Background
Hirsch, William B. was born on May 19, 1951 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Hirsch, William B. was born on May 19, 1951 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
University of California at Santa Cruz (Bachelor of Arts, with highest honors, 1973). Princeton University (Master of Arts, 1975). Harvard University (Juris Doctor, 1983).
Worked at Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, Limited Liability Partnership. Admitted to the bar, 1983, California. United States. District Court, Northern District of California.
1991, United States. District Court, District of Hawaii.
Recipient, Trial Lawyer of the Year Award, awarded by Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, 1995. Frequent lecturer on Product Liability and Mass Tort Class Actions.
Member: Bar Association of San Francisco. State Bar of California.
Barristers Club of San Francisco.
Association of Trial Lawyers of America. California Trial Lawyers Association. National Association of Securities and Commercial Law Attorneys (Member, Executive Committee, 1991-1994).
American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California Lawyers" Counsel (Member, Steering Committee, 1993-1994).
Lieff, Cabraser & Heimann was founded in 1972 and for the past 25 years has specialized exclusively in litigation involving securities fraud, antitrust, consumer fraud, products liability, toxic claims and environmental issues, employment discrimination, and other mass tort class actions on behalf of plaintiffs throughout the United States. During the past 13 years, the firm has tried and settled approximately 120 class actions involving approximately ten million individuals, resulting in verdicts or settlements of over $6.5 billion.
Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein has served as court-appointed Plaintiff Class Counsel in more than 100 certified class actions, including over 50 securities class actions, and is currently serving in that capacity in multi-district and complex federal litigations pending in Alabama, Alaska, California, Minnesota, Ohio, Oregon, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wyoming as well as state court litigation in Alabama, California, Louisiana, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas.
Member: Bar Association of San Francisco. State Bar of California. Barristers Club of San Francisco.
Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
California Trial Lawyers Association. National Association of Securities and Commercial Law Attorneys (Member, Executive Committee, 1991-1994).
American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California Lawyers" Counsel (Member, Steering Committee, 1993-1994).