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For Immediate Release: August 19, 2021
Media Contact: Bethany Chieffallo • (202) 370-5302 • bethany.chieffallo@bbklaw.com

Best Best & Krieger LLP is pleased to announce that 32 attorneys were named to The Best Lawyers in America© list for 2022. Three BB&K attorneys were recognized as a “Lawyer of the Year” based on the extremely high positive feedback researchers received about their practices. In addition, four attorneys were included on the 2022 “Ones to Watch” list, which recognizes attorneys who are still early in their careers for their professional excellence. The lists, published today, are compiled based entirely on peer review and reflect top legal talent in geographic and practice groupings.
 
BB&K's "Lawyer of the Year" recipients for 2022 are:
 
Orange County

  • Matthew “Mal” Richardson, Municipal Law

 
Sacramento

  • Harriet A. Steiner, Litigation – Municipal
  • Iris P. Yang, Land Use and Zoning Law

 
The "Ones to Watch" recipients for 2022 are:
 
Los Angeles

  • Ryan Guiboa, Municipal Law*

 
Ontario

  • Abraham J. Galvan Sanchez, Municipal Law*

 
Sacramento

  • Allison M. De Tal, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

 
San Diego

  • Nicholaus W. Norvell, Municipal Law*


BB&K's Best Lawyers in America for 2022 are:
 
Irvine

  • Sonia R. Carvalho, Land Use and Zoning Law & Municipal Law
  • Caroline R. Djang, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law & Litigation – Bankruptcy
  • Matthew “Mal” Richardson, Land Use and Zoning Law & Municipal Law
  • Scott C. Smith, Land Use and Zoning Law


Los Angeles

  • Joseph Byrne, Water Law
  • Scott Campbell, Construction Law*
  • Eric L. Garner, Litigation – Environmental & Water Law
  • Leeann Habte, Health Care Law
  • John H. Holloway, Litigation – Environmental
  • Gregg W. Kettles, Appellate Practice*


Manhattan Beach

  • Michael Jenkins, Land Use and Zoning Law & Municipal Law


Ontario

  • John E. Brown, Municipal Law
  • Stephen P. Deitsch, Land Use and Zoning Law & Municipal Law

 
Riverside

  • Steven M. Anderson, Natural Resources Law & Water Law
  • Arthur L. Littleworth, Energy Law; Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental; Natural Resources Law & Water Law

 
Sacramento

  • Jeffrey C. Chang, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Joseph E. Coomes, Jr., Land Use and Zoning Law & Municipal Law
  • Nancy Park, Real Estate Law
  • Edward J. Quinn, Jr., Land Use and Zoning Law & Municipal Law
  • Stacey Sheston, Labor Law – Management
  • Harriet A. Steiner, Litigation – Municipal & Municipal Law
  • Iris P. Yang, Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation – Municipal & Municipal Law


San Diego

  • Mary Beth Coburn, Litigation – Construction
  • Shawn D. Hagerty, Land Use and Zoning Law & Water Law
  • Arlene P. Prater, Employment Law – Management & Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • George M. Reyes, Corporate Law

 
Walnut Creek

  • Janet E. Coleson, Municipal Law
  • Sarah Owsowitz, Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Malathy Subramanian, Land Use and Zoning Law & Municipal Law
  • Gene Tanaka, Litigation – Environmental
  • Roderick E. Walston, Litigation – Environmental; Natural Resources Law & Water Law

 
Washington, D.C.

  • Gerard Lederer, Communications Law

 
The Best Lawyers methodology aims to accurately capture the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area. To learn more, visit www.bestlawyers.com.
 
*Recognized by Best Lawyers list for the first time.

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Best Best & Krieger LLP is a national law firm that focuses on environmental, business, education, municipal and telecommunications law for public agency and private clients. With more than 200 attorneys, the law firm has 10 offices nationwide, including Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit www.bbklaw.com or follow @BBKlaw on Twitter or @bestbestkrieger on LinkedIn.

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