Ann
Ravel

• State Bar of California
• U.S. Supreme Court

• J.D., University of California, Hastings College of Law
• B.A., University of California, Berkeley

• Portuguese
• Spanish

Representative Matters

• On several occasions, assisted in matters involving consumer finance issues, torts, white collar crime, and constitutional law.
• Successfully litigated highly sensitive sexual harassment and discrimination matters.
• Critical member of trial team in affirmative action case before U.S. Supreme Court.
• Mediated high-exposure political matters with community and elected officials.

Reported Cases

• Johnson v. Santa Clara County Transportation Agency, U.S. Supreme Court
• Robins v. Pruneyard, U.S. Supreme Court
• DiQuisto v. County of Santa Clara, California Supreme Court
• Santa Clara v. Atlantic Richfield Company, California Supreme Court

Awards

• Received ALF John Gardner Award
• Named to California Attorneys of the Year by California Lawyer Magazine (2014)
• Received Award for Contribution to Women’s Rights, Santa Clara County Status of Women Commission (2009)
• Named to Northern California Super Lawyers (2006-2009, 2019-2024)
• Recipient of Circle of Service Achievement Award, California State Association of Counties (2008)
• Named as a “Woman of Influence, Silicon Valley” by the San Jose Business Journal (2008)
• Named Public Attorney of the Year by the State Bar of California (2007)
• Named Professional Attorney of the Year, Santa Clara County Bar Association (2006)
• Recipient of Unsung Hero Award by the Santa Clara County Bar Association Diversity Committee (2006)
• Received Award for State and Local Government Law Advocacy by the American Bar Association (2002)
• Received Elizabeth Ent Award for Contributions to Law and Justice from the San Jose Mercury News (1985)
• Named Professional Woman of the Year Award by the San Jose Mercury News and Commission on the Status of Women (1984)

Articles

• “Why Michael Cohen’s Campaign Law Violations Are Crimes” Law360

• University of California Santa Cruz, Law of Democracy, Guest Lecturer, 2021
• “Politics is Personal”, San Jose State University, Public Health Policy Course, 2021
• “The  Federal Election Commission and Dysfunction”,  University of Washington Law School, Election Law Class, 2021
• “The Surprising Relationship Between Anti-Semitism and COVID Disinformation on the Internet – and the Role of Law in Stopping It”,  Jewish Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Course, 2020
• SCCBA 8th Annual Women Lawyers’ Symposium: Celebrating the 100th Year of Women’s Suffrage, 2020
• Guest Speaker, Celebration of Women’s History, The Impact of Women’s Right to Vote 100 Years Later, 2020
• Keynote speaker; California Women Lawyers, Elect to Run
• Panelist; Startup Policy Lab; The Future of Digital Citizenry: Campaign Finance, 2019
• Seminar; George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management: Campaigns After Cambridge Analytica Data Scandal, 2019
• Close the Gap CA Webinar: Dark Money/Clean Money: Can an Ethically-Minded Candidate Compete?, 2019

• Member of Delegation of Transparencia,  Monitoring El Salvadorian Legislative Elections, 2021
• Board Member, iCivics
• Board Member, Center for Political Accountability
• Board Member, National Institute of Money in State Politics
• Vice President, Board of Governors, State Bar of California
• Chair, Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation, State Bar of California
• Lawyer Representative, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
• Board of Governors, California Women Lawyers Association
• Advisory Board Member, American Leadership Forum
• Member, Rotary Club of San Jose
• Member, Hispanic National Bar Association
• Member, Committee on Professional Competence and Ethics, State Bar of California
• Member of the Advisory Board, Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, Santa Clara University
• Adjunct Professor, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
• Former Board Member, Judicial Council of California
• Former Board Member, State Bar of California