James J. Brosnahan will be speaking at Santa Clara University School of Law on Thursday, February 15 at noon in the Panelli Moot Court Room. The topic of his presentation is “How to Pick a Jury.”
James J. Brosnahan is one of the most respected and recognized trial lawyers in the United States, with expertise in both civil and criminal trial work. He was inducted into The State Bar of California’s "Trial Lawyers Hall of Fame" in April 1996; was awarded the "Samuel E. Gates Award" by the American College of Trial Lawyers in October 2000; was named the "Trial Lawyer of the Year" by the American Board of Trial Advocates in October 2001; was named "Legend of the Law" by the Lawyer’s Club of San Francisco, November 2002; and was awarded the William J. Brennan Jr. Award from the University of Virginia Trial Advocacy Program, January 2003.
Mr. Brosnahan has served as special counsel to the California Legislature’s Joint Subcommittee on Crude Oil Pricing, the lawyers’ representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference and Chairman of the Delegation, and president of the Bar Association of San Francisco. He also serves as Master Advocate on the faculty and member of the Board of Trustees of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy.
Mr. Brosnahan is recognized as The National Law Journal’s 2006 “Top 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America.” He is listed in The Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America (2006). He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America (2007) as a leader in the fields of Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury, and White Collar Defense law.
Mr. Brosnahan wrote the Trial Handbook for California Lawyers published by Bancroft-Whitney.
