Overview
William (“Bill”) J. Trinkle is a widely experienced trial attorney, having litigated multimillion-dollar cases since 1982 in State and Federal courts in California. He has experience in court and jury trials, Federal and State appeals, mediations, and arbitrations.
Before joining Young, Minney & Corr, LLP, Bill was associated for three years with a school law firm in Sacramento as the litigation manager representing public school districts and other public entities in state and federal courts in a multitude of areas, including writs of mandate, real property, employment law, grand jury investigations, contract disputes, and more. In addition, Bill was actively engaged in transactional representation advising public boards of education on labor law issues, board policy development, Brown Act and Public Records Act, and other matters.
Prior to that, Bill spent nine years with the Walnut Creek, CA, civil litigation law firm of Yudien & Associates. That firm specializes in labor and employment, wrongful termination and discrimination, real estate, landlord/tenant, and business litigation matters. Before Yudien & Associates, he was with the Oakland, CA firm, Randick & O’Dea for ten years. He handled general civil litigation matters, including trade association litigation, environmental litigation, commercial unlawful detainer, disability discrimination, and real estate litigation in State and Federal courts. In addition, Bill served as a court-appointed judicial arbitrator for the California Superior Court, County of Alameda, from 1996 to 2000. Earlier in his legal career, he was associated with the Sacramento civil litigation firms Grossfeld, Dougherty & Grossfeld, and Mull & McCarthy, each with broad-based business and civil litigation practices. In the Fall of 1981, Bill was an intern/American law advisor for the transnational Danish law firm of Konig, Homann, Homann, Korso Jensen & Steen Hansen in Copenhagen. During law school, he has also served as a law clerk for Justice Edwin Regan, California Third District Court of Appeal in Sacramento.
Education
- University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (J.D.)
- University of San Francisco (B.A.)
Independent & Private Schools
Higher Education
Nonprofit Corporations
Public Charter Schools
Denley Investment And Management Company, Inc. v Los Angeles Academy of Arts and Enterprise consolidated with Los Angeles Academy of Arts and Enterprise v. Denley Investment and Management Company, Inc., et al.
Los Angeles Superior Court Case Nos. BC635207 and BC651651 (2023 Judgment)
Prosecution of Charter school tenant’s lawsuit against the commercial landlord for breaches of contract and nuisance resulting in judgment in favor of the school, including the award of attorneys’ fees.
Katrina Fox v. Cares Community Health consolidated with Marion Schwarz v. Cares Community Health
Sacramento Superior Court Case Nos. 34-2019-00271128/34-2020-00282587 (2023 Judgment)
Defense and settlement of wage and hour class action and Private Attorney General Act (PAGA) against employer Cares, a medical facility.
NOVA Academy, et al. v. Santa Ana Unified School District
Orange County Superior Court Case No. 30-2019-01069196-CU-MC-CJC (2021 Settlement)
Prosecution and settlement of claims of four charter schools against their authorizing district to eliminate district claims for many years of special education contributions.
Thomas Haven v. California Vocations, Inc.
Butte County Superior Court Case No. 20CV01514 (2022 Judgment)
Defense and settlement of wage and hour class action against nonprofit employer California Vocations, providing residential and vocational support to developmentally disabled adults.
Rak v. Saint Mary’s College of California
Federal Court, Northern District of CA Case No. (2023 Settlement / Demand 1.9 Settlement Demand – Settlement 350k)
Defense and settlement of disability discrimination action against private, nonprofit college.
Jane Doe v. Daniel Smithson, et al.
Del Norte Superior Court Case No. CVUJ-2020-1071 (2023 Settlement)
Defense and settlement of sexual abuse claim for negligence against a California charter school.
