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CLAY Awards 2023


Apr. 12, 2023

CLAY awards

The annual list of California Lawyer of the Year award recipients across many fields of law.


In This Issue:

A victory for the long-standing milk quota and dairy farmers statewide

Stop QIP Tax Coalition v. California Dept. of Food & Agriculture et al.

Judges now required to explain custody and visitation rulings if asked

City and County of San Francisco v. Hershel Hale, Jr. (H.H.)

The fight to keep victim DNA out of criminal databases

Jane Doe v. The City and County of San Francisco

Four-lawyer team saves hundreds of thousands from eviction

Apt. Assoc. of L.A. Cnty., Inc. v. City of Los Angeles, et al.

Walgreens to pay up for role in San Francisco opioid crisis

The City and County of San Francisco v. Purdue Pharma

Missed break premiums count as wages, State Supreme Court rules

Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc.


Restoring a family legacy while righting a historic wrong

Ryan v. Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors

Tragedy spurs potential asthma reform for schools

Edith Sepulveda v. Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District