BOUTIQUE and SPECIALTY PRACTICE SMALL LAW FIRMS *The Firms Listed Here Are Ones Which Have Come to the Attention of the CDO; the List Is by No Means Comprehensive.*
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BOUTIQUE AND SPECIALTY PRACTICE SMALL LAW FIRMS *The firms listed here are ones which have come to the attention of the CDO; the list is by no means comprehensive.* FIRMS WITH OFFICES IN CALIFORNIA Office Firm Name Location Size Range Practice Areas / Notes Berkeley Law Alums Website Betsy Adler ('81) Erik Dryburgh ('81) Specializes in representing non- Ingrid Mittermaier ('94) Adler & Colvin SF 11-25 attorneys profits & tax-exempt orgs Stephanie Petit ('98) www.adlercolvin.com Provide regulatory and corporate counsel to private companies engaged in energy Alcantar & Kahl SF, Portland 1-10 attorneys matters www.a-klaw.com Native American Law, no Berkey Williams LLP Berkeley 1-10 attorneys interests adverse to tribes Rovianne Leigh ('05) www.abwwlaw.com Litigation, international law and AllanLaw Group Malibu 1-10 attorneys business law www.allanlawgrouppc.com Andrus Anderson SF 1-10 attorneys Plaintiffs' firm www.andrusanderson.com Auer Family Law SF 1-10 attorneys Single attorney family law firm Lisa Auer ('06) www.auerfamilylaw.com IP and business litigation. 2 attorneys (both from Santa Banie & Ishimoto Menlo Park 1-10 attorneys Clara Law). www.banishlaw.com Bartkiewicz, Kronick & Alan B. Lilly ('81) Shanahan Sacto 1-10 attorneys Environmental law Ryan S. Bezerra ('95) www.bkslawfirm.com IP, Litigation, Class Action Beck, Bismonte & Finley LLP San Jose 1-10 attorneys Defense www.beckllp.com Corporate, IP, general Bier Legal, PC SF 1-10 attorneys commercial transactions www.bierlegal.com Page 1 of 29 Bird, Marella, Boxer, Wolpert, Civil and white collar criminal Nessim, Drooks & Lincenberg LA 26-50 attorneys litigation www.birdmarella.com Black & Hamill LLP SF 1-10 attorneys IP litigation, patent licensing www.blackhamill.com Blecher Collins & Pepperman LA 1-10 attorneys Litigation www.blechercollins.com Bocarsly Emden Cowan LA, Bethesda, Transactional, primarily real Eugene Cowan ('81) Esmail & Arndt MD 10-25 attorneys estate Daryll Kidd ('04) www.bocarsly.com Emily Bolt ('07) Bolt Keenley Kim LLP Berkeley 1-10 attorneys Plaintiffs' Firm James Keenley ('07) www.bkkllp.com Litigation. Added former SEC Braun Hagey & Borden Berkeley, SF 1-10 attorneys litigator in 2001. Andrew Levine ('06) www.braunhagey.com Range of Services (Corporate Law, Real Estate, Litigation, Walnut Creek & etc.) Biglaw experience. Mike Brown ('82) Brown Gee & Wenger San Jose 1-10 attorneys Opened in 2011. Katherine Wenger ('02) www.bgwcounsel.com Employment law, real estate & Brown Law Group SD, LA 10-25 attorneys general litigation www.brownlawgroup.com Browne George & Ross LA, NY, SF 10-25 attorneys Business Litigation www.bgrfirm.com Commercial litigation, white Brune Law PC NYC 1-10 attorneys collar defense www.brunelaw.com Mostly financial services. 150-200 Sandler moved from Skadden Buckley Sandler LLP LA, NYC, DC attorneys in '09. www.buckleysandler.com Page 2 of 29 Plaintiff and defense-side litigation in fields of telecommunications, NY,Walnut pharmaceuticals, and dietary Bursor & Fisher, PA Creek 1-10 attorneys supplements L. Timothy Fisher ('97) www.bursor.com Linda M. Burrow ('97) Andrew Esbenshade ('98) Caldwell Leslie LA 26-50 attorneys Complex litigation. David Zaft ('04) www.caldwell-leslie.com Cannata, O'Toole, Ficks & SF & Walnut Almazan Creek 1-10 attorneys Trial and Business Transaction www.ccolaw.com Willard Carle ('80) Carle Mackie Power & Ross Range of Services (Commerical John G. Mackie ('73) LLP Santa Rosa 11-25 attorneys Litigation, Real Estate, IP, etc) Richard Power ('70) www.cmprlaw.com IP, Corporate Litigation. Many Carr & Ferrell LLP Palo Alto 26-50 attorneys attorneys are JD/MBAs. www.carrferrell.com Castaneda Barton LLP LA 1-10 attorneys Business litigation www.castanedabarton.com Trial and Litigation. Includes IP litigator Kenneth Fitzgerald from Fitzgerald Knaier LLP San Diego 1-10 attorneys Latham & Watkins. www.fitzgeraldknaier.com Criminal defense, litigation, Clarence Dyer & Cohen SF 1-10 attorneys estate planning www.clarencedyer.com SF, NY, DC, Portland, Boston, Vancouver, Cleantech Law Partners Toronto 26-50 attorneys Renewable Energy www.cleantechlawpartners.com Investment management firm, Cole-Freiman & Mallon LLP SF 1-10 attorneys Real Estate www.colefrieman.com Page 3 of 29 Connor, Fletcher & Hedenkamp LLP Irvine 1-10 attorneys Litigation www.businesslit.com SF & other CA Cornerstone Law Group cities 11-25 attorneys Range of Services www.cornerlaw.com Credo Law Partners LA 1-10 attorneys Corporate Law, Business. Heather McCormick ('98) www.credolaw.com International (Asia) securities, 51-100 corporate finance, securities CKR Law SF, LA & Beijing attorneys compliance www.cronelaw.com Crosbie Guner Schiffman Commercial Real Estate. Allen Southard Swanson (CGS3) San Diego 11-25 attorneys Matkins spin-off. Ray B. Gliner ('85) www.cgs3.com DC, LA, MD, Litigation (often P-side) and Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca LLP VA, St. Louis 11-25 attorneys legislative advocacy www.cuneolaw.com Cypress LLP LA 11-25 attorneys Business litigation, IP www.cypressllp.com Day Carter Murphy Sacramento 1-10 attorneys Energy law www.daycartermurphy.com Employment Law (Plaintiff Side) Dickson Geesman Oakland 1-10 attorneys and Nuclear Oversight John Geesman ('80) www.dicksongeesman.com Duckworth Peters Lebowitz Olivier SF 1-10 attorneys Employment Law www.dplolaw.com Civil Litigation, IP. Spin-off from Keker & Van Nest 2/09. Daralyn Durie "well known IP litigator." Mark Lemly professor at SLS. Ragesh Tangri ('92) "Litigation Boutique Hotlist" Michael Page ('91) Durie Tangri SF 11-25 attorneys 2012. Daralyn Durie ('92) www.durietangri.com Eanet LLP LA 1-10 attorneys Business Litigation, Real Estate www.emcfirm.com Page 4 of 29 Spin-off from Glaser Weil. Early Sullivan Wright Gizer & Formed 6/10 with 5 Glaser McRae LLP LA 11-25 attorneys lawyers. www.earlysullivan.com OC, Chicago, Plaintiffs' Class and Mass Edelson McGuire NY, FL 26-50 attorneys Action Litigation www.edelsonmcguire.com Real Estate, Finance. Attorneys Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben include 6 partners from Jeffer Gartside LLP LA 26-50 attorneys Mangels. www.elkinskalt.com Ellahie & Farooqui LLP San Jose 1-10 attorneys Bankruptcy, IP www.ellfarlaw.com Environmental Law, Energy, Water. Most attorneys have rior experience in environmental Ellison Schneider Harris Sacramento 11-25 attorneys government agencies. www.eslawfirm.com "Concierge" law firm Oakland, representing athletes, Farber & Co. PC Sherman Oaks 1-10 attorneys entertainers, and businesses www.farberandco.com Litigation, Antitrust, White Color Farmer Brownstein & Jaeger SF 1-10 attorneys Criminal Charles Jaeger ('89) www.fbj-law.com IP litigation. 6 attorneys from DLA Piper, 1 From Mayer Feinberg Day Alberti & Brown. Clients include Apple, Thompson LLP Palo Alto 1-10 attorneys Adobe Systems. www.feinday.com Fenton Law Group LA, Oakland 11-25 attorneys Healthcare Law Benjamin Fenton ('05) www.fentonlawgroup.com Fitzpatrick & Hunt, Pagano, LA; NYC; Aviation and Aerospace, Cyber Aubert LLP Princeton, NJ 11-25 attorneys Risk www.fitzhunt.com Freitas, Angell & Weinberg LLP Redwood City 1-10 attorneys Antitrust www.fawlaw.com Page 5 of 29 Jenkins PC San Diego 1-10 attorneys Family Law www.jenkinspc.com Litigation, executive Gallo LLP San Rafael, LA 1-10 attorneys employment, corporate. www.gallo-law.com Prominent entertainment Gang Tyre Ramer & Brown Beverly Hills 11-25 attorneys boutique. Kevin Marks ('82) Napa, Fairfield, Vacaville, Gaw Van Male Redlands 11-25 attorneys Estate Planning & Wine Law www.gawvanmale.com Mostly land use, but also includes litigation, Gilchrist & Rutter PC Santa Monica 11-25 attorneys environmental, trusts & estates. Peter E. Swain ('00) www.gilchristrutter.com Agency Governanance & Administration, Special Education Law, Labor Law, Girard Edwards & Hance Sacramento 1-10 attorneys Commercial Transactions www.girardedwards.com Michael Schrag ('96) SF, Oakland, Geoffrey A. Munroe ('03) Girard Gibbs LLP NY 26-50 attorneys Plaintiffs side firm Steve Lopez ('14) www.girardgibbs.com Anthony Glassman ('65) Roger A. Browning ('65) Glassman, Browning, Jane D. Saltsman ('74) Saltsman & Jacobs Beverly Hills 1-10 attorneys Litigation & Transactions Suzanne J. Goulet ('88) www.gbsjlaw.com Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP Santa Monica 11-25 attorneys Litigation Julie D. Cantor ('00) www.goldmanismail.com Goodin, MacBride, Squeri, Public utlity regulation and Robert A. Goodin ('74) Day LLP SF 11-25 attorneys business litigation. Brian Cragg ('78) www.goodinmacbride.com Page 6 of 29 Greenan, Peffer, Sallander & Edward Romero ('90) Lally San Ramon 11-25 attorneys Business Transactional Robert Seeds ('83) www.gpsllp.com James Abrams ('91) Richard Greene ('63) Fumi Knox ('98) Gregory Novotny ('05) Rebecca Renzas ('08) Dean Schlobohm ('78) Greene Radovsky, Maloney Adam Siegman ('92) Share & Hennigh LLP SF 26-50 attorneys Transactional Sandra Spector ('01) www.greeneradovsky.com Greines, Martin, Stein & Robin Meadow ('71) Richland LLP LA 11-25 attorneys Apellate Cynthia Tobisman ('98) www.gmsr.com Business litigation: IP, Grodsky Olecki LLP Santa Monica 1-10 attorneys Entertainment www.grodsky-olecki.com Business, Litigation, Trust & Estate Planning. One of the oldest law firms in California. Largest general practice firm in Hahn & Hahn LLP Pasadena 26-50 attorneys San Gabriel Valley. www.hahnlawyers.com Walter Teller ('78) Hansen Jacobson et al. Beverly Hills 26-50 attorneys Entertainment Stewart Brookman ('84) www.hjth.com Harvey Siskind SF 1-10 attorneys IP (mainly soft), Litigation www.harveysiskind.com