Background
Flahavan, William F. was born on November 6, 1946 in San Francisco, California, United States.
Flahavan, William F. was born on November 6, 1946 in San Francisco, California, United States.
Saint Mary"s College of California (Bachelor of Arts, Economics, 1968). Hastings College of Law, University of California (Juris Doctor, 1971).
Worked at Gray, York, Duffy & Rattet (Los Angeles, California) specializing in General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Insurance, Malpractice, Products Liability, Construction, Wrongful Termination, Public Liability and Business Law. Admitted to the bar, 1972, California and United States.
District Court, Central and Southern Districts of California.
Order of the Coif. Member, 1969-1970 and Note and Comment Editor, 1970-1971, Hastings Law Journal. Member, Thurston Honor Society.
Company-Author with Judge William John Rea: "Personal Injury Practice," The Rutter Group, 1984. Author: "Smarter Settlements in Los Angeles Superior Court," 1981, "90 Days to Trial," 1981 and "120 Days to Go," 1983, The Rutter Group.
Lecturer, Civil Litigation, 1990, Continuing Education of the Bar, Los Angeles County, San Francisco, San Diego County and Orange County Bar Associations.
Member: Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations. State Bar of California. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (Company-Chair, Legislation Committee).
Gray, York, Duffy & Rattet was formed in 1986 as a business law and civil litigation firm specializing in insurance law. The firm presently is a full service firm handling matters ranging from general tort liability and construction defect litigation to labor and employment law and multiparty complex civil litigation.
The firm litigates actions in all State and Federal Courts in California.
Member, 1969-1970 and Note and Comment Editor, 1970-1971, Hastings Law Journal. Member, Thurston Honor Society. Company-Author with Judge William John Rea: "Personal Injury Practice," The Rutter Group, 1984.