Robert M. Bodzin
Top rated business litigation attorney in San Francisco, California
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP
Practice Areas: Business litigation, Civil litigation, Products liability
Licensed in California since: 1999
Education: Hofstra University School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2012 - 2023 Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP
275 Battery StreetSuite 2000
San Francisco, CA 94111 Phone: 415-875-4252 Email: Robert M. Bodzin Visit website
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Mr. Bodzin has successfully tried, mediated, and arbitrated complex litigation cases on behalf of businesses and individuals in both California and New York for 30 years.  Mr. Bodzin is a partner at Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani in the Commercial Litigation practice group in the firm's San Francisco office. Mr. Bodzin moved his practice from Burnham Brown in Oakland where he had been a partner since 2003. He is a partner in the Commercial Practice Group. Mr. Bodzin's leadership roles in the legal profession include is work since 2006 with the California Litigation Section, where he was past Chair & where is currently an appointed advisor.  Through his affiliation with Swords to Plowshares, Mr. Bodzin performs pro bono work and is approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs as an accredited attorney for the preparation, presentation, and prosecution of claims for veterans seeking Character of Discharge upgrades. Â
First Admitted: 1992, New York
Professional Webpage: https://www.grsm.com/lawyers/r/robert-m-bodzin
- , Super Lawyers® of Northern California (2012-2020), Law & Politics
- Member of the Golden Gate Business Association since 2006
- Mr. Bodzin is a member of the Veterans and Military Affairs Committee, which is one of the most vibrant groups within the California Litigation Section and the California Lawyers Association. Through Mr. Bodzin’s work with this committee, he was introduced to Swords for Plowshares, which is one of the most important nonprofit organizations for veterans.  Through his affiliation with Swords to Plowshares, Mr. Bodzin perfoms pro bono work and is approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs as an accredited attorney for the preparation, presentation, and prosecution of claims for veterans seeking Character of Discharge upgrades.  , 2018
- Admitted to California, New York, and New Jersey
- DRI Retail & Hospitality Vice Chair and Steering Committee Member(Past)
- Past Adviser and past Chair to the Litigation Section of the State Bar of California (now California Lawyers Association), Past Committee Chair and a frequent speaker on panels for best practices in litigation and trial and is the co-chair of these events
- Advisor on California Litigation Section of the California Lawyers Association, Past Chair & Member of the California State Bar Litigation Section, Advisor on California State Bar Litigation Section, Member of the State Bar Litigation Section's Jury Instructions Committee, Co-Chair & Speaker of the California State Bar Litigation Section Best Practices for Litigation & Trial Seminars, Frequent Speaker at DRI Retail and Hospitality Seminar Past Editor & Author of DRI Commercial Litigation Publications, including the Business Suit & For the Defense, Publications Chair of the DRI Retail & Hospitality Committee and past DRI Publications Board Member 2011-2013
- State University of New York at Albany, B.S., Political Science, Cum Laude, 1989
- Hofstra University School of Law, J.D., 1992, 1992
- Certified by the Veterans Administration to Represent Veterans in Pro Bono Matters, 2018
- Licensed to Practice Law in New York and New Jersey, 1992
- Mr. Bodzin is a member of the Veterans and Military Affairs Committee, which is one of the most vibrant groups within the California Litigation Section and the California Lawyers Association. Through Mr. Bodzin’s work with this committee, he was introduced to Swords for Plowshares, which is one of the most important nonprofit organizations for veterans. Burnham Brown is proud to announce that through his affiliation with Swords to Plowshares, Mr. Bodzin perfoms pro bono work and is approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs as an accredited attorney for the preparation, presentation, and prosecution of claims for veterans seeking Character of Discharge upgrades.  , 2018
Office location for Robert M. Bodzin
275 Battery Street
Suite 2000
San Francisco, CA 94111
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2012 - 2023