August 21, 2025|News
Buchalter is pleased to announce that 121 lawyers have been included in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.
Best Lawyers was founded in 1981 with the purpose of highlighting the extraordinary accomplishments of those in the legal profession. Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. For the 2026 edition, millions of votes were analyzed to identify the top legal talent, as identified by their peers. They are reviewed by their peers on the basis of professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.
Buchalter, would like to congratulate the following lawyers named to 2026 The Best Lawyers in America list:
Atlanta, GA
- Alison M. Ballard, Commercial Litigation
- Brian Goldberg, Commercial Litigation
- Amanda Hyland, Litigation – Intellectual Property; Trademark Law
- Coby Nixon, Litigation – Intellectual Property; Patent Law
- Seth Trimble, Litigation – Intellectual Property; Patent Law
Chicago, IL
- Steven Jakubowski, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Patrick D. Owens, Trusts and Estates
Dallas, TX
- Matthew E. Yarbrough, Electronic Discovery and Information Management Law; Litigation – Intellectual Property
Denver, CO
- Betty Carter Arkell, Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Venture Capital Law
- Terry G. Freeman, Banking and Finance Law
- Rajesh Kukreja, Family Law
- Dylan H. Metzner, Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
- Steve Segal, Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Irvine, CA
- Sanjay Bhandari, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Robert S. Cooper, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Caroline R. Djang, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Jeffrey K. Garfinkle, Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Jason E. Goldstein, Insurance Law
- Deborah S. Mallgrave, Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Joshua M. Robbins, Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation – Securities
- Robert J. Stemler, Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
Los Angeles, CA
- Paul S. Arrow, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Farhad Bahar, Banking and Finance Law
- Terese A. Mosher Beluris, Health Care Law
- Bernard D. Bollinger, Jr., Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- William S. Brody, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Harry W.R. Chamberlain II, Appellate Practice; Insurance Law
- Arthur Chinski, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Mark T. Cramer, Commercial Litigation
- Robert J. Davidson, Banking and Finance Law
- Amber S. Healy, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- J. David Hitchcock, Real Estate Law
- Kevin M. Lally, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Robert Collings Little, Appellate Practice
- Carol K. Lucas, Health Care Law
- Brad S. Markoff, Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
- Damaris L. Medina, Health Care Law
- Mary H. Rose, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Health Care Law
- Joel G. Samuels, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Andrew H. Selesnick, Health Care Law
- Scott O. Smith, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Steven M. Spector, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Lawrence B. Steinberg, Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Michael L. Wachtell, Litigation – Real Estate
- Pamela Kohlman Webster, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Marcus J. Williams, Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Michael Williamson, Litigation – Real Estate
- Robert A. Willner, Commercial Finance Law
Nashville, TN
- Jay S. Bowen, Commercial Litigation; Entertainment Law – Music
- Matthew J. DeVries, Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
- Talbott Ottinger, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Commercial Finance Law; Real Estate Law
- Bradley G. Siegal, Real Estate Law
- Heather Wright, Commercial Litigation
- Jim G. Zumwalt, Entertainment Law – Music
Portland, OR
- Amber Bevacqua-Lynott, Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
- L. David Connell, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Frank X. Curci, Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice; Technology Law
- Michelle Da Rosa, Real Estate Law
- Kirsten J. Day, Real Estate Law
- David J. Elkanich, Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
- Michael Fillingame, Real Estate Law
- Jeffrey S. Frasier, Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Daniel P. Larsen, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Leah C. Lively, Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Kevin S. Mapes, Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation – Insurance
- Michael J. Sandmire, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- John M. Schultz, Native American Law
- Michael W. Shackelford, Corporate Law
Sacramento, CA
- Colby A. Campbell, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Real Estate Law
- William H. Davis, Trusts and Estates
- James K. Dyer, Jr., Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law
- Josh H. Escovedo, Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Real Estate
- John D. Fairbrook, Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Real Estate
- Gregg D. Josephson, Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
- Elizabeth Stallard, Litigation – Labor and Employment
Salt Lake City, UT
- Jason Croft, Patent Law
- Catherine Maness, Commercial Litigation
- George W. Pratt, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Michelle Quist, Commercial Litigation
- Keven M. Rowe, Real Estate Law
San Diego, CA
- David Balfour, Health Care Law
- Agustín Ceballos, Tax Law
- Brian C. Fish, Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
- Rebecca Fortune, Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
- Cecilia O’Connell Miller, Litigation – Insurance
- Laura L. Nichols, Trusts and Estates
- Kristin N. Reyna DeHart, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Robert Alan Zadek, Banking and Finance Law; Equipment Finance Law
San Francisco, CA
- Valerie Bantner Peo, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Peter G. Bertrand, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Shawn M. Christianson, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Noel Matthew Cook, Trademark Law
- Manuel Fishman, Real Estate Law
- Alicia Guerra, Environmental Law; Land Use and Zoning Law
- Bruce B. Kelson, Commercial Litigation
- Monica Mazzei, Family Law
- Gwenneth O’Hara, Natural Resources Law
- Jay L. Paxton, Real Estate Law
- C. Jean Ryan, Tax Law
- Nora Sheriff, Energy Law; Natural Resources Law
- Thomas M. Sherwood, Real Estate Law
- Douglas C. Straus, Real Estate Law
Scottsdale, AZ
- Stephen Best, Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
- Shaleen D. Brewer, Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law
- J. Craig Cartwright, Real Estate Law
- Steven M. Fox, Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
- Glenn Hotchkiss, Commercial Litigation
- Kevin Lytle, Real Estate Law
- Chris M. Mason, Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Robert J. Miller, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Christopher J. Rogers, Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Buzzi L. Shindler, Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Real Estate
- Jonathon A. Talcott, Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Paul M. Weiser, Real Estate Law
- Quinn C. Wheeler, Real Estate Law
- Eric C. Wilhelm, Real Estate Law
Seattle, WA
- Jeffrey G. Frank, Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation – Construction; Real Estate Law
- Bradley W. Hoff, Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law
- Ian S. Taylor, Real Estate Law
- Bradley P. Thoreson, Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
- Kripa Upadhyay, Immigration Law
