PARTNERS
THEODORE T. CORDERY
BIO
Theodore T. Cordery is a native San Franciscan. He has been admitted to both the United States District Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Ted is a member of the State Bar of California, the Bar Association of San Francisco, the Barristers Club of San Francisco, and is AV Peer Review Rated by Martindale. His primary areas of concentration are negligence law, toxic torts litigation and environmental law.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, University of San Francisco, 1981
Juris Doctorate, University of San Francisco, 1984
BAR LOCATION
Bar Number: 114730
Admittance: 1984
MICHAEL J. BOLAND
BIO
Michael J. Boland is a native San Franciscan. He is admitted to the State Bar of California, the U. S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Northern District Court, and Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. He is also a member of the San Francisco Bar Association. From 1976 to 1984, he was a member of the Corte Madera Town Council, serving as Mayor from 1981 to 1982. Before joining the firm, he was a senior trial attorney for American International Group of Insurance Companies (AIG). Mike's primary areas of practice are Negligence Law, Toxic Tort Law, and Environmental Law.
Mr. Boland was elected to the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) in 2013, and is AV Peer Review Rated by Martindale.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, University of San Francisco, 1977
Juris Doctorate, University of San Francisco, 1980
BAR LOCATION
Bar Number: 98343
Admittance: 1981
OF COUNSEL
R. RANDY WERTZ
MICHAEL S. ROMEO
BIO
R. Randy Wertz was born in Toledo, Ohio. He has been admitted to the United States District Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Randy graduated from Princeton University in 1969 with a BA in Economics, and obtained his Juris Doctor from Golden Gate University in 1976. He is a member of the State Bar of California, Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California, and is Peer Review Rated by Martindale. His main practice areas are product liability, negligence, personal injury, landlord-tenant habitability and wrongful eviction, premises liability, construction defect, toxic torts including asbestos and lead poisoning, breach of contract, and defamation.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, Princeton University, 1969
Juris Doctorate, Golden Gate University, 1976
BAR LOCATION
Bar Number: 73128
Admittance: 1976
BIO
Michael S. Romeo grew up in San Jose and has practiced solely in the Bay Area. Mr. Romeo is admitted to the U.S. District Court and Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. He is a member of the State Bar of California and the San Francisco Bar Association.
Mr. Romeo focuses his current practice on Trials in asbestos litigation and general liability cases. He has extensive experience in handling catastrophic injuries involving products liability, premises liability, automobile accidents, personal injury, wrongful death, negligent hiring/suspension/retention, medical malpractice and breach of contract.
Mr. Romeo has first and second chair trial experience.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, University of California Santa Barbara
Juris Doctorate, University of San Diego
LOCATION
Bar Number: 180978
Admittance: 1995
SUPPORT STAFF
A/P, A/R & Purchasing
Yvette Lara
Paralegal
Patryce Stout
Paralegal
Heather Cherry
Legal Assistant, Appeals Administrator
Heather Reyes
BRUCE IMAI
Bruce Imai was admitted to the California Bar in 1972. Before retirement in 2016, his primary areas of focus were construction related litigation, premises liability, products liability, and employment discrimination.
RETIRED
ROBERT C. KEENEY
Robert C. Keeney was admitted to the California Bar in 1978. Before retirement in 2015 his primary areas of concentration were negligence law, toxic torts litigation and structural pest control litigation (much of which involves construction related issues).