San Francisco’s Best

Congratulations to all our clients who were recognized as among San Francisco’s Best Lawyers for 2012:

DENISE ABRAMS, FRANCIS FERNANDEZ, STEVEN KAZAN, DIANNA LYONS, DAVID MCCLAIN /Kazan, McClain, Lyons, Greenwood & Harley, PLC

MICHAEL ARMSTRONG, DANIEL BARTON, THOMAS NOLAN / Nolan, Armstrong & Barton

JAMES   View Article

Congratulations to Leslie Levy and Sharon Vinick!

Congratulations to Leslie F. Levy and Sharon R. Vinick of Dickson Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams on their $728,000 jury award (along with a finding of entitlement to punitive damages) in the matter of S. Hanselman v. FedEx Express, et al.!  The matter resolved before the jury heard the   View Article

Congratulations to Gary Gwilliam and Jayme Burns!

Congratulations to Gary Gwilliam and Jayme Burns of Gwilliam, Ivary, Chiosso, Cavalli, & Brewer on their $9,263,345 jury verdict in the matter of Allmed Systems v. Healthtronics!  Sonia Chopra and Karen Jo Koonan conducted trial simulation research, and Sonia Chopra assisted with jury selection in this significant business   View Article

NJP/West Attorney Training Workshops

We have received rave reviews on the presentations and workshops below.  Contact us if your law firm or legal organization is interested in a customized training session on any of these topics.  

Effective Presentation Techniques for Women in the Law – A look at how gender impacts communication styles and credibility in the   View Article

“Sex, Lies and Jury Selection”

Lois Heaney speaks at

Robert G. McGrath American Inn of Court

November 10, 2011

6:00 p.m.

Lafayette Park Hotel, Lafayette, CA

“Reviving the Lost Art of the Jury Trial”

Sonia Chopra panelist with Gary Gwilliam and Jayme Burns

Contra Costa County Bar Association 17th Annual MCLE Spectacular 

Friday, November 18, 2011

Walnut Creek Marriott

Congratulations to Anthony Label of the Veen Firm

Congratulations to Anthony Label for his $1 million verdict in a Marin County slip and fall case.  Karen Jo Koonan was glad to have helped develop the theme that the defendant “gets no special treatment.  He has to follow the same rules as every other landlord who owns income property in   View Article

Sonia Chopra on Social Media in the Courtroom

 Sonia Chopra spoke at the Social Media Experience Seminar on October 27, 2011

sponsored by California Employment Lawyers Association

Dr. Chopra spoke about researching jurors online and how to best utilize the information, web related juror misconduct and how to address and minimize problems, and trial strategy for dealing with client’s unflattering social media   View Article

“Seeking Life After Hung Juries”

Lois Heaney, along with Juliana Humphrey, speaks at:

CACJ/CPDA Annual Captial Case Defense Seminar

February 18, 2012

1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Monterey, CA

“Jury Trials in the Current Economic Climate”

Karen Jo Koonan speaks on panel sponsored by:

San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association

November 8, 2011

5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Parc 55 Hotel, San Francisco