Claire C. Bonelli represents clients in all facets of commercial litigation. Prior to joining Keker, Van Nest & Peters, Claire served as a law clerk to Judge Jeffrey S. White of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. She served as an associate for an Am Law Top 50 law firm, where she represented clients in complex commercial litigation, including defense of consumer class actions, unfair competition, and false advertising lawsuits.
Claire earned her J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School. She earned her M.A. in Teaching: Elementary Education from Dominican University and her B.A. in history and Italian studies from the University of California, Berkeley.
Cases of Note
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Garro Pinchi v. Noem
In conjunction with the ACLU of Northern California and Centro Legal de la Raza, we filed a class action challenging ICE’s policy of re-detaining people it had previously released, without…
News & Events
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Kafka in Court: Bay Area Legal Coalition Pushes Back on ICE Detentions
In reporting on the status of President Trump’s mass deportation agenda in the Bay Area, the San Francisco Standard covered a series of federal court rulings that rebuke the Department of Homeland Security (DHS…
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Federal Judge Blocks ICE’s Immigrant Re-Detention Policy in San Francisco Bay Area
A federal judge has temporarily blocked ICE from re-arresting and re-detaining law-abiding immigrants in an order that recognizes the “extraordinary pace and scale of the change” in immigration enforcement.
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Federal Court Blocks Unlawful ICE Policy of Re-arresting Immigrants Without Legal Justification
A federal district court in California has blocked the Trump administration’s policy of unlawfully re-arresting and re-detaining immigrants the government previously released from custody after concluding they …
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‘Incredibly Traumatizing’: California Judge Weighs Arguments in Class Action Alleging ICE Illegally Rearrests Immigrants
Keker, Van Nest & Peters attorneys Ellen Watlington and Claire Bonelli appeared in court with co-counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday to challenge the government’s “unprecedented campaign”…
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Keker and ACLU Argue ICE’s Policy to Re-Detain Law-Abiding Immigrants Is Unlawful
Keker, Van Nest & Peters has joined civil rights groups in challenging ICE’s practice of re-arresting and re-detaining immigrants already cleared by the government. ABC10 and other news outlets covered a hearin…
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Keker Joins ABA in Celebrating Pro Bono Work
At Keker, Van Nest & Peters, pro bono work is an integral part of our firm. From challenging illegal mass deportation tactics, to pushing for criminal justice reform, to fighting for the rights of individuals a…
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Advocates Sue Trump Administration Over Unlawful Policy of Re-Arresting Immigrants Without Legal Justification
For decades, the federal government has allowed immigrants who do not pose a danger to the community or a flight risk to remain out of custody during ongoing removal proceedings if they comply with their condit…
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