63 BBK Attorneys Named The Best Lawyers in America® 2027

Best Best & Krieger LLP (BBK) is proud to share that 63 attorneys have been recognized in the 2027 Best Lawyers® lists, including 44 attorneys named as The Best Lawyers in America® and 19 attorneys recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America®. One of the firm’s attorneys, Sonia Rubio Carvalho, was also recognized as “Lawyer of the Year.”

BBK Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” 2027: 

• Sonia Rubio Carvalho - Municipal Law

BBK Best Lawyers 2027:

Irvine, CA

• Sonia Rubio Carvalho - Land Use and Zoning, Municipal Law
• Jeffrey V. Dunn - Litigation – Environmental 
• Matthew Richardson - Land Use and Zoning, Municipal Law
• Scott C. Smith - Land Use and Zoning, Municipal Law
• Alisha M. Winterswyk Land Use and Zoning

Los Angeles, CA

• Joseph P. Byrne - Water 
• Scott H. Campbell - Construction 
• Eric L. Garner - Litigation – Environmental, Water 
• Leeann Habte - Health Care 
• John H. Holloway - Litigation – Environmental
• Kira Johnson - Environmental , Litigation – Environmental
• Seth Merewitz - Land Use and Zoning 
• Wendy Y. Wang - Litigation – Environmental, Water

Ontario, CA

• Stephen P. Deitsch - Economic Development, Land Use and Zoning, Municipal Law
• Ruben Duran - Municipal Law

Riverside, CA

• Steven M. Anderson - Natural Resources , Water 
• Mark A. Easter - Eminent Domain and Condemnation 
• Amy Hoyt - Land Use and Zoning 
• Charity B. Schiller - Environmental 

Sacramento, CA

• Kevin A. Flautt - Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Laura J. Fowler - Employment – Management, Labor – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Todd M. Gee - Litigation - Real Estate, Real Estate
• Cecilia L. Martin - Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Grant R. Orbach - Construction 
• Nancy A. Park - Real Estate 
• Stacey N. Sheston - Employment – Management, Labor – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Ethan Walsh - Municipal Law

San Diego, CA

• Jeffrey S. Ballinger - Economic Development 
• Christine M. Chacon - Trusts and Estates
• Mary Beth Coburn - Litigation - Construction
• Paula C.P. De Sousa - Environmental 
• Tyree Dorward - Education 
• Matthew L. Green - Litigation – Municipal Law
• Shawn D. Hagerty - Land Use and Zoning, Municipal Law, Water Lutfi Kharuf - Utilities 
• George M. Reyes - Corporate 

Walnut Creek, CA

• Sarah E. Owsowitz - Land Use and Zoning 
• Malathy Subramanian - Land Use and Zoning, Municipal Law
• Roderick E. Walston - Litigation – Environmental, Natural Resources, Water 

Washington, DC

• Gerard Lavery Lederer - Communications 

Bend, OR

• Howard G. Arnett - Environmental , Native American 
• Kurt E. Barker - Employment – Management
• Ellen H. Grover - Energy, Land Use and Zoning, Native American
• Erin K. MacDonald - Trusts and Estates

BBK Best Lawyers Ones to Watch 2027:

Irvine, CA

• Tamara Sharkey - Land Use and Zoning , Municipal Law, Real Estate 
• Ryan Stager - Municipal Law

Los Angeles, CA

• Samuel Johnson - Environmental 
• Anya Kwan - Municipal Law
• Dana Lui - Labor and Employment – Management, Municipal 
• Scott Shapses - Municipal Law

Ontario, CA

• Henry G. Castillo - Municipal Law
• Michelina Hassell - Municipal Law
• Albert J. Maldonado - Municipal Law
• Elleasse Taylor - Municipal Law 
• Stephanie Véniez - Municipal Law 

Riverside, CA

• Dustin Nirschl - Municipal Law
• Andrew G. Saghian - Municipal Law

San Diego, CA

• Clarissa Evangelist Thurston – Municipal Law
• Brittany Weidner - Municipal 
• Katrina Wraight - Environmental

Washington, DC

• Gregory M. Caffas - Commercial Litigation, Municipal Law

Bend, OR

• Emma Singer - Commercial Litigation

Houston, TX

• Oscar F. Becerra - Real Estate 

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.