Bill O'Hare's practice is concentrated in commercial litigation, arbitration, and mediation including corporate, partnership and trust disputes, franchising, intellectual property and unfair competition litigation, and class action defense.
University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 1978)
AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell®
Southern California Super Lawyers, Business Litigation (2004-2021)
Top 50 in Orange County (2007-2020)
Super Lawyers, Business Litigation - Business Edition (2011)
Super Lawyers, Business Litigation - Corporate Counsel Edition (2008-2010)
The Best Lawyers in America®, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Trusts and Estates Litigation (2005-2021), Securities Litigation (2005-2013)
The Best Lawyers in America®, Business Edition, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Intellectual Property Law, Trusts and Estates Litigation (2012)
Lawdragon Top 3000 Leading Lawyers in America (2010-2011)
Marcus Kaufman Jurisprudence Award, Anti-Defamation League of Orange County/Long Beach (2009)
Robert Samuel Barnes Award, Orange County Bar Foundation (2009)
Orange County Business Journal feature article, "Bill O'Hare After School" (October 19-25, 2009)
Franchise Times National List of 101 "Legal Eagles" (2005-2007)
Top Ten Defense Verdicts in California, Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journals (2004 and 2005)
President's Pro Bono Service Award, State Bar of California (1993)
Project Youth OCBF (Orange County Bar Foundation)
Past President
Board Member
University of California, Irvine, CEO Roundtable
Steering Committee
Membership Committee
Laguna Beach Education and Endowment Foundation
Past President
Board Member (2006-2018)
Public Media Group of Southern California (PBS SoCal and KCET-TV)
Board of Trustees, Executive Committee Member
Hufstedler, Kaus and Beardsley, Managing Partner, Orange County (1990), Partner (1987-1990)
Wenke, Evans and Ikola, Managing Director (1986-1987), Principal (1983-1987), Associate (1978-1982)
California
Supreme Court of California
United States District Court, All Districts of California
United States District Court, District of Colorado