Three McManis Faulkner Partners Named to Northern California Super Lawyers 2010

Online, July 20, 2010 (Newswire.com) - THREE MCMANIS FAULKNER PARTNERS NAMED TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SUPER LAWYERS 2010 ®

Four Attorneys Named to Northern California Super Lawyers 2010 Rising Stars

SAN JOSE, Calif.; July 16, 200 - McManis Faulkner Name Partners James McManis and William Faulkner and Partner Sharon Kirsch have been named to the Northern California Super Lawyers 2010 Edition. Compiled through peer nomination and research, approximately five percent of the Northern California Bar received the distinction.

In addition, four attorneys from McManis Faulkner were named to the Northern California Super Lawyers 2010 Edition - Rising Stars, which recognizes the top up-and-coming attorneys in the region. Chief Legal Officer and Partner Neda Mansoorian, Partners Michele Corvi and Elizabeth Pipkin, and Associate Christine Peek were included in the listing for the second consecutive year. Approximately two percent of the Northern California Bar received this distinction.

Super Lawyers is a listing of outstanding lawyers, from more than 70 practice areas, who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The objective of the Super Lawyers selection process is to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys that can be used as a resource to assist in the search for legal counsel. The selection process for Rising Stars is the same as the Super Lawyers selection process except that attorneys must be either 40 years old or younger or in practice for ten years or less.

McManis, who was included earlier this year in the Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition 2010, represents Silicon Valley companies in commercial, trade secret and intellectual property issues. A member of the trial bar for more than 40 years, he also represents individuals in a variety of cases including personal injury, civil rights and criminal defense. Recently inducted as a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, McManis is also a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, and a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. He earned his J.D. from University of California Berkeley School of Law (1967) and his B.A. (Phi Beta Kappa) from Stanford University (1964).

Also included in the Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition 2010, Faulkner leads the firm's business practice and is a seasoned civil trial lawyer in commercial litigation, including trade secrets disputes and lease and real estate matters. He represents a wide range of businesses, including high technology companies, and advises on corporate and partnership matters. Faulkner earned his J.D. from University of California Hastings College of the Law (1978) and his B.A. from Stanford University (1973).

As leader of the firm's employment law practice, Kirsch represents a range of clients from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies in a variety of industries. Recently recognized by the San Francisco and Los Angeles Daily Journal as one of California's "Top Labor and Employment Lawyers," Kirsch represents clients in all areas of management-side employment litigation, including wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour cases, and trade secrets. She has successfully represented her clients in state and federal court, as well as before state and federal agencies. Kirsch earned her J.D., cum laude, from the Santa Clara University School of Law (1991) and her B.S., with recognition, in communications from Marylhurst College (1984).

One of the first law firm CLOs in the nation, Mansoorian utilizes her extensive trial and business experience to work across multiple client service teams and cases. Applying corporate project management principles to litigation, she works to maximize client value and leverage the firm's diverse resources, including attorneys and staff members. Mansoorian's legal practice emphasizes high-technology litigation, as well as matters involving professional negligence, products liability and general negligence, high-asset marital dissolutions, employer liability, wrongful termination, real estate disputes and breach of contract, among others. She received her J.D. from the Santa Clara University School of Law (1999) and her B.A. in political science from University of California, Berkeley (1994). She is a Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.

Co-leader of the family law team, Corvi focuses on domestic violence, child custody and visitation, child support, spousal support, valuation of property and division of assets. In addition, Corvi has successfully handled paternity claims, date of separation disputes, breach of fiduciary duty claims, reimbursement claims, valuation of stock options, valuation of businesses, post-nuptial agreements and marital settlement agreements. Corvi earned her J.D. from the Santa Clara University School of Law (2000) and her B.S. in political science from the University of Santa Clara (1997).

Focused on civil litigation, Pipkin represents Fortune 500 companies and charitable institutions in cases involving intellectual property, personal injury and securities fraud claims. She defended a major telecommunications company against trade secrets theft allegations by a former contractor; obtained injunctive relief freezing the assets of a hedge fund that had defrauded her client; and obtained a jury verdict - granting compensation that exceeded the provable damages - for a personal injury client. Pipkin received her J.D. from Harvard Law School (2001) and her B.A. from Brigham Young University (1998).

Peek practices general civil litigation with a focus on constitutional law and lawsuits against government entities. Peek has experience litigating state and federal constitutional issues in a wide variety of contexts, including business regulation, nuisance, takings, election law, public employment, compassionate use, selective enforcement, illegal search and seizure, and excessive force cases. She received her J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law (2004) and her B.A. in English from San Jose State University (2000).

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