Bacilio Mendez II

Bacilio Mendez II is a Senior Associate practicing out of Breen & Person's Walker and Longville offices in the areas of estate planning, probate, real estate, business/corporate law, and association law. In business/corporate law, he has special interest in business formation, governance, multiple-owner issues, and business succession. Bacilio also enjoys working with clients on their estate plans and helping them tailor a plan to preserve what they have built for the next generation. Prior to joining Breen & Person, Bacilio was a general litigation attorney at a full-service AmLaw 100 firm. There, he defended global technology, retail, and corporate brands against transportation, premises liability and general liability claims. He also gained valuable insurance defense experience working closely with insurance carrier clients while providing case summary, analysis and valuation memos regarding his case load. A competent civil litigator, he routinely defended organizations in single-plaintiff, class action and B2B litigation arising from data privacy and security incidents, violations of state and federal consumer protection and data privacy laws and breach of contract, among others. Bacilio is well-versed in settlement negotiations, drafting and defending motions, responding to discovery, and taking and defending party, witness, and expert depositions, while preparing for mediation, arbitration or, if necessary, trial. While generally industry-agnostic, he focused on defending organizations in the manufacturing and distribution, financial services, and retail industry group sectors. Before his law firm career, Bacilio served as Associate Regional Counsel for the Social Security Administration (SSA) and Special Assistant United States Attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), helped found the Blockchain Law for Social Good Center at Golden Gate University (GGU) School of Law, and was the Director of Information and Compliance for a wealth management firm.

• Senior Attorney

• Outside of his practice, Bacilio volunteers his time with numerous community-based organizations, such as Wills for Heroes, The Sisters, St. Anthony's Living Room, GLIDE SF, Tenderloin Tessie Holiday Dinners, and Openhouse SF.
• He also volunteers with several national organizations, such as the Community Archives Collaborative, the After Violence Project, the Prison Library Support Network, The National AIDS Memorial Grove, and the National Lawyers Guild.

• California
• U.S. District Court District of Arizona
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
• U.S. District Court Southern District of California
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
• Minnesota
• U.S. District Court District of Nevada

• American Bar Association (ABA)
• Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA)
• Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom (BALIF)
• Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA)
• Actors’ Equity Association (AEA)