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48 Farella Braun + Martel Attorneys Named to 2018 Northern California Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

July 10, 2018 Accolades

SAN FRANCISCO (July 10, 2018): Forty eight Farella Braun + Martel attorneys across diverse practice areas were named to the Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists of top attorneys in Northern California for 2018. 

Farella attorneys named among 2018 Northern California Super Lawyers:

  • George Argyris – Estate Planning & Probate
  • Jon Benjamin – Environmental
  • James Bruen – Environmental Litigation
  • Fred Caspersen – Estate Planning & Probate
  • James Colopy – Environmental
  • John Cooper – Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Doug Dexter – Employment
  • Sandra Edwards – Environmental Litigation
  • Jeffrey Fisher – Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Tyler Gerking – Insurance Recovery
  • Lara Gilman – Estate Planning & Probate
  • Neil Goteiner – Business Litigation
  • Deepak Gupta – Intellectual Property
  • Alan Harris – Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Robert Hines – Environmental
  • Robert Holtzapple – Business Litigation
  • Gary Kaplan – Bankruptcy: Business
  • William Keane – White Collar Crime
  • Karen Kimmey – Business Litigation
  • David Lazerwitz – Energy & Resources
  • Chris Locke – Environmental Litigation
  • Steven Lowenthal – Business Litigation
  • Thomas Mayhew – Business Litigation
  • Mary McCutcheon – Insurance Recovery
  • James Morando –  Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Jessica Nall – White Collar Crime
  • Mark Petersen – Business Litigation
  • Anthony Ratner – Real Estate
  • Cynthia Rowland – Nonprofit Organizations
  • Charles Sink – Construction Litigation
  • Stephanie Skaff – Business Litigation
  • Skip Spaulding – Environmental Litigation
  • Jeffrey Sykes – Construction Litigation
  • Rod Thompson – Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Richard Van Duzer – Construction  Litigation
  • Anthony Vecino – Estate Planning & Probate
  • Steven Vettel – Land Use/Zoning
  • Erica Villanueva – Insurance Recovery
  • Brandon Wisoff – Business Litigation
  • Douglas Young – White Collar Crime

Farella attorneys named among 2018 Northern California Rising Stars:

  • Carly Alameda – Business Litigation
  • Quinn Arntsen – Real Estate
  • Ashley Breakfield – Environmental
  • Katherine Fowler – Estate Planning & Probate
  • Melissa Hung – Estate Planning & Probate
  • Meg Manchester – Tax
  • Kelly Matayoshi – Employment Litigation
  • Erik Olson – Intellectual Property Litigation

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