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Michael W. Bien

Ernest J. Galvan

Gay Crosthwait Grunfeld

Lisa Ells

Van Swearingen

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Kara J. Janssen
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Penny Godbold

Jane E. Kahn (1954-2018)

Thomas Nolan
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Ben Bien-Kahn

Michael Freedman

Caroline E. Jackson

Marc J. Shinn-Krantz
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Eric Monek Anderson

Alexander Gourse

Adrienne Harrold

Ben Hattem

Eric Ho

Luma Khabbaz

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Public Interest Cases

Feature on Homepage

RBGG Represents Women Who Testified Against Warden in Sex Abuse Trial

December 13, 2022

Posted in Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage

Supreme Court Should Uphold Colorado Law Prohibiting Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ Couple in Marriage Website Case

December 5, 2022

Posted in Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage, First Amendment, Public Records Act and FOIA

KQED Highlights Immigrant Detainees Suit Over ‘Slavery’ Wages of $1 a Day

December 1, 2022

Posted in Class Actions, Employment Law, Feature on Homepage

RBGG Files Suit for CaRLA against Santa Clara County in Nimby Zoning Matter

September 28, 2022

Posted in Feature on Homepage

Bien and Grunfeld Named Again to DJ’s Top 100 California Lawyers List

September 21, 2022

Posted in Awards, Feature on Homepage

RBGG Files Amicus Brief Arguing that Colorado’s Antidiscrimination Law Doesn’t Violate Marriage Website Designer’s First Amendment Rights

August 22, 2022

Posted in Feature on Homepage, First Amendment, Public Records Act and FOIA

Five RBGG Partners Named to 2023 Best Lawyers List

August 18, 2022

Posted in Awards, Feature on Homepage

RBGG Client Achieves Landmark Settlement in Land Use Matter

August 8, 2022

Posted in Appellate Practice, Feature on Homepage

Rosen and Galvan Survey Systemic Reform Litigation for L.A. Lawyer

August 1, 2022

Posted in Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage

Complaint Filed to Stop Forced Unpaid Labor at Immigrant Detention Facilities

July 15, 2022

Posted in Employment Law, Feature on Homepage

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Court Approves Settlement of Contempt Liability of Health Care Provider in Monterey Jail Litigation
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Rosen and Galvan Author DJ Article on Limits of Inadvertent Disclosure
18 RBGG Lawyers Named to Super Lawyers List for 2026
Court Issues Preliminary Injunction that Stops Trump Administration from Seizing Children’s Private Medical Records Through Out-of-State Grand Jury
DJ Names Jenny Yelin a Top Labor and Employment Lawyer for 2026
Federal Court Grants Preliminary Approval to Settlement Agreement to Resolve Medical and Dental Care Claims in Class Action on Conditions at San Diego County Jail
RBGG Files Amicus Brief on Behalf of SF Public Defender Manohar Raju in Appeal of Contempt Fines

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