Derek Howard
Top rated Business Litigation attorney in Mill Valley, California
The Derek G. Howard Law Firm Inc.
Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Class Action & Mass Torts, Entertainment & Sports; view more
Licensed in California since: 1985
Education: Golden Gate University School of Law
Languages Spoken: English, German
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2007 - 2025 
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42 Miller AvenueMill Valley, CA 94941 Phone: 415-432-7192 Email: Derek Howard Visit website
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Mr. Howard's practice covers class actions, complex business litigation, sport-related disputes and business counseling. He has acted as Lead Counsel in groundbreaking class actions which have led to substantial and newsworthy recoveries in the millions of dollars. Mr. Howard's ongoing speaking engagements, counseling and writings cover a variety of current developments in financial litigation, trust disputes and financial fraud. Mr. Howard is active in community, volunteer and pro bono activities, serving local and national non-profit and community organizations. He serves as an Adjunct Professor at the university of San Francisco Sport Management Graduate Program
Practice areas
Business Litigation, Class Action/Mass Torts: Plaintiff, Entertainment & Sports, Estate & Trust LitigationFirst Admitted: 1985, California
Professional Webpage: http://derekhowardlaw.com/attorneys/derek-g-howard
- Settlement Mediator and Discovery Coordinator for Superior Court of Marin County, 2024
- Henderson v Bank of New York Mellon (D. Mass.) (Settled for $10 million to class of trust beneficairies); Bingham v. Dixie State University (D. Utah)(Title IX settlement for discharged female soccer coach); In re AfterMarketSheetMetal Antitrust Litigation (D. Wisc. 2018)(Multiple antitrust settlements totaling over $11 million for Indirect Purchaser Class)
- $10 million settlement of class action adverse to Bank of New York Mellon N.A., 2019
- Adjunct Professor University of San Francisco, Sport Management
- M.A. Sport Management, University of San Francisco, 2009
- Superior Court of Marin Discovery Facilitor, 2020
- SuperLawyers Top 100 Attorneys Northern California, SuperLawyers, 2020
- Top 100 Bet the Company Lawyers, America's Top 100 Attorneys LLC, 2019
- Finalist, Consumer Lawyer of the Year, Consumer Attorneys of California, 2016
- Peer selected Top 100 High Stakes Litigators 2019, 2020, America Top 100 High Stakes Litigators, 2019
- Finalist, Consumer Lawyer of the Year, Consumer Attorneys of California, 2014
- University of San Francisco MA Sport Management, 2009
- University of Pennsylvania B.A., 1980
- Sports
- Trusts And Estates
- Wealth Management
Office location for Derek Howard
42 Miller Avenue
Mill Valley, CA 94941
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2007 - 2025