Firm News | 08/21/2025
62 BBK Attorneys Recognized as 2026 The Best Lawyers in America®
Three “Lawyer of the Year” Honorees, 41 Best Lawyers and 21 Ones to Watch
Best Best & Krieger LLP (BBK) announces that a total of 62 attorneys have been recognized in the 2026 Best Lawyers® lists, including 41 as The Best Lawyers in America® and 21 as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. Three of the firm’s attorneys are also recognized by Best Lawyers as “Lawyers of the Year.”
BBK Best Lawyers "Lawyer of the Year" 2026:
Sacramento
- Stacey N. Sheston - Labor Law - Management
Los Angeles
- Eric L. Garner- Water Law
Oakland
- Malathy Subramanian – Land Use and Zoning Law, Municipal Law
BBK Best Lawyers® 2026:
Bend, OR- Howard G. Arnett – Native American Law
- Kurt E. Barker – Employment Law - Management
- Ellen H. Grover – Energy Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Native American Law
- Erin K. MacDonald – Trusts and Estates
Irvine, CA
- Sonia Rubio 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, Municipal Law
- Alisha M. Winterswyk – Land Use and Zoning Law
Los Angeles, CA
- Joseph P. Byrne – Water Law
- Scott H. Campbell – Construction 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
- Kira Johnson – Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental
- Seth Merewitz – Land Use and Zoning Law, Municipal Law
- Wendy Y. Wang – Litigation - Environmental, Water Law
Ontario, CA
- John E. Brown – Municipal Law
- Stephen P. Deitsch – Economic Development Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Municipal Law
- Ruben Duran – Municipal Law
Riverside, CA
- Steven M. Anderson – Natural Resources Law, Water Law
- Mark A. Easter – Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Amy Hoyt – Land Use and Zoning Law
- Kendall H. MacVey – Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Charity B. Schiller – Environmental Law
Sacramento, CA
- Kevin A. Flautt – Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Laura J. Fowler – Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Todd M. Gee – Real Estate Law
- Cecilia L. Martin – Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Nancy A. Park – Real Estate Law
- Stacey N. Sheston – Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Ethan Walsh – Municipal Law
San Diego, CA
- Mary Beth Coburn – Litigation - Construction
- Paula C.P. de Sousa – Environmental Law
- Shawn D. Hagerty – Land Use and Zoning Law, Municipal Law, Water Law
- Lutfi Kharuf – Utilities Law
- George M. Reyes – Corporate Law
Walnut Creek, CA
- Sarah E. Owsowitz – Land Use and Zoning Law
- Malathy Subramanian – Land Use and Zoning Law, Municipal Law
- Roderick E. Walston – Litigation - Environmental, Natural Resources Law, Water Law
Washington, DC
- Gerard Lavery Lederer – Communications Law
BBK Best Lawyers Ones to Watch 2026:
Irvine, CA
- Andrew E. Fausto – Land Use and Zoning Law, Municipal Law, Real Estate Law
- Tamara Sharkey – Land Use and Zoning Law, Municipal Law, Real Estate Law
- Ryan Stager – Municipal Law
Los Angeles, CA
- Bennett Givens – Land Use and Zoning Law
- Dana Lui – Labor and Employment Law - Management, Municipal Law
Ontario, CA
- Abraham J. Galvan Sanchez – Municipal Law
- Michelina Hassell – Municipal Law
- Albert J. Maldonado – Municipal Law
- Kathryn Romo – Municipal Law
- Stephanie Véniez – Municipal Law
Riverside, CA
- Andrew G. Saghian – Municipal Law
- Holland Stewart – Municipal Law
Sacramento, CA
- Andreas L. Booher – Environmental Law, Municipal Law
San Diego, CA
- Mikaela Kraus – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Health Care Law
- Clarissa Evangelist Thurston – Municipal Law
- Brittany Weidner – Municipal Law
- Katrina Wraight – Environmental Law
Walnut Creek, CA
- Annie (Yoon Jae) Lee – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Health Care Law
Washington, DC
- Gregory M. Caffas – Commercial Litigation, Municipal Law
- Evy Sotelo – Municipal Law
- Madeline Voitier – Environmental Law, Government Relations Practice
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.
