William Robert Seligmann

Work Experience

• Of Counsel
• Atchison Barisone Condotti & Kovacevich Apc
• 2001 - Present

• Attorney
• Law Offices of William R. Seligmann
• 2001 - Present

• City Attorney
• City of Campbell
• 1985 - Present

Education

• Santa Clara University School of Law
• JD - Juris Doctor
• 1982

• University of California - Santa Barbara
• BA - Bachelor of Arts
• 1979

Legal Cases

• Hebard v. Bybee
• I was sucessful in defending the decision of the City Clerk in the Court of Appeal

• Blew v. Horner
• The case established the principal that the employee of an uninsured subcontractor is deemed to be the employee of the general contractor.

• Mitchell et. al. v. Department of Transportation et. al.
• We obtained favorable settlements from the County of San Bernardino and Ford Motor Company.

Associations

• State Bar of California, Public Law Section
• Executive Committee Consultant
• 2005 - Present

• Santa Cruz County Bar Association
• Member
• 2002 - Present

• Santa Clara County Bar Association, Judiciary Committee
• Member
• 2001 - Present

Awards

• Lawyers of Distinction
• Lawyers of Distinction
• 2018

• AV Peer Review Rating
• Martindale-Hubbell
• 2018

• Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award
• Who's Who in American Law -Marquis
• 2018

Publications

• CAAA-MENTS
• Blew v. Horner: The Case of the Phantom Employer
• N/A

• California Municipal Law Handbook
• Sections on Campaign Contributions and Tort Litigation
• N/A

• California League of Cities City Attorney Papers
• Beneficial Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution
• N/A

Speaking Engagements

• Suing and DefendingState and Local Public Entities: The Claims Process
• Government Claims Act
• 2014

• Suing and Defending Public Entities: Dangerous Conditions of Public Property Webinar
• Dangerous Conditions
• 2014

• League of California Cities, City Attorney Meeting
• Ethics and Conflicts of Interest
• 2008