Francisco’s chief assistant district attorney in 1979. He also worked as a San Francisco assistant district attorney from 1967 to 1973 and as an assistant special prosecutor on the Watergate Special Prosecution Force.
1967
James McManis of McManis Faulkner in San Jose was recognized among The Best Lawyers in America 2014. In addition, James was named the Best Lawyers 2014 San Jose Litigation–Intellectual Property “Lawyer of the Year.” His inclusion in the 2014 list marks his 16th 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. James prepares and presents cases for adjudication
Doug Young ’76
Committed to What Matters Most Doug Young’s résumé reads like something out of an optimistic law school applicant’s dream: national recognition as a trial and appellate lawyer, teaching appointments, invitation-only fellowships, and leadership roles in local and national professional associations. A lawyer’s ability to contribute to the social good has also had a strong pull. “My interest in social justice and public-interest work grew out of the 1960s,” says Young, who entered Boalt after serving as a U.S. Marine and graduating from Yale. “That was an era when the fight for civil rights came into its own. For many of us, our heroes and mentors were people in public service.” Now a partner at Farella Braun + Martel in San Francisco, Young recalls that many classmates and friends were also older-than-average students—including veterans and Peace Corps volunteers. “We had significant life experiences and our own perspectives about what matters most, including a commitment to others,” he says. As an example of these shared values, Young cites the Berkeley Law Foundation, the nation’s first lawschool organization dedicated to providing legal services to historically underserved communities. He cofounded the organization, along with others in his class. Today, Young’s legal practice focuses on white-collar defense, intellectual property, securities, and unfair competition. He has served as a federal court Special Master and on the Federal Criminal Justice Act trial panel for the Northern District of California. He was also president of the Bar Association of San Francisco, the Northern California Chapter of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers, the California Academy of Appellate Lawyers, and the Legal Aid Society of San Francisco. In 2012, the Anti-Defamation League presented Young with its Distinguished Jurisprudence Award for his stellar civil rights work. Among his other honors are the Bar Association of San Francisco’s Criminal Justice Section’s D. Lowell Jensen Award for Public Service, the American Bar Association’s Pro Bono Publico Award, and the State Bar of California Appellate Project Award of Appreciation for work as appointed counsel in death-penalty cases. “Social justice was always important in my family,” Young says. “Both of my parents were public school teachers in Southern California, so I was very conscious of the special mission of public institutions in education.” During the Campaign for Boalt Hall, Young and his wife, Terry, were contacted by campaign co-chair Elizabeth Cabraser ’78 about scholarship support. “We’ve always felt very lucky to have attended Boalt at a time when tuition was so low that, when combined with the G.I. Bill, it was affordable even for a young couple,” Young says. “We’re happy we can help fund scholarships to make that possible for the generations to come.”—Bob Rucker