46 Weintraub Attorneys Recognized in 2026 Best Lawyers® Publications
Published: August 21, 2025
Weintraub Tobin is proud to share that 46 of the Firm’s attorneys have been honored in the 2026 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™ (up from 41 attorneys last year). Of the 46 attorneys recognized, 11 have been recognized as Ones to Watch and two attorneys have received the distinguished title of “Lawyer of the Year.”
The Best Lawyers in America® is a highly respected peer-reviewed guide that highlights the top legal talent across the United States.
We congratulate the following Weintraub attorneys named a Best Lawyers® 2026 “Lawyer of the Year” in Sacramento:
- Chris Chediak – Corporate Law
- Kelly Dankbar – Litigation – Trusts and Estates
The complete list of Weintraub attorneys recognized in The Best Lawyers in America (2026 Edition) includes:
Los Angeles
- Stan Coleman – Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television
- Alan L. Grodin – Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television
Newport Beach
- Gary A. Waldron – Litigation – Banking and Finance; Litigation – Real Estate
Sacramento
- Ryan E. Abernethy – Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Dustin M. Amrein – Construction Law; Litigation – Real Estate
- Meagan D. Bainbridge – Litigation – Labor & Employment
- Brendan J. Begley – Litigation – Labor & Employment
- Gary L. Bradus – Commercial Transactions / UCC Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Kay U. Brooks – Trusts & Estates
- Scott Cameron – Commercial Litigation
- Dale C. Campbell – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Chris Chediak – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Janet Z. Chediak – Trusts & Estates
- Jim Clarke – Corporate Governance Law; Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Tax Law
- Lukas J. Clary – Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Edward J. Corey, Jr. – Elder Law; Litigation – Trusts & Estates
- David W. Creeggan – Real Estate Law
- Kelly E. Dankbar – Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Mike De Angelis – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Talia L. Delanoy – Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Mary K. deLeo – Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- David A. Diepenbrock – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Real Estate
- Mark E. Ellinghouse – Real Estate Law
- Alison E. Geddes – Real Estate Law
- Louis A. Gonzalez, Jr. – Litigation – Real Estate
- Julie E. Green – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
- James Kachmar – Litigation – Labor and Employment
- C. Kevin Kelso – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Darrin M. Menezes – Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
- Audrey A. Millemann – Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Daniel M. Steinberg – Construction Law; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Real Estate
- Carlena L. Tapella – Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Lizbeth V. (Beth) West – Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
San Diego
- Jo Dale Carothers – Litigation – Intellectual Property
San Francisco
- Gary D. Rothstein – Litigation – Trusts and Estates
The following Weintraub attorneys were recognized in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, along with their primary practice areas:
Los Angeles
- Bunnie Poullard – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Real Estate Law
- Andy Tan– Entertainment and Sports Law
Sacramento
- Jon Ancona – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Ruby Bitzer – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Real Estate
- Anders Bostrom – Corporate Governance and Compliance Law; Corporate Law
- Tatum Kennedy – Corporate Law
- Benjamin J. Lewis – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Nikki Mahmoudi – Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Marc A. Rodriguez – Commercial Litigation
- Monica A. Silver – Commercial Litigation
San Francisco
- Jacqueline M. Simonovich – Commercial Litigation