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Ernest J. Galvan · California Lawyer
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Ernest J. Galvan is on California’s State Bar roll, #196065, admitted in 1998; 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: Business Law, Civil Rights and Employment. 34 case appearances are listed on this profile. Registry record updated 15 September 2026; license information comes from the State Bar.
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| State Bar number | #196065 |
|---|---|
| License status | Active |
| Admitted | 1998 |
| Law school | Yale Univ |
| Firm | Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP |
| Location | San Francisco, San Francisco County |
| Registry identity | Official State Bar record |
Diamond members practicing Business Law in San Francisco County
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| Case | Appeared for | Citation | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fry v. City of Los Angeles | Counsel for the respondent | 245 Cal. App. 4th 539 | California Court of Appeal | 7 March 2016 |
| Hernandez v. County of Monterey | Counsel for the plaintiff | 306 F.R.D. 279 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 14 April 2015 |
| Hernandez v. County of Monterey | Counsel for the plaintiff | 110 F. Supp. 3d 929 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 14 April 2015 |
| Armstrong v. Brown | Counsel for the plaintiff | 103 F. Supp. 3d 1070 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 3 February 2015 |
| Hernandez v. County of Monterey | Counsel for the plaintiff | 305 F.R.D. 132 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 29 January 2015 |
| Coleman v. Brown | Counsel for the plaintiff | 28 F. Supp. 3d 1068 | U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California | 10 April 2014 |
| Retired Employees Ass'n of Orange County, Inc. v. County of Orange | Counsel for the appellant | 742 F.3d 1137 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 13 February 2014 |
| Prison Legal News v. Paul Babeu | Counsel for the appellant | 552 F. App'x 747 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 22 January 2014 |
| Fry v. Superior Court | Counsel for the petitioner | 222 Cal. App. 4th 475 | California Court of Appeal | 19 December 2013 |
| Sterling Park, L.P. v. City of Palo Alto | Counsel for the appellant | 57 Cal. 4th 1193 | California Supreme Court | 17 October 2013 |
| Estate of Prasad ex rel. Prasad v. County of Sutter | Counsel for the plaintiff | 958 F. Supp. 2d 1101 | U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California | 30 July 2013 |
| Coleman v. Brown | Counsel for the plaintiff | 960 F. Supp. 2d 1057 | U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California | 3 July 2013 |
| Valdivia v. Brown | Counsel for the plaintiff | 956 F. Supp. 2d 1125 | U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California | 3 July 2013 |
| Armstrong v. Brown | Counsel for the plaintiff | 939 F. Supp. 2d 1012 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 4 June 2013 |
| Coleman v. Brown | Counsel for the plaintiff | 922 F. Supp. 2d 1004 | U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California | 11 April 2013 |
| Coleman v. Brown | Counsel for the plaintiff | 938 F. Supp. 2d 955 | U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California | 5 April 2013 |
| Armstrong v. Brown | Counsel for the plaintiff | 857 F. Supp. 2d 919 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 11 April 2012 |
| Retired Employees Ass'n of Orange County, Inc. v. County of Orange | Counsel for the appellant | 52 Cal. 4th 1171 | California Supreme Court | 21 November 2011 |
| Valdivia v. Brown | Counsel for the plaintiff | 848 F. Supp. 2d 1141 | U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California | 14 September 2011 |
| Armstrong v. Brown | Counsel for the plaintiff | 805 F. Supp. 2d 918 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 8 August 2011 |
| Waukeen McCoy v. Carlene Young | Counsel for the respondent | 436 F. App'x 746 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 3 June 2011 |
| Edward Alvarado v. Federal Express Corporation | Counsel for the appellant | 462 F. App'x 650 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 26 May 2011 |
| Ralph Coleman v. Arnold Schwarzenegger | Counsel for the respondent | 428 F. App'x 743 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 22 April 2011 |
| Knowles v. CITY OF BENICIA | Counsel for the plaintiff | 785 F. Supp. 2d 936 | U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California | 25 March 2011 |
| Valdivia v. Schwarzenegger | Counsel for the respondent | 623 F.3d 849 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 28 September 2010 |
| Armstrong v. Schwarzenegger | Counsel for the respondent | 622 F.3d 1058 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 7 September 2010 |
| John Armstrong v. Arnold Schwarzenegger | Counsel for the respondent | 392 F. App'x 532 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 12 August 2010 |
| Prison Legal News v. Schwarzenegger | Counsel for the respondent | 608 F.3d 446 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 9 June 2010 |
| Valdivia v. Schwarzenegger | Counsel for the respondent | 599 F.3d 984 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 25 March 2010 |
| In re E.J. | Counsel for the petitioner | 47 Cal. 4th 1258 | California Supreme Court | 1 February 2010 |
| Coleman v. Schwarzenegger | Counsel for the plaintiff | 922 F. Supp. 2d 882 | U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California | 4 August 2009 |
| Valdivia v. Schwarzenegger | Counsel for the plaintiff | 603 F. Supp. 2d 1275 | U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California | 26 March 2009 |
| Valdivia v. Schwarzenegger | Counsel for the plaintiff | 548 F. Supp. 2d 852 | U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California | 25 March 2008 |
| Gober v. Ralphs Grocery Co. | Counsel for the appellant | 137 Cal. App. 4th 204 | California Court of Appeal | 22 March 2006 |
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The employer on the official record is Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP.
A firm or employer website answers at rbgg.com, the domain of the email address on the State Bar record.
The law school on the record is Yale Law School.
Admitted to the California Bar in 1998 · 28 years on the roll.
Practice areas on the record: Business Law, Civil Rights and Employment.
34 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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