James J. Brosnahan of Morrison and Foerster in San Francisco will be presenting a special lecture on jury selection this Friday, March 11th from 12 noon – 1:00p.m. in the Moot Court Room in Bergin Hall. All students and faculty are welcome to attend.
Mr. Brosnahan was lead counsel for John Walker Lindh, and is currently in trial in the Oakland Raiders case, Marcus Williams v. William Romanowsky.
James J. Brosnahan is one of the nation’s most respected and recognized trial lawyers, 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 wrote the Trial Handbook for California Lawyers published by Bancroft-Whitney.
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Successfully defended the City of Oakland and County of Alameda in the Oakland Raiders litigation and lead defense counsel for the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum and an individual defendant in a five-month jury trial (August 2003).
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Successfully defended a respected product manufacturer in the first breast implant product liability jury trial in California. The plaintiff’s science was excluded on motion and a non-suit granted at the end of plaintiff’s opening statement (1997).
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Successful defense of California Appellate Court Justice in disciplinary proceeding charging failure to follow stare decisis (August 1999).
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Associate member of Office of Independent Counsel: Iran-Contra. Lead prosecutor in U.S. v. Caspar Weinberger (October-December 1992).
