Ronald S. Kravitz

Attorney, Of Counsel

Ron began his legal career as an Attorney Advisor for the U.S. Department of Justice. With more than 35 years of experience as legal counsel in complex business litigation matters, his practice has been focused primarily on ERISA, employment, intellectual property, and securities-related matters since 1992. He has represented fiduciaries, third-party plan administrators, broker-dealers, and registered representatives in connection with plan administration and investment matters. Ron has served as lead or co-lead class counsel in numerous ERISA class actions throughout the country.

Ron is a regional board member of the Anti-Defamation League, past co-chair of the ABA Employee Benefits Committee’s Civil Procedure and Fiduciary sub-committees, and past chairman of the International Advisory Group (IAG). In addition, he is a Fellow of the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel, Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, and a Lifetime Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. Ron’s multiple accolades include: Best Lawyers in America (2020-2025), and 2023 Lawyer of the Year in Employee Benefits (ERISA) in San Francisco, Northern California Super Lawyer (2004-2026), Finance Monthly Labor & Employment Law Lawyer of the Year USA (2019), and America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators (2020-2022).

Education:

Miami University, Bachelor of Arts, 1981
Temple University School of Law, Juris Doctorate, 1986

Court Admissions:

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court

Bar Admissions:

State of California, 1987
State of Texas, 1995
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1986

Memberships:

American Bar Association
ABA Employee Benefits Committee
American College of Employee Benefits Counsel
Bar Association of San Francisco