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Michael Reedy
Partner
mreedy@mcmanisfaulkner.com
Telephone 408. 279. 8700
Facsimile 408. 279. 3244
Fairmont Plaza - 10th Floor
50 West San Fernando Street
San Jose, California 95113
Michael Reedy is a leading authority on the anti-SLAPP suit statute, which is designed to protect exercise of the rights of free speech and petition. He has successfully handled more than a dozen cases involving this statute, representing both plaintiffs and defendants in trial courts and on appeal. He has also appeared as a speaker on several panels discussing the nature and evolution of the anti-SLAPP suit law.
Reedy consistently demonstrates an ability to get to the bottom of complex issues and to present a compelling case for his clients. He helps clients understand their options and maximizes their prospects of prevailing.
Reedy represents plaintiffs in lawsuits against government entities, to ensure compliance with existing laws or to protect persons who have been treated unfairly, most prominently in connection with the new San Jose City Hall. In addition, Reedy has experience and expertise with appellate matters, family law, restraining orders and professional licensing.
EDUCATION
- University of San Francisco School of Law, J.D., 1992
- Stanford University, B.A. English, 1978
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
- California, 1992
- U.S. District Court, Northern, Central, Southern, and Eastern Districts of California
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth and Federal Circuits
- U.S. Supreme Court
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
- Reedy successfully represented former Mayor Albert Ruffo and other plaintiffs in preventing the City of San Jose and its Redevelopment Agency from using redevelopment money to fund the building of a new City Hall in downtown.
- He also successfully represented two mothers after they were sued for defamation in connection with their protests at Family Court. They had lost custody of their children and then picketed outside the court. The clients won when the case was dismissed as a SLAPP suit, a decision upheld by the Court of Appeal.
- On several occasions, Reedy successfully represented attorneys in different cases who were sued for malicious prosecution. The clients prevailed on motions before trial.
REPORTED CASES
- Mann v. Department of Motor Vehicles (1999) 76 Cal.App. 4th 312; 90 Cal.Rptr. 2d 277
- Zhao v. Wong (1996) 48 Cal.App. 4th 1114, 55 Cal. Rptr. 2d 909
- Fenwick & West v. Superior Court of Santa Clara County (1995) 43 Cal.App. 4th 1272, 51 Cal.Rptr. 2d 294
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
- State Bar of California
- Santa Clara County Bar Association (Member, American Civil Liberties Union)
OTHER EXPERIENCE
- Paralegal, Pillsbury Madison & Sutro, San Francisco; Washington, D.C, 1979- 1988 (now Pillsbury Winthrop, LLP)
- Paralegal, Chevron Corporation Law Department, San Francisco, 1988- 1992
AWARDS AND HONORS
- Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Family Law
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