Since 1990, he was elected to the “ Best Lawyers in America” in Business Litigation by his peers. Thorsnes was recognized as one of the “ 100 Most Influential Lawyers in California” by the Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal.
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He received numerous awards and honors, twice named Outstanding Trial Lawyers from the San Diego Consumer Attorneys’ Association and was elected to its Past Presidents Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame. In his last case, he successfully defended Pacific Bell (now AT&T), California’s largest private employer, against a $2 billion-dollar claim brought by the California Public Utilities Commission. His career spanned over three decades, he never lost a jury trial, and but one court trial. Thorsnes was an accomplished attorney, achieving over $250 million in verdicts. After being cleared by the California Bar, The Bar Examiners and the Supreme Court of California, under Thorsnes' leadership, this pioneer program was started and has been preparing thousands of law students for the practical side of the profession since 1968. He formed and led an organization of all the law students in California, called The Conference of California Law Schools to gain the ability to appear in court as part of their training (68 Cal. Thomas More Scholar, a member of the Law Review and Student Bar Association President. While attending the law school, Thorsnes was a St.
Thorsnes was born in La Jolla, California. Thorsnes, ’68 (JD), passed away peacefully May 29 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. SAN DIEGO (June 21, 2019) – University of San Diego (USD) School of Law alumnus Michael T.
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