William J. Briggs, II, (Member) born Los Angeles, California, June 1955; admitted to bar, 1989, California, U.S. District Court, Northern, Central and Southern Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Education: Bethune-Cookman College (B.A., 1978); Georgetown University (J.D., 1988).

Honors/Articles: Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Civil Rights. Co-Author: "OSHA Rules and Regulations," Chapter 6, Federal Laws Affecting Newspapers, National Newspaper Association, May, 1987.

Member: State Bar of California; American Bar Association; American Inn of Court (Associate Member, William B. Enright Chapter).

Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Entertainment Litigation; Employment Litigation; Intellectual Property.

Reported Cases: Trans-World International, Inc. v. Smith-Hemion Productions, Inc., 972 F. Supp. 1275 (C.C. Cal. 1997); MGM Grand Hotel, Inc. v. Smith-Hemion Productions, 158 F.R.D. 677 (D. Nev. 1994).

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