Awards/Super Lawyers & Rising Stars

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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Download: Super Lawyers 2013.pdf

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.

SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 14, 2010 – Weintraub Genshlea Chediak, a Sacramento-based business law and business litigation law firm congratulates its twelve attorneys who were named as 2010 Northern California SuperLawyers and Rising Stars:

SuperLawyers:

Gary L. Bradus, Business/Corporate

Dale C. Campbell, Intellectual Property Litigation

Christopher Chediak, Corporate Law

Ed Corey, Jr., Estate & Trust Litigation

Joseph S. Genshlea, Business Litigation

Louis A. Gonzalez, Jr., Real Estate Litigation

Shawn M. Kent, Business/Corporate

Michael A. Kvarme, Real Estate

Audrey A. Millemann, Intellectual Property Litigation

Charles L. Post, Employment & Labor

Lizbeth V. West, Employment & Labor

Rising Stars:

Darrin M. Menezes, Real Estate Litigation

SuperLawyers and Rising Stars are nominated by their peers before undergoing “rigorous” evaluations in a number of areas of “peer recognition and professional achievement,” according to Law & Politics magazine’s selection process. The objective, the magazine says, is to “create a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys.”

Each year, only 5 percent of all state attorneys are named SuperLawyers, and just 2.5 percent become Rising Stars.

Recognition is based on surveys of approximately 52,000 active lawyers in Northern California, independent research by Law & Politics magazine, and review and recommendation by practice-area panels of top lawyers. Published annually in the August issue of San Francisco Magazine and Northern California SuperLawyers, the select list is a comprehensive and diverse guide to the top 5 percent of lawyers in Northern California by practice areas.

About Weintraub Genshlea Chediak Law Corporation

Founded in 1978, Weintraub Genshlea Chediak specializes in corporate transactional work, real estate transactional work and business litigation. Recognized nationally for our expertise, the firm has a strong regional presence and is experienced in representing clients throughout California. Our clients range from national institutional entities to regional businesses and individuals with personal legal needs.

Weintraub Genshlea Chediak is a member of Meritas Worldwide, a global alliance of over 6,800 lawyers serving in 170+ full-service law firms across more than 73 countries.

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SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 21, 2009 –Weintraub Genshlea Chediak, a Sacramento-based business law and business litigation law firm congratulates its fourteen attorneys who were named as 2009 Northern California Super Lawyers and Rising Stars:

Super Lawyers:

Dale C. Campbell, Intellectual Property Litigation

Christopher Chediak, Corporate Law

Ed Corey, Jr., Estate Planning and Probate

Joseph S. Genshlea, Business Litigation

Louis A. Gonzalez, Real Estate Litigation

Michael A. Kvarme, Real Estate

Audrey A. Millemann, Intellectual Property Litigation

Charles L. Post, Labor & Employment

Rising Stars:

Kelly E. Sutter Dankbar, Estate Planning and Probate

Anthony B. Daye, Labor & Employment

Shawn M. Kent, Real Estate

Darrin M. Menezes, Business Litigation

Lizbeth “Beth” West, Labor & Employment

Super Lawyers and Rising Stars are nominated by their peers before undergoing “rigorous” evaluations in a number of areas of “peer recognition and professional achievement,” according to Law & Politics magazine’s selection process.

The objective, the magazine says, is to “create a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys.”

Each year, only 5 percent of all state attorneys are named Super Lawyers, and just 2.5 percent become Rising Stars.

Recognition is based on surveys of approximately 52,000 active lawyers in Northern California. Independent research by Law & Politics, and review and recommendation by practice-area panels of top lawyers. Published annually in the August issues of San Francisco Magazine and Northern California Super Lawyers, the select list is a comprehensive and diverse guide of the top five percent of lawyers in Northern California by practice areas.

Weintraub Genshlea Chediak is Sacramento’s leading business and litigation law firm with one of the largest corporate practices in the region. Major practice areas include litigation, real estate, corporate, securities, banking, intellectual property, licensing and distribution, nonprofit law, entertainment, labor and employment, fiduciary abuse, tax, trusts and estates.

SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 31, 2008 –Weintraub Genshlea Chediak, a Sacramento-based business law and business litigation law firm congratulates its six shareholders who were named as 2008 Northern California Super Lawyers:

Dale C. Campbell, Intellectual Property Litigation

Ed Corey, Jr., Estate Planning and Probate

Joseph S. Genshlea, Business Litigation

Michael A. Kvarme, Real Estate

Audrey A. Millemann, Intellectual Property Litigation

Charles L. Post, Employment and Labor

Recognition is based on surveys of approximately 52,000 active lawyers in Northern California, independent research by Law & Politics and review and recommendation by practice-area panel of top lawyers. Published annually in the August issues of San Francisco Magazine and Northern California Super Lawyers, the select list is a comprehensive and diverse guide of the top five percent of lawyers in Northern California by practice areas.

SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 27, 2007 –Weintraub Genshlea Chediak, a Sacramento-based business law and business litigation law firm congratulates its seven shareholders who were honored as Northern California Super Lawyers as published in San Francisco Magazine and Northern California Super Lawyers Magazine. This select group of lawyers are recognized for their professional achievements and represent the top five percent of the region’s Bar Association membership.

The selection is based on surveys of approximately 52,000 active lawyers in Northern California, independent research by Law & Politics and review and recommendation by practice-area panel of top lawyers. The 2007 Weintraub Genshlea Chediak Super Lawyers:

Kay U. Brooks, Estate Planning and Probate
Dale C. Campbell, Intellectual Property Litigation
Ed Corey, Jr., Estate Planning and Probate
Joseph S. Genshlea, Business Litigation
Louis A. Gonzalez, Jr., Real Estate
Michael A. Kvarme, Real Estate
Audrey A. Millemann, Intellectual Property Litigation

Weintraub Genshlea Chediak is Sacramento’s leading business and litigation law firm with one of the largest corporate practices in the region. Major practice areas include litigation, real estate, corporate, securities, banking, intellectual property, licensing and distribution, nonprofit law, entertainment, labor and employment, fiduciary abuse, tax, trusts and estates. For more information, please visit weintraubstage.wpengine.com.