49 Downey Brand Attorneys Distinguished as Top Lawyers by Sacramento Magazine

May 1, 2019


Downey Brand is excited to announce that 49 Downey Brand attorneys, spanning 36 practice areas, were named Top Lawyers by Sacramento Magazine; a testimony to the firm’s strength and breadth of practice.

These 49 attorneys were nominated and voted on by licensed attorneys throughout the region based on their talent and expertise in one or more of over 50 legal disciplines. Attorneys who received the highest number of votes in each discipline received a Top Lawyer honor and will be featured in the August issue of Sacramento Magazine.

Downey Brand’s 2019 Top Lawyers are:

  • David Aladjem – Energy & Natural Resources; State, Local & Municipal
  • Annie Amaral – Litigation Banking and Finance; Real Estate
  • Meghan Baker – Appellate; Business Litigation; Class Action/Mass Torts; General Litigation; Litigation Commercial
  • Kristin Capritto – Estate Planning & Probate
  • Dan Carroll – Energy & Natural Resources
  • Jackeline Castro – Family
  • Andrea Clark – State, Local & Municipal
  • Andrew Collier – Litigation Intellectual Property
  • Courtney Daniels – Nonprofit Organizations
  • Joseph De Angelis – Business/Corporate; Tax
  • James Deeringer – Estate Planning & Probate
  • Jamie Dreher – Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor
  • Jay-Allen Eisen – Appellate; Mediation
  • Matthew Ellis – Banking & Financial Service; Real Estate; Securities & Corporate Finance
  • Cassandra Ferrannini – Appellate; Employment & Labor
  • Sean Filippini – Construction; Litigation Construction
  • Janlynn Fleener – Appellate
  • Jeffrey Galvin – Estate Planning & Probate
  • Dale Ginter – Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor
  • Steven Goldberg – Environmental
  • Nicole Granquist – Energy & Natural Resources; Environmental
  • Arielle Harris – Land Use/Zoning
  • Sherry Hartel Haus – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Tyson Hubbard – Estate Planning & Probate
  • Steven Hymas – Business/Corporate; Information Technology
  • Thomas Marrs – Family
  • Christian Marsh – Land Use/Zoning
  • Mary Martinelli – Family
  • John McCarron – Food & Agriculture Law; Nonprofit Organizations
  • Scott McElhern – Construction; Eminent Domain; Litigation Construction
  • Daniel McVeigh – Employment & Labor
  • Stephen Meyer – Alternative Dispute Resolution; Commercial Law; Mediation
  • Meredith Nikkel – Energy & Natural Resources
  • Kevin O’Brien – Energy & Natural Resources; Environmental
  • Kathryn Oehlschlager – Land Use/Zoning
  • Kelly Pope – Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor; Eminent Domain; Family
  • Silvio Reggiardo – Business/Corporate; Estate Planning & Probate; Tax
  • James Robertson – Business/Corporate
  • Scott Shapiro – Environmental; State, Local & Municipal
  • Elizabeth Stallard – Employee Benefits; Employment & Labor
  • Dale Stern – Food & Agriculture Law
  • Michael Thomas – Intellectual Property; Litigation Intellectual Property; Litigation Patents
  • Melissa Thorme – Environmental
  • Stan Van Vleck – Government Contracts; Legislative & Governmental Affairs
  • Anthony Vignolo – Litigation Insurance; Product Liability
  • William Warne – Business Litigation; General Litigation; Litigation Intellectual Property; Real Estate
  • Matthew Weber – Construction; Litigation Construction
  • James Willett – Estate Planning & Probate
  • Jennifer Williams – Eminent Domain