51 Downey Brand Attorneys Named to Sacramento Magazine’s 2015 Top Lawyers List

July 14, 2015


Downey Brand is pleased to announce that 51 Downey Brand attorneys working in more than 25 legal practices were named Top Lawyers by Sacramento Magazine.

The list of Top Lawyers was compiled from votes from licensed attorneys throughout the region recommending colleagues in more than 50 legal disciplines. The nominees were carefully evaluated on the basis of the legitimacy of their license, survey results, and State Bar standing. Attorneys who received the greatest number of votes in each discipline received a Top Lawyer designation and will be featured in the August issue of Sacramento Magazine.

Downey Brand’s 2015 Top Lawyers are:

  • David Aladjem – Environmental
  • Annie Amaral – Appellate
  • Anthony Arostegui – Real Estate
  • Meghan Baker – Business Litigation, Class Action/Mass Tort, Litigation-Commercial, Litigation-General
  • Steven Blake – Alternate Dispute Resolution
  • Jacqueline Bolivar – Business/Corporate
  • Dan Carroll – Energy & Natural Resources
  • Andrea Clark – Energy & Natural Resources
  • Andrew Collier – Litigation-General
  • Joseph De Angelis – Banking & Financial Services, Business/Corporate
  • James Deeringer – Estate planning & Probate
  • Jamie Dreher – Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor
  • James Dyer – Banking & Financial Services
  • Matthew Ellis – Real Estate
  • Cassandra Ferrannini – Employment & Labor
  • Sean Filippini – Litigation-General
  • Janlynn Fleener – Class Action/Mass Tort, Construction
  • Jeffrey Galvin – Litigation-General
  • Dale Ginter – Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor
  • Steven Goldberg – Energy & Natural Resources, Environmental
  • Nicole Granquist – Environmental
  • Steven Hymas – Intellectual Property
  • Allison Kephart – Family
  • David Lindgren – Environmental, Land Use/Zoning
  • Steven Mair – Land Use/Zoning
  • Mary Martinelli – Family
  • John McCarron – Litigation-General
  • Scott McElhern – Construction, Eminent Domain, Government Contracts, Land Use/Zoning, Litigation-Construction
  • Clifton McFarland – Environmental
  • Daniel McVeigh – Employment & Labor
  • Stephen Meyer – Alternate Dispute & Resolution, Business Litigation
  • Meredith Nikkel – Environmental
  • Kevin O’Brien – Environmental
  • Connor Olson – Litigation-Construction
  • Kelly Pope – Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor
  • Silvio Reggiardo – Tax
  • Steven Saxton – Environmental
  • Kevin Seibert – Business Litigation, Litigation-Commercial, Litigation-Construction, Litigation-General
  • Robert Soran – Environmental
  • Elizabeth Stallard – Employment & Labor
  • Linda States – Family
  • Max Steinheimer – Business Litigation
  • Dale Stern – Legislative & Government, Nonprofit Organizations
  • Michael Thomas – Intellectual Property, Litigation-Commercial
  • Melissa Thorme – Environmental
  • Trevon Tilbury – Construction
  • Stanley Van Vleck – State, Local & Municipal
  • Anthony Vignolo – Litigation-Banking & Finance,
  • William Warne – Business Litigation, Intellectual Property, Litigation-Intellectual Property
  • Adrian Webber – Construction
  • James Willett – Estate Planning & Probate