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Timestamp: 2019-04-21 00:13:15+00:00

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A member of the trial bar for 50 years, Jim has unparalleled experience and skill in preparing and presenting cases for adjudication – whether by jury, judge, arbitrator, mediator or the parties themselves.
He represents Silicon Valley companies with commercial, trade secret and intellectual property issues. Jim also represents individuals in a wide variety of matters, including civil rights actions, employment disputes, family law and criminal defense.
Successfully petitioned for and retained rehearing en banc. The ruling from the panel of 11 Ninth Circuit judges overturned a three-panel decision of the Ninth Circuit, finding the federal government acted in bad faith, entitling the client to an award of $3.8 million in attorneys’ fees.
Obtained the first-ever court order requiring the federal executive branch to remove a person wrongly included on a post-9/11 terrorist watchlist. The client was a Malaysian former Stanford Ph.D. student who was erroneously watchlisted and barred from returning to the United States. After eight years of litigation and a trial, our client’s name was fully cleared.
Achieved a six-figure verdict for an African-American investigator with the San Jose City Attorney’s office in a civil rights action arising out of police misconduct against the plaintiff and his family.
Obtained a verdict in excess of $600,000 in an employment action against the City of San Jose arising out of the wrongful termination of the City’s African-American fire chief.
Defended Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey animal trainer Mark Gebel (son of the legendary Gunter Gebel-Williams) on a charge of elephant abuse, resulting in an acquittal following a trial in which no defense evidence was presented.
Represented a Silicon Valley executive on felony charges of molesting his children following a bitter divorce. The client was acquitted on all counts.
Successfully defended at trial a will contest involving the estate of a Silicon Valley CEO and subsequently represented the plaintiff on appeal in a related case involving precedent–setting anti-SLAPP suit litigation.
Obtained an $86 million judgment for a Fortune 500 technology company in bitterly contested commercial litigation.
Ibrahim v. U.S. Dep’t of Homeland Security, No. 14-16161, 2019 WL 73988 (9th Cir. Jan. 2, 2019).
County of Santa Clara v. Super. Ct. (Atlantic Richfield, et al) (2017).
People v. ConAgra Grocery Products Co. (2017) 17 Cal.App.5th 51.
Ibrahim v. Department of Homeland Security (N.D. Cal. 2014) 62 F.Supp.3d 909.
Ibrahim v. Department of Homeland Security (9th Cir. 2012) 669 F.3d 983.
County of Santa Clara v. Superior Court (Atlantic Richfield Co.) (2010) 50 Cal.4th 35,235 P.3d 21,112 Cal. Rptr. 3d 697.
County of Santa Clara v. Superior Court (Naymark) (2009) 171 Cal.App.4th 119.
Ibrahim v. Department of Homeland Security (9th Cir. 2008) 538 F.3d 1250.
County of Santa Clara v. Superior Court (Atlantic Richfield Co.) (2008) 161 Cal.App.4th 1140.
County of Santa Clara v. Super. Ct. (Atlantic Richfield, et al) (2006) 137 Cal.App.4th 292.
Kephart v. Genuity, Inc. (2006) 136 Cal.App.4th 280.
Sutter's Place v. Superior Court (2008) 161 Cal.App.4th 1370.
Jasmine Networks, Inc. v. Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. (2008) 76 Cal.Rptr.3d 172.
State Board v. Superior Court (2006) 138 Cal.App.4th 951.
Jasmine Networks v. Marvell (2004) 117 Cal.App.4th 794.
Zhao v. Wong (1996) 48 Cal.App.4th 1114.
Fenwick & West v. Superior Court of Santa Clara County (1996) 43 Cal.App.4th 1272.
Estate of Wong (1995) 40 Cal.App.4th 1198.
Stalberg v. Western Title Insurance Company (1994) 27 Cal.App.4th 925.
Portman v. County of Santa Clara (9th Cir.1993) 995 F.2d 898.
Wright v. City of Santa Clara (1989) 213 Cal.App.3d 1503.
Lazzaro v. Larson; In re Romo (1987) 190 Cal.App.3d 279.
People v. Pringle (1984) 151 Cal.App.3d 854.
People v. Conner (1983) 34 Cal.3d 141.
Filmamatic Corporation v. General Electric Company (1980) 1980 – 1982 Trade Cas. (CCH) P63, 417.
The Best Lawyers in America® for 22 consecutive years, in the areas of Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation - First Amendment; Litigation - Intellectual Property; and Litigation - Municipal.
A frequent lecturer, Jim is passionate about the education of those in the legal profession. He has served on the faculty of the Intensive Advocacy Program of the University of San Francisco Law School, the Advocacy Skills Workshop at Stanford University Law School, and as a lecturer at Boalt Hall, University of California (Berkeley Law). As part of the Executive Committee of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers (IATL), Jim served as Secretary of International Relations. In addition, after serving as IATL’s China Program Vice-Chair, McManis chaired the China Program from 2010 through 2017. He was a keynote speaker at the Stanford University China Law and Policy Conference. In addition, Jim has taught at the California Center for Judicial Education and Research (CJER). He has also served on the Board of Trustees for the University of California Berkeley Foundation.
Jim served as Special Master for the Santa Clara County Superior Court, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in the Technical Equities cases, described as involving the largest securities fraud in California history. He also has served as a Judge Pro Tem for the Santa Clara County Superior Court and a Special Examiner for the State Bar of California. Jim also was a member of the California State Bar’s Task Force on Admissions Regulation Reform.

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