Direct Dial: (510) 835-6706

Facsimile: (510) 835-6666

Practice Areas

• Employment
• Transportation
• Construction
• Business & Commercial
• Product Liability

Education

B.A., University of California at Berkeley, 1982
J.D., University of San Francisco, 1987

Licensed to Practice in

• California and the Northern District of California

Articles

• Owner-Operators Or Employees: The Transportation Industry Begins A Counter Attack On The Plaintiff Bar And The Government Over Independent Contractor Misclassification
• Trucking Companies To California Supreme Court: “Give Us A Break”
• 10 Things You Need to Know About Welding Rod Litigation

Attorney Profile PDFs

• Greene, Raymond

Client Alerts

• Waivers And Releases Insulate Schools And Athletic Organizations From Some But Not All Claims Of Negligence

Overall Practice Expertise

• Specializes in litigation, mediation and trial work with an emphasis in employment, catastrophic personal injury and construction matters
• Coordinates multidisciplinary response to catastrophic events as a member of Burnham Brown's 24-Hour Client Response Team
• Practices in federal and state courts throughout California with jury trial experience in San Francisco, Alameda, San Mateo and Monterey counties as well as in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California

Specific Litigation and Counseling

• Defends transportation companies of all sizes involved in employment disputes (including wage and hour claims), emergency catastrophic personal injury investigation and various regulatory matters
• Represents educational institutions, sports organizations, and public entities involving employment, injury and student related risks
• Advises and defends food distributors, retailers, manufacturers and construction companies on multiple issues ranging from product and defect liability claims to contractual/employment disputes
• Draws on experience in litigation to counsel small and large companies and individuals in various industries on litigation avoidance and strategic advice for prelitigation resolution of disputes

Professional and Educational Associations

• Has the highest available rating in Legal Ability and Ethics from Martindale-Hubbell
• Member of the Defense Research Institute and the California Bar Association
• Barrister in the San Francisco chapter of the American Inn of Courts
• Current member of the St. Isidore School Board and former member of the Board of Directors of the Peninsula Humane Society, the primary animal welfare organization in San Mateo County
• Founded and co-chairs a scholarship for second year law students at the University of San Francisco School of Law, frequent lecturer at various venues including the University of Santa Clara School of Law and the Harmonie Group