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Overview
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Fees & Payments
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Fees
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Contingent (33%-40%)
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Free Consultation (60 minutes)
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Hourly ($300-$500/hour)
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Contact Information
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About Me
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About me: Representing individuals and businesses state-wide since 1975. Please call 925-734-0800. Employment Litigation, Wage & Hour, Class Actions, Business Law,... more
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Client Reviews
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2009-06-06
6 months ago.
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I would recommend Bill to my closest friends and family anyday. He worked on a very difficult and lengthly case for me and through out the duration...
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Résumé
Licenses
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34 years
since William Francis Adams was first licensed to practice law in CA.
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Work Experience
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| Position |
Duration |
| Partner at Feldman Waldman & Kline |
1992–1997
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| Partner at Kauff McClain & McGuire LLP |
1990–1992
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Education
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| University of California - Santa Barbara |
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BA - Bachelor of Arts |
1972 |
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Awards
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| Award Name |
Granting Organization |
Date |
| Champion of Justice |
Bar Association of San Francisco |
2006 |
| Member Executive Committee and Board of Directors |
Commonwealth Club of California |
2003 |
| Ethics Hot-Line Distinguished Service Award |
California Psychological Association |
2000 |
| Excellence in Leadership Award |
U.S. Department of Labor |
1996 |
| Extern, Executive Office of the President |
White House Office of Telecommunications Policy |
1974 |
| Member, UCLA Law Review |
University of California, Los Angeles School of Law |
1974 |
| Phi Beta Kappa |
University of California, Santa Barbara |
1972 |
| President's Undergraduate Fellowship Award |
University of California |
1972 |
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Associations
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| Position |
Association Name |
Duration |
| Member |
California State Bar Labor & Employment Section |
1980–present
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| Hotline Attorney Northern California |
California Psychological Association |
1995–present
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| Member |
Alameda County Bar Association |
2003–present
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| Secretary & General Counsel |
Commonwealth Club of California |
2003–present
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| Member, Committee on Cy Pres Awards |
Bar Association of San Francisco |
2006–present
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| Member, Board of Directors |
Revzoom, Inc. |
2008–present
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| Member |
Alameda-Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association |
2009–present
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| Member |
Eastern Alameda County Bar Association |
2009–present
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| Extern, Office of General Counsel |
Office of Telecommunications Policy, Executive Office of the President, Washington, D.C. |
1974
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Portfolio
Publications
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| Article |
Publication |
Date |
| Through Private Places With Gun & Camera: Privacy Discovery in California Courts |
California State Bar Labor & Employment Section Annual Meeting |
2008 |
| 10 Golden Rules for Experts Facing Cross-examination |
American Board of Vocational Experts Annual Conference Proceedings |
2005 |
| Discovery in Wrongful Termination Cases |
California Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) |
1987 |
| Express Specifications Warranties: The Essential Contract Right in the Age of Quality |
Santa Clara Computer and High Technology Law Journal |
1986 |
| Drugs and Alcohol in the Workplace: Law, Technology & Policy |
Santa Clara Computer and High Technology Law Journal |
1986 |
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Cases
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- Title:
- Shoars v. Providian National Bank
- Practice Area:
- Employment / Labor
- Outcome:
- Confidential court-approved settlement
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Represented more than 7,000 employees in class action in both federal and state courts in case involving vacation pay withheld upon termination in...
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Speaking Engagements
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| Speaking Engagement Name |
Conference |
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| Workplace Privacy: Real or Imagined? |
California State Bar Labor & Employment Section Annual Meeting |
2008 |
| How The Bombers Were Convicted |
Prosecuting the First World Trade Center Bombers |
2006 |
| Surviving Cross-examination as an Expert Witness |
American Board of Vocational Experts Annual Meeting |
2005 |
| Review of the Patriot Act and Gerry Spence's Famous Trials |
Gerry Spence and The Smoking Gun |
2003 |
| Sexual Harassment |
Sexual Harassment & Employment Discrimination Seminar |
1997 |
| How to Examine Expert Psychological Witnesses |
Use of Psychological Experts |
1996 |
| Wrongful Termination Law |
Employment Law Conference |
1995 |
| Sexual Harassment / Discrimination |
National Employment Law Institute Discrimination Law |
1989 |
| Drug Testing in the Workplace |
American Society of Industrial Security Conference & Numerous others |
1985 |
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