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Don Willenburg

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Partner
appellate law, litigation, special master
Gordon & Rees LLP

1111 Broadway Ste 1700
Oakland , CA 94607
Phone: (510) 463-8600

Stanford Univ Law School



Columns
Title Category Published
Off-site subcontractor accidents: Who's liable? Torts/Personal Injury, Construction Apr. 8, 2025
Ramirez: responding to restrictions on the affirmative use of PMQ testimony Law Practice, Appellate Practice Feb. 8, 2023
Mayday! M’aidez! You shall reconsider your thoughts about “may!” Law Practice, Appellate Practice May 24, 2022
When is ‘each defendant’ not ‘every defendant’? Under Prop 51 Torts/Personal Injury, Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court Aug. 19, 2020
You do not forfeit an objection you didn’t have California Supreme Court Mar. 11, 2020
State Supreme Court ‘clarifies’ expert witnesses and hearsay California Supreme Court Mar. 3, 2020
Legal innovation report: part promising, part unexceptionable Law Practice, State Bar & Bar Associations Aug. 23, 2019
Anti-SLAPP appeals: extensions and civility are not bad faith Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice Feb. 7, 2018
Product liability decision hits hard, but may not reach far Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court, Appellate Practice Jan. 17, 2018
What happens in Vegas might be resolved by a California court Perspective Feb. 2, 2017
Hearsay ruling will affect civil cases, too Perspective Aug. 4, 2016
Prenatal limitations statute circuit split Perspective Jun. 11, 2016
E-filing is coming to superior courts Litigation May 18, 2016

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Rogan O'Handley v. Alex Padilla, et al. Constitutional Law Defendant Nov. 4, 2022
Timothy C. Nelson v. City of Davis, et al. Civil Rights Defendant Sep. 21, 2013
Title Category Published
Off-site subcontractor accidents: Who's liable? Torts/Personal Injury, Construction Apr. 8, 2025
Ramirez: responding to restrictions on the affirmative use of PMQ testimony Law Practice, Appellate Practice Feb. 8, 2023
Mayday! M’aidez! You shall reconsider your thoughts about “may!” Law Practice, Appellate Practice May 24, 2022
When is ‘each defendant’ not ‘every defendant’? Under Prop 51 Torts/Personal Injury, Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court Aug. 19, 2020
You do not forfeit an objection you didn’t have California Supreme Court Mar. 11, 2020
State Supreme Court ‘clarifies’ expert witnesses and hearsay California Supreme Court Mar. 3, 2020
Legal innovation report: part promising, part unexceptionable Law Practice, State Bar & Bar Associations Aug. 23, 2019
Anti-SLAPP appeals: extensions and civility are not bad faith Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice Feb. 7, 2018
Product liability decision hits hard, but may not reach far Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court, Appellate Practice Jan. 17, 2018
What happens in Vegas might be resolved by a California court Perspective Feb. 2, 2017
Hearsay ruling will affect civil cases, too Perspective Aug. 4, 2016
Prenatal limitations statute circuit split Perspective Jun. 11, 2016
E-filing is coming to superior courts Litigation May 18, 2016
Case Name Topic Role Published
Rogan O'Handley v. Alex Padilla, et al. Constitutional Law Defendant Nov. 4, 2022
Timothy C. Nelson v. City of Davis, et al. Civil Rights Defendant Sep. 21, 2013