50 BBK Attorneys Recognized in 2025 Best Lawyers® Lists (2024)

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.

Health Care

Municipal Law

Native American Law

Real Estate

Telecommunications

Water

Energy

Environmental Litigation