James McManis and William Faulkner Named to The Best Lawyers in America 2014

Top Quote James McManis and William Faulkner, name partners of McManis Faulkner, are recognized among The Best Lawyers in America 2014© (Copyright 2013 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.). In addition, McManis has been named the Best Lawyers 2014 San Jose Litigation - Intellectual Property "Lawyer of the Year." End Quote
  • San Jose, CA (1888PressRelease) August 16, 2013 - McManis' inclusion in the 2014 list marks his sixteenth consecutive year of recognition, placing him in select company. He was named in the categories of Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation - First Amendment; Litigation - Intellectual Property; and Litigation - Municipal. In his practice, McManis prepares and presents cases for adjudication in both the commercial and intellectual property arenas. A member of the trial bar for more than 40 years, he also represents individuals in a wide variety of matters, including civil rights actions, employment disputes, family law and criminal defense. Recently inducted as an honorary bencher of the Honorable Society of King's Inns, the oldest institution of legal education in Ireland, McManis earned his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law (1967) and his B.A. in History, with Distinction, Phi Beta Kappa, from Stanford University (1964).

    Included for the seventh year in a row, Faulkner was recognized in the areas of Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Real Estate; and Litigation - Trusts & Estates. Leading McManis Faulkner's business practice, Faulkner is a seasoned civil trial lawyer focused on business disputes, commercial real estate matters and probate litigation. He represents a wide range of businesses, including high technology companies, and advises on corporate and partnership matters. A Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, Faulkner earned his J.D. from the University of California Hastings College of the Law (1978) and his B.A. in Sociology from Stanford University (1973).

    Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which almost 50,000 leading attorneys cast nearly five million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice."

    McManis Faulkner, a San Jose, Calif. trial firm, provides a full range of services, representing both corporations and individuals through trial and appeal. The firm handles a wide range of litigation, including business, civil rights, class actions, criminal, employment, family, general civil, intellectual property, personal injury, probate, and professional negligence. With experienced, well-trained trial lawyers and staff, McManis Faulkner prides itself on its diversity - beyond ethnic, cultural and religious diversity, women comprise a majority of the firm's management and staff. On the Web: http://www.mcmanislaw.com.

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