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William Alter Kershaw
also known as Bill Kershaw, William A. Kershaw
About William
Biography
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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Chat withLicenses
Licensed in Oregon for 46 years
State: Oregon
Acquired: 1980
No misconduct found
Licensed in California for 52 years
State: California
Acquired: 1973
No misconduct found
Location
Kershaw, Cook & Talley
401 Watt Avenue, Suite 1, Sacramento, CA, 95864
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William Alter Kershaw's Lawyer Endorsements
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Stuart Talley
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Experience
Honors
2019
Northern California Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2019
AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2018
Northern California Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2018
AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2017
AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2017
Northern California Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2016
Northern California Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2015
Top Lawyer, Sacramento Magazine
2015
Best of the Bar, Sacramento Business Journal
2015
Northern California Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2014
Northern California Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2014
Best of the Bar, Sacramento Business Journal
2013
Northern California Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2012
Northern California Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2011
Northern California Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2010
Northern California Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2009
Northern California Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2008
Northern California Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2007
Northern California Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2006
Northern California Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2005
Northern California Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
Work Experience
2015 - Present
Partner, Kershaw, Cook & Talley
1900 - Present
Managing Partner, Kershaw Talley Barlow
2002 - 2015
Partner, Kershaw, Cutter & Ratinoff LLP
1983 - 2003
Chairman and Member of the Board of Directors, Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard, PC
1978 - 1983
Consumer and White Collar Fraud Division Supervisor, Sacramento County District Attorney's Office
Associations
State Bar of California
Member
Sacramento County Bar Association
Member
Capitol City Trial Lawyers Association
Member
1987 - 1988
Sacramento County Bar AssociationPresident
1986 - 1987
Sacramento County Bar AssociationChairman
1984 - 1988
Sacramento County Bar AssociationSecretery
1984 - 1988
Sacramento County Bar AssociationTreasurer
1984 - 1988
Sacramento County Bar AssociationVice President
1981 - 1983
California District Attoney's AssociationDirector
1981 - 1983
California District Attorneys AssociationDirector/Board Member
Sample of Legal Cases
VeriSign
$39 Million Settlement
United Parcel Service, Inc.
$87 Million Settlement
American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
$330 Million Settlement
Jenny Craig, Inc.
$46 Million Settlement
Bayshore Ford Truck Sales, Inc., v. Ford Motor Company
$45 Million Judgement
Education
1972
Santa Clara University
JD - Juris Doctor
1969
Santa Clara University
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Languages
English