Robert A. Van Nest

Background

Van Nest, Robert A. was born on March 12, 1951 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.

Education

Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts, 1973). Harvard University (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1978).

Career

Worked at Keker & Van Nest, Limited liability partnership (San Francisco, California) specializing in Business Litigation, including complex Commercial Disputes, Trade Secrets, Patent, Copyright and Trademark, Professional Liability, Securities Fraud, Directors" and Officers" Liability, Class Actions, Consumer Claims, Antitrust, Real Estate, Employment, Insurance Coverage, Bad Faith, Media Defense. Complex Criminal Defense. Admitted to the bar, 1978, California.

Phi Beta Kappa.

Law Clerk to Honorable William H. Orrick, United States. District Judge, Northern District of California, 1978-1979. Faculty: National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1989—.

Hastings College of Advocacy, 1987—.

Lecturer, Developments in Tort Practice, California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1985—. Member, California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, 1980—.

Member, Criminal Justice Panel, United States. District Court, Northern District of California, 1983—.

Member: Bar Association of San Francisco (Member, Criminal Justice Advisory Council, 1981—.

Chair, Barristers Constitutional Law Committee, 1984—). State Bar of California. American Bar Association.

Keker & Van Nest was founded in 1978 and specializes in business litigation and complex criminal cases.

All of our partners and many of our associates are trial lawyers. Nationally recognized, we have a clientele that includes both corporations and individuals.

Achievements

• Robert A. Van Nest has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member, California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, 1980—. Member, Criminal Justice Panel, United States. District Court, Northern District of California, 1983—.

Member: Bar Association of San Francisco (Member, Criminal Justice Advisory Council, 1981—.

Chair, Barristers Constitutional Law Committee, 1984—). State Bar of California.

American Bar Association.