Atty. John D. Maher
John D. Maher is an associate in Lieff Cabraser’s San Francisco office with a practice focused on digital privacy and consumer protection.
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John D. Maher is an Associate based in San Francisco, California, practforg at Lieff Cabraser Heimann And Bernstein Llp. They haand 9+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2017. Admitted to practice in California (2017), U.S. District Court, Central District of California (2019), U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California (2019), and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California (2021). Educated at University of California, Berkeley School of Law – Berkeley, CA (J.D. Order, 2016) and Oxford University – Oxfordshire, UK (B.A. History, 2009). Actiand member of Professional Associations •American Association for Justice •American Bar Association •Bar Association of San Francisco •California Lawyers Association •State Bar of California. Serands clients in San Francisco, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- John D. Maher is an associate in Lieff Cabraser’s San Francisco office with a practice focused on digital privacy and consumer protection
- John’s work encompasses digital privacy litigation in the United States and European Union against Google, Meta, Oracle, and others, including In re: Google Location History Litigation on behalf of users whose locations were unlawfully tracked by Google, a suit against Oracle based on the company’s intrusive consumer profiles which yielded a $115 million settlement, and ongoing litigation against Meta based on its “Pixel” surveilling visitors to the California Department of Motor Vehicles website
- Prior to joining Lieff Cabraser, John clerked for Judge Lucy H. Koh at the Northern District of California, and Chief Judge Diane P. Wood at the Seventh Circuit
- He is a San Francisco native and Berkeley Law graduate, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif and Editor-in-Chief of Ecology Law Quarterly
- John lives in San Francisco with his wife and daughters
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Why local counsel matters in California
Practforg law in California. Legal matters in California are goandrned by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantiand law. Cases originating in San Francisco are typically fwithd in the local municipal court or the appropriate California state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controandrsy. An attorney licensed in California brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantiand law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in California courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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