About the Authors
MICHELLE ALEXANDER practices with the Oakland law firm of Saperstein, Goldstein, Demchak & Baller. She received her B.A. in 1989 from Vanderbilt University and her J.D. in 1992 from Stanford University. She is a coauthor of chapter 16.
BARBARA S. BRYANT is a full-time mediator and provider of other dispute resolution services, and is located in Oakland. She received her A.B. in 1970 from the University of California, Berkeley, her M.S.W. in 1975 from California State University, Sacramento, and her J.D. in 1980 from Golden Gate University School of Law. She is a coauthor of chapters 3 and 4.
LAUREN SHEFT CARTWRIGHT practices law with Baker & McKenzie, San Diego. She received her A.B. in 1983 from the University of California, Berkeley, and her J.D. in 1987 from the University of San Francisco. She is a coauthor of chapter 8.
DAVID A. CATHCART is a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Los Angeles. He received his A.B. in 1961 from Stanford University and his J.D. in 1967 from Harvard Law School. He is a coauthor of chapter 10.
WILLIAM D. CLASTER is a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Irvine. He received his A.B. in 1967 from Stanford University and his J.D. in 1976 from the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law. He is a coauthor of chapter 10.
LINDA M. DARDARIAN practices with the Oakland law firm of Saperstein, Goldstein, Demchak & Baller. She received her B.A. in 1983 from California State University, Chico, and her J.D. in 1987 from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law. She is a coauthor of chapter 16.
ROXANNE A. DAVIS is the principal in the Law Offices of Roxanne A. Davis, Los Angeles. She received her B.A. in 1981 from New York University, her M.A. in 1986 from the University of Southern California, and her J.D. in 1986 from the University of Southern California Law School. She is the coauthor of chapters 4 and 5.
KATHERINE J. EDWARDS is a partner in the Santa Monica law firm of Masters & Ribakoff. She received her B.A. in 1983 from the University of Washington and her J.D. in 1989 from Pepperdine University. She is a coauthor of chapter 9.
JEREMY FRIEDMAN is a sole practitioner in Oakland. He received his B.A. in 1984 from Brown University and his J.D. in 1987 from the University of Chicago. He is a coauthor of chapter 16.
HOWARD C. HAY is a partner with Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker’s Orange County office. He received his A.B. in 1966 from Duke University and his J.D. in 1969 from the University of Michigan. He is a coauthor of chapter 13.
DAVID T. KELLEY is a senior trial attorney with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), San Francisco. He received his B.A. in 1968 from the University of Northern Iowa and his J.D. in 1971 from the University of Iowa. He is the author of chapter 11.
THOMAS P. KLEIN practices law with Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe in San Francisco. He received his B.S. in 1984 from the University of California, Berkeley, and his J.D. in 1990 from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. He is a coauthor of chapters 1 and 3A.
LOIS M. KOSCH is a partner of Wilson, Petty, Kosmo & Turner, LLP, San Diego. She received her B.A. in 1984 from Adelphi University and her J.D. in 1987 from Rutgers University. She is a coauthor of chapter 7.
KATHLEEN M. LUCAS is the principal in The Lucas Law Firm, San Francisco. She received her B.A. in 1967 from Manhattanville College, her M.A. in 1968 from Oklahoma City University, and her J.D. in 1977 from George Washington Law School. She is the author of chapter 14.
CHRISTOPHER J. MARTIN is a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Palo Alto. He received his A.B. in 1976 from Stanford University and his J.D. in 1978 from the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law. He is a coauthor of chapter 10.
CHRISTINE MASTERS is a partner in the Santa Monica law firm of Masters & Ribakoff. She received her B.A. in 1972 from the University of California, Irvine, and her J.D. in 1977 from Lincoln University Law School. She is a coauthor of chapter 9.
MARI MAYEDA directs the attorney fees project for the Impact Fund and is also of counsel to Saperstein, Goldstein, Demchak & Baller, Oakland. She received her A.B. in 1979 from the University of California, Davis, and her J.D. in 1983 from Harvard Law School. She is a coauthor of chapter 16.
MAUREEN E. McCLAIN is a partner with Kauff, McClain & McGuire, San Francisco. She received her A.B. in 1970 from Randolph Macon Women’s College and her J.D. in 1974 from Stanford University. She is the author of chapter 15.
HON. STEPHEN M. MURPHY is a judge on the San Francisco Superior Court. Before his appointment to the bench, he was a sole practitioner in San Francisco. He received his A.B. in 1977 from College of the Holy Cross and his J.D. in 1981 from the University of San Francisco. He is a coauthor of chapters 3A and 8.
RICHARD M. PEARL is the principal in the Law Offices of Richard M. Pearl, San Francisco. He received his B.A. in 1966 from the University of California, Berkeley, and his J.D. in 1969 from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law. He is a coauthor of chapter 16.
WILLIAM C. QUACKENBUSH is a partner in the San Mateo firm of Quackenbush & Quackenbush. He received his B.S. in 1966 from the University of Santa Clara and his J.D. in 1972 from Loyola Law School (Los Angeles). He is a coauthor of chapters 1, 3A, 5, 6, and 8.
PATRICIA S. RADEZ is a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, San Francisco. She received her A.B. in 1970 from Brown University and her J.D. in 1973 from Stanford University. She is a coauthor of chapter 10.
CYNTHIA L. REMMERS is a partner with Orrick, Herrington & Sut-cliffe, Sacramento. She received her A.B. in 1968 from the University of California, Davis, and her J.D. in 1980 from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law. She is a coauthor of chapters 1–3A.
CHRISTIAN J. ROWLEY practices law with Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe in San Francisco. He received his B.S. in 1989 and his J.D. in 1993 from the University of Utah. He is a coauthor of chapter 1–3A.
MARK S. RUDY, of Rudy, Exelrod, Zieff & True, practices in San Francisco. He received his A.B. in 1966 from the University of Connecticut and his J.D. in 1969 from Georgetown University Law Center. He is the author of chapter 12.
GUY T. SAPERSTEIN is a partner in the Oakland law firm of Saperstein, Goldstein, Demchak & Baller. He received his A.B. in 1966 from the University of California, Berkeley, and his J.D. in 1969 from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law. He is a coauthor of chapter 16.
ABBY B. SILVERMAN is a partner of Baker & McKenzie, San Diego. She received her A.B. in 1961 from Wellesley College, her M.S.W. in 1963 from Bryn Mawr College, and her J.D. in 1979 from the University of San Diego. She is a coauthor of chapter 8.
B. SCOTT SILVERMAN is a partner in the law firm of Morrison & Foerster, Los Angeles. He received his B.A. in 1971 from Stanford University and his J.D. in 1975 from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. He is a coauthor of chapter 6.
GARY R. SINISCALCO is a partner of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe in San Francisco. He received his A.B. in 1965 from LeMoyne College and his J.D. in 1969 from Georgetown University. He is a coauthor of chapters 1 and 3A.
JOHN M. TRUE III is a partner in the firm of Rudy, Exelrod, Zieff & True, San Francisco. He received his B.A. in 1966 from Trinity College (Hartford) and his J.D. in 1975 from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law. He is a coauthor of chapters 1–3A.
REBECCA WESTERFIELD, a former circuit court judge in Kentucky, practices as a mediator and arbitrator with JAMS/EndDispute in San Francisco. She received her A.B. in 1972 and her J.D. in 1975 from the University of Kentucky. She is a coauthor of chapter 13.
CLAUDETTE G. WILSON is a partner of Wilson, Petty, Kosmo & Turner, LLP, San Diego. She received her B.A. in 1978 from the University of California, San Diego, and her J.D. in 1983 from the University of California, Davis, School of Law. She is a coauthor of chapter 7.