Trial Attorney Terry Coleman Honored with SFTLA’s 2023 Civil Justice Award for Exposing NFL’s Mistreatment of Disabled Players

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (May 18, 2023)— Pillsbury & Coleman, LLP is thrilled to announce partner Terrence “Terry” Coleman received the prestigious 2023 Civil Justice Award from the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association (SFTLA) for his groundbreaking work on behalf of disabled NFL athletes. At the recent annual gala, Mr. Coleman accepted the

P&C Case Highlighted in Law 360 Publication

Ex-NFL Player Owed Disability Benefits By Abby Wargo Law360 (June 2, 2022, 3:44 PM EDT) — A California federal judge found that the National Football League’s retirement board abused its discretion by denying a former San Diego Chargers player benefits for a spinal injury that permanently disabled him. U.S. Magistrate Judge Jacqueline

Congratulations to P&C Attorney Richard L. Grossman as a CLAY Award Recipient!

The CLAY Awards acknowledge California lawyers “for achievements with a significant impact on public policy, the law, the profession, or a particular practice area.” CLAY Awards are regarded as among the most prestigious granted annually for practicing attorneys in California. Read Daily Journal’s Article on our case against Sutter Health: https://www.pillsburycoleman.com/daily-journal-profiles-pcs-case-against-sutter-health-and-clay-award-winner-richard-grossmann/ Clay Award

P&C Partner Terry Coleman Cited in Law360 Article: “NFL Disability Plan Flouted Court Order, Ex-Player’s Atty Says”

Law360, by Ryan Boysen Claiming he’d “never seen anything like it,” an attorney for an injured former NFL player told a California federal court Thursday that the league’s disability program flouted Ninth Circuit precedent and a federal judge’s earlier directive when it denied his client’s request for benefits in a shadowy “sham”