JAMES G. BUTLER
BUTLER VIADRO, LLP
414 13th Street
7th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612
Tel: 510-287-2400
Fax: 510-287-2401
butler@butlerviadro.com
www.butlerviadro.com
PROFESSIONAL LIABILIT Y: PLAINTIFF
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL
James G. Butler is a partner at Butler Viadro, LLP, in Oakland.
He represents clients in catastrophic personal injury cases
arising from industrial accidents, dangerous premises, defective
products, and general negligence matters. He is also a Certified
Specialist in Workers’ Compensation. In 2007, the San Francisco
Trial Lawyers Association (SFTLA) nominated him for its Trial
Lawyer of the Year Award. He is a former president of SFTLA,
serves on the Executive Committee as Treasurer of the Board
of Governors of the California Applicants’ Attorneys Association,
and has been the Chair of its Civil Rights and Social Justice
Committee since 1999. Jim Butler does legislation litigation
and education in order to benefit the lives of workers. Poet, art
collector, surfer, and warrior.
JOHN E. HILL
LAW OFFICES OF
JOHN E. HILL
8105 Edgewater Drive
Suite 100
Oakland, CA 94621
Tel: 510-588-1000
Fax: 510-729-6333
johnhill@hill-law-offices.com
www.hill-law-offices.com
BUSINESS LITIGATION
PERSONAL INJURY PLAIN TIFF: MEDICAL MALPRAC TICE
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL
John Hill has proudly served the legal needs of the diverse
community that is the San Francisco Bay Area for more than
40 years. His practice is focused on litigating personal injury
actions, product liability matters and business disputes, and
wrongful death and professional negligence actions. Years of
hands-on trial experience have prepared him to take on whatever
challenges his clients may face, have earned him the respect
of his peers, and have qualified him as a Certified Specialist,
Civil Trial Advocate, by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
He serves on the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Trial
Lawyers Association.
ROBERT M. DOWD
GRISWOLD, LASALLE, COBB,
DOWD & GIN, LLP
111 East Seventh Street
Hanford, CA 93230
Tel: 559-584-6656
Fax: 559-582-3106
dowd@griswoldlasalle.com
www.griswoldlasalle.com
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: GENERAL
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL
Bob Dowd handles a wide variety of business and personal injury
litigation in state and federal courts. Dowd is Board Certified in
Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and
was personally awarded the Martindale-Hubbell highest rating
of AV (legal ability rating of very high to preeminent and ethical
standard rating of very high). Dowd is an honored member
of two prestigious, by-invitation-only legal associations: the
American Board of Trial Advocates and the International Society
of Barristers. There are about 7,000 ABOTA members in the
United States and about 850 ISOB fellows in the world.
WILLIAM C. JOHNSON
BENNET T & JOHNSON, LLP
1901 Harrison Street
Suite 1600
Oakland, CA 94612
Tel: 510-444-5020
Fax: 510-835-4260
william@bennettjohnsonlaw.com
www.bennettjohnsonlaw.com
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: MEDICAL MALPRAC TICE
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: PRODUC TS
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL
For more than 30 years, William “Bill” Johnson has been
representing individuals and families in catastrophic injury and
wrongful death cases. Bill is a highly experienced trial lawyer
specializing in cases involving medical malpractice, automobile
accidents, premises liability, product liability, and wrongful
death. Over the years, he has successfully tried, arbitrated,
and settled dozens of million-dollar cases and has a solid
reputation for prevailing on difficult and hard-fought cases.
Bill has prosecuted cases pro hac vice in Oregon, Washington,
Arkansas, and Nevada. AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell, Bill is
a member of ABOTA and a Fellow of the American College of
Trial Lawyers.
EDWARD P. DUDENSING
ATTORNE Y AT LAW
1414 K Street
Suite 470
Sacramento, CA 95814
Tel: 916-448-6400
Fax: 916-448-6401
ed@dudensinglaw.com
www.dudensinglaw.com
ELDER LAW
PERSONAL INJURY PLAIN TIFF: GENERAL
Ed Dudensing represents exclusively victims of nursing home
abuse and neglect in Northern California. Mr. Dudensing has
secured numerous seven-figure recoveries on behalf of these
clients. In 2010, Mr. Dudensing was plaintiffs’ counsel in the
largest nursing home verdict in Sacramento County history
($29.1 million). Before his current practice, Mr. Dudensing clerked
for federal district court judge Robert C. Broomfield, worked as a
litigation associate at Orrick, Herrington, & Sutcliffe, and spent
four years as a Deputy District Attorney in Sacramento County
where he successfully prosecuted numerous serious felonies
including cases of murder, attempted murder, rape, and child
molestation. During his career, Mr. Dudensing has tried more
than 50 cases to verdict.
MICHAEL A. KELLY
WALKUP, MELODIA, KELLY &
SCHOENBERGER
650 California Street
26th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
Tel: 415-981-7210
Fax: 415-391-6965
mkelly@walkuplawoffice.com
www.walkuplawoffice.com
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: PRODUCTS
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: MEDICAL MALPRAC TICE
PERSONAL INJURY PLAIN TIFF: GENERAL
In 2012 Mr. Kelly was voted to the Top Ten Northern California
Super Lawyers list for the fifth time in six years. He is President
of the International Society of Barristers for 2012-2013. He serves
as co-lead counsel in the Johnson & Johnson/DePuy California
JCCP hip recall cases. He is on the governing board of the ABOTA
Foundation and the National Institute of Trial Advocacy. He has
prosecuted cases pro hac vice in Oregon, Hawaii, Colorado, New
Mexico, Alaska, Minnesota, and Guam. He has tried, arbitrated,
or settled more than 170 cases in which the recovery by his client
exceeded $1 million.
DAVID P. MASTAGNI
MASTAGNI, HOLSTEDT,
AMICK, MILLER & JOHNSEN
1912 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95811
Tel: 916-446-4692
Fax: 916-447-4614
dmastagni@mastagni.com
www.mastagni.com
EMPLOYMENT & LABOR
PROFESSIONAL LIABILIT Y: PLAINTIFF
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL
David P. Mastagni is the founding partner of Mastagni, Holstedt,
Amick, Miller & Johnsen. In practice since 1973, David has broad
expertise in all aspects of civil litigation, including personal
injury, product liability, professional negligence, civil rights
litigation, labor and employment law, wage-and-hour litigation,
and administrative law. David has tried to adjudication over
300 proceedings, including over 100 jury trials in both state
and federal courts. He has participated in numerous appellate
cases at the state and federal levels, including actions before the
U.S. Supreme Court. David is a lecturer for the Peace Officers
Research Association of California (PORAC) and a panel attorney
for the PORAC Legal Defense Fund.
TIMOTHY D. MCMAHON
CORSIGLIA MCMAHON &
ALLARD LLP
96 North 3rd Street
Suite 620
San Jose, CA 95112
Tel: 408-289-1417
Fax: 408-289-8127
tim@cmalaw.net
www.cmalaw.net
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: PRODUC TS
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL
Timothy D. McMahon is a founding partner of Corsiglia
McMahon & Allard LLP. Mr. McMahon graduated magna cum
laude from the University of Santa Clara School of Law and
received his undergraduate degree in pharmacology with
high honors from UCSB. He is a trial lawyer who represents
individuals seriously injured in construction, automobile,
motorcycle, trucking, and workplace accidents. Mr. McMahon is
a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA),
an invitation-only organization of the top trial attorneys in the
country. In 2010 and 2011, Mr. McMahon was honored to be
named on the Irish 100 recognizing the top 100 Irish American
attorneys in the U.S. He has been named in the Northern
California Super Lawyers list since 2008.
CRAIG NEEDHAM
NEEDHAM KEPNER & FISH
LLP
1960 The Alameda
Suite 210
San Jose, CA 95126
Tel: 408-244-2166
Fax: 408-244-7815
cneedham@nkf-law.com
www.nkf-law.com
ELDER LAW
ALTERNATIVE DISPU TE RESOLU TION
PERSONAL INJURY PLAIN TIFF: GENERAL
Craig has practiced in personal injury, elder abuse, wrongful
death, and business litigation cases for over 40 years. He is a
trial lawyer, a member of ABOTA since 1988, judge pro tem,
law professor, lecturer, mediator, and arbitrator. Craig was
named Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Santa Clara County
Trial Lawyers Association and Mediator of the Year by the
San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association. His experience is
varied, both in the type and complexity of his cases. He has
presented the Annual Tort & Trial Seminar Review for 29 years in
13 locations in the State of California, covering cases and statutes
of the prior years. Additionally, he is an Ironman Triathlete and
cross-country cyclist.
