NSBHF Partner Amelia Green Makes Bloomberg Law’s “They’ve Got Next: 40 Under 40” List

The 2024 honorees of “They’ve Got Next: The 40 Under 40,” Bloomberg Law’s prestigious annual award recognizing the accomplishments of stellar young lawyers nationwide, this year includes NSBHF partner Amelia Green.

The 40 awardees, according to executive editor Lisa Helem, “inspire their law firms, companies, non-profit organizations and government agencies to elevate, innovate and serve — not only clients but their communities beyond.”

Green was one of seven attorneys selected under the Litigation category and the sole honoree specializing in civil rights. In an interview about her accomplishments, Green recalled a recent $12 million settlement for NSBHF client Lionel Rubalcava, an innocent man who spent 17 years wrongfully incarcerated after he was framed by San Jose, California police officers for a drive-by shooting. “The litigation was hard-fought and against a municipality that had a history of failing to acknowledge misconduct in its police department,” Green recalled.

She went on to observe: “In our practice, the classic definition of success is winning a big verdict or settlement. While I relish those accomplishments, I define success most by how the client feels about our representation … .In the end, I don’t answer to anyone but my clients, and they know it. Success for me is when my client is happy and feels like my representation of them has been the best legal representation they have ever had.”

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