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Farella Braun + Martel Attorneys Named to 2021 Northern California Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

July 8, 2021 Announcement

Thirty-seven Farella Braun + Martel lawyers were named to the Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists of top attorneys in Northern California for 2021.

2021 Farella Northern California Super Lawyers:

  • George Argyris – Estate Planning & Probate
  • James Bruen – Environmental Litigation
  • James Colopy – Environmental
  • John Cooper – Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Doug Dexter – Employment
  • Jeffrey Fisher – Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Tyler Gerking – Insurance Recovery
  • Lara Gilman – Estate Planning & Probate
  • Sarah Good – Securities Litigation
  • Neil Goteiner – Business Litigation
  • Robert Hines – Environmental
  • Gary Kaplan – Bankruptcy: Business
  • William Keane – White Collar Crime Defense
  • Karen Kimmey – Business Litigation
  • David Lazerwitz – Energy & Resources
  • Chris Locke – Environmental Litigation
  • Mary McCutcheon – Insurance Recovery
  • Mark Petersen – Business Litigation
  • Cynthia Rowland – Nonprofit Organizations
  • Stephanie Skaff – Business Litigation
  • Donald Sobelman – Environmental Litigation
  • Jeffrey Sykes – Construction 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 Defense

2021 Farella Northern California Rising Stars:

  • Carly Alameda – Business Litigation
  • Nathan Anderson – Business Litigation
  • Ashley Breakfield – Real Estate
  • Elizabeth Dorsi – Business Litigation
  • Katherine Fowler – Estate Planning & Probate
  • Erin Fraser - Estate Planning & Probate
  • Kelly Matayoshi – Business Litigation
  • Alex Reese – Intellectual Property
  • Janice Reicher – White Collar Crime Defense

Farella Braun + Martel is a leading Northern California law firm representing corporate and private clients in sophisticated business transactions and complex commercial, civil and criminal litigation. Clients seek our imaginative legal solutions and the dynamism and intellectual creativity of our lawyers. We are headquartered in San Francisco and maintain an office in the Napa Valley that is focused on the wine industry.

Contact:
Cheryl Loof
Farella Braun + Martel LLP
[email protected] / 415.954.4433

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