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Address
351 California Street, Suite 200
San Francisco, California 94104 (San Francisco Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.9
out of 5
(Main Office) Bassi, Edlin, Huie & Blum LLP has achieved the highest rating for legal ability in Martindale-Hubbell. Statement of PracticeGeneral Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Toxic Torts, Asbestos Defense, Products Liability, Premises Liability, Complex Civil Litigation, Civil Trials, Environmental Law, Employment Law, Business Torts, Employment Defense, Superfund, Contracts, Casualty, Insurance Law, Public Sector Law. Firm Size: 17
Representative Clients:Bethleham Steel Corp.
Burns Philip Food, Inc.
City of Stockton
Coastal Corp.
Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.
Hilton Hotels
Kaizer Ventures Inc.
Nestle, Inc.
Park Place Entertainment
Parker Hannifin Corp.
Address351 California Street, Suite 200
San Francisco, CA 94104, (San Francisco Co.)
PhonePhone: 415-397-9006
Fax: 415-397-1339
Website
http://www.behblaw.com
Marte J. Bassi (Member) born San Francisco, California, August 2, 1951; admitted to bar, 1987, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1999, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California. Education: San Francisco State University (B.A., Mathematics, 1974); Golden Gate University (J.D., with highest honors, 1987). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards for Evidence, Real Property, and Ethics. Writer and Editor, Golden Gate University Law Review, 1986-1987. Law Clerk: San Francisco Superior Court Law; Hon. Lucy Kelly McCabe and Hon. Raymond Williamson, Motion Department. Western Regional Editor, Harris Martin Publication Columns. Judge Pro Tem and Arbitrator, San Francisco Superior Court. Formerly with Pillsbury Madison & Sutro. Practice Areas: Complex Civil Litigation; Product Liability Defense; Real Estate Law; Asbestos Defense; Construction Litigation; Toxic Torts; Environmental Law.Email: Marte J. Bassi
Noel Edlin (Managing Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, California and U.S. District Court, Central and Northern Districts of California, Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Hawaii (B.A., 1979); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 1982). Named, "Northern California Super Lawyer," Environmental Litigation, 2006, 2007 and 2008. Member: Bar Association San Francisco (Chair, Judiciary Committee); State Bar of California (President, Judicial Nominations and Evaluations Commission); American Bar Association (Member, Labor Committee; Individual Rights Section). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Labor Law; Commercial Law; Constitutional Law; Products Liability; Complex Civil Litigation; Public Sector Law.Email: Noel Edlin
Fred M. Blum (Member) born Baltimore, Maryland, December 12, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, California and U.S. District Court, Central and Northern Districts of California; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1989, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of California, Davis (A.B., 1978); Whittier College School of Law (J.D., 1981). Phi Alpha Delta. Named, "Northern California Super Attorney," Environmental Law, 2004, 2005 and 2006. Notes and Comments Editor, Whittier College Law Review, 1980-1981. Author: "Environmental Laws: When Do They Violate Your Constitutional Rights?," Econ, December, 1989; "Constitutional and Statutory Limitations on Regulator's Ability to Acquire Business Information," Hazmat West, 1989;"International Interference with Contractual Relations: When are Managers Liable for Terminating Employees?," California Labor and Employment Law Quarterly, Vol. 6, No. 3, Winter, 1988, p. 11; "Restricting Terminations of Employees for Free Speech Expressions," Labor and Employment Law News, Vol. 5, No. 3, Fall, 1986, p. 11; "California Rejects the Subjective Test of Entrapment and Adopts the Objective Test," 2 Whittier Law Review 589, 1980. Member: Bar Association of San Francisco (Member, Sections on: Constitution Law and Environment); State Bar of California (Member, Labor and Employment Section); American Bar Association (Member, Labor Committee and Individual Rights Section). Practice Areas: Labor Law; Civil Rights Constitutional Law; Commercial Law; Employment Discrimination; Toxic Torts/ Environmental Law; Real Estate Law; Church-State Constitutional Law.Email: Fred M. Blum
Jeffery J. Fadeff (Member) born San Francisco, California, December 28, 1953; admitted to bar, 1983, California. Education: San Francisco State University (B.A., 1980); University of California Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 1983). Judicial Extern: Presiding Judge Morton Colvin, San Francisco Superior Court; Presiding Justice Clinton White, California Court of Appeals. Attorney has attained Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards. Practice Areas: Asbestos Defense Litigation; Real Estate Law; General Liability; Product Liability Defense.Email: Jeffery J. Fadeff
Jeremy D. Huie (Member) born San Francisco, California, April 22, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 2000, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 1993); University of California Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 1997). Recipient: American Jurisprudence Awards in Legal Writing and Research; International Commercial Arbitration. Law Clerk, Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX. Author: California Deposition. Symposium Editor, Hastings West-Northwest Journal of Environmental Law and Policy. Adjunct Professor, Legal Writing and Research, Hasting, 2000-2006. Practice Areas: Complex Civil Litigation; Toxic Tort; Environmental Law; Asbestos Defense Litigation.Email: Jeremy D. Huie
D. Mark Jackson (Member) born Portland, Oregon, June 20, 1973; admitted to bar, 2002, California, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 2003, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Willamette University (B.A., Spanish, 1995); College of William & Mary School of Law (J.D., 2001). Author: "Liberal Topics," Washington Post, William & Mary Will of Rights Journal, Buffalo Public Interest Law and Find Law's Writ. Practice Areas: Complex Civil Litigation; Toxic Torts; Environmental Law; Products Liability.Email: D. Mark Jackson
Joseph B. Adams (Member) born San Luis Obispo, California, January 16, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, California and U.S. District Court, Central, Northern and Southern Districts of California. Education: University of California at Santa Cruz (B.A., American and Environmental Studies, 1993); University of San Francisco School of Law (J.D., 1997). Finalist, Moot Court. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award (highest honors), Legal Writing and Research; Public Interest Law (Environmental). Member, National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc Arbitrations, California. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Complex Civil Litigation; Toxic Torts; Environmental Law; Product Liability Defense; Products Liability; Real Estate Law.Email: Joseph B. Adams
SENIOR COUNSELJoseph J. Kubancik (Senior Counsel) born Cleveland, Ohio, March 20, 1945; admitted to bar, 1974, California; 1976, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of San Francisco (A.B., 1970); Golden Gate University (J.D., 1974); University of Texas (LL.M., 1976). Member: State Bar of California; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Products Liability Defense; Asbestos Defense Litigation; Complex Civil Litigation.Email: Joseph J. Kubancik
Robert S. Kraft (Senior Counsel) born New York, New York, November 5, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, California, U.S. District Court, Central and Northern Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., cum laude, 1970; J.D., 1973); London School of Economics and Political Science. Member, Writers Guild of America, West. Senior Counsel, Jackson & Wallace, San Francisco, California. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Toxic Torts; Products Liability Litigation; Insurance Defense; Asbestos Litigation.Email: Robert S. Kraft
ASSOCIATESFarheena Habib (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, California. Education: University of California, Davis (B.S., 2001); Boston University (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Farheena Habib
Reshma A. Bajaj (Associate) born Mumba, Maharashtra, India, November 28, 1975; admitted to bar, 1999, Karnataka, India; 2003, California. Education: Bangalore University Bangalore, India (B.A., 1996); Al-Ameen College of Law, Bangalore, India (LL.B., 1999). Formerly with Bishop, Barry, Howe Haney & Ryder. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Product Liability Defense; Asbestos Defense Litigation.Email: Reshma A. Bajaj
Myles Solomon (Associate) born Columbia, South Carolina, August 12, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, California. Education: University of South Carolina (B.S., 1999; J.D., 2003). Formerly with: Law Offices of Craig S. Kelly, Columbia, South Carolina, 2001-2003; King & Vernon, P.A., Columbia, South Carolina, 2000-2001. Practice Areas: Sports Law; Complex Civil Litigation; Asbestos Defense Litigation; General Liability.Email: Myles Solomon
Antonio P. Garcia, Jr. (Associate) born San Francisco, California, July 3, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, California; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 2008, U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of California, Davis (A.B., International Relations and Political Science, with honors, 1996; J.D., 2000). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, U.C. Davis Law Review, 1999-2000. Law Clerk to the Hon. Christopher M. Klein, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of California. Judicial Extern: Chambers of the Hon. Joyce L. Kennard, California Supreme Court; Chambers of the Hon. James R. Lambden, California Court of Appeal. Member and Past Chair, Board Directors, Richmond Area Multi-Services, Inc., San Francisco. Practice Areas: Complex Civil Litigation; Toxic Tort; Product Liability Defense; Commercial Litigation; Civil Appeals and Writs; Environmental Law.Email: Antonio P. Garcia, Jr.
Ruben P. Ruiz (Associate) born Inglewood, California, February 12, 1970; admitted to bar, 2006, California; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Central and Northern Districts of California; U.S. Federal Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Loyola Marymount University (B.A.); University of Oregon (M.F.A.); Santa Clara University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Writer and Editor, Santa Clara Computer and High Technology Journal. Member: Bar Association of San Francisco, State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Products Liability Defense; Complex Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Ruben P. Ruiz
Jonathan Eric Meislin (Associate) born Pacific Palisades, California, July 25, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, California. Education: University of Arizona (B.A., magna cum laude, 2002); University of San Diego School of Business Administration (M.B.A., 2005); University of San Diego (J.D., 2005). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Construction Defects Litigation.Email: Jonathan Eric Meislin
Nancy Sandoval Allard (Associate) born Los Angeles, California, February 13, 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, California; U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., Political Science, 2004); San Francisco Law School (J.D., 2007). Member: State Bar of California. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Products Liability Defense; Complex Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Toxic Tort/Environmental Law.Email: Nancy Sandoval Allard
Trina D. Williams (Associate) born San Mateo, California, December 14, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Oregon; 2002, California; 2003, Washington. Education: University of Nevada, Reno (B.A., 1996); Willamette University School of Law (J.D., 1999). Moot Court Board, 1996-1999. Recipient, High Paper in Criminal Law and Advanced Criminal Law. Honors, Chinese Economic Studies, 1995. Section Editor, Nevada Newspaper, 1992-1995. Member: King County and Washington State Bar Associations; King County Women Lawyers Association; Washington Defense Trial Lawyers; Washington State Society of Health Care Attorneys; Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association; Washington Health Care Risk Management Society; Defense Research Institute. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Complex Civil Litigation; General Liability Defense; Medical Malpractice; Professional Liability; White Collar Criminal Defense.Email: Trina D. Williams
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