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Michael William Bien · California Lawyer
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Michael William Bien is on California’s State Bar roll, #96891, admitted in 1981; license status: active as of 22 July 2026. The address of record is in San Francisco, San Francisco County. 10 practice areas are listed in the registry, shown on this page. 44 case appearances are listed on this profile. Registry record updated 26 September 2026; license information comes from the State Bar.
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| State Bar number | #96891 |
|---|---|
| License status | Active |
| Admitted | 1981 |
| Law school | Northwestern Univ SOL |
| Firm | Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP |
| Location | San Francisco, San Francisco County |
| Registry identity | Official State Bar record |
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| Case | Appeared for | Citation | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Hernandez v. County of Monterey | Counsel for the plaintiff | 70 F. Supp. 3d 963 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 29 September 2014 |
| John Armstrong v. Edmund Brown, Jr. | Counsel for the respondent | 768 F.3d 963 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 26 September 2014 |
| Coleman v. Brown | Counsel for the plaintiff | 28 F. Supp. 3d 1068 | U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California | 10 April 2014 |
| John Armstrong v. Edmund Brown, Jr. | Counsel for the respondent | 732 F.3d 955 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 4 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 |
| Valdivia v. Brown | Counsel for the plaintiff | 956 F. Supp. 2d 1125 | U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California | 3 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Landmark Screens, LLC v. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP | Counsel for the appellant | 183 Cal. App. 4th 238 | California Court of Appeal | 29 March 2010 |
| Armstrong v. Schwarzenegger | Counsel for the plaintiff | 261 F.R.D. 173 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 16 September 2009 |
| 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 |
| L.H. v. Schwarzenegger | Counsel for the plaintiff | 645 F. Supp. 2d 888 | U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California | 6 March 2009 |
| Plata v. Schwarzenegger | Counsel for the plaintiff | 556 F. Supp. 2d 1087 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 23 May 2008 |
| Valdivia v. Schwarzenegger | Counsel for the plaintiff | 548 F. Supp. 2d 852 | U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California | 25 March 2008 |
| L.H. v. Schwarzenegger | Counsel for the plaintiff | 519 F. Supp. 2d 1072 | U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California | 19 September 2007 |
| Azizian v. Federated Department Stores, Inc. | Counsel for the defendant | 499 F.3d 950 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 23 August 2007 |
| Armstrong v. Davis | Counsel for the respondent | 275 F.3d 849 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 28 November 2001 |
| Williams v. Bowman | Counsel for the plaintiff | 157 F. Supp. 2d 1103 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 26 July 2001 |
| Lucas v. White | Counsel for the plaintiff | 63 F. Supp. 2d 1046 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 14 April 1999 |
| Gates v. Rowland | Counsel for the plaintiff | 162 F.3d 1046 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 31 December 1998 |
| Gates v. Shinn | Counsel for the respondent | 98 F.3d 463 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 16 October 1996 |
| Armstrong v. Wilson | Counsel for the plaintiff | 942 F. Supp. 1252 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 20 September 1996 |
| Madrid v. Gomez | Counsel for the plaintiff | 940 F. Supp. 247 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 23 August 1996 |
| Coleman v. Wilson | Counsel for the plaintiff | 933 F. Supp. 954 | U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California | 12 July 1996 |
| Dung Huu BUI, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent | Counsel for the petitioner | 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 747 | California Supreme Court | 2 February 1996 |
| Dung Huu BUI, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent | Counsel for the petitioner | 76 F.3d 268 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 2 February 1996 |
| Gates v. Gomez | Counsel for the respondent | 60 F.3d 525 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 9 June 1995 |
| Stehouwer v. Hennessey | Counsel for the plaintiff | 841 F. Supp. 316 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 11 January 1994 |
| Committee to Save Mokelumne River, a California Non-Profit Corporation v. East Bay Municipal Utility District, a California Municipal Utility District | Counsel for the respondent | 13 F.3d 305 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 29 December 1993 |
| Committee to Save Mokelumne River, a California Non-Profit Corporation v. East Bay Municipal Utility District, a California Municipal Utility District | Counsel for the respondent | 93 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 9730 | California Supreme Court | 29 December 1993 |
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The employer on the official record is Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP.
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The law school on the record is Northwestern University School of Law.
Admitted to the California Bar in 1981 · 45 years on the roll.
10 practice areas are on the record, listed on this page.
44 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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