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Robert John Stumpf · Litigation Attorney
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Robert John Stumpf is on California’s State Bar roll, #72851, 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: Appellate Law and Litigation. 32 case appearances are listed on this profile. Registry record updated 11 September 2026; license information comes from the State Bar.
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| State Bar number | #72851 |
|---|---|
| License status | Active |
| Admitted | 1976 |
| Law school | UC Hastings COL |
| Firm | Sheppard Mullin et al LLP |
| Location | San Francisco, San Francisco County |
| Registry identity | Official State Bar record |
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| Case | Appeared for | Citation | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaser v. State Teachers' Retirement System | Counsel for the respondent | 37 Cal. App. 5th 349 | California Court of Appeal | 10 July 2019 |
| Gerard v. Orange Coast Mem. Medical Center | Counsel for the respondent | 6 Cal. 5th 443 | California Supreme Court | 10 December 2018 |
| Yuba City Unified Sch. Dist. v. Cal. State Teachers' Ret. Sys. | Counsel for the appellant | 18 Cal. App. 5th 648 | California Court of Appeal | 18 December 2017 |
| Baxter v. Cal. State Teachers' Ret. Sys. | Counsel for the appellant | 18 Cal. App. 5th 340 | California Court of Appeal | 12 December 2017 |
| Gerard v. Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center | Counsel for the respondent | 9 Cal. App. 5th 1204 | California Court of Appeal | 1 March 2017 |
| Meister v. Mensinger | Counsel for the respondent | 230 Cal. App. 4th 381 | California Court of Appeal | 6 October 2014 |
| Sterling Park, L.P. v. City of Palo Alto | Counsel for the appellant | 57 Cal. 4th 1193 | California Supreme Court | 17 October 2013 |
| Muhammed Abdullah v. U.S. Security Associates, Inc. | Counsel for the appellant | 731 F.3d 952 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 27 September 2013 |
| Stonebrae L.P. v. Toll Bros., Inc. | Counsel for the appellant | 521 F. App'x 592 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 29 March 2013 |
| Jackson v. Fischer | Counsel for the plaintiff | 931 F. Supp. 2d 1049 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 15 March 2013 |
| Genesis Insurance Company v. National Union Fire Insurance | Counsel for the plaintiff | 506 F. App'x 679 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 5 February 2013 |
| People v. JTH Tax, Inc. | Counsel for the appellant | 212 Cal. App. 4th 1219 | California Court of Appeal | 17 January 2013 |
| Stockton Citizens for Sensible Planning v. City of Stockton | Counsel for the respondent | 210 Cal. App. 4th 1484 | California Court of Appeal | 13 November 2012 |
| Harris v. Superior Court | Counsel for the petitioner | 53 Cal. 4th 170 | California Supreme Court | 29 December 2011 |
| Stockton Citizens for Sensible Planning v. City of Stockton | Counsel for the appellant | 48 Cal. 4th 481 | California Supreme Court | 1 April 2010 |
| United States Fire Insurance Co. v. Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP | Counsel for the appellant | 171 Cal. App. 4th 1617 | California Court of Appeal | 26 March 2009 |
| Derek Andrew Inc. v. Poof Apparel Corp. | Counsel for the appellant | 282 F. App'x 554 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 11 June 2008 |
| Derek Andrew, Inc. v. Poof Apparel Corp. | Counsel for the appellant | 528 F.3d 696 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 11 June 2008 |
| Copley Press, Inc. v. Superior Court | Counsel for the petitioner | 39 Cal. 4th 1272 | California Supreme Court | 31 August 2006 |
| Triton Container International Ltd. v. Di Gregorio Navegacao Ltda. | Counsel for the appellant | 440 F.3d 1137 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 14 March 2006 |
| Franchise Holding II, LLC v. Huntington Restaurants Group, Inc. | Counsel for the appellant | 375 F.3d 922 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 20 July 2004 |
| McKesson HBOC, Inc. v. Superior Court | Counsel for the petitioner | 115 Cal. App. 4th 1229 | California Court of Appeal | 20 February 2004 |
| Westly v. U. S. Bancorp | Counsel for the respondent | 114 Cal. App. 4th 577 | California Court of Appeal | 16 December 2003 |
| Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. City of Oakland | Counsel for the appellant | 103 Cal. App. 4th 364 | California Court of Appeal | 31 October 2002 |
| Metropolitan Philip v. Steiger | Counsel for the appellant | 82 Cal. App. 4th 923 | California Court of Appeal | 2 August 2000 |
| ICF Kaiser Engineers, Inc. v. Superior Court | Counsel for the petitioner | 75 Cal. App. 4th 226 | California Court of Appeal | 27 September 1999 |
| Gee v. American Airlines, Inc. | Counsel for the respondent | 110 F.3d 1400 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 4 April 1997 |
| Mertens v. Kaiser Steel Retirement Plan | Counsel for the defendant | 829 F. Supp. 1158 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 7 July 1992 |
| Karon L. Comeaux Sherrika Marzette Comeaux v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Company | Counsel for the respondent | 915 F.2d 1264 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 26 September 1990 |
| Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,640 John William Davis v. Birr, Wilson & Co., Inc., a California Corporation, Defendants | Counsel for the respondent | 839 F.2d 1369 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 24 February 1988 |
| Mayacamas Corporation, a California Corporation v. Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, a Georgia Corporation | Counsel for the appellant | 806 F.2d 928 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 16 January 1987 |
| McFarland v. Memorex Corp. | Counsel for the defendant | 493 F. Supp. 631 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 12 February 1980 |
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The employer on the official record is Sheppard Mullin et al LLP.
A firm or employer website answers at sheppardmullin.com, the domain of the email address on the State Bar record.
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: Appellate Law and Litigation.
32 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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