Josiah M. Prendergast
Associate
Experience
Josiah is an associate at Weintraub Tobin, based in the firm’s Sacramento office. He primarily works with the business litigation practice group.
Josiah earned his J.D. from the Santa Clara University School of Law, where he graduated with honors, cum laude, and was inducted into the Order of the Coif. During law school, Josiah also received outstanding student awards in seven courses and gained substantive experience working in the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, and Region 20 of the National Labor Relations Board. Josiah earned his undergraduate degree from U.C. Berkeley. In between undergraduate and law school, he spent several years in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Prior to joining the firm, Josiah was an associate at the firm Wanger Jones Helsley PC, where he litigated extensively alongside retired 20-year U.S. District Judge Oliver W. Wanger. Josiah has represented and counseled clients in a wide range of litigation matters, including fraud, commercial disparagement, and unfair competition claims.
Outside of the office, Josiah enjoys cooking, running marathons, and baseball. He hopes to appear someday on Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!, NPR’s weekly news quiz program.
State Bar of California, Litigation Section, Member
State Bar of California, Antitrust, UCL, & Privacy Section, Member
Federal Bar Association, Member
American Bar Association, Member
Northern California Super Lawyers – Rising Star, 2018-2020
J.D. Santa Clara University School of Law, cum laude, 2013
Order of the Coif
B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 2008
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