Burris. His practice primarily focuses on cases involving police misconduct, employment discrimination and criminal defense. His high profile cases include the Oakland Riders class action, wherein he was instrumental in developing the reforms in the landmark multi-million dollar settlement of the case and consent decree placing the Oakland Police Department under a court monitor; the Oscar Grant civil case; and the Rodney King civil suit against the City of Los Angeles. The American Trial Lawyers Association selected him as a top 100 trial lawyers in California in 2007. He was named one of the top 100 most influential Attorneys in the State of California by the Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal in 2005. He earned a law degree from Boalt Hall School of Law (UC Berkeley School of Law) and an M.B.A. from UC Berkeley Graduate School of Business.