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BBK Attorneys Recognized as The Best Lawyers in America® 2024
Four “Lawyers of the Year,” Four Best Up & Coming and 39 Best Lawyers
Best Best & Krieger LLP (BBK) announces that 43 attorneys have been named as The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 and as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America®, including four attorneys who have been recognized as “Lawyer of the Year.”
BBK’s 2024 Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year”:
Los Angeles, CA
- Eric L. Garner – Water Law
Oakland, CA
- Malathy Subramanian - Municipal Law
Orange County, CA
- Matthew Richardson - Municipal Law
Sacramento, CA
- Joseph E. Coomes, Jr. - Land Use and Zoning Law, Municipal Law
BBK Best Lawyers 2024:
Bend, OR
- Howard G. Arnett, Native American Law
- Kurt E. Barker, Employment Law – Management , Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Ellen H. Grover, Energy Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Native American Law
- Josh Newton, Commercial Litigation
Irvine, CA
- Sonia R. Carvalho, Land Use and Zoning Law, Municipal Law
- Matthew Richardson, Land Use and Zoning Law, Municipal Law
- Scott C. Smith, Land Use and Zoning Law
- Alisha M. Winterswyk, Land Use and Zoning Law
Los Angeles, CA
- Joseph P. Byrne, Water Law
- Scott H. Campbell, Construction Law
- Sarah Foley, Litigation – Environmental, Water Law
- Eric L. Garner, Litigation – Environmental, Water Law
- Leeann Habte, Health Care Law
- John H. Holloway, Litigation – Environmental
- Michael Jenkins, Land Use and Zoning Law, Municipal Law
- Gregg W. Kettles, Appellate Practice
- Wendy Y. Wang, Water Law
Ontario, CA
- John E. Brown, Municipal Law
- Stephen P. Deitsch, Land Use and Zoning Law, Municipal Law
Riverside, CA
- Steven M. Anderson, Natural Resources Law, Water Law
- Mark A. Easter, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Kendall H. MacVey, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
Sacramento, CA
- Jeffrey C. Chang, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Joseph E. Coomes, Jr., Land Use and Zoning Law, Municipal Law
- Laura J. Fowler, Employment Law – Management
- Nancy A. Park, Real Estate Law
- Stacey N. Sheston, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Ann Siprelle, Litigation – Municipal
San Diego, CA
- Mary Beth Coburn, Litigation – Construction
- Shawn D. Hagerty, Land Use and Zoning Law, Municipal Law, Water Law
- Lutfi Kharuf, Utilities Law
- Arlene P. Prater, Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- George M. Reyes, Corporate Law
Walnut Creek, CA
- Janet E. Coleson, Municipal Law
- Sarah E. Owsowitz, Land Use and Zoning Law
- Malathy Subramanian, Land Use and Zoning Law, Municipal Law
- Gene Tanaka, Litigation – Environmental
- Roderick E. Walston, Litigation – Environmental, Natural Resources Law, Water Law
Washington, D.C.
- Gerard Lavery Lederer, Communications Law
BBK Best Lawyers Ones to Watch 2024:
Ontario, CA
- Abraham J. Galvan Sanchez, Municipal Law
- Ryan Guiboa, Municipal Law
San Diego, CA
- Whitney Blackhurst, Municipal Law
- Nicholaus W. Norvell, Municipal Law
Best Lawyers is compiled annually by conducting peer-review surveys in which leading attorneys confidentially evaluate their professional peers. “Lawyer of the Year” awards are presented to a single outstanding attorney in each practice area and designated metropolitan area. To learn more, visit www.bestlawyers.com.
Key Contacts
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