SUMMARY OF CASES

The following is a list of cases litigated, often in a lead or co-lead capacity:

2007 – Won freedom for several (six) men and women who were previously serving life sentences in California Prisons.

2007 – Won greater due process lawsuit victory for SHU prisoner at Pelican Bay State Prison.

2002-2007 – Lead counsel in numerous (over 25) legal proceedings involving prison gang members on issues ranging from prison gang validations, civil rights, and conditions of confinement in state and federal court.

2006-2007 – Co-counsel as intervener in Thompson case to improve conditions on California’s death row.

2006 – Co-counsel in landmark Freedom of Speech case for California death row prisoner in In re Flinner.

2002-2006 – Lead counsel in numerous (over 100) parole cases for representation of life inmates with many achieving release dates before the California Board of Parole Hearings.

2002-2006 – Lead counsel in numerous prisoner state and federal cases involving excessive force, medical neglect, parole release for lifer prisoners, and prisoners living in solitary confinement.

2002-2004 – Lead counsel in Castillo v. Alamedia, C-94-2847 MJJ JCS which forced major policy changes to the California Department of Corrections gang management policies and confinement of prisoners in Security Housing Units.

2002-2004 – Lead counsel in five coordinated prison gang validation cases – In re Chavez, Pina, Padilla, Sosa, & Gonzalez -- which won greater due process procedural protections for super-maximum security prisoners in California.

2003 – Lead counsel in In Re Ngo which challenged racial segregation in housing and lockdowns of California prisoners at San Quentin State Prison.

2002 – Lead counsel in winning class action suit against AT&T for unlawful hidden charges on pre-paid calling
cards resulting in nation-wide changes to AT&T’s calling cards.

2000-2002 – Associate counsel in class suit in Massachusetts federal court against Cable and Wireless, Inc. for systemic overcharges of Presubscribed Carrier Line Charges, and pending class suit in California federal court against MCI/Worldcom for overcharges of local and long-distance service.

2000-2001 – Associate counsel to plaintiffs in largest consumer class action settlement in telecommunications case in U.S. history against MCI/Worldcom for settlement valued at $90 million.

1999 – Lead counsel for UCAN complaint case in which Pacific Bell was fined over $20 million for deceptive and misleading sales practices of local residential telephone customers. The fine was the largest ever against the phone company and one of largest in the California Public Utilities Commission’s history.

1999 – Lead counsel for case against Choctaw Communications for violations of telephony universal service deficiencies.

1999 – Lead counsel for case against MCI/Worldcom for unlawful billing practices for collect calls that originate from California prisons that secured a half-million dollar judgment.

1998 – Lead counsel for case against MCI/Worldcom for over-billing and privacy violations of local phone service in California. Judgment for over $9 million in restitution.

1997-98 Co-counsel on CPUC's OIR/OII proceeding for customer service standards for all providers of local telephone service in the State of California.

1997 – Co-Counsel in opposition of $ 2.5 billion merger application of SDG&E and Pacific Enterprises. Judgment for return of $150 million to ratepayers of California.

1996 – Lead Counsel/ advocate in opposition of $16 billion (3rd largest merger in U.S. History at the time) merger application Pacific Telesis and SBC Communications Inc. Judgment of nearly $500 million to ratepayers of California and creation of $150 million technology trust fund.

1996-2000 -- Lead counsel in Federal Communications Commission filings including dockets for Truth-in-Billing, Inmate Collect Calls and Slamming/Cramming.