Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein
| Headquarters | San Francisco |
|---|---|
| No. of offices | 4 |
| No. of attorneys | 60+ |
| Revenue | N/A |
| Date founded | 1972 (San Francisco) |
| Company type | LLP |
| Website | www.lieffcabraser.com |
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP is a national plaintiffs' law firm with offices in San Francisco,[1] New York City, Nashville, and Seattle.
Practice areas
Lieff Cabraser represents plaintiffs in individual, class and group cases in the fields of law of antitrust and intellectual property, aviation, business, civil rights, consumer protection, defective products, employment discrimination and unfair employment practices, environmental and toxic exposure, False Claims Act and whistleblower claims, personal injury and mass torts, and securities and investor fraud. The firm is one of the largest in the United States that represents only plaintiffs.
Reputation and recognition
Rated as an AV[2] law firm, Lieff Cabraser has been described by The American Lawyer as "one of the nation's premier plaintiffs firms."[3] In 2004, The American Lawyer recognized Lieff Cabraser as one of "the most successful plaintiffs firms in the land."[4]
In the 2012 edition of its annual list of the top plaintiffs' law firms in the U.S., The National Law Journal selected Lieff Cabraser.[5] In compiling the list, The National Law Journal examined recent verdicts and settlements and looked for firms "representing the best qualities of the plaintiffs' bar and that demonstrated unusual dedication and creativity." This is the tenth consecutive year since 2003 that Lieff Cabraser has received this honor.[6]
Community activity
Lieff Cabraser sponsors the Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship Program conducted by the Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF). The firm also supports the National Association for Public Interest Law fellowship program. Fellowships made possible by Lieff Cabraser’s sponsorship have included work at the East Bay Community Law Center in Oakland, California, the Employment Law Center in San Francisco, California, and the NOW Legal Defense in New York, New York.
In 2007, Lieff Cabraser attorneys assisted in the launching of the Carver HEARTS Project. The project is a partnership between interested community members, San Francisco's George Washington Carver Elementary School, and UCSF's Department of Infant, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry to provide a therapist skilled in treating trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on-site at Carver Elementary School.[7]
From 1991 through the end of 2011, Lieff Cabraser underwrote the radio series, "Perspectives," airing on the public broadcasting station KQED-FM in the San Francisco Bay Area. The series offers listeners social and political opinions on a broad spectrum of contemporary issues.[8] The firm continues to provide financial support for programs on KQED-FM.
Notable alumni
Christopher Coleman, Professor of Law, Vanderbilt Law School
Joshua Davis, Professor of Law, University of San Francisco School of Law
Chimène Keitner, Professor of Law, UC Hastings College of the Law
David W. Marcus, Professor of Law, University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law
Sharmila Murthy, Professor of Law, Suffolk University Law School
Alistair E. Newbern, Professor of Law, Vanderbilt Law School
Morris Ratner, Professor of Law, UC Hastings College of the Law
Nirej Sekhon, Professor of Law, Georgia State
References
- ↑ "Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP". Lawyer.com. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
- ↑ AV is a registered certification mark of Reed Elsevier Properties, Inc., used in accordance with the LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Lieff Cabraser's Martindale-Hubbell profile can be read here.
- ↑ American Lawyer, Vol. 28, No. 12, December 2006.
- ↑ American Lawyer, Vol. 26, No. 10, October 2004.
- ↑ "The Plaintiffs' Hot List", National Law Journal (Oct. 4, 2010) at 13
- ↑ R. Acello, "The Plaintiffs' Hot List", National Law Journal (Oct. 4, 2010), at 13; M. Moline, "The Plaintiffs' Hot List", National Law Journal (Oct. 5, 2009); M. Moline, "The Plaintiffs' Hot List", National Law Journal (Oct., 2008); M. Moline, "The Plaintiffs' Hot List", National Law Journal (Oct. 22, 2007), at S-2; M. Moline, "The Plaintiffs' Hot List", National Law Journal (Oct. 9, 2006), at S-3; M. Moline, "The Plaintiffs' Hot List", National Law Journal (Oct. 10, 2005), at S-3; D. Hechler, "The Plaintiffs' Hot List", National Law Journal (Jul. 26, 2004), at S-8; D. Hechler, "The Plaintiffs' Hot List", National Law Journal (Jul. 21, 2003), at S-2.
- ↑ Carver HEARTS provides a therapist skilled in treating trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on-site at Carver Elementary School in San Francisco.
- ↑ KQED-FM San Francisco, Perspectives.