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Licensed in California for 50 years
State: California
Acquired: 1976
Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2009
Licensed in Pennsylvania for 55 years
State: Pennsylvania
Acquired: 1971
Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2008
Location
Law Offices of William S. Lerach
728 San Luis Rey Pl, San Diego, CA, 92109
Law Offices of William S. Lerach
9776 La Jolla Farms Rd, La Jolla, CA, 92037-1133
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Experience
Professional misconduct
This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2009.
Disbarment issued in CA, 2009
updated on 02/07/2010Disbarment is the most serious penalty for a lawyer. If this attorney is currently practicing law, you should contact the California State Bar to understand the reasons for disbarment.
Disbarment issued in PA, 2008
updated on 02/21/2010Disbarment is the most serious penalty for a lawyer. If this attorney is currently practicing law, you should contact the Pennsylvania State Bar to understand the reasons for disbarment.
Interim suspension after conviction issued in CA, 2007
updated on 02/07/2010This means the attorney temporarily lost his or her license to practice law while the State investigates whether the attorney should be disciplined. The suspension typically expires when the investigation is resolved.
Honors
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Legacy Laureate,
Associations
American Inns of Court
Master
National Association of Securities and Commercial Lawyers (NASCAT)
Past President
Editorial Board of Class Action Reports
Member
American Law Institute faculty on Federal and State Class Action Litigation
Member
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Member
State Bar of California
Member
American Bar Association, Litigation Section, Class Action and Derivative Suits Committee
Member
Education
1970
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1967
University of Pittsburgh
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
1998
7th Annual BusinessWeek CFO Forum
An Alarming Decline In the Quality of Financial Reporting
1990
Council of Institutional Investors
The Incorporation Trap: How Delaware Has Destroyed Corporate Governance
1984
Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference
Alternative Approaches for Awarding Attorneys’ Fees in Federal Court Litigation: It’s Time to Unload the Lodestar
Publications
2002
L.A. Times
Why Insiders Get Rich, and the Little Guy Loses
2002
Stanford J. of Law, Bus. and Fin.
Plundering America: How American Investors Got Taken for Trillions by Corporate Insiders - The Rise of the New Corporate Kleptocracy
1998
Washington U. L. Rev.
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 — 27 Months Later: Securities Class Action Litigation Under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act’s Brave New World
1991
Unknown
Civil RICO in Shareholders Suits Involving Defense Contractors in Civil RICO Practice: Causes of Action
1985
ALI/ABI
Securities Class Actions and Derivative Litigations Involving Public Companies: A Plaintiff’s Perspective
1984
ALI/ABA
Class Actions: Plaintiffs’ Perspectives, Tactics and Problems
1982
7 Class Action Reports 318
Life After Huddleston: Streamlining and Simplification of the Securities Class Action
1980
Regents of the University of California
Class and Derivative Actions Under the Federal Securities Laws
1972
33 U. Pitt L. Rev. 446
of Termination of Class Actions: The Judicial Role