Awards/Super Lawyers & Rising Stars

Weintraub Tobin is pleased to announce that 37 of its attorneys have been recognized on the 2022 Northern California Super Lawyers® and Rising Star lists.

Several Weintraub attorneys also received special recognition on Super Lawyers “Top” lists, including six attorneys named to the Sacramento Top 25 Super Lawyers (Gary L. Bradus, Chris Chediak, Edward J. Corey, Jr., Louis A. Gonzalez, Jr., Charles L. Post, and Lizbeth (Beth) V. West), representing over 25% of the city’s Top 25 Super Lawyers. Chris Chediak, Edward J. Corey, Jr., and Charles Post were named to the Northern California Top 100 Super Lawyers, and Lizbeth (Beth) V. West was named to the 2022 Top 50 Women Northern California Super Lawyers.

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Weintraub Tobin is pleased to announce that attorneys Tara Sattler, Shaun Gordon, and Jamie Lincenberg have been selected to the 2022 Southern California Rising Star list. This list, compiled by Super Lawyers®, recognizes attorneys who are 40 or younger or have been in practice less than 10 years. Each year only about 2.5 percent of California attorneys are chosen for this honor.

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Weintraub Tobin is pleased to announce that Jo Dale Carothers, Ph.D., has been selected to the 2022 San Diego Super Lawyers list. Each year, no more than five percent of lawyers in the state are selected to receive this honor by the research team at Super Lawyers.

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Weintraub Tobin is pleased to announce that attorneys David Gabor and Gary Waldron have been recognized as 2022 Southern California Super Lawyers®, an honor only given to no more than 5 percent of California lawyers each year. Both attorneys have been recognized as Super Lawyers® in previous years.

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Weintraub Tobin is pleased to announce that 38 of its attorneys have been included on the 2021 Super Lawyers and Rising Star lists for outstanding attorneys in Northern California.  In addition, 4 Weintraub Tobin attorneys received special recognition on Northern California and Sacramento “Top” lists. Weintraub attorneys represent 16 percent of the 2021 Sacramento Top 25 Super Lawyers, achieving the region’s highest percentage again this year.

Attorneys selected to the 2021 Northern California Super Lawyers list include Brendan J. Begley, Gary L. Bradus, Kay U. Brooks, Dale C. Campbell, Christopher Chediak, Janet Z. Chediak, Jim Clarke, Lukas Clary, Edward J. Corey, Jr., Kelly E. Dankbar, Mary K. deLeo, David A. Diepenbrock, Louis A. Gonzalez, Jr., James Kachmar, C. Kevin Kelso, Shawn M. Kent, Michael A. Kvarme, Darrin Menezes, Audrey A. Millemann, Charles L. Post, Carlena L. Tapella, and Lizbeth (Beth) V. West in the Firm’s Sacramento office and Shauna Correia, Paul E. Gaspari, Hilary L. Lamar, and Gary D. Rothstein in the Firm’s San Francisco office.  Super Lawyers recognizes no more than 5 percent of attorneys in each state.

Weintraub Tobin attorneys named to the 2021 Northern California Rising Stars list, which consists of those who are either 40 years of age or younger or have been practicing for 10 years or less, include Ryan E. Abernethy, Justin Borrowdale, Katie Collins, Danielle Diebert, Mark E. Ellinghouse, Josh H. Escovedo, Leslie R. Kolafa, and Josiah M. Prendergast.  The Rising Stars list recognizes no more than 2.5 percent of attorneys in each state.

Attorneys named to Super Lawyers “Top” lists include:

Edward J. Corey, Jr.

• Top 100 2021 Northern California Super Lawyers
• Top 25 2021 Sacramento Super Lawyers

Louis A. Gonzalez, Jr.

• Top 25 2021 Sacramento Super Lawyers

Charles L. Post

• Top 25 2021 Sacramento Super Lawyers

Lizbeth (Beth) V. West

• Top 25 2021 Sacramento Super Lawyers

Super Lawyers recognizes outstanding attorneys who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement in more than 70 practice areas. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area.

Weintraub is pleased to announce that Jessica Rankin Corpuz and Tara Sattler have been recognized as 2021 Southern California Rising Stars. To be eligible for inclusion in this list, candidates must be 40 or younger or have been in practice for less than 10 years. Each year Super Lawyers selects only 2.5 percent of lawyers in California for this honor.

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SAN DIEGO, CA (April 1, 2021) – Weintraub Tobin, a leading California full-service law firm, is pleased to announce that Jo Dale Carothers, Ph.D. is a 2021 San Diego Super Lawyers honoree. Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor.

Jo Dale Carothers is a shareholder and chair of the Firm’s Intellectual Property Group and a member of the Litigation group. Her practice emphasizes intellectual property litigation, licensing, contract disputes, and issues related to proceedings before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (UPSPTO) in all fields. She has represented companies in litigation in numerous federal district courts and state courts across the country, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, and in Section 337 investigations in the United States international Trade Commission (ITC). Jo Dale is an in-demand speaker and panelist on IP topics and a frequent contributor to the Intellectual Property Law Blog.

Super Lawyers recognizes outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area.

Sacramento, CA  – Weintraub Tobin is pleased to announce that Lizbeth (Beth) V. West  has been named one of the Top 50 Women 2020 Northern California Super Lawyers©.

Beth is a Shareholder at Weintraub Tobin, and Chair of the Firm’s Labor and Employment Group. She assists employers in all aspects of their employment relationship with their employees by providing trusted counseling and training on employment law compliance, as well as defending employers in employment disputes and governmental audits. With her years of experience as an employment attorney and her certification in employment mediation, Beth also provides effective mediation services both pre and post-litigation. Beth is a charter and sustaining member of the Association of Workplace Investigators and is often retained to conduct independent investigations for employers in both the public and private sector.

Super Lawyers recognizes outstanding attorneys who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement in more than 70 practice areas. Each year, Super Lawyers recognizes the top lawyers in Northern California via a patented multiphase selection process involving peer nomination, independent research, and peer evaluation. The Northern California lawyers who receive the highest point totals during this selection process are further recognized in Northern California Super Lawyers Top Lists. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area.

Weintraub Tobin is pleased to announce that 33 Weintraub Tobin attorneys have been included on the 2020 Super Lawyers and Rising Star lists for outstanding attorneys in Northern California.  In addition, 5 Weintraub Tobin attorneys received special recognition on Northern California and Sacramento “Top” lists. Weintraub attorneys represent 20 percent of the Sacramento Top 25 2020 Super Lawyers, achieving the region’s highest percentage again this year.

Attorneys selected to the 2020 Northern California Super Lawyers list include Brendan J. Begley, Gary L. Bradus, Kay U. Brooks, Dale C. Campbell, Christopher Chediak, Janet Z. Chediak, Jim Clarke, Lukas Clary, Edward J. Corey, Jr., Kelly E. Dankbar, Mary K. deLeo, David Diepenbrock, Louis A. Gonzalez, Jr., James Kachmar, C. Kevin Kelso, Shawn M. Kent, Michael A. Kvarme, Darrin Menezes, Audrey A. Millemann, Charles L. Post, Carlena L. Tapella, and Lizbeth (Beth) V. West in the Firm’s Sacramento office and Paul E. Gaspari, Hilary L. Lamar in the Firm’s San Francisco office. Super Lawyers recognizes no more than 5 percent of attorneys in each state.

Weintraub Tobin attorneys named to the 2020 Northern California Rising Stars list, which consists of those who are either 40 years of age or younger or have been practicing for 10 years or less, include Ryan E. Abernethy, Justin Borrowdale, Katie Collins, Danielle Diebert, Mark E. Ellinghouse, Josh H. Escovedo, Daniel C. Kim, Leslie R. Kolafa, and Josiah Prendergast. in the Firm’s Sacramento office. The Rising Stars list recognizes no more than 2.5 percent of attorneys in each state.

Attorneys named to Super Lawyers “Top” lists include:

Gary L. Bradus

Top 25 2020 Sacramento Super Lawyers

Edward J. Corey, Jr.

Top 100 2020 Northern California Super Lawyers

Top 25 2020 Sacramento Super Lawyers

Louis A. Gonzalez, Jr.

Top 25 2020 Sacramento Super Lawyers

Charles L. Post

Top 100 2020 Northern California Super Lawyers

Top 25 2020 Sacramento Super Lawyers

Lizbeth (Beth) V. West

Top 25 2020 Sacramento Super Lawyers

Top 50 Women 2020 Northern California Super Lawyers

Super Lawyers recognizes outstanding attorneys who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement in more than 70 practice areas. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area.

Los Angeles, CA (June 9, 2020) – Weintraub Tobin, a leading California full-service law firm, is pleased to announce that Tara Sattler and Jessica Rankin Corpuz have been recognized as 2020 Southern California Rising Stars. To be eligible for inclusion in this list, candidates must be 40 or younger or have been in practice for less than 10 years. Each year Super Lawyers selects only 2.5 percent of lawyers in California for this honor.

Tara is a shareholder in the firm’s Entertainment & Media group. Tara specializes in representing production companies, producers, financiers and content creators in the film, television and digital spaces. Her expertise encompasses all of the phases of development, financing, production, and distribution of scripted and non-scripted content for all budget levels.

Jessica is an associate in the firm’s Litigation Group. Experienced in handling complex business and commercial disputes, she has also handled intellectual property, fraud, business tort, and contract matters in both federal and state courts. Jessica has been engaged in high-stakes litigation in multiple jurisdictions, representing both plaintiffs and defendants.

Super Lawyers recognizes outstanding attorneys who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement in more than 70 practice areas. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area.