California license and practice

Richard Thomas Bowles is admitted to practice law in California and is a member of the State Bar of California in good standing (State Bar of California #46234). Verify the current individual Bar record at apps.calbar.ca.gov/attorney/Licensee/Detail/46234 before hiring an attorney.

Richard T. Bowles founded Bowles & Verna LLP in Walnut Creek in 1985, after practising as an attorney and partner at Bronson, Bronson & McKinnon from 1969 to 1985. His practice covers general civil litigation and general business transactions, including general, business, construction, real estate, professional liability and property liability litigation. His practice evolved into representing transactional and business clients in their business needs and disputes, including the formation of corporate entities, employment disputes, and contractual requirements and disputes with third parties. His clients range from individual business owners to large Bay Area corporations. He states he has tried over 150 cases. His bio reports a $44 million jury verdict against a nationally known developer, including punitive damages, in a development/land fraud case; a $7+ million bad faith judgment against a national insurance company, including punitive damages; a $2 million judgment in a real estate partnership dispute, with nominal punitive damages; a $1 million judgment against a major national bank for breach of lease; a multi-million dollar settlement in a medical/hospital malpractice case; and a court trial successfully amending a longstanding partnership agreement to preserve ownership of multi-million dollar ranch properties — the firm’s claims. He earned his J.D. cum laude from the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings) in 1969, where he was Articles Editor of the Hastings Law Review in 1968 and 1969, and his B.S. in Business from the University of California at Berkeley in 1966. He is admitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Central and Southern Districts of California. He is a member of the California Bar Association, the Contra Costa County Bar Association, the San Francisco Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and Litigation Counsel of America. His recognition includes the Northern California Super Lawyers list, the American Academy of Trial Attorneys “Premier 100” (2015), and “Top Lawyer 2017” (The Global Directory of Who’s Who).

Matters this legal field covers

Civil litigation legal work may cover general civil litigation, general business transactions, construction, real estate, professional liability and property liability litigation.

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