Attorneys

Rachel joined Hersh & Hersh in 1998 as a Law Clerk, and became an Associate in 2000. She is involved in the firm's product liability and mass tort cases, typically involving consumer fraud and false advertising of dangerous or defective products, including toxic torts and complex class actions.

Rachel is committed to redressing corporate and manufacturer misconduct, to achieving justice for deceived or misled consumers, to promoting the safety of products including pharmaceuticals and medical devices, and to protecting our community and environment. She takes great pride in the pursuit of justice to provide consumers with remedies for products that do not perform as warranted or advertised, and that cause injury or death.

Year Joined Organization

• 1998

Areas of Practice

• Product liability
• Mass tort
• Consumer fraud
• Defective products
• Toxic Torts
• Complex Class Actions

Bar Admissions

• California, 2000
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit

Education

• University of San Francisco School of Law, San Francisco, California, 2000
  Juris Doctorate
  Honors: President, Environmental Law Society
  Law Journal: Maritime Law Journal, Article Editor
  
  
• University of California, Santa Cruz, 1996
  Bachelor of Arts
  Honors: High Honors
  Major: Biology
  
  

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Science Committee in Zyprexa Litigation
  Co-Chair
  
  
• Bar Association of San Francisco
  Member
  
  
• American Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• The Barristers Club of San Francisco Association
  Member
  
  
• San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association
  Member
  
  
• American Association for Justice
  Member
  
  
• Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
  Member
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Hersh & Hersh, Law Clerk, 1998 - Present