About the Authors
WILLIAM A. BROCKETT (deceased), after working as a federal public defender, practiced criminal defense and business law in San Francisco for more than 20 years, most of that time in the firm he founded with attorney John W. Keker. Mr. Brockett received his B.S. from the U.S. Naval Academy and his LL.B. from Yale University.
JOHN W. KEKER, co-founder of San Francisco litigation firm Keker & Van Nest, is known as one of the top trial attorneys in the country. Named to The National Law Journal’s list of the “Top 100 Most Influential Lawyers in the United States,” he has handled some of the country’s most high-profile white collar criminal cases and complex business litigation. After earning his B.A.,cum laude, from Princeton and his J.D. from Yale University, Mr. Keker clerked for Hon. Earl Warren, former Chief Justice of the United States.