Michael W. Sobol
Partner
San Francisco
Practice Areas Include: Antitrust and Intellectual Property, Consumer Protection, Defective Products, Environmental and Toxic Torts, Personal Injury/Torts
Bar Information
Admitted to practice in Massachusetts, 1989;
California, 1998; United States District Court, District of Massachusetts,
1990; U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 2001; U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 2005; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2009).
Education
Boston University (J.D., 1989);
Hobart College (B.A., cum laude, 1983).
Prior Employment
Lecturer in Law, Boston University School
of Law, 1995-1997.
Publications & Presentations
Panelist, National Consumer Law Center's 15th Annual Consumer Rights Litigation Conference, Class Action Symposium; Panelist, Continuing Education of the Bar (C.E.B.) Seminar on Unfair Business Practices—California's Business and Professions Code Section 17200 and Beyond; Columnist, On Class Actions, Association of Business Trial Lawyers, 2005 to present; The Fall of Class Action Waivers (2005); The Rise of Issue Class Certification (2006); Proposition 64's Unintended Consequences (2007); The Reach of Statutory Damages (2008).
Member
Consumer Attorneys of California, Board of Governors, (2007-2008, 2009-2010); State Bar of California; Bar Association
of San Francisco; National Association of Consumer Advocates.
About Lieff Cabraser
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