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Robert T. Sullwold
Private Practice Lawyer
Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; Financial Services Litigation; Construction Litigation; Real Estate Litigation
Admitted: 1979, California
Law School: Harvard University, J.D.
James A. Hughes
Private Practice Lawyer
Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; Class Actions; Securities Employment Litigation; Fiduciary Litigation
Admitted: 1979, California; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School: Harvard University, J.D.
ROBERT T. SULLWOLD
A graduate of Yale College, summa cum laude, in 1975 and of Harvard Law School, magna cum laude, in 1979, Bob Sullwold tried his first securities case to a jury as third-year associate at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. Since then, he has tried cases to verdict or judgment in Alameda, Contra Costa, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Santa Clara County Superior Courts and the United States District Courts for the Northern and Eastern Districts of California. He also has tried more than 50 securities arbitrations to award before arbitrators appointed by the National Association of Securities Dealers, the New York Stock Exchange, the Pacific Exchange, and the American Arbitration Association. Bob's practice focuses on investment litigation, and he has represented clients ranging from national wirehouses to individual stockbrokers and investment advisers. (Download Bob's v-card) |
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JAMES A. HUGHES
Jim Hughes graduated from Harvard College in 1976 and Harvard Law School in 1979, both magna cum laude. Jim splits his litigation practice among investment matters, fiduciary disputes, and commercial actions on behalf of sophisticated clients. During 16 years of practice at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, the last nine as partner, he handled both securities class actions and disputes between investors and brokerage firms, in trial and appellate courts as well as before arbitration panels. In addition, he served as an acting Assistant District Attorney in San Francisco. Since co-founding Sullwold & Hughes in 1995, he has continued his investment-related practice and has also represented both plaintiffs and defendants in individual and group actions involving duties of trustees, general partners, members of limited liability companies, and ERISA fiduciaries. Venturing beyond the firm's core investment and fiduciary practice, Jim has handled commercial litigation for clients in the enterprise software, real estate development, new product development, and internet connectivity industries. (Download Jim's v-card) |
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JANE C. SULLWOLD
Jane Sullwold met Bob in Professor Keeton's torts class at Harvard Law School and graduated together with Bob and Jim in 1979. After law school, she joined McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen, where for more than 16 years she did commercial litigation work, including two solo jury trials and several others as second chair. In 1996, she began working part-time for a small litigation boutique formed by two former McCutchen partners. Since 2000, Jane has handled discovery and law-and-motion assignments for her former firm and several others, including Sullwold & Hughes, as a contract lawyer. During her career, Jane has taken more than 1000 depositions, and has written and argued dozens of motions before Bay Area state and federal courts. |
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JILL KJOMPEDAHL
Jill Kjömpedahl assists the lawyers, and administers the office, at Sullwold & Hughes. She began her career as a legal secretary in 1974, and her former employers include currently sitting members of the United States Court of Appeals and the United States House of Representatives. She is familiar with the rules and procedures employed by California state and federal trial and appellate courts as well as the United States Supreme Court. In addition to her career in law, Jill has been a performing musician since 1978 and her knitting has been awarded Best of Show at the Alameda County Fair. |
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