Awards/Super Lawyers & Rising Stars

Weintraub is pleased to announce that Sherry S. Bragg, Andrew M. Gilford and Gary Waldron have been recognized as 2019 Southern California Super Lawyers.

Sherry Bragg is a shareholder in the firm’s Litigation Group.  She has represented plaintiffs and defendants in complex business disputes in both state and federal courts and in administrative proceedings since 1987.  Sherry has tried, co-tried, and arbitrated a significant number of high-value cases to conclusion, and has successfully orchestrated the settlement of many others. In addition, Sherry has an active appellate practice and has briefed and won numerous appeals.

Andy Gilford  has tried numerous cases in federal and state courts throughout California. He has extensive experience litigating complex business disputes and writ proceedings as well as defending consumer class action matters. Andy’s trial experience has included intellectual property matters, real estate fraud, environmental matters, and insurance coverage disputes, among many others. He is a shareholder in the firm’s Litigation Group.

A preeminent trial lawyer, Gary Waldron has practiced in the state, federal and bankruptcy courts of Southern California since 1979. Mr. Waldron has tried or arbitrated over 100 cases, including more than 40 jury trials.

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.

Super Lawyers has released its Northern California, Southern California and San Diego lists of outstanding attorneys for 2018, on which 37 Weintraub Tobin attorneys have been included. Five Weintraub Tobin attorneys received special recognition as a Top 25 Sacramento Super Lawyer.

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LOS ANGELES, CA (January 30, 2018) – Weintraub Tobin, one of California’s leading, full-service law firms, is pleased to announce that Sherry Bragg, David R. Gabor, Andrew Gilford and Gary Waldron have been named to the 2018 Southern California “SuperLawyers” list. The annual publication recognizes no more than 5.0 percent of lawyers throughout Southern California.

Sherry Bragg – Sherry S. Bragg is a shareholder in the firm’s Litigation Practice. Sherry has tried, co-tried and arbitrated a significant number of high-value cases to conclusion, and has successfully orchestrated the settlement of many others. In her many years of practice, Sherry has represented plaintiffs and defendants in both state and federal courts, and in administrative actions.

David Gabor – David Gabor is a shareholder at Weintraub Tobin. David is a trial lawyer, but increasingly represents production companies, infomercial companies, direct response companies and multi-level marketing organizations as both operational and compliance matters. In particular, David is focused on advertising and compliance issues, including FTC counseling and litigation, class actions, and multi-agency governmental compliance involving the marketing and sale (over multiple media platforms) of various products including educational and health-related products.

Andrew Gilford  – Andrew Gilford has tried numerous cases in federal and state courts throughout California. His trials have included, among others, cases involving misappropriation of intellectual property rights, contract and fraud claims associated with a large residential real estate development, contract and business tort claims on behalf of a multinational chemical company, real estate disputes on behalf of property owners, and product defect and warranty claims on behalf of a major utility’s independent power producer subsidiary.

Gary Waldron – Gary is a preeminent trial lawyer who has continually practiced as a trial lawyer since 1979. He practices in the State, Federal and Bankruptcy Courts of Southern California. Mr. Waldron has tried or arbitrated over 100 cases, including over 40 jury trials.

About Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. 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. The result is a credible, comprehensive, and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys. The Super Lawyers lists are published nationwide in Super Lawyers Magazines and in leading city and regional magazines and newspapers across the country.

About Weintraub | Tobin

With offices in Los Angeles, Newport Beach, Sacramento, San Diego, and San Francisco, Weintraub Tobin is an innovative provider of sophisticated legal services to dynamic businesses and business owners, as well as non-profits and individuals with litigation and business needs. For more information on the firm, visit weintraub.com.

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Super Lawyers has released its Northern California, Southern California, and San Diego lists of outstanding attorneys for 2017, on which 36 Weintraub Tobin attorneys have been included. Six Weintraub Tobin attorneys received special recognition as a Top 25 Sacramento Super Lawyer.

Weintraub Tobin attorneys named to the 2017 Southern California and San Diego Super Lawyers include David R. Gabor, Andrew Gilford & Scott Hervey in the firm’s Los Angeles office; Gary A. Waldron in the firm’s Newport Beach office; and Jo Dale Carothers, Ph.D., in the firm’s San Diego Office.

Attorneys listed as 2017 Northern California Super Lawyers include Brendan J. Begley, Gary L. Bradus, Kay U. Brooks, Dale C. Campbell, Christopher Chediak, Janet Z. Chediak, Jim Clarke, Edward J. Corey, Jr., Kelly E. Dankbar, Louis A. Gonzalez, Jr., James Kachmar, Kevin Kelso, Shawn M. Kent, Michael A. Kvarme, Darrin Menezes, Audrey A. Millemann, Charles L. Post, and Lizbeth V. West in the firm’s Sacramento office; and Paul E. Gaspari and Hilary L. Lamar in the firm’s San Francisco office.

Weintraub Tobin attorneys named to the 2017 Southern California and San Diego Rising Stars – those who are either 40 years of age or younger, or have been practicing for 10 years or less – include Jessica Corpuz & Jessica Marlow in the firm’s Los Angeles office; Jacob C. Gonzales and Darrell P. White in the firm’s Newport Beach office; and Eric Caligiuri in the firm’s San Diego office.

Attorneys listed as 2017 Northern California Rising Stars include Lukas Clary, Mark E. Ellinghouse, Josh Escovedo, and Daniel C. Kim in the firm’s Sacramento office; Shauna N. Correia in the firm’s San Francisco office.

Special Super Lawyers distinctions went to:

Dale C. Campbell

• Top 25: 2017 Northern California Super Lawyers
• Top 100: 2017 Sacramento Super Lawyers

Christopher Chediak

• Top 25: 2017 Sacramento Super Lawyers

Edward J. Corey Jr. 

• Top 25: 2017 Sacramento Super Lawyers
• Top 100: 2017 Northern California Super Lawyers

Louis A. Gonzalez, Jr.

• Top 25: 2017 Sacramento Super Lawyers
• Top 100: 2017 Northern California Super Lawyers

Charles L. Post

• Top 25: 2017 Sacramento Super Lawyers
• Top 100: 2017 Northern California Super Lawyers

Lizbeth V. West

• Top 25: 2017 Sacramento Super Lawyers
• Top 50: 2017 Women Northern California Super Lawyers
• Top 100: 2017 Northern California Super Lawyers

About Super Lawyers

Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. 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. The result is a credible, comprehensive, and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys. The Super Lawyers lists are published nationwide in Super Lawyers Magazine and in leading city and regional magazines and newspapers across the country.

About Weintraub | Tobin
With offices in Los Angeles, Newport Beach, Sacramento, San Diego, and San Francisco, Weintraub Tobin is an innovative provider of sophisticated legal services to dynamic businesses and business owners, as well as non-profits and individuals with litigation and business needs. For more information on the firm, visit weintraub.com.

Weintraub Tobin, one of California’s leading, full-service law firms, is pleased to announce that Eric Caligiuri, Jacob Gonzales, Jessica Marlow, and Darrell White  have been named to the 2017 Southern California “Rising Stars” list. The annual publication recognizes no more than 5.0 percent of lawyers throughout Southern California.

Eric Caligiuri – Eric advises domestic and international clients through complex intellectual property disputes. Mr. Caligiuri’s practice focuses on patent and trade secret litigation in federal district courts, California state courts, and before the International Trade Commission (ITC). He has experience representing companies in a wide range of fields, including semiconductor products and processes, mobile device components and applications, networking, and systems-on-a-chip (SoC’s).

Jacob Gonzales – Jacob C. Gonzales is a shareholder with Weintraub Tobin and a member of the firm’s Litigation Practice Group. He is an experienced and respected trial attorney with expertise in a broad variety of complex legal issues. Jacob has a statewide reputation for vigorous and successful representation on both the trial and appellate levels, a reputation built by achieving stellar results for his clients.

Jessica Marlow – Jessica Marlow is a Shareholder in the firm’s Entertainment Practice. Jessica has extensive experience representing actors, writers, directors, producers, social media influencers and international financiers in connection with film, television, digital media and endorsement transactions.

Darrell White – Darrell is an associate at Weintraub Tobin, specializing in complex business litigation disputes. He also provides outside general counsel services to clients across the manufacturing, construction, and real estate industries.

About Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. 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. The result is a credible, comprehensive, and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys. The Super Lawyers lists are published nationwide in Super Lawyers Magazines and in leading city and regional magazines and newspapers across the country.

About Weintraub | Tobin

With offices in Los Angeles, Newport Beach, Sacramento, San Diego, and San Francisco, Weintraub Tobin is an innovative provider of sophisticated legal services to dynamic businesses and business owners, as well as non-profits and individuals with litigation and business needs. For more information on the firm, visit weintraubstage.wpengine.com.

Super Lawyers has released its Northern California, Southern California, and San Diego lists of outstanding attorneys for 2016, on which 33 Weintraub Tobin attorneys have been included. Three Weintraub Tobin attorneys received special honors in their respective regions.

Weintraub Tobin attorneys named to the 2016 Southern California and San Diego Super Lawyers include David R. Gabor in the firm’s Los Angeles office; Gary A. Waldron in the firm’s Newport Beach office; and Jo Dale Carothers, Ph.D., in the firm’s San Diego Office.

Attorneys listed as 2016 Northern California Super Lawyers include Brendan J. Begley, Gary L. Bradus, Kay U. Brooks, Dale C. Campbell, Christopher Chediak, Janet Z. Chediak, Jim Clarke, Edward J. Corey, Jr., Kelly E. Dankbar, Louis A. Gonzalez, Jr., James Kachmar, Shawn M. Kent, Michael A. Kvarme, Audrey A. Millemann, Charles L. Post, and Lizbeth V. West in the firm’s Sacramento office; and Paul E. Gaspari and Hilary L. Lamar in the firm’s San Francisco office.

Weintraub Tobin attorneys named to the 2016 Southern California and San Diego Rising Stars – those who are either 40 years of age or younger, or have been practicing for 10 years or less – include Jessica Marlow in the firm’s Los Angeles office; Jacob C. Gonzales and Darrell P. White in the firm’s Newport Beach office; and Eric Caligiuri in the firm’s San Diego office.

Attorneys listed as 2016 Northern California Rising Stars include Taylor W. Bentley, Lukas Clary, Mark E. Ellinghouse, Daniel C. Kim, and Melissa M. Whitehead in the firm’s Sacramento office; Shauna N. Correia, and Jeffrey Pietsch in the firm’s San Francisco office.

Special Super Lawyers distinctions went to:

Edward J. Corey Jr. 

• Top 25: 2016 Sacramento Super Lawyers
• Top 100: 2016 Northern California Super Lawyers

Charles L. Post

• Top 25: 2016 Sacramento Super Lawyers
• Top 100: Northern California Super Lawyers
• Top 10: 2016 Northern California Super Lawyers

Lizbeth V. West

• Top 50: 2016 Women Northern California Super Lawyers
• Top 25: 2016 Sacramento Super Lawyers
• Top 100: 2016 Northern California Super Lawyers

About Super Lawyers

Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. 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. The result is a credible, comprehensive, and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys. The Super Lawyers lists are published nationwide in Super Lawyers Magazine and in leading city and regional magazines and newspapers across the country.

About Weintraub | Tobin
With offices in Los Angeles, Newport Beach, Sacramento, San Diego, and San Francisco, Weintraub Tobin is an innovative provider of sophisticated legal services to dynamic businesses and business owners, as well as non-profits and individuals with litigation and business needs. For more information on the firm, visit weintraubstage.wpengine.com.

Super Lawyers has released its Northern California, Southern California, and San Diego lists of outstanding attorneys for 2015, on which 37 Weintraub Tobin attorneys have been included. Eight Weintraub Tobin attorneys received special honors in their respective regions.

Weintraub Tobin attorneys named to the 2015 Southern California and San Diego Super Lawyers include David R. Gabor and Scott M. Hervey in the firm’s Beverly Hills office; Gary A. Waldron in the firm’s Newport Beach office; and Jo Dale Carothers, Ph.D., in the firm’s San Diego Office.

Attorneys listed as 2015 Northern California Super Lawyers include David C. Adams, Brendan J. Begley, Gary L. Bradus, Kay U. Brooks, Dale C. Campbell, Christopher Chediak, Janet Z. Chediak, Jim Clarke, Edward J. Corey, Jr., Kelly E. Dankbar, Louis A. Gonzalez, Jr., Shawn M. Kent, David L. Krotine, Michael A. Kvarme, Audrey A. Millemann, Alden Parker, Scott M. Plamondon, Charles L. Post, Kenneth J. Sylva, and Lizbeth V. West in the firm’s Sacramento office; and Paul E. Gaspari, Hilary L. Lamar, and C. Darrell Sooy in the firm’s San Francisco office.

Weintraub Tobin attorneys named to the 2015 Southern California and San Diego Rising Stars – those who are either 40 years of age or younger, or have been practicing for 10 years or less – include Jessica Marlow in the firm’s Beverly Hills office; Jacob C. Gonzales in the firm’s Newport Beach office; and Eric Caligiuri in the firm’s San Diego office.

Attorneys listed as 2015 Northern California Rising Stars include Meagan D. Bainbridge, Carmen-Nicole Cox, Mark E. Ellinghouse, Taylor W. Bentley, and Julie R. Woods in the firm’s Sacramento office; Shauna N. Correia and Jeffrey Pietsch in the firm’s San Francisco office.

Special Super Lawyers distinctions went to:

Gary L. Bradus

• Top 100: 2015 Northern California Super Lawyers
• Top 25: 2015 Sacramento Super Lawyers

Dale C. Campbell

• Top 100: 2015 Northern California Super Lawyers
• Top 25: 2015 Sacramento Super Lawyers

Christopher Chediak

• Top 25: 2015 Sacramento Super Lawyers

Louis A. Gonzalez, Jr.

• Top 25: 2015 Sacramento Super Lawyers

Jessica Marlow

• Top Women Attorneys in Southern California

Charles L. Post

• Top 100: 2015 Northern California Super Lawyers
• Top 25: 2015 Sacramento Super Lawyers
• Top 10: 2015 Northern California Super Lawyers

Lizbeth V. West

• Top 100: 2015 Northern California Super Lawyers
• Top 50: 2015 Women Northern California Super Lawyers
• Top 25: 2015 Sacramento Super Lawyers

Julie R. Woods

• Top Women Attorneys in Southern California

About Super Lawyers

Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. 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. The result is a credible, comprehensive, and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys. The Super Lawyers lists are published nationwide in Super Lawyers Magazine and in leading city and regional magazines and newspapers across the country.

About Weintraub | Tobin
With offices in Beverly Hills, Newport Beach, Sacramento, San Diego, and San Francisco, Weintraub Tobin is an innovative provider of sophisticated legal services to dynamic businesses and business owners, as well as non-profits and individuals with litigation and business needs. For more information on the firm, visit weintraub.com.

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LOS ANGELES, CA (June 15, 2015) – Weintraub Tobin, one of California’s leading, full-service law firms, is pleased to announce that Jacob C. Gonzales, Jessica Marlow, and Julie R. Woods have been named to the 2015 Southern California “Rising Stars” list. The annual publication recognizes no more than 2.5 percent of lawyers throughout Southern California.

Jacob C. Gonzales – A shareholder and a member of the firm’s Litigation Practice group, Gonzales is an experienced and respected trial attorney with expertise in a variety of complex legal issues. He has a statewide reputation for vigorous and successful representation on both the trial and appellate levels, a reputation built by achieving stellar results for clients.

Jessica Marlow – Marlow is a shareholder in the firm’s Entertainment Practice group. She has extensive experience representing actors, writers, directors, producers, social media influencers, and international financiers in connection with film, television, digital media, and endorsement transactions.

Julie R. Woods – An associate in the firm’s Trusts and Estates Practice Group, Woods’s practice focuses on estate, trust, and conservatorship litigation and administration. Woods has experience representing trustees, beneficiaries, heirs, executors, administrators, corporations, conservators, and guardians in an array of subject matters involving trusts and estates.

“This is not the first time that Weintraub Tobin attorneys have been recognized by their peers, but each recognition is a testament to our entire firm’s dedication to professional excellence,” said Sherry Bragg, co-managing shareholder.  “We congratulate these attorneys on their accomplishments and thank them for their dedication and commitment to client services.”

About Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. 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. The result is a credible, comprehensive, and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys. The Super Lawyers lists are published nationwide in Super Lawyers Magazines and in leading city and regional magazines and newspapers across the country.

About Weintraub | Tobin

With offices in Beverly Hills, Newport Beach, Sacramento, San Diego, and San Francisco, Weintraub Tobin is an innovative provider of sophisticated legal services to dynamic businesses and business owners, as well as non-profits and individuals with litigation and business needs. For more information on the firm, visit weintraubstage.wpengine.com.

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SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 8, 2013 – Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin, a business law and business litigation law firm congratulates seven attorneys on being named as one of the Top 25 Sacramento Super Lawyers of 2013. To receive this honor, the attorneys – Gary Bradus, Dale Campbell, Chris Chediak, Louis Gonzalez, Mike Kvarme, Charles “Chuck” Post, Lizbeth “Beth” West – all earned the highest point totals in the Northern California nomination, research and blue ribbon review process. Weintraub Tobin had the highest number of attorneys make the list – more than any other firm in the region.

According to the website, “Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.” Only five percent of lawyers practicing in Northern California are selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers annually. The lawyers who receive the highest point totals in the Northern California region are also recognized in the Sacramento Super Lawyers Top 25 List.

In addition, the firm applauds its 29 attorneys who were named as 2013 Northern California Super Lawyers and Rising Stars:

2013 Northern California Super Lawyers:

• David Adams, Securities & Corporate Finance
• Brendan Begley, Appellate
• Gary L. Bradus, Business/Corporate
• Dale C. Campbell, Intellectual Property Litigation
• Christopher Chediak, Business/Corporate
• Janet Chediak, Estate Planning & Probate
• Jim Clarke, Tax
• Edward J. Corey, Jr., Estate & Trust Litigation
• Kelly E. Dankbar, Estate & Trust Litigation
• Paul Gaspari, Business Litigation
• Louis A. Gonzalez, Jr., Real Estate
• Shawn M. Kent, Business/Corporate
• David L. Krotine, Real Estate
• Mike A. Kvarme, Real Estate
• Hilary L. Lamar, Estate Planning & Probate
• Audrey A. Millemann, Intellectual Property Litigation
• Alden Parker, Employment & Labor
• Scott Plamondon, Employment Litigation
• Charles L. Post, Employment & Labor
• Lee Smith, Environmental
• C. Darrell Sooy, Banking
• Lizbeth (Beth) V. West, Employment & Labor

2013 Northern California Rising Stars:

• Taylor Bentley, Business/Corporate
• James Brannen, Employment & Labor
• Shauna Correia, Business Litigation
• Meagan D. Christiansen, Employment & Labor
• Chelcey E. Lieber, Employment & Labor
• Jeffrey Pietsch, Business/Corporate
• Daniel Zamora, Litigation

1. SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 25, 2012 – Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin, a business law and business litigation law firm, congratulates Gary Bradus on being named as one of the Top 100 Northern California Super Lawyers of 2012. To receive this honor, Bradus earned the highest point totals in the Northern California nomination, research and blue ribbon review process.

According to the website, “Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.” Only five percent of lawyers practicing in Northern California are selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers annually. The lawyers who receive the highest point totals in the Northern California region are also recognized in the Super Lawyers Top 100 List.

In addition, the firm applauds its 21 attorneys who were named as 2012 Northern California Super Lawyers and Rising Stars:

2012 Northern California Super Lawyers:

• Gary L. Bradus, Business/Corporate
• Dale C. Campbell, Intellectual Property Litigation
• Christopher Chediak, Business/Corporate
• Janet Chediak, Estate Planning & Probate
• Edward J. Corey, Jr., Trust & Estates Litigation
• Kelly E. Dankbar, Trust & Estates Litigation
• Paul E. Gaspari, Business Litigation
• Joseph S. Genshlea, Business Litigation
• Louis A. Gonzalez, Jr., Real Estate
• Shawn M. Kent, Business/Corporate
• David L. Krotine, Real Estate
• Mike Kvarme, Real Estate
• Hilary L. Lamar, Estate Planning & Probate
• Audrey A. Millemann, Intellectual Property Litigation
• Charles L. Post, Employment & Labor
• Kenneth J. Sylva, Real Estate
• Lizbeth (Beth) V. West, Employment & Labor

2012 Northern California Rising Stars:

• Meagan D. Christiansen, Employment & Labor
• Chelcey E. Lieber, Employment & Labor
• Jeffrey Pietsch, Business/Corporate

About Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin

Now with over 70 attorneys strategically located in three cities across California, Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin is one of the most dynamic, fastest-growing law firms in California. We specialize in business, corporate and securities law; real estate finance and transactional work; entertainment, new media and intellectual property law; and business litigation. Our clients range from national institutional entities to regional businesses and individuals with personal and professional legal needs.

We dedicate ourselves to understanding our clients and helping them with their changing business challenges.