William Kershaw
Committed to every client. Connected to every case.Attorney William A. Kershaw is a founding partner in the law firm of Kershaw Talley Barlow in Sacramento, CA. He has over 30 years of experience serving clients nationwide in matters of complex civil litigation such as personal injury, class actions, mass torts, wage and hour disputes and breach of contract cases. He is highly effective against formidable opponents: he has won judgments totaling over $1 billion, including a $330 million class action victory against American Honda Motor Co. and an $87 million judgment against United Parcel Service in a wage dispute. He is now simultaneously serving on the Plaintiff's Steering Committee for the In re Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation (MDL No. 2441), and the DePuy ASR™ Hip System Cases (MDL No. 2197). William Kershaw represents injured individuals and businesses throughout the country. He has an outstanding reputation for obtaining victories in a multitude of cases involving defective medical devices, dangerous drugs, wage and hour claims, consumer fraud, product liability, whistle blower and false claims act matters, class action lawsuits, and complex litigation. He is named Best of the Bar 2014 and 2015 by the Sacramento Business Journal, a Northern California Super Lawyer 12 years in a row, AVVO Superb Rated Top Attorney, and is 5 Star AV Preeminent Rated, the highest rating bestowed by Martindale-Hubbell for ethical standards and legal ability. William was honored by Working Wardrobes for his generous investment to their organization and in our community, helping ensure that adults in crisis and survivors of domestic abuse became self-sufficient.
- Santa Clara University School of Law
- J.D. (1972)
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- Santa Clara University
- B.A. (1969)
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- Partner
- Kershaw Talley Barlow
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- Partner
- Kershaw, Cutter & Ratinoff, LLP
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- Chair of Complex Litigation, Chairman and member of Board of Directors
- Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard, P.C.
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- Consumer and White Collar Fraud Division Supervisor
- Sacramento County District Attorney's Office
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- Super Lawyers
- Thomson Reuters
- Super Lawyers
- Thomson Reuters
- Best of the Bar
- Sacramento Business Journal
- Top Lawyer
- Sacramento Magazine
- Best of the Bar
- Sacramento Business Journal
- Oregon State Bar # 800074
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- Sacramento County Bar Association (SCBA)
- Past President
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- California District Attorney’s Association
- Director/Board Member
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- Sacramento County Bar Association
- Secretary, Treasurer and Vice President
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- California Consumer Protection Council
- Chair
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- Sacramento Rotary
- Member, Board of Directors
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- St. Michael's Episcopal Day School
- Vice President, Board of Trustees
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- Anthony M. Kennedy American Inns of Court
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- American Association for Justice
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- Consumer Attorneys of California
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- Capitol City Trial Lawyers Association
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- The State Bar of California
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- California
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- Oregon
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- Free Consultation
- Contingent Fees
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Consumer Law
- Class Action, Lemon Law
- Nursing Home Abuse
- Medical Devices
- Dangerous Drugs
- Consumer Class Actions
- Wage and Hour
- Complex Litigation
- English
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