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Government

Jul. 9, 2010

Wiretap Lawyer Seeks Fees From Feds

After more than four years litigating a state secrets case against the federal government, Jon B. Eisenberg, of Oakland's Eisenberg & Hancock, is ready for his paycheck.

By Rebecca Beyer

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - After more than four years litigating a state secrets case against the federal government, Jon B. Eisenberg, of Oakland's Eisenberg & Hancock, is ready for his paycheck. Eisenberg won a landmark judgment against the government in March when a San Francisco federal judge ruled that the warrantless wiretapping program undertaken by former President George W. Bush after Sept. 1...

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