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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

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Public Interest Cases

Feature on Homepage

15 RBGG Lawyers Named to Super Lawyers Lists for 2022

July 14, 2022

Posted in Awards, Feature on Homepage

RBGG Statement on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization

June 24, 2022

Posted in Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage

Ells and Grunfeld Named to DJ’s Top Women Lawyers List for 2022

June 1, 2022

Posted in Awards, Feature on Homepage, Uncategorized

Update on Stiner v. Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.

May 27, 2022

Posted in Class Actions, Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage

Plaintiffs Seek Preliminary Injunction in San Diego County Jails Suit – 10 More Deaths Since Complaint Filed in February

May 2, 2022

Posted in Class Actions, Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage

Advocacy Groups, Attorneys Urge Court to Address Dangerous, Deadly Conditions in San Diego County Jails

April 28, 2022

Posted in Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage

Comprehensive Settlement Reached in Orange County Jail Investigation

April 14, 2022

Posted in Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage

May 16 Deadline for Lime “Juicers” to Accept Settlement Payments

April 13, 2022

Posted in Employment Law, Feature on Homepage

Hannah Chartoff Joins RBGG as an Associate

April 1, 2022

Posted in Feature on Homepage

RBGG and Co-Counsel Receive CLAY Award for Stopping Trump Administration’s WeChat Ban

March 31, 2022

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

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Court Approves Settlement of Contempt Liability of Health Care Provider in Monterey Jail Litigation
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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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