide, helping to recover millions of dollars for thousands of employees, forcing corporations and Government agencies to change their practices and punish wrongdoers. Bryan Schwartz is also one of the few Bay Area-based attorneys with extensive experience representing Federal employees in their unique Merit Systems...
Aaron Clefton
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Aaron Clefton
Oakland, CA Civil Rights Lawyer with 6 years of experience
(510) 832-5001 200 Lakeside Dr.
Suite A
Oakland, CA 94612
Free ConsultationCivil Rights
John F. Kennedy University
Aaron Clefton is the Managing Partner of Rein & Clefton. He is dedicated to advancing the civil and economic rights of persons with disabilities and all people who are vulnerable or impoverished. Aaron is lead counsel on all ADA cases for Rein & Clefton. He has over 17 years working in the field of disability rights, 5 years of that as an attorney. He has received Martindale-Hubbell’s highest peer honor of “AV-Preeminent” in 2021, given to attorneys “who are ranked at the highest level of professional excellence for their legal expertise, communication skills, and ethical standards by their peers.” That same year...
Robert Salinas
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Robert Salinas
Oakland, CA Civil Rights Attorney with 28 years of experience
(510) 663-9240 428 13th St
8th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612
Civil Rights, Business, Employment and Landlord Tenant
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
I am an accomplished California attorney. I represent employees and tenants in a broad range of Employment, Landlord-Tenant and Civil Rights matters.

Dedicated to exceptional advocacy, I am diligent in fighting for the rights of my clients. I am genuine, experienced, and committed to justice.

I am also active in the community, currently volunteering at both Centro Legal and the Western Service Workers Association where I provide pro bono assistance to low-wage workers.
John Francis Hyland
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John Francis Hyland
Oakland, CA Civil Rights Lawyer with 29 years of experience
(510) 836-2000 1939 Harrison Street, Ste. 290
Oakland, CA 94612
Civil Rights and Employment
Golden Gate University School of Law
John Hyland is a partner with Rukin Hyland & Riggin LLP. He practices exclusively in the area of employment law. John was Of Counsel with Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker in the firm’s San Francisco office where he advised and represented companies in State and Federal court actions covering all areas of employment law, including wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, disability law, employee privacy, employee leaves, and wage and hour issues. John regularly conducts training seminars and presents on a wide array of employment law issues. Law & Politics Magazine selected John as one of its Northern California Super Lawyers...
Julius  Young
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Julius Young
Oakland, CA Civil Rights Attorney with 47 years of experience
(510) 918-3500 300 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza
Suite 500
Oakland, CA 94612
Civil Rights, Social Security Disability and Workers' Comp
University of North Carolina School of Law
Gina Szeto-Wong
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Gina Szeto-Wong
Oakland, CA Civil Rights Attorney with 11 years of experience
(415) 264-1063 1300 Clay St., Suite 600
Suite 600
Oakland, CA 94612
Civil Rights, Employment, Family and Personal Injury
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Ms. Szeto-Wong completed her undergraduate studies at UC Berkeley. She obtained her law degree from UC Berkeley School of Law and has been litigating civil rights, family law, and employment cases in state and federal court since 2012. Ms. Szeto-Wong has a successful track record including favorable verdicts and awards in the millions of dollars. She is bilingual in English and Cantonese.
Francisco J. Rodriguez
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Francisco J. Rodriguez
Oakland, CA Civil Rights Attorney with 26 years of experience
(510) 504-2030 524 7th St.
Oakland, CA 94607
Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Traffic Tickets
New College of California SOL and California State University, Chico
"I am dedicated to my clients and work hard to achieve the results needed in every case" I have represented clients and continue to to serve the counties of San Francisco, Marin, San Mateo, Contra Costa, Alameda, Santa Clara, Napa, San Joaquin and all other Northern California Counties. No case is to big, and no case is to small. Each one has a certain value to the client and each deserves 110% effort. This is what I do! We Handle everything from: Traffic stop signs; to DMV suspensions; to DUI cases; to serious felonies.
Pamela Kong
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Pamela Kong
Oakland, CA Civil Rights Lawyer with 22 years of experience
(510) 663-9240 428 13th St
8th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612
Civil Rights, Employment and Landlord Tenant
Golden Gate University School of Law
Scott Edward Cole
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Scott Edward Cole
Oakland, CA Civil Rights Attorney with 31 years of experience
(510) 891-9800 555 12th Street
Suite 2100
Oakland, CA 94607
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Consumer and Employment
University of San Francisco School of Law
Scott Cole is the founder and principal attorney at Cole & Van Note, one of California's best-known and most highly-respected employment and consumer rights class action law firms. He is a graduate of the University of San Francisco School of Law (1992), and San Francisco State University (B.A., Speech Communications; 1989). He is a member of the California State Bar and the State Bar’s Labor and Employment Law Section, is admitted to practice before all California federal courts (including the 6th and 9th Circuit Court of Appeals), has prosecuted cases in numerous states including New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Florida,...
John M. Harrigan
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John M. Harrigan
Oakland, CA Civil Rights Attorney with 47 years of experience
(510) 918-3500 300 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza
Suite 500
Oakland, CA 94612
Civil Rights, Social Security Disability and Workers' Comp
Golden Gate University School of Law
Marlon L. Monroe
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Marlon L. Monroe
Oakland, CA Civil Rights Lawyer with 16 years of experience
(510) 343-3594 1300 Clay St
Ste 600
Oakland, CA 94612
Free ConsultationCivil Rights and Entertainment & Sports
St. Thomas University School of Law
Marlon Monroe brings a background of court battles and life experiences rarely found in employment law & civil rights attorneys. Prior to practicing law, Marlon taught middle school in Los Angeles for five years and worked in the music industry. After graduating from law school in South Florida, he began his legal career and moved back to Oakland, CA, where he practiced criminal defense for 15 years and became known as “The People’s Champion” due to his zealous advocacy, successful outcomes and representation of prominent members of the local community. While cultivating his skills in the courtroom, Marlon also worked with...
Peter Scott Rukin
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Peter Scott Rukin
Oakland, CA Civil Rights Lawyer with 33 years of experience
(415) 421-1800 1939 Harrison Street, Ste. 290
Oakland, CA 94612
Civil Rights and Employment
New York University School of Law
As a partner with San Francisco's Rukin Hyland & Riggin LLP, Peter Rukin represents Bay Area clients in a wide array of complex litigation matters, including employment, wage and hour, and business disputes. Mr. Rukin has built a reputation as a thoughtful and strong advocate for his clients, whatever their disputes may be. Mr. Rukin specializes in complex litigation, with a focus on wage and hour and equal employment opportunity claims. Since 2003, as class counsel he has recovered tens of millions of dollars on behalf of thousands of California employees and consumers. Peter also represents clients with respect...
Annie B. Banh
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Annie B. Banh
Oakland, CA Civil Rights Lawyer with 6 years of experience
(510) 663-9240 428 13th St
8th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612
Civil Rights, Employment and Landlord Tenant
Golden Gate University School of Law
Walter Phillip Riley
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Walter Phillip Riley
Oakland, CA Civil Rights Attorney with 44 years of experience
(510) 451-1422 1440 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94612
Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Juvenile
Golden Gate Univ School of Law
Fulvio Francisco Cajina
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Fulvio Francisco Cajina
Oakland, CA Civil Rights Attorney
(415) 601-0779 311 Oak Street
Suite 108
Oakland, CA 94607
Civil Rights, Employment, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Cornell University
I was born in Latin America and grew up in San Francisco. A product of the Bay Area, I studied economics at UC Berkeley before moving to Washington, DC, where I worked at both the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Reserve. In 2003, I embarked on my legal studies at Cornell Law School in Ithaca, NY. Upon graduation, I worked as a corporate associate in Manhattan at a boutique international law firm. There I had the opportunity to work on a wide array of corporate transactions, from financing the construction of a hotel in NYC, structuring investments...
Stephen Fredrick Henry
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Stephen Fredrick Henry
Berkeley, CA Civil Rights Attorney with 34 years of experience
(510) 898-1883 2625 Alcatraz Ave,. No. 615
Berkeley, CA 94705
Civil Rights, Appeals, Business and Employment
Georgetown Univ Law Ctr
Alden Jay Knisbacher
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Alden Jay Knisbacher
Oakland, CA Civil Rights Lawyer with 30 years of experience
(510) 460-1222 528 Grand Avenue
Ste 404
Oakland, CA 94612
Civil Rights, Arbitration & Mediation, Employment and Probate
Georgetown Univ Law Ctr
Alden Knisbacher has represented clients in the Bay Area and across California since 1994. He has litigated hundreds of cases in various areas of law including employment, real estate, contract and business disputes, probate disputes, civil rights and other matters.

Mr. Knisbacher is a Georgetown Law graduate.

When not practicing law he can be found hiking, biking, running or cycling with his two children. Or, perhaps, playing with their pet bunny, Bobby.
Deborah Marie Kochan
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Deborah Marie Kochan
Berkeley, CA Civil Rights Attorney with 33 years of experience
(510) 649-1130 1680 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94709
Civil Rights and Employment
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Berne Reuben
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Berne Reuben
Berkeley, CA Civil Rights Lawyer with 46 years of experience
(510) 981-0143 2222 Martin Luther King Jr Way
Berkeley, CA 94704
Civil Rights and Employment
Boalt Hall (University of Berkeley School of Law) and Golden Gate University School of Law
Steven Marcus Tindall
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Steven Marcus Tindall
Oakland, CA Civil Rights Lawyer with 28 years of experience
(510) 350-9700 505 14th St.
Ste 1110
Oakland, CA 94612
Civil Rights and Employment
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Jocelyn Burton
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Jocelyn Burton
Oakland, CA Civil Rights Lawyer with 35 years of experience
(510) 350-7025 1901 Harrison Street, Suite 1100
Oakland, CA 94612
Civil Rights and Employment
Legal Experience Assistant United States Attorney, Northern District of California, 1994-2005. Civil Chief, 2001-2003 Deputy Civil Chief, 1998-2001 AUSA, 1994-1998, 2003-2005 Attorney of record in cases resulting in over twenty published decisions; Litigated hundreds of cases in federal district court; Litigated over 80...
Frank Domenico Presto III
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Frank Domenico Presto III
Pleasanton, CA Civil Rights Attorney with 39 years of experience
(925) 846-4006 4900 Hopyard Rd., Suite 100
Pleasanton, CA 94588
Civil Rights, Criminal Defense and Family
San Francisco Law Sch
Mathew Nimrod Stephenson
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Mathew Nimrod Stephenson
Berkeley, CA Civil Rights Attorney with 33 years of experience
(510) 649-1130 1680 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94709
Civil Rights
UC Hastings COL
Dylan Leon Schaffer
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Dylan Leon Schaffer
Oakland, CA Civil Rights Lawyer with 32 years of experience
(510) 379-5801 1939 Harrison St Ste 500
Oakland, CA 94612
Civil Rights, Appeals, Insurance Claims and Personal Injury
UC Hastings COL
Dylan graduated from Cornell University (1986) and magna cum laude from UC Hastings College of the Law (1990). He clerked for Judge Melvin Brunetti in the Ninth Circuit and then spent a year teaching legal methods at Stanford Law School. From 1991-2001 Dylan practiced appellate law with Dennis Riordan until going out on his own in 2001. Thereafter he worked with lawyers around California on complex trials and appeals in both the civil and criminal arenas. Dylan joined Edward Kerley’s practice in 2014 and has since focused on the rights of California policyholders. He obtained two key victories on behalf...
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