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47 Weintraub Attorneys Honored in 2023 Northern California Super Lawyers and Rising Star Lists

Weintraub Tobin is pleased to announce that 47 of the Firm’s attorneys have been selected to the 2023 Northern California Super Lawyers® and Rising Star lists. These lists, selected annually on a state-by-state basis, recognize outstanding attorneys who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement in their respective practice area or areas.

Weintraub Attorneys Recognized on the 2023 Southern California Rising Stars List

Weintraub Tobin is pleased to announce that attorneys Tara Sattler, Shaun Gordon, and Jamie Lincenberg have been selected to the 2023 Southern California Rising Stars list. This list, compiled by Super Lawyers®, recognizes attorneys who are 40 or younger or have been in practice less than 10 years. All three attorneys were named to Variety’s 2023 Legal Impact Report, highlighting their groundbreaking work.

37 Weintraub Attorneys Named to 2022 Northern California Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists

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

Three Weintraub Attorneys Named to the 2022 Southern California Rising Stars List

Weintraub Tobin is pleased to announce that attorneys Tara Sattler, Shaun Gordon, and Jamie Lincenberg have been selected to the 2022 Southern California Rising Stars 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.

35 Weintraub Attorneys Named to 2021 Northern California Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists; Firm Retains Highest Percentage of Sacramento Top 25 List

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. AbernethyJustin 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.

Jessica R. Corpuz and Tara Sattler Selected for Inclusion in 2021 Southern California Super Lawyers® Rising Star List

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.

Jo Dale Carothers Selected for Inclusion in San Diego Super Lawyers List® 2021

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.