University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, Berkeley, California, 1962 | LL.B. | Honors: Phi Delta Phi | Honors: Member, Boalt Hall Moot Court Board, (1961-1962) | Honors: Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, (1995-1996) | Pomona College, Pomona, California, USA, 1959 | B.A. | Major: Psychology

J. Gary Gwilliam and Randall E. Strauss Colombo, et al. vs. BNC Mortgage, Inc., et al.JUSTICE FOR WOMEN WHO BLEW THE WHISTLE ON FRAUDULENT LENDINGSix women who worked at the Sacramento branch of BNC Mortgage, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Lehman Brothers that specialized in sub-prime mortgages, eachcomplained to their 770 L STREET, SUITE1200, SACRAMENTO CA 95814916-442-6902915-442-7734 FAXWWW.CAOC.COMsuperiors about fraudulent lending practices in 2005. Each of them was told to look the other way and when they persisted in expressing their concerns, these women were subjected to retaliation, sexual harassment and other forms of abuse that was designed to force them to quit. The sexual harassment was inflicted by a supervisor as a direct response to their whistleblowing about fraudulent loan packages and was sanctionedby company officials as a way to force the women either to resign or to approve falsified loans in order to get the harassment to stop. These women were sounding an alarm that went unheeded. Lax and fraudulent underwriting packages led to the collapse of the sub-prime mortgage market, helping to precipitate the downfall of Lehman Brothers and with it the worldwide economy. Rather than being lauded as heroes for reporting practices that ultimately led to financial ruin for many thousands of Americans, each of these women were instead victimized by the company they were trying to protect. BNC closed its doors and Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy in January 2008. After nearly 14years of litigation, with bankruptcy imposing a threat that no compensation would be possible, these six womenreceived a significant settlement. Each of them would say that they battled this corporate behemoth for so many years because of the harm caused to the public by BNC and Lehman Brothers’ actions.This case vindicated the rights of whistleblowers who were forced to resign after shedding light on corporate greed and wrongdoing, upheld the rights of sexual harassment victims in the workplace, and shed light on the fraudulent lending practices of one of the largest financial institutions in the world., 2020 | 1-23-2025 Gwilliam Ivary Chiosso Cavalli & Brewer was selected as the Law Firm of the Year by the Alameda County Bar Association. The firm supports the bar association, participates as section leaders and beyond committee involvement partnered and hosted the first Mocktail Mix & Mingle social event. This alcohol-free event was a huge success., 2025 | 1-16-2025 The Alameda Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association awarded Gary Gwilliam the first ever, "Legend of the Law" Lifetime achievement award for his exceptional advocacy for the industry, his clients and his track record at trial., 2025 | Esteemed Lawyers of America, 2014 | Trial Lawyer of the Year, Finalist, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, 1995 - 1996 | California Lawyer Attorney of the Year for Employment Law, 2001 | Alameda County Lawyers Club, Lawyer of the Year Award, 1986 | Public Justice, Champion of Justice, 2009 | Consumer Attorneys of California Presidential Award, 1994 | Northern California Super Lawyers, 2004-Present | Consumer Lawyer of the Year (CLAY) for Employment, 2001 - 2002 | Super Lawyers: 2004 - 2005, 2007 - Present