Attorney RecordPersonal Injury · San Francisco County
Don Willenburg · Personal Injury Attorney
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Don Willenburg is on California’s State Bar roll, #116377, admitted in 1984; license status: active as of 22 July 2026. The address of record is in San Francisco, San Francisco County. Practice areas listed in the registry: Appellate Law and Personal Injury. 27 case appearances are listed on this profile. Registry record updated 19 August 2026; license information comes from the State Bar.
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| State Bar number | #116377 |
|---|---|
| License status | Active |
| Admitted | 1984 |
| Law school | Stanford Univ Law School |
| Firm | Gordon & Rees LLP |
| Location | San Francisco, San Francisco County |
| Registry identity | Official State Bar record |
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| Case | Appeared for | Citation | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burch v. Certainteed Corp. | Counsel for the appellant | 34 Cal. App. 5th 341 | California Court of Appeal | 15 April 2019 |
| Lions Club of Albany v. City of Albany | Counsel for the plaintiff | 323 F. Supp. 3d 1104 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 15 June 2018 |
| Johnson v. ArvinMeritor, Inc. | Counsel for the respondent | 9 Cal. App. 5th 234 | California Court of Appeal | 2 February 2017 |
| Castro-Ramirez v. Dependable Highway Express, Inc. | Counsel for the respondent | 2 Cal. App. 5th 1028 | California Court of Appeal | 29 August 2016 |
| John H. Boyd, III v. Warren Pumps, LLC | Counsel for the respondent | 654 F. App'x 875 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 16 June 2016 |
| Rondon v. Hennessy Industries CA1/4 | Counsel for the respondent | 247 Cal. App. 4th 1367 | California Court of Appeal | 9 May 2016 |
| Hetzel v. Hennessy Industries CA1/1 | Counsel for the respondent | 247 Cal. App. 4th 521 | California Court of Appeal | 28 April 2016 |
| Castro-Ramirez v. Dependable Highway Express, Inc. | Counsel for the respondent | 246 Cal. App. 4th 180 | California Court of Appeal | 4 April 2016 |
| Sherman v. Hennessy Industries, Inc. | Counsel for the respondent | 237 Cal. App. 4th 1133 | California Court of Appeal | 18 June 2015 |
| Barry Lamon v. Hans Birkholm | Counsel for the respondent | 591 F. App'x 615 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 30 January 2015 |
| Fiorini v. City Brewing Company | Counsel for the respondent | 231 Cal. App. 4th 306 | California Court of Appeal | 6 November 2014 |
| Li Ching Chu v. Tribal Technologies, Inc. | Counsel for the respondent | 576 F. App'x 668 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 29 May 2014 |
| John Dariano v. Morgan Hill Unified School Dis | Counsel for the respondent | 745 F.3d 354 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 27 February 2014 |
| Dariano v. Morgan Hill Unified School District | Counsel for the respondent | 767 F.3d 764 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 27 February 2014 |
| Robert v. Stanford University | Counsel for the respondent | 224 Cal. App. 4th 67 | California Court of Appeal | 25 February 2014 |
| Brisbane Lodging, L.P. v. Webcor Builders, Inc. | Counsel for the respondent | 216 Cal. App. 4th 1249 | California Court of Appeal | 3 June 2013 |
| Nalwa v. Cedar Fair, L.P. | Counsel for the respondent | 55 Cal. 4th 1148 | California Supreme Court | 31 December 2012 |
| Sino Century Development Ltd. v. Farley | Counsel for the respondent | 211 Cal. App. 4th 688 | California Court of Appeal | 3 December 2012 |
| Timothy Nelson v. City of Davis | Counsel for the appellant | 685 F.3d 867 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 11 July 2012 |
| Jackson v. Wilson, Jackson, Goodrich & Sonsini | Counsel for the respondent | 474 F. App'x 511 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 8 June 2012 |
| Bailey v. Safeway, Inc. | Counsel for the respondent | 199 Cal. App. 4th 206 | California Court of Appeal | 15 September 2011 |
| Dye v. Caterpillar, Inc. | Counsel for the respondent | 195 Cal. App. 4th 1366 | California Court of Appeal | 27 May 2011 |
| Simonelli v. University of California | Counsel for the respondent | 338 F. App'x 673 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 21 July 2009 |
| Simonelli v. University of California | Counsel for the respondent | 338 F. App'x 673 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 21 July 2009 |
| Nelson v. City of Davis | Counsel for the respondent | 571 F.3d 924 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 7 July 2009 |
| Volkswagen of America, Inc. v. Superior Court | Counsel for the petitioner | 139 Cal. App. 4th 1481 | California Court of Appeal | 26 May 2006 |
| Izumi v. Continental Casualty Co. | Counsel for the respondent | 122 F. App'x 390 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 4 March 2005 |
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The employer on the official record is Gordon & Rees LLP.
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The law school on the record is Stanford University Law School.
Admitted to the California Bar in 1984 · 42 years on the roll.
Practice areas on the record: Appellate Law and Personal Injury.
27 appearances as counsel in published opinions are on this record.
The address of record is in San Francisco, in San Francisco County, where matters are ordinarily heard at the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco, seated at San Francisco.
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