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Bruce J. Highman

The Highman Law Firm β€’ San Francisco, CA
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Contact

Email
attorneys@highmanlaw.com
Phone
415-982-5564
Address
San Francisco, CA, 94104, US

Professional

Bar Admissions
California1981U.S. District Court Central District of California1991U.S. District Court Northern District of California1983U.S. District Court Eastern District of California1987U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit1983U.S. Supreme Court1988

About

Bruce J. Highman has been lead counsel on a number of cases that have resulted in published precedent decisions, has participated in numerous trials, and has appeared as a guest lecturer on employment law issues. He is also a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association, the California Employment Lawyers Association, and the Labor and Employment Law Section of the California Lawyers Association. Mr. Highman received his undergraduate degree from the University of California at Berkeley in 1977 and his law degree from Stanford University Law School in 1981. After graduating from law school, he was selected, and served, as a law clerk to a justice of the Alaska Supreme Court in Juneau, Alaska. He entered private practice in 1982.

Credentials

Education
Stanford Law School, Stanford, California, June, 1981 | J.D. | University of California , Berkeley, California, 1977 | A.B., Bachelor of Arts | Honors: cum laude | Major: Geography

Recognition & Involvement

Awards
Selected as Northern California Super Lawyer each year from 2004 through present | Selected for America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators for Northern California from 2020 through present
Associations
California Employment Lawyers Association | National Employment Lawyers Association | Labor and Employment Law Section of California Lawyers Association
Speaking
Guest speaker on employment law topics, National Employment Lawyers Association, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Bar Association of San Francisco, Skyline College
Updated: May 25, 2026