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Obituaries

Nov. 1, 2016

Prominent SF intellectual property lawyer gunned down outside his home

James G. Gilliland Jr. was shot and killed outside his home Thursday night in El Cerrito.

By Logan Noblin
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Prominent San Francisco intellectual property attorney James G. Gilliland Jr. was shot to death outside his home Thursday night in El Cerrito.

As of Friday evening, the police had few clues as to the motive or identity of the killer or killers.

According to the El Cerrito Police Department, dispatchers received a series of calls around 8:53 p.m. reporting gunshots ...

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