William Faulkner, a name partner of leading Northern California trial firm McManis Faulkner, was inducted into the Litigation Counsel of America at the LCA’s 2011 Spring Conference and Induction of Fellows in Laguna Beach.
The Litigation Counsel of America is a trial lawyer honorary society composed of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers. Fellowship in the LCA is highly selective and by invitation only. Fellows are selected based upon excellence and accomplishment in litigation, both at the trial and appellate levels, and superior ethical reputation. The LCA is aggressively diverse in its composition. Established as a trial and appellate lawyer honorary society reflecting the American bar in the twenty-first century, the LCA represents the best in law among membership.
A member of the trial bar for more than 30 years, Faulkner has represented many Silicon Valley companies with commercial, trade secret and intellectual property issues, as well as individuals in a variety of matters. Faulkner is listed in The Best Lawyers in America. He received his J.D. from Hastings College of the Law (1978) and his B.A. from Stanford University (1973).