First Admitted: 1975, California

Bar/Professional Activity:

Association of Business Trial Lawyers (Board of Governors, 2005-Present); Bar Association of San Francisco; Marin County Bar Association (Admin. of Justice Committee, 1988); State Bar of California.

Pro bono/Community Service:

Adjunct Professor of Law, University of San Francisco, Settlement Law, 2006-present; Judge Pro Tem for San Francisco Superior Court, 2000-present; Marin Municipal Court, 1984; Discovery Referee for the Marin Superior Court, 1984-89; Arbitrator for the Superior Court of Marin, 1984-1990.

Honors/Awards:

AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell; “California Litigation Star,” Benchmark Plaintiff (ranked as one of California’s leading litigators in antitrust law); Selected for inclusion by peers in The Best Lawyers in America in field of “Litigation – Antitrust,” 2013 – 2025; “Super Lawyer for Northern California,” Super Lawyers, 2004 – 2023; “Consumer Attorney of the Year Finalist,” Consumer Attorneys of California, 2014; “Top Attorneys In Antitrust Law,” Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition, 2010, 2012; “Lawdragon Finalist,” Lawdragon, 2009 – 2011; Princeton Premier Registry, Business Leaders and Professionals, 2008 – 2009; “Top 100 Trial Lawyers in California,” American Trial Lawyers Association, 2008; Who’s Who Legal, 2007; Unsung Hero Award, Appleseed, 2006, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein

Educational Background:

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Law of Settlements, University of San Francisco, School of Law, 2006 – Present; "The Rise and Fall of Enron's One-To-Many Trading Platform," American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section, Annual Spring Meeting (2005); Co-Author with Donald C. Arbitblit, "Effective Use of Class Action Procedures in California Toxic Tort Litigation," Hastings West-Northwest Journal of Environmental and Toxic Torts Law and Policy, No. 3 (Spring 1996).

William Bernstein