Sacramento
Downey Brand was founded in California’s capital city in 1926 and our Sacramento-based law firm continues today with over 90 attorneys serving clients throughout the region and beyond. Our law firm’s foundation and continued success has derived from earning the trust of our clients. Many of these relationships have spanned decades, which is a testament to our legal skills, our responsiveness and our ability to understand our clients’ goals.
Whether you are a startup company or a Fortune 500 corporation or a leading agricultural producer or a family-owned business; our attorneys have the experience and industry knowledge to provide practical legal advice to advance your business interests. Our Sacramento office offers a full range of legal services, including:
- Aerospace
- Banking & Financial Institutions
- Bankruptcy & Insolvency
- Business
- CEQA/NEPA
- Class Action Defense
- Climate Change & Sustainability
- Construction
- Corporate
- Disability Access
- Eminent Domain & Inverse Condemnation
- Employment
- Endangered Species
- Environmental
- Family Law
- Flood Protection
- Food & Agriculture
- Higher Education
- Insurance
- Intellectual Property
- Land Use
- Litigation
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Municipalities
- Natural Resources
- Nonprofit/Tax-Exempt Organizations
- Products Liability
- Real Estate & Development
- Retail
- Tax
- Water Law & Water Rights
- Water Quality
- Wealth Transfer
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Directions from Sacramento Airport
Take I-5 South. Exit onto J Street, travel four blocks and turn right onto 7th Street. Continue straight for two blocks (just past L Street) and turn immediately right into second right entry lane marked “Visitor’s Entrance.” Pull a ticket and proceed to one of the unreserved parking stalls on levels 4-7. After leaving your car, travel by elevator or stairs to the lobby and check-in at the security desk.
Directions from Reno, Nevada
Take 1-80 West. Take exit CA-99 S/I-5 S toward Los Angeles. Exit onto J Street, travel four blocks and turn right onto 7th Street. Continue straight for two blocks (just past L Street) and turn immediately right into second right entry lane marked “Visitor’s Entrance.” Pull a ticket and proceed to one of the unreserved parking stalls on levels 4-7. After leaving your car, travel by elevator or stairs to the lobby and check-in at the security desk.
Directions from the Bay Area
Take I-80 East toward Sacramento, merge onto I-5 north toward Redding. Travel 1.2 miles and then exit onto J Street, travel four blocks and turn right onto 7th Street. Continue straight for two blocks (just past L Street) and turn immediately right into second right entry lane marked “Visitor’s Entrance.” Pull a ticket and proceed to one of the unreserved parking stalls on levels 4-7. After leaving your car, travel by elevator or stairs to the lobby and check-in at the security desk.
Directions from Southern California
Take 1-5 North. Exit onto J Street, travel four blocks and turn right onto 7th Street. Continue straight for two blocks (just past L Street) and turn immediately right into second right entry lane marked “Visitor’s Entrance.” Pull a ticket and proceed to one of the unreserved parking stalls on levels 4-7. After leaving your car, travel by elevator or stairs to the lobby and check-in at the security desk.
Parking and Payment Options
- There is metered parking on the street and city parking in the surrounding area. For more information on city parking, visit www.parking.com.
- There is parking in the 621 Capitol Mall Parking Garage. The entrance is located on 7th Street between L and Capitol (7th is a “one-way” southbound street). From 7th street, turn into the second right entry lane. This will take you up to the unreserved parking stalls on levels 4 through 7. You can pull a ticket from the ticket dispenser at the base of the ramp. After leaving your car, travel by elevator or stairs to the lobby and check-in at the security desk. (Please remember to keep your parking ticket with you). Pay stations are located in the lobby as well as at the entrance/exit of the parking garage. You can pay with validation, credit card or cash (lobby machine only).
David R. E. Aladjem
David R. E. Aladjem
Partner

David Aladjem helps clients throughout California manage and resolve water resources management problems, especially those at the intersection of water rights, endangered species, and CEQA/NEPA.
Sacramento 916.520.5361
Partner
Sacramento 916.520.5361
Meghan M. Baker
Partner
Sacramento 916.520.5510
Jennifer D. Barcellos
Jennifer D. Barcellos
Associate

Jennifer Barcellos assists families and business owners in various areas of estate planning, trust administration, probate, business, real estate, and estate, gift, and income taxation. Clients trust that she will skillfully guide them through the legal complexities with compassion and empathy.
Sacramento 916.520.5462
Associate
Sacramento 916.520.5462
Kelly M. Breen
Kelly M. Breen
Counsel

Kelly Breen has a proven track record of helping clients navigate complex business issues with a common sense approach that achieves optimal results. She applies the right balance of aggressive advocacy, robust understanding of the law, and creative problem-solving to every case she handles.
Sacramento 916.520.5485
Counsel
Sacramento 916.520.5485
Monica Browner
Monica Browner
Associate

Monica Browner helps clients navigate complex environmental issues with a pragmatic and dynamic approach. Clients rely on her to minimize uncertainty in a constantly changing regulatory landscape. Monica uses her analytic skills and knowledge of state and federal environmental law to assist clients with a broad range of legal issues including compliance with various environmental laws and regulations.
Sacramento 916.520.5377
Associate
Sacramento 916.520.5377
Kristin N. Capritto
Kristin N. Capritto
Partner

Kristin Capritto assists clients with all aspects of estate planning, trust administration, probate, business entities, and real estate transactions. Her alternative dispute resolution and negotiation expertise offers clients alternatives to litigation and adversarial proceedings.
Sacramento 916.520.5275
Partner
Sacramento 916.520.5275
San Francisco 415.848.4818
Bradley C. Carroll
Bradley C. Carroll
Partner

Bradley Carroll is a seasoned litigator who focuses on complex business disputes in trial courts and on appeal. Bradley is known for his client-centric approach and his effective and efficient resolution skills. His combined experience as an appellate staff attorney and trial attorney allows Bradley to successfully guide clients through arduous, high-stakes business disputes and litigation.
Sacramento 916.520.5299
Partner
Sacramento 916.520.5299
Joseph G. De Angelis
Joseph G. De Angelis
Partner

For more than 20 years, Joe De Angelis has combined his legal skills and accounting background to guide his clients through complex tax planning and business transactions. His substantial experience as a certified public accountant is extremely valuable to clients requiring practical business solutions for complex legal issues.
Sacramento 916.520.5308
Partner
Sacramento 916.520.5308
James L. Deeringer
James L. Deeringer
Of Counsel

Jim Deeringer is one of Northern California's premier trust and estate litigation attorneys. With more than 35 years of practice, he has handled hundreds of planning, administration, and litigation matters involving estates ranging from the relatively small to over $100 million in value.
Sacramento 916.520.5352
Of Counsel
Sacramento 916.520.5352
Jamie P. Dreher
Partner
Sacramento 916.520.5478
Matthew W. Ellis
Partner
San Francisco 415.848.4846
Sacramento 916.520.5495
Cassandra M. Ferrannini
Partner
Sacramento 916.520.5387
Sean J. Filippini
Partner
Sacramento 916.520.5430
Janlynn Robinson Fleener
Managing Partner
Sacramento 916.520.5227
Nicole E. Granquist
Partner
Sacramento 916.520.5369
Tyler J. Horn
Senior Associate
Stockton 209.472.3978
Sacramento 916.444.1000
Tyson E. Hubbard
Tyson E. Hubbard
Partner / Mentoring and Professional Success Partner

Tyson Hubbard is an experienced litigator who focuses on trust and estate disputes. Tyson's clients rely upon him to steer an efficient and effective path. He draws from more than a decade of litigation experience across a wide range of matters, as well as from his personal experience as a trustee of a family trust.
Sacramento 916.520.5216
Partner
Sacramento 916.520.5216
Steven B. Hymas, II
Steven B. Hymas, II
Partner / Chair, Corporate, Securities and Tax Department

With over a decade of prior experience working in business and technology, Steve Hymas has a deep understanding of the legal issues clients face in relation to how their businesses work, the technical challenges they face, and how to handle those issues to best address their needs.
Sacramento 916.520.5538
Partner
Sacramento 916.520.5538
Christopher Miles Kolkey
Christopher Miles Kolkey
Partner

Clients rely on Christopher Kolkey to navigate them through the complex channels of litigation and to be a passionate advocate for them. Mr. Kolkey has a client-tailored approach to litigation, assessing the needs and goals of each case as a key driver in litigation strategy.
Sacramento 916.520.5320
Partner
Sacramento 916.520.5320
Michael J. Laino
Michael J. Laino
Associate

Since joining Downey Brand in 2019, Michael Laino has represented businesses and individual clients in a wide arrange of civil litigation matters, including partnership and shareholder disputes, construction and product defect litigation, wild fire liability, adversary proceedings in bankruptcy cases, financial security matters, and general real estate and contractual litigation.
Sacramento 916.520.5360
Associate
Sacramento 916.520.5360
John C. McCarron
Partner
Sacramento 916.520.5450
Sean G. McKissick
Sean G. McKissick
Counsel

Sean McKissick provides strong and effective legal assistance throughout all stages of trust and estate disputes. Sean has extensive experience across a wide variety of litigation areas and industries in addition to trust and estate work, including healthcare, real estate, civil rights, and white-collar criminal defense.
Sacramento 916.520.5262
Counsel
Sacramento 916.520.5262
John Oehmke
John Oehmke
Of Counsel

John Oehmke has been helping his clients buy and sell businesses for more than twenty years. He primarily helps them structure transactions, whether it is a merger, asset deal, or a stock deal, representing both the buyer as they add new businesses and the seller as they exit.
Sacramento 916.520.5480
Of Counsel
Sacramento 916.520.5480
Steven P. Saxton
Steven P. Saxton
Retired

For nearly 30 years, public agencies, businesses and agricultural landowners have looked to Steve Saxton to successfully handle water, resources, and land use litigation and representation in both private negotiations and in state and federal courts throughout California.
Sacramento 916.520.5435
Retired
Sacramento 916.520.5435
Rebecca R. A. Smith
Partner
Sacramento 916.520.5281
Robert P. Soran
Partner
Sacramento 916.520.5364
Elizabeth B. Stallard
Elizabeth B. Stallard
Partner

Elizabeth Stallard helps clients navigate complex employment and business issues with a common sense and pragmatic approach. A seasoned and creative problem-solver, Elizabeth advises clients with workforce management issues and efficiently resolves disputes either through litigation or alternative dispute resolution.
Sacramento 916.520.5238
Partner
Sacramento 916.520.5238
M. Max Steinheimer
Of Counsel
Stockton 209.472.3926
Sacramento 916.444.1000
Danielle R. Stephens
Danielle R. Stephens
Partner

Danielle Stephens is a skilled transactional attorney who assists clients with commercial real estate leasing, financing (including CMBS and SBA loans), acquisitions and sales, easements, and title matters with a focus on contractual negotiations requiring collaborative deal-making. She also advises on matters involving contaminated properties including due diligence and remediation.
Sacramento 916.520.5475
Partner
Sacramento 916.520.5475
Melissa A. Thorme
Partner
Sacramento 916.520.5376
San Francisco 415.848.4800
Jennifer L. Williams
Jennifer L. Williams
Counsel

Regional public entities, businesses, sole proprietorships, and individuals have benefited from Jenny Williams's legal counsel. In today's challenging economic climate, an increase in case filings have reduced the court's availability to hear oral arguments and resulted in significant delays in obtaining trial dates.
Stockton 209.472.3918
Counsel
Stockton 209.472.3918
Sacramento 916.444.1000