William Alter Kershaw

For over 25 years, Bill Kershaw has represented clients in class action, mass tort and personal injury cases in state and federal courts, including coordinated and multi-district proceedings. He is a founding partner of Kershaw, Cook & Talley PC and previously Kershaw, Cutter & Ratinoff LLP.

Prior to entering civil practice, Bill spent nine years in the District Attorney’s Office of Sacramento County where he tried roughly 75 cases to verdict and supervised the Consumer and White Collar Fraud Division, various felony trial teams, and the Career Criminal Unit.

Bill has served as Chair of the California Consumer Protection Council, President of the Sacramento County Bar Association, and Chairman of the Board of Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard. He has served as court-appointed lead class counsel and liaison counsel on behalf of plaintiffs in numerous class actions, mass torts, and consumer related proceedings throughout the United States. 

His dedication to his clients garners local and national recognition. He is named a Northern California Super Lawyer for 11 consecutive years, 2014-2018 Best of the Bar by Sacramento Business Journal, AV® Preeminent™ rated by Martindale-Hubbell®, and selected by his peers as a 2015-2018 Top Lawyer in the Sacramento Region.

Bill is actively involved with local organizations and non-profits within the community such as Make-A-Wish, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sacramento, WEAVE, Inc., the YMCA of Superior California, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Sacramento, and the St. John's Program for Real Change.

Specialties: Class Action Litigation, Complex Litigation, Labor & Employment Law, Product Liability

Practice Areas: Class Actions/Mass Torts (50%), Employment Litigation: Plaintiff (30%), Consumer Law (20%)

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