Attorney RecordPersonal Injury · San Francisco County
John Ralph Hillsman · Personal Injury Attorney
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John Ralph Hillsman is on California’s State Bar roll, #71220, admitted in 1976; 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: Maritime Law and Personal Injury. 23 case appearances are listed on this profile. Registry record updated 20 August 2026; license information comes from the State Bar.
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The record
| State Bar number | #71220 |
|---|---|
| License status | Active |
| Admitted | 1976 |
| Law school | UC Hastings COL |
| Firm | McGuinn Hillsman & Palefsky |
| Location | San Francisco, San Francisco County |
| Registry identity | Official State Bar record |
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| Case | Appeared for | Citation | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simmons v. Ware | Counsel for the respondent | 213 Cal. App. 4th 1035 | California Court of Appeal | 13 February 2013 |
| Thomas Cook v. Champion Shipping As | Counsel for the appellant | 463 F. App'x 626 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 22 December 2011 |
| Cook v. CHAMPION SHIPPING As | Counsel for the plaintiff | 732 F. Supp. 2d 1029 | U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California | 4 August 2010 |
| MacDonald v. Kahikolu, Ltd. | Counsel for the appellant | 581 F.3d 970 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 10 September 2009 |
| Wheaton v. Golden Gate Bridge, Highway & Transportation District | Counsel for the petitioner | 559 F.3d 979 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 16 March 2009 |
| Price v. Connolly-Pacific Co. | Counsel for the appellant | 162 Cal. App. 4th 1210 | California Court of Appeal | 13 May 2008 |
| Kevin Scheuring v. Traylor Brothers, Inc. | Counsel for the appellant | 476 F.3d 781 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 14 February 2007 |
| Christopher MacDonald v. Kahikolu Ltd., Dba Frogman Charters | Counsel for the appellant | 442 F.3d 1199 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 31 March 2006 |
| Spears v. Kajima Engineering & Construction, Inc. | Counsel for the appellant | 101 Cal. App. 4th 466 | California Court of Appeal | 21 August 2002 |
| McGray Construction Company Beaver Insurance Company v. Director, Office of Workers Compensation Programs Harry Hurston | Counsel for the respondent | 99 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 4881 | California Supreme Court | 22 June 1999 |
| McGray Construction Company Beaver Insurance Company v. Director, Office of Workers Compensation Programs Harry Hurston | Counsel for the respondent | 181 F.3d 1008 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 22 June 1999 |
| Jones v. Dutra Construction Co. | Counsel for the appellant | 57 Cal. App. 4th 871 | California Court of Appeal | 16 September 1997 |
| McGray Construction Company Beaver Insurance Company v. Director, Office of Workers Compensation Programs Harry Hurston | Counsel for the respondent | 112 F.3d 1025 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 2 May 1997 |
| McGray Construction Company Beaver Insurance Company v. Director, Office of Workers Compensation Programs Harry Hurston | Counsel for the respondent | 97 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 3246 | California Supreme Court | 2 May 1997 |
| Harry Hurston v. Director, Office of Workers Compensation Programs McGray Construction Company Beaver Insurance Company | Counsel for the petitioner | 989 F.2d 1547 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 1 April 1993 |
| Harry Hurston v. Director, Office of Workers Compensation Programs McGray Construction Company Beaver Insurance Company | Counsel for the petitioner | 93 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 2396 | California Supreme Court | 1 April 1993 |
| Cerefino Coloma v. Director, Office of Workers Compensation Programs | Counsel for the petitioner | 897 F.2d 394 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 23 February 1990 |
| Philip Stanfield v. Shellmaker, Inc. | Counsel for the appellant | 869 F.2d 521 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 9 March 1989 |
| Wright v. United States | Counsel for the plaintiff | 700 F. Supp. 490 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 26 November 1988 |
| Winfrey W. Williams v. Director, Office of Workers Compensation Programs | Counsel for the petitioner | 825 F.2d 246 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 20 August 1987 |
| John R. Hobbs v. Director, Office of Workers Compensation Programs | Counsel for the petitioner | 820 F.2d 1528 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 7 July 1987 |
| Rulon-Miller v. International Business MacHines Corp. | Counsel for the respondent | 162 Cal. App. 3d 241 | California Court of Appeal | 29 November 1984 |
| Duncanson-Harrelson Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs | Counsel for the respondent | 644 F.2d 827 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 8 May 1981 |
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The employer on the official record is McGuinn Hillsman & Palefsky.
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The law school on the record is UC Hastings College of the Law.
Admitted to the California Bar in 1976 · 50 years on the roll.
Practice areas on the record: Maritime Law and Personal Injury.
23 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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