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Best Best & Krieger LLP (BBK) announces that a total of 50 attorneys have been recognized in the 2025 Best Lawyers® lists, including 42 in The Best Lawyers in America® and eight in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. Four of the firm’s attorneys are also recognized by Best Lawyers as “Lawyers of the Year.”

BBK Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” 2025:

Los Angeles, CA

  • Michael Jenkins –  Municipal Law 

Oakland, CA

  • Roderick E. Walston – Litigation - Environmental 

Orange County, CA

  • Sonia Rubio Carvalho – Municipal Law 

Sacramento, CA

  • Nancy A. Park – Real Estate Law 

BBK Best Lawyers 2025:

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 Rubio Carvalho – Land Use and Zoning Law, Municipal Law
  • Matthew “Mal” 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
  • Gregg W. Kettles – Appellate Practice
  • Seth Merewitz – Land Use and Zoning 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

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

  • Jeff Chang  – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Joseph E. Coomes, Jr. – Land Use and Zoning Law, Municipal Law
  • Laura J. Fowler – Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Cecilia L. Martin – Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Nancy A. Park – Real Estate Law
  • Stacey N. Sheston – Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Ann Siprelle – Litigation – Municipal, Municipal Law
  • 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
  • Arlene Prater – Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • 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, D.C.

  • Gerard Lavery Lederer – Communications Law

BBK Best Lawyers Ones to Watch 2025:

Irvine, CA

  • Andrew E. Fausto – Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Hannah S. Park –  Litigation – Environmental

Los Angeles, CA

  • Bennett Givens – Land Use and Zoning Law

Ontario, CA

  • Abraham J. Galvan Sanchez – Municipal Law
  • Ryan Guiboa – Municipal Law

San Diego, CA

  • Nicholaus W. Norvell – Municipal Law
  • Jin Hee Park – Commercial Litigation
  • Whitney (Blackhurst) Saraka – 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.

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