William Kershaw

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Committed to every client. Connected to every case.

Experience: 51 years

Personal Injury, Products Liability, Consumer Law and Nursing Home Abuse

California and Oregon

Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers and 15 others

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Attorney William A. Kershaw is a founding partner in the law firm of Kershaw, Cook & Talley, PC in Sacramento, CA. He has over 30 years of experience serving clients nationwide in matters of complex civil litigation such as personal injury, class actions, mass torts, wage and hour disputes and breach of contract cases. He is highly effective against formidable opponents: he has won judgments totaling over $1 billion, including a $330 million class action victory against American Honda Motor Co. and an $87 million judgment against United Parcel Service in a wage dispute. He is now simultaneously serving on the Plaintiff's Steering Committee for the In re Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation (MDL No. 2441), and the DePuy ASR™ Hip System Cases (MDL No. 2197). William Kershaw represents injured individuals and businesses throughout the country. He has an outstanding reputation for obtaining victories in a multitude of cases involving defective medical devices, dangerous drugs, wage and hour claims, consumer fraud, product liability, whistle blower and false claims act matters, class action lawsuits, and complex litigation. He is named Best of the Bar 2014 and 2015 by the Sacramento Business Journal, a Northern California Super Lawyer 12 years in a row, AVVO Superb Rated Top Attorney, and is 5 Star AV Preeminent Rated, the highest rating bestowed by Martindale-Hubbell for ethical standards and legal ability. William was honored by Working Wardrobes for his generous investment to their organization and in our community, helping ensure that adults in crisis and survivors of domestic abuse became self-sufficient.

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

California

Oregon

Professional Experience

Current

Kershaw, Cook & Talley PC

Partner

2002 - 2015

Kershaw, Cutter & Ratinoff, LLP

Partner

1983 - 2003

Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard, P.C.

Chair of Complex Litigation, Chairman and member of Board of Directors

1978 - 1983

Sacramento County District Attorney's Office

Consumer and White Collar Fraud Division Supervisor

Education

Santa Clara University School of Law

J.D. (1972)

Santa Clara University

B.A. (1969)

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AV® Preeminent™

Martindale-Hubbell

10.0 Superb

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Contacts

Kershaw, Cook & Talley 401 Watt Avenue Sacramento CA 95864 Toll-Free: (888) 997-5170 Telephone: (916) 779-7000 Fax: (916) 721-2501

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Why Us | Kershaw Cook & Talley

At Kershaw Cook & Talley, we are advocates of the wrongfully injured and we have recovered billions of dollars on behalf of our past clients. The motivating force behind everything we do here at the firm is obtaining favorable results at both the local and national level. Together, our team takes a client-centered approach, regularly meeting with our clients and making ourselves as accessible as possible. When you work with our Sacramento personal injury lawyers, you will be working with a team that is personally invested in your wellbeing and the success of your case. Watch our Firm Overview video to learn more.