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Jul. 1, 2009
Burris's Beat
Oakland’s John Burris has made a career of bringing high-profile police-abuse cases. During his three decades of practice he has represented plaintiffs in the infamous Oakland “Riders” case and defended clients that include Barry Bonds and Gary Payton.
The day I called John Burris to set up an interview, his office had been evacuated because of a bomb scare. A man had delivered a parcel to his office that bristled with protruding wires, and before long the Law Offices of John L. Burris had been moved to the sidewalk while a bomb squad from the Alameda County Sheriff's Department examined the package. The parcel turned o...
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